Can I take a minute and try to put this all insome sort of context? First Matt asked: "Inexperience question here. My understanding regarding backing(baking?) is that it isintended to drive off

Pierre is correct. When I have baked Scalecoat 1, the resulting finish is harder, glossier, and more resistant to scratching than any other paint I've used. Allowing paint to dry "until the odor is

Well, it could Central Railroad of Louisiana, a paper company of the Jersey Central? Tongue in cheek of course. George Courtney

My greatest influence directing me toward faithful modeling of the prototype freight car occurred when I made (3) "O" scale brass mill gons back in 1970 to plans from a model magazine. I later

Ken, Tru Color Paint has TCP-210 CNJ Freight Car Red 1937 through the 60's. Tru-Color Paint - When The Modeler Wants True Color Tru-Color Paint - When The Modeler Wants True Color Home Kendall

This would be a good number for CIL 385 a welded side pre-PS-1 (1947) Monon box from the series 1-500 from Pullman. Bill Darnaby Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 3:33 PM To:

Could it be >CIL<; which would be the Monon? Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 3:32

While going thought some Dispatcher reports in 1958 on the Northern Pacific. I found this car listed with a Hot Box set out report [ CJL 385] I would like to know which railroad this might be from and

JP Barger wrote: Oh, thanks, JP! You just drove up the cost of those poor old models which happen to have CV trucks. People used to not notice. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

On this list a week or so ago, members (among them, DennyAnspach) were discussing some of the history and features of the Central Valley freight trucks. Availability also wasmentioned, prompting this

Since some of you have given up on wood car kits, does anyone have an Ambroid/Q'Craft HO scale caboose kits in your collection of kits never to be built that you'd be willing sell for a moderate

Or they're just emerging from this past winter in Canada. Had the furnace on last night it was so cold. Waiting for the jail cell door to close Pierre

There are some built up Ambroid cars on ebay that are so white it looks like they wsere kept in the freezer. Ed Mines

How about an update on the RPC freight car color chart using the new fangled paints now available? Ed Mines

Ed, My default flat finish is Model Masters Acrylic Flat. It was a little less expensive than the Polyscale. I also have been testing Liquitex Acrylic Matte Medium. Both work well as a flat finish

Rob Kirkham wrote: "I think the interesting bit to me is that I had not heard of James Lane’s articles, nor those of Gary Rausch and Bob Johnson or Amerine until this discussion in this list. Each

I'll happily second Tony Thompson's comments about John Allen. He was a superior modeler, and proved more than once that when he put his mind to winning contest prizes he could walk off with the top

I had been lead to believe that baking paint like Scalecoat, would actually improve the adhesion of the paint to brass. I know from experience that baked on lacquer and enamel paint

Matt, Baking is only appropriate for enamel based paint. There is a school of thought that says that it causes the paint to "cure" or polymerize, which may well be true. Never ever bake plastic or

And those couplers sure look like KD #4's. Chuck Hladik In a message dated 6/6/2014 10:44:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, STMFC@... writes: