Varnish is a generic term for transparent finishes, originally used on wood surfaces such as floors or boat decks. Traditional varnish was made up of a mixture of phenolic resins (rosin) an oil, such

Roger that! Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

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Ok...thanks to all for suggestions. I hadn't heard about most of these other products. Chuck Greene St. Charles, IL

Thanks, Folks, for your generosity! Because of you, I have received (as of this writing) $625.00. Since the fees are $220 per year, this easily covers 2022, 2023, and enough of 2024 that I’m

Thanks, Bob. A couple of questions if anyone has any answers. Might this be be a second-hand boxcar of a standard Class 1? If so, what would be an available HO approximate? Also, did T&T cars

The link took me to FB … but … there was a button asking if I wanted to leave FB. It got pushed and the web site linked page came up. Not a problem. As I want nothing to do with FB I am very

The Santa Fe society's refrigerator car book, page 257, says the boxcars converted for ice service were painted "....the same colors as M-W cars. Battleship gray - entire car bodies, including

Santa Fe is well covered by exhaustive historical research. Have you contacted the Historical and Modeling Society or John R. Signor about this? Santa Fe Painting and Lettering Guide is one its 10th

Two more photos of Erie #191, as the Vin Fiz car, are found on this website. http://thepublici.blogspot.com/2008_11_06_archive.html Doug Chapman Manassas, VA

Photo: Tonopah & Tidewater Boxcar 130 (1940) Photos from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d1jm23m03 Photo can be enlarged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Bruce, This article shows some images that may narrow down the car's color scheme (at least a lot of the lettering) a

Tell that to Microsoft Outlook. It took me to Facebook. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Richard, Thanks for the message. It appears that the issue is with what you thought you were doing. You incorrectly copied the SOURCE of the URL, not the URL. Because I post the announcement on both

Kevin, the armored modelers seem to use "Varnish" as a generic term for all the clear coats. It's not wood working varnish if that's what you are thinking. Scott McDonald

I tried some Vallejo 70.520 Matte Varnish yesterday for covering some chalk mark decals added over previous weathering washes and would not recommend it Now going back to rattle can Tamiya TS-80

Thanks, James, for this additional information. Perhaps the reason for the failure of Vin Wiz was the startup company’s large numbers of executives, as listed for the junket. Not a lean business

VMS from Michigan Toy Soldier is also very good. Plus it is from Poland! Joe Binish(Bincz)

Tony Thompson modeled a Santa Fe ice service car. I'm not sure if it was a converted Bx-6 but I am sure Tony did the prototype research. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I use Tamiya Clear Flat XF-86 thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Dries flat and then you can go over it with oil washes without any issues. Here's a quick example that I just sprayed...