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Anybody out there fool around with log cars.........
......in any scale? I'm curious how you handled attaching and tightening the chain to hold the logs in place.
Peter
DCC locomotive wire sorting
I'm requesting an evaluation from experienced DCC installers on my first big project (big for me). Or inexperienced. All welcome to join in the fun.

South Dakota State Railroad Museum Hill City Diorama
This is my second entry in the Spearfish Canyon Diorama build for the South Dakota Railraod Museum in Hill City South Dakota. In this second entry i have been busy placing molds with 20 Min. sheetrock mud. After about 30 min. I peel the mold off and the mud is still soft enough to take some tools a shape the cast to blend in with the mold next to it. it is a slow process but is very real looking when complete. The TV in the back ground has a photo of Bridal viel falls in Spearfish canyon. THe falls will be on this end.
Control Your Model Railroad with a Game Controller! | Wii Nunchuk Train Control with Arduino
NCE Light-It Signals as per the video
Hi all,
I watched with interest the video with Bob and Ed from NCE showing how they setup some NCE Light-Its with a Mini-Panel and BD20s to control signal lights. The great thing was that it took into account the forward/reverse blocks -- ie: signal forward was Green, current red and prior yellow as the train moved through the blocks.

Road Bridge - Backdrop Transition...
School holidays have finished, that means back into the layout again.
Today was spent working on installing the road bridge that will hide the backdrop to layout transition.
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