Modeling topic

bachmann S4

Sat, 2020-05-16 19:04 — Danno164

debating purchasing, Bachmann S$ DCC ready for 50$ and one for 40$ what decoder do I need ?? or is the Bachmann S4 Dcc sound equipped at 99$ just a better deal?

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Tips and techniques.

Sat, 2020-05-16 17:29 — Bluesssman

Do we have a thread sharing tips and techniques we all discover while modeling. If we do, please point me to it. If not, maybe we could start one.

Testors Dullcote vs Krylon color max clear FLAT not MATTE

Sat, 2020-05-16 17:00 — Danno164

I know that there has been much mentioned of this But I am not sure Krylon Colormaxx clear "FLAT KRYSTAL CLEAR" was mentioned, (non yellowing by the way) I recall the "Matte" Krylon being mentioned in thread as " as closest to Testors"...……....HOWEVER today I purchased 11oz of the Krylon Flat at Lowes...$3.98 (11 oz) just for the heck of it.

Digitrax throttles

Sat, 2020-05-16 15:48 — JeffBulman

Hey guys,

What are ya'll using for batteries in your DT402 ? I have tried different brands of rechargeable and regular 9 volt batteries and neither seem to last more than 30 to 45 minutes. Is this normal?

Jeff

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Digitrak problem with programing.

Sat, 2020-05-16 15:01 — railman28

My Digitrax DCC works fine until I try and program my decoder CV. When I enter a new value into a CV the command station goes off line and has to be rebooted a couple of times to restore operation.

So these are my questions for other Digitrax users;

Is this problem unique to me?
How do you program your decoders?

Working on wood shop.

Sat, 2020-05-16 12:47 — Bluesssman

I am working on a wood shop building and wanted Some equipment to put inside. Could not find any to buy, so I made my own. What do you think?

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Dioramas in office boxes

Sat, 2020-05-16 12:00 — jpachl

Layout design

Over the years, I built a number of small layouts and dioramas. Since there is not sufficient space to have all of them on permanent display on my bookshelf, I designed several dioramas to fit into some kind of office storage equipment.

Evergreen & Plastruct Plastics

Sat, 2020-05-16 05:19 — railandsail

I wish I had a whole bunch of Evergreen & Plastruct plastic shapes, strips, and sheet materials,...for kitbashing, etc.

Its difficult to order special size pieces as one, two, etc at a time, and I'm sure shipping is a killer on such small (and often long) sizes.

Does anyone else have a good source for such product?

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Strange Question on Static Grass

Fri, 2020-05-15 13:33 — Photo Bud

Has anyone ever tried (or contemplated) mowing the grass? I was thinking (always a dangerous occupation for me) that model lawns never seem right to me. Either the "grass" is flattened or is too high. Was wondering if electric hair clippers could be used with appropriate standoffs to do the trick.

Any other suggestions? (btw-Just ordered the Woodland Scenics Static King, so not just an idle question).