I found that when it comes to sliced dead trees, I'm not my dad or my grandfather. Even if the prototype is wood, I'd rather make it out of plastic. I have yet to actually do this. I had planned to ma

At 09:44 AM 6/4/2016 -0700, you wrote: Actually, be careful with this statement. The measured frictional resistance is vanishingly small between solid and roller bearings at all speeds above about 5 m

Derailment photos are a great source of roof and underbody details. And sometimes interiors. Andy

I've been buying on ebay since 1999, 99.8% positive results. I've occasionally done the "best offer" thing when it was offered. Sometimes the seller already has a minimum price and if you meet or beat

So I guess I won't be in my Sir Winston Beech epilets. I've been knighted by a queen... rather my brother once threw a chess piece at me in the dark. I don't have any of these to worry about, never en

The first time I ever went to Naperville, the model room was relatively small - and packed, and of course very geared to STMFC with emphases on Sunshine. I even heard some commentary that the whole th

They're afraid you're building a secret laboratory that Superman can't see into. Andy

Sheet lead is easier to get in Califonia than in Ohio. It's not used for roofing around here. I got mine from McMaster-Carr direct. Sent from my little plastic pop tart

Some CFs rebuilt with plywood sides survived much longer in secondary service. 300+ built all together. Interestingly N&W went from basically a single caboose "family" all based on the CF to an extrem

http://trainfanatics.com/triple-mallet-locomotives-hauling-coal/ Every now and then I see something like this and it sort of mocks me for being a (mostly) diesel era modeler. Lots and lots of N&W hopp

I use generic paint thinner for cleanup and soak the business end of the airbrush in it between sessions. But I always use the branded thinner for airbrushing regardless. Sent from my overpriced graha

I don't like using primer unless I have to. Mainly light colors. And adhesion issues aren't on my "fun challenge" list either. Fortunately most of the colors I use frequently cover well. Pullman green

Also I fully endorse Windex for any form of acrylic cleanup. Brushes, needles, jars, hands... Works great. Sent from my overpriced graham cracker

I won a Badger as a door prize some years back, I think it's the 155. Have never used it. I use Scalecoat II as my preferred paint with a Paasche Millenium VL. I've airbrushed the defunct Pollyscale w

Once the cat is out of the bag, the copycats come out of the woodwork. I figure if the project is worth hand applying rivets, it's worth getting the good ones. I have been using Archer successfully fo

That's a strange restriction. Usually the more you buy the cheaper it gets. Or at least stats the same. It it precious enough that 18 ounces is considered too much for one person to possess? Maybe I s

My brother entered a Pinewood Derby long long ago... I had several brilliant ideas, including Hot Wheels style sprung axles, but turns out all of my ideas were illegal anyway. At the actual event seve

Worse than that, they shrink if the mold cycle is too short or anything else in the process isn't exactly right. I've seen really long rails done well, and shorter rails from the same manufacturer shr

Then there's Kadees gorgeous delrin brake wheels. They are so fine that I pretty much use them everywhere and just deal with the paint issue. Basically you paint, weather, and then touch up and touch

Delrin/Celcon/"slippery engineering plastic" (invented by a slippery engineer?) is durable to the point of being nearly indestructible. It's also pretty much unpaintable and ungluable, and I suspect t