The New Train Room: Frameworks
After a week of straight work, with a few disruptions and two trips to the hardware store, the frame for the new train room is finished. Where the first day saw fast progress, things slowed down a bit over the …
The New Train Room: Beginnings
It was always sort of planned that at some point, our model trains would move elsewhere. The room we used until now is quite small, and while we managed to maximise space usage in it, actually working in there was …
Lighting up the Buildings
I didn’t think I would have to deal with this topic at this stage. While I have started putting together some kits for model buildings, they were all perfectly suited to leaving the interior lighting aspect for a later time. …
Feedback Experiments, Pt. II
The next post in this series was originally going to describe how I implemented the first automation experiment in the control software I am using. But I have changed my mind on that, for two reasons. One, I have something …
Feedback Experiments, Pt. I
Thanks to Covid-19, everything is in a bit of a limbo at the moment. We started planning for a new train room, but that had to be put on hold due to impacted finances. At the same token, because of …
The Holiday Haul
The holiday season is always a good opportunity to add to the model train venture. Be it new rolling stock, technical equipment or other useful things – something always gets added. This year’s haul was unexpectedly big, due to some …
Ludmilla and Musings About Sound
Sound in model trains is one of those things. Opinions are split as to whether it’s any good at all. In forum discussions I have read, some people defend sound in models as an addition to the perceived realism of …
Town Planning and Landscaping
It’s been a while since the last post on this blog, and a few things have happened in the meantime. Life sometimes gets in the way of posting, so this post will go into a bit of detail on several …
Layout Progress
A while ago I posted the track plan, which itself had taken some time to finalise. At the time, building the layout was a work in progress. The bottom layer was completed without too many difficulties, but the top section …
A New Ticker for the Zebra
I’ve talked about the Track Tester, a GE 44-Ton Switcher, a few times. This unit – now having been given the nickname ‘Zebra’ due to its livery – was bought primarily to test the freshly wired layout and tell me …