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Airbrush siphon bottles
I'm stumped. My Badger 200 airbrushes work perfectly well with color cups, but sometimes I have a large area to work on, and drawing paint from a bigger siphon bottle makes more sense. But recently, they aren't working. I'm spraying at pressures anywhere from maybe 15 to 25 psi, but the paint won't pick up.
Looking for Walthers 23,000g (54') UTLX Funnel Flow tank car (or just the decals)
I've been trying to locate a Walthers 23,000 gallon (54') Funnel Flow tank car in UTLX like this, with or without the Optimiser logo:
ESU teases Onboard EQ on Loksound V5 : Matt H quoted on TMTV....
Dear MRHers, Matt H @ LokSound,
I've been pretty vocal previously about the ear-bleedingly obvious need for EQ in onboard sound decoders for some time now.
https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/15636
1860-80 era ho scale wheel size
Hi
I'm trying to replace a missing wheel on a Bachmann 1860-80 era ho scale combine car. I would like to know what wheel size was used on the car.
I don't have a caliber and no plans to purchase one. I have looked at the Bachman site and there is nothing about the wheel size in the description. online search hasn't been successful in finding what I'm looking for.
Ballast Hopper Interiors
After being bitten by the weathering bug, I decided to dirty up my Atlas ballast hoppers. The interiors were a real challenge since I lacked color photos of prototype car interiors for the late 50's. A lengthy email exchange with a former BN employee gave me some ideas. I armed myself with PanPastels, some oil paints, and a variety of applicators and set to work. The following posts show my attempts.
how do you paint a flat car body
Folks, anyone have a suggestion as to how to best paint this Tichy flat car without messing up the deck that I have painted/weathered. I looking for a jig or some ingenious way to hold the car while painting.
Thanks, David Stickney, Red bluff, CA
Model Railroading in South Korea 2019
I recently discovered that there actually is a growing model railroad hobby interest here in South Korea. Although it isn't easily ferreted out and trying to run searches for anything train related is very hit and miss. Having several months to follow a bunch of leads has helped. I did discover "The Train" hobby shop in the Yongsan area of Seoul near the train station there. They mostly carry N scale trains, but did have a few HO scale kits to build a Korail Class 8200 electric locomotives, one of which I purchased.
Decaling on Unpainted Plastic?
Folks, years back John Nerich Of Berkshire Lines fame did an article on hopper cars and lettering. In it he explored the possibility of not painting black plastic hoppers but applying decals directly to the plastic sides, assumedly after coating with a gloss coat. Afterwards the idea was to weather the finished product.
Magnetic Train Brake
The post about magnets used for greater traction got me thinking about a train brake using a magnet under a freight car to pull up a rod. I was surprised how well this worked as the test track held the car at about a 45 degree angle without letting go. Sliding the car away from the pin releases the "brake". I doubt that one car could hold a whole train but I'll add a couple cars and see how well it holds at a normal grade of 2%-3%.
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