Re: Plastic paint striping
For anyone considering this, please go to Amazon and read all of the reviews before buying.? $16 for 4 ounces?? Amazon will sell you a 16 ounce bottle of 99% IPA for $8.34.? Walmart charges $30 for
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John Hutnick
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Re: Plastic paint striping
You can get it on ebay. Cheaper then Amazon. AK Interactive is a European company that makes paints largely aimed at miniature/wargaming enthusiasts. Some hold them to be better then
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Chris Fauxturkey
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Mike, do you think AK186 would work on the AM FP40 shells? Ed Sauers [email protected]> wrote:
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Edward Sauers
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Plastic paint striping
There have always been modelers asking what to use for stripping paint from plastic models. I have tried so many techniques using everything from brake fluid to Scalecoat stripper. I have been
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Mike Swederska
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
Here is a different kind than I was used to: http://www.right-o-way.us/catalogPage.php?partGrp=Rail%20Joiners It is a bit hard to see in the photos, but there are two joint bars connected in the
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Michael Eldridge
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Fw: [RailroadCitrusIndustryModelingGroup] Railroad Citrus Industry Modeling Group - Digest #433
Some info for upgrading the detail on?your molded?AF reefers. ? Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad Begin forwarded message:
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Ted Larson
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
John, It looks like you got some good advise on rail joiners.? When I laid my layout's track, I used the SHS line of flextrack and instead of soldering a wire to the joiner, I soldered a wire to each
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Jerry Poniatowski
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
The Fast Tracks Knowledgebase has a listing of rail dimensions.? If the link below does not take you to the page, go to Knowledgebase > Assembly Fixtures > Can you make Assembly Fixtures for rail
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Matt Hogan
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
It appears SScaleAmerica has metal and plastic SHS rail joiners. Ron Kemp
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Ron Kemp
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Re: Vintage Exacta 80' HW Coach
Very nice! That car took me back to building the old Walthers metal sided wood car kits in HO. Mike Swederska
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Mike Swederska
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Vintage Exacta 80' HW Coach
As requested, here are a few photos of the now nearly complete Exacta 80' HW Coach. Bob Hogan
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adguytrains
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
I have same issue. Been using the O scale 148 joiners, work fine. Jack
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jack kelly
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
I would stay away from code 100 rail jointers. I would think the heal would be too tight to get on the raill. The suggestion of O scale code 148 is what I would try. Micro Engineering should have
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Mike Swederska
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
Hello IF ALL ELSE FAILS? I thought I could use the thin brass U-Shaped scratch building stock. 12inch length. Cut to about 1inch long. Buy the stock that has a width that is as wide as the base of
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Roger Haag
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
The width of the rail web (width of the bottom of the rail) varies surprisingly between different makes of the same rail height (code), let alone between sizes of rail. So the two code 100 sources you
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R. James Whipple
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Re: Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
In a pinch you can use Atlas O joiners for code 148. Steve Lunde
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Steve Lunde
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Rail Joiners for S-Helper Flex Track
Just thought I would ask this group if anyone knows what might work the best for rail joiners, since Fox Valley are Sold Out at this time. I'm looking for Rail Joiners for S-Helper / MTH code 138 Flex
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John Donnersbach
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Re: Exactla 80' HW Coach
Similar, yes, but not exactly the same car. Bob [email protected]> wrote:
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adguytrains
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Re: Speaking of S-scale Trucks...
Stony Smith was the designer. Sold through Shapeways.
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jjmannmmr
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Laser Horizons PRR Passenger Car Sides
Jerry Britton has a page on his web site that, as of May 2011, Dennis of Laser Horizon was able to produce these sides for PRR-based cars:
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Peter Vanvliet
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