With the added benefit that multiple light coats are less likely to hide detail, too. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni From: Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> Reply-To: <STMFC@...> Date: Wed, 6

I think Doc mentioned Scalecoat I paint somewhere along the line. Scalecoat is an enamel, not a lacquer, as the resin film gains its strength from molecular cross linking. A Scalecoat finish can

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Ok gang, I can't take this any more! An incandescent bulb can be just as dangerous as an oven to the plastic. My experience with acrylic paints is that they dry very rapidly ALL BY THEMSELVES

If a model is available of the same material it might be wise to try this light box with that first. I would hate to ruin a model after hours of work getting just right. Might also consider trying a

Richard's and Dennis's comment cement my own lurking suspicion that I just might be playing with fire, and I am glad to know for the first time that a measured 130º F. is the top safe temperature.

Hi Denny, Once, about 20 years ago, I tore apart an AHM PRR 1938 12 Roomette-5 Double Bedroom sleeping car to rebuild it into a 1948 12-4 sleeping car. The model was completed with the exception of

<ogdentowebercanyon@...> wrote: that This is a long way from Utah, but the Franz Motor Co. in Staunton, Il., on the ITC, received on 7-20-1948, NYC 66035 loaded with Fords from Detroit. The car was

wrote: I concur. Household ovens are notorious for poor temperature regulation; if you put a reasonably responsive thermometer in the oven (like a mercury filled glass candy thermometer, the

Elden, This is somewhat on the selfish side but I would like to see articles on the more obscure PRR freight cars. Things such as the X30, X35, X36, FD1. Yes, I know they were scarce but that is

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Chris and Les; Thanks for the great encouragement! We are glad you enjoy it, but honestly, are there any subjects you would like to see explored?

Denny, 170° strikes me as being a bit risky. I bake the paint on styrene models by simply closing the door on my spray booth and leaving it with the lights on (2 60W incandescent bulbs), which

Just how safe is it to bake a painted styrene model @170º ? I do it all the time with brass models, but up to now, never anything else. My purpose in doing it is to shorten the time between masked

Since the subject was brought up, are there any N Scale kits for the 40' Folwers? I saw a RI caboose and Naperville last year that was built using an O Scale 40' Fowler boxcar kit and would like to

_smithbf@... (mailto:smithbf@...) writes: My experience with acrylic paints is that they dry very rapidlyALL BY THEMSELVES (usually right inside the %$#@# airbrush <G>). It sure

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Kurt and John; That is very good to hear. Now, what would you like us to do next? Or, in addition or different from what we have been presenting?

I'm no expert on this, but I have equipped a couple of cars with Kadee 1015 couplers, and I can say that they are easy to install since you can buy them pre-assembled in the box and just drill and tap

Those cars were loaded by the auto mfr's without regard to ownership. The likelihood of any ownership being used from a plant for a particular load that terminates on a short line is in proportion to

rockroll50401 wrote: Clark, Note that all these shipments to Fairfax were Chevies. Each division of an auto companies had their own distribution quirks. Dwight Smith, a B&M traffic agent in the