Layout maintenance
Under lighting
I know a lot of discussion has been held on lighting on top of layouts. But one thing I wonder about is what is used for lighting under the lowest, or first, level of your layout. Although the underside of a multi level has lighting provided by the level below, it seems as the lowest level lacks lighting for working "under there."
Minimizing Dust
Prior to starting construction on my layout, half of my basement was finished with drywall, carpeting, and mineral based friable grid suspended 2x4 ceiling tiles. Within a couple of months of installing the ceiling tiles, I noticed a fine dust settling on desks and tables. The cause of this dust, on close examination, was the vibration of the panels in the grid lattice from the normal household activities on the main floor above the basement.
New lights added to my layout room.
So my layout is taking on a new life and has been started over. I have no usable space in my basement. So my layout is on the third floor. I had complaints before that the track lighting I had wer not enough. Well I added new lights. Its really not bad in the room and in fact you can see really good now. But if you go out side and look up at my house......Well lets just say I light up the neighbors yard.
Re-building the ColdStor module - step by step
Whew! Busy holiday week! I hope everybody had a good one. I managed to climb out of my food induced coma long enough to work on rebuilding the my FreeMoN module this weekend. I took a bit of video illustrating the way I'm going about it.
The first part covers putting together the faceplates for the ends of the modules.
Lessons Learned - Retrofitting Rail Gaps
Now that my summer project is more or less complete I was able to get back to working on the railroad and finishing out the changes that I started in spring.
TRACK CLEANING ON THE LYON VALLEY NORTHERN
I had a request from a Youtube subscriber to put together a video on how I do track cleaning maintenance on the LVN. There are lots of opinions on this topic. This just happens to be the process I use and it works on my layout. Enjoy. There maybe a few ideas you have not thought about.
CLEANING THE TRACK
I AM FROM INDIA. AND IN HERE IT IS VERY HARD TO GET A ACTUAL HOBBY SHOP. I DO HAVE A LAYOUT IN MY ROOM...BUT SINCE THE MOISTURE IS PRETTY HIGH THE TRACKS ARE COVED WITH SOME KIND OF OXIDES...NOW I AM FACING PROBLEM IN RUNNING THE TRAINS. THEY ARE NOT GETTING POWER FROM THE TRACKS. I HAVE SEARCHED SOME LOCAL WEBSITES... NONE OF THEM CAN PROVIDE ME WITH THE CLEANING SOLUTION OR CLEANING EQUIPTMENTS.. ANY IDEA WHAT I CAN USE TO CLEAN THE TRACKS?
Purchasing Strategy : "Stockpiling" VS "J-i-T"?
Dear MRHers,
As I plow thru my current layout-build project, I've necessarily been obtaining various parts and components to "git 'er done". Funnily enough though, I've found that I'm actually purchasing less than I imagined, as a quick look thru the "warehouse" reveals that I already have a significant number of the various required components on-hand.
Clean Rails
Somewhere I heard that there is a new track cleaning (liquid I believe) that is far superior to what everyone is using now. Anyone hear of it? Not sure of the name but is apparently brushed on and does not attract dirt as much as other solvents.
Whats happening with Atlas?
Perhaps a year ago I read several forum discussions about Atlas changing its distribution network or some such thing an supplies were going to be limited. Here it is a year later and still my LHS can not get any items from Atlas. Does anyone know what is or has been going on with them?
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