Saturday 03 August 2013
Recently, by accident, I learned that Testors Corporation is plaining soon to discontinue the manufacture of Regular Floquil and Polly Scale Railroad Paints.
For the uninformed, this is true.
However I established contact with Testors Corporation and recieved a reply on 01 august 2013 and this is the "scoop" directly from the horses mouth.
The Create FX, which I did not know was the "new" name for the old Testor Model Enamal Paints, will be offering weathering colors, in water acrylic, just like Polly Scale in the very near future.
The Model Master Line of Militrary acrylic paint line, again just like Polly Scale, sometime in the immediate future, will begin production on a SELECT color line of RAILROAD PAINTS.
If you are in doubt, please contact Testors Corporation.
I do not know how many iof the readers and posters are "True Model Railroaders", in otherwords, build kits and layouts yourself, but it seems, that there is a growing trend, of "no longer modeling", what a shame, what your missing out of and how it is damaging your pocket book, by not doing so.
R-T-R might be some person's interest, but it is not mine. Been in the hobby well over 40 years and am classified as a "Old Gaser", what some refer to as we "Baby Boomers and Pre Boomers as.
We spent many years honing our modeling skills, for relaxation and leasure time. As well as saying to ourselves, that we built something with our minds and hands.
Today, there is to much talk of "playing with trains" and taking our 3rd, 4th and 5th mortgages to buy r-t-r equipment.
There are Many new US based structure kit mfgs. If you are into model RR at all it would be good to support them. MUCH more satisfaction building a laser wood kit than plopping something "ready made" on your layout. Just built something from Nick & Nora, also Railroad kits. can't remember all of the mfgs I have tried while supporting American Jobs.
The issue of Testors discontinuing the line of paints both solvent and water based that had colors specific to model railroaders -- as opposed to weathering colors -- has been much discussed and is not a recent discovery for most of us. It is unfortunate particularly for those who have used a particular railroad specific color from them, because even if a different paint maker offers the "same" color it is unlikely to match -- any more than a knitter can use the "same" color for the same sweater if they come from different dye lots.
I prefer made in USA when I can, but the trains made in China etc are for the most part good quality. I do not know as I am prepared to pay a premium price for made in USA if quality is not there.
I do agree that there is much enjoyment to be had from kit building, kit bashing, and scratchbuilding. I do not apologize for buying RTR rolling stock if doing so helps me spend more time scratch building the structures on my list.
Dave Nelson
Run Eight .... I do not know how many iof the readers and posters are "True Model Railroaders", in otherwords, build kits and layouts yourself, but it seems, that there is a growing trend, of "no longer modeling", what a shame, what your missing out of and how it is damaging your pocket book, by not doing so. ...
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The Last True Model Railroader died 65 years ago, killed by a Basswood tree he was felling for his latest scratchbuilding project.
All the rest of us today are just wannabees.
This is a hobby, I welcome everyone regardless of how they indulge in it.
We have been over the "made in China" issue ad nauseum, nothing's going to change. Overseas production to save production costs has been going on for more than the 40 years I have been in the hobby. And it will continue.
With so much available and so many choices in the hobby this is the Golden Age of Model Railroading.
Enjoy
Paul
Paul, truer words were never spoken! This really is the golden age with so much great stuff availalbe. I imagine there are a few basswood tree's out there that the OP can go find and cut down with a #11 Exact-O blade.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
I want to scratchbuild all my buildings and trees, in particular. Partly cuz I don't want to pay for expensive kits, and partly for the fact that the exact buildings I want don't come in kits. That can be a hang up. I may not live to see my layout "finished" to any degree of satisfaction. Eventually I will incorporate at least some kit sourced buildings, especially for brick structures on to my layout. We've all seen some pretty cool models bashed from easy kits, or RTR even, without requiring monumental effort.
People who buy closer to RTR components have the advantage of getting the layout up and operating sooner. There's plenty of merit in that.
I'm glad I stocked away the paints I needed before this whole change went into effect, but even if I hadn't , I'd find a way to get reasonably close to the colors I want. Dan
Guys,I wanted to be a real model railroader but was told I didn't qualify..
Larry
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So, to summarize the initial post, we are going to revisit topics we’ve discussed to death before, everything we thought we knew about said topics was wrong, and we are all inadequate. I did a little checking, and I can not be sure, but despite my initial conclusion I don’t think the OP is my ex-wife.
- Mark
Mark,
Well said. Had a good laugh, and a similar thought!
Run EightI do not know how many iof the readers and posters are "True Model Railroaders", in otherwords, build kits and layouts yourself, but it seems, that there is a growing trend, of "no longer modeling", what a shame, what your missing out of and how it is damaging your pocket book, by not doing so.
I used to be a "True Model Railroader" but I don't really enjoy building kits as much as I used to. I have quite a backlog of kits and still pull a few out now and then, but I resent being told my way of enjoying the hobby (less kits and more RTR) somehow wrong or shameful. I like the RTR stuff too because I don't have time to build everything, and with my job and commute, and many real life things, I'm often too tired. I think its a shame you feel there isn't room in the hobby for folks who enjoy a lot of the very nice products coming out during the past 5-10 years. In realitiy, we can model more realistically trains of our favorite era and location because of these new things, and have time to do it.
Thanks for your opinion... but just know there are plenty of people who have been in the hobby as long as you and are part of the baby boomer generation too. Lets see, I started in the hobby as a teen around 1973 so I guess thats puts me in the hobby around 40 years too, but so what? Isn't this hobby supposed to be about having fun and enjoying trains. Please stop taking my train and throwing it out of the sand box!
Cheers.
(tired of the elitist attitude of the "bear skin and stone knives" modelers group)
To me, the OP was not trying to make a statement on "your" modeling or status so much as to say he found something out and wanted to share. Maybe you noted he seems to be a relatively new poster.
In criticizing the guy, he may not want to post here again. That's not being friendly or helpful.
He did provide a little new information to me about the upcoming releases, thanks.
Richard