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LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 23 – Connecting the Signals

Posted on 24th February 202324th February 2023
  • Layout Update
  • Signalling

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.

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 18 – Electronics, Track Testing and Test Run!

Posted on 18th January 20223rd December 2022
  • Electrical
  • Layout Update
  • Trackwork

Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I show you the electronics under the Western Avenue yard board (east end), take you through a test run of the track work and finally run a train all the way from staging right […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 13 – layout build progress update

Posted on 8th July 20218th July 2021
  • Layout Update

Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I give you a brief progress update on my layout build, plus news on a new video series. Be sure to view my Facebook page as I will be adding photos and updates to […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 12 – The electronics under the layout

Posted on 11th May 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update

Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I show you the electronics that control my yard boards, including the block detectors, accessory decoders and power management. Be sure to view my Facebook page as I will be adding photos and updates […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Track laying on second staging lower yard board

Posted on 25th April 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update
  • Trackwork

Not much done on the layout this weekend as the weather was so nice, so plenty of garden time, but I did manage to start the track laying on board two of the lower staging yard. I’ve almost finished laying the track for the Metra yard. The Freight yard will […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Signalling

Posted on 18th April 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update
  • Signalling

I’ve starting adding the two signals for the lower staging yard. The Metra yard does not really need one as that passenger service will be run automatically by Railroad & Co’s TrainController, but it’s nice to have anyway. I’m using SignaTrak’s SIGM20 signal controller for this as it has all […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Episode 11 – Track Planning & Track Laying

Posted on 10th April 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update
  • Track Planning
  • Trackwork

Follow along as I continue the build of my N scale model railroad. In this episode I finish off with the track planning and show you the track I have laid, along with a limitation I have found with the AnyRail track planning software.

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LAYOUT UPDATE: DCC drawer complete

Posted on 5th April 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update

I have added a drawer underneath the lower staging yard to hold the Digitrax Command Station (DCS100) and it’s power supply, my RaspberryPi which runs JMRI , the Tam Valley Depot 5A Booster for the accessory power bus and the power strip for the BDL160 & DAC20 power supplies (with […]

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Board 1 of lower staging yard is finished!

Posted on 5th April 20213rd December 2022
  • Layout Update

It’s official…the wiring for the first lower staging yard board is finished!

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LAYOUT UPDATE: Track bus & droppers installed

Posted on 25th March 20213rd December 2022
  • Electrical
  • Layout Update

Well, a few days later than planned, but only a few more droppers to connect to the track bus and all will be ready for testing on the first lower staging board. Both the track buses have been installed (one for the Metra yard, one for the freight yard), connected […]

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