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OK, I’m a little excited…

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One aspect of the layout that I have been working on is lighting and with the help of an article on MRH by Geoff Bunza, I have finally put the last piece of that puzzle together. I have been planning to use LED strip lighting for the layout. I’d like to be able to control […]

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Valance Work and LEDs

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I took a pause in laying sub-roadbed for the WVR to begin work on the valance for the mountain “helix” this week. I wanted to get the upper portion of this area under way while I can easily get to it. I used white finish hardboard paneling for the top surface, it has a nice […]

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The World is a Stage

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One of the elements I will be including in the WVR is a lighting system. I’ve been looking into DMX512 as a system to control my “Stage Lighting” on the railroad. DMX512 is a serial interface with 512 channels used in theatre lighting and stage shows and since my model layout will be a stage […]