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Jure Sporn's picture

Primer

Mon, 2014-06-09 04:30 — Jure Sporn

Hello,

I purchased a plastic kit and I want to paint it. It has a shiny plastic look. My question is, should I paint it with a primer first or just apply a paint without primer?

Thanks.

Mycroft's picture

Flo-stain question

Sun, 2014-06-08 11:21 — Mycroft

Score - found 2 bottles of driftwood at the train show today.  .60$ apiece....  That gives me still 2.5 bottles of flo-stain.  But driftwood is so light.  The half bottle is a darker color.  How well does Flo-stain mix?  Also, does it mix with anything other than flo-stain?

 

rickwade's picture

Summer Rerun: Free MP3 background sound files for your layout.

Sat, 2014-06-07 04:47 — rickwade

***UPDATED 4/1/18 to bump it up to the front.

**** UPDATED 6/10/14 *****  I added an entry with the link to the MRH August 2011 magazine article covering adding background sound to your layout using inexpensive MP3 players.  It starts on page 75:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh-2011-08-aug

 

Mycroft's picture

opinions wanted

Wed, 2014-06-04 06:00 — Mycroft

So, I am preparing the last of a scratch built flat car last night and went to perform what I thought was the last step.  I had some nice decals made up with the car reporting marks on them and was going to apply them.

ICE's picture

Under $2 solution for Flickerfree LED coach lights

Tue, 2014-06-03 18:59 — ICE
Commercially available Flicker Free (Supercaps or Stay Alive) circuits are good for driving a chain of LED's if you hard wire these or use the manufacturers PCB. These are all designed around an output voltage of 3V, since the supercap is rated for max. 5.5V at say 1F or 1.5F. The capacitor itself is a $1.50 min. on eBay
 

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