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Long Pause

April 20, 2024
It is scary to look at the calendar and blog and realize I have not…
Electrical

Yard Control with Arduino

January 7, 2024
I now have all my newer T1300 throttles at the expense of the older ones. …
Electrical

First Time Running!

January 5, 2024
All the throw rods were clipped off that extended too far. I spent a good…
Electrical

I’m Back – Wiring Gerber Tortoises

January 4, 2024
You may have thought I gave up!  Busy doing other things - trip to California…
Electrical

Tortoises for Gerber

October 25, 2023
61 Tortoises have been installed in Gerber but not wired.  These came from my previous…
Electrical

Feeders for Gerber

October 20, 2023
All the feeders have been installed for Gerber using 22-gauge wire.  The red and white…
Track

Redding Track-laying Finished

October 8, 2023
All track in Redding is done.  An additional track was added next to the wall…
Track

Gerber Yard Modifications and Redding

October 5, 2023
I finished installing 6 new switches and moving 2 more for the Gerber yard modifications. …
Operations

Gerber Yard Modifications

September 26, 2023
I opened my layout up for the LDSIG during the National NMRA Convention in Dallas…
Track

Back to Work

September 24, 2023
I'm finally back to working on the layout and posting.  A lot of August entailed…
Scenery

Semi-Finished Scene

August 7, 2023
Labels were temporarily affixed.  The valance has an industry chart.  The finished one will indicate…
Scenery

Grass and Fascia

August 1, 2023
My spray bottles arrived.  One I used for larger areas in the past was reordered…
Scenery

Dirt and Gravel

July 25, 2023
A base coat of real dirt was applied using a kitchen strainer.  I had containers…
Electrical

Phones & DCC

July 24, 2023
I started installing Tortoises in Proberta.  I had hoped to use the same throw wire…
Scenery

Backdrop

July 16, 2023
The foam hills have been covered with out-of-date medical plaster gauze.  I took a few…
Scenery

Starting Scenery and Feeders

July 4, 2023
My goal is to have one 35' scene done for Proberta by mid-August.  I started…
Construction

Benchwork Finally Complete

June 30, 2023
The benchwork that connect the swing gate at the door was finished today.  That completes…
Track

Two More Towns Complete – Pause in Laying Track

June 29, 2023
All the trackwork is in for Anderson and Girvan (Towns 5 & 6.)  I still…
Track

Cottonwood Complete

June 16, 2023
An eleven hour work day saw the completion of Cottonwood, town #4.  There is not…
Track

Red Bluff Complete

June 13, 2023
The basic track installation has been completed for the third town - Red Bluff.  In…