Bill can you sand this primer or is it Vallejo that forms a tough film? Scott McDonald

Jeff: Several thin coats. I was also priming another roof and the Klasing Brake Wheel for the model during the same session. This is an Acrylic so it drys pretty quickly so with thin coats I could get

Richard, Please allow me to add to the other suggestions that this car (series 9500-9999) is covered on Plate 37 of FREIGHT CAR EQUIPMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY, AUGUST 1, 1937. The reprint

Bob, fantastic photos - thanks for sharing. And a general question to the group: Presumably these loads would have required a decent sort of lock on the doors to prevent loss en-route....were they

Hi Bill, How many coats of primer is on the model? Thanks, -Jeff

Jim, Thanks for the info. I've been trying to figure out where the tracks ran in and it appears to be from the northwest side of the base, just looking at the connecting railroad configuration and

I don't intend for this to be a criticism, just an observation. I ordered an Intermountain C&O box car with Deco ends about eight months before I moved to Germany. That was in early 2015. It's

I rather doubt that you would hear from the new Caboose as the ownership is all new & all the personal there are all new. Larry Wolohon Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App

Best substitute for 90% isopropyl is 99% isopropyl alcohol. Why pay for water dilution if you don't need it? Ask a pharmacist to order, or from Amazon. Etc.. Robert Simpson

Folks, This list is not a COVID-19 list. It is not a politics list. It is a place where we can have a respite from the “real world” around us and focus on our hobby: Steam-Era

That covered well and looks really nice, Bill. Sometimes it's difficult to get a sufficiently opaque finish with yellow paints. The yellow primer should really help with that problem. Looking forward

Did these boxcars haul wing assemblies from Martin’s Baltimore plant to Omaha or did they originate somewhere else? Scott Seders Salisbury, MD

Do not know where Bill got his but here is a search link for Amazon. Lots of colors to chose from: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Stynylrez+primer&i=arts-crafts&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Allen Cain

Amazon is one source. . . Bill Welch

Thanks Andy, Bill and Ted for the information. Fortunately I kept all of my old Mainline Modeler issues. Looks like I need to send an order to Ted. The decals in the kit didn’t look very

Wow, Bill, that's a pretty smooth looking finish. Nice model, too! Where did you get the Badger primer? Todd Sullivan

There is an article on these cars in the 6/84 Mainline Modeler on page 55 with drawings and photos. Bill Darnaby

I just started building a Funaro & Camerlengo C&O 1930 automobile boxcar kit. In looking through my reference materials, I have found almost no information on these cars. I thought I remembered an

That’s right. Toss a Molotov cocktail and then feign offense. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

gary: this is a free country, snd i suggest this conversation be tsken offline, we each have each others address, end of thread :-) mel perry