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The Image I use with my posts and why I model railroads
This photo was taken January 15, 1950 (so it says on the back) at the miniature railroad in Los Angeles Griffith Park. Railroads in miniature have been a part of my life as long as I can remember.
WIP -VIA Rail F40PH-2 in N Scale
This is my next Work-In-Progress, VIA Rails F40PH-2. A natural progression after completing the VIA Rail Home Hardware version.
Work resumes on the Blackwater and Blue Ridge!
It's a somewhat momentous day for me. After medical issues sidelined me from the hobby for awhile, I experienced a serious downturn in my creativity and consequently my passion for the hobby. As most of you that keep up with my doings here know, my creativity has returned with a vengeance. Even so, the time of inactivity took it's toll on my little pike largely in the form of it becoming a piling place for all manner of disorganized junk.
How I got here... SP ‘53, Daylight and Overnight.
Wow, what an battle. Despite the best planning and research, you always learn a lot when you do something for the first time, and boy were there a lot of firsts here in the last few weeks.
But since this is my first blog post for MRHmag forums, some background.
Hi I’m Richard.
SMA32 - JMRI Does DC ! …with up to 4-8 WiFi or JMRI DC Cabs
There are many modelers who for various reasons, use DC throttles to control the locos and trains on their layouts. What if you could combine the simplicity of a DC throttle with the sophistication of JMRI control, signaling, sensors, and even WiFi throttles? Yup! WiFi throttles for DC train control! …and what if you could put such layout control together for less than the cost of an old dual throttle power pack? Interested? Let’s see how it can be done!
SMA31 - 15 Amps Plus of Raw Power for DCC++
Every once in a while there is a need for something a bit more than the 1-2 Amps of DCC power that the typical DCC++ combination of the Arduino plus motor shield can deliver. With a separate H-Bridge driver board and your Arduino Uno or Mega2560 you can put out a DCC signal with 15 Amps of power. Let’s see how you can do it.
Colorado Front Range RR - Jan 2019 update
Yes I got the Sensors on line and running in JMRI....Tips on wiring, a look at the JMRI panel, and a question from a viewer 3D printing vs Laser cutter. Hope it is helpful to someone.
Happy Modeling
Mike
10 Year After Action Review
Here is a little follow up to my video post about my 10th Anniversary. You military folks know about After Action reviews. here is mine.
A short history of the Blackwater & Blue Ridge Railroad (A railroad backstory)
The Blackwater and Blue Ridge Railroad is a fictional railroad line that exist only in the eccentric creative corners of my mind. You could ascertain by the name that the locale is Appalachia but it could just as easily be located "somewhere west". Time frame is loosely in the first part of the 1900's, more specifically maybe 1925 to 1935. It is a railroad that is lost both in space, and in time. At it's heart, it's a logging railroad, but mining has played a large part in it's recent prosperity.
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