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BLI PRR I1sa with QSI
Hello: Using DCS50, JMRI with SPROG2. I had purchased the subject loco about 10 or more yrs ago. It was placed on a club layout, 03 changed to 4538/loco number. Ran a little. Lights, bell, whistle all worked. Put back in box. Sat for 10+ years. Took out of box, set on pt. JMRI shows short circuit. PT is a siding that I can switch back and forth with OPS & DIR/PAGE. Loco sits on that track. Switch to main and loco lights, bell, whistle and runs. On 4538. On 03, it just lights, but nothing else. i.e. Power gets to the loco on main.
Finally starting scenery. Baby steps.
I have posted many photos of my layout. All of them have been the 'plywood pacific' variety. After years of trackwork and wiring, I finally started to cover up that plywood and foam with some basic scenery.
Since the last ballasting I did was around 1992 or so, I had re-learn how to do it, plus how to weather the ballast and track. Like most things I try, I started out terrible, but got better the more I do.
Here's a B&W shot of an E7 headed east
LED lighting on 3 deck layout
Over the past year or so I purchased some LED lighting from Amazon,...all of it Barrina brand. My initial purchases was 6 of the 4000K units
IAIS's West End - Layout Tour
Yesterday I shot a number of pics of the layout, and I thought some here might be interested in more current views than what I've shared here previously. I'll post the photos in my first reply.
A Place....
Here is where I'm going on the changes. Trains are operable right now through the loops in the garage. There are a number of viewing angles that make the change viable/worth while. The next step will be much more of a struggle to get started. I need to relocate some reasonably well done scenes at least to some degree. Will do some final photos of the Spiral Tunnel area.
Trackage Rights Clinic
Today I made a presentation about "Trackage Rights" on the OpSig Virtual Meetup. That presentation has been posted on YouTube and on the OpSig Website. If you want to watch it, here's a link:
Layout Design s/w that can open a .dxf file
I have a .dxf file for a layout design, and would like to open and edit (e.g. modify) the plan but am unsure if there's an existing model railroad design software product out there than can do so. The original - that was given to me by the author - was originally developed in AutoCAD, which is not only beyond my budget but also too steep of a learning curve for a layman like myself.
Any commercial options out there that can open a .dxf format file, that are geared towards a hobbyist like myself?
Reviewing old, old posts, whether here or elsewhere
I've noticed on a number of different forms at various sites that there is a tendency for some readers to do a search on a topic, find an old thread, and then resurrect it with a new comment. Sometimes, especially where the original topic was dealing with ageless stuff like prototype operations, prototype equipment, or even benchwork or model operating system approaches, it's great to see these things resurface. It's like wandering in the woods and finding a shiny coin or a historical marker you had no idea existed.
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