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Here is a picture of the control panel. Thanks everyone who helped. -Trainoob

I finished the control panel tonight (I decided not to use LED's). I got all the switches installed, and they are working properly. I will try to get a picture tomorrow. I have a rats nest of wires coming out the bottom of the control panel, but that can be cleaned up. Thank you everyone who...

Quick update. I wired all the toggle switches (minus the LEDs) and tested them all. I had one little slip up, the orange section on the diagram did not have insulated railjoiners on it because I didn't think it would need it, but because I have one side of the track always powered, and the other...

I really don't know very much about electrical stuff. I am going to be using the AC output, so that if I have it so the train is not moving, the light will still be on. Are you saying that for the AC output, I just need a 750ohm .25 watt resistor? Attached is a diagram of the wiring, where would...

I have gotten all the plexiglass for the control panel, and it is well on its way. I needed to buy some more toggle switches for the control panel, and I wanted a little LED to turn on when one of the blocks was turned on. I went to Radioshak to get these, but they coulnd't help me with the LED...

Basicallly, when I have a locomotive in the yard, and the switch is thrown the opposite way of the yard, the locomotive does not move, therefore, I don't need to have the yard be seperate blocks. -Trainoob

That would be unecessary because I have insulfrogs for my switches.

Here is the diagram I made in Photoshop. Each colour represents a different block of power. What do you think? -Trainoob

All of my turnouts are insulfrog, and are manual. All sidings can have the power taken away from them by throwing the switch, so there is no need for power switches. I have switches and everything else figured out, except how to do the track diagram. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

All my switches are insulfrog, so I don't need to have them separted. There is no reverse loop, the layout is basically a folded over dogbone. I have figured out where I want my blocks, now I just have to make the control panel, and make the layout diagram for it. Any tips for making the...

Block wiring (updated) I was wondering if you thought it would be benificial using block wiring on this layout. I am not using DCC. I am at the point where it is still easy to make a control panel, and change the wiring to block wiring. What do you think? The layout is 8'x4'.

Alright, I am going ot build a trestle bridge, and I need inspiration... It would be great if I could see some of your photos of trestle bridges! -trainnoob

SS, With your mine shaft, how long is it, and how do you know when your cars have reached the end. I have something simaliar. -Scott

your trackplan SS, I have been looking for a trackplan I liked for quite some time. When I saw yours, well, I liked it. I am making a layout similar to yours, but some changes. I am at the stage of glueing the inclines to the foam. What are you doing to glue them down, what type of glue? How...

Wow, they do have everything...n scale people tools, haha. Good find ~Scott