Construction Two More Towns Operational Planning for a road trip meant little progress this week and for the next two…GaryAugust 25, 2024
ConstructionElectrical Wiring Tortoises Anderson and Girvan are both operational now, but the fascia needs installation. Reading is the…GaryAugust 18, 2024
Construction Tortoises in 2 More Towns Anderson and Girvan have the Tortoises installed. I will go back and add spring wire…GaryAugust 8, 2024
Track Sticky Points Recovering from jet lag, I'm back to work. Spent the day doing odds and ends. …GaryAugust 5, 2024
Track Cleanup After Frog Improvement Every switch on the layout has been checked for clearance through the frog. The Fast…GaryJuly 19, 2024
Track Frog Cleanup Gary, I thought you were modeling 1926. What is that diesel doing? I had not…GaryJuly 16, 2024
Construction Temporary River Crossings I had to postpone operating in that the locos have not been used for at…GaryJuly 13, 2024
Construction Installing Fascia – Part 2 A low dust, light weight mud was used to cover screws, joints, and a few…GaryJuly 7, 2024
Construction Installing Fascia Vertical 1x2" strips were glued and screwed to each joist to support the fascia. Mine…GaryJuly 3, 2024
OperationsSceneryTrack Planning for Operations All the Tortoises have been mounted and linkage installed for the next town: Cottonwood. Cut…GaryJune 30, 2024
ElectricalTrack Programming Track Installed what will be the programming track and thinking of also using it as a…GaryJune 26, 2024
Uncategorized Vacation Time I got a much needed break from working under the layout. We took a trip…GaryJune 24, 2024
Electrical Controlling Gerber Wye The next to the last item to be finished for Gerber is the wye control…GaryJune 8, 2024
Construction Finishing Up Gerber The rest of the fascia was added for Gerber, phone cutout installed, holes patched, paint…GaryJune 4, 2024
Electrical A Stupid Mistake I discovered a short in Gerber Yard - all tracks! Let's see, I changed the…GaryJune 1, 2024
Track Final Gerber Switch I'm a little behind in posting. Last week I finished the final switch for Gerber. …GaryMay 31, 2024
Electrical Feeders Added Tom Pearson came over on May 16 and again on the 30th and all feeders…GaryMay 30, 2024
Electrical Arduino Yard Control Working I've been slow in posting so I backdated a couple of entries to show when…GaryMay 16, 2024
Electrical Arduino Yard Control Sketch "Speed" Muller came over and helped troubleshoot the Arduino sketch. Note that the pushbuttons have…GaryMay 13, 2024
Electrical Arduino Yard Control I had to make a few changes in how the panel would be constructed. Instead…GaryApril 29, 2024