HUGE Train Layout Update & Full Overview of the HO Scale Build
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Today we go over the ENTIRE layout in full and also discuss the new backdrop that's been added. I try my best to cover everything, honestly I always forget something or I don't add context to a sentence lol. Anyways just ask away if you want to know anything and Ill be sure to get to you! Thank you all so much for watching :D
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Music - UA-cam Music
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Looking good. I’d skip on an engine shed altogether. Throw an industry in the corner and use the old station location by the yard for engine service. A small fuel tank and an old intermodal container for sand, tools, etc. and some maintenance of way trucks and junk would make a great scene there.
Me and my grandfather have been buyying stuff for our own HO and we have enough to get started so i enjoy this its very inspiring
That’s awesome! I’m always happy to hear people starting there layouts 😁
the spot with the removed building could be storage track for an industry that is no longer in operation or no longer serviced by the railroad (give a little history/age to the layout). when cars are not being stored there, then it be used by the railroad to store the locomotive when not being used.
Thanks for the layout update.
it's been fun watching you get this point, but a nice overall view was appreciated
Thanks for the suggestion! 😁
I would turn that spot with the removed building into a team track. That way you can have lots of different cars. Also, the area is too small for most industries that would realistically be rail served on layout.
True, I really like that idea. Will make for better operations
In that vacant area it could look pretty neat if you add on a siding and turn it into a railroad museum allowing for much older rolling stock and you could reuse the yard office as an entrance, you could also add a small stretch of n scale track and call your n scale locomotive a narrow gauge display giving you the bonus of having a multi scale layout
Layout looks awesome! Backdrops even just a sky blue one make a huge difference!
Two more modules to go and you got a full loop just gotta duck under to get to the middle. back drop makes huge huge difference. awesome work
We’re getting there! Thank you
Thanks for taking my suggestions. It puts it into perspective.
Agreed 😁
Great idea with the backdrop and lights.
in that little area you should but a little park and have a steam engine on display there! Also, glad to see you hitting 4k subs!!! love your layout and vids keep up the good work!
Super good idea
That is a good idea! Thank you 😁
In my opinion, I liked seeing the station where it was located. Although it had no use for passenger service, I liked the idea of it being seen as your railroad's office headquarters. You could have also purchased an unused heavyweight coach and modeled it as a business car for your railroad too. Just an idea I had in mind when you had the structure on your layout.
I may end up relocating it since I still do like it. I do like those ideas though so thank you!
Great update mate. Loving the back drop for the layout especially with the little shelf on top of it that's a great idea. As for the area which use to have the big building maybe a fueling point for your switcher locomotive would be a nice idea you certainly have the room for it. Look forward to the next one. - Nicholas.
Fueling is a good idea, the engines need fuel! Thanks as always Nicholas
not that you want to move that precast warehouse again but it would be a good addition to the sugar mill. all you have there are silos- the mill would be needed to fill them up. the one sugar mill i have been in was pretty neat- they basically had a split down the middle of the warehouse large enough for boxcars to pull through. the floor had deadplates that got put into the sides of the boxcars and then pallets were forklifted into the boxcars. this was consumer sugar so maybe the operation you have in mind is different. thanks for sharing these piece by piece updates. you have got me wondering if i want to build my own layout one day.
That is very helpful info, I’ll definitely have to add more buildings and such to make it a real operating industry. And you should make a layout of your own! Sounds like you got a good understanding of how real railroads work 👍🏼
Oh man , this is going to be bigger than I thought ...I'm lovin it
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Wah- ha- ha- ha-OW!!! 😮
I love the backdrop and upper shelf! Maybe lay some track up there too! 😂 Just to park the other locos. The lighting looks amazing too. The corner is dark, but with the longer light strip that will take care of it. Beautiful man! Keep it up! 🌲🚂🌳🏭
Thank you so much man 😁😎
Awesome dude love the progress! I suggest the blank spot could be where a railroad diner cafe could be
I like it!
@@TopRailroad yeah man it could be either a small building or even an old dining car on a short section of track with a deck or something in front of it
Nice job on the layout and good job on hitting 4,000 subscribers!
Thank you! :)
Looking better. On my future layout Ill have an area where truck trailer end dumps will come to and dump their loads and near by an front iend loader will scoop up the beets and load them onto a conveyor system to fill outbound hoppers. BITT also loads salt here into open ond closed type of hoppers.
Then their will be a dockbfor unloading sheets of steel, lumber and loading scrap. and at the bend a ramp made from a retired flat car.for loading and unloading cars from the ends. The other house track will have areas to off load liquid fertilizer, brine, high, wide and heavy loads.. this track will also have a dock and end ramps.
Now where the warehouses are will be a a 50 ton crane thst will run the width of the warehouse and one tracks width of a frieght car. Other places will be at the doxks where we use anything from a hard tired back hose equipped with a generator when using a magnet, then a large 2 axle crane and a larger 6 axle crane for loading and off loading material.
Center beams will be off loaded near me warehouses on a hard driving surface. Rest of the roads are made from Limestone fines. I'll explain more about my future layout hopefully soon. Thanks for sharing with us.
I'm really enjoying watching your layout develop ! For the open space I'd go with the team track or the Maintenance of way area! Both are universal Industries that don't need a lot Infrastructure. A small office, a simple platform, and some equipment for transloading bulk items. Maintenance would also need some storage sheds and parking for some hi rail trucks. By the way, I don't think that little 040 steam engine is N scale. It looks more like a HOn30 or OO9 Industrial engine ! Both run on N scale track but represent narrow gauge trains in their scale!
I have been thinking of a team track for that small area. I really do love the ideas you have! But that’s interesting I would’ve never known when it comes to that little steam engine
3:30 You should make one of those displays for old steam locomotives. If you do do this, I would recommend using the old Santa Fe engine of yours!
It would be cool to have a small display for the towns people to look at. Thanks for the idea!
It is so great to see how far your layout has gone! I have been following your channel since the first few videos and I greatly enjoy it for how ‘chill’ your content is. Well done!
That’s means a lot, thank you!
Perhaps a maintenance area for that empty lot? Keep up the good work and tell DJ I said hi. 🤣
Thanks man! Just did he says hi back 😂👍🏼
Yeah buddy! Very nice!
Thank you! :)
I’m so glad you hit 4k I remember when you were at 1k
Thanks man! Same here haha, I appreciate you watching all this time 😁
Super cool video! Congrats on 4K, I remember when you had only 800! Nice to have the little recap, for a split second when you said "almost forgot the engine" I thought you got a new engine 😂 silly me. Can't wait for the next episode, can't wait til you get them crossing signals on! Hopefully soon you start making loads of YT monetization $ and you suddenly become rich and are able to buy everything you need, wouldn't that be great?!
Dang you’ve been here for awhile then. That means a lot man thank you. I sure wish it was a new engine 😂 Hopefully I can pick one up soon. And yes that would be great lol
@@TopRailroad Yeah have you seen the new walthers SD70ACes? They look absolutely wonderful!
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Yes I want to purchase that fueler truck with the spare trailer fueler tank .
Great video TR of how the layout is coming along. I think w the empty lot where you removed the building I'd put an engine house or a set of those Walthers Maintenance buildings. I believe there's 6 in the set. I've been drawing layout designs for an along the wall concept instead of a table. Definitely coming up with some good ideas to accomplish more switching! Just got 6 new 30k gallon Scale Train tankers in the mail yesterday w the conspicuity stripes and blue bearing caps. And in another shipment I got 6 of the 2 Bay hoppers that also have the conspicuity stripes and blue bearing caps. Thanks again for sharing your videos of your layout series with us along with your time and effort!
Thanks man! I do like the idea of a maintenance building. I could add lots of parts and junk to there! I’m jealous though! What a good haul of high quality cars. Scale trains is the best
@@TopRailroad that they of excellent quality and I normally wouldn't splurge like that but its bcuz of the conspicuity stripes and blue bearing caps lol. Now my tankers I got from Spring Creek Hobbies and the 2 Bay hoppers came from Yankee Dabbler.
if you’re looking for another good car brand, Atlas and Athearn RTR is the way to go!
I agree! Both of those brands are great as well
Your layout looks nice, however, why don't you add rust on your tracks? In my opinion it just elevates the whole thing to a new level. Good luck
Funny thing is when I renovated the layout I flipped the 8x2.5 foot section which had the painted rails. So the side now sadly is the non painted side. I’ll probably do something later on
Awesome layout, will you be putting DCC in that dash 9
Possibly! Still need to learn a little more before doin that haha
Blank space..Team Track with a platform to unload box cars/bulkheads, etc…. and I think you’ll have space for hopper or tank car unloading by tanker truck
HI! Nice works, love it! can I ask what's the width of your layout? Thanks, and cheers from Italy!
The width is 2.5 feet on the yard section and 2 feet for the other side! Thank you for the nice comment!
More industry, yes. Locomotive parking, no! My problem with parking is that it isn't any fun. An industry gives you operation potential so you can play with your trains not just look at them. You can use shelves off the layout to store a locomotive and see it. You can't deliver a car to the shelf.
Very true, thanks for the input! 😁
What’s the size of the room? Ha, as I was typing the video got to the point where you gave the dimensions! I’m in a similar situation size wise and I’m modeling the CB&Q at the end of the transition era! Keep up the great work.
I’m glad I included that then 😁 but that sounds like a fantastic era to model. Thank you!
Looking great !! Are you finding the Walthers brand couplers reliable when switching ?
Yes they do seem reliable, haven’t had any issues
Building my layout as we speak and following many of your videos for the build. Just great. My head is spinning with turn out wiring. Using similar switches, any advice? Just positive and negative on either side? Using an NCE Powercab as well.
Not switch control, but track power to clarify…
That’s awesome! I know it can be crazy to think of sometimes. Well with turnouts if your using a DCC safe one you should be good with the positive and negative on each side. Just make sure to keep the wires on the same side always. For me though I haven’t wired any turnouts at all since my Atlas ones are DCC safe. I only wired the flex track every few feet and the power flows no problem through the turnouts. So there was no need for me to wire any of the turnouts on the layout. Hope this helps! Goodluck on your layout!
Huge help. So many videos with so many different things. I assume the turnouts I’m using if they have the plastic frog that is disconnected or insulated from either side is the right one. This is really fun and your videos are amazing and inspired me to start and I am making good progress.
What is the item number for the pop dot tape you get at dollar tree? Keep up the great work!
I haven’t bought some in awhile but when I go to the store I’ll be sure to take a photo of it
When are you getting more freight cars?
Soon hopefully, just not in the budget right now haha
Should I go with a Amtrak P42 or go with a Athearn BN similar to yours? Not sure what to go with.
Oo I’m not sure both are great choices. I would go with what you want your layout to start with. Amtrak of course is only passengers and the BN would be moving freight. So it comes down to which one of those you want to move around
@@TopRailroad I suppose so. I think I would make a smaller layout, I don’t have much room lol.
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