I have the same size work bench (2'x4'). I build the same stuff as when I had five times the space . . . lol. It's amazing how much you can get done in a smaller work space when you organize things. Furthermore, everything is within easy reach. Thanks for the update. The layout is looking awesome. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Thanks Boomer! I agree with the work space. I always feel if it’s comfortable, neat and somewhere where I want to be, great things will come from it :) thanks for watching as always… John
Hi John, Great to see an new video of your layout. The new yard looks fantastic! It will really improve your operations as you mentioned. I really like the yard office (trailer), that was a great scratch build project. That wouldn't be Tom H. up to some shenanigans hanging off the roof? You did a good job setting up your room for modeling, one space for your spray booth and the other for your workbench/desk. You got some really nice additions to your rolling stock fleet. I can't wait to see the update on the other room with the scenery.-Tom K
Looking good John, once I get over this sickness and get my strength back, hopefully I can make my comments into reality. My plans for what I'll call the yard will be the passing siding. Our crews will set out cars on the main Next to the siding will be two house tracks with a pocket track at the before the two house tracks. Then the yard office will be rebuilt from a 40' ft container sitting across from the scale and nearby sanding tower and where the locomomotive will be kept in between switching duties.
Great update John! As for having enough cars, I always say you need 3 or 4 cars per industry spot. This means if you have 3 spots for tankers at a fuel unloading dock, you would need a total of 9 to 12 tankers to service that industry so you can constantly rotate them out and not send the same back and forth each time. I like the guy hanging off the yard office! - Jason
I was thinking the same, then have seasonal traffic too. Mine will be fertilzer for the ranchers spring crops, then gons for sugarbeets for the fall harvest. But for the calcium chloride I'll probably need alot. John keep this up and make room for the railfans to get together and watch the switching!
Yes, that's the rule of thumb I've arrived at for number of cars vs. spots. Fortunately, my little layout has only a few spots. Unfortunately, I've exceeded the number of cars necessary. 🙂
Nice scratch built yard trailer, looks like a nice little 'get back into it' project like you said. Paint station looks awesome (and organized) too. Looking forward to the next update.
VERY NICE layout!!!!! I remember when I started building my layout, and it was fun to see how things came together. Looking forward to seeing more!!! Dave
Love the expansion, John. You were smart, and kept things minimal at first, and expanded as needed while still maintain the practical uses of the room. Also, love the yard office for obvious reasons. Coffee is being drank and lies are being told on that porch. Keep up the good work!
always love seeing your videos show up on my following page, looking great, im starting you realize that i have made my own layout to big, get burned out on it all the time and seeing how much you get in a space is making me rethink my layout, keep up the great work
Thanks Gary! It’s tough judging the amount of work that goes into a layout… sometimes I wish I had more space and sometimes I wish I had less lol. Little by little focusing on small achievable projects helps although I always find myself starting too many of those lol thanks for watching! -John
Nice update John those cars are pretty awesome I myself just got the 3 athearn ready to roll acid cars aswell. The layout is looking amazing too I need to get me a airbrush set up like that 😂
@@RailserveJohn You're quite welcome, and thank you for the kind words :). You're also quite correct with regards to smaller layouts, as they enable a modeler to be a bit more detailed with regards to scenery and the like.
Awesome update John! I really like the scratch built office, was that a dump truck body your designing on your desk? Can't wait to see what you come up with next....Cheers Brian
Thanks Brian. Yes the design still needs some tweaking to get it to print better but it should be a nice model once I get it sorted. Thanks for watching!
Very enjoyable update John! Your modeling work is amazing! You have a beautiful shortline! I couldn’t help but notice the Blue Comet consist in the background of one shot. How’s that project coming along? Haven’t heard about for a while.
The two things I don't like about the Walthers 60ft box cars are the ugly moulded-on ladders and the incorrect reporting marks. The brown ones should be TOBX, not TBOX.
Yes they aren’t the finest models although the brown will be weathered and will blend right in. As far as the reporting marks, it’s not a huge problem for me.
Looks great, the layout is progressing and developing well. Literally got home from work and saw the update had dropped and sat down straight away to watch it. Looking forward to future updates. Just one question. Is there anywhere in particular you look to find what cars an industry gets or needs? I'm trying to build a home layout and am new to American outline modelling (being from the UK) and just wondered if there are any good sources of information.
