Weekend Update 5/1/16

[Cajonpassfan]

Summit is looking good!...although it may go faster if you used foam...LOL

Oh gosh, no Bruce, I much prefer to work with profile boards and corrugated paper; I find it gives me better control for my cut-and-fill scenery. And it's clean, when working over lower deck trackwork, no mess. Perhaps if I were building giant red rock New Mexico style formations looming over the tracks
To each his own I guess.
Regards, Otto

[unittrain]

That bridge is really fantastic.

Thank you, your work is outstanding and inspired me to get going on my bridge project.

[Cajonpassfan]

[ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Finished the fascia at Summit tonight, and mocked up the Touch Toggles' controls and signage. I like it. The fascia material is a washable, self-adhesive textured wall paper, and it's much more warm and beige looking than the pics.
Otto K.

[ChrisKLAS]

(Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) Finished the fascia at Summit tonight, and mocked up the Touch Toggles' controls and signage. I like it. The fascia material is a washable, self-adhesive textured wall paper, and it's much more warm and beige looking than the pics.
Otto K.

That looks great, Otto!

[superchief]

I love the photos of your progress Otto!!!!! The fascia looks great!, when is the next op session, I might have to catch the Sunset Limited for that!!!!! Gordon

[basementcalling]

(Attachment Link) Finished the fascia at Summit tonight, and mocked up the Touch Toggles' controls and signage. I like it. The fascia material is a washable, self-adhesive textured wall paper, and it's much more warm and beige looking than the pics.
Otto K.

That rocks. Well done, snappy easy to process information.

[RSWController]

I did a first layer of scenery at Dolton. Also a special thanks to Rossford Yard. I was a benefactor to his downsizing as he hooked me up with some special custom Indiana Harbor Belt units that were surplus to him. They will happily run on my layout in his honor.



A few more will be on my thread in the engineering forum.

[chrismears]

(Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) Finished the fascia at Summit tonight, and mocked up the Touch Toggles' controls and signage. I like it. The fascia material is a washable, self-adhesive textured wall paper, and it's much more warm and beige looking than the pics.
Otto K.

That's the first time I've seen these Touch Toggles installed. I like the clean appearance.

Also, nice idea to use wallpaper for the fascia.

[JMaurer1]

Hate, hate, HATE mechanical connectors! Why worry about mechanical connectors coming loose, bad crimps, or corrosion when there is perfectly good solder and irons around? It may look pretty, but (IMHO) is not worth the trouble dealing with it.

[peteski]

Hate, hate, HATE mechanical connectors! Why worry about mechanical connectors coming loose, bad crimps, or corrosion when there is perfectly good solder and irons around? It may look pretty, but (IMHO) is not worth the trouble dealing with it.

While I share your view, I also realize that they are not that bad. Just look around you. Every piece of electrical or electronic equipment has lots of mechanical connectors.  There are dozens in your car, your personal computer, and almost as many in your cell phone, radio, MP3 player, etc., etc.  Even your toaster or electric range has those. They must be pretty reliable to be so widely used (and not have them fail after a decade or two). Just sayin'  . . .
 

[Cajonpassfan]

That's the first time I've seen these Touch Toggles installed. I like the clean appearance.

Also, nice idea to use wallpaper for the fascia.

Thanks guys! Yea, the Touch Toggles are sweet.
The trainroom has a fairly high celling, so I also used the same wallpaper above the skyboards. Ties it all together nicely I think.
Gordon, it will be a while before we do a full blown ops, but you're welcome to visit anytime. I'll even pick you up at the Ontario "depot"
Otto

[basementcalling]

It depends on the installer.  we have some really neat wiring experts here on TRW.  Bob Gilmore is one of them. His wiring looks like a work of art.  There are few others whose names I don't recall, but I remember seeing photos of their impeccable wiring jobs.  Friend of mine is also really neat when it comes to his layout wiring. No surprise there - he worked for IBM for around 30 years and he installed and serviced their mainframe computers.



Remember, neat wiring is much easier to troubleshoot than a rat's-nets later on when something is not working properly.

My wiring comments apply only to my own wiring, Peteski. I think I'm earning a Boy Scout merit badge for knot tying as I add buses.