Hi George, Thank You so much for sharing the link to your layout progress. Its taking shape in an incredible way. But its just a super commentary as you guide viewers over your layout and the future thinking. During the course of today, as we chatted on email, I will post you videos and pictures of my layout (with some embarrassment at my progress). All my landscaping materials are home made. I have also subscribed to your channel with happiness. My time 10 pm, you will see my email with my layout pictures. Once you see my trees, and if you think they are good homemade stuff, i may send you a few all the way from Sri Lanka.
@@goaliegeorge I really appreciate the decoder help you have given me throughout the last several years. You have helped me get my railroad where it is today. I think you have made great progress & can’t wait to see the finished product. Keep up the good work.
Hey thanks! I was actually noticing we had not chatted in a bit a while ago. I hope you are doing well. I hope to get up that way this year.. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. My hockey gear is hung out to dry after every game, so there is a shower curtain rod built into the layout supports to accommodate this. I got mentioned in Thomas Klimoski’s last book for it. Thanks for watching!
Great looking shelf style layout! I also love the prototypical feel of your track plan. Thanks for sharing and have fun making trees! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Cheers ~ Boomer 😁
Thank you sir! I enjoy watching your videos as well. I like the progress you’re making. I had a few railroaders offer suggestions, and as a hobbyist, I listened. 😉. I’m having a lot of fun with this expansion.. maybe in a few years I can afford to build the building I want behind the garage.. hmmm. Thanks for watching!
It's my first time here! Yes, MoPac! Good choice! I grew up with MoPac and Southern Pacific and piggy flats! Wanting to build a huge Port Railroad with MoPac, KCS, ATSF, & BNSF. I recently acquired a FRISCO Locomotive, so I might build a small shelf layout depicting Lyons, KS with the FRISCO on the west side of town and MoPac on the east side of town switching the salt mines, with ATSF running east and west through town! Nice layout!
Great choice. Gotta start somewhere and start small. Build up and hone your skills so you’re ready to build the empire with piggy flats. That’s my path. I now have a place I can build a layout building…. So time will tell. Thanks for watching!
Wow! The layout is coming right along. The track plan looks like it provides for interesting operations. Good job, George. PS I love the weathering of the loco by the engine house!!!
Thanks!! Progress been a little slow lately with work trips, Christmas vacation and such. I’m in the process of assembling more buildings. Next update will likely be in mid Feb. thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas George! Great update! I did receive your reply from an earlier video Once I have a date, I'll be in contact with you about visiting Colorado! Have a great New Year as well bud!
You are brave putting light poles that close to the edge of the layout. Mine would be broken off in two days. LOL Seriously, your layout is looking great.
They’re not permanent. There are plastic tubes through the foam and the base of the poles fit in, so if I need to move them, I just pull them up and put, then lay them down. Plus, they’re the Woodland Scenics poles, so there is some give to them too. Thanks for the compliments. I’m enjoying the work! Thanks for watching!
That was part of the layout support design. I installed a small shower curtain rod to hang my hockey gear out after every game. I try to utilize the space well. grin! Thanks for watching!
George, For your Sidewalks Have you thought about using Paint Stir Sticks for the sidewalks... most places that sell paint will give them to you for Free.. I have over a hundred paint stir sticks for my sidewalks on my layout... The Paint Stir Sticks I Got for my layout came from Sherwin Williams Paint (little plug for them)... go in and ask them for the stir sticks and they will most likely give them to you Free but tell them your a model railroader and they will give them too you.... then for the paint for the sidewalks all i use is Rustoleum Primer Paint in the rattle cans Cheap and effective way to add sidewalks on a layout
Those may be a little thick for what I’m using. The roads are made with lightweight wall spackling and laid on the layout with Woodland Scenics paving tape. Spread in between tape lines, then sand smooth. Making sidewalks that way is easy and done in a few minutes. Then score the lines (I still need to do on the Whataburger building foundation.). But I like the idea and glad it works for you.. nice thinking!!
Great looking layout there George, would love to “invade” with some B&O/Chessie units, lol. One thing that caught my ear was that you said “in the garage”, I’m currently moving into a new house and putting my layout in the garage and was wondering how you layout deals with being in a garage? Thanks for sharing!
The garage is fully insulated, so it’s not too bad. At least so far. We have not really had that mountain cold yet. But so far it’s been fine. I have a couple of small space heaters on while I’m out working. I have a gas line for a better heater, but the one that came with the house didn’t work. It so far, so good. All rail joints are soldered and every rail has a feeder. Only non-soldered joints are the ones between the modules. Removable track sections make is easy to move if needed. And honestly, this is southern Missouri, so I’m sure they’d see some Chessie units occasionally.. I want to get a GP7 or GP9 in Chessie yellow and such just for variety. But it would be far more common to have Southern units. I have only 2 SD40-2s. I’d be happy to help if yOu need assistance on design. Contact me at my SoundTraxx email, Georgeb@soundtraxx.com. Thanks for watching!
What an awesome layout! You've done a nice job of what's already done! Who did you get your rolls of street from? The street lights look great too along with the sections of land you've created. What materials did you use for the elevated land? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions just curious. I'm a new subscriber of your channel thanks to Jason (The Train Freak). Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Laurel. Streets are lightweight wall spackle by Dap (red and black label) with paint mixed in till it looks right. Then I masked and airbrushed the lines. The streetlights and yard lights are Woodland Scenics Just Plug. Land was insulation foam carved with a hot knife to shape, then covered with a plaster and sculptamold mix. (Don’t know ratio, I just dumped it in and added water). Grass is mostly static grass with a WS fine foam laid under. Ask away. Happy to help a fellow modeler. And Jason is alright, I guess…. 😂👍 Thanks for watching!!
It’s not a kit or scratchbuilt. I found these guys at a RPM in Texas and bought one. He delivered to me in St Louis RPM and I’m not sure I’ve seen him since. That was 3 years ago. If it’s who I’m thinking of, it’s 3DO on Insta. Wish I had more info to go by.. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching.
The Caboose throws are fine. And in this world, there is no CTC, so the switch men have to get out of the cab and throw their own switches. And I’ve bought stuff from them before. I was looking at their crossing gates, but I just didn’t like the look as much. Wait till I finish upgrading the NJI ones I have been working on. They look magnificent! Thanks for watching!
Hi, I've got a question for you: I live in Germany and I'm planning a US modular railroad and my biggest problem is to find american passenger cars in the stores, could you give me an idea on where I can by them online in the US?
I’d look to Spring Creek Model Trains in Nebraska, maybe Trainworld in New York, or Sqeaky’s Trains in Georgia. I’d also try Otter Valley Railroad in Canada. In Germany, the only USA model retailer I know is Modellbahnen. You can find these listings on our website, SoundTraxx.com. Under company and retailers. It’ll give number and website. Good luck in your search. Thanks for watching!
