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Re: Suggestions for removing errant super glue

Jim or Lisa Hayes wrote: Acetone is the active ingredient IIRC. Safe on brass, but don't try it on resin, which it disolves much better than it does ACC. Adam

By Adam Maas <mykroft@...> · #33806 ·

Re: Suggestions for removing errant super glue

The debonder sold in the same rack (at your LHS) as ACC seem to work well. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #33807 ·

Suggestions for removing errant super glue

A long time back, I purchased a couple of brass freight car models which some bozo had performed expedient repairs of broken solder joints with Super Glue or some other ACC. There are some spots of

By Rob Adams · #33804 ·

Re: Basic Skills, RTR vs. Kit

Green Dot: prototypically accurate model Tan Dot: similar to prototype, but really a stand-in I agree, it's a good system.

By Tim O'Connor · #33800 ·

Re: Taking Photos of WIP (was RE: Skills and going public)

Yes, they are a good thing to have, purchased my first digital camera last fall and spent the past year on extra cards, batteries, printer and so on. Within the next few months, I hope to obtain a

By Alan Gilchrist <rag1957@...> · #33802 ·

Re: 9 and 11 panel Gons

The PM car is in the list of 40' steel gondolas. Jim Hayes Portland OR

By Jim or Lisa Hayes <jim-and-lisa@...> · #33799 ·

Re: 9 and 11 panel Gons

Here is a link tyo my web site and a few nice prototype photos of C&O and Clinchfield 40' gondolas. http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_fc_co_gondola.htm Rich Yoder

By Rich Yoder · #33801 ·

What Decals to Use

What decals should be used for: 1- C&O boxcars in the 8000-9499 group that Oriental imported and 2- NP clark cars that W&R imported. Thanks!!

By Gary Laakso <glaaks0@...> · #33797 ·

Re: 9 and 11 panel Gons

I'm trying to figure out which PM car Sunshine is likely to release in this batch. Are these going to be steel cars, or composite? If someone mentioned this, I missed it. -Fritz Milhaupt

By Fritz Milhaupt · #33796 ·

Re: Basic Skills, RTR vs. Kit

Here Here! Patrick Grace

By pgrace · #33795 ·

Re: Lumber box cars at Flagstaff, early 1920s

scottp459@... writes: At the Riordan Mansion State Park in Flagstaff, there are a couple of panoramic photos of Arizona Land & Timber operations in the early 1920s Box cars include: (All

By Greg Martin · #33803 ·

Re: GN truss rod box cars/F&C

Thought you might enjoy my personal history with "these" cars. I watched a lot of grain trains heading towards Duluth when I was a kid in central Minnesota in the early 60's. The trains were commonly

By T Larson <mhrreast@...> · #33794 ·

Re: U.P. CA3 Caboose.

Late 1953. They lasted until about 1956. Don Strack

By Don Strack <donstrack@...> · #33793 ·

Re: Basic Skills or ATTITUDE?

To all, I feel compelled to comment on this thread/topic, because there has been so many responses to this subject-matter. I have been building models for about the last 40 years. I have built

By Paul Hillman · #33792 ·

Re: Basic Skills, RTR vs. Kit

To further this discussion I agree with Jim that the RPI "Dot" system (I can't keep track of which is which, Green, Tan, or some other color) is a great idea. The simple fact of the matter is the

By Marty McGuirk <mac@...> · #33791 ·

Layout visitors

Tony, Tom, Denny, and others -- I think Tony's comment about not believing how some people open something as personal as a model railroad up to others is extremely insightful and valid. I've had my

By Marty McGuirk <mac@...> · #33790 ·

Re: M&StL 52000s-The rest of the story

getting into definately the tool car. just the from ------------------------------------------------ M&StL 52004 was converted to tool car X847 in April 1951. M&StL 52144 was converted to

By Gene Green <lgreen@...> · #33788 ·

Re: Basic Skills or ATTITUDE?

-------------- Original message from tgregmrtn@...: -------------- We all seem to want to compare our hobby to others like Military Modelers for example and the show how model railroading offers

By hanel29@... · #33786 ·

Re: Basic Skills or ATTITUDE?

Jerry, I'm not sure what I said that was "aimed at testing our intelligence." My comments were made by me personally,reflect my own views as a model railroader who scratch- or kit-builds most of my

By Marty McGuirk <mac@...> · #33787 ·

Re: Basic Skills, RTR vs. Kit

For freight cars I always liked the Rennsalar club's Green Dot system. It upgrades cars if possible, replacing door claws, adding grabs, etc. Use RTR cars to get things going and then upgrade or

By James Eckman · #33789 ·

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