Oh man ... I cant get enough of these instructions and how to .. Man ,you explain things so greatly..This is coming so awesome .. I think I will love to see it finished but Ill be sad too
Something I’ve discovered when painting track, is if you clean the tops of the rails with a paper towel right after paint, it’s so much easier. Nice update!
Another great video TR and the expansion you're doing is looking nice! Having it built around the circumference of a room is really neat and definitely creates more switching opportunities. I like how you painted the edges and legs that black color and matches you track! Thanks again for sharing your videos along with your time and effort to get the best footage! Keep up the great work keep the videos coming!
Hey mate cool video👍. This is looking good you have the layout at a great height good to work on mine is a bit low. The art and craft sections of the cheapie stores are a bonus for sure good to have a scrounge around. Anyway great update good onya mate👍👍.
Loving it man. Again, I’m not complaining, but you should try and figure out something to do about that track being so close to the edge on that inside curve. It’s a long way to the floor and I’ve found out the hard way about having track close to the edge of the layout.
Nice episode! Can't wait to see more engines & rolling stock on the layout. Whats going to be on the right side of the table against the wall? Really looking forward to the next episode, great work man!
Same here I definitely need more engines. I’m not sure yet, I’ll probably continue the main line all the way up to the wall and do some cool scenes. Well see though lol
Can you please do and explain operations on your layout? That is one of the hardest things in this hobby for me, i' trying to do a layout with industries that export and industries that receive materials great job, thanks!
I’ll do one when I’m closer to getting the track complete since I don’t know exactly where to put everything yet. You should look up SoCal Scale Models here on UA-cam cause he does switching operations a lot so you can model your layout after his or take some of his ideas for industries and such 😁 Hope this helps!
Hello Sir, I'm loving the series you're doing I'm also trying to get a understanding about some of the things you do in the videos. For example when you buy some code 100 track I noticed that you still paint the track black even if the track already comes with black ties. Why do you still paint the track black? I'm just trying to understand the reason behind it that's all. Keep up the great work you do I can only imagine how much better your Layout is progressing along. Thank you for your time Sincerely Allan
Thank you! And the reason is because I want the sides of the rails to be that dark brown to make them look more realistic. If you don’t paint them they have that nickel silver shine which isn’t bad by no means but just doesn’t look as realistic since real life rails are completely rusted on the sides
I just started watching this set of videos, and I am loving the content! You do a very good job of explaining your methods! I do have one question: how did you handle the transition from the "original" section to the cork roadbed of the new section? I'm not understanding how you addressed the difference in elevation between the track laid on the cork roadbed and the track laid on the foamboard of the original section. I'm guessing that at scale that's an elevation difference of somewhere around a foot. How did you handle this? Thanks!
Thank you very much! And yeah I can’t remember but I don’t think I explained it at all haha. But back then I didn’t do it properly cause like you said it was a dramatic change in elevation for the trains. My suggestion if I were to do it now is to sand the cork road bed down at a gradual slope or use those foam woodland Scenics risers they have
What type of cutting wheel are you using? Also what speed are at on the Dremel? I need to cut some track. And your layout is coming along nicely. Thanks for sharing.
It’s dark brown camo paint by rustoleum. They don’t put the color name on the can so I can’t say exactly. Shouldn’t be hard to find cause there’s only a few colors in that product line
Oh man ... I cant get enough of these instructions and how to .. Man ,you explain things so greatly..This is coming so awesome .. I think I will love to see it finished but Ill be sad too
I want to see it finished too buuut it might be awhile haha. Thanks as always 😁
Thank you for the inspiration to start figuring out how to build a small switching layout in a studio apartment.
Thanks for the great update..thanks for sharing and keep up the great work..Lance
These are one of the best layout build videos! They don’t even take an entire day to watch!
Thank you! :)
Cool track plan👍♐
RE; the rail that burned into the foam.
When you do your scenery in that area, put a little kid with a metal detector.
Something I’ve discovered when painting track, is if you clean the tops of the rails with a paper towel right after paint, it’s so much easier. Nice update!
Great job. Layout is looking better each week.
a lot of great information to refresh the memory, thanks for posting.
Nice 🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome!
Thank you 🤙🏼
Another great video TR and the expansion you're doing is looking nice! Having it built around the circumference of a room is really neat and definitely creates more switching opportunities. I like how you painted the edges and legs that black color and matches you track! Thanks again for sharing your videos along with your time and effort to get the best footage! Keep up the great work keep the videos coming!
I look forward to Friday just because I love your videos so much
I appreciate that! Truly means a lot to me 😁
Nice tip on the chalk paint. Looking good, thanks for sharing. Dave
Thanks Dave 😁
Good stuff bud
Man this is awesome! Really like your track plan idea. Look forward to the next one. - Nicholas.
