First outing for the yard and return modules.
Last night was a marathon to get just this plywood pacific running. I somehow borked the wiring and ended up with a short. Didn’t get a chance to test run on the unproven track. Also had plan to run two trains. However, thanks to the USPS detouring the package to Iowa……I couldn’t. Probably a good thing in the long run as I didn’t have time to prep for a 2 train setup. Went to bed around 3a and then work up at 5 to temporarily fix the borked wiring.
The show went well. Had to tune the bolsters on the FRED boxcar. Track needed cleaning. Fixed those and it ran like a charm. The weather was good. Ended up outside in a picnic shelter with some other vendors. No power, but ran it with 9V batteries to my “custom” power pack.
The question was how long would it run. Well, it ran from 9am to 4:00pm without a problem. The Arduino battery ended at ~6.5V and the track battery at 7V. A “large” slow down, but more than acceptable.
Then there are the photos the wife took. =) Lots more….
Initial setup….getting those darn expansion tracks ready.
Many good conversations about Z at the show. The guy at the right is my Z “crack” supplier. The next two are guys from the HO club that sponsored the event.
Loco taking a test run
getting the cars on the track
yeah…looking over the glasses to set those tiny wheels
Misc loco picture
Misc loco picture
Misc loco picture
Doing something
Person eye view…
and a person viewing from that angle
Misc loco picture
Misc running picture
Misc running picture
Misc running picture
Misc running picture
Misc running picture
The Arduino based controller
again…
Kathryn enjoying a portable kid friendly layout.
Byron enjoys it too
alot
really =)
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
O scale module group
Kiddos taking a break at the nearby playground
