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  1. tomstockton

    Applying road # decals long-hood end of GPs

    I didn't add that I have one additional problem... I am 70 years old, and over the past ten years or so, I have developed a fairly noticeable case of essential tremors, or shakiness. It is most active in my dominant hand, but also appears in my submissive hand (and also in a few other places)...
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    Applying road # decals long-hood end of GPs

    Malibu43, I have the same problem, whether it be number boards on diesels or any other place I have to apply individual letters and numbers, such as reporting marks on sides and ends of freight cars. I've had little luck so far, due to the "bumping" of one decal against another and throwing it...
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    Model RR mags

    A good portion of us "old guys" in our club have taken to DCC like ducks to water... unfortunately, I'm not a swimmer. Don't have my own DCC system at home, due to (a) waffling between systems, and (b) the cost of DCC compared to my fixed income. An informal club poll shows that for home...
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    Tangent 86’ boxcar

    It's a personal taste thing, but I generally do NOT care for modern-style graffiti, or "tagging". Not a problem for me, since time on my railroad stopped in May of 1972 - but I DO like the chalk-mark graffiti, when the graffiti was often done by the train crews marking notes on the car (move to...
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    Model RR mags

    Torn between DC and DCC... I have four engines equipped with DCC for use on the club layout, doubt I'll ever have the $$$$ to convert a good part of my DC engines to DCC. The four DCC engines I have are two I purchased, and two converted to DCC by a club member, for a very reasonable fee. (HO...
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    Cleaning metal out of files

    Takes some time and a steady hand, but for those stubborn clumps, I've used the tip of an XActo #11 blade in a #1 handle to gently push out the "valley" the clumps are stuck in. So far for me (knock on wood), it's worked every time. I have a set of small jewelers' files I inherited from a late...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Holy cow, that is one awesome "rust bucket"!! 😮
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    Hand-brushing with Tru-Color Paint?

    Thanks for the clarification. According to one of my best friends, IPA stands for India Pale Ale... and somehow, I couldn't picture shooting an ale through an airbrush! :p
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    Hand-brushing with Tru-Color Paint?

    Is IPA another term for 99% isopropol alcohol?
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    Hand-brushing with Tru-Color Paint?

    Thanks for the replies. I didn't realize that Tru-Color offers two different "kinds" of paint. I will need to do more research... Regards, Tom
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    Hand-brushing with Tru-Color Paint?

    I'm considering an investment, to add Tru-Color Paint to my painting arsenal. There are times I like to hand-brush with paint; touch-up places, add weathering, etc. But I haven't found any comments on hand-brushing Tru-Color. Has anyone here ever hand-brushed Tru-Color Paint? And if so --...
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    Coupler spring replacement

    Re: using CA glue to hold the spring in place I don't recall where I saw it, but I recall a similar tip using Elmer's White Glue to hold one end of the spring... but let the Elmer's Glue dry before trying to attach the spring at the other end. When the first end has dried, then use the White...
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    Mixing Vallejo paint

    Smudge617, thanks for the tip on the agitator balls (and the pliers). I've ordered some of the stainless steel balls from Amazon and they should arrive tomorrow or the day after. Vallejo paints are fairly new to me. In my years of modelling, I've rarely run across a paint that didn't have a...
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    Mixing Vallejo paint

    Folks, how do you get the plastic nozzle off of a squeeze bottle of Vallejo paint so you can mix the paint inside? I've tried pulling on the spout, but my fingers keep slipping off. And I'm afraid to pry with a screwdriver or pull with pliers, because I don't want to damage the tip. Any...
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    Finding who made an HO scale GE U-boat (B-B) with a Kato motor

    Thank you very much!
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