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Re: Baking painted styrene models

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Greg lives where most people in Oregon live. The generalization is perfectly appropriate. As Richard well knows, I'm quite familiar with most regions of Oregon

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #58269 ·

Re: **POSSIBLE*SPAM*JUNK*** Re: Combinations of paint and decals, stimulated by baking models, plastic or ot

I fully agree with Dennis' definitions and he is correct in stating that these are conventions generally used in the paint and coatings industry. Jim Kubanick, Morgantown, WV, Recently retired from

By James Kubanick <kuban@...> · #58268 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

Wait a minute, guys. Greg lives in the Willamette Valley, where it does rain a lot. But let's not over-generalize here. The Rogue Valley, where I live in Oregon, gets only moderate rainfall

By Richard Hendrickson · #58267 ·

Re: Baking Models

A safe baking item is a "jerky maker?". Most have a fan and a low wattage heating element. they never get to hot, work for both plastic and brass, and can be had quite cheaply. Most will just fit a

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #58266 ·

Re: Numbers of '44 AAR cars, and others (UNCLASSIFIED)

Gatwood, Elden J SAD wrote: Elden, What is your time period - post-1960? According to the ICC, there were 714,568 Boxcars owned by Class I RR's in the US on 12/31/1950; on 12/31/1955, there were

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #58265 ·

Re: Baking Models

All, Back in my baking models days, I always left the oven door cracked open (broiler position) to help with the temperature swings. It also served as a reminder to the rest of the household that

By cj riley <cjriley42@...> · #58264 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

Then Tony replies to Richard: Richard Hendrickson wrote: is perfectly appropriate. As Richard well knows, I'm quite familiar with most regions of Oregon <g>. < Richard is right the area he

By Greg Martin · #58274 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

I think the sun comes through windows at times. Robert Federle ---- "Peter J. McClosky" <pmcclosky@...> wrote:

By rfederle@... · #58262 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

Come on Tony, I saw the sun yesterday. (For about an hour.) [Big Grin!!!] Of course our high temp yesterday was 39 degrees! [Not so big a grin!] Peter J. McClosky ======= Anthony Thompson

By Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@...> · #58261 ·

seeking Todd Sullivan

Can anyone on the list send me contact info for freight car modeler Todd Sullivan? you can send it offline to bwelch@... Thanks! Bill Welch

By lnbill <bwelch@...> · #58260 ·

Numbers of '44 AAR cars, and others (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I have been reading with great interest the lists put together by Ed Hawkins and others, and working on some of the numbers we've been discussing

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD <Elden.J.Gatwood@...> · #58259 ·

Re: PS-1 box cars

Fred, Note that none of the Kadee PS-1s represent cars built from 1947 through 1949. These cars did not have stiffening panels in the end roof sections. Cars built in 1947 and 1947 also lacked the

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #58258 ·

Baking Models

The main way people get in trouble in baking models is that they rely on the oven temperature gage or a thermometer put into the oven. These devices just measure the air temperature in the

By raildata@... · #58263 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

Denny, I use Scalecoat I over Floquil Zinc Chromate primer all the time and have never had a problem. What I like about the Zinc Chromate is that what ever you spray it over, it covers well with a

By Thomas M. Olsen <tmolsen@...> · #58257 ·

Re: Baking painted styrene models

Greg Martin wrote: In Oregon? As if! Guess you must be a really patient guy <vbg>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #58255 ·

Re: Combinations of paint and decals, stimulated by baking models, plastic or ot

<schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote: thinner is lacquer thinner, doesn't impression, but willing to learn. But "lacquer thinner" is just a generic name for a blend of toluene, xylene, and other rather fast

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #58254 ·

Re: Keystone Modeler

I for one would like to see more coverage of late 19th century equipment on the PRR. I think that's a lot of material that could be tapped and would be really interesting. and now I'll go back into

By darkterritory@... · #58253 ·

Combinations of paint and decals, stimulated by baking models, plastic or otherwise

Denny's question certainly stimulated a good deal of discussion. Dennis, asserted that Scalecoat I is an enamel. Really? It's thinner is lacquer thinner, doesn't that suggest it really is a

By Schuyler Larrabee · #58252 ·

Dust control, was RE: Baking painted styrene models

the model Like many great ideas, how simple and direct and no doubt, effective! Thanks. SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #58251 ·

Re: B&O Class W-1A Truck Identification

Ben, it's an arch bar truck with a Pilcher trussed side frame. See the 1922 Car Builders' Cyclopedia, p. 628. Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #58250 ·

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