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  • Member since
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  • From: Hayward Calif.
DS Tracks
Posted by Woodrow Call on Friday, November 7, 2014 10:38 AM
What is the best way to connect Dragon DS tracks
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  • From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA
Posted by RBaer on Friday, November 7, 2014 10:41 AM

I use regular plastic cement, like Tenax or Tamiya extra-thin. Be judicious in application, DS is sensitive. Cryo glue also works well, but tends to dry rigidly, meaning that I have to place that section of track in an area where it would normally be straight. Trivial, I know, but something I think about....

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Friday, November 7, 2014 10:55 AM

Be careful with enamel washes,could make them brittle.I use them but just to fix pigments.

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  • From: Hayward Calif.
Posted by Woodrow Call on Friday, November 7, 2014 1:22 PM

Thank you. I really appreciate your advise.

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  • From: Hayward Calif.
Posted by Woodrow Call on Friday, November 7, 2014 1:23 PM

Thank you. I appreciate this.

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, November 7, 2014 7:19 PM

Tojo72

Be careful with enamel washes,could make them brittle.I use them but just to fix pigments.

There was a discussion about DS tracks disintegrating on Missing Lynx this past week. Some tracks have had this issue straight in the box without being touched. It makes me wonder if the tracks disintegrating after being weathered and installed are due to poor quality control as opposed to the type of paints used.

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Friday, November 7, 2014 8:37 PM

Same discussion on Armorama.Its strange, an equal number of builders including myself have had no problems with them.I have five builds on the shelf with DS  with no problems, one six years old.It was mentioned perhaps some bad batches might be the problem.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, November 8, 2014 8:27 AM

I have only used them twice, and have painted and weathered as I do other tracks, with Acrylics and oil washes, and both of those were fine. Maybe it is bad batches.

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Posted by Woodrow Call on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:53 AM

Bish, I'm Jim

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