Delayed start to the Zoom Meeting session today- trip to Jersey City to pick up plastic.
Here is something that I have chatted with a few folks about over the past couple of years and recently got a volunteer to try it out on. The track diagram is laser scored on the back of a clear piece of 1/8" acrylic. The track lines are painted first and then the entire back is sprayed with black. In this case, the holes have been cut to fit the Walther's switch controllers and holes have been provided to mount the panel.
I have had a conversation with an S Scaler about a panel for his switch yard. In his case, there will be holes provided for LED lights that will be in each track. This will allow him to read which track(s) the switches are thrown to. In the case of the original that I made for the Somerset 4-H Trainmasters many moons ago, there were holes provided in the tracks for an on/off switch and light. The panel is used in the staging yard so the yard can be powered/live and user can be reminded by the illuminated light that the power has not been switched off on a particular track to remove/rail engines and rolling stock.
I will commit to taking on one of these panels each month. Drop in on a Zoom Meeting session or call the shop to discuss your panel.
