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Clark, I do the same. Sincerely, Rob Manley Midwest Mod-U-Trak "Better modeling through personal embarassment"

By Rob & Bev Manley · #145621 ·

Lots to update

I have added a new update to the Speedwitch site... a new kit, a new book, many resin parts, and a new decal set. Cheers, Ted Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media speedwitchmedia@... -

By Ted Culotta · #145620 ·

Re: PFE Reefer In Canada

Bob it's an R-30-2 Tim O'

By Tim O'Connor · #145618 ·

Richard F. (Dick) Dermody

Hi folks, I was going to send this note only to Mike Brock when it dawned on me that several on the STMFC might operate or own groups such as this that Dick Dermody subscribed to. Unfortunately

By Don Valentine <riverman_vt@...> · #145624 ·

Re: PFE Reefer In Canada

Bob, The car with the supposedly blank sides is PFE 6334, an R-30-2 from series 4705-6600 built by AC&F in 1907. It is coupled to PFE 4174, another R-30-2 from series 1701-4600, also

By Garth Groff <sarahsan@...> · #145617 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

Since there’s no hobby shop carrying model railroad inventory in my area, I’ve been ordering all of my model railroad supplies from HO Hobbies since Youngwood Model Railroad Supply closed. Bill

By Nelson Moyer · #145616 ·

PFE Reefer In Canada

Below is a link to a picture of a PFE reefer in Canada,courtesy of the Toronto Public Library Archives.

By thecitrusbelt@... · #145615 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

Clark they may be. Golden also has Airbrush Medium: Golden Airbrush Mediums - BLICK art materials Golden Airbrush Mediums - BLICK art materials View

By Bill Welch · #145614 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

Guess I didn’t say I bought a 1/2 oz bottle of Model Master acrylic. These‘additives’ you talk of? Are they available at Hobby Lobby? Closest hobby shopwith a good paint selection is 2 1/2 hrs

By Clark Propst · #145613 ·

Re: [EXTERNAL] Gondolas in Scrap tin service

Hello Mike, do you are able to precise "some years ago" a little bit? If I am not wrong, some of these "Battleships" were in use until the beginning 1980s at the Northwestern Steel & Wire - was it

By vapeurchapelon · #145619 ·

Re: PENNSYLVANIA X-26 BOXCAR PHOTOS

Folks, The PRRPro site is not the problem. Mr. Pardie apparently clicked on a site, returned by a search engine, that he thought was PRRPro. That site appears to have been something like a

By Bruce Smith · #145612 ·

Sunshine 64.18

Hi all, when you realize you're never going to build that old Sunshine 64.18 kit of WP's 14000-series box car sitting on that shelf... please think about me. Thanks! best regards, Fred Jansz

By Fred Jansz · #145611 ·

Re: Lettering removal for Kadee freight car models

I have not tried to remove any on a Kadee car, but if I were worriedI'd mask the area with tape first, then apply a paper towel wet withSolvaset (but not dripping) over the spot and let it sit

By Tim O'Connor · #145610 ·

Lettering removal for Kadee freight car models

Has anyone successfully removed the lettering from a Kadee freight car model without damaging the paint underneath. Just wondering which of the various lettering removal methods is best to use on

By robertb@smartchat.net.au · #145609 ·

Re: PENNSYLVANIA X-26 BOXCAR PHOTOS

Hi Bill--The Photo section on PRRPro is still available. Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

By pennsylvania1954 · #145608 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

Clark another option: paint with your usual paints. Then overcoat with Future Floor Finish, which is a clear acrylic that sprays easily. The floor finish will give you the acrylic overcoat you need.

By Douglas Harding · #145607 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

Also most airbrush ready paints container RETARDER to slow the drying. Not the same thing as thinner. Tim O' The cheap "craft" acrylics are not easy to thin. I use airbrush _cleaner_ to thin my

By Tim O'Connor · #145605 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

The Airbrush Medium is great as it does not alter the chemistry of the Acrylic Polymers. It can be usedto thin Acrylic paint to create a wash for spraying with an airbrush for weathering. Isopropyl

By Bill Welch · #145606 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

The cheap "craft" acrylics are not easy to thin. I use airbrush _cleaner_ to thin my acrylics for airbrushing, but I mostly use Polly Scale/Model Master and Accu/ModelFlex and those are already

By D. Scott Chatfield · #145604 ·

Re: thinning acrylics

I’ve used 70% isopropanol to thin and reduce surface tension of Poly Scale in a ratio of 3 parts paint and 1 part isopropanol. I used my Paasche H with both #3 or #5 tips, depending upon the surface

By Nelson Moyer · #145603 ·

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