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Is there anything close in HO? iirc there were similar stock cars operated by Swift (SLSX). -Phil Lee

By nyc3001 . · #195509 ·

Tom you mean like these. https://motrakmodelsusa.com/products.html#!/Masonite-Products/c/40570092/offset=0&sort=normal Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #195508 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Jeff there is a commercial solution - vortex paint mixer. A good one will cost around a hundred dollars. Since I already have a paint shaker (photo) I have not been willing to make the investment

By Lester Breuer · #195507 ·

Liquitex "Acrylic Gouache"

Liquitex "Acrylic Gouache" John A. Craig posted this on the Groups.io Weathering Techniques group. “There is a very interesting "new" line of "Artists" paints offered by Liquitex. The line is

By Bob Chaparro · #195506 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Those are great! You probably could sell them on Ebay (or Amazon!) to modelers -- sized for each brand. :-) On 9/26/2022 2:08 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote: -- Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #195505 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

After knocking over a few bottles of paint and Tenax, I made caddies with wide bases to hold the different sizes of paint and glue bottles I use. I drilled through the top piece, then glued that

By Nelson Moyer · #195504 ·

Re: Armour Stock Car Photos

Here is a partial view. Sorry, wish it was better. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railway Bull Shippers Group https://groups.io/g/RailwayBullShippersGroup

By Bob Chaparro · #195503 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Years ago I bought an inexpensive, battery powered paint mixer from Micromark, and I use it for every brand of paint and it works wonders. In fact, I bought a second one after

By Tim O'Connor · #195502 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

Nelson And I agree with you that because there were a number of orders over a span of years, there could have been differences. The "car cement" applied to roofs seems

By Tim O'Connor · #195501 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Sorry, my last post was to be a reply to Lester's post on mixing paint. My apologies to both Lester and Nelson. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S10, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone

By Jeff Skeels · #195500 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Thanks Nelson, that's basically, what I have been doing, but my mixing tools aren't quite as sophisticated. Actually, I have on occasion spilled paint while pulling the dropper portion off of the

By Jeff Skeels · #195499 ·

Airbrushing Water-Base Paints w/ steel nuts

Phil Flory must be over 100 years old if he indeed introduced metal pieces to aid paint mixing. As a child, aerosol spray paints were super common and were using these pieces to mix the paint and gave

By Andy Carlson · #195498 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

I think the tip for the nut was from Phil Flory (Flory Models UK). He recommended marine grade stainless steel nuts. I've done that as he suggested. I think it works great. Curt Fortenberry

By Curt Fortenberry · #195497 ·

Re: Armour Stock Car Photos

Here’s what I have. I ‘think’ they are standard GATC design? I transposed the initials Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

By Clark Propst · #195496 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

I read somewhere about putting a small nut in Vallejo style bottles to aid in mixing via shaking. Don't use a round object such as a ball bearing- it will clog the tip!

By Scott H. Haycock · #195495 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Dean I purchase mine at the local hobby shop which does do mail order. They stock both Vallejo Model Air and Model Color. I also buy Vallejo at Hobby Lobby; however, limited colors available and

By Lester Breuer · #195494 ·

Re: Airbrushing Water-Base Paints

Jeff asked what method I use to mix Vallejo paints in their bottle? Jeff I mix the Vallejo paint in their bottle by first shaking the bottle as any paint. And, then removing the top of the dropper

By Lester Breuer · #195493 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 05:13 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote: Yes I have the RPC, and I addressed my caveat about his universal statement earlier. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io

By killercarp · #195492 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

Yes I have the RPC, and I addressed my caveat about his universal statement earlier. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #195491 ·

Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

I agree with you about the roof, but I don’t see black on the underframe. How do we differentiate between steam era soot and car cement in a black and white photo? Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #195490 ·

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