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May we suggest for your model railroad research…Plans and/or photos are available from the following sources: Coronado Scale Models 1544 E. Cypress Street, Phoenix, AZ 75006Underground Railroad Press: 216 S. Broad Street, PMB 4 Brevard, NC 28712-3702R/Robb Ltd. Reference Books–available from Grandt Line click here Denver Public Library Photographic Collection http://photoswest.org/Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/We feel that the most accurate plans and information are avail …

Scratch-building Architectural ModelsOur most popular products are the many architectural detailing parts which we produce for scratch-builders. With the variety of windows, doors, railings and trims, you can construct nearly any building you wish. Our components can be used in structures made of wood, mat-board, paper or styrene to add the finishing touches to your models.Styrene is great fun to work with because it is so adaptable. You can cut the pieces apart and re-configure them easily, …

For finely detailed models, spray painting is the best way to go. Floquil® Polly Scale, when used with an air brush, gives great results. If brush painting is necessary, apply a coat of Floquil Barrier® and then apply paint sparingly.An alternative is to use various light coats of commercial spray paints.Care should be taken not to apply the paint too heavily. Heavy coats of paint will cover the fine details on the part and can cause dissolving or “orange-peel” effects. We find that after pai …

An Intro to Part Preparation,Tools & CementParts preparation and handy tools for working with plasticsGeneral preparation of parts consists of cutting parts off of their sprues and filing parting lines and gate marks. When necessary, you may need to ream holes in pipe fittings to slide on the brass or plastic “piping”. Whenever possible, leave sprues on small parts to act a handles when cleaning those parts. Trim off the sprue just before assembly.In working with our parts, we have found …

About our parts:Most of our parts are injection molded in medium impact gray poly-styrene. Where bearing surfaces or parts are subject to breakage from handling, a few parts are modeled in Delrin, in appropriate colors.Parts shown in our catalogs and in the website are molded in Styrene, unless otherwise noted. All parts are drawn actual size. In some cases where enlargement is used to show detail, a black silhouette shows actual size. Prototypes for Grandt Line components are thoroughly rese …