Sun, Oct 29, 2023 thru Sat, Nov 4, 2023
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Worked on the RR for about 1.5 hours today...
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I started out checking which posts needed extra-
length wire to go through the 1x4 support underneath. |
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| I need a couple extra lengths here too. |
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Altogether I will need to add wires to these four
poles to go through the 1x4 under the layout. |
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| The first one is complete. Let's go install it on the RR... |
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Here's what the extended wire looks like under the
table. See how it comes through the bottom of the
1x4 support? |
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| Mission accomplished! |
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| All the extended wires are visible in this picture. |
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Back at the top of the layout we see the lamp posts
ready to be wired up with electricity. |
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Also note the lampposts on the entry roadway.
I think I'll fill that gap tonight too. |
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| Yep, here we go. |
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| Now to cut out the "asphalt". |
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Asphalt glued in with glue gun.
I love that glue gun. No fuss. No mess. So quick! |
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| Now to weather the roadway. |
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| Looks pretty good, I think, do you? |
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| Final look. |
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Train Night!
w/Rob Fair 6-8pm 2 hrs.
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Rob & I are going to work on the details around
the Bellwood Station. |
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| Masking off the parking lot lines. |
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| Just about finished. Next step. Painting. |
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| How long should we make these parking stripes? |
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| Rob begins painting the yellow parking lot stripes. |
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As Rob paints the yellow, I paint the white guide
lines on the side of the entry road. |
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| Almost ready to pull off the blue tape. |
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| As the green tape is removed, the white line remains. |
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Now the blue tape is removed with the yellow lines remaining.
Now to touch up the overrun paint. |
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| Looks great! |
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| Now to add the handicap ramp. |
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| It's another nice scene added to the layout. |
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| Rob prepares the glue gun to adhere the platform. |
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Our work at Bellwood is complete.
Now it's off to finish the job at the Powder River Basin. |
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This job started two weeks ago. It continues this week.
Hopefully next week we'll finish this task. |
Parting thought: How about a layout overview?
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Layout Overview - no commentary
Duration: 01:39 min.
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
It's the end of the month.
Time for my monthly video layout update.
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Duration: 04:54 mins.
Wed, Nov 1, 2023
Extending the wires on all lamp posts at Bellwood Station.
Getting ready to wire them up for lighting.
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| Soldering leads to the wire from the lamp posts. |
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All 10 lamp posts are now ready for connecting
to power source for lighting. |
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| Here's some photos from under the table. |
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Yesterday was the last day
of October. |
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Today is the first day of
November. |
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Finished wiring up the lamp posts and station at Bellwood...
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| Far right lamps #7, 8, 9, & 10 |
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| Middle lamps #3, 4, 5 & 6 |
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| Front two lamps #1 & 2 and transformer (power source) |
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Oops!
Too bright! The transformer voltage of A.C. is 16 volts is too high.
I will try another power source of 8v and see if that works better. |
When I tested these lamps, I smelled something burning.
The tops of the lamps were way too hot and were starting to melt.
Needless to say, I shut off the power right away.
Hopefully I'll finish this project tomorrow.
Fri, Nov 3, 2023
I moved the light source from 16v AC to 8v DC and this is what I got...
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| Much better. |
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| Another view. |
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Final view.
I need to reconnect the station light to a 12v source. |
That will complete the lighting project at Bellwood station.
Sat, Nov 4, 2023
Finished Bellwood station lighting!
Check this out...
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Bellwood station with light now working.
The pictures shown previously did not have the station
lights hooked up properly. |
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I moved the power source from 8v to a neighborhood
output of 14v variable track. Now the station is lit too. |
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| A view down the line. |
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