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Guy, for stripping paint off plastic, 99% alcohol, available at any drugstore should probably do the trick.  Another option which also works well on plastic is Super Clean.  It's available from Walmart, but there may be other sources, too.

I usually use a plastic container like this for alcohol or Super Clean....



...although it's sometimes difficult to find ones tall enough for passenger cars.  It's a good idea to keep the lid on the plastic containers, too, as it helps to limit evapouration and the chemical smells.  An old toothbrush is useful for getting the paint off in tight areas

Alcohol and Super Clean work on most paints, but not all of them.  Some modellers also use brake fluid, which often removes stubborn paints, but it can also severely damage some plastics - years ago, I use some on an Atlas switcher, and the body shell was distorted almost beyond recognition

If I'm stripping a metal item, such as a brass locomotive or one made of cast metal, alcohol and/or Super Clean work well, but another option is lacquer thinner.
Make sure that there are no plastic details, as the lacquer thinner will destroy them.  I use a canning jar with a screw-on top, as the thinner is quite volatile, and will not only evapourate if left uncapped, but will also stink-up the whole house....



Wayne

Thanks Wayne for the reply.  I already use 99% isopropyl alcohol for most of the paint stripping I have to do.  I was wondering if it worked on True Line Trains paints.  I’ll give it a try.