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Hi, as an addition, if you dilute it that way, you can press your finger on the nozzle. If you release air and paint, the air will escape through the pant reservoir. This will mix the paint quite nicely, especially at the bottom of your reservoir. I an doing it sometimes with Vallejo, but I think it is no good practice. Michael

BSP 1/8" has no 1/8" diameter. The BSP threads were initially used for water pipework. A 1" BSP thread was intended to be cut on a 1" inner diameter tube, so the outer diameter of the thread is always larger than expected. Likewise, the BSP 1/8" thread is larger than a 1/8", it has actually an outer diameter of 0.3830" or 9.728mm. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Pipe for more useless information. Very confusing! Michael

hi, I bet every trainspotter in Germany has these https://www.ebay.de/itm/6x-Franckh-Taschenbuch-Eisenbahn-Lokomotiven-eb201/324036463600?hash=item4b72140bf0:g:yVYAAOSwJStcVLAz books, They are small and handy, (11X15cm) and contain one page for every class with some dates including first and last use. should be easy to get through ebay.de or abebooks.de Michael

I agree it might be best to get a bottle of airbrush cleaner. However, if you want to start immediately, household glass cleaner will most likely be a good alternative. I feel that water is not removing all paint from my airbrush. Michael

Oh my! That means now it will be 0 -- 1 1/4 -- 2 1/2 -- 3 3/4 -- 5 -- 6 1/4 Bad for a continental metric mind. Michael

Ric, I have solder paste that is normally used in the electronic industry. If I am using the paste as it comes, it spatters quite heavily. So I mix the paste with Flux (phosphic acid 25%) to a soft creamy texture. This improves the wetting of the brass and reduces the spattering. I should add that Andy's comment about using the same flux is correct. I am using my method with small amounts of solder paste. I think that the solder will corrode after some time if is is exposed to phosphoric acid. Michael

Morning, I can only speak for the situation in Germany. The vast majority of private sellers are not using paypal, not only because of the strange delay, but mainly because the extra cost for the transfer. I am selling quite frequently and request bank transfer (easy within the EU SEPA system, also internationally). The general rule is that the buyer transfers the money first. As soon as it is on the sellers account, the article is shipped. Michael

Very nice, especially the 1turn per mm is great. There are many other tables at ebay mostly with 1.5mm per turn. I have ordered one 5 minutes ago :-) Thanks!!

how much are you willing to pay? the price range starts at 20 GBP and goes up (at least) to 400 GBP Michael

I am looking for a unbuild David Parkins MMP kit "LMS 40 Ton Bogie Trolley - Diag. 6248". Wasn't there one in your pile of unbuilt kits? Shipping to Germany required. All costs covered. Michael

I prefer this one. because it's not connected to the mains. Michael

You may also want to visit the German language forums like https://stummiforum.de/ https://www.h0-modellbahnforum.de/ https://www.eisenbahnmodellbauforum.de/ https://www.drehscheibe-online.de/ which are mainly focussed on H0 or https://forum.spurnull-magazin.de/ https://www.argespur0.de/forum/ for 0 scale. The spurnull-magazin forum has a dedicated English language group, but all other forums have English speaking members that try to help. Michael

Morning, that is because continental railways use Westinghouse pressure operated brakes. All coaches are linked and have their own brakes. It appears as if the Westinghouse system allows higher brake forces, so no extra brake coach is required. It surprised me a lot to learn that every British train actually needed brake coaches. :-) Michael

All correct as well, except the "D" which is a luggage department. In many cases, these letters were combined, so that a BD would have a second class and a luggage compartment. Michael

John, that is all 100% correct. Only one more issue. There were older coaches that were shorter than standard 26m size, most of them pre-war coaches. Examples would be the Eilzugwagen or the Umbauwagen . The Umbauwagen were actually rebuilt prussian coaches. Both types are significantly shorter than more recent coaches, so they were always to scale. Michael

Thanks Phil, very nice movie, but not much injector to see. I am happy to see that they repainted the machine in black. The blue livery was quite strange. I have found a very poor picture of 53808 without tender, where the injector can be seen. This is what the kit injectors look like: Michael

Good evening, can I resurrect this thread please? The kit makes good progress as you can see here, but I am a bit stuck now with the "Davies & Metcalfe No 10 hot water injector". The white metal part that is included in the kit looks quite different from any picture I have seen so far. I couldn't find anything comparable at Laure Griffin. The injector itself is well hidden behind the step backplates, but the tubing is quite prominent. Is there any kind soul that can provide a picture or a drawing of the injector? Michael

hi there, lot of question: You are right GS = Gleichstrom = DC; WS = Wechselstrom = AC; MM is Märklin genuine digital system that was incompatible with DCC. Historically, all DC systems evolved to DCC. I am not familiar with the Märklin digital systems, but wikipedia may help. The coach scales come from the past where most model railways had very tight curves of 400mm or below. As German coaches were 26,4m long (86 foot), it was impossible to build scale length coaches. Gradually, as model railways became more prototypical, the curves became wider and manufacturers started to provide more scale length coaches. Coach colors is a huge thing in German modelling. You may want to take a look at wikipedia to get an idea when different colors came into use. Sorry, German language, google may help. You may also want to see Bundesbahnzeit . They have a lot of pictures of recorded train formations. Modellbahnwiki is a great source to get an idea about what was produced at what time. I have been using that extensively to get an idea if an ebay article was worth the money. If your are in doubt, just send me a message, I might be able to help. Michael

we decided long time ago to use 600mm deep work benches at my company. All 800mm deep benches are a lot more cluttered in comparison. I think the 600 mm will help to keep your work space tidier. Michael

I prefer a different approach. This blade is not splitting the material, it digs kind of a small trench in several cuts. The edge of the cut is perpendicular to the surface. With a knife, you will always have a sloping edge. Michael

there are so many ways to fix the lead, why take the risk. my 2c Michael

Amanda, in 7mm scale, there are lots of kit suppliers like finney7, djparkins, , connoiseur, ragsonemodels and probably a lot more. However, these are etched brass. Is this a problem? I don'T think so. As you say, building is the the REAL indulgence. Having all these wonderful kits was the major reason for me to switch from H0 to 7mm scale. Michael

The chairs that sit on the sleepers to fix the rail are German "Rippenplatten". They have been standardized in Germany in 1926. See wikipedia for details. Other countries like France had different designs to attach the rail on the sleeper. It might have been possible that the German Reichsbahn modified rails in occupied Europe with German style parts, but I assume that local material would have been preferred. So the Miniart kit models the German style of European gauge. Michael

I agree that is may be a good idea to soak the airbrush in thinner, but I don't think the nozzle is blocked. At my Iwatas, the needle sits within the nozzle and peeks out at the front side. So if you can see the needle and move it inwards with the trigger, the nozzle can't be blocked. If you pull the trigger, can you hear the air blow somewhere or is it just completely blocked? The HP-SB has Teflon seals, so if you can't identify the problem, you may submerge the whole device in thinner. However, I would remove the air valve assembly first. Michael

Morning! That would be a scene quite late in WW2. This are "Reichsbahn" style chairs. Quite unlikely that they have been widely used anywhere in occupied Europe. Michael