--- In [email protected], Bill Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ><cut> I do love full scale length Budd cars. Brass Budd cars would > >be over $330 each (check those Zephyr car prices) which makes a > >10-car train VERY expensive not to mention heavy (BIG problem if you have grades). > > >> * Scalecoat Silver. <cut> > > * Testor Model Master Metalizer Stainless Steel no. 1402 (<cut> > > * American Art Clay Co. Rub 'n' Buff. <cut> > > * Bare-Metal Foil "bright silver" self-stick foil. <cut> > > * Lumonz shade 0. <cut> > Bill Roberts, San Francisco CA
Actually a brass passenger car would probably be $400+. The Zephyr car exteriors are plated, not painted. The interiors have correctly painted detail, LED lighting and full width diaphrams that remain in contact with other cars through 29" radius curves. I've always believed it's not the price but the value you receive for what you pay. As far as rolling characteristics, I think it is more dependent on the truck design than the car weight. Regrettably not all models are fully designed from the railhead up. We've probably been as guilty as anyone else in the past, but a future passenger car would have to have Deldrin or Teflon or actual roller bearings in the truck design to come form us... Bill, I've tried the first two on your list and visually they are nice, but handling is terrible - they show finger prints years after application and over coating. Applying decals and dry transfers was an issue, I eventually used 0.005 clear acrylic sheets for letter boards, decaled the front and painted the back. The effect was good but it was a royal pain. I have heard something called Alclad (sp?) is much better, but have no personal experience. Best of Luck... Jim River Raisin The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
