Building A Shelf For The Command Station...Part 2

In Part 1 of “Building A Shelf For the Command Station” we left the shelf in a bare state and now it was time to get some paint on it and finish up all the wiring. Late afternoon yesterday I did my best to use wood filler and cover up my screw holes and once that was dry I sanded down the filler. While the wife was cooking dinner I decided to go and ahead and start painting the shelf, this way later in the evening I can go ahead and complete the wiring. Mission accomplished, by time I was ready for bed I was able to have the command station shelf all completed and wired for operation.

Coat of paint all dry for the shelf.

NCE PCP Panel mounted.

KATO Power Pack and Switch Controls mounted. I like using the manual feel of the switches and the Power Pack will also be used when running DC only trains.

Switch Controls all wired.

Wiring diagram mounted for the Switch Controls.

Completed Command Station shelf.

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