December 20, 2023

A few things Ive ordered this week

I purchased the Outlands Models Engine House which looks like a Japanese Engine House irl. I also want to paint the Engine House so I purchased some Vallejo Andreaa Blue acrylic paint. Before purchasing the engine house and the paint I purchased some 180 pieces of 3D printed resin roof details consisting of vents, drains, and ductwork. Below is a sample of some of the ductwork on an Outland Models building. I also ordered the Walthers Cornerstone (N-Scale) 933-3286 ROOF Details Kit for the Engine house. 





































 

December 11, 2023

The latest Yellow from Tru-Color

I have lots of hope for this one, I've opened it and it looks better than some of the other yellow paint that Ive purchased. 

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!!

This is it, I used the Tru-Color on some bare brass and it looks good I'm sure it'll look better on top of some primer. I may actually decide to have the brass shells professionally painted we will see. 



 

December 03, 2023



Today I received a 10-1703 set E235-1000 Series Yokosuka-Sobu line, Only 7 more cars to go for a complete set lol. Maybe I'll be able to pick up the 3-car set and another 4-car set in the future when they are re-released.







December 02, 2023

Kato Industrial Building 23-310 (aka the kit I love to hate)

Kato Industrial Building 23-310 is the kit that I love to hate. I've grown up with Kato buildings for the past 10 years and haven't had much of a problem with them. Lately, I have had an issue assembling Kato buildings, I had a problem with the Engine House and the Industrial building. None of the kits are supposed to need glue to assemble but in both cases, I needed to use PVA glue to keep them from coming apart. Below is the finished product that will make a home on my layout.








November 27, 2023

Close but no cigar I'm still searching for the perfect Safety Yellow.


Just use your imagination that this model is painted in the perfect Safety Yellow detailed with black wheels silver hubcaps and black Outriggers plus the JR Railways logo. But alas this is what I have for now soon it's getting a dunk in the paint remover for another shot when the Badger Modelflex Railbox Yellow shows up.