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: 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 […]
VIDEO 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 […]
LAYOUT UPDATE: Western Avenue Yard update
Well, after a few weeks of doing nothing on the layout, finally managed to put aside an hour tonight to continue working on the Western Avenue Yard. I’ve laid all the mainline tracks and am halfway through the yard tracks. Once I’ve done this board, just a short 3ft board […]
LAYOUT UPDATE: Western Avenue Yard
Working on adding track to the Western Avenue yard. Unfortunately have not had time to do an update video as have been away, but I’ll try get a quick one out soon.
LAYOUT UPDATE: Signals
Well, a tiny update is better than no update! I’ve installed my first two Showcase Miniatures hooded signals, connected via a Digitrax SE8C signal decoder. They look amazing! I’ve also been working on the main Western Avenue board, all track buses in place, along with accessory bus and LocoNet cable. […]
TUTORIAL: Showcase Miniatures N Scale Type D Signal Build
In this video I take you through the steps of how to build the new Showcase Miniatures N Scale Type D Hooded Signal. The parts used to build this signal are now available to purchase from the Showcase Miniatures website: https://www.showcaseminiatures.net/
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Showcase Miniatures Type D Hooded Signal
An exciting new product line has just been announced! Showcase Miniatures, well known for their quality HO and N scale vehicles, buildings and signals, have just released their N scale Type D Hooded Signals, perfect for modern outline model railroads – finally we can have modern prototype signals on our […]