See how I complete the entire staging yard and routing build here: tinyurl.com/5n7f4kef

If you drill a keyhole with 1/4" hole & then a 1/2" hole above it, you can route your wires through the 1/2" hole for the larger ends then pull the wires down to the smaller hole. You then mount your bracket over the 1/2" hole to cover it & also provide a little tension to the wires themselves.

Great idea using a backup camera, I think the wide angle camera can be an advantage for a lot of our applications.

Very Nice, Ron!

Very creative!

It's been a couple of months since you have posted anything. I hope all is well. Let us know if you expect to continue please. Larry

Awesome Ron I'm looking forward for your new videos

thank you for sharing the video from Australia

Nicely done Ron.

HELLO RON ITS IS RANDY AND I LIKE U VIDEO IS COOL RON THANKS RON FRIENDS RANDY

Harbor Freight has 2 cameras and 1 monitor for $68. Works well for cameras at each end of yard or 2 different yards.

That is a great addition, and will be extremely helpful to you!

Pretty cool inexpensive solution Ron, cool! (Dave).

Great idea, nice setup. Thanks

Nice work, I use one of the backup monitors on my work bench as a external camera monitor. That way I do not need to get up and re aim the camera ever so often. I can sit and aim it at my project.

@RonsTrainsNThings

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Great idea.

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Hi Ron I was thinking about using a similar idea for keeping track of trains inside a helix similar to yours. People get a little nervous when their train disappears. Thanks a great tip Brad

@RonsTrainsNThings

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This would work very well for that, especially with the wide-angle view. You could probably see half the Helix if positioned right.

great job

good vid thanks lee

Great idea! I might use this same system. Not for my railroad, but for my pantry. Someone keeps stealing my cookies and I want to catch them red handed!

@RonsTrainsNThings

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🤣🤣🤣

@derekalexander4030

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It’s your loss of memory that makes it that you don’t know who is stealing the cookies. Don’t be surprised to see yourself on camera, lol.

Hi, Ron, how are you doing:). Well, you sure did have a good video for this one. And WOW you are a Genius to think of using a backup Camera for your Layout (nice)!!! And you know after watching the video it does make sense. Looking good take care!!!

@beatlebrad5339

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I have a question for you. So, what do I do win a Train is not as fast as it used to be and slowing down? Thank you for your help on this:)!!!!!

@beatlebrad5339

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So do you not Answer !!!?.

Interesting application of a commercial system few would readily think suitable for a railroad. But I think you would get a better and more useful image by mounting the camera much higher and aiming it down towards the end of the staging tracks where the trains stop. It might even be best to mount the camera on the ceiling pointing straight down. You really don't need to see the trains complete approach along the staging track.

Great videos and lots of tips and ideas, a while back on your video of dcc drop in decoder for n scale kato, I switch from dcc to dcc sound problem is the decoder dose not get a good connection ,when I touch or press lightly on top of decoder it connects or if I wiggle it slightly , and tips on correcting this ,thanks

Great idea Ron. With the fisheye distortion do you put some kind of marker on the staging tracks to know when to stop?

Could always try a Raspberry Pi, Pi camera and small monitor. A bit more hassle installing the software, but ultimately cheaper.

clever

What is the color you painted the facia? I've noticed alot of modelers use this color for their facia as well. Is this pretty standard color for model railroads?

Good morning. This is a nice solution - thank you for sharing. Would this work well in a dark staging area or are infra red cameras required?

@RonsTrainsNThings

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That is a great question. Some backup cameras do better in darkness than others. This one is not great if it's real dark. My area is usually lit. If you have a dark area you will probably want to watch for a camera that is better in the dark than this one. It may cost you a few more dollars.

Ron, I have an Ender Pro3. What is that filament hanging on?

@RonsTrainsNThings

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I downloaded a mod from thingiverse and printed it. It connects right to the upright support. It works fantastically, much better than having it hang from the top.

Ron - controlling a turnout with ONLY ONE RELAY Watch - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqio2LWkqLO-k9Y.html at timeline 3:07 Bob S

A lot of the

@mikehazard1571

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A lot of the cameras, you cannot cut the cords on them and add extensions if you cut the cord the camera will not work. Not sure about the ones you bought but that's just for information.

You wanna know something funny i just thought of Ron

@RonsTrainsNThings

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Sure.

@trainfan92756

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is if we both Ended up at the Midwest model railroad at the same time one of these days