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  1. DaveInTheHat

    Design Preservation Model Instructions

    I sent the instructions. The kit is nice but it takes a little bit of fiddling to get it to fit together. The windows take some work because the openings are different sizes. I took pictures while I but the kit. I did a few modifications and added a few things. You can look at the pictures on my...
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    Design Preservation Model Instructions

    I have the instructions. I could take pictures of them.
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    Legos anyone?

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    Dave's Tugboat Rides

    I'm done. I don't have anymore storage space for dioramas.
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    Dave's Tugboat Rides

    HO scale diorama. This is my last one.
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    Kate's Motel

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    Reviving old Floquil and its other brands identifying solvents on labels "best way to store" Floquil paints,restoring them with "additives?"

    I made a paint shaker a while ago. It makes mixing any paint that has separated a lot easier.
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    Short Train

    It doesn't run. It was a "dummy".
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    Short Train

    I made a short train out of some broken up junk.
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    Attaching Structure to Diorama Base

    I use clear silicon to attach my structures to foam. Any that squeezes out can be easily removed after it dries. If I ever decide to remove the building I can use lighter fluid (naphtha) to soften the silicon and pull the building off without damage. The one drawback to using silicone is that it...
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    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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