Lighting has been installed on the layout.
After a frustrating, but important and ultimately successful couple of months, I’ve finished installing the canopy lighting on the layout. I used two parallel runs of LED light strips operating off of their own dedicated power supply to provide consistent illumination to the entire layout. It took some experimentation, but now that it’s done I’m happy with the result.
Transferring the track plan onto the layout.
Work on my little model railroad has been progressing slowly and sporadically, but progressing nevertheless. Not long ago I transferred the track plan full size onto the foam insulation panels that I’m using as a base. Continue reading
The progress so far on my new layout.
I guess it’s been awhile. Here’s the story. Back in November, a friend told me she was moving and asked if I wanted to take over the lease on her old apartment. Though I was fond of where I was living at the time, her place offered a downtown location, the ability to ride my bike or the bus to work and a view of Pan Am’s River Line all at a price that I couldn’t pass up. So I moved. Once I was settled, I soon discovered that one wall of the new place could be ideal for a model railroad. At 21 feet long and with only small windows towards to ceiling I would have room for a nice linear switching layout and movable staging yard. A full gallery of my progress so far is available on my PBase site. A few selected photo’s and an in depth description are after the break. Continue reading
