Modeling topic
Atlas flex track revisions
Here is a comparison of the rail profile of code 83 from a few years back:
You can see the Atls code 83 has a lousy profile.
I ordered a couple boxes of Atlas code 100 for staging, where appearance isn't important. There were some IMO major improvements in the newer revised Atlas code 100. I'll see if I can get some comparison photo's shortly.
Need help with rivers
Guten Tag, Tom here
So I'm making a layout for the first time and I want to have a river running through it, I have known how to make the rivers, but do I just make the entire layout of thick pieces of Styrofoam or wood? and anybody know where to buy bridges? Thanks!
Branding ...our hobby needs to improve in this area
I have noticed a lot of companies associated with this hobby have very poor logos or web banners. They have either say
"We from the 50's" look
or they have
"here kids you do art at school, see what you can come up with".
And the worst thing about this is the Vendors, company's, associations probably realise this but then they say
"but we have had that logo for 10 years we can't change it now we are known by it"
BLI Paragon decoder replacement issues 2-8-2 static
Hello - I replaced the factory decoder in a BLI Paragon/2 2-8-2 with a LokSound V5 programmable decoder. I programmed the engine and it runs superbly (my experience with all LokSound decoders). The problem is there is static when the motor is activated. I believe this is caused by interference within the motor, which I don't want to bother replacing. I can't return the engine at this point nor would I get anything on ebay (I tried). All my engines have LokSound so I'm not entirely thrilled with going a different route. Thoughts/Options?
Atlas #563 Turnout
What is the travel length of throwbar on the Atlas 563/564 turnouts? I need to find ground throws that will work with these turnouts (even if out of scale).
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