painting model trains

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  1. Colorado Midland Modeler

    From the CM, MT & SL's Old Colorado City shops, Colorado Midland Modeler's custom locomotive and rolling stock thread

    Inspired by the number of great back shop/building shops threads on the forums I decided to start my own. (Edit: this thread isn't just for custom builds and kit/scratch-bashes, it's also for custom painted/lettered equipment.) I hope everyone enjoys it. Alrighty, let's get the ball rolling with...
  2. L

    Stripping, prepping, and painting brass.

    Total noob here. I was at a flea market over the weekend and bought a few brass interurban models (probably from the 1970s). To say the paint is bad is quite the understatement. What would be a good resource to use in learning this skill? Louise
  3. ChinaHaun19

    Hi I’m Sherman and...

    Hi I’m Sherman and I’ve recently and abruptly developed a hobby of doing model trains and... I brush paint them with enamel. I obtained a new O gauge Lionel 1900 set and did this. Was this the right thing to do?




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