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🕺🏻ABOUT DJ: DJ is a locomotive engineer for CSX Railroad since 1999. He has built dozens of layouts, gave presentations for model railroaders, is a RU-vidr, licensed drone pilot, and a great father.

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@sonnypruitt6639 Год назад

The layout seen at 2:25 looks so realistic! Good job!

@twiztedmowers2 Год назад

I've been wondering how to get the look for the side of a hill. O gauge brick for the bigger block look. Thanks

@simonalexandercritchley439 Год назад

Your layout is looking good DJ. Good advice as usual. I paint and weather my kits as well and use a flat clear coat on anything too shiny not painted. Plastics are a bit odd that some colours look good and others artificial. Also where possible I like curved backdrops so they don't jolt the eye with right angles. Lighting is very important for realism: Martin of Marklin of Sweden covers this very well.

@Its_YourImagination Год назад

Man that shot of the water and the trees reminds me of an old Hamm's sign...well done.

@LoCoMotiveTimeTravelersDNA Год назад

Awesome thanks for the update ! Always great to see the progress !

@stanleym2679 Год назад

Great video ,I believe good scene make a model railroad even funny ones ,it keeps everything interesting,keep up the great work

@djstrains Год назад

absolutely

@intermodalman123 Год назад

Hey DJ, somebody's selling N scale Derails on ebay, 2 for $2 with free shipping. I just got a pair in and I'm impressed beyond belief. They look great and they actually work

@djstrains Год назад

Probably my friend who made mine! Great detail!!

@jameskoryta7197 Год назад

Great pronouncing of a sometimes difficult last name! Thank you. Enjoy all you videos DJ!

@djstrains Год назад

YEAY!!!!!

@olddogg60 Год назад

Love your videos DJ. 👍 Thanks for the shout out too. Bill Griffith 😊

@djstrains Год назад

I sincerely appreciate you!

@jtmonsman Год назад

Lol, because of how well you execute some of your scenery…. I had to do a double take more than once to see if I was looking at your train or the prototype.

@WigWagWorkshop Год назад

Same Here

@kellyorr8031 Год назад

Hi DJ, You look great in the sport coat, tie and pocket square! We need to get men back to dressing well. Great to see!!!

@djstrains Год назад

You were the first to comment on it, and I agree. I am really trying to grow as a person in every way. I can't always be the T shirt guy. Men's wearhouse employee Dillon picked it all out. He did great.

@markhayes6407 Год назад

I like those houses up on the hills backdrop and the rest of your models. The old Model Power kits definitely need painting but I always paint before assembly of any kit to get rid of the plastic look. I buy Wathers kits for most of my industries then I kit bash practically all of them for more realistic look. You give very good advice on modeling based on your real life experiences. Most appreciated.

@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896 Год назад

hi djj great tips thx for the video ATB TO YOU.😊😊😊👍👍

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks 👍

@Edward92546 Год назад

Another great video, DJ. Work is progressing slowly on my first layout. I finished the benchwork and laid down the plywood and Styrofoam. I'm now almost done with laying the tracks how I want them. Then I'll trace them, remove them, and start the scenery. Slow going for this 76 year old Newbie.

@djstrains Год назад

I hope my videos help

@Edward92546 Год назад

@@djstrains They certainly do help. The tutorials are easy to follow. The insights into the real railroads puts things in perspective. The videos are nicely done with clear visuals and understandable audio. And you enthusiasm is contagious. (BTW, I now own a CSX locomotive.)

@SD45-ET44AC Год назад

That’s one awesome backdrop! I thought you were actually showing us the real thing at first only to be surprised when I realized it was truly your layout. Well done.

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks so much!

@StormySkyRailProductions Год назад

Very cool layout DJ, nice work with the backdrop! (Dave).

@djstrains Год назад

Many thanks!

@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout Год назад

Man this layout is gonna be cool! Lotta respect for doing this in N scale. Take care! Bill.

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks!

@jeffbyland7128 Год назад

Everything is looking good on the layout appreciate you showing And explain the details as you build

@djstrains Год назад

Glad you like it

@mikehowey4869 Год назад

The backdrop turned out really well!

@KutWrite Год назад

Wow, DJ! Your layout is so realistic at first I thought the drone video was still part of it! Nice to see my old haunt, Connellsville represented, too. Well done!

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks again!

@rhikdavis Год назад

Now that's a water feature I can handle.

@kevinharris1392 Год назад

Always had a good meal at the YMCA next to the station before we changed crews. The nice ladies that worked the counter would even have it for you to go,if you put your order in before you left. Times of the past. Great service like that ,long gone.

@NYCS19339 Год назад

I wanted to duplicate the look of the large concrete arches built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Cambridge City, Indiana. I found with a little narrowing that the Walthers HO scale road bridge worked perfectly for N scale. Totally agree about looking for what you think will work. Have you considered a video talking about dead tracks that aren't used but add detail. I think you have shown a few on your layout where a big mainline is crossed or a track goes off the edge of the layout. These help break the circular trainset look.

@djstrains Год назад

I'll try to cover that in a future video!! Thanks!

@nynscaler2482 Год назад

Nice work on the layout. There are some hidden gems amongst old kits. You should also ask miniprints for an n scale drone to really complete the scene.

@jasonminier6782 Год назад

Man that is looking awesome DJ! Thank you for the inspiration and instructions.❤️

@djstrains Год назад

Any time!

@LancesLens Год назад

That background does look great! Great video! Thanks DJ!

