Over the weekend I installed four big red arcade-style push buttons on the railroad. These are for my visitors, young and old to interact with the trains and scenery. I like this style of button because they are large and easy to spot and very reliable. I used a 28mm Forstner drill bit to cut the holes for them.
These particular buttons have LEDs for lighting. I used a 1K ohm drop down resistor for each one and connected the LEDs on a separate power bus.
The accessories connected to the pushbuttons are a Tyco steam whistle, a sound chip recorder with a recording of sea lions, a Faller water mill, and a Hallmark Keepsake ornament.
The push buttons are about $2 each and I got them from Amazon. They are called "Reyann 5v LED Illuminated Arcade Push Button"Edited by - Redwoods on February 05 2018 4:01:02 PM
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very cool but I think a dwarf is missing from the 7 Dwarfs
Originally posted by microbusss - February 05 2018 : 6:06:32 PM
You are correct. Dopey is AWOL! I have no idea where he went. I'll have to make a replacement Dopey out of FIMO or something like that.
In any case, I plan to have a mine diorama underneath this with the dwarves digging out diamonds and rubies, so I'll need to make a bunch more dwarves anyway
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Awesome, Redwoods! A nice way to add interaction to your layout! "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." - Matthew 5:16
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Posted - February 05 2018 : 3:57:12 PM
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I have no idea where he went. I'll have to make a replacement Dopey out of FIMO or something like that. 
