More things ticked off before heading back to work

The week started with a heatwave through SE QLD. Going anywhere near the shed was going to be like venturing into Hades. The one time that I did (5 mins or so) I came out sweltering. Time to head back into the aircon in the house and helped Lachlan with his blog (see Beaver Springs).

Wednesday was club day so I went down there for a couple of hours. It was hot but the shed is well ventilated and insulated, so it was bearable. Had further discussions on the new HO layout.

Thursday came and with it a change in the weather. Much more pleasant. Can't remember if it was Thursday or Friday, but I setup the airbrush I had purchased for the first time to make sure it worked OK. It was my first time with an airbrush (dual action trigger) and it performed rather well, even if it was only spraying onto some butcher's paper to get the feel for it.

Saturday was the Club Monthly Meeting and I took Lachlan down for a few hours. More discussions on the HO layout followed the arvo tea. Can't believe some members are still trying to push their barrow on fundamental design changes/features when the design has been agreed to by the majority! I guess their barrow will stop being pushed once the agreed to design begins construction. Then we will probably hear grumblings about not being listened to, etc. Upon arriving home I went to the shed and connected point six to its DS64 decoder.

Sunday afternoon came and with it some spare time. I was able to wire in the remaining points (7-12) to their respective DS64s. There was a slight hiccup with the third DS64's setup but this was easily fixed by reprogramming it. Some minor changed to the points connections to fix incorrect open/close orientation an it worked perfectly. I even had time to play trains and fire the points remotely via DCC. Woo-hoo!

One thing I have to add to the To Do list is to put up a barrier of sorts half-way between the table deck and ground level on the legs to prevent little people and I don't mean leprachauns, running under the layout and getting caught up in the wiring!

Well back to work this week so back to the usual way of doing things, modelling-wise, that is, when I can get to it of an evening and on weekends. It has been a very productive holiday with respect to getting a lot done on Illavearf's electrics. I am still to test the USB connection, so maybe that is one thing I can do this week at least.