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Month: May 2018

Quick tip for cutting windows (or other square holes) into sheets of styrene

05/31/2018 Ed Kapuscinski

I attended the NMRA Mid-East Region convention last year and learned a really great tip for a common problem: cutting square holes for windows or doors into styrene sheets.

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Windsor St Layout Overview: End of May 2018

05/30/2018 Ed Kapuscinski

I decided to shoot some overview photos of all the progress I’ve been making ahead of my open house. Here’s the layout as it sat at the end of May 2018.

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York walk around: May 2018

05/20/2018 Ed Kapuscinski

I recently reached a significant milestone on the Windsor St Layout: no more naked foam in York. I took a series of “walk around” photos to commemorate the occasion.

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Weathering with PanPastels

05/18/201806/01/2018 Ed Kapuscinski

Years ago I used a set of pastels for weathering. They worked ok and many of the cars I used them on are still in the fleet, but PanPastels have looked very interesting and all of the work I’ve seen that used them looked pretty good. I decided to jump in and give them a […]

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