my recollection is that NKP freight car diagrams used to be available on the internet under the umbrella "alphabet route"

I've changed the subject line since I'm changing the subject. Recently I have used rattle-can Scalecoat II on several resin freight car models, without a primer. Adhesion isn't wonderful, but it

Scott, I use their surfacer but often just grab a can of One of their light grays. Seems to work fine, Tony Thompson

Hi; already we have had the the universal opinion of yes for the use of primer on resin before a Tru-Color coat. Decades ago, I tried my 1st (and last) attempt to paint AccuPaint on an un-primered

I keep both the Tamiya red oxide and light grey primer handy and use before any rolling stock painting. I have a bin of Tr-Color on hand but these days use it and PBL Star Brand for matching to

Tony Thompson wrote: Tony, Which Tamiya primer do you prefer to use? Scott Seders

ABSOLUTELY! I had a huge failure with Tru-color paint on a custom project that wound up costing me a lot of money. Tamiya Fine Surface Primer is a great choice, the tru-color primer is not worth

Tim Alund wrote: You must! The Tru-Color will not adhere to resin at all. Prime any way you like (I prefer Tamiya rattle cans). Tony Thompson tony@...

Tim Definitely I us a rattle can of fine car primer Trucolor will not stick to resin without a good primer otherwise it’s good paint. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Yes, in my humble opinion Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Group, Question for you all. I’m painting a Yarmouth resin car and going to be using Tru Color paints. This is my first time using Tru Color on a train car. Would you guys recommend priming the car

I’ve been using Dupli-Color grey primer on all of my kits and patterns for the past several years because it covers well and dries quickly. However, because the nozzle is not designed for tight

Hmm, those are pretty cool. Schuyler

The Allen “button-head” is typically similar to a Pan-head, but maybe just a tad thinner. One nice thing about them is that they are almost always blackened. They’re also a higher strength

Tichy model is not correct for this car. Tichy has 9 panels while the AC&Y car has 11. Bob Weston

AC&Y gon reportedly made by Magor and acquired second hand in 1919. Are there any HO models of this car?

Even though Barberton, Ohio, was the original site of Diamond Match, they had a hugh west coast factory occupying 280 acres in Barber, CA (now part of Chico). The first air conditioning system for

Paul Catapano commented: "This is a photo of a Channel side hopper. Western Maryland had quite a fleet of these. There is a model available from Stewart, I own about 50 of them, but they are not

I found a surplus hardware store in Burbank, Ca. (Joe Factor Hardware now Luky’s Hardware) that sold assorted 2-56 screws for $1 a POUND (Know how many 2-56 x 3/16 pan head screws are in a pound? A

I've found "button head" screws from Micro Fasteners to be very low profile.I bought them in 2-56 and 0-80. They use a small allen wrench of which the size escapes me right now. I like the way they