Krylon makes several camouflage colors (4 I think) in the spray can when used with Molders Choice templates make a quick and simple way to start the process. This paint works on metal as well as

I said: Richard replied: Actually, I did, but I wasn't clear <VBG>. The cardboard mask has holes cut in it the size of the wheels. I use 2 masks to make a sandwich, with the wheels/axles in

Bruce is, of course, correct about the wheels on solid bearing trucks. But what neither he nor any other respondents on this topic has addressed is how you get the wheel treads shiny, an effect

It was featured in the Kratville freight car magazine (circa 1980) in the box car issue. Ed

The Santa Fe had numerous classes of gondolas, both fixed and drop bottom, with corrugated side sheets that were built in the 1950s. AFAIK models of these have never been produced, nor are there

I visited a LHS in Racine, Wis. over the weekend. They stock Scalecoat II paint in (3) shades of Boxcar red. Is there a "cheat sheet" as to which RR's used which flavor? John F. Cizmar

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Thank you fellows for the great suggestions. I'm hoping this project will be worth bringing to Cocoa next January. Chuck Peck

Jim, It's not clear from your post just how much you weather the faces of your wheels, and you do not state if these are for roller or plain bearing trucks so I wanted to point out that, as has

Cotton Belt had some 54 ft gondolas with horizontal ribbed sides ( e.g. SSW 71192 etc) Has anyone produced a model in HO of these ? Does anyone produce ribbed patterns for kit bashing ? Charlie

Tom Baker wrote: The 1937 CBC drawing included in Ted's book on the 1932 cars shows the end panels slightly narrower than the others. Again, the CBC drawing (of a carbuilder's roof) shows raised

thanks Brian I'll check it out.. i knew they did special runs with decals but i didn't realize they did it for stock models. Tim

Hi all.....Sorry for the previous response with the bad english. I hit send before I proofed. Corrected below..... Hi......I do the following usually with 50+ axels at a time. First I primer the

The original poster on the erielack list helped us out: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-03-23-08/Cars_in_Binghamton_Yard_Circa_1937.jpg As clear a view as we'll get from this

Hi......I do the following usually with 50+ axels at a time. First I primer I using a 50-50 mixture of Flouquil Rust and Roof Brown on inside and outside of the wheels. ............After the wheel

I read a recent post on the EarlyRails group that suggested weathering wheels with a rusty mixture on the inside face, and a grimy/oily black mixture on the outside face. This seems to make sense,

Very fine screen is available from Small Parts online. I have some that I use for window and door screens in HO. It is used for filters in the medical field. Jared Harper Athens, GA >

If you start here: http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index.cfm?id=3&index=1 You can find a lot of right-click images to save, such as

Well, Tim, Accurail does do the renumbering decals with the background the >>exact<< same color as the car body. We've used those on the custom cars we had done for the Club ( www.nsmrrc.org )

Tim: They do if you don't mind decaling. They have multiple numbers printed on decal paper to match the car color. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY