My Two Layouts... (The NCR Shelf & Canton)

[seusscaboose]

what are your plans for signals, as well as DC vs. DCC?

just curious.

EP

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Both. And signals will be cosmetic only.

Lee, think I can just use the drops at the lights if I stick to CFLs?

[wm3798]

You're not that far from the circuit box.  If you've got a spot for one, go for the new circuit.  You're probably going to have to take some things apart to see what you've actually got.

L

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Last night I hit a milestone: the first working wiring.



I've got the front center mainline all wired up now.

I need a little more wire, need to wire up another set of molex plugs, and it's ready to go!

[Bsklarski]

That picture almost makes me want to model only Conrail. +1

[Dave V]

Track and electricity are two key parts of any model railroad...  That's one of the secrets the pros don't want you to know!

http://beginnersguidetomodeltrains.com/   

Seriously, that's gonna look SO hawt once those hills are dotted with bare trees.  You really have that PRR-engineered right of way look.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Thanks guys.

Tonight I wired up the one end loop. This was a bigger step because it included doing the plugs where it plugs into the end center units, and the slide switch which turns off one of the staging tracks (for days when I run it with DC). I know wiring isn't a major achievement, but it's my #1 biggest challenge, and I'm really glad I'm 2/3 of the way done.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Video of the NCR, now that it's all wired:

[rswinnerton]

"Conrail on the Santa Fe"

[conrail98]

Very nice. Did you add in the sound or is that a sound decoder in the lead locomotive?

Phil

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Believe it or not, that awesome proto sound you hear? That's actually the models themselves!

I couldn't believe it when I watched the video either.

[Philip H]

yeah, but your color balance sucks!

Had to pick on you about SOMETHING!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Lol, that it does. I really need to get a better video capture device.

Hopefully that Apple event scheduled for the 12th will provide something fun for me.

[conrail98]

Believe it or not, that awesome proto sound you hear? That's actually the models themselves!

I couldn't believe it when I watched the video either.

That's awesome, and probably scary at the same time.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That's awesome, and probably scary at the same time.

I think it had something to do with one of the units running a little faster than the other, but either way, I enjoyed it!