Xuron Corp make two Photo Etch Scissors. 90046 Photo Etch Shear 440 US List $18.25 90333 Professional PE Scissor 9180ET US List $24.25 The latter is sold by Micro Mark under their stock number 84903 I

Hi Steve, The added benefit I have found with Canopy Glue is that it dries flexible and provides a flexible membrane between the styrene and etched metal. This helps to deal with the different expansi

Pacer are the manufacturers of Canopy Glue. The stock number is PT-56 And as both Tony and Rob McLear said, it works. Cheers Dave North

Hi Ron, Unless I’m looking at the wrong thing, here are the links to the IM undec kits, both of which IM advised were in stock as at October 2nd. The kits come without couplers (see below) and plastic

I have been buying the C&BT Shops cars on a regular basis from an e-bay dealer going under the id "j-tprantle". I think they are in Washington state. They seem to be able to come up with just about an

Tim O’Connor said, I believe all of the C&BT tooling was modified to include cast on ladders and grabs. Between that and the poor quality of the details and oversized rivets, and the availability of B

Hi Denny, I bought the DVD set for much the same reason as others have stated. I have a large expanse of wall area dedicated to magazines, and was contemplating replacing those mags with digital copie

Ben Hom wrote: “I also take that little, if any, upgrading of tooling has been done unless you can confirm otherwise. I'm also curious if the PRR Class X29B model will ever see the light of day. If of

Dick still owns and runs the business. There are a number of items in the line that are out of stock, and based on discussions we have had, I doubt that will change. As Ben mentioned, in some cases hi

How do you keep the drill bit from wandering in such a small piece of resin when trying to get the drill bit started? Do you use a sewing needle to make a spot to start? I have always struggled with t

Hi Charlie, Thanks very much for your help. Cheers Dave North

I'm adding the wire bits to a Walthers SP C-30-1 caboose and was wondering what color the handrails, grab irons etc were in 1953? If they were body color, does anyone have a match for the color Walthe

Hi Rob, I have a Badger 2601 Air Eraser. I use 220grit Aluminium Oxide for paint stripping and Baking Soda for lettering removal (and paint stripping if you want but it takes longer, and in some cases

My only long term experience with a quality airbrush has been 30+ years with a Paasche H single action gun. I have since used a friend's Badger single action gun, and honestly, if I'd bought THAT gun

Wow Tom, Very neat work. Can't wait for the commercial offering -J Cheers Dave North

good pair of tweazers has worked fine for fifty plus years. Why change now? Hi Don, I didn't mention that I make my own decals using an ALPS printer and Tango Papa decal paper which is extremely thin

Trumpeter Models make a neat decal tray. You fill the bottom tray with sufficient water so the grate on the inner tray is covered when it is in the lower position. Once the decal separates from the ba

Hi Bruce, I may be wrong, but I don't think the browser is the issue. I have just received the day's emails as a digest and your's and everyone else's emails have content, except for Jack's, which are

This is the story as I've heard it. When ALPS launched their printer it was probably one of the best colour 'photo quality' printers available. Prints were relatively expensive but the quality was exc

There's an article in the November 1987 issue of MODEL RAILROADING magazine on upgrading the Revell/Con-Con HO model. The article says it's very close to some CB&Q, CGW, NKP and C&O prototypes with pl