August 2017 update - still wiring

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cheddar

Entry posted by ullypug August 24, 2017

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Work on Cheddar is so slow at the moment. I seem to be doing quite a lot but for minimal signs of meaningful progress.
With the wiring on board 4 finished, I've started on the control panel that will be attached to the back of the layout at this point.
I'm using 2 lever frame kits from MSE; one is of considerably older vintage than the other. I really liked having levers on Wheal Elizabeth, though that was only 5. Cheddar will have 25.
I'm wiring the turnouts and signals to be independently operated from the track power, be it DCC or DC.
So far I've made up the frame kits which were a bit of a struggle but once painted they don't look too bad.

The levers will be linked to DPDT slide switches to change the polarity on tortoises for the turnouts/signals and I'm presently wading through the delights of wiring them up.
Eventually the frame will sit in a box with just the top of the frame visible and the section/uncoupler switches located alongside.

In between all of this I've been playing with the odd wagon to break things up a bit. The mink D & mink G were acquired part built in OO so have had springing and under frame detail added. The BR Fruit diagram 1/230 is a straight Parkside kit with springing.