Focalplane Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I have a couple of MDC Roundhouse white metal kits, a Harriman prairie and a Harriman consolidation. The first is built, the second is still in its box. I remember that, when I built the prairie back in the 1980s, I burnished the castings but what with I could not remember. So I searched out this resource, hoseeker.net, which has scans of all manner of instructions for RTR and kits from North America. The consolidation instructions are available and I was able to check that my memory served me well - "before painting go over the metal casting with (fine) steel wool". I have never seen this recommended for British white metal kits, so I am not sure if this technique applies to UK white metal models. A previous mention of hoseeker.net on RMWeb notes that there is nothing like this resource available for OO gauge modelers. More's the pity. I suppose it could be called ooseekers.net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 'hoseekers' internet resource made my LA chums chortle just now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focalplane Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 That was then, this is now? I am sure they never thought of the possibility back in the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 'hoseekers' internet resource made my LA chums chortle just now It made me chortle as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yeeeeeah, I'm not clicking that link from my work computer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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