Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this short episode I give an introduction to the first scenic area on my layout, along 16th St. & Wood St., with a warehouse, vacant lot and a couple of houses.
LAYOUT UPDATE: Adding signals to the CATS CTC dispatcher panel
In this video I show you how I add the signals to the CATS CTC dispatcher panel and give you a demonstration on how it works.
LAYOUT UPDATE: Connecting the Signals
In this video I show you how I connect the signal heads on my Showcase Miniatures Signal Bridge to the Digitrax TSMK connectors and via ribbon cable to the Digitrax SE8C Signal Controller.
LAYOUT UPDATE: Track painting
This weekend I started painting the track, the first step of the scenery process. I started by spraying the two lower staging yards with Krylon Camouflage spray paint. I find this gives a good base to the sleepers and the rails. I’ll follow this by painting the rails and tie […]
LAYOUT UPDATE: Holiday project
Just a small project while on holiday, but every little counts! Unfortunately I don’t have any paints with me, so this is as far as I can get, but a little progress is something!
LAYOUT UPDATE: Signal Bridge
I recently received a few of the new Showcase Miniatures Modern Signal Bridges, essential for any modern layout. I’m almost finished the build of my first one (still have to add the signals), but so far am very impressed!
LAYOUT UPDATE: Yard wiring update
Yes, it’s been quiet…but finally got back into the railroad room again this weekend! We’re having a heatwave here in the UK and we don’t have air conditioning in our houses…or layout rooms…but today I fired up the portable aircon in the layout room, and it struggled away enough to […]
LAYOUT UPDATE: layout build progress update
Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I show you the latest progress on my build, as I finish off the Western Avenue Yard trackwork and come close to starting the scenery on this section of the layout.
LAYOUT UPDATE: Work started on west end of yard
Well, I’ve finally started on the west end of my Western Avenue Yard! Once this short board is done (90cm, 2ft11) I’ll start on the exciting bit…the scenery! I’ll be shooting an update video this coming weekend – as I’ve realised I haven’t put one out for over 2 months!
LAYOUT UPDATE: Trackwork complete on main Western Avenue Yard board
A very productive evening…all the trackwork on the main Western Avenue Yard board is now complete, with feeders added. Now just to connect the feeders to the two bus wires (main line and yard buses) and test. Next up will be the short 3ft board for the west end of […]