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Help Please....design a dbl-deck layout in its own Hand-House shed.
Objective:
I want to build a double-deck, around-the-wall, peninsula style layout in a 12x16 shed I have prepared for the job.
ProtoThrottle in beta testing phase
Below is a very short video showing one of our ProtoThrottles that we are currently beta testing on Joe Atkinson’s IAIS layout.
Through freight modeling option
Here’s an option for a unique unit train that would be a show stopper for a through freight on just about any large layout:
Photos credit: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Mascoutin Valley Railroad - You Choose what's next!!!
Hello all!
This month on the Mascoutin Valley Railroad we are doing a little crowd sourcing to see what layout segment they want to see finished first!!
Please watch the video below for details! You can vote here on the blog, my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MascoutinValleyRR/ or in the comments section of the YouTube video
Red and Green LED signal lights dimming
I have recently added 2 signals to my layout using LED's. The signals are wired to operate from a PECO switch under the switch machine, so when the turnout is thrown against oncoming traffic, the signal turns red. The first one worked fine, but when I added the second one I found a problem. The green signal would dim when only one turnout was thrown, so one signal would display red and the other green.
Shell & frame situation.
I suppose it's been about a year now, since I purchased my Athearn "TM" on ebay. Which also happens to be another story in it self. Anyway...here's the issue I have.
Somewhere along the line, someone CA'ed the shell to the frame. Anyone have a solution to solving this problem, Short of destroying the shell with a Dremel. I know normally nail polish remover will normally dissolve the CA, but that's usually fresh CA. I'm not sure about CA that has long since cured.
Stand-alone portable DCC programming track
For my club, I'm planning to use a windows laptop and jmri decoder pro to make a portable programming track.. Several members have DCC at home, but are split among several mfrs. Some systems don't easily read existing values from a decoder. My plan is to read and save all cv values for each loco. Then if anyone needs to reset one of their decoders, we can do that quickly.
My question is, what do I use to connect the PC to the programming track?
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