08-29-2012, 11:35 AM
Well he's half right I guess! 
Mike
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08-29-2012, 01:41 PM
Yeah , Mike , but WHICH HALF ??
 T
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08-29-2012, 01:53 PM
[quote="Ralph"]You're a good man T. I hope you find a place that suits your wife's needs and also affords some modelling space. Best wishes with the house sale and the hunt for a new home.
There's an old saying:"when one door closes,two open"--- I hope everything turns out well for you and your wife
10-31-2012, 05:51 PM
Looks like I'll be continuing with my little layout after all !
Yes the house was for sale , did my local research on price/comparables etc ...signed a 3 month contract with an experienced realtor that had been successful in my area . What could go wrong ? Hmmmmm......we had 15 showings , NONE by "my realtor" . The showings were scheduled for one hour ( they want you away for 1 hour ) except that after the third showing I started circling back earlier and earlier ,,,,,nobody here ! Curiouser and curiouser . Turns out they stay about 20 minutes . One showing was late so we happened to be home to hear the so-called presentation ......."this is the kitchen , this is the bathroom" .....gimme a break , my DOG could do that . NO discussion of features and benefits , low taxes , schools , lake ,etc . I did get one low-ball offer and the realtor was trying to sell ME on that offer . I suggested they do their job and try to sell to buyer on the higher number ...like , who hired who here ??? :evil: So I fired their ass after 2 months . Next time I'll sell my own house . Get to keep my trains  T
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10-31-2012, 06:11 PM
I've always felt that real estate agents had a racket going T. Enjoy the trains!
Mike
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11-26-2012, 11:33 AM
Well , after cleaning and straightening the train room , I'm back at the layout . Tracks and turnouts are mocked up .
This is what you might call PHASE 1 ...sounds important , eh ? The second section will be the dock area . This area is the industrial end of a city . There will be a large factory at the far end . There are several small elevations and with the reduced size of the layout I have to be careful with elevation angles / turnouts etc . T
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11-26-2012, 01:09 PM
WHAT
No scenery yet????  Slacker!!!!!
Mike
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11-26-2012, 02:01 PM
...almost forgot Mike , thanks for reminding me .
....scenery all done , just finished it ( puff , puff )  T
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11-26-2012, 03:44 PM
Much better T.
Mike
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12-10-2012, 03:59 PM
Well I decided to get my least favourite job done on the layout this past weekend ....tracks & wiring , since it won't get done on it's own . Remembering that I had to crouch under the benchwork to connect feeders on my last layout , I decided to string the busses a couple of inches from the edge of the benchwork . That way I can stand up to solder the feeders to the busses . I haven't soldered the rail joiners yet ...will leave that for the next job . I'll be hooking up the Digitax soon to see if everything runs OK ...that will be much more exciting than trackwork .
T
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12-10-2012, 08:28 PM
T I hate soldering as well. I switched to using tap splice/suitcase connectors years ago so I only have to solder the wires to the rails.
Mike
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12-10-2012, 09:36 PM
I used suitcase connectors last time too and didn't have any trouble in the limited time I ran things . I've heard a lot of "cons" about them in the last few years from various people , so thought I'd burn the crap out of my fingers
 for personal enjoyment , instead .T
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12-18-2012, 11:30 AM
Good news and bad news ....
First the good . 1 . Track and turnouts are down and secure . 2. Wiring done / feeders soldered to buss , didn't use suitcase connectors . 3. I decided against switch machines ...will operate them by hand , may install bell cranks at some point , may not . 4. FOUND MY DIGITRAX manual !!!! I was sure I hadn't thrown it out after thinking about it ....sure enough I had moved it to another area with all my empty decoder packages for some reason . 5. Hooked up the Digitrax according to the instructions ...there were various beeps along the way as per instructions . Readout seemed OK . Bad news : Trains won't run... light goes on but loco won't move ...back to the drawing board !  I'll have to check the battery voltage in the throttle , maybe too low since battery is about 2 years old .  The 6 sidings in the upper part of the pic haven't been fastened down yet as they may be adjusted as I place structures . T
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12-18-2012, 08:19 PM
Looking nice Teejay! I gotta love that little CP Alco switcher!
Wiring and electrical problems are always a pain to rectify, but once done life is so much easier. Matt
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