WPCA-32x makes it's way back to Camden after picking up empty oil cars at the Perch Cove Generating Plant.

Bruce

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For a long time I have been tempted to install lighting in another town on my layout. Woodland Scenics has their Just Plug LED light so I thought I would give it a try. Here is a photo of what I have been able to do so far. Te town is about 12 feet long total and it wnded up that I need an expansion hub to to be able to complete the town. I do like the way the lamps look, just right for the transition era. It is a bit of a pain working with wires that aren't much larger than a hair, but I do like the results.

I'm late posting this.
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Same place as last time. We now have Rapido Trains as a sponsor.

$10.00
less than 4 hours from Detroit (depending on Customs).

and featuring me as The Craftsman.

I just got this from Flickr....here we go again
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Thanks,

Continuing with my efforts to honor other forum members with cars on my layout. I am also learning more about printing my own decals and applying them.    
Charlie

Nothing new to post, so here's one of my favorite pics. A pair of Case International combines being unloaded at Farm and Tractor Supply.

Bruce

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Just collecting some of Pete's photos to add to this thread.

My new Digitrx LNWI (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.digitrax.com/products/wireless/lnwi/">http://www.digitrax.com/products/wireless/lnwi/</a><!-- m -->) arrived today. I plugged it into the LocoNet bus and and the little power supply in the power outlet and the physical installation was complete. An old iPod (bought in 2011 and used on our US trip) is used as the new handheld remote control. The App got installed and the WiFi selection changed from my home net to the LNWI and everything was up and running.

The little box under the layout


The old iPod with the App


It works great and the installation is as smooth and simple as advertised.

It will be less used to replace my two UT4 hand controls but the iPod is very handy while testing engines on my work desk on the other side of the room.

I am playing with a possible Freelance 2018-2 on the same bench and track work (sounds familiar to you ) as Freelance 2018-1 but with a "brick scenery" in the 1980s (true blue Conrail !). I am trying to stay with foam board structures but this time wallpapered with "Radical Flat" images. I am also learning what needs to be done with that kind of brick structures to get a 3D imagination.

I use Radical Flats images since a long time. Some time ago were my images from multiple use worn out and I ordered some sets as replacement. That was my luck, shortly after that time Radical Flats discontinued that series. I keep them like a treasure and work with copies only.

The first test front has the windows recessed by 2mm and the vertical pillars are doubled on back card stock.
I scanned and printed a first test with 600 DPI. That resulted in huge files and an awful long print time. This one is scaled down to 150 DPI, is easy to handle, prints fast and looks the same.