A do-it-yourself HO scale wheel mask by Ronald I. Brill A simple wheel mask for your painting tasks ... I have to confess: I love jigs! As a garage woodworker, I have made numerous jigs in order to make cutting, routing, and similar repetitive tasks easier and more uniform in result. As a model railroader, I have a similar interest in such aids for use with my benchwork efforts. I recently completed the conversion of all of my rolling stock wheels from plastic to metal, specifically, the Intermountain brand 33” semi-scale wheels, which easily lend themselves to a variety of direct-fit applications and car-lighting projects. Much of my rolling stock comes from swap-meet purchases of both built and un-built Athearn blue box, Accurail, Bowser, and • INDEX • TABLE OF CONTENTS