I can't find the second part. Very good video. Easy entry, perfectly explained, beautiful real train and landscape/music and at the end a perfect interview.
Unless I've missed something I would really like to see additional parts of the N scale build. I model in N scale and would love more content around the smaller scale.
I have been an N scaler since 1972 (when it wasn't so good). I appreciate what you are doing, and foam benchwork is fascinating to me. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thanks for showing this one again. Great stuff!😁 That was neat about Lombard hobbies adding candy and that cool card to your order. They obviously know that if you find a way to make the customer think they're getting something free by including small bonus things every so often, you're going a long way toward business success.
Great show Ken, especially the sequence about the N gauge layout development. Just wanted to mention to everyone that before selecting a radius for your mainline curves, think about the types of equipment you will be using including power units and rolling stock. This many times depends upon the era and or specific railroad you are replicating on your layout. Non-Articulated locomotives and many SD diesels don’t look so good and many 70’ and larger rolling stock don’t look good on smaller radius curves, so if you have the space go for larger radius mainlines. I wish you had done this segment before I built my layout at home, I’d have included at least one layer of 2” foam under my roadbed for some rivers and culverts. Thanks Ken, keep up the good work.
Was in Costco here in Canada the other day and saw they had their “craft” or “party” tables on sale for $20 cdn each. These tables are 2’ x 4’ and have adjustable legs for different heights. Once set up they are very sturdy and I thought hey, buy 4 of these and you could butt them together in any configuration you desire. You could run them end to end and have a 16’ x 2’ layout or an L shape would