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Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

Here’s a close up of the photo I used as reference; the sides of the roof don’t appear to be red nor does the lower portion of the car but I’m certainly not a CB&Q expert and always appreciate

By Charlie Duckworth · #195487 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

Nelson In my opinion this car, built 12-48, has a black roof. On 9/25/2022 6:46 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #195486 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

Seeing the black roof raised a red flag for me, so I posted a question about covered hopper paint colors on the CB&Q list and consulted Burlington Bulletin No. 20 titled Covered Hoppers. CB&Q built

By Nelson Moyer · #195485 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

The local Hobby Lobby started carrying Vallejo when Model Master went away. I don’t remember if it’s Model Color or Model Air or both, since I don’t use acrylics. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #195484 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

All products from outside the US are still facing stocking issues and I don't see an improvement after two years +. I resell both MIG Ammo and Tamiya, and it took some work to ensure my entire

By Kevin Macomber · #195483 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Try Midwest Model RR- https://midwestmodelrr.com/ I've had good luck with them. Scott Haycock

By Scott H. Haycock · #195482 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Does anyone have a good on-line source for Vallejo acrylic paints? My LHS (two hours away) has only a few colors in stock and I haven't been able to locate an on-line source with the colors I see

By Dean · #195481 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Very useful information Lester. Thanks. I'd like to know what method you use to mix Vallejo paints in their bottle ? cordially Jeff Skeels

By Jeff Skeels · #195480 ·

Armour Stock Car Photos

Looking for photos of Armour stock cars - I have the "The Postwar Freight Car Fleet" book which has a photo of the double deck car. There were two series - a double deck series and a single deck

By Scott Thompson · #195479 ·

National Car Company refrigerator cars

I’m trying to locate prototype information/photos of the National Car Company refrigerator cars with SNX reporting marks. From the 1953 ORER, the private car owner for these cars was Stadler’s

By Sam Reynolds · #195478 ·

Re: Accurail reefer

food coloring or something like it ? I saw some amazing layout 'water' once that was dyed with food coloring. Tamiya sells transparent tints -- perhaps a drop or two of those

By Tim O'Connor · #195477 ·

Re: Accurail reefer

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

By Steve SANDIFER · #195476 ·

Re: Accurail reefer

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

By golden1014 · #195475 ·

Re: Accurail reefer

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.

By Clark Propst · #195474 ·

Re: Accurail reefer

Thanks. Jim

By Jim and Barbara van Gaasbeek · #195473 ·

Re: Flat finishes

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

By Craig Zeni · #195472 ·

Re: Flat finishes

I heard it was French chalk Paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #195471 ·

Re: Flat finishes

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

By Charlie Duckworth · #195470 ·

Re: Flat finishes

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

By John Sykes III · #195469 ·

Re: Last of my Mopac SS boxcars

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.

By Charlie Duckworth · #195468 ·

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