@ronaldrondeau7870 Год назад

always fun to watch thanks

@djstrains Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@williamflowersrailfannerpr3808 Год назад

So real

@espeemike3698 Год назад

Hi DJ, Excellent update of your progress! Mike

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks 👍

@ericbulich9812 Год назад

Lots going on in that space and looks awesome

@scottsmith7051 Год назад

Top notch layout and top notch advice. Thanks!

@drunowakowski4880 Год назад

Looking good. It’s all about the details!

@stevengibbs1378 Год назад

Awesome job. Love the details you've put on your layout.

@djstrains Год назад

Thank you very much!

@ericbulich9812 Год назад

Nice lookin layout

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks!

@BSNFabricating Год назад

Great work, and ideas. And I like the effect of the water in the backdrop scene, with the trees in the foreground. It makes me want to find an excuse to try something similar, but it probably wouldn't work, since my layout is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. However, I do have to ask, are you sure Joe Magarac wasn't turned to steel in the great magnetic field? Okay, I'll see myself to the door...

@RocktCityTim Год назад

Thanks for sharing these ideas!

@djstrains Год назад

You are so welcome!

@duanesforkandspoonrr10 Год назад

Looking really good....cool you are doing an area that I have delivered to trucking....

@bobainsworth5057 Год назад

Looking good DJ.

@CSX1836 Год назад

Wow that’s awesome

@chickentuber Год назад

Excellent! can you explain how you make the scratch built corrugated metal roof? It looks great.

@djstrains Год назад

I have a whole PLAYLIST called SCRATCHBUILDING STRUCTURES. I love styrene from plastruct and evergreen. They make it in so many varieties.

@gvblack2689 Год назад

You could add John Fetterman to your Braddock scene for more authenticity! See if anyone notices. Enjoy your videos. Always hear the CSX trains all day at my Coraopolis office.

@djstrains Год назад

Great suggestion! I will be building the restaurant he lived above.

@johngriffin8051 Год назад

Please add Closed Captioning for the hearing impaired on all of your great videos

@djstrains Год назад

It shows it done on my 400 videos. This is a RU-vid problem, not my problem

@kinnywolf2862 Год назад

Great layout and video

@sernajrlouis Год назад

Great video

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks!

@jimbrent8151 Год назад

Awesome Thank you for sharing.

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@nitrorrat8190 Год назад

Awesome layout sir

@djstrains Год назад

Many thanks

@georgehasler142 Год назад

Nice video always dj

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks again

@SFCRambo60 Год назад

Looks great and great ideas

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks so much!

@Unsound_advice Год назад

6:42 looks like the van was called away again.

@djstrains Год назад

HAHAHA

@MessyMason5904 Год назад

great job!!!!

@billymcnutt116 Год назад

Nice layout 👍

@djstrains Год назад

Thanks!

@keithmoore5306 Год назад

that yellow railing and crawler crane need some weathering!

@djstrains Год назад

I'm on it! Lol

@keithmoore5306 Год назад

@@djstrains i don't know why but the shades of yellow these companies choose is always way too bright for the scenes the stuff is used in!

@johnschutt9187 Год назад

Great work! Thanks. (The site is Patreon. Aren't your supporters called patrons?)

@djstrains Год назад

It doesn't matter, what matters is that they support me and I do my best to show them gratitude and value. You should join.

@ronchickadel5837 Год назад

Thanks!

@djstrains Год назад

THANK YOU, MY FRIEND!!!

@Stussmeister Год назад

Very interesting and informative. My question is, would a backdrop be necessary/advisable on a layout like mine that is in a central location and not up against any walls?

@djstrains Год назад

Probably not. Maybe if you wanted to separate the scenes.

@Stussmeister Год назад

@@djstrains That could work, though I'll likely already have mountains and forests to separate areas from each other.

@spencerbass7142 Год назад

Nice

@aidanschultz6710 Год назад

Getting into this hobby. What scale is the easiest to work with. I heard ho scale is perfect

@johnm8425 Год назад

There are LOTS of websites, articles and videos on this very topic. As someone who has model railroaded in everything from N to G scale, I would say it comes down to what you want to be able to do with your model railroad and what scale best suits that goal, as well as what is comfortable for you. I was a long time fan of N scale but as my eyesight slowly gets worse I find it is easier to handle the larger scale models.

@djstrains Год назад

Every scale has its advantages and disadvantages. I prefer N for scenery and long distances, I like HO for detail, I like O for the impressiveness of its size. Go by what You and You alone think works best for you.

@daletowler1354 Год назад

DJ strains are still working for the R.R., I'am still looking for some SD-45 in N scale

@djstrains Год назад

I am still with CSX since 2/14/99

@lesterlattig Год назад

DJ, do you ever weather your locomotives?

@djstrains Год назад

My union railroad ones I did, I haven’t got around to the new Csx and NS ones yet

@ericbulich9812 Год назад

Nice layout, how big is your layout buddy?

@djstrains Год назад

13' x 12'

@nitrorrat8190 Год назад

I have a question sir how do you tell the difference between power supply if its for ho or n scale dose it mater

@djstrains Год назад

Doesn’t matter

@nitrorrat8190 Год назад

@@djstrains thank you for the information appreciate it

@nitrorrat8190 Год назад

Hi I have a question I'm trying to figure out how long to cut fence posts for n scale not having any luck any help would be appreciated thank you

@djstrains Год назад

@@nitrorrat8190 Normally I would say to use a scale ruler, but I think in this case, use surrounding details. Is it a farm? Make it the height of a cow, etc. Sometimes things in scale don't look right, so go by whatever looks right. Its how I decide on 90% of my scratch builds.

@nitrorrat8190 Год назад

Ok thank you appreciate it