Layout Progress &amp; Recent Posts

Two More Towns Operational

August 25, 2024

Planning for a road trip meant little progress this week and for the next two…

Construction Electrical

Wiring Tortoises

August 18, 2024

Anderson and Girvan are both operational now, but the fascia needs installation. Reading is the…

Tortoises in 2 More Towns

August 8, 2024

Anderson and Girvan have the Tortoises installed. I will go back and add spring wire…

Sticky Points

August 5, 2024

Recovering from jet lag, I'm back to work. Spent the day doing odds and ends. …

Cleanup After Frog Improvement

July 19, 2024

Every switch on the layout has been checked for clearance through the frog. The Fast…

Frog Cleanup

July 16, 2024

Gary, I thought you were modeling 1926. What is that diesel doing? I had not…

Temporary River Crossings

July 13, 2024

I had to postpone operating in that the locos have not been used for at…

Installing Fascia – Part 2

July 7, 2024

A low dust, light weight mud was used to cover screws, joints, and a few…

Installing Fascia

July 3, 2024

Vertical 1x2" strips were glued and screwed to each joist to support the fascia. Mine…

Operations Scenery Track

Planning for Operations

June 30, 2024

All the Tortoises have been mounted and linkage installed for the next town: Cottonwood. Cut…

Electrical Track

Programming Track

June 26, 2024

Installed what will be the programming track and thinking of also using it as a…

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Vacation Time

June 24, 2024

I got a much needed break from working under the layout. We took a trip…

Controlling Gerber Wye

June 8, 2024

The next to the last item to be finished for Gerber is the wye control…

Finishing Up Gerber

June 4, 2024

The rest of the fascia was added for Gerber, phone cutout installed, holes patched, paint…

A Stupid Mistake

June 1, 2024

I discovered a short in Gerber Yard - all tracks! Let's see, I changed the…

Final Gerber Switch

May 31, 2024

I'm a little behind in posting. Last week I finished the final switch for Gerber. …

Feeders Added

May 30, 2024

Tom Pearson came over on May 16 and again on the 30th and all feeders…

Arduino Yard Control Working

May 16, 2024

I've been slow in posting so I backdated a couple of entries to show when…

Arduino Yard Control Sketch

May 13, 2024

"Speed" Muller came over and helped troubleshoot the Arduino sketch. Note that the pushbuttons have…