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Re: Micro Mark Deluxe Decal Finishing System

The uScale softening solutions are quite mild. I use Champ solution or Walthers Solvaset to soften stubborn decals. I routinely use the Microscale liquid decal stuff (I forget the name) to either

By Tim O'Connor · #73181 ·

Re: Micro Mark Deluxe Decal Finishing System

I don't know about the Micro Mark stuff but the Microscale products I use are excellents. Marcelo Lordeiro

By Marcelo Lordeiro <mrcustom@...> · #73180 ·

Micro Mark Deluxe Decal Finishing System

Does anyone have any experience with Micro Marks decal setting and restoring products. I am particularly interested in the decal film restoring solution as I have some old decals that are no longer

By Spen Kellogg <spenkell@...> · #73179 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

Mike, All, Thanks for all the great ideas on how to de-construct a resin model. The problem is that this SAL round-roof box car has a huge, thick roof casting and the body did not assemble properly.

By golden1014 · #73178 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

I have never taken a whole model apart but I have successfully de bonded body joints I was unhappy with. I used acetone and a q-tip. Just keep soaking the q-tip and wiping the joint. It takes time

By Tony Higgins · #73177 ·

Re: Sunshine Kits

John, if you don't get any bites by StL RPM, bring it and I'll buy it. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

By Allen Rueter · #73176 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

John, I've had good fortune using Uncure, a 30-120 second ACC debonder which was custom-labeled for the LHS. I kept the joint coated with Uncure using a Q-tip, then gently started working the parts

By Mike Fortney · #73175 ·

Re: St. Louis RPM Meet - 15 & 16 Aug, 2008-----What about the Denver RPM????

Group, The St. Louis RPM meeting sounds great. Are there any updates on the Rocky Mountain RPM meeting later this month in Denver? I am seeing no new information on the Denver area meet. Any new

By Chuck Cover <cecover@...> · #73174 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

-I haven't tried this myself but I'm led to believe ACC weakens in freezing temps so if you put the finished model in the freezer for a while it should be relatively easy to pry apart.

By Bob Weston · #73173 ·

Re: Color Matching for Freight Cars

Brown, was this a gloss rating or a redness rating say over C&O Freight Car Brown of that era? Prince's Metalic Paint was a high end mineral red paint... from a 1883 ad in Painting and Painters'

By randyhees <hees@...> · #73172 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

John,            I have deconstructed a couple resin kits that needed more patience to get right. One thing i found is being able to "gently" tweak a

By Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...> · #73171 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

I disaseebled an F&C NH coach by droping a Lecia M3 on it. Unfortunitly I ended up with many more parts then the kit came with. Jim Fellows

By James Fellows · #73170 ·

Re: Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

John-- Some nail polish remover or acetone, perhaps? Be very careful using this stuff around any styrene details on the car, though. Steve Lucas.

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #73169 ·

Re: BAR/USATC 36' Single Sheathed Boxcar HO Model

Ben-- The Jan. 1953 ORER gives the dimensions of the BAR 9800-10399 series as 36' i.l., 8'6" i.w., 8'-1" i.h. Height is 12'-7" to top of running board. The CN 420000-series car modelled by the

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #73168 ·

Taking Apart a Sunshine Model

Gentlemen, I have a Sunshine box car kit (Seaboard DD auto car) that did not go together well. I need to de-bond the ACC I used to fix the roof to the sides. Does anyone have any foolproof ideas on

By golden1014 · #73167 ·

Six dome wine tank car, was More images from the P&WV site

First, thanks for the links to the P&WV. The six dome wine tank car made me remember a book. So I went down to the basement and dug it out. It is An American Railroad Portrait, by Daniel L. Frizzi Jr.

By eastwest40 · #73166 ·

Sunshine Kits

Gentlemen, I have a Sunshine HO scale Wabash 40' gondola kit (don't know the number off-hand) that I bought at Naperville last year. I'd like to sell it to anyone who's interested. I'll accept the

By golden1014 · #73165 ·

Re: BAR/USATC 36' Single Sheathed Boxcar HO Model

Steve Lucas wrote: "I had a look at a Westerfield 4301 kit "CNR 1923 PDN+MODN" that I have completed, ready to paint and letter. It has 11 carlines on this Hutchins-roof car. The 7/8 ends that I

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #73164 ·

New NE-5 caboose

The Intermountain/Centraila Car Shops plastic NE-5 model is now available RTR. I was wondering what you guys thought of it? Does anyone know if CCS will offer an undec kit? Clark Propst

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #73163 ·

Re: Color Matching for Freight Cars

C&O 1920s cabeeses were apparently painted Metallic or Princes Brown, was this a gloss rating or a redness rating say over C&O Freight Car Brown of that era? Al Kresse

By water.kresse@... · #73162 ·

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