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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nobody is going to take it over? Is the business for sale? Seems like someone would be interested. SGL