Nice! I like how you have the structure meeting the backdrop about half way down the roof on the backside. That really gives both the illusion of a full structure when viewed from the long side and really hides the fact that there is a backdrop there effectively.
Looks GREAT, I heard Kaiser had a rolling mill building 2 miles long at one time, bet that was something to see, thanks for sharing, glad you are back to making video's again you you do such a good job with them....
It was a good move making the rolling mill building longer. I've engineered and built 2 Aluminum rolling mills, and they were both close to a half mile long. I wish now that I had kept the GAs and site plans for them. We even had the train sidings to build. Good tutorial. Regards, Solomon BTW, I am new to your channel, so am catching up on older vids. Regards, Solomon
Great job DJ, and if Dats from the Closet Branch is impressed, well that's good enough for 2 thumbs up for me Hi Dats, it's Rich S from the N gauge forum and MRH forum. Dats, I know DJ and he's a great modeler with a very nice layout. DJ, if you've not checked out Dats Closet Branch videos, they are a must see. He's doing some great N scale modeling. Rich S.
Nice Tip on the electrical tape. I use as my work top table a peice of gav. steel 18"x24 with the cutting mat on top or a peice of glass to cover it, then I got a bunch of 1x2x1/4 rectangle magnets and some of those 1x2x3 steel blocks. the magnets and blocks work like squares and clamps to keep every thing strait and square when building.
Nice! I'm a bit late here, but I recently started a new layout based on the ej&e, so this is just what I need, with modifications, of course. Looks like steel is making a comeback! Thanks for all of your professional insights, too!
Hi DJ I am trying to figure out how big the buildings for N scale should be. DJ do I need a N scale ruler if so where can I get one. Ive been to all the hobby lobby stores and no body seem to know what I am talking about. Would I be able to use a regular ruler.
I was going to say you don't need a scale ruler for N scale because it's just 2mm to the foot, which is easy to do in your head. But it turns out that that's just British N scale, which is 1:148. American N scale is 1:160, which is 1.9mm to the foot. You can do that in your head (multiply by two, and then take off half of ten percent), but I can see how that would get old, fast.
electrical tape gets nasty over time, I recommend trying some aluminum 'muffler' tape, it is really nice material for many weird applications. it's basically super thick aluminum foil with a sticky side. It is strong in tension, cuts easily, but is weak in many aspects. It is 'weird stuff' try some out and see, it will work great for some things horrible for others. Mainly for model making it does not degrade from temp changes over time like many other tape products, does not react to UV or other things, good for a hidden joint you want to block light and not have to deal with again. I discovered it for repairing small dents in surfboards to keep water out and be able to surf again. It lasts a very very long time in any conditions compared to any other tape I can think of. I use it for all kinds of stuff including scratch building and kitbashing models. You want to experiment first with it as it is at times hard to apply, its very sticky especially to metal (glue formula I guess). Sticks to just about anything, sort of like packing tape.
Muffler tape or Air Duct aluminium tape (available at any hardware store). As it has the Peel off backing, you can cut it to fit using a layout board and Xacto, then peel off the backing. I use it as the galvanized roof ridge cap on the outside, after putting a small dowel or coffee straw under it. Note those rolled roof ridges have a round crown.
Hey DJ, great video. Maybe you may or someone else have a hard to find answer for a question I have about Brass Mills. Are rolling Mills at brass mills similar to those at steel Mills? I have an H O Way out and I plan on depicting American brass (Anoconda Brass) which was founded in my hometown and where are my late grandfather worked. I have a foundry and to factory buildings and on the site plan it shows a rolling mail. However I can’t find any photos of the exterior of a brass mill rolling mail. Thanks.
I was wondering since you work for the railroad, would you know what size the bay doors are for shops that have cars going into the plant? I am modeling the waste management building in Harlem Yard in New York and can't find any info on that. By the way, I love the videos and I am a Nscaler also. Keep them coming.
I will try. Evergreen and plastruct have good websites. For N scale .040 spaced metal siding, .060 plain sheet styrene, .125 x .125 strip styrene, for basic framework.
