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Re: 1937 AAR Boxcars - SP - trucks and roofs
What is the prototype for the True Line Trains AAR truck w/ spring plank
(#900904)?
Tim O'
What is the prototype for the True Line Trains AAR truck w/ spring plank
(#900904)?
Tim O'
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Tim O'Connor
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#73606
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WEST INDIA FRUIT & FGEX
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
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
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joel norman <mec-bml@...>
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#73605
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Re: rectangular panel Murphy roofs
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
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
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Dennis Storzek
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#73604
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Re: 1937 AAR Boxcars - SP - trucks and roofs
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
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
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Brian Leppert <b.leppert@...>
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#73603
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Re: rectangular panel Murphy roofs
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
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
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rwitt_2000
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#73602
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Re: rectangular panel Murphy roofs
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
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
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ed_mines
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#73601
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
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
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
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Ray Meyer
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#73600
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
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
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
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Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...>
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#73599
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
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
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
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ron christensen
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#73598
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
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
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
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
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#73609
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Paint
We have neglected to mention the relative merits of Accupaint (when you can find it).Accupaint dries nicely and is ready for decalling in a very short time .
We have neglected to mention the relative merits of Accupaint (when you can find it).Accupaint dries nicely and is ready for decalling in a very short time .
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armprem
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#73597
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
My experience is probable with the new fromula,as compaired to the old.
My jars are the round 1oz size. If you?take the testors model masters paint
and Flouquil, it smells the same to me the pt size
My experience is probable with the new fromula,as compaired to the old.
My jars are the round 1oz size. If you?take the testors model masters paint
and Flouquil, it smells the same to me the pt size
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deltamodels@...
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#73596
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
Floquil's finish isn't just flat, it's grainy, and if you mix enough
glaze into it to make it shiny enough to take decals, you end up with
thick glop that obscures details - and then you have to
Floquil's finish isn't just flat, it's grainy, and if you mix enough
glaze into it to make it shiny enough to take decals, you end up with
thick glop that obscures details - and then you have to
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Richard Hendrickson
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#73595
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Re: Santa Fe Tank Car
Adam Eyring wrote:
The car's dome is far too small for its 12,500 gallon size, should be about twice as big to meet the 2 percent requirement for expansion. Otherwise it's a good starting point
Adam Eyring wrote:
The car's dome is far too small for its 12,500 gallon size, should be about twice as big to meet the 2 percent requirement for expansion. Otherwise it's a good starting point
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
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#73594
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Re: Santa Fe Tank Car
Was the MOW car in black or orange or some other color? There is also Athearn 1574, a black single-dome tank car:
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH1574
Since I'm not a SF
Was the MOW car in black or orange or some other color? There is also Athearn 1574, a black single-dome tank car:
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH1574
Since I'm not a SF
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Adam & Laura Eyring <eyrings06@...>
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#73593
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Re: Removing decals...
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether is ONE solvent, from a class known as
glycol ethers, which are indeed found in many paint strippers,
replacing methyl chloride as less dangerous, but still warranting
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether is ONE solvent, from a class known as
glycol ethers, which are indeed found in many paint strippers,
replacing methyl chloride as less dangerous, but still warranting
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toftnii <ArcaniaLtd@...>
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#73592
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
water-based paint?<
General meaning;
Old Floquil would have either 2oz (really old) or 1oz square bottles. New Floquil would have round bottles. There may have been some overlap of the formula
water-based paint?<
General meaning;
Old Floquil would have either 2oz (really old) or 1oz square bottles. New Floquil would have round bottles. There may have been some overlap of the formula
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Jon Miller <atsf@...>
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#73591
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
Here's another thinner for solvent based paints: DuPont V-3602-S Acrylic Lacquer Thinner. I've used it for about 15 years on Floquil, Scalecoat and others with no ill effects and successfully mixed
Here's another thinner for solvent based paints: DuPont V-3602-S Acrylic Lacquer Thinner. I've used it for about 15 years on Floquil, Scalecoat and others with no ill effects and successfully mixed
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Lee Thwaits <leethwaits@...>
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#73590
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Re: Floquil thinner (way-back machine...)
What do people mean by "old" and "new" Floquil? Is "new" Floquil the
water-based paint?
Jerry Michels
Hi Gerry,
Floquil changed their formula a few years back to address the crazing
What do people mean by "old" and "new" Floquil? Is "new" Floquil the
water-based paint?
Jerry Michels
Hi Gerry,
Floquil changed their formula a few years back to address the crazing
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David North <davenorth@...>
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#73589
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Re: [EarlyRail] Out Of Business (Art Griffin Decals)
Nobody is going to take it over? Is the business for sale? Seems like someone would be interested.
SGL
Nobody is going to take it over? Is the business for sale? Seems like someone would be interested.
SGL
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Schuyler Larrabee
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#73588
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