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New touch controls for control boards
Touch controls for control panels and other uses are available to model railroaders which can make very compact control panels, replacing mechanical switches with very small switches with internal lighting which can be placed on a track diagram.
Re-motoring old steam brass locomotive
I'm back to model railroading for the last year and a half after a 30 year hiatus. (Glad I saved all my stuff). My wife and I have built a 10 X 12 foot layout in a spare bedroom in our house.
Landor Street.
Landor Street is my 9ft x 18 inch switching layout being built for an exhibition here in the UK in June. Just a few finishing touches to add and the staging yard to complete. I am busy weathering cement cars at the moment for the Redi-mix plant.
anyone using auto battery for layout/lighting power?
Is anyone here using auto battery for layout/lighting power?
It seems an automotive or marine battery could provide plenty of smooth 12v (actually 13v+) power for LED strip lighting, relays, tortoise power, electronics (with local 5v regulators), even track power (with PWM or linear controllers).
Help with Keystone Shay Build
I recently purchased a Keystone HO 20 Ton 2 truck Shay kit and had the intention of building it as a working locomotive. However, I have hit a brick wall as NWSL have advised me that they no longer make the kit for turning this little beauty into a working model. Ray Schofield has already been of huge assistance with some very helpful information but I am now on the hunt for the NWSL Kit #208-06.
Blocking the BNML
I've been working on my blocking schema for the BNML.
I'll be using a modified Car Card system for traffic forwarding that includes blocking codes based on the TIBS concept as published in Model Railroader.
Atlas customline turnout
Hi guys!!!
I am planning a "street running¨ scene for my HO layout and recently got a couple of Walthers street system kits. One include parts to cover the track as if it was covered by concrete slabs. Any way, it mentions it is designed to be use with Atlas Customline turnouts (code 83). The rest of my turnouts are Walthers DCC ready ones. If I use one of the Atlas turnouts, is there going to be any special wiring needed?
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