Re: Plastic paint striping
Chris, I think the only loco that AM has done so far in the MARS paint is the FP40PH, but I could be wrong!!! Ed Sauers [email protected]> wrote:
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Edward Sauers
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Re: REX Exact Scale
The 'Oil Canning Effect' isn't just limited to welded cars. [image: Fort Cralo Mansion.jpg] Jim Kindraka Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, MI [email protected]> wrote:
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J. Kindraka
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Incidentally there's a color called mars black, the pigment being some type of iron oxide. Or a mixture. Different pigments are used, off the top of my head there are at least 3 different blacks (used
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Chris Fauxturkey
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Bill, L Love to look at pictures of the original B&O EA/EB EMD units, those units just looked so perfect to me no matter what paint scheme they represent!!!! Ed [email protected]> wrote:
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Edward Sauers
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Re: REX Exact Scale
Hi Bob; ¡°Oil canning¡± is the wrinkled or slightly bowed sheet metal?panels on welded cars. Not often captured, although some people have used aluminum duct tape between the ribs on cars to get
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Pieter Roos
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Stony Smith Designs Hopper
In my previous response about this hopper car, I completely missed that entry. Sorry about that. To John Mann: Yes, it was a design by Stony Smith Designs. I have it listed on the NASG web site:
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Peter Vanvliet
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Hi Ed -- You know, no matter how ugly the particular diesel unit is (was), that paint job always looks good! Bill Winans -------------------------------
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William Winans
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Mike, CSX painted them in the old B&O Blue/black and Grey paint scheme. Ed [email protected]> wrote:
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Edward Sauers
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Re: REX Exact Scale
Favor please!--what the heck is oil canning?? I can only speculate that might be a wet ring around the can? Bob Werre ?The programs can even add the oil canning effect quite well. Pretty cool...
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Bob Werre
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Fred SCHLEGEL
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Re: REX Exact Scale
Hi Bud... Your note reminded me that is exactly what I did - a very long time ago! I ground the truck attachment bosses off the hirail version and used ACE bolsters with PRS trucks. It was an early
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J. Kindraka
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Re: Plastic paint striping
I always put MARS with the color black. I think i had to do with the pigment that the paint is made up from. So if that¡¯s the case it mainly depends on what binders the paint uses. I¡¯m not
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Mike Swederska
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Re: Plastic paint striping
I was thinking is it oil based paint? Michael Osweiler Waseca
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SDL39FAN
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Could it be that type of paint (Duplicote?) that when sprayed on first etches the plastic?
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Chris Fauxturkey
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Bill, I don't really know,,,I had a conversation with the guys at American Models about stripping the paint off of their EMD FP40s and the gentleman I spoke to said "you can't strip the paint off the
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Edward Sauers
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Re: Plastic paint striping
As a relative noob, what does that ¡°MARS¡± mean, exactly?
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Bill Hawk
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Re: REX Exact Scale
I once had two scale Rex gons, in my infinite wisdom I sold them! I still have one hi rail version that with some milling work could be made ¡°scale¡± with a pair of Ace conversion boosters, the
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Bud Rindfleisch
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Wow! I did forget about that. Mike Swederska -- Mike Swederska Meramec Valley Lines Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16 https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149 Don't let perfection get in the way of good
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Mike Swederska
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Mike, Just a reminder...when I asked the guys at AM they told me that the FP40 paint was "MARS" paint and it could not be stripped !! Ed
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Edward Sauers
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Re: Plastic paint striping
Found it at kickass for $10.99 Sent from AOL on Android On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM, Mike Swederska via groups.io<mikesscale@...> wrote: #yiv9111941849 P
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rxman46321
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