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Hi RBCoupe -:wave: I'm in the wilds of Eagleville, 30ish mi. SE regards,.

Thanks, Dan - I like the price on that, too! BTW, what size is the sheet? regards,

Jim - that looks really great! dsfraser - the other half of my question's answered! I assume that the pic is an enlarged section - know the actual size of the sheet? Anyone used this? Right scale for HO? Thanks guys! regards,

Hi all - Anyone know of source for this, or way to model it? Need to make pilotdeck, walkboards, etc. TIA. regards,

Tnx mucho, Russ.

Thanks guys - Don - alcohol is cheep & obtainable just about anywhere. I'll try it to remove my failure. :thumb: Tom - ventilation is why I chose acrylics for learning, too & that's what I suspected about a sealer - thimk I'll try the vinegar etchbath first, then if no go, auto primer . regards,

Angus - I'm up late & reading old posts. If you're still subscribing this thread, the attached may be of a little help. *UPDATE* - jpg file too large (106kb) to load - contact for emailed copy. Scale drawing of C-16, -18 & -19 classes, rt & lt views C-16 show piping, appliances, 2 diff...

Thanks TrainClown - "Goof Off' will be worth having around for cleanup - I'm way too much of a goof-off not to take an easy way.:thumb: regards,

Thanks Kevin - Duly noted - more grief avoided! BTW - nice lunar shot - usta know the names of many of those features - OH! SO MANY moons ago. :D regards,

You guys are really great - but whada-h..l you doin' up this time o' nite!!?? :D Russ - have latex gloves for mechanicing - note to self : mem to use 'em. :thumb: Kevin - I eat canned chili 'cause I can't cook - what temp/time works for you? Ever try it on plastics? David - WW stuff is...

Hi Nick - Dunno why no replies here, so I'll try to help. Firstly, I don't have the "J" & my B'mann's don't have that coupling - BUT - a piece of plastic or metal tubing ~1/2" long (just don't foul trackwork) attached to the tender w/a longer screw (& washer under the head, if needed to keep...

Hi all - I have a Rivarossi SP AC-11 Cab-forward, missing the pilot deck & some of it's substructure, and a molded boiler fitting is broken off (I think). Is there anyone with a complete one who is willing to email pix/sketches/descriptions of the parts I need to rebuild? Missing air pumps...

Hi Tom - Thanks for the reply - experienced folks here are saving me a lot of experimental grief.:thumb: On sealing - can a sealer bonding to a paint *not* bonded to the metal prevent the paint from still easily coming off? And Jim - tnx for the note on sandables - sure don't need to add...

Hi Jim - Thanks for the info - acrylics bond well to automotive-type primers then? To All: Tech query - other than mebbe finer pigments, since all acrylics are waterbased (aren't they?), what makes some better (pricier) than others? Or are there significant chemical differences? BTW, I'm...

Hi all - I recently got an airbrush setup, and need a little help with basics. For convenience, I'm learning with acrylics: a flat black sprayed onto an old, stripped metal Mantua shell scratches off with the lightest scrape - how should I prepare the metal so that I get a bond? I haven't...

Hi all - While UP, Pennsy & others ran ex-N&W Y-3 series 2-8-8-2's, anyone know if 'roads OTHER than N&W ran the later Y-4, -5 or -6 series, with "speedcab" & wide firebox? Thanks. regards,

Just occurred to me - Ray's #3 & brakies pic are 2-truck (early body?) CR-8's that look like the 1-truck CR-4 prototype for the Mantua. Wonder if there's a 1-truck CR-? that looks like Ray's #1&2 pics, and is the true prototype for the Mehano?

Great work, Ray! I'm surprised it's "only" 65t w/2-trucks, when CR-4 is 60t on single. Studying over the selection of pics you've found, there's a bunch of minor detail diffs, and from other Plymouth pics I've seen, a great variety of model designations. Pic 1&2 have side grills/vert...

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Hi all - A final note - I found this on: http://www.citycat.hdud.idv.tw/indexing.htm (LOTSA innerstin' switchers in "Special Vehicles" section - long loadtime but quite a payoff!). This, details aside, is obviously the Plymouth prototype for the Mehano above, just freelanced...