Thank you very much for always following along! As for the prototype cars… I try to find as many photos as possible of the facility hopefully catching the car types at the facility. Google maps and street view helps. If you download google earth you can backdate through several years of photos. Also my new favorite thing is to find railfan UA-cam videos of trains that service those facilities and if you are lucky enough to find videos of them switching. Hope that helps… cheers! -John
Your layout is looking really great! I've been waiting for an update. 😀 Question, what is your benchwork height? I'm sure you have said somewhere before but I'll ask anyways. I hope my first layout will turn out looking pretty nice. I'm very inspired by what you do, thanks
The layout looks good man , I like the little detail parts from Mini Prints . I see you got the cars from the plane . 10:43 they look nice . I like those 3 boxcars 10:20 what road and who makes them ?
I have the same size work bench (2'x4').
I build the same stuff as when I had five times the space . . . lol. It's amazing how much you can get done in a smaller work space when you organize things. Furthermore, everything is within easy reach. Thanks for the update. The layout is looking awesome. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Thanks Boomer! I agree with the work space. I always feel if it’s comfortable, neat and somewhere where I want to be, great things will come from it :) thanks for watching as always… John
Hi John, Great to see an new video of your layout. The new yard looks fantastic! It will really improve your operations as you mentioned. I really like the yard office (trailer), that was a great scratch build project. That wouldn't be Tom H. up to some shenanigans hanging off the roof? You did a good job setting up your room for modeling, one space for your spray booth and the other for your workbench/desk. You got some really nice additions to your rolling stock fleet. I can't wait to see the update on the other room with the scenery.-Tom K
Thanks Tom! Tom H's intel on the yard office was a great help.. I will have his initials on the chair like the prototype lol
Looking good John, once I get over this sickness and get my strength back, hopefully I can make my comments into reality. My plans for what I'll call the yard will be the passing siding. Our crews will set out cars on the main Next to the siding will be two house tracks with a pocket track at the before the two house tracks. Then the yard office will be rebuilt from a 40' ft container sitting across from the scale and nearby sanding tower and where the locomomotive will be kept in between switching duties.
Take care of yourself first then plenty of time for trains :)
Great update John! As for having enough cars, I always say you need 3 or 4 cars per industry spot. This means if you have 3 spots for tankers at a fuel unloading dock, you would need a total of 9 to 12 tankers to service that industry so you can constantly rotate them out and not send the same back and forth each time. I like the guy hanging off the yard office! - Jason
Thanks Jason! Yes for sure! It’s an expensive realization with the car count but it’s a good opportunity for more modeling. Thanks for watching… John
I was thinking the same, then have seasonal traffic too. Mine will be fertilzer for the ranchers spring crops, then gons for sugarbeets for the fall harvest. But for the calcium chloride I'll probably need alot. John keep this up and make room for the railfans to get together and watch the switching!
Thanks! Plenty of room and cold beverages for railfans :)
Yes, that's the rule of thumb I've arrived at for number of cars vs. spots. Fortunately, my little layout has only a few spots. Unfortunately, I've exceeded the number of cars necessary. 🙂
Always enjoy your updates. Nice work on the yard office. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for following along!
Always enjoy your stuff. The room looks great. The lighting and valence adds a nice touch.
Thanks! I need to finish it up but it does help clean up the room. Thanks for watching!
Awesome update, wonderful additions of the cars. Really cool work in yard and details, love the trailer office.
Thanks Steve!
Looks great John! Love those acid tank cars. Might have to pick some up. I don’t have enough. 😉
Lol Thanks Mark.. yes I vote more Acid cars....
Nice scratch built yard trailer, looks like a nice little 'get back into it' project like you said. Paint station looks awesome (and organized) too. Looking forward to the next update.
Thanks! It was a win/win with extra space for the yard and the paint station. Love it when a plan comes together ;)
Superb idea to incorporate the track plan schematic into the video at the appropriate moment. It gave an added edge to a great video update.
Thanks Mike! I figured it would be easier to follow along and people often ask for a track plan anyway. Thanks for watching.
Looking very good. Like the shack/shed as well. Very cool picnic table.
Thanks! I really enjoys the details in a yard. Should be a neat scene
VERY NICE layout!!!!! I remember when I started building my layout, and it was fun to see how things came together. Looking forward to seeing more!!! Dave
Thanks Dave! This is always my favorite part of a layout, Designing everything.
Thank you for sharing. Very nice update.👍
Thanks for watching!
I have been watching you build for a long time and i bet myself you would go all around the room eventually.Good for you.And what a great job!
Thanks Troy! I really appreciate you following along all these years.
Nice update John. Good to hear from you. The new yard office looks great! Hope you are doing well!
Thanks Pat. Everything is going good! Hope the same with you
Thanks for the update John. Things are coming right along, looking great.
Thanks Art!
You are a very talented modeller. I really like the yard office you made.
Thanks for watching Gary, appreciate the kind words.
Incredible work John! The layout is looking great and love the rolling stock additions. Hope you are well!
Sean
Thanks Sean! Appreciate you watching!
