It has been a busy month working on the layout. Patrick has been here 4 more times since my last update, and Matt has been here twice.
This month has seen less layout construction than other months, but more progress in other important areas.
Here's a quick recap:
We finished the lower level lighting in the north half of the room.
We installed the plywood on the upper deck of the second peninsula.
Started the layout lighting in the south half of the room.
Added another 24' of decking to the second peninsula.
Suffered a minor setback when the dishwasher blew a hose and leaked down on my new ceiling. No damage to the layout, but the kitchen floor wasn't as lucky. The dishwasher has been repaired, but I'm not sure I trust it enough to fix everything yet.
Matt was on a roll and threw down a half case of Gargraves in a single afternoon.
It's not quite the Union Pacific's 10 miles of track in a day, but it was pretty darn good in my world.
We can now turn the layout lights on with a single switch.
And they're on their own circuit.
Matt works on a couple of sections of track that will be difficult to access once the backdrop goes up.
Track power wiring begins, literally tying up loose ends.
That brings me to Patrick's visit today.
We took care of a couple of electrical projects that I had been dreading for quite some time. This first one was a biggie. Those 4 outlets are where the second power supply will plug in. Now all I have to do is add a few small wires to the panel. Then when the the wiring is done on the upper level, a whole new section of the layout will be able to have running trains.
That bottom piece of conduit coming out of the junction box was a tricky bending job.
It feeds the last two convenience outlets on the layout. No more long extension cords. You are never more than 6' from an outlet.
For the last seven months or so, I have been posting daily progress over on "What did you do on your layout today?"
I will continue to do that, and use this topic for monthly recaps.
