A #2 pencil

chalks Burnt Sienna and Umber along with #235.3. The black castings are going inside the shed and the rusted ones are going to be broken in some way and then going on the junk pile outside. As usua

Looking good, Randy….one thought, maybe use a #2 pencil on the vertical grooves where wood butts up to wood…. I think someone (Karl?) let a/i run down the grooves/joints I refer to

I cut sisal rope same length. I liked #2 better.

For the pier color I used a mixture of A/C 408.3/408.5/234.5. After the initial color was dry I dipped a rag in my #2 mixture of A/I (I have 4 strengths of A/I)and wiped it over the pier and immediate

i got one and bryan's right. it's my #2 brush, my main brush being the smaller plumbing brush.

With regard to my earlier question, I think I may have solved the mystery... I believe there may be a misprint in the instruction manual at this point. In Step #20 on pg 18, it says to "make any adjus

a different story. The instructions (pg 18 step #20) tell us that it should sit flush with the top and back of the walls and to make any adjustments before gluing it to the inside of the assembly. In

the rafter tails spaced a scale 24" (see photo #2 & #3). The roof piece, once glued on, would have just the modified portion showing as overhang. This creates the appearance of in scale rafter tail

I'm knee deep into critter #2. Made this one on a 4 wheel flat with a tender. I think I'll use a couple of wood barrels for water. The drive chain is a 1/12 motorcycle chain. Very fiddly thing to

For those of that want to use the Jordan Fordson Tractor there's something you should be aware of . There was 2 ,both with #218 . The one that says 360-218 has the 3 segmented rear wheels . The proble

I did find reefer white from Microlux #29054.

On printer #2 today, HO Scale gas bottles. LOTS of them

Starting on build #2.

Practice tip #2: Nail holes. There has been a lot of debate on this forum about using nail holes. I tend to stay away from them unless I have a spot where some carefully placed nail holes would enh

Putting the finishing touches and final few things onto my Main Street hotel build

(yes Alex I went with #2)

I started this build in Jan 2012 and then shelved it at 50% complete in Oct 2012, gathering dust ever since.

Step #2: Using superglue, glue a 1/32 piece of wire into the hole.

Step #2: Using your various weights, place your model into a position that will accommodate easier access to the location where the rafter tails will go.