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Cascade Sub: Summer Update
This update follows a long summer (and spring) of progress on the Cascade Sub. Given school closures and stay-at-home orders, the past months have been the most productive in the layout's brief history. Most notably, scenery is well underway on the lower level in Oakridge and Westfir, and the entire layout is operational with the recent completion of Klamath Falls Staging.
AR1 Advice
I have contacted the Digitrak Help Desk and followed all their instructions. Attached is a photo drawing of the problem I am having. Installed correctly, and with a test light showing correct power to both the mainline coming from the right and correct power on the "loop" (read spur), the test engine stops crossing the double cut shown on the right.
Scratch Building a Coal Mine!
Old coal mine no longer fits into the scene on the new layout. It was hacked up a bit and scratch built something new and AWESOME. Some issues were fixed and eventually placed on the layout.
This is a Neat scratch-built coal mine scene!
Episode 108, Small Ore Bin - Truck Ramp, Berkshire Valley Models
In this episode we are building Berkshire Valley Models new kit, the Small Ore Bin - Truck Ramp. This video is to complement the well organized instructions, and would make a great craftsman kit for a novice.
World's Most Extreme Railway
My older neighbor just sent this too me. Possible the most extreme railway building project,... fascinating video
My N Scale journey - Part 2 - some industry research
Hi again,
As mentioned in my previous (and first) blog entry, my 5.5 x 2.5 N scale layout isn't prototypical, however it is my plan to create a themed Scottish layout and try to stay true to this as far as possible.
Southern narrow gauge diversion...way south
I wonder if anyone makes 75cm gauge equipment... I can see the attraction of narrow gauge railroads. I blog about my time working in southern Argentina with narrow gauge steam in my backyard. Southern Diversion
Marc Simpson
Merkiomen Memorial
I recently retired and vacated the parsonage (I’m a Lutheran pastor) we occupied for 23 years. We moved from NJ to PA in retirement, buying our first house (at the tender age of 65), and downsizing in the process. While the layout described in this blog was small (it nearly filled a 13’x12’ room), it wouldn’t fit into our new abode.
ESU Decoders
I have been having a lot of trouble with flickering lights on my Scaletrains
rivet counter Gevos, which I fitted with ESU DCC v4 non sound decoders. I did the normal thing of cleaning
wheels, checking the wiring etc, so looking thru my JMRI decoder profile for these locos I noticed that Railcom
was turned on for all of them, I turned this off and since then NO flickering. I do not know if this has been
covered before but wondered if any one else had experienced this as well.
Brian
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