Hi Doug, I've been doing some searching online today; there are lots of options, for a price. What I've seen varies from $299.00 all the way to $1500.00 plus. I think I will consider water-base paints

I too only get black photos on the freight car site. Rick Dietrichson Wilmington,NC

some come up black -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

Perhaps you have too long of a run (especially since it is vertical) for the fan? If a booth is truly effective you shouldn't smell anything. I bought a booth from an art supply store and my wife is

All true, Tim, except that the Atlas models represent the later 11,000 gal. cars with larger diameter, slightly shorter tanks and I believe the Iron Horse models represented the earlier 10,500

Pierre I recall when water based acrylics first came out, one manufacture set up a standard paint booth at shows with the "exhaust" piped into a 5 gallon bucket filled with filter material. A hole for

Ron Merrick wrote: The 1944 date is a date for house cars. The requirement to use steel grid running boards on new tank cars did not go into effect until 1948. Tony Thompson Editor,

Richard, I did this at my first house. I ran the dryer (air only, no heat) whenever I ran the paint booth. This actually helped to increase the air flow from the booth. Tim O'Connor

Tyrone Feed into a pail of water?? What are we building here, a paint BONG?? :-) ;-) Tim O'Connor

Ron This type of car was used mostly for LPG (propane), Butane, and Urea (Anhydrous Ammonia). I doubt the "Budium" paint scheme is accurate for this car. Most of the factory paint jobs on the cars

Hmmm.... you could make your own indoor filter. Get a very large corrugated box, like an appliance box, or a bicycle box (long and narrow). Fill it completely with fiberglass mat material. Then run

Yes, you are confused. Speedwitch publishes two different series of books. You're thinking of Ted Culotta's Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manuals, Vols. 1 & 2. Focus on Freight Cars is a

Larry, I believe you're referring to the model Overland produced of a three compartment car in wine service which had been converted from a single compartment car, so the center dome was larger

More specifics are in order. The car I was discussing appears to represent an ICC 105-A pressure tank. The configuration of the sills and steps suggest an ACF-built car. The model scales out at

I have been through this for quite a few years and finally broke down and bought a booth from Micromark and had a plumber put in a dryer hose kit to vent through the roof eve (like you would use for a

Sorry I forgot, Portalnd has the Blueback SS 581, I was on the Barbel SS580. These were diesel prototypes from which the Navy built the Skipjack class SSN's. -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford

Jim, what is the name of the old seafood restaruant in downtown Portland, I believe it was in the basement. Been there a few times on business over the last 20 or so years. First time was 84 when my

Thanks I'll check it out. I saw the volume one for boxcars that has been out a while with the Vol 2 being the tank car book. I may be confused. -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC

Hmm... You may have just answered your own question! Look behind your "wife's washer and dryer"... there should be a 4" vent to the outside! Sharing one vent between two potentially combustible

Yes. http://www.speedwitch.com/Books.htm Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com