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trainrider47

July 29, 2020 04:58PM

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Rust and peeling paint are a turn off. If display items look shabby, people may expect the rest of the operation to be sub standard as well. That's definitely not the case with the C&TS but why risk turning people off? Paint is cheap and easily applied. The rest of a cosmetic restoration is probably less important for the general public but I think it's a good idea, none the less.

Too far away in Michigan to help but two of us painted the display 2-8-0 (ex Potosi Y Rio Verde #4) at the Huckleberry so I know it can be done with a small crew in a day.

Michael Allen

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Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	drgw0579	July 27, 2020 02:21PM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	John Meixel	July 27, 2020 02:26PM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	Les Jarrett	July 27, 2020 06:10PM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	Samart	July 27, 2020 08:10PM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	Jack Spencer	July 28, 2020 04:04AM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	trainrider47	July 29, 2020 04:58PM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	Jack Spencer	July 30, 2020 05:24AM
Re: Making the Antonito Display Engines Pretty	evankamp	July 30, 2020 10:21AM

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