Expansion keeps coming 👍🏼
Nice! 🌲🚂😺😎👍
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Hey mate cool video👍. This is looking good you have the layout at a great height good to work on mine is a bit low. The art and craft sections of the cheapie stores are a bonus for sure good to have a scrounge around. Anyway great update good onya mate👍👍.
That is lookin epic!
Thanks man! 😁
Great job man
Loving it man. Again, I’m not complaining, but you should try and figure out something to do about that track being so close to the edge on that inside curve. It’s a long way to the floor and I’ve found out the hard way about having track close to the edge of the layout.
No worries! I agree I’ll definitely be putting a corner piece to make sure that don’t happen. I appreciate the feedback
Nice episode! Can't wait to see more engines & rolling stock on the layout. Whats going to be on the right side of the table against the wall? Really looking forward to the next episode, great work man!
yea!
Same here I definitely need more engines. I’m not sure yet, I’ll probably continue the main line all the way up to the wall and do some cool scenes. Well see though lol
@@rigidrail ye
Not fully because of doors and windows but I’ll still have a full loop sometime soon!
@@TopRailroad ok
I would put screws farther apart and away from the joints in your connecting brackets on the joined table sections. Add screws?
First also I love the BN engine
Thank you! I love that engine too
Can you please do and explain operations on your layout? That is one of the hardest things in this hobby for me, i' trying to do a layout with industries that export and industries that receive materials great job, thanks!
I’ll do one when I’m closer to getting the track complete since I don’t know exactly where to put everything yet. You should look up SoCal Scale Models here on UA-cam cause he does switching operations a lot so you can model your layout after his or take some of his ideas for industries and such 😁 Hope this helps!
@@TopRailroad Thanks, i'll be waiting for that episode!
Great job! Have you considered making a wye out of the old layout? That would be great if you have a industry that needs its cars flipped around.
I might end up doing something with one of the Sugar Mills lines. I may not have enough room though
@@TopRailroad cool
Hello Sir,
I'm loving the series you're doing I'm also trying to get a understanding about some of the things you do in the videos. For example when you buy some code 100 track I noticed that you still paint the track black even if the track already comes with black ties.
Why do you still paint the track black? I'm just trying to understand the reason behind it that's all. Keep up the great work you do I can only imagine how much better your Layout is progressing along.
Thank you for your time
Sincerely
Allan
Thank you! And the reason is because I want the sides of the rails to be that dark brown to make them look more realistic. If you don’t paint them they have that nickel silver shine which isn’t bad by no means but just doesn’t look as realistic since real life rails are completely rusted on the sides
I understand now that makes a lot of sense thank you.
I just started watching this set of videos, and I am loving the content! You do a very good job of explaining your methods! I do have one question: how did you handle the transition from the "original" section to the cork roadbed of the new section? I'm not understanding how you addressed the difference in elevation between the track laid on the cork roadbed and the track laid on the foamboard of the original section. I'm guessing that at scale that's an elevation difference of somewhere around a foot. How did you handle this? Thanks!
Thank you very much! And yeah I can’t remember but I don’t think I explained it at all haha. But back then I didn’t do it properly cause like you said it was a dramatic change in elevation for the trains.
My suggestion if I were to do it now is to sand the cork road bed down at a gradual slope or use those foam woodland Scenics risers they have
Are you planning on adding railroad signals to your layout . blma/atlas has modern BNSF signals
Blocking access to the closet! Ouch!
Adding that black paint was like putting on a bow tie. Very nice... How did you transition from the foam to the cork road bed? Did you bevel it?
The HO scale roadbed actually comes beveled already thankfully. Sometimes you do need to sand away some access to make the bevel smoother though
What type of cutting wheel are you using? Also what speed are at on the Dremel? I need to cut some track. And your layout is coming along nicely. Thanks for sharing.
I’m not sure haha. It’s from the kit it came with, I do need to buy some more later on. The speed was on high though
@@TopRailroad thanks, I just don’t want to mess up, lol. Thanks again.
@@acrranscaleandlifejourney4330 use a good sharp side cutter its cleaner than a cut off wheel and way faster. cutoff wheel wanders around to much
Michaels has cheaper paint, not sure of variety available
Hey you could have put a bridge where the gap was
I could put a little creek or something!
@@TopRailroad what I meant was where the old table and new table are combined put a double bridge and but a creek or river under
Ohhhh I get what your saying. Might be too late now but I might still put a bridge somewhere
How did you clean points on turnouts after painting them over?
I used a track rubber or a small dowel to scrape paint away safely
What color of spray paint are you using?
It’s dark brown camo paint by rustoleum. They don’t put the color name on the can so I can’t say exactly. Shouldn’t be hard to find cause there’s only a few colors in that product line
@@TopRailroad thank you. Ill be looking for it locally
i hate car headrest
Nice one. Excellent job. I invite you on my channel about my moba. Greetings from Poland.