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Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine next free issue available

Les Halmos — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:48:55 GMT

The Jan-Feb 2010 issue of the free Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine is now available (over 150 pages of new model railroading how-to content).

Re: Chalk for weathering

Hummer Dave — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:29:24 GMT

I use this product http://www.aimprodx.com/index.php?page=powders They have a adhesive in them and can be manipulated with water for a very fine textured

Re: Chalk for weathering

Robert Boring — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:26:31 GMT

Check out Bragdon Enterprises for their weathering powders. I have used both chalk and Bragdons and now use only Brandon's. They are pigmented so no dull

Re: Chalk for weathering

janbouli — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:55:44 GMT

I buy Soft Pastel Chalks at a store similar to Wal-Mart or A Dollar an Item store ( I live in the Netherlands and we have a store called Action here where they

Re: Chalk for weathering

daniel caso — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:31:57 GMT

Allen: Thank you. Daniel ... From: Allen Subject: [weathering] Re: Chalk for weathering

Re: Chalk for weathering

Allen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:39:14 GMT

To both questions. I have some pastel chalk that I scrape onto the surface I want to weather. It is not hard blackboard chalk but the softer pastel that will

Thinning Acrylics - Love that Google!

indyandy27607 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:01:31 GMT

ACRYLICS -- Acrylics for model use are usually water-soluble. In many cases you can use just plain water to thin them, and in fact this is what PollyScale

Re: Thinning Acrylic pains

da1400 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:29:59 GMT

I have had very good results airbrushing acrylic house paints onto models. In New Zealand most of the major manufacturers produce test pots of every colour in

Re: Chalk for weathering

daniel caso — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:40:40 GMT

Allen: When you say "chalks" do you mean dry pastels? Daniel ... From: WC_6535

Re: Chalk for weathering

WC_6535 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:30:05 GMT

What is the brand name for this chalk and a good place to pick it up? Thanks, Darin

Re: Thinning Acrylic pains

Hummer Dave — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:56:43 GMT

There will be issues with Latex paints, they have a tendency to dry as a 'film' instead of a covering. I personally would not use this type of paint on

Re: Thinning Acrylic pains

Stephen Pushak — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:06:14 GMT

... The acrylic paint I have is acrylic latex house paint of various types that are the mis-tints from Home Despot. They are cheap, cheap, cheap. They would

Re: New file uploaded to weathering

Allen — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:49:50 GMT

No JB, it is a Milwaukee freelance kit due out next month from Don Kralik at Xeodon. It uses the On30 Bach. Streetcar mech. so it runs very well. I will post

Re: New file uploaded to weathering

sal_railfan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:46:55 GMT

Is that supposed to be a Plymouth Locomotive. It is very nice modeling. Thanks for sharing. JB

Chalk for weathering

Allen — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:18:59 GMT

Daniel and all. I use a water base chalk or one that turns into a pigment wash when mixed with water. Red, brown, black, white and yellow are my favorites. I