Between all the good weather there was bad weather. That meant putting a bunch of new buildings together and starting some more scenery.

Joe, this is just a suggestion but it would be great if we could get a page forward button/backwards at the top of each page. Sometimes it would be easier on longer threads if you could just skip right to the last page. 

A little pithy I know, but I would appreciate it!

Back in June I wrote an article on Flicker free LED's for under $2 for coach lighting.

The drawback with operating on 12V is you cannot use the 5.5VDC rated Gold-caps (Super capacitors) but need to use larger electrolytics for flicker free operation. Also the commercially available LED tape needs a minimum of 7.8V to even light up the LED.

Well the price of 5M LED tape is still compellingly cheap on eBay, than buying 5V LED tape at some crazy price. A little modification and patience lends into a very useful idea, achievable in 15-20 min.

Hi all.

I have received an Athearn Blue Box F7, in a dreadful white livery. This one is also going to be stripped, and receive a new coat of paint. While is done, I installed a Loksound on the thing, and made some costum LED head lights and mars light.

Check out the video below.

Quick snapshot on my way to work.

Addiction – Elevators in the Kitchen

Elevators in the kitchen.

I have now laid all of the track and ballasted it. In addition, I have painted the sides of all the rails in a rust colour and used the Woodlands Scenic tie marker to tone down the glossy plastic of the track.

As work continues we had a work weekend last week. And turnout was not too good as some of the crew had personal and work obligations to meet. So Sean and I carried on as we finish the siding in Longmont and turn the corner to head into Denver.