Scalecoat Paint Line has been purchased

Good news. This might need to go in the suppliers list.

Great news!!!
Mike

Great news!

Thank you for your update!!

Andre.

Good news! Always liked their paint in a rattle can. 

Awesome news!  For those of us who don't like to airbrush and like to use rattle cans, this is very welcomed!

Wonderful news, thanks.

Yes!!  I got an email this morning concerning the sale.  Good to see that the paints will still be available.

 

Alan

Saa-wing! Just in time for Walt's next painting project.

That is good news, I like their paint.  Lets hope Joe can find a buyer for the rest of the product line.

That is great news.  I hope someone purchases the freight car molds and paint shop.

 

Art

Fabulous news!

Great news!

One Less Thing To Worry About!

 

Chief Bob (Retired)

I have NEVER seen that paint for sale anywhere, in a shop, or ?  If it is available in

rattle cans, I should check it out, as I don't like airbrushing, either.  I wonder if it depends of the wholesaler these shops get stuff from, as a lot of them seemed to just carry narrow lines.  (Luckily, with mostly freelance rolling stock I need to paint, I don't need a lot of prototype matching colors, but there are occasions)

 

 

YESSSSSS!!

Thank GOD!

Good news!

Yes it does come in rattle cans which is a big advantage for me as I don't like dealing with an air brush either.  The paint has always been a good product! 

Excellent news!

 

Many thank yous to both Weaver for being willing to sell the Scalecoat Paint line, and to Minuteman Scale Modela to stepping up to the plate and purchasing Scalecoat.

 

Stuart

 

 

That is great news!I can finish up the Three Stooges beer cars I painted with the Scalecoat paint.I placed an order with Weaver a week ago for more paint and the order hasn't gone through.I guess I will have to buy it from the new owner.

 

 

Dan

KD

Good news!!

 

I only use TRU Color laquer paints now. No more enamel LONG dry times and problems fixing runs or dirt in the paint. Not a fan of Scale coat paint.

Rob

Proof that good products can have another life.

You have to bake Scale coat One 175 deg for 2 hours for brass models, used it for 30+ years no problems

 

Bill

Wrong Bill, there is scale coat one which should be baked, then there is scale coat two for plastics and you cannot bake plastics.

Rob

I received a surprise package from Minuteman today.

Entirely unexpected and forgotten, my Weaver scalecoat order from last April or May showed up on my doorstep today.

Scalecoat paints and thinners in new Minuteman packaging!

(The thinner had leaked in shipping and saturated the packaging and styrofoam Presenting me with a sticky, smelly mess.  But I am still surprised and pleased to get it.)

You might want to let them know about that in a helpful constructive manner - I've had that happen with a resin supplier once where a shipment leaked.  After I called them and sent them a photo they went back and changed their packing procedures and sealing systems to ensure it not happening again - safe shipping of any sort of chemical based material is a real concern.

 

They also sent me replacement materials. 

Do Minuteman's paint bottles come with those miserable child proof caps Weaver used?

 

Ken

Will minuteman possibly be expanding the number of railroad colors over time......Paul

Ken,

 

Exactly the same bottle & cap.

 

Paul,

 

They already have, and, yes they'll be adding more.

 

Jay

My thoughts exactly.

When I thought I wouldn't be able to get more, I jumped at getting two cans of caboose red, just in case one can went bad, for my caboose build. Their paint looked great when I used it, too.

Hallaluljah!    Have lost track - is someone making Floquil, too?

It's good to see a line of railroad specific colors coming back out. It was looking bad there for a while.

 

I am glad Testors didn't purchase it and trash the line like they did with Floquil.

No.

No Chance. Testors bought it and stopped making it.  They added a few railroad colors(16), all detail/general colors(weathering colors, concrete, etc.) to the Model Master line.

 

Yeah, that stinks about Floquil. It seems like I used to buy their grimy black by the gallon!