The only way I've heard of that will remove only the lettering is to abrade it with baking soda and a Q-tip moistened in alcohol. In my opoinion, this is very tedious practice, but for a single car it

********** Original Message ************ But maybe my freight cars are not as free rolling as Earl's must be... ************* The my cars seem to be VERY free rolling. My main yard is perfectly level

Not quite prototype, but still a problem with models of this vintage. A few of my locomotives suffer from severe surging when running down grade. I just had two derailments on a 2% down grade and 48"

******** Do you think this mold material is compatible with Alumilite resin? It sounds intriguing... There are definitely some ends and doors I'd like to try duplicating. ******** This is really nothi

Earl Hackett Modeling the C&O in 1952

For some reading, join the scratchbuilding group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scratch-building/ I have posted a detailed description of how I make castings in the files section. It is a bit dated, b

I use everything I can get my hands on. I have an old version of Ashlar Vellum Graphite for my CAD system, a mill with a very nice DRO for making parts. I haven't gone to CNC machining because I seldo

Denny! I haven't heard from you in some time now. At our last regional NMRA meet I gave a 2 hour workshop on scratchbuilding turnouts, basically the same workshop I attended 40 years ago when I was st

Remember it this way: The 'solvent' is latex paint is just water. The solvents in lacquer paints smell (and act) like paint stripper.

I don't know the specifics of poultry packing, but there were two ways reefers were iced. The bunkers were loaded with block ice along with salt to lower the temperature, but they were also iced throu

Nothing propriatary here. I've been using a resistance soldering rig and an oxy-propane torch to silver solder wire. It is not a fun experience. Lately I've been considering http://www.orionjewelrywel

I noticed some comments about the NYC historical society. They apparently aren't very eager to engage the model RR community. That is unfortunate because modelers are a sorce of a lot of potential inc

They just started putting the collection on line. The entire collection should be up on a week or so. Earl Hackett Modeling the C&O in 1952

Operating on the Christiana River in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1863 to 1950, Jackson and Sharp was a major supplier of railroad cars to railroads all over the country. They also build small commercia

I just found this on the Hagley Museum site: *** June 25 - Friday - 3 p.m. - Library Copeland Room Hagley Film Showcase - Railroad Films The Hagley Film Showcase is a quarterly event that features the

Bob Hundman used to give extra copies of Mainline Modeler to middle and high school libraries. You just might get a couple of kids to stop playing those stupid computer games and start a hobby where t

One of the things that most people don't think about is the energy required to get bigger wheels moving. You have to accelerate the wheel rim to twice the speed of the train - observe the speed of the

Many lacquers are formulated with what are called 'drying oils.' These are oils that polymerize on exposure to oxygen. Linseed oil is the most well known, but there are several others. Every time you

Look for fiber optic strands. They can be found as large as .040" diameter. Otherwise you'll have to turn your own. <schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote:

There is a wide variety of "self tapping" screws available for plastic assembly. They fall into two classes, self tapping that cuts threads, and thread forming that displace material as they enter the