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perezbill

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Re: The HO Scale Delaware Avenue Branch
« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2024, 03:32:15 PM »
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I forgot to post this earlier. I have left the ditch light era and gone back to my first love. My modeling era has moved back to 1957 in the PRR era which I find a lot more interesting. There were more locomotive builders back in those days and locomotives were vastly different and there was more variety than today. To me, today's locomotives all have that same "family" appearance. There are many locomotives I cannot identify. I find 1st generation RRing so much more interesting which is probably why I also like history......but that's a different subject for another time and place.

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Re: The HO Scale Delaware Avenue Branch
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2024, 11:32:50 AM »
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No pictures yet to post today but I did get some work time in last night on the railroad.


  • My control panel is painted up and ready for its track diagram
  • I managed to get one of my frog juicers installed
  • I got the power to the command station routed to where I wanted it to be
  • I took a lot of time to label all the wiring that was completed and what was added
  • My cork sheets are now under the complete section I am working on
  • The remainder of the track has been glued down in the section I am working on
  • I need to get some pin stripping sized tape this evening so I can get the track diagram completed
  • Power supply for the electric uncoupler ramps is installed and plugged in
  • Power supply for the first frog juicer is installed and plugged in
  • Once the track glue is dry, I will cut the 1st set of rail gaps to the area I am working on
  • I need to finish up wiring my feeders and frogs
  • I have tortoise mounts to work on
  • My Rix products switch stands are in

That's about it for now. Mainly the focus is working on the control panel so I can get the diagram, lights, and switches installed. The only outstanding ordered item right now for me is the LCC items which should be coming soon.

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Re: The HO Scale Delaware Avenue Branch
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2024, 12:01:19 PM »
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Last night I got some work done. It wasn't that much because I need my control panel finished to get wiring installed as I go.

  • I got my control panel track diagram taped off and painted the base color. I repainted it white again after taping to help prevent bleeding under the tape
  • It will be painted black and the tape removed when that dries so I should have a black panel with a white track diagram
  • The light green color will be used on a strip at the bottom of the panel which is where the switches will be placed
  • I got my 2nd frog juicer installed and wired into the dcc buss
  • I took several photos of the progress including some of the wiring underneath at the request of a friend who wanted to see it

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Re: The HO Scale Delaware Avenue Branch
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2024, 01:22:02 PM »
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Glad to see you are able to continue your layout build and thanks for sharing your progress.
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Re: The HO Scale Delaware Avenue Branch
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2024, 12:25:48 PM »
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I have had the chance to work on the layout the last couple of days. Here are my current updates.

  • My LCC items have arrived, and I have started looking at the programming of them. Sorry no pictures yet of those items :(
  • I have the control panel painted. Still needs touchups but the majority of the painting is done. This will allow me to start working on more of the wiring
  • I assembled the first of many RIX products switch stands

That's about it for now as I have been busy with some other obligations. I do my best to do at least something, even if it is a small something, between 3-5 days during the week. This way things keep moving forwards. Hopefully as I develop my techniques on this part of my layout, working on the other parts will be a little faster as I will not need to develop certain techniques.

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