Peter, Your results speak for themselves. I appreciate your website and your effort in sharing your projects. It has been a source of ideas and inspiration for me, particular your work on the Alco. I have used both brands of paint, as well as acrylics, and find that each has its plusses and minuses.
Roger Nulton From: Peter Vanvliet Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: SP#1 Little giant? Hi Bob, Sorry, but I am getting more confused by your comments. :-) Here's what I did: I built the model (pewter metal), primed it, then painted it with Floquil, sealed it with Glosscote so I could apply decals, applied the decals, sprayed Dullcote so that it is not shiny and to seal/protect the decals. Pretty standard stuff. I haven't weathered the model yet (haven't worked up the nerves yet). If you are referring to using ScaleCoat, well, that's a different issue. I personally really like Floquil. I used ScaleCoat on one of my freight cars and wasn't at all happy with how it came out. We each have our preferences. - Peter. On 10/25/2012 6:42 pm, adguytrains wrote: Peter... Sorry that I missed that step. The ALCo looks great, but why add one more coat of anything over a well detailed/built model like that? After 50 years of modeling I have to agree with the pro model builders, Floquil paint is good for weathering and wood structures, not much else. Bob -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected]) Houston, Texas My Model Railroad Site (RSS feed) Fourth Ray Software Houston S Gaugers N.A.S.G. --
