True, thus a much better solution is to mix the shot with the powder and fill the interstices. That’s still true regardless of the material chosen, and yes, tungsten is much heavier than lead.

If you emboss rivets in thin styrene sheets, an old plastic modelers trick is to fill the dimples with putty. that way you stand less chance of disturbing them with solvent. Curt Fortenberry

I may be misunderstanding, Tony, but your calculation is "unfettered" whereas if you have a finite space to fill and you use larger rather than smaller "chunks" then you can't get as many in the

Sounds like a good solution. Thanks Ben Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Peter Weiglin wrote: Actually, no. If all the shot is the same size, the PROPORTION of the space that is empty is identical for any chosen size. Of course the voids are much smaller with smaller

To me, the most important detail in this photo is the absolutely shredded board that is the route-card holder. A great case for adding this detail using basswood rather than styrene. The grainier

If you look at the Wiki pages for both Nash and Hudson/Essex, there is quite a bit of information about exports to both Oz and NZ. One thing that caught my eye was this: "As was the practice for all

It still looks like he is holding a chalk stick to me. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

This might be a red herring, but Bennett & Woods were the Australian distributor for Kelvinator in the early part of the 20th Century. They were a leading company in the motor trade here in

Thanks Ben. Vince Altiere

Locomotive cranes were found on the C&O, though apparently not in the numbers seen on some other railroads. In contrast to the meticulous listing of C&O's wreckers, data on smaller cranes is very

Vince Altiere asked: "Did you use 1/2 inch tape on your car?? I would think 1/4 inch would be better. Please let me know." As Tim posted, you trim it as necessary. Ben Hom

Hello Ben, Did you use 1/2 inch tape on your car?? I would think 1/4 inch would be better. Please let me know. Vince Altiere

Tim O'Connor wrote: "Method #5 - plastic self adhesive tape from an electronic label maker - easier to apply than the bare metal foil and can be stretched a little if necessary. Easily cut into

RE: Method #5 - plastic self adhesive tape from an electronic label maker - easier to apply than the bare metal foil and can be stretched a little if necessary. Easily cut into shapes (gusset plates

Weights and lead shot -- I started thinking (always dangerous). Smallest shot packs more densely. It follows that lead powder would be densest of all. Turns out that lead powder is used to add

Steel wool takes a lot of the shine off which makes paint adhesion better. I think years ago I tried painting an unscuffed trim with Accupaint with 30 percent added auto finish supply shop's universal

As New Zealand’s population was so small, it did not have its own vehicle manufacturers, so vehicle were either shipped here complete or partially disassembled, crated, transported by rail and then

Does it take paint well? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

On some X29 models, I applied strips of 0.005-inch styrene. It's exaggerated but does show up. Tony Thompson tony@...