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    How do you paint trains without airbrush?

    Hi Edsland, Thank you for that. I'll have to go check out their website and start looking for coupons. I can do $100. Funny, I actually spent several hours last night looking at what other projects I could do with an airbrush. Lots of nice ideas out there.
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    How do you paint trains without airbrush?

    Hi Kevin, Thank you for your advice and information. I'm sure I will get an airbrush at some point but it will have to wait a bit. Looks like a decent set up can go for several hundred $$$ and other than these 2 cars I want to do, I don't have any other projects I can use it on. After...
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    How do you paint trains without airbrush?

    How can you paint freight cars without using an airbrush? I don't now why but I couldn't help myself, I saw these 2 cars and had to have them. Thanks to tootnkumin I got the idea I could get a kit, paint it myself, and put the decals on from...
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Hi Willie, Thanks, I appreciate the information. :)
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Hi Chet, Thanks, I'll give it a try. Haven't done any painting yet but I can see a time when I will want to start with a kit or weather a car. You did a beautiful job on those cars. Now what you mean about the eyes. I picked up a visor with the magnifying glasses on them so I can read the...
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    tootnkumin, Thank you for the links, I greatly appreciate it. The GP-38-2 is definitely on my list of things to buy. I was looking at the stickers and am going to get one. Are they pretty easy to apply? I haven't used them before. I also saw a box car I want to get. The "Wednesday is...
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Ok, I need to get one of these! I'll probably have to paint it myself, but, I have to start some time. :D Found this on the RR Picture Archive site. Thanks again tootnkumin!
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Thanks Dave, I appreciate the information. I'll start searching for ORER. The time period I would like is the 70's to mid 80's, back when I was a kid until I left home.
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    That's awesome! Thanks tootnkumin, I appreciate that. I'm going to that site now and check it out. :D
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    LMAO!!! Thanks Chet. I"m not there yet but I would like to change up the numbers. I'm going to have several of the same box cars with the same reporting marks and I'm not sure If I can paint the numbers small enough and neat enough. With it being just me and my grandson on occasions, no...
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Hi Andy, Thanks, will do.
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    Hi Willie, Thank you for the information. I'd like to be accurate when I can but I can enjoy some of the cars that may not have existed but the model is attractive/appealing to me anyway. :)
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    How accurate are reporting marks on models?

    I was wondering how accurate the reporting marks were on the models. More specifically, the number portion of them. I'm slowly collecting some Boston & Maine rolling stock and I like to research and see what the real cars looked like and some of their history. Makes me appreciate the model a...
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    Combat Train program

    It's been an interesting program. They were saying how the cars were being converted to carry and treat the wounded and how new cars were particularly made as hospital cars and that at the end of WWI were converted to civilian cars. Didn't know about the South Vietnam train, I'll have to check...
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    Combat Train program

    Just watched the second episode of a new TV program called Combat Trains. I'm watching it on the Smithsonian Channel at 9 pm (est) on Monday nights. Pretty good so far. Last week's hour long episode was on the Burma Railway. I like military history and I like trains. Go figure. This week's...
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    Is it common to find stock in different paint schemes?

    Thanks again Dave and Iron Horseman, That's a lot of good information. Next time I'm out and about, I'll be looking for home point and trade marks/logos. :)
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    Is it common to find stock in different paint schemes?

    Hi Bob, Thanks. I might just have to model that era once I can get some more room. It would be interesting to have a collection of billboard reefers. :D
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    Is it common to find stock in different paint schemes?

    Hi Iron Horseman, Thank you for the history lesson, I appreciate it. :) I was kind of half joking about billboards but had no idea that they were banned. Now I'm curious to see what some of those billboards looked like.
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    Is it common to find stock in different paint schemes?

    Hi riogrande, Thanks. That makes sense. I can see collecting both prototype and fantasy. If I ever get the room I wouldn't mind having both! LOL.
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    Is it common to find stock in different paint schemes?

    Hi Dave, Thanks, that's good to know. I'm not sure what the B&M did but I would love to find out.




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