Did you perhaps mispronounce "silkspan"? The tissue used for covering balsa model aircraft came to mind when I first saw this thread, and so did that other water-shrunk covering material. My only

Chuck, 1) Um, it might help if you told us what you are doing with it so we know where this is going... 😉 2) I would assume that when you say "Local stores" you have checked your local big box drug

Traditional is tissue paper (gift wrap) with a light coat of model airplane dope. Or aluminum foil that is painted tarp color

I am out of 90% isopropyl alcohol. Local stores have none, not even 70%. What are you guys using as a substitute? Chuck Peck

82001 may be one of the cars Clark is seeking. The cars the MSTL acquired in 1941 were built in 1913 as double sheathed wood cars with fish belly underframes. They are reported to have “Mogul”

Hudson, The sugar beet refinery was in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The NP didn’t have much of a presence in Grand Forks, ND. Regards, Bob Heninger Minot, ND.

Strike that....tank cars could be for molasses for cattle feed, which means this factory could be a sugar refinery. I have since found photos of a large sugar factory at Drayton N.D. that looked a

If my guess of Grand Forks, ND is correct, it's a sugar beet plant. -Hudson

Try wet tissue paper. m

Forget the tank cars....check out that amazing brick building! Any idea what was produced there? The nearest tank has 'LIVE STOCK FEED' painted on the side so I'm guessing some kind of meat packing

Is it meant to be transparent? If not, is it meant to be textured in a specific way? I’m trying to figure out why spray painting it the colour of the wrap is insufficient? Rob

And at the end of the day, that's what this wonderful hobby is all about. I reckon we should never cringe at such a sight, we should only take pride in the fact that we know better and give thanks

Would stretch wrap give the effect you are seeking? The stuff that movers use is very thin and stretches a lot. Available at Home Depot and most self storage placed. Allen Cain

Where is the LIKE button when I need it? Dennis Storzek

This might be essentially the same problem, but heat shrink tubing comes in pretty big sizes - and colors. -- Jeff Shultz http://www.shultzinfosystems.com A railfan approaches a grade crossing hoping

I have a more or less cylindrical styrene item, but with compound curves, that I want to wrap snugly (not like a draped tarp) for use as a flatcar load. I've thought about shrink wrap, but I am

I suggest people wanting this kind of labeling put their financial resources together, purchase one of the manufacturers or start a new company labeling their models and kits with that information and

Yes, Tom, we did have this conversation, and that was the general conclusion. But I’ve thought about this for quite a while, and I believe that it works both ways. IF a manufacturer puts that

I thought we discussed this some time ago and concluded that no manufacturer will willingly include information that would give customers a reason to not buy his products. Tom Madden

For what a lot of us want to know . . . it could be much simpler for the manufacturer. “Verified prototype car and paint scheme, 1948 photo” Still up to the buyer to establish the