Bob I have not used this tool and I would not recommend it. I would guess this reamer could damage the head. In my opinion, you do not need a special tool as this to clean the nozzle. I clean the

I use Dill's cotton pipe cleaners wetted with lacquer thinner. I rarely use acrylic paints. best regards, Gary McMills- down the Bayou Louisiana

I agree with Bill - I think some airbrushes have O rings inside thatdo not take kindly to scraping with a metal brush

I'm looking for a Sunshine #54.7 Frisco stock car. New or partly built. Jim Hayes

Those brushes have a metal core, I would steer clear of them. Bill Welch

I purchased this tool when I bought my Badger 155 Anthem around 1996-97 but have maybe used it once or twice but it has been a long time ago. At some point I realized that metal on metal is not a good

I have used long cacti needles to clean clogged nozzles and it works very well with nozzles whose insides are wet. Removing the cacti needle is sometimes not required when I careful with moving the

some tools that can damage your airbrush you go to local harbor freight buy a brush set for cleaning airbrushes tom -- Thomas j Cataldo

Bob I would approach with caution, with concerns about possible damage. The first item looks to have a flat spot machined into the needle, creating a sharp edge for “scraping” the inside of the

Has anyone tried a tool such as this: https://www.amazon.com/PointZero-Airbrush-Nozzle-Cleaning-Needle/dp/B004KNFP26 or this:

Jack I was merely trying to draw on the illustrious expertise of this group oflegendary freight car gurus. It is only natural I suppose for those who dwell inthe clouds to sneer at those of us still

Rio Grande Models Ltd. makes kits for HO and HOn3 dump cars that are similar in size to the old MEW cars, which, while they could dump, were heavy. These are models of cars that were state of the

Rereading my last post, the second sentence sounds snide, and I didn't intend that. Perhaps "What relationship do you see that I don't ?" would better express what was in my head. Jack Mullen

No, I wouldn't. Would you? It has 9 panel sides, (or 7 if you just count the full height panels between body bolsters. a convention which I find confusing), vs 8 on a USRA car. USRA hoppers have a

Overland made an Austin Western 30yd dump car. And I don't recall the MEW cars as being all THAT crude. And they DID tip properly. Ed Edward Sutorik

Meant to add that Funaro and Camerlengo make a model of this car. Wayne Dzwonchyk

Tim: That's part of a series of CNJ 8 rib 9 panel hopper cars built around 1920 or so, some of which were later leased to the B&O. Note that the apex of the center slope sheets terminate in the middle

USRA 2-bay hopper have seven ribs. Bill Welch

Would you call this a USRA clone? (very slightly different) Also, why no B&O class designation? (W-whatever) https://www.ebay.com/itm/352166417109 Tim O'Connor

I’m not clear whether this gon is a “dump” car or different so this may be off topic, but there is a CN based Hart convertible car on Shapeways as well in HO and S scale.: HO