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Re: Tamiya primer (was [RealSTMFC] Painting brass)
Back when I had more time than money I built my own spray painting booth. That was over 40 years ago. I took an end from a wooden wire reel abut 24 inches in diameter and cut it in half so I had a
Back when I had more time than money I built my own spray painting booth. That was over 40 years ago. I took an end from a wooden wire reel abut 24 inches in diameter and cut it in half so I had a
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Mont Switzer
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#171549
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June 1941. "Railroad yards. Milwaukee, WI
https://www.shorpy.com/node/25537
https://www.shorpy.com/node/25537
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Hudson Leighton <hudsonl@...>
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FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941
I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found these from Omaha with freight cars. Most were taken November 1938, but I think one is from 1941.
Paul Krueger
Seattle, WA
Unloading
I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found these from Omaha with freight cars. Most were taken November 1938, but I think one is from 1941.
Paul Krueger
Seattle, WA
Unloading
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Paul Krueger
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Re: Photo: Poultry Car
LPTC, please. The X didn't come until after 1926.
Ray Breyer
Elgin, IL
LPTC, please. The X didn't come until after 1926.
Ray Breyer
Elgin, IL
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Ray Breyer
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#171546
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Re: Painting brass
Dip the model in thinner overnight, blast with alu oxide, wash & dry, then a light mist of Vallejo gray primer, paint with Tru-Color, decal and finish with Vallejo satin.
Fred Jansz
Dip the model in thinner overnight, blast with alu oxide, wash & dry, then a light mist of Vallejo gray primer, paint with Tru-Color, decal and finish with Vallejo satin.
Fred Jansz
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Fred Jansz
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#171545
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Re: Photo: Poultry Car
I would guess the marks are LPTX. I can read TRANSIT on the sill under the door. I would assume this is a Live Poultry Transit Company car LPTX.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
I would guess the marks are LPTX. I can read TRANSIT on the sill under the door. I would assume this is a Live Poultry Transit Company car LPTX.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
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Eric Hansmann
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Re: More WP West Coast Meat Reefer Data
Fred,
I suppose there were reefer blocks within hot freight trains as a convenience for re-icing enroute. What I meant to imply is that most of the customers had sidings with a very short capacity,
Fred,
I suppose there were reefer blocks within hot freight trains as a convenience for re-icing enroute. What I meant to imply is that most of the customers had sidings with a very short capacity,
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#171543
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Photo: GN Boxcar 24368 - Beer & Forward Facing Rocky
Photo: GN Boxcar 24368 - Beer & Forward Facing Rocky
A 1937 photo from the Tacoma Public Library Digital
Photo: GN Boxcar 24368 - Beer & Forward Facing Rocky
A 1937 photo from the Tacoma Public Library Digital
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Bob Chaparro
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Photo: Poultry Car
Photo: Poultry Car
A photo from the Digital Horizons (http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/about)
Photo: Poultry Car
A photo from the Digital Horizons (http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/about)
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Bob Chaparro
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Re: Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
Bill W,
I understand those were a later addition. The Rapido models reflect many as-Built characteristics of the prototypes.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
Bill W,
I understand those were a later addition. The Rapido models reflect many as-Built characteristics of the prototypes.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
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Eric Hansmann
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#171540
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Re: Tamiya primer (was [RealSTMFC] Painting brass)
Yep, mass painting doesn’t work with that paint, though I once primed twelve stock cars in a makeshift cardboard paint booth in the garage. I still prime in the garage, but I do one car at a time
Yep, mass painting doesn’t work with that paint, though I once primed twelve stock cars in a makeshift cardboard paint booth in the garage. I still prime in the garage, but I do one car at a time
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Nelson Moyer
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Re: Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
Still not seeing the eave boards along the top of the sides.
Bill Welch
Still not seeing the eave boards along the top of the sides.
Bill Welch
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Bill Welch
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Re: C&O 9827
Beautiful job! Perfect attention to detail with the Raceland paint stencil and the light weathering. Chris Rooney
Beautiful job! Perfect attention to detail with the Raceland paint stencil and the light weathering. Chris Rooney
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bigfourroad
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Re: Question re: upcoming Rapido USRA DS box
Bill,
Thank you for the newer photo. After comparing the two for awhile, I saw that the spacing of the side rungs on the early one was uneven, with the lower two rungs close together.
I am indeed
Bill,
Thank you for the newer photo. After comparing the two for awhile, I saw that the spacing of the side rungs on the early one was uneven, with the lower two rungs close together.
I am indeed
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spsalso
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#171536
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Re: Tamiya primer (was [RealSTMFC] Painting brass)
Nelson
Ok, thanks! I may have been too far from the work. The paint I used is the
"fine surface primer". But I should say that the powder residue
Nelson
Ok, thanks! I may have been too far from the work. The paint I used is the
"fine surface primer". But I should say that the powder residue
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Tim O'Connor
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Re: More WP West Coast Meat Reefer Data
Wow!
As a WP ànd reefer fan/modeler/collector I'm thrilled to be able to archive your extensive research Garth.
Always wondered if I should include some of these meat reefers in my collection.
And
Wow!
As a WP ànd reefer fan/modeler/collector I'm thrilled to be able to archive your extensive research Garth.
Always wondered if I should include some of these meat reefers in my collection.
And
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Fred Jansz
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#171534
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Re: Painting brass
I've painted over a hundred brass models and have never used vinegar, and only once used
a grit blaster because there was oxidation on the model.
"Unpainted" brass is
I've painted over a hundred brass models and have never used vinegar, and only once used
a grit blaster because there was oxidation on the model.
"Unpainted" brass is
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Tim O'Connor
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#171533
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Re: Painting brass
My 2 cents...
Disassemble
As noted by many, remove the clear coat (stripper, sometime grit blaster)
Always etch in some way - I grit blast with baking soda. A note that baking soda is not nearly as
My 2 cents...
Disassemble
As noted by many, remove the clear coat (stripper, sometime grit blaster)
Always etch in some way - I grit blast with baking soda. A note that baking soda is not nearly as
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Bruce Smith
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#171532
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Re: Painting brass
Mal,
Why do you etch in vinegar and then grit blast? To me that means that one of the two of those approaches is not working 😉. I would simply grit blast to give "tooth" and remove any tarnish or
Mal,
Why do you etch in vinegar and then grit blast? To me that means that one of the two of those approaches is not working 😉. I would simply grit blast to give "tooth" and remove any tarnish or
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Bruce Smith
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#171531
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Re: Utah Coal Route steel gons in log service
Dumb question... how does that "unloading crane" get to the closer cars? It would seem highly inefficient for the crane to unload a car, shunt that car somewhere, unload the next, etc... Now, the
Dumb question... how does that "unloading crane" get to the closer cars? It would seem highly inefficient for the crane to unload a car, shunt that car somewhere, unload the next, etc... Now, the
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Bruce Smith
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