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    Working with brass

    If your serious about a highly polished brass display model you could always have the shell sandblasted and then reapply the clear coat.
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    Working with brass

    Having painted brass steamers in the past unless you can see that the clearcoat is overly heavy'by that i mean really built up around the small detail's I wouldn't worry to much about removing it....it'll make a good base coat for your paint. I would be more concernd as to which type/brand of...
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    Wahl Oil vs. Labelle 104 Synthetic Oil?

    Labelle 104 is a plastic compatible oil.....will be perfectly safe for engines and other lubrication applications.
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    Varney Casey Jones Information

    Have to say its pretty amazing that your Varny 10 wheeler is in the original box w/paper work....that makes it a bit of a collectors item in itself.
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    An Affair With Trains in Phoenix

    Seeing as how I've been a customer of Affair with Trains for ohhh'the last 20 years or so' met Paul Gosh when he was down on Central ave back in the mid 70's think I'll try to continue to support the store in the future as long as the new owner follows fair business practice's I have heard...
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    Spectrum A.TS.F russian decapod

    Sooo' your saying the A.T.S.F did in fact have three of the russian decapods?
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    Spectrum A.TS.F russian decapod

    After more digging found the Santa Fe had 8 2-10-0s all aquirred from the Kansas City Mexico & Oriental between 1918-25.
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    Mantua Classics series

    Is there a review on the new 2-6-6-2 available online? I have one of the old kits that i built years ago and am wondering about what improvements they've made....Also are they still in kit form or RTR?
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    Spectrum A.TS.F russian decapod

    Being a GN. fan but looking at the Bachmann Spectrum 2-10-0 with a DCC decoder and I believe tsnami sound for use on our club layout was wondering did the Santa Fe ever rostered these engines among their steam locomotive's?....I don't recall ever seeing one' but then like i said at the...
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    Anyone converted their brass Steamers to DCC

    Anyone here done this,if so were there any perticular problem's .What decoders would you recommend? etc.