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Reviewing old, old posts, whether here or elsewhere

Sun, 2020-08-16 11:17 — Janet N

I've noticed on a number of different forms at various sites that there is a tendency for some readers to do a search on a topic, find an old thread, and then resurrect it with a new comment. Sometimes, especially where the original topic was dealing with ageless stuff like prototype operations, prototype equipment, or even benchwork or model operating system approaches, it's great to see these things resurface. It's like wandering in the woods and finding a shiny coin or a historical marker you had no idea existed.

How to Accidentally Weather a 40' Boxcar

Sat, 2020-08-15 17:22 — CofG_810

This is an Athern 40' Boxcar I purchased at a show in January for $5 and have since weathered. It was an assembled kit, however the previous owner had painted it a color that had more red in it than brown, however, it did have the decals on it.

Smelly ATF for loco lubrication?

Sat, 2020-08-15 16:06 — dbuonomo

I'm taking the advice I picked up here in the MRH forums and looking to use automatic transmission fluid for lubricating a couple of locomotive. I picked up some Valvoline fully synthetic, Dexron II compatible ATF, but this stuff really smells.

I recall someone indicating that the red lube that came with the old Aurora HO slot cars was nothing but ATF, and I recall that having a unique but fairly pleasant smell.

39 | Scenery Experiments | Part Five | How I Screwed Up The Order of Operations

Wed, 2020-08-12 12:15 — Human.c.ity Junction

Tools, tips and tricks

This Episode is Part Five of my video series Scenery Experiments. In the previous episode from this series, we started talking about the order of operations. In today’s video I am going to expand on that conversation and go into more details on what changes I would make in the future.