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Many people are trying to replicate Floquil’s Driftwood stain color. Here’s a recipe that is nearly a dead ringer for the original.
Start with 1 qt of Sherwin Williams “Pickled White” Interior Wood Oil Stain Wood Classic.” Have the following tint added:
W1-20
B1-16
Y3-11
Y1-2
The only requirement is that the Sherwin Williams outlet [...]
I’ve found the best way to program a DCC decoder, and it’s free (depending upon your DCC system)!
DecoderPro is a free application that runs on pretty much any Windows98, WindowsXP, MacOS or Linux computer. If you have an NCE Powerhouse Pro system of just about any vintage, you can simply plug your computer into the [...]
What I’m about to mention here, many modelers already know. However, I figure it’s a useful thing to have in one, handy place, like my web site.
We all know that HO is the most popular modeling scale out there. So, many published plans and drawings are in HO (1:87) scale. Here are some simple rules [...]