I have 30 year old Floquil that is still good. Gene Green

[snip] Or will you have all 100 resin kits constructed within the next <six months???? VBG < <Cordially, Don Valentine Not at the pace I'm going. About 5 years ago, I built 19 kits over a

Don, I have some Floquil that is over 40 years old, and still can be used. It appears to be how well the seal on the bottle is maintained. Ken Montero

Thanks Gene, Airbrushing is more than just hooking a paint bottle to an airbrush. You need to learn how to adjust the paint thickness and air mixture to make your paint flow evenly, it takes

Thanks Dave, I'll look a tteh two air brushes and give one a try. Fenton Wells nmrs@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC

Here are some thoughts about this car... Not a conclusion, just some thoughts about a possible origin. Some observations: Straight side sill Fishbelly center sill wood ends (based on metal corner

Mike, Without a lot of digging there is something about that car that makes me think it is off of one of Sam Pinsly's earliest roads and located in central NY state, though that may be totally off

--- In STMFC@..., "Jack Burgess" <jack@...> wrote: In part: > Bruce's advise about acrylics is good. I started out air-brushing > Floquil and Scalecoat for brass) and still use Floquil,

My only long term experience with a quality airbrush has been 30+ years with a Paasche H single action gun. I have since used a friend's Badger single action gun, and honestly, if I'd bought THAT gun

If that Harbor Freight air brush is not the same as my first air brush, I'll eat my hat. I must have used it for 25 or 30 years and used it to paint a number of models that did well in PCR

I'm sure you are being facetious but I lost a flock of sheep due to shipping fever to which they were exposed while in transit with diseased sheep. Whether my sheep ever actually contracted shipping

This class had Duryea under frame and was wondering about the locations of all the brake components. Photos in my collection and on the Internet fail to show the frame. Mark Morgan

Fenton, I use a Badger 220. Its an old brush now and there are probably better brushes on the market, but I know how to use it with both acrylics and enamels so it works for me. Regards Bruce Bruce

Those dates look about right, as the car has been re-equipped with a steel roof (Hutchins?) and Youngstown corrugated steel doors. I don't know the origin of the car, but there's nothing "funky"

Keith, I would advice you to take baby steps. I would recommend you start with this Harbor Freight airbrush: http://www.harborfreight.com/airbrush-kit-47791.html It is not a bad starter brush

Group; I am trying to track down the origin of this boxcar: SNY boxcar <http://www.black-swan-images.com/photos/i-zX7pKqL/0/XL/i-zX7pKqL-XL.jpg&#92; > It is listed on the 1905 ORER as being 33' 5"

Manure was/is used for fertilizer, it is plowed under and not on the top of the ground that the watermelon matures in. Back in the days we are talking about, they were not waxed as far as I know and

I'm building my 3rd car and the floor seems to not want to sit flush in the gondola body well, causing the car to ride a bit high, any suggestions?

Thanks Bruce. Any suggested brand or model? fenton wells -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-1144 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Fenton, While you can use a double action airbrush with acrylics, I usually recommend that folks use a single action brush. The reason is that the double action allows you to blow air through the