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@@OldcampRanch Thank you!

@@iantha_branch Welcome to the channel! For most of my videos, I do speak "off-the-cuff", but for these design videos, I have notes that I refer to mid-recording to make sure I don't leave out any important points. Good luck with your continuing decision-making progress and build!

@@kcsthebetterway Thank you!

@@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Thank you!

You make a great point for every scale modeler out there...don't limit yourself to watching your own scale videos. I've found lots of great ideas easily convert from other scales to my own so don't limit your potential! Thanks for watching!

@@SCL1970 Thank you!

@@JohnAPrescott Normally I would agree with you, and I did try that, but the grade change needed to be more subtle and nuanced than I would could achieve using that method.

@@AirwolfCrazy I have seen that method and you raise a good point. I should add more consistent support.

@KandWRailroader 👍

@@Hawaii_HO Thank you for the compliment!

@@bncsystemsshortline Thank you!

@@derekalexander4030 LOL....definitely not! Here is their website: www.mwpms.com

@@markofthenorth8918 Thank you!

@@braithmorrow8999 Thank you! The credit goes to trainjunkies.com. I had the Garden City backdrop modified from his commercial version to remove a good portion of the trees from the original, then had him add the stormy sky from one of his options. The others are basically straight from what he offers. I will have to do some customs ones with my own photos eventually though.

@@KandWRailroader Thank you, i will check them out. Your tracks really coming along now. So much progress and im learning a few tips along the way that hopefully i can apply to my own. Thanks for sharing.

@braithmorrow8999 I'm glad you're finding the channel helpful! Good luck with your build!

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Thank you James!

Awesome channel great video keep them up make sure you like and subscribe thank you for your support

@@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Thank you!

@@kcsthebetterway Cool...I love the Garden City club's N scale setup...that giant grain elevator is amazing! Looking forward to Friday!

@@cadmaster44 Thank you for the awesome feedback! It really means a lot to me! And thank you for being a long-time viewer!

Awesome channel great video keep them up make sure you like and subscribe thank you for your support

@@markofthenorth8918 Every chance I get!

@@montananorthern Good to hear more opinions that all seem to agree. Thank you for reinforcing the decision to remove the rock, especially the part about personal experience. Thank you!

@@JESSICAANNWOJCIKJESS Thank you for the tips!

Of definitely a pleasant accident...I wish I was that witty...LOL. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Stay tuned!

No problem...maybe next time! Thank you for watching!

I will have to give that a try once I get all the rock in place. I may re-paint the center portion of the river as it is now because it may be too dark, but I'm not sure yet. I am definitely having more fun working on this scene now that I am deep into it than I thought I would when it was just a sheet of foamboard. Thank you for watching and commenting!

I think I have. At this point though, I don't think I'm ready to dedicate the time and energy to build my own trees. I think the largest amount of trees on the layout will be this hillside cut and the one closer to Canon City. Beyond that, I don't think I will need a huge number of trees anywhere else and I already have a pretty decent collection of a variety of commercial trees. I think manufacturing my own is just one of those aspects of model railroading that I'm just not interested in at this point. It could be one of those things that I decide to re-do once the layout is mostly complete. Thank you for the tip though. I know there are lots of great tutorials out there for building your own trees, and inexpensively too.

Thank you! Unfortunately, my yard is all clay and I don't think would look right...but then again, I haven't tried so who knows? Kudos to you for encouraging me to consider it again!

That's an interesting idea...thank you! I might have some teabags laying around somewhere, I will check that out!

@@midsomerrailwaynscale Thank you!

@@OldcampRanch It has been so far!

@@livingston878 Welcome aboard! I remember when there were still rails down Gordy and when there was a lot more train traffic in El Dorado in general. I think my earliest memories are when Pester refinery was still producing.

@@derekalexander4030 Yeah, I think you're right about the rock. The gorge is really going to test the mantra that a layout, or a scene, is never done...LOL.

@@cjbeyer8340 You're right! I ordered the Walthers kits months ago but I know I don't have enough...now I know where to get the rest! Thanks!

