January 2024 Model Railway HO Build Update - The Escarpment 

The coal loader really is something and I could see the detail you have put into it. I think you are wise not to tie yourself down about what you do over the next year. You can just do what pleases you and that, after all, is what a hobby should be. I will enjoy watching whatever it is you decide to work on. Stephen

Thank you for sharing your layout. The designed benchwork , valance and facia look impeccable. You have really set yourself up nicely for a good long enjoyable run of terra-forming. The best is yet to come so take your time and soak up the experience, the rewards are priceless. Bravo and Cheers! ~ Boomer.👍😉

Not bored! Sticking right with you.

Wow Jason, you have taken on a lot for 2024. Love what you're doing and looking forward to what's in stare for 24.

Hi Jason. Still love the neatness of the whole room. It seems it makes it easier to keep various projects straight. Can't wait to see more progress on the draw bridge at the entrance to the room. I want to see how that is finished. You took so much care in the alignment tolerances, can't wait to see how it all comes out. Good luck..

Thanks, Jason. Looking great.

I’ve followed your journey only part of the way, and have loved your way of sharing it with us all. An amazing layout, amazing journey. And your rambles do make it interesting to follow….the thought process, the hunting for answers, that is great to listen to, and inspire my efforts (on a much much smaller scale!!). Happy new year, I hope you make it a great year and looking forward to the next parts of your journey.

Cheers Jason, and a cheery New Year to you. THAT is one mighty fine coal loader!🤗 And well, ya know . . . there are the ramblers and then there are the boring ramblers. You being the former-mentioned, I never get tired of all the how-to and philosophical wisdom that spews forth during those "rants" and "ramblings" as you call them. "If you build it (this exceptional layout), they (we) will come" to watch and vicariously work and play along side of you! Love these videos!💚 Thank you for taking us along. 🚂Lawrence

I've enjoyed the journey from the start. Keep up the great work.. Bye for now

Jason, awesome video for the new year. Happy New Year to you and your family. As always I learn something new to use on my small layout. Looking forward to the next video. Ken

Yes Jason you are right its your model railway build it as you see fit, I get a lot ideas from a lot different people but at end of day you got do what you want to do, as little or as much as time & money allows, getting things to run properly on all my track is my aim atm & then I will decide whats next, anyways I enjoy watch your vidoes so keep posting them mate.

Happy New Year, mate! Glad to see you primed and ready for another fascinating year on the Escarpment. I never cease to be amazed at your engineering skills; you are now so at ease with making your own bits and bobs on the 3D printer to replace factory-made items you are unhappy with. Whereas I'm scared of just taking the shell off one of my gorgeous steam locos in case I break something! Please do stick with your current format which mirrors how most of us approach the hobby: as the mood takes us. But that doesn't mean I'm not looking forward to your terra forming and scenic development work 😉 I look forward to your 2024 videos - whenever you feel ready to push them out. Keep up the great work, cheers Peter 🚂🚂

A great update, as usual, and HNY. Like I don't care about likes etc, want to share what we do. I bought a few steps from Bunnings that saved me from making them after I slipped on one, fell off the layout and hurt my shoulder! I have ripped up various parts of my layout 3 times to get it right! Take your time and enjoy the process. Running some trains soon finds the errors! Cheers from us!

Hi Jason, Happy New Year, firstly I’ve been following your progress on Facebook with the coal loader and have been looking forward to seeing it on video and I must say you’ve done a brilliant job, it looks fantastic. It really amazes me Jason your depth of knowledge from designing and building your coal loader to making your own speakers, it’s a depth of knowledge that I’ll never have but i really do enjoy the fact that you do, maybe when I hang my golf clubs up I’ll have the time to sit down and figure some of this stuff out…🤔 Well anyway I’m looking forward to what you’ll be getting up to this year, I haven’t formalised a plan for myself yet but that’s probably because I can’t stick to a plan, as you say there are so many different aspects to our hobby I can’t help but being side tracked! Cheers for now Jason, John

Looking fantastic Jason, I had a motor fail on my auscision 422. Your coal loader looks great. Is possible to run some trains each video,so we get to learn the layout. Anyway looking forward to your layouts progress this year,cheers John.

Hi Jason, great update, taking note of your electrical problems as im about to start building my layout, was thinking of dropping wires for every track , yep you've comfirmed it's not an over kill ,lol good to see your mate is back 😄😄😄 have a good one mate

Points are the problem areas,even if kept clean.The blades always seem to get a build up of dirt? or don't close properly.( Suggest learners use electrofrog)With your derailment,it doesn't look like you soldered the track before you laid it?So far I have found the factory speakers in Auscision and Trainorama are fine volume wise,as i use Soundtraxx.Southern rail though have single speaker,so benefit from an aftermarket twin speaker set up.The Trainorama do go well,but the split gears detract from an otherwise good loco.On the motors,i have seen motor failures from a few brands.i could buy an old bluebox Athearn and if it doesn't go,i bet it can be fixed,and they use the brass axle bearings like SDS and Trainorama and Austrains.Looking forward to some operation videos.

hello Jason, top work as always -does it matter how long it takes? assume you don't have a contract with a deadline and penalties for delay -your approach of thinking everything through to the minute details pays off in the quality of the layout, everybody can see that -most layouts that I saw so far (from the start) used cork as roadbed -you have this grey looks like mats -is that felt? how many mm thick? what is/are the reason(s) you don't use cork? thank you and all the best

Hi Jason, happy new year, just a question, Why do you use Frog juicers when the DCC cobalts have the aux switches for frog polarity?