Well i'm jealous! Looks like a bunch of newfound space! Great stuff as always
Lol yeah it was space well utilized!
Love the expansion, John. You were smart, and kept things minimal at first, and expanded as needed while still maintain the practical uses of the room. Also, love the yard office for obvious reasons. Coffee is being drank and lies are being told on that porch. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Alex! Would love to have you over someday to operate. Maybe a detour one day on a family trip to Disney ;) take care bud…
those double crossovers are awesome space savers. great yard and awesome scratch building! sweet new rolling stock. nice update John :)
Thanks bud! Appreciate you following along
Looking good John! Hope I get another chance to operate it.
Thanks Jeff! I’ll be home most of June. Hope to get a couple sessions in then if you are in town.
always love seeing your videos show up on my following page, looking great, im starting you realize that i have made my own layout to big, get burned out on it all the time and seeing how much you get in a space is making me rethink my layout, keep up the great work
Thanks Gary! It’s tough judging the amount of work that goes into a layout… sometimes I wish I had more space and sometimes I wish I had less lol. Little by little focusing on small achievable projects helps although I always find myself starting too many of those lol thanks for watching! -John
cool yard office,!!!
Thank you!
Nice update John those cars are pretty awesome I myself just got the 3 athearn ready to roll acid cars aswell. The layout is looking amazing too I need to get me a airbrush set up like that 😂
Thanks AJ!
Very nice Layout John, nice staging😊
Thank you!!!
Looking good, 💪👍👌
Thanks!
Looks great! Hope to operate on it and run that yard 🤓
very soon lol
Fantastic update John you have a really cool layout
Thanks Digger!!! It’s slowly coming together
I love your layout great work
thank you!
A very nice video and layout. I have plans to expand my own HO scale layout, though I don't believe mine will be quite as large as this.
Thanks! Good luck with the build. Remember lots of fun to be had in small spaces :)
@@RailserveJohn You're quite welcome, and thank you for the kind words :). You're also quite correct with regards to smaller layouts, as they enable a modeler to be a bit more detailed with regards to scenery and the like.
Awesome update John! I really like the scratch built office, was that a dump truck body your designing on your desk? Can't wait to see what you come up with next....Cheers Brian
Thanks Brian. Yes the design still needs some tweaking to get it to print better but it should be a nice model once I get it sorted. Thanks for watching!
Very enjoyable update John! Your modeling work is amazing! You have a beautiful shortline! I couldn’t help but notice the Blue Comet consist in the background of one shot. How’s that project coming along? Haven’t heard about for a while.
Thank you! Oh yes the blue comet lol one more car to paint and then a trip to the club is for sure overdue lol it’s still my favorite project
The two things I don't like about the Walthers 60ft box cars are the ugly moulded-on ladders and the incorrect reporting marks. The brown ones should be TOBX, not TBOX.
Yes they aren’t the finest models although the brown will be weathered and will blend right in. As far as the reporting marks, it’s not a huge problem for me.
i guess they molded on the side ladders to keep the price down... but they still could have cleaned that up made it look a little better
Looks great, the layout is progressing and developing well. Literally got home from work and saw the update had dropped and sat down straight away to watch it. Looking forward to future updates.
Just one question. Is there anywhere in particular you look to find what cars an industry gets or needs? I'm trying to build a home layout and am new to American outline modelling (being from the UK) and just wondered if there are any good sources of information.
Thank you very much for always following along! As for the prototype cars… I try to find as many photos as possible of the facility hopefully catching the car types at the facility. Google maps and street view helps. If you download google earth you can backdate through several years of photos.
Also my new favorite thing is to find railfan UA-cam videos of trains that service those facilities and if you are lucky enough to find videos of them switching.
Hope that helps… cheers! -John
Your layout is looking really great! I've been waiting for an update. 😀 Question, what is your benchwork height? I'm sure you have said somewhere before but I'll ask anyways. I hope my first layout will turn out looking pretty nice. I'm very inspired by what you do, thanks
Thanks for following along! My benchwork is around 52 inches
Cool video
Thanks!
nice i making a big layout soon
sweet!
FYI, you don’t really need a kitchen either.
Hahahaha yeah or the third extra bedroom on the other side of the layout wall 😬
The layout looks good man , I like the little detail parts from Mini Prints . I see you got the cars from the plane . 10:43 they look nice . I like those 3 boxcars 10:20 what road and who makes them ?
Thanks Jerry. those brown patched box cars are from Walthers
Great update where is your new locomotive
Lol oh it’s here
Did Don make you change your layout again, LOL.
lol nope.. this has been since Dec/Jan
😊
Who stole that guy's ladder?! 😂
Hahaha ;)