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@@FlyingCrow Thank you for the tips, especially about the gloss mod podge for the seeping water!

@@chessieandjack Thank you for the compliment and for the awesome real-world story! I wish I had the space at Holcomb to do a loop but it's not meant to be. Thanks for watching!

@@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad Thank you! I find it pretty handy.

@@Adam.J.Reynolds I'm glad you like it! The poll has already concluded (polling closes at midnight U.S. Central time the Sunday following the construction updates) for the next two week work period but I encourage you to vote after the next update in about 9 days!

@@warrenholmar1129 I was lucky to have the space for it. I couldn't imagine not having it now.

@KandWRailroader our layout is either going to end up in shipping containers or the attic. A few houses here have basements. Mostly tho they are on piles. New builds are on concrete slabs. The model club I'm involved with was a house build on top of the layout. If we do move to the country, I want to build a replica SP Daylight car and put the layout in that.

@@warrenholmar1129 That would be pretty cool! I've seen a layout built in a caboose, just can't remember where.

@@christopherburford8754 Thank you!

Me too! One of my viewers came up with that idea!

@@Bliz0516 Thanks! I always find duplicates and triplicates of things...bought more when I didn't need to.

@@Gavin1849 Primarily Micro Engineering and Walthers flex track and turnouts. Code 83 on the main lines, Code 70 everywhere else.

@@wedelacresdepottrains9060 Very true!

@@derekalexander4030 I'm glad to join the club!

@@claudecrump5518 I just added a pair of Rio Grande SD40-2T's for running the Gorge too! Trying to get that bridge in place so I can!

You are not wrong sir! I'm looking forward to being able to easily find things again!

@@KandWRailroader my hobby room is a complete disaster. I need to look at you for inspiration and get mine tidied up.

@@stephenhottle6783 It's well worth the effort!

I will be excited to see your take on Tennessee Pass! I just love that area! (probably why I am modeling it). I just posted the poll results for this weekend, so you did just miss it, but you voted for the winner so you still got your way! I will be including signals but at this time, I don't plan to use them for anything more than details. Wiring up a signal system is not something that interests me. I might change my mind someday, but for now, that task seems too daunting. If I can get my signals to light up, I will consider that a win. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and hope you find them helpful for your own layout. Good luck!

Good to know, thanks!

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Thank you Linda! Your vote has been recorded! I really appreciate the comment about the water because I haven't even poured any yet, that's all just a base coat of paint! My benchwork varies in width from about 12" in the Lamar and Charleston Elevator areas to 24" everywhere else except for the Wichita yard which is 48" (a full sheet of plywood wide) across. I think 2'x4' modules for HO are pretty common because they are easy to handle bulk and weight-wise once fully built out, although you can probably go longer for yard areas because there won't be much scenery there. Good luck with your build!

@@KandWRailroader Thanks for the info, working on my track plan so I will keep all of that in mind 🙂

@@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad Glad to help!

Wish I could claim it. I discovered it myself from another model railroad UA-camr. I think it is more cost effective than fabric but also a bit stiffer... you couldn't pleat it like curtains like I see on a lot of nice layouts. I'm not sure if I care about how nice it looks at this point though, I just like how it hides things from view. Eventually, the part that is stapled to the benchwork will be hidden by fascia for a cleaner look.

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Bob...you are a die-hard sir! The refinery will win again someday! Thanks for your vote!

@@hotdogpilot6319 Happy to hear it! You're on the list! Thank you!

@@rickyhammond36 Vote recorded! Thank you!

@@georgiasunbelt I wouldn't call it tedious...I would call it...."it's cheaper than alcohol and there's no hangover'. 😁 (it's relaxing) Vote recorded! Thank you!

@@KandWRailroader 😂😂

@@PaulKannenberg Votes recorded! Thank you!

@@nyg21bd Vote recorded! Thank you!

@@randysrockandrollrailroad8207 Vote recorded! Thank you!

So you want me to put you down for Gorge and Structure work? No problem! Thank you !

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Thank you!

Thanks for the tips! I had tried the method you mentioned in the past using the screen wire, and thought it worked great for building a general hill-type shape. I certainly won't argue about which method is quicker, but I don't feel like cutting and stacking the foam killed too much time. The carving will take a lot of time, but as much as I'm not a fan of art, I really love the carving part...very relaxing! The 2" was harder than the 1" just because of the difficulty of cutting through that thickness. The 1" went pretty quickly and I would have used it throughout if I had any left. At this point, I've only been using scraps leftover from covering the benchwork so it's basically been free...well as "free" as "sunk cost" can be anyway. Thank you for the compliment!

Thank you for the complement! Despite how much I am enjoying this particular scene, I am glad that it will be the extent of the major scenery on my layout. Most of the rest of my layout will be pretty flat...eastern Colorado and central/western Kansas.

@@randydobson1863 Thanks Randy.

You are the second person to recommend a cart. I had fully intended to build some type of organizational set of shelves/drawers in the space next to my chair because it would be the perfect use of that space, but if I can find a commercially available example that fits there, AND can roll around, so much the better. As for your comment on the scenery, you are right. What I am actually modelling is different from the photographs, but that is simply because I haven't printed photographs of the locations on the Royal Gorge Route that I have decided to model. There are many places, especially nearer to the gorge bridge, where the tracks are laid right up against vertical, or near vertical, rock faces. Given my space constraints, I decided to model those areas to some degree, rather than what you see in the photos. I'll see if I can print up some photos that better represent what I am trying to accomplish. Not all of the foam I have laid will be cut into vertical cliffs...some areas will have more slope. I just wanted to make sure I could do the carving satisfactorily enough before proceeding further.

