07-02-2009, 10:06 PM
J-1, J-2 (as built), or J-3 - certainly among the most photogenic of any steam locomotives. 
Gary, your plan for the headquarters building sounds good. Contact cement (I prefer Lepages Gelled Contact Cement, although it's available only in quart or gallon cans) should work well for laminating plastic to the plywood. I've found that "prepping" the styrene with a coat of lacquer thinner before applying the contact cement seems to help the latter adhere better - the styrene is then less likely to draw the solvent out of the contact cement, which can result in a poor bond on the styrene.
Wayne
Gary, your plan for the headquarters building sounds good. Contact cement (I prefer Lepages Gelled Contact Cement, although it's available only in quart or gallon cans) should work well for laminating plastic to the plywood. I've found that "prepping" the styrene with a coat of lacquer thinner before applying the contact cement seems to help the latter adhere better - the styrene is then less likely to draw the solvent out of the contact cement, which can result in a poor bond on the styrene.
Wayne