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Post by g3750 on Jun 9, 2022 15:15:47 GMT
Updated 6/8/2022: Much effort, small amount of visible progress to report. The Arduino program is coming along. .... More when I know it.
George
 What the heck!!   
Great work as usual! I'm looking forward to the next video. "A man's got to know his limitations".
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Post by papa3rail on Jun 9, 2022 18:53:32 GMT
Well George, I finally made it through all 34 pages. You talk about a text book layout build this is just outstanding.I love layout build threads ,I've seen some great ones and had a pretty detailed one myself back at the old O gauge hobbyist forum.I have to tell you this thread and your layout puts them all to shame,your attention to detail and the care your taking to model a specific area is great.Have you started on your station? I just finished the Cad drawings for the Canton station, going to have to scrunch it down from 1/48 to 1/52 but it should still look good. Can't wait to see how yours turns out.Keep up the good work looking forward to following your progress.Dave
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Post by g3750 on Jun 9, 2022 23:58:07 GMT
Well George, I finally made it through all 34 pages. You talk about a text book layout build this is just outstanding.I love layout build threads ,I've seen some great ones and had a pretty detailed one myself back at the old O gauge hobbyist forum.I have to tell you this thread and your layout puts them all to shame,your attention to detail and the care your taking to model a specific area is great.Have you started on your station? I just finished the Cad drawings for the Canton station, going to have to scrunch it down from 1/48 to 1/52 but it should still look good. Can't wait to see how yours turns out.Keep up the good work looking forward to following your progress.Dave Dave, thank you so much for your very kind words.
I have not started the Steubenville station yet. I am trapped in this (apparently) infinite loop of an open hearth build. 
Once (if) that gets done, I may give the station my attention. I might also want a break from detailed structure building. As I'm sure you can guess, there is no shortage of small(er) projects in the hopper.
George
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Post by papa3rail on Jun 10, 2022 23:30:18 GMT
Hey George you going to model Big Red Stadium (it had another name I think)?
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Post by g3750 on Jun 11, 2022 16:18:15 GMT
Hey George you going to model Big Red Stadium (it had another name I think)?
Uh, no. And for 2 reasons: - I am a graduate of Weir High School (Red Riders). 50 year class reunion coming up next month.
 So NFW.
- That's way too far away from the tracks and the areas of interest to me. Market and 4th, 5th, and 6th (and Water Street) will get the bulk of my attention.
George
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Post by papa3rail on Jun 11, 2022 16:29:57 GMT
Just asked been there twice in the 70's Canton McKinley beat them 4 straight during my school days.
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Post by g3750 on Jun 11, 2022 20:31:34 GMT
Just asked been there twice in the 70's Canton McKinley beat them 4 straight during my school days. I recall that Canton McKinley was a real powerhouse in Ohio high school football.
Every time (it was very rarely done) Weirton played Steubenville several things would happen: - The WV rating system would deduct point or not count the game in determining state championship points (rankings).
- A riot would break out.
- Steubenville would win.
Didn't seem worth the effort although it was a natural rivalry.
George
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Post by dennym57 on Jun 21, 2022 3:04:49 GMT
George you have a serious plan there. You put a lot thought into your construction. I just rolled with whatever idea I came up with.
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Post by g3750 on Jun 21, 2022 12:58:35 GMT
George you have a serious plan there. You put a lot thought into your construction. I just rolled with whatever idea I came up with. Thanks Denny, but that's not to say it's the only way to do it. There's absolutely nothing wrong with doing it another way.
George
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Post by g3750 on Jun 23, 2022 22:19:38 GMT
Updated 6/23/2022:
- More (invisible) progress in writing C for the Arduino. My code is becoming more organized, better commented, and smaller as I work towards improving it.
- I am working on wiring the control panel. Jumpers are being numbered and color-coded.
- The MP3 players have arrived. Eventually, I will write an Arduino test program for them.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 24, 2022 3:23:12 GMT
While these accomplishments can't be shown in pictures they are important steps in creating your layout.
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Post by ptc on Jun 24, 2022 18:31:09 GMT
Some of our mot popular threads about layout builds.
Keep up the good work, George.
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Post by g3750 on Jul 1, 2022 2:03:58 GMT
Updated 6/30/2022: Yesterday I had one of those moments. You know, the kind where the blind man says "I see!!!!". Several fixes / re-orgs took place. The Open Hearth's Arduino connects to 3 vertically stacked 8-relay boards. Trying to connect wires from lights, smoke units, and whatnot to them made me re-think the set-up. Regarding the 3 mounted and difficult to wire Arduino 8-relay boards, I’ve decided that the physical wiring connected to them are even bulkier and more troublesome to manage than the Dupont jumpers from the Arduino. - I disconnected all the Dupont jumpers from the relays and re-organized their pin numbering and grouping. This will make the wiring more practical and less cumbersome. For example, all overhead lights are grouped (pins - relays - wires). Same thing is being done for furnace interior lights. This will fill-out the bottom (#1) relay board. The color coding is being maintained, which requires finding the proper color 5 cm length Dupont jumpers and re-labeling them. I am using a Klein wire marking book for this purpose.
- The above forced a pin re-numbering will have to be done inside the code as well. I created a new “cheat sheet” for the pin numbers which I am using faithfully to make the changes slowly and systematically. Otherwise, I risk losing what little sanity is left to me.
- I discovered about 3 coding errors and fixed those. (Only 3? Hey, the night is young. ) As soon as the first set of wires (the overhead lights) is done, I will test out the code to see if I fixed the bugs.
The good news is that I am finding and fixing issues. At this point there don't seem to be any unexplained issues (I just hate those). More when I know it. George
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Post by g3750 on Jul 4, 2022 2:49:05 GMT
Updated 7/03/2022: I began the process of painting the trusses today. Lots of nooks and crannies! This is going to take a bit longer than I expected. They are getting a coat of flat black. I will add some grime and rust later, I think. More when I know it.
George
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Post by g3750 on Jul 5, 2022 15:04:22 GMT
Updated 7/05/2022:
- I am working on the 2nd (of 9) full trusses. Man, these puppies soak up a lot of paint!
- Started working with the strings of LEDs for the overhead lights in the mill bays. These were made several years ago by Evan Design to my specifications. The mini-chip LEDs are glued into lampshades. There are 10 lights in a string and they run under the trusses. There are 4 such strings.
- Also bought some Plastruct 1/8" U channel which will be used to hide the very thin (magnet) wires for the overhead lights in the mill bays. I will place the wire in the U channel and then glue it to the underside of the truss.
All this is a welcome break from programming.
More when I know it.
George
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What the heck!! 
So NFW. 
