OK, so I'm an old guy! I think any train on the mainline HAS to have a caboose. I like my stuff to look as close to prototype as possible so I weather everything from engines to rolling stock to structures and vehicles, even figures!

How do you feel about graffiti? Is that "weathering" or pure vandalism? You know how I feel. While it can be very creative I just hate seeing perfectly good things with all that often vulgar, stuff all over it.

oldline1,

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I am getting ready as assemble a laser cut barn kit. The manufacturer is American Model Builders. The manufacturer recommends airbrushing the model and using a solvent based paint. I would like to paint the barn some shade of red, but there are so many variations of the color red. Has anyone assembled a barn and painted it a red color and if so what did you use?

I have wondered about this for a while, and a comment in another thread sparks re-interest. When painting, which base colors bring out the best of the primary color? Other than black, gray or white, what works better with certain colors? As stated in another thread, a silver base seems to bring out the best in yellow, I also heard that silver is a good base for red.

This isn't about the application process (brush/airbrush/roller), or thinning or acrylics/enamels/lacquers.

Terry

I bought some Semi scale wheels (.08 wide) and found they ran well on normal straight track (83) but i found they fell in the turnout gap near the frog. Has anyone else have tried these and do they run thru the turnouts smoothly. And a question I have about smooth running is ..should the flange take the weight thru the frog or is that complicating the situation. By the way my normal steel wheels (.110) run fine thru the turnout.