10-17-2010, 12:56 PM
More end of day shots to get caught up:
End of Day 9/8. Facia is cut and applied. My first facia application ever - it sure looks nicer than the typical view of the ends of joists (or plywood side grain and switch mechanisms in this case). The facia was also needed to support the switch mechanism push-pull rods.
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End of day 9/14. Facia painted and all switch mechanism push pull rods are installed (excepting the two back switches using bullfrogs).
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End of day 9/22. Bus wires are installed and feeders are going in. I soldered the feeders to the bus wires - in the process many of the feeder-rail connections broke. About half needed to be soldered a second time
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End of day 10/4. First running train on the railroad! This shot was actually staged to better show off the train through several reverse curves that would not be a normal route. In fact, it's actually pinned - there would be no way to move this train off this alignment without an 0-5-0!
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End of day 10/11. Push pull actuators installed for the Bullfrogs, all frogs are power routed to their respective mechanisms. I also had to do some minor work to prevent some feeders from being pinched by the shelf supports and cleaned up bus wire routing issues that were bothering me (also related to the shelf supports)
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10/13/10 - And up to date. I replaced the temporary DCC connections (basically wires just twisted together) with a cleaner and more flexible plug system. I didn't want a hard connection here so that it would be easier to move the shelf around as I do more work on the layout. The DCC system will also eventually eventually move to the larger layout. As the cord I used is 16gauge, it is now the potential current bottleneck, though I don't expect that that will become an issue with this layout.
The layout is functionally complete!
![[Image: p712423432-3.jpg]](http://goodman312.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v12/p712423432-3.jpg)
The command station is now nicely tucked underneath the layout. My PowerPro is the wireless version, and though I've had the radio base station components (and a wireless capable throttle) for at least 4 years, I'd never used it! Now I have - it's nice not having to drag a tether across the workbench.
End of Day 9/8. Facia is cut and applied. My first facia application ever - it sure looks nicer than the typical view of the ends of joists (or plywood side grain and switch mechanisms in this case). The facia was also needed to support the switch mechanism push-pull rods.
End of day 9/14. Facia painted and all switch mechanism push pull rods are installed (excepting the two back switches using bullfrogs).
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End of day 9/22. Bus wires are installed and feeders are going in. I soldered the feeders to the bus wires - in the process many of the feeder-rail connections broke. About half needed to be soldered a second time
.End of day 10/4. First running train on the railroad! This shot was actually staged to better show off the train through several reverse curves that would not be a normal route. In fact, it's actually pinned - there would be no way to move this train off this alignment without an 0-5-0!
End of day 10/11. Push pull actuators installed for the Bullfrogs, all frogs are power routed to their respective mechanisms. I also had to do some minor work to prevent some feeders from being pinched by the shelf supports and cleaned up bus wire routing issues that were bothering me (also related to the shelf supports)
10/13/10 - And up to date. I replaced the temporary DCC connections (basically wires just twisted together) with a cleaner and more flexible plug system. I didn't want a hard connection here so that it would be easier to move the shelf around as I do more work on the layout. The DCC system will also eventually eventually move to the larger layout. As the cord I used is 16gauge, it is now the potential current bottleneck, though I don't expect that that will become an issue with this layout.
The layout is functionally complete!
The command station is now nicely tucked underneath the layout. My PowerPro is the wireless version, and though I've had the radio base station components (and a wireless capable throttle) for at least 4 years, I'd never used it! Now I have - it's nice not having to drag a tether across the workbench.
Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio