My First HO Layout in a Long, Long Time (Parts 3, 4, 5 & 6) - Battery / Deadrail https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/ Share, discuss new ideas, innovative ways you have used LocoFi™ and ask questions. en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:45:58 +0000 wpForo 60 https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-277 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:10:07 +0000 @Ken Myers

No. That was a wonderful video. Very engaging. We didn't realize either that no bell or horn was blown. And yes, the bell does tend to be a little annoying. I guess that is the whole point. In real life, you want to alert the nearby traffic. :-)

]]> Battery / Deadrail Admin https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-277 RE: My First HO Layout in a Long, Long Time (Parts 3, 4, 5 & 6) https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-276 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:51:50 +0000 @Admin

Thank you so very much!

After I put the video together and uploaded it, Part 6, I realized that I did not demonstrate the horn and bell, which work great! Sorry about that, but I'm so used to not using them when "testing" various aspects of the layout, I just forgot, as the bell would be ringing in almost constant use with a ton of horn blasts, even in that short video and the bell kind of gets on my nerves a bit. I'm not sure why that is. Old age maybe. 🙄

]]> Battery / Deadrail Ken Myers https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-276 https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-275 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:06:15 +0000 Awesome! That was so satisfying to watch! Thank you for sharing.

]]> Battery / Deadrail Admin https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-275 My First HO Layout in a Long, Long Time (Parts 3, 4, 5 & 6) https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-274 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 19:51:36 +0000 I have now posted a total of 6 videos about the creation of my first HO layout in a long, long time. It is, of course, a Dead Rail/Battery on Board layout.

 

The most recent video, My First HO Layout in a Long, Long Time. Part 6, was post on March 5, 2023.

 

Part 6 includes the latest layout updates and an actual shunting operation video where you can see LocoFi™, in action, shunting rolling stock around between various spurs on my layout.

 

I have documented the build, thus far, on my Website, “A Journey Into HO Scale Model Railroading in the 21st Century”.

http://www.theampeer.org/HO

 

The section of my Website, titled, “My First HO Train Layout in a Long, Long Time; the process”, covers, in detail, the build of my benchwork, track plan and running the first trains on the layout, as well as continual updates, as they happen.

https://theampeer.org/HO/#ARC36

 

I have created a play list for the layout series of 6 videos on YouTube, at this time.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLREtyERkF2NzDv2XyP7SC-0UTB83w7WlJ

 

As a reminder, I’ve also created a playlist for my “Making and Using a Portable Dead Rail Demonstration HO Layout Parts 1 - 10

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLREtyERkF2NxlxysmkTpJwUcXrZVXu45m

 

My Channel, on YouTube, is noted as Electric Flyers Only of southeastern Michigan, because it was originally started for my electric motor, battery powered, RC flying videos.

 

Enjoy and let me know what you think,

Ken

]]> Battery / Deadrail Ken Myers https://forum.wifimodelrailroad.com/forum/battery-deadrail/my-first-ho-layout-in-a-long-long-time-parts-3-4-5-6/#post-274