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Re: squadron putty
Mark Kasprowicz
The other thing is that not all samples of black look the same. If a true match is the quest you may be looking for a suitable paint not filler.
Mark K Oxon England.
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A touch of Ebay Madness?
Mark Kasprowicz
Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true Mark K Oxon
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Re: squadron putty
Climax@...
Get some Kadee black spues and grind them up, or sand them into a pile. Add a trace of liquid glue so its a paste and fill away. Repeat until satisified. It may take a week to dry hard, then sand and gloss
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Re: squadron putty
asandrini
Tamiya makes body filler, but not sure of the colors. Al Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message -------- From: "Robert Veefkind via groups.io" <snookdust@...> Date: 9/19/20 12:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: hon3@groups.io Subject: [HOn3] squadron putty Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen
Is there an equivalent to squadron putty to fill small holes in plastic but black in color? Bob V.
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Re: squadron putty
John Stutz
Bob
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I am not aware of a commercial product. You might try dissolving black styrene in MEK or in any of the liquid cements for styrene, until you get a putty constancy. This will bond well to styrene but is likely to shrink severely. Adding an inert filler to to this should reduce the shrinkage. I would try lampblack, black chalk dust, or charcoal dust mixed into the above, or into a clear commercial bodied styrene cement, adjusting viscosity with MEK or a liquid styrene cement. This is essentially what the squadron and similar putties are: a fine inert filler mixed with a plastic binder and enough solvent to soften the mix. The older products which were originally intended for wooden model airplane construction used acetate plastic, as did Ambroid's model cement, and neither binds well to styrene. Modern putties for use with styrene are more compatible, being made with styrene but i find them a little short of binder.. John Stutz
On September 19, 2020 at 12:53 PM "Robert Veefkind via groups.io" <snookdust@...> wrote:
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Re: squadron putty
if you file some black plastic and ad a tad of trine glue to the black plastic sawdust, you have just made your own.
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squadron putty
Robert Veefkind
Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen
Is there an equivalent to squadron putty to fill small holes in plastic but black in color? Bob V.
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Re: Chris Lane used model train salesman
Not even a little! See you in Pittsburg, and check your email for notes on the article.
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Re: Chris Lane used model train salesman
Russ Norris
BrIran, I have a brass 2-6-0 Spartan that I converted into a model of EBT #1 some years back. I'd love to see your article when it comes out. Russ
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New Groups
John Niemeyer
I have created 2 new groups, Fans of the HOn3 Annual https://groups.io/g/FansoftheHOn3Annual
and Fans of the On30 Annual https://groups.io/g/FansoftheOn30Annual.
These are both unofficial sites and have no financial connection, but have the
blessings of the publisher. Please join us and share your thoughts about past,
present and future articles.
Also, feel free to share this with others.
Due to recent changes with groups.io the free sites only allow e-mails. No
photos and no file downloads. Sorry. To upgrade to premium would cost $220.00
year, time 2 sites, that’s $440.00 a year. So for now, I’ll just go with the
free.
John Niemeyer
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Re: Sanding Sealer Part 2
John Hutnick
In response to buying from paint and hardware stores, I checked my local NJ Home Depot listings for the spray type shellac noted earlier. They listed one brand, Zinsser, at $7.98/12oz. But stock typically shows at 5 cans per store, which means hardly any. True Value hardware lists the same product at $12.49, but ship to store, meaning they may not even stock it.
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Re: Sanding Sealer (was: A Rookie and La Belle Kits)
I spray the assembled cars with gray primer on the outside, and tan on the inside, and very lightly sand the outside before either spray or brush painting them. sometimes, when I feel organized, I spray sub assemblies, but it always needs some more on the outside when fully assembled.
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Re: Animas Forks Jail
Robert Veefkind
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Re: Sanding Sealer (was: A Rookie and La Belle Kits)
George Saridakis
Hi Bill,
I spray shellac (Zinser rattle can) on both sides of wood parts, and let dry overnight, even though it seems to be dry to the touch pretty quickly. Cheers, George
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Animas Forks Jail
richrands
We have just re-released the #2013 Animas Jail originally produced by Lowell Ross at Anvil Mountain Models. Laser cut wood kit. See more at:
https://www.berkshirevalleymodels.com/apps/webstore/
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Re: A Rookie and La Belle Kits
Scott
Good greif. I have been watching Ebay like a hawk for an Alamosa and it has been available all this time.
Oh well Scott
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Re: A Rookie and La Belle Kits
Climax@...
Take some wooden paint sturing sticks and spray them with spray on glue. Then wrap them in sand paper. They work great and are easily controlled. I have them done in various grit sandpapers. I started on Labelle kits back in the 1960's. The one thing that you should do is make a drilling jig for the wire hand grabs. It keeps them level and properly spaced apart on freight cars. I always finished mine with floquil paints and I put Sierra Scale Models real scale glass on the inside of the windows instead of the plastic. they look so much better. I put full interiors in my cars as well. Used up a lot of Grandt Line Coach seats, put dividers in and even had an RPO and observation car with tables, chairs and a kitchen.
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Re: Sanding Sealer Part 2
Are there no hardware or paint stores to buy sanding sealer from? I still have a gallon or so from cabinet making days, and thinned down for modeling it works well when I need some. I just brush it on when it is needed and avoid getting the airbrush dirty. If you are just going to sand it anyhow, a thinned down mix works really well.
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Re: A Rookie and La Belle Kits
Curtis Brookshire
I highly recommend LaBelle's roof rounding kits for shaping the roof. You can find them on the website under button 3 parts and accessories. They're easy to use and just takes some good sandpaper (a sanding block helps greatly), and a little patience and you'll have a fine looking roof.
Your call of course whether you want the Labelle roof or MRGS. Enjoy building. I think LaBelle's are fine kits. Curtis Brookshire Pine Level NC
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Re: Sanding Sealer Part 2
I prefer Minwax water based sanding sealer from a big box home improvement store. You can't get any more cost effective. Dries quickly, so you can do multiple coats sanding in between until the wood fiber "fuzz" stop lifting.I usually assemble the car body then seal it. The glue holds better and no warping.
-- Art Dutra Meriden, CT
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