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Thanks for that Vic, valve handles from philips head screws, ingenious and I would never have thought of it, worth its weight in gold that one, good sites - Ozark is going to be getting some of my money! Scott, as John says it's taking that perfectly good loco and making the first cut. Once it's done the rest just follows on. You must have the right gear, a good hobby knife, drill, saws, steel straight edge, set square, files etc but most importantly have all the gear for making good what you do wrong. Styrene sheet is wonderful stuff, it cuts great and depending on thickness it will bend well, roll it over a former with a bit of heat from a hair dryer if necessary. It is also important to have the right solvents/adhesives, I bond styrene to LGB plastic without much problem by making the styrene a tight fit, I then use a small paint bru***o 'paint' on the solvent which then bonds the styrene to the plastic. The solvent doesn't really need to 'attack' the other plastic, the styrene will do the bonding. I eased into bashing by weathering rolling stock, a cheap second hand Bachmann is good for this. There's no secret to it, I have a piece of cardboard and 3 pots of paint (matt black, rust and clay) and a jar of turps substitute. Using a small model brush I drop 4 or 5 brushfulls of turps on the cardboard and a couple of brush fulls of paint and stir them together, be quick because the cardboard soaks up the turps. You want a very watery mix and then wash on the mix on the car. The clay colour does a good wood colour as well as splash up on the car body, the black will wash on to represent oil/tar/coal dust etc - the choice is yours by varying the amounts mixed together. By washing the mixture on you're not really painting the car, you're enhancing it and letting the makers decals etc still show through. Try it, it gave me the confidence to start sawing perfectly good loco's up and it's also very good fun. Cheers, Kim [tup] VIC, just ordered a shed full from Ozark, great prices & only $6 postage to cross the pond. Cheers mate.
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