wrote: enough with Thank you, Richard, for that acknowledgement, which is exactly why I gave up on Floquil for anything but weathering in 1968, also in favor of Scalecoat. Even before Scalecoat II

The Floquil formula I use came from a man that retired from Sherwin Williams. It is this: Open a NEW bottle of Floquil put in 2 BBs and fill the bottle to the top with Xylol. Xylol is Xileno sold by

This certainly seems to be the case with any Scalecoat paint I've used. I've read this warning somewhere as well--AFTER I trashed some bottles of Scalecoat. Steve Lucas. of Thin film ) and I had a

I've watched this thread with great interest, and now thought it was time to share some sentiments. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the way to tell old Floquil from new is by the label - old

wrote: Thanks for your reply Richard. Since most model roofs don't have these rivets on seam caps are the models inaccurate or were the rivets so small that their absence is justified? I've notice a

Ed Mines wrote: Ed, if you think the hinges are large on the Athearn reefer now you should see an older model where the hinges actually worked and the doors could open and close [:)] ;-). Bob

for No one makes a Barber Stabilized S-2 truck with spring-plank detail in HO, so what you might use instead depends on what prototype features seem the most important. Branchline's Barber S-2

That pretty much explains it, Ed. It's a judgment call on the part of the manufacturers as to whether the rivets would best be modeled by oversize shapes inaccurately placed, or simply left to the

HELLO:Was there any corporate link between WIF and FGEX?and did FGEX build or repair WIF cars? Who offers HO scale cars for WIF( or whats close?)and who offers decals for our modeling era for FGEX and

What is the prototype for the True Line Trains AAR truck w/ spring plank (#900904)? Tim O'

Paul, I infer from your comments that you are knowledgable about chemistry. Is the "Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether" the same stuff as the ethylene glycol in anti-freeze? Can we

Ray Meyer wrote (referring to use of Floquil): Full agreement, Ray. A very thin coat of Glosscoat has always worked for me. If your Floquil paint layer is "grainy," you're spraying from too far

No, it isn't. Ethylene glycol is HO-CH2-CH2-OH, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether is HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Different beasts. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. about as Prestone? Behalf Of 40yahoogroups.com>

Tim, The prototype for True Line Trains AAR truck was Accurail's "Bettendorf" truck. The lettering was omitted and the journal boxes are just a hair bigger, and the spring group is a separate,

I premix with Crystal Coat (a clearer, nonyellow version of Gloss) about 1:2 and also as Tony says, spray with low pressure (~10lbs) and not too far away. It won't be as smooth as Accupaint but it

IIRC the "new"est version of Floquil is called REV2. It was introduced to address the California AQMD issues, at least that is what I was told in Chicago by the Testors rep. Greg Martin

I use 1 part paint 1 part gloss and one part xylene, mixed in the color cup @ 10-12lbs, no problems. Jeff Coleman won't weathering. than Glosscoat way. always spraying model.

Richard, Thanks for explanation. Gene wrote: enough with

An interesting/tragic pair of photos of a train wreck on Ebay this evening - shows an interesting string of older Reading hoppers - interesting gons and reefers too - must have been mid 30's or

it has the date as 9-10-30 Cyril Durrenberger Rob Kirkham <rdkirkham@...> wrote: An interesting/tragic pair of photos of a train wreck on Ebay this evening - shows an interesting