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Good question...I have no idea. I need to print out more photos of the area for reference and watch more tutorials. I'll check out your church...thanks!

@KandWRailroader I've seen videos where they blended colours of similar shades from lighter at the edges to darker in the middle to give the impression of depth before adding whatever product it is they are using to create the water 🙂👍

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Yes, now I understand what you are referring to. I've seen that too.

@@KandWRailroader it's something that I will have to look at myself, as I'm planning to have a river on my next layout 🙂👍

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Good luck to us both!

@@stephenhottle6783 I wondered how much people pay attention to the votes already cast before deciding on their own. Maybe I need to figure out how to do a secret ballot.

@KandWRailroader I like the whole theme of what you're doing but I'm from the area so that's why I like Towanda but I know sooner or later you'll get to it. I'm glad that you're feeling better 👍🏻

@stephenhottle6783 You are right, we will get there eventually. Thank you!

@@admiralseabass8993 No problem!

@@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Thank you!

@@Paul--88 It's a pretty cool little town...then there's the scenery!

@@AthenaSchroedinger Thank you for sharing your two cents!

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Thank you! My confidence continues to grow that I can make my vision for that scene become a reality.

@KandWRailroader we're looking forward to seeing your progress with it 🙂👍

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Thank you!

@@iamcarrot1 I look forward to taking that train ride myself someday soon. Thank you for your vote!

No expectations on my part man. Now maybe if I was the only one making these videos...LOL. There's thousands of just model train videos out there to watch, my channel is only one of millions of UA-cam channels...and oh yeah, there's actual real life out there to contend with too! I appreciate you stopping by when you can, thank you for the comment and by all means...your own layout has to come first! Cheers!

I had considered that, I might do that up against the rock face in places as containment fences exist on the prototype in places. What I'm more curious about is how should embed the rails themselves so that they stand vertical, and can actually hold back some of the larger rock material without tipping over. At this point, I think I'm going to try joint compound, reinforced with the sticky drywall tape in narrow strips so they are easy to hide with the drywall mud, but still strong enough to reinforce the mud once it dries. I suppose I could also just drill holes for the rails in the plywood subroadbed, and glue them in place too. I could still use joint compound so the rails look like they are embedded in the ground, but the joint compound won't be responsible on its own for providing strength for the rails. Thanks for letting me game that out in black and white for the first time, instead of just in my head...LOL.

@@KandWRailroader Use wire cable crossmembers attached to the stantions, to hold the fencing.

@@darylhitchcock7680 Good tip! Thank you! Do you think thread is sufficient, or actual steel wire?

@@KandWRailroader I use a 22 or 24 gauge solid copper wire painted- telephone wire or ethernet cables stripped.

@darylhitchcock7680 Thank you for the materials tip!

That's a good idea...I can also just tape the backdrop directly to the panel since it sits flush with the wall (almost), then cut the seams so it can be opened/removed. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Bumbers

@tas7997 Thank you! The Tomar bumpers are nice, but I don't like that you have to use insulated joiners, although I suppose you could just leave a gap in the track. I used a couple in the Wichita yard and hid the plastic joiners with ballast which works fine, but I didn't want to do that everywhere.

Yes, i didn't use plastic joiners. I super glued a thin piece of strene between the tracks and trimmed it. I see your point.

@@tas7997 Well, when you offer that kind of suggestion, that makes my complaint kinda whiny...LOL. I may have to consider that option again. I know I don't really like the Walthers bumpers because they seem to fall apart at the drop of a single grain of ballast...FINE GRAIN ballast...LOL.

It was! I was going to say "hi" but you were otherwise occupied the times I passed by although the one time your buddies chatted me up pretty good. I was told about your Friday slide show which sounds awesome. I'm looking forward to attending!

@KandWRailroader we have a good time, and you can see the rr.

@kcsthebetterway Can't wait!

@@bncsystemsshortline Thank you! We still have a full day of voting left but the Gorge is killing it so far so I'll throw you in that camp...how's that? LOL. Thank you!

Haha sounds good @KandWRailroader

@@bncsystemsshortline Thank you for the vote of confidence!

@@leckystone7348 Vote recorded! Thank you!