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  1. DaveInTheHat

    A " How to paint this " help request.

    If I was doing it I would paint the white first. Then mask the rings with Bare Metal Foil. Then paint the blue.
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    Sailboat

    There isn't an inside joke. I just like boats a lot and there aren't many available in HO scale. I might build a model of the SS Minnow in the near future.
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    Sailboat

    I scratch built an HO scale 15 foot sailboat. Here's a link to some pictures I took while I was building it: https://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/187_scale_vehicles/sailboat-15/ Here's a short slide show:
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    Looking for B&M yard structure plans

    I was looking around and found this: http://whiteriverdivision.blogspot.com/2019/05/b-yard-office-green-mountain-route.html There seems to be a lot of pictures on line of the B&M Railroad.
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    Ernie Hoffnagle's Place

    Thanks for the comments!
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    Ernie Hoffnagle's Place

    Ernie Hoffnagle wasn't sure if it was a rock or a maybe a dinosaur bone in his garden. He called in some experts and now it's all a big mystery. Here's a link to all the pictures I took while I was building this diorama...
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    Backing for a "Metal" Sign?

    I use the aluminum from disposable pans.
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    1929 Ford AA Truck and Belly Tank

    The belly tank wasn't a kit. I used parts from other stuff and did some scratch building.
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    1929 Ford AA Truck and Belly Tank

    1:87 scale.
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    K.F.C.

    I was in the sign business for 30+ years. It takes 2 guys and a bucket truck to flip the signs around on the front of the building. You need bucket truck and a crane truck to remove the big sign near the road. Since it's close to the power lines the power would have to be shut off while the...
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    Muppet Studebaker

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    K.F.C.

    K.F.C. didn't do well here. Here's pictures I took while I was building this diorama: https://public.fotki.com/daveinthehat/davetown/kfc-abandoned/ There's a slideshow on my Facebook page. Hit the "Like" button to keep up with what I'm working on...
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    Log House

    I scratch built a log house. I made it using some sticks, plaster, junk mail, tin foil and a few other odds and ends. Here's a link to the pictures I took while I was building this: https://public.fotki.com/daveinthehat/davetown/log-house/ Here's a link to a slide show on my...
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    Stubby Bob

    Ed Wertz (the guy in the hat) and Earl Schmutz are all over the place around here.
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    Old Race Cars In An Abandoned Barn

    First I prime with Kilz primer. Then I paint my base a dirt color. Next I cover everything with at least one layer of dirt. Then I'm ready for grass and other stuff.
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