Recent content by Raildog

Tell me how someone could hijack a thread titled "My First weathered stuff" by posting weathering related, er... stuff?

You're right. Why use paint when slimy grease will do the same job?

Vaseline is a solvent. It would never dry, collect dust and smear when touched. Clear gloss paint is much safer.

I thought there was a weathering tutorial in this thread???

You definitely got what you wanted then. Maybe a Lionel giraffe car will be next... The simplest weathering only takes a few minutes. I can't believe that you wouldn't want to have your equipment looking realistic, but hey, it's your little world.

Deano, There are a lot of e-z weathering methods out there. I wasn't knocking yours. I haven't read your post pertaining to what works best for you. I look forward to reading it though.

I didn't bemoan the fact that they needed constructive criticism. I showed them where they could go to get it. I urge anyone who wants to learn a bit more about weathering and considerers themselves a beginner at it, to go to the link posted below and read about this quarters challenge. Or...

Yikes! You guys need to pay more attention to the prototype. Study the prototype and you will see the difference between weathering and slopping on chalk. Practice, practice and more practice. I'm sorry to burst some bubbles, but if praising someone for getting a car dirty is what you...

I can't believe that as a consumer you'd put up with this company's excuse. I'd expect them to repair it for free or exchange the "crappy job". I sure wouldn't continue to be a consumer with that kind of customer service. That's how companies go out of business. If everything they sold looked...

I just went out to the garage to look at mine and I was glad to see that it was a Tomar signal. First thing that popped out of the package was the instructions. You can barely see the wires and it's finished very nicely. For the price you have to pay for these, I think you need to return that...

Here's an interesting structure for you southern clime modelers. http://www.pbase.com/lumixfz30/we_jones_bag_co And John Pitts's beautiful abandoned REA building. http://www.pbase.com/lumixfz30/abandonedreabuilding John uses colored pencils to color the brick. Floquil concrete for...

Jorge, Please check out the link I provided! There are tons of possibilities using the tiniest of spaces! Jerry

This link came to me via another forum and it shows quite a few variations of the timesaver and just how far some people are willing to go to enjoy this hobby. There are some very clever ideas here. http://www.carendt.us/

Believe it or not, but you can use Micro-Sol to remove the decals after dull-Coteing too. Just brush some over the decal and within a minute the Dull-Cote will dissolve and the decal will soften and can be gently scraped off, or you can put on more solution and wipe it off with a dry flat brush...

Steve's guide has been invaluable to me on a number of occasions, for 35 mm recommendations and video too. There are just too many choices to put it all together yourself. I also think you have to trip over yourself to get a really bad camera in todays market. Sometimes my choice between three...