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Today, I tested the Modellbahn Union J00002, 8-way DCC switch decoder WD8K for two-pole switch drives with screw terminals. www.modellbahnunion.com/HO-gauge/8-way-DCC-switch-decoder-WD8K-for-two-pole-switch-drives-with-screw-terminals.htm It performed very well with my Z21 and Tomix switches. The operation is reliable and smooth. The PCB is very compact and allows to connect eight switches. 
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The roof is fitted with accessories that have been 3D-printed. I built simple light boxes to simplify the lighting of the building. The front signboard backlight is made of a piece of polyester scored at precisely spaced intervals to spread the light evenly.   After googling a bit, I learned that the intensity of the light in the backlight panel decreases exponentially. I then created a small python script that generates lines spaced exponentially, and used the resulting document to score the transparent polyester (or acrylic) sheet. The result is a uniform light distribution, even if there are only two LEDs at both ends of the signboard. Next to the school dance building is the Softbank building. It is based on the very popular Tomix 4051 Square building set (brown). https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/products/n/4051.html I needed to add more signals, so I made a new version of my Arduino Nano-based DCC signal controller. This one can control up to ten Tomix signals. This shows how I painted the Tomix tram tracks to give them better look. Today I built a simple test/cleaning/DCC programming jig that I will use to program and clean my locomotives and trains. It has three tracks:
I didn't like the shape of the center of the Tomix elevated station (which didn't look prototypical), so I cut it off. Not easy. I mostly used an X-ACTO #15 Keyhole Saw Blade and #5 Heavy Duty Plastic Knife.   I later covered the holes with Evergreen 1 mm styrene sheets.
One of my preferred "shop" of the Shin-Yukari station: the Starbucks coffee. This is the layout of the Shin-Yukari station, with the station's north and south entrances, and the shops and restaurants (Yoshinoya, 7-11, Café de Crié, Sushi bar, Starbucks Coffee, Uniqlo and JTB). It is based on the Tomix 4046 Overhead Railway Station A (ticket gate) and Tomix 4047 Overhead Railway Station B (with store) (two sets of each).  Watch other posts where I describe the construction of each of the shops.
Today, I had to clean two of my Tomix switches because the power routing function was not reliable:
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