That would be the Klasing horizontal power brake wheel that Resin Car Works includes with the GN composite box kit, as shown at the bottom of this

Owen, The one pictured is not the variety of Klasing that I am looking for. The one you show is made by Resin Car Works. The Klasing on the Mather boxcars looks very much like a standard

Andy, I have been using Dupli-Cover Perfect Match primer for several years. While it costs around $8.00 a can it works really well. It's available at most autopart stores. Steve Salotti

Jim, Relee was never incorporated, and is now part of Pentagon City. It would be interesting to see if Relee ever had a post office or a railroad station under that name. I

The most efficient way I found to build resin kits is to line up about three or four (especially if they are variations of the same basic car) and spend a good weekend working on them. Jerry Michels

Denny it sounds like they simply eliminated the retarder in the paint - that would cause it to go on flat. Assuming that it's really the same TruColor paint that uses the same thinner.  If you

All of these have now been spoken for. Ron Merrick

Hello David, Bob, and list, I’ve done some research on this firm. The Capitol Refining Company in Relee, Virginia (the town no longer exists, and indeed most locals wouldn’t even remember this

Denny Anspach wrote: I have been very happy with a number of the Tamiya colors, and the paint behaves very nicely. This is true for the bottled paint and especially for the spray cans, which

​Why decant? I use the model master spry cans as is. They work greta and while you don't have the control of an airbrush, I paint all my brass models with them and then have painted some resin kits

Chuck, Is this the vertically mounted Klasing brake you are seeking? If so I have one I will send you. Owen Thorne

Years ago a very prolific and excellent professional painter told me he used an auto body product for priming his steam locomotives (and I see no reason that resin kits couldn't benefit as well). It

Denny Anspach asked: "I am not adverse to using rattle cans from the hardware store, except that for the fine small work that we commonly do, the lack of control and the very wide pattern promises to

I appreciate the many suggestions for water-based acrylics, but…... I use only solveny- based paints. Tim expresses skepticism about TruColor flat black being only “brushable”, as well he

I’ve built quite a few, maybe 75 or 100. I am personally responsible for a plastic X-3 not being offered until I get my 3 Sunshine kits finished. A small stash. My favorites are the Storzek Soo

I have been assembling resin cars for over 30 years. I remember seeing samples of Al’s first castings for the G22 gon during an operating session, I think, in his own basement at the John Galt

Dan and Jeff – Thanks for the info. Yes, I remember the changes in solvents in Floquil. Since I sprayed straight out of the bottle it didn’t bother me. – Al Westerfield Sent from Mail

I was early into the resin building field. Today I have 55 resin cars that are period correct for my 1905 railroad. In addition I have build about 10 for our local museum for the 1950's period. That

For what it's worth, I have built at least 30 Westerfield freight cars through the years, some F&C cars & Sunshine models. When I attended the NMRA National Conventions, Al Westerfield was there,

Mostly earlier ACF Type 11s with the end cage handrails, but CWRX 284 and the tank in the background are pre-1917 GATC cars. Curiously, none of the tank cars have safety valves or elbows. David