Ok, here's what's happened. I've got an Athearn Genesis SD70ACE that I'm giving a LED upgrade to. Teh LED's I ended up going with is warn white piko chip LED's from Evan designs that came assembelded with resistors, bridge rectifiers added in-line. I've got the LED's paired up and ready to go in, two for teh front headlights, two for the rear and then one for each of the front ditch lights. I tested them with a 9V battery both straight out of the package and again after I'd wired everything up to Micromark quick disconnects.

Hello,

Hey everyone, back again with another update!!! Seriously though, sorry it's been so long. I haven't really been doing anything aside from inventory to prepare for the move, a tiny bit of work with some Tortoise machines, and admittedly way too much time enjoying my new GTX1070Gaming graphics card. Anyways, this update covers a locomotive lighting, the little bit of work I did manage to do, some finished projects as well as a look at the inventory process.

In between a copious amount of basketball games (27 in the past two weeks), progress continues at a snails pace on The Hills Line.

Update,  intermodal space is being removed and 2 more yard tracks being added into La Grange.  The outer intermodal track will stay but the inner track and container holding area will be replaced with 2 more yard tracks.  More play value is gained with 2 more yard tracks and the intermodal track turning into a 3rd new yard track.

This should make it easier for new operators.  Now more stacking 2 or more trains per yard track.

More expansion updates with photos here: www.hitopbranchmodelrr.com

Getting ready for the first official operating session on April 20th

You can see my recent trip to Utica, NY here, here, here, and here.