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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to C&OMtnMan's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with
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I do this on my N scale wheels, be they plastic or metal. It might not be suitable for HO scale: I use pastel chalks. I grind up a mix... -
Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to CambriaArea51's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
I use the Vallejo paint with no issues. I don't thin the paint either. The rim faces are usually not that rusted from going through...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Toolbelt's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
I used AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylic Burnt Umber first (brushed on), then tried Tamiya lacquer primer with the AK over top. The primer...
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If the faces are clean as a whistle then it has to be something else. What type of paint are you using? I know you said acrylic but...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Toolbelt's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
I used acetone, followed up with 99% IPA. They were clean as a whistle before trying straight acrylic, and then lacquer primer and...
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Use IPA on a brush and scrub clean the wheel faces. Let them air dry. When dry use your Acrylic mix and hand brush it If that peels...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Toolbelt's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
They are bare metal. The Blue Box loco wheels are just a dull looking metal and the other ones are much shinier so likely nickel...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to TheXModelRailroader's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
Does it already have paint on them (Not what you applied. Prior to that)? If so, you can MAYBE dye them. I just did this for a model...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Toolbelt's post in the thread Painting metal wheel faces with Like.
I've seen several YouTubes/comments/articles of people using straight acrylics to paint their wheels. I've made several attempts to...
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When I was growing up my best friend's dad had a '57 Ford pickup. It was the first column shift vehicle I had ever driven. In fact, it...
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Thanx Mikey, good information to have!
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Several weeks ago, I posted where I was assembling some vehicle kits and I was asked to walk thru the assemble process with pictures...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to DeaconKC's post in the thread Reviving a thirty year old layout with Like.
Jim, I only noticed them peripherally as I model N scale, but Hobby Lobby has some JTT corn stalks in their train section.
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Jim 68cuda's post in the thread Reviving a thirty year old layout with Like.
Yesterday my power went out, for fourteen hours. With no lights, no internet, and no TV, I went to bed early. Like 8PM early. But thats...
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Colorado Midland Modeler reacted to Texas Hobo's post in the thread Reviving a thirty year old layout with Like.
My is 40 inch by 11 foot in a spare bedroom. N scale
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