@@KandWRailroader Re the cliffs.. that is totally fine.. as I am in Melbourne Australia and do not know the area at all... and, it seems you have better knowledge than myself and it is your railroad also... Keep up the great work... this is great for my knowledge as I am still only in the design process of my new layout so all of your videos are immensely helpful to me. Just a later thought.. Re the trolleys.. I bought mine at the local second-hand dealer for $5 so you could always go that route or look on marketplace etc..

@@TimsBitsnPieces I'm glad you find my videos helpful! My wife actually thinks she has a cart in her classroom (4th grade teacher) that she never uses so I might have one for the price of free!

@@KandWRailroader bonus points for that....

Thanks Derek, vote recorded! I fully expect to go back over what I've done at the tunnel portal area which is why I don't want to detail it yet, so we are on the same page there. For the time being though, it's nice to have some scenery that looks like something instead of just pink foam all over the place.

Thank you very much, I think it's turning out pretty well so far and I am excited to see it develop. Vote recorded!

I'm glad you enjoy the polls because I enjoy them as much as you all. In the beginning they were used to help me focus because I was working all over the place, but never really accomplishing that much. Now they exist both as a focus for me, but also because I have a lot of subscribers that seem to comment on almost every update, they always have something nice to say or some great input to share, so why not include them in some small way on the build process? You folks are taking time out of your day to stop by and see what I've been up to for the last couple of weeks. It's the least I can do to provide some measure of inclusion in to how the layout gets built. It all has to get built at some point, and since 95% of the track is laid and works, I can still run trains over the whole layout, so it really makes no difference to me what I work on every two weeks. As a bonus, there have been several polls that have "forced" me to work on something that I otherwise would have put off for one reason or another and the Royal Gorge Route is a shining example. I was nervous about doing it before, and now I'm not! As for your question, I decided in the planning stage that I would not bypass trains through Wichita. Although there was room to install a wye, the wye itself would have made the rest of the yard throat trackage on both sides difficult to lay out in an efficient manner. Plus, given the prototypical operation that I was planning, trains to El Dorado from Wichita both originate and terminate in Wichita, so there was really no point from an operations perspective to have a "through" track. I wasn't interested in having continuous running on the upper level for the same reason. I do have the possibility for continuous running between the staging and middle levels, but I've yet to use it.

That makes sense! Especially with both railroads interchanging traffic. And I agree, rather utilize the space for yard tracks etc opposed to a wye that would take up space and not fit your operating scheme. Appreciate the follow up! Look forward to the next update!

@@adammcintosh8402 You're welcome, any time!

Thank you! And thank you for your vote!

Thank you and thanks for the tip! I'm sure I've seen that book at multiple train shows and stores, but now I have an excuse to pick up a copy. I'll have to find his channel as well.

It amazes me that I was ever apprehensive about starting this scene because now I am excited about it! Vote recorded! Thank you!

Thank you! I believe I have saved some of his videos. I know I am subscribed, but I will have to go look for more tutorials.

Thank you!

@@KandWRailroader BTW, I entered that comment before I got very far into your video. I think your rock work looks great -- especially for your first efforts! I was a little skeptical looking at the unpainted foam, but the paint really makes it. It's got enough texture to be believable, but not so much that it will distract from the trains. Great work!

​@@kevinbohnenblust5844 Thanks again!

I thought I had seen that recommendation from someone with a lot more experience than me. At the very least, I thought it wouldn't hurt to give that pink foam a good primer coat at least, but I think you're right...the cracks and crags have more depth as a result. I will continue to use this method.

Thank you! I think so too! I'm interested to see how it will look with details added.

Great idea 💡….. I will get one 👍

@@KraigSickels Well...seeing as how they went out of business... However, genius idea! I'm going to online shop for one tonight! Maybe I can even find one that will fit under my workbench when not in use. I was planning to do a built-in shelf system there for the same purpose, but a rolling cart makes so much more sense!

@@KraigSickels Sort of like "Amazon Basics 3-Tier Rolling Utility or Kitchen Cart ".

I ran to Office Depot today and found a couple cheap, plastic drawer sets with casters that fit perfectly under my workbench where I had planned to build some shelves for that empty space. They even have little organizer trays on the top, perfect for a few paintbrushes, paints and small hand tools for individual projects. Thanks very much again for the idea! I shall feature them during Monday's poll result/work plan video. Now all I have to do is utilize them!

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@@lindsayatlmrtransport8118 Thank you! Vote recorded!

@@toddfeldpausch9489 Thank you!

at Holly, doing some track painting, ballast and ground covers here will be your test bed for the numerous prairie scenes. Have a go, come back and refresh later when you know more. Visitors love seeing a 'finished' portion (though a layout is never really finished...)

I am planning to use some scale corrugated pipe for the tunnel area.

​@@johnwhatmore163 Thank you for the recommendation. I'm not sure if this is a vote or not but I'm counting it as one.

It's a vote !

​@@randydoman6243 I will be mounting fascia once the heavier work is done just so it doesn't get damaged or marred. To see an example, the Holly area already has fascia.

Ok I wasn’t sure

@@RichardOpaluch-pj3rv Thank you for the compliment and encouragement! Got you down for both!