Posted by Blog Master on 9/22/2022 to Newsletters & Updates

Fall 2022 is Officially Here!

It is the officially Fall 2022. Come on cooler weather! WOW! It’s been a long, hot summer for us in Georgia with high humidity, too! With the exception of last week and now there is a gaggle of hurricanes in the Gulf and Atlantic. YIKES!
Once again this time last year we had two High School Seniors in our "Internship a/k/a as a part-time jobs. And they did a great job, too. One year later we are extremely fortunate to have a very talented single senior High School (focused in the area of Art) who will evaluate this year’s Junior Art Students to recruit and train the student to take the reigns as this Senior prepares for moving on to college next year. This takes some of the training burden off of me and helps the student to develop leadership skills. Our plan is to continue until we sell one or both of our businesses. Hint! Hint!

We continue to receive weathering & finish questions and every so often we receive a question that I feel other modelers may be interested in reading. So here is a frequent question: When staining clapboard siding panels, will the stain warp the pre-cut pieces?
Doctor Ben REPLY: 1) It depends on the type of wood and size. Some wood is more sensitive and even Rubbing Alcohol will cause slight warp. And yes, I always stain both sides whenever possible for two reasons: Staining both sides of the woos seals the wood preventing it from the humidity in a room which can be causing things to happen unexpectedly to the model.
2), staining both sides of the wood (or all four sides of strip wood) pretty much eliminates warp age which is typically caused by the wet stain "on only one side of the wood" drying and thus, shrinking and pulling the wood into a curved or warped state.
Pretty simple, huh? Send us some pics of the finish model we can post on our website! Got more questions? ASK! See you in the Hobby Room ... We'll be the ones wearing masks with clean hands!

Weathering Pigment Flavor-of-the-Week:

Fresh Dry Rust Weathering Pigment-2oz
Doctor Ben's Scale Consortium All Doctor Ben's Weathering Solutions are available in 2 ounce wide-mouth recyclable jars individually and in money-saving 27-jar & 8-jar sets as well as an 11-Color Pigment Sampler Set. CLICK HERE to find out more!

Corrugated Roofing/Siding Material N, HO, S & O

Just a few years ago DEBenLLC purchase the "original" Sequoia Scale Models tooling for N, HO, S & O scale Corrugated Materials. Since then, we have introduced of the HO Metallic Cards

tock Corrugated Material we have received multiple Positive Reviews for this high quality scale craftsman product. We promise that you too will find this product accurate to scale and incredibly easy to use. We hope that you will share your experiences with your fellow modelers!
Now Chose Metal and/or Metallic Compost Sheet (a/k/a Cardstock) Corrugated Material! See the above images of both materials and their descriptions... More Here!.

Got Recycle Metals & Cardboard Bundled Stacks?

We Do! And we got it covered in HO, N, S, & O Scales!
CALIFORNIA FREIGHT & DETAILS Co.

Recycled Scrap Metal Bales/Stacks (5pcs)

HO N S O Scales
CLICK on Your Scale to go to this Product!

Scale Model Masterpieces Detail Parts for Model Railroading & Scale Modeling are 'unfinished, often, unassembled' LABSTONE kits that typically require stain & some assembly.

CALIFORNIA FREIGHT & DETAILS Co.
Recycled Cardboard Bales/Stacks (5pcs)

HO N S O Scales
CLICK on Your Scale to go to this Product!

Scale Model Masterpieces Detail Parts for Model Railroading & Scale Modeling are 'unfinished, often, unassembled' LABSTONE kits that typically require stain & some assembly.

Old Tree Stumps-Large #2 (12pcs)
Scale Model Masterpieces Multi Scale
Large #2 Tree Stumps (12pcs-LabStone)
UNFINISHED LABSTONE/GYPSUM 1/48-1/32-1/64-1/87... This Doctor Ben's Fine Scale Product is a color-cast resin casting using the same high quality material that we use to cast the parts for our...: SMM9364 Read More Here .

Timberline Green Weathering Stain-4oz
Doctor Ben's Scale Consortium
Ready-To-Use Weathering Stains for Wood, Plastic, Hydrocal, Metal & Much More... Are you tired of the costly, smelly petroleum based weathering and painting products that seemingly evaporated overnight? Do you like paying $5.00 for a half ounce of these very same products? Good news, Doctor... Part Number: DBZ1065 Read More Here ...

For Sale: Scale Model Masterpieces formerly Thomas A Yorke Ent, California Freight & Details, & Sequoia Scale Models (Limited Products)

This is a "turn key" operation. Just as quickly as you can get it set up you can be selling products immediately! Questions we have received:

1) Is this Scale Model Masterpieces business profitable? Yes it is. Current product line is just over 300 SKUs.

2) What can be done to make this business be more profitable? We have NOT attended a model convention and even in the past six years which we expect the new owner to return to the various conventions, events and shows which will bring much more exposure than what we currently do over the Internet and word of mouth... Got Questions Please Read On!

Rustic Scale Lumber-Natural Finish
Doctor Ben's Scale Consortium
Listing is for One (1) Package Rustic Lumber-Natural... Original Contest Proven Doctor Ben's Product!... When I first began building Fine Scale Miniatures kits (manufactured by George Sellios) many years ago, the part that I enjoyed the most was the realistic weathering and scenicing. Nothing irked me more than to... Part Number: DBZ4300. More Info Here!

Wooden Barrels/Casks (10pcs)
Scale Model Masterpieces/YORKE
Description for this item:... Wooden Barrels/Casks (10pcs- 5 Open & 5 Closed)... Scale Model Masterpieces Multi Scale... DETAIL PARTS are composed of UNFINISHED/UNASSEMBLED Color-Cast resin parts and Assembly & Finish are Required. Assembly using most plastic cements and painting may be completed by hand or an air... More Info Here!

11-Color Railroad Weathering Pigment Sampler Set & Booklet
Doctor Ben's Scale Consortium-Multi Scale
Products Developed Directly from the Creations of NMRA National Award Winning Dioramas by Richard E. (Ben) Bendever... 11-Color Railroad Pack Industrial Weathering Pigment Set? #1315... Sampler Set for Amazing Results!... Included with this Industrial Pigment Set set is our *original* Doctor Ben's "How To #3: Weathering & Painting with... Part Number: DBZ1315 More Info Here!

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