Ask Trains.com February 2024 compilation | In this month’s installment, Cody answers inquiries related to modeling era-appropriate industrial structures; getting into a sticky situation; building a metal paint/spray booth from scratch; selecting motive power that’s best suited for a short line railroad; and so much more. Plus, Senior Editor Roger “Professor” Carp also stops by to address a few questions related to toy trains!
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Ask Trains.com is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking.
Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Trains.com.
Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic, including on the fan configuration on an SD45. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad lantern manufacturer details, model locomotive details, and toy train transformers, among others.
Trains.com and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno works through many of these questions, which are posted twice a week, each week, all year! See all our answers to questions online!
Hello,
I purchased one of Rapido Trains D10 Ten Wheeler. I want to remove the lettering of the locomotive without damaging the paint. What method would you recommend.
Best regards
Markus Russ
Volkach
Germany
Hi Cody,
Very interesting info about the Conditionaire hoppers. I wonder if one could add a small bit of black paint in a square to simulate the opening for the fuel filler on those models? They look pretty cool either way.
Thanks,
Michael Loik
Felton, CA