I didn't see an entry for this week, so starting a thread.  Happy 4th of July!  I hope everyone enjoys time with family and friends.  I just finished weathering 8701, one of the "twins" - the last two Dash-9s in original CNW paint.  

In the past I used quite a bit of Scalecoat I & II paint. It was great stuff and gave a good and durable finish. My stock is running low and I need to re order. Weaver no longer owns and produces Scalecoat and it's now a product of Minute Man Scale Models.

My question is, has anyone used the new Scalecoat I or II paints? What do you think of them and are there any significant differences?

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I took a break from working on scenery and made a little nondescript shed to enhance the look of my Stonehammer branch line terminus. I'm going to put a few buoys on it to give the layout a maritime feel. I haven't decided where to locate it yet. It is also the first time I used an airbrush to paint a structure. I was putting thin coats on then by accident put too much paint on it so I brushed it off. I'll practice next time on a piece of wood before doing a structure.

I'm not having luck with Evergreen Hill designs Cedar Shingles in regards to peeling the backing off. I can get the backing off - I do it very carefully and slowly yet it keeps breaking the shingles into individual ones even when I use a hobby knife with a #11 blade as the instructions state to do.

Frustrated, I'm going back to using Campbell shingles.