Model Railroading Mistakes To Avoid When Building A Model Train Layout 💥
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Model Railroad Mistakes To Be Avoided When Constructing A Model Train Layout 💥
🎯 www.modeltrainc... 🎯 Model railroading can be great fun, but before building a model train layout it is important to spend time in planning what you want to do. Plan what era you want to model, and how big you want your model railroad layout to be, decide your scale - HO scale, OO gauge, N scale, or perhaps the smaller Z scale. Plan as much as you can in advance because you don't want to get halfway through the construction process to suddenly find out it is not what you want, or the model train scale is wrong. This video will help you get started, give you some ideas, and help you avoid making some expensive mistakes. Enjoy!
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I first got into model railroading at the age of 10 back in 1964 and since that time, I have probably realistically built more than two dozen layouts to date and have yet to be completely happy with one of them. I'm not sure what it is that I'm doing or not doing that is the problem however, you're 100% correct when you say to have fun. I've had years of fun at this and perhaps one day I'll build that perfect layout... if there is such an animal??? LOL. Thanks for sharing the video.
Even just getting started I realized there is no perfect layout. Just look at the largest HO layout in Russia.
We just can't stop...can we?
Size isn't everything, defakto; the smaller your layout, the more detail you can get in!
I know what you mean lol. I started at the age of 8 and I'm 20 now, and I've constructed half a dozen layouts (most of them within the last few years). I never end up being totally happy with the result. I always have very limited space, so I always take that into consideration. There's also limited money as well, but those are never the issues. It always has to do with the era and location... I do agree the whole point is to have fun though, totally.
I've been building my railway diorama for two years now but keep having new ideas and pulling it apart to accommodate it! As soon as I think it's done I get a new idea to go with it! At least it gives me an excuse not to do the ballasting! Btw, if you are modelling the modern era Google Maps and Google Earth is an invaluable tool that is excellent for research. I have used it entirely to help me build my diorama and I created my own rule that is if I have an idea but I can't find an example of it on Google Earth it doesn't go on my diorama!
Yeah "buy the book." Good one. That's a tip I'll have to remember.
My model railway, now well on the way to completion, is the result of several years of just mulling stuff over in my excuse for a brain, without even making the baseboards. Ideas were thought of, and rejected for one reason or another, then thought of again, mostly to be rejected again. The final result is the one that kept returning to my mind and eventually wasn't rejected! This sort of reflective period has paid dividends in that I have a railway that a) fits in the space I have for it without being cramped, b) represents a location and era that I am familiar with the history and appearance of, so I have a pretty good idea what I want it to look like, c) is simple and straightforward to build and wire up so as to not prove beyond my fairly limited carpentry and electrical skills, but is still interesting to operate, and d) will be finished in a reasonable time period so that I will not become bogged down in it and my interest will be maintained. It should, I hope, look fairly realistic as well...
I can testify to the value of the advice given here to plan your layout as thoroughly as you can before starting on it. Not allowing enough space is probably the next most common rookie mistake, and I use a rule of thumb which allows 25% more space than I think I need for everything; you will be surprised how easily that margin gets eaten into!
Totally agree John, I have seen too many people tear up their layouts only to start again when they realised they got it wrong the first time! Reviewing your ideas to ensure its what you really want is crucial. Also look at others layouts for ideas and to hone yours pays huge dividends. There are excellent CAD packages that are free to cope with small layouts but are quite cheap to upgrade to cope with larger ones. They are easy and fun to learn and use but are so powerful. Track work can be place accurately allowing minimum radius and sensible gradients to be reviewed. You can easily model the room for size, simply model your buildings, then view and run it all in 3D to view the finished result. If CAD not for you then at least plan it out on paper. But what ever you do enjoy it, its a cracking hobby to pursue.
A month later, after considering this for a hobby, and I'm less inclined to build, and more likely to simply think.
OK
A very nice video. I'm very much a novice when it comes to model railroading, but I've nevertheless spent the better part of two years planning, consulting, and researching for the layout I plan to build, and I want to avoid major frustrations down the line while at the same time making it as realistic and historically accurate as possible.
That is a good problem to have, because it will help you focus on how you want your layout to look and operate. Some people decide on 100% authenticity and realism down to the very last detail, others decide on a mix of realism, eras and some fantasy, others choose to ignore any rules and create what they will get the most enjoyment from regardless of how unreal the setting might be. The important thing is to build what you personally want to build, and above all HAVE FUN! 😄😄😄
This video has some good ideas. I would add that someone should write down an outline of the concept as if it really exists. Put down the timeframe, location, what it's for, the industries served and cargo hauled and stuff like that. Then stick with it. It'll save a BUNCH of money later on as many people buy whatever looks cool and regret it later because, as the video states, they didn't stop and think first.
Great video!!! I.m 78 amd building an O Scale layout. You are very helpful! Thamks
You have any status of the layout?
Maybe post a video about it.
God the fps
But good vid nonetheless
use micromachines aswell for extra detail towards the scenery.
Imagine how gloats it is to build a layout in a space as wide as 75' 42'
Yeah, it must be pretty gloats....
:O
Sounded like google translate at start
Alan Partridge?
what train is that @ 2:18
2:18