I was finally able to get the coaches' interior lighting finished this past week. I used an old string of micro LEDs with a 3V button-cell battery. I was given these lights from someone else, so I don't have the original packaging, but it seems each LED regulates itself because 4 LEDs is just as bright as the whole string.
Here's a few photos of them.
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I am very tired. So, this will be a very short post. Today I got the rest of my track supports in - almost. But, I finished enough that I was able to run my Forney at full speed with no issues (except for a slight problem with the grade - which I hope I'll be able to control a bit better when it is fit with R/C). Here's a short video from one of the prettier parts of my garden. Photos to come... Tonight I decided to try and run my Forney DC power on the first complete loop of track on the LHRR. It worked for the most part - though there are some sections of track I need to scrub to improve electrical connection. I will be running battery power, but it'd be nice to be able to incorporate DC power for a visiting hobbyist (or a young cousin who is gifted a very simple Bachmann engine...). There's not much to report other than that. I still have to finish the ballast, so that'll be happening next week.
Check out these photos I took of my trains on the first ever run! Once I bought my Forney I decided that I needed to have the proper rolling stock to go along with it. I did my research and found that LGB made a number of pieces to match, and USA Trains made a few more. So, I took to eBay to see what I could find. ... Long story short, after only a few months I've found almost every piece I need for a short-line passenger and freight train (sans caboose). I really like the coaches that LGB put out for this particular line. They are made to look like the proper time period the SR&RL ran and are detailed with interior seating, restrooms, and coal heaters. It would be quite easy to add lighting to them, which I may do at some other time.
For now, I've made two small changes to my coaches. They are so small that most observers probably won't even realize they are different. |
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