@DriverD Trains #04.01.24 - 1-Year Thank you!
Welcome to @DriverDTrains. Thanks for stopping by! I’m your host Driver D.
DriverD. DriverD. I’m your h…o…s…t… Scratchy C!
This is a channel about model trains, with a little bit of SCRATCHY-C mixed in for good measure.
Model railroading is often called the world’s greatest hobby, and for good reason. It is a hobby that is suitable for adults and children of all ages.
The hobby encompasses all different kinds of skillsets, both artistic and technical, which makes it both a left brain and right brain activity.
So be sure to subscribe to the channel and check back when you see that Driver D has something new to share. Yes, Scratchy, you can share too.
For starters, I’ll be posting a number of videos that feature the D-Saver, my small 1‘ x 6‘ HO Scale switching puzzle layout that I built on a shelf. It’s my version of John Allen’s Timesaver, which has been around for over 50 years, modified to fit my needs.
And when I say I built it on a shelf, I don’t mean a shelf running around the perimeter of my basement. I mean a 1’ x 6’ shelf board I bought for $12 at my local home improvement store. (Yes, this is 2023, so inflation…)
Nevertheless, even though the D-Saver layout may be tiny, it features all the latest 20-yea-old tech, including Tsunami-2 sound decoders, DCC-EX running on an Arduino Mega microcontroller, JMRI computer software, Wifi-Throttles running on my phone and tablet, and my custom designed switch-list generating puzzle app running in Microsoft Excel.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Scratchy-C trains!
01:38 Joined by our Conductor and Brakeman
03:13 Layouts on the Floor
03:57 As I Explained in my Previous Video
05:16 Went off to Have a Word With the Yardmaster
07:04 Busy Debugging Our Code
08:45 It’s Warm Up Here in the Cab
10:21 Even Before There Were Full Sized Trains
13:20 Busy Working a Derailment
15:39 1-Year Thank You!!
16:27 Credits
Videos in our DCC-EX series:
Part 1: #4.a - Assembling a DCC-EX Command Station kzfaq.infoHatlU7A5S5s
Part 2: #4.b - Installing & Configuring DCC-EX kzfaq.infojv_xfwLZJd8
Part 3: #4.c - Adding Wi-Fi to DCC-EX • #4.c - Adding Wi-Fi to...
Part 4: #4.d - Configuring DCC-EX Wi-Fi for Station Mode • #4.d - Configuring DCC...
Part 5: #4.e - Adding and LCD Display to DCC-EX • #4.e - Adding an LCD D...
Part 6: #4.f - Correcting the Wi-Fi Firmware for DCC-EX • #4.f - Correcting the ...
Supercut: #4.sc - Assemble a DCC-EX Command Station • #4.sc - Assemble a DCC...
Bonus Materials: #4.x - DCC-EX Series Bonus Materials • #4.x - DCC-EX Series B...
Videos in our JMRI series:
Part 1: #5.a - An Introduction to JMRI • #5.a - An Introduction...
Part 1: #5.b - Install & Configure JMRI DecoderPro • #5.b - Install & Confi...
KZfaq Channels Featured in This Video:
The Pixel Depot: / @thepixeldepotllc
Human[c]ity Junction: / @humancityjunction
SoCal Scale Models: / @socalscalemodels
Late Night Model Railroad: / @joeybphotography
DIY and Digital Railroad: / @diydigitalrailroad
Steves Trains: / @stevestrains
Gregory'sModelTrains88: / @dingo8my
Hacking Google: g.co/safety/HACKINGGOOGLE
DCC++ : / @dcc2840
Products Mentioned in This Video:
DCC-EX: www.dcc-ex.com
JMRI: www.jmri.org
WiThrottle App (available on the iOS App Store): www.withrottle.com/
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Scratchy, can you believe we’ve been on KZfaq for a whole year!?! I know, it’s exciting, isn’t it!
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DriverD and Scratchy-C want to thank all our viewers and subscribers for your support this past year.
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We look forward to making many more videos for you in the year to come.
So until then….
Thanks for watching!
Well Scratchy, are you ready to make some more videos?
Scratchy?
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All aboard!