Day 152

I can't leave it alone. I spent the morning going over the layout again trying to redo two of the curves to make them wider. I finally managed to do it without requiring any more track (just using the left overs). Then I went out and implemented it. Of course it required modifying the benchwork.

Then I spent a bunch of time looking for a piece that I thought I'd lost. It turns out that I had mixed up the extra pieces from the switches. At least I wasn't going crazy. Finally, I modified the benchwork for the start of the curve off the plateau. I'll finish it tomorrow. I'm getting close to completing the bench work.

I discovered ebay "watch lists". Now it tells me in an easy to access manner what's happening with something I've run across. So far I've let everything expire either because I found something better, or the price got too high. Tomorrow I will be bidding on a couple of things that I really want.

The Kato switch machines are weird. They run off 12 VDC and can't be left on. I spent the evening looking for a cheap way to do the switch controls. I think I've found one that will provide control for about $1 a switch. I'm going to add LED's, which will add some to the cost. I may already have some of the components I need though.