Progress is great!

Looks really nice, James!  I'm sure you'll make rapid progress going forward. Something I haven't learned that well.

Forward at a Snails Pace

Thanks Scott. Sometimes progress comes in small chunks... but all progress is progress.

James

Very motivational!

I love the planning you've done to keep things in a orderly fashion - something that I haven't learned that well!

Nice lights

The lighting looks like a nice amount of even light.  I like the idea of running the feeders before putting the roadbed down, I’ve never thought that far head with wiring.

Been There, Done That

The design of my benchwork (modified L-girder on Ikea shelves) left a perfect trough to run the bus wires. Having spent an exorbitant amount of time trying to shove my head into an eight-inch wide space on the IAIS Grimes Line to hook up feeders, I was looking for anything to avoid repeating such an experience.

James

Very nice

That looks terrific James.  Great feeling to get the bones of your layout in place.  I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.

Thought provoking

Nice bones indeed, and elegant use of that trough for the bus wire nerves. The lighting is wonderfully even, too. 

I'm like Ken and Neil, tending to deal with wiring somewhat later in the game (what I like to think of as an "organic" approach). Incidentally, as nice as the suitcase connectors are for feeders, I've found the T-tap IDC design even more convenient, especially the two part male/female versions. Less neck twisting to install under the benchwork, plus they can be disconnected and reconnected when troubleshooting (not that I ever need to do that...). 

Your clean, well-organized approach is a valuable reminder to me that flailing recklessly isn't the only way to go. Thanks for the inspiration!

Jeff Allen

Process vs Progress

Thanks Jeff. Up to a point, I've always built layouts in a rather linear fashion. Do all the benchwork, then the backdrop, then the wiring/electrical, then the track. Then I move into a scattershot approach, finishing a scene at a time.

James

PT JMRI Receiver mount

Are you selling that or making the files publicly available for anyone with a 3D printer? I've got mine velcroed to a shelf, but I wouldn't object to a prettier solution. 

ISE Product

Not my product. Not my design.

The ProtoThrottle JMRI mount is from Iowa Scaled Engineering, and came with my order of the receiver. The files appear to be available for download from their website for those that want to print their own.

I am not in anyway a part of ISE, other than as a very happy customer.

James