When I get a new bottle of Dullcoat or glosscoat, I put half of it in an empty bottle and then fill the bottle up with lacquer thinner. That becomes my spray mix. If I want a semi-gloss, I then put

Hi Bill, I mix a little lacquer thinner into Dullcote and that makes it “friendly” to mix with other oil-based model paints. Experiment a little. I usually put a bit of lacquer thinner in the

Clark, how do you tint your Dullcoat? It’s a varnish thinned with lacquer thinner while paints are often enamels that won’t mix! Mystified Bill Jolitz You wouldn’t think so. I just do stuff.

Thanks. Jim

I've used the Hataka flat; it's very flat and I've used white pencils on it successfully. Craig Zeni Cary NC

I heard it was French chalk Paul Doggett

John I was told the same thing about talc being added. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Long story, but my elders told me that DullCoat was simply clear lacquer with talc added to get the extremely flat finish it is known for. This talc has two side effects, 1) it lightens the finish

John Ed Hawkins recommended using TruColor 188 which is labeled as a MKT freight car brown. I add a few drops of ART yellow to lighten it up. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Clark, how do you tint your Dullcoat? It’s a varnish thinned with lacquer thinner while paints are often enamels that won’t mix! Mystified Bill Jolitz

Interesting variant in roof treatment. Also glad to see the roof walk looks a little battered and uneven in the proto photo. Layout looks wonderful. Bob Allan Omaha

Those MoPac cars look great Charlie. I have two MoPac cars on the workbench right now. What color did you use? I’ve been using Tru Color but it’s awfully dark. Thanks, John Golden

Charlie, you just got my appetite going for MoPac boxcars….keep on posting! Jim Ogden

Another excellent build. I especially like the roof weathering ! :-) On 9/24/2022 8:04 AM, Charlie Duckworth via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

How do you store decals such that they don’t dry out / crack /delaminate? Jim van Gaasbeek They are stored is the packages you see. I kept in a file card metal cabinet I got from work when they

Charlie Yet another stunning model. Paul Doggett

You’re probably thinking “thank God he’s finally finished posting Mopac boxcars”. Here’s my last Sunshine Models MP SS boxcar. I’d dug out four photos Joe Collias had printed for me as

I’ve tried a number of flat or matt finishes over the years; acrylic, oil based and lacquer based. While all produced a nice flat finish Dullcote was the only brand that produced a surface that I

Nice work. How do you store decals such that they don’t dry out / crack /delaminate? Jim van Gaasbeek Irvein, CA

It looks good Clark and it is amazing what we keep in order to make good kit bashes. I like the look Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...