A few snow days this week allowed me to spend sometime on the layout. The MRS 28 inch turntable arrived yesterday, which was convenient since I was off for the snow. I was able to get the TT mounted to the table by myself. To do this I built a temporary support out of 2x6's. This made the job pretty simple. Kudos to Alan at Millhouse River Studios for making an great product!
Once I got got the TT in place I was still waiting on some switches for my lead in tracks to the TT so I spent some time under the layout wiring up turnouts and crossovers. I'm using old CAT5 wire for the DZ1000 machines. I quickly realized that I'm going to need to find an told CAT5 that is pretty long to reach the far end of the layout without multiple solder points.
Right after my last post I was able to finish installing the plywood for the upper level. I also spent some time working on some cardboard backing for plaster cloth. I also painted the station platform and autorack yard with Woodland Scenics concrete. Nothing too exciting.
Today, I was off again for snow and the switches that I needed arrived in the morning. I spent my afternoon working on my approach tracks as well as some whisker tracks. I am planning on 10 whisker tracks to start. I'll run power to each whisker track as the track is installed.
That's all for now. My goal over the next week or so is to continue adding the whisker tracks and wire them up the a control panel board. I ordered a 12x24 sheet of Lexan online and I'm using car pinstriping to mark my tracks. I'll also continue my work on wiring up switches, a process that seems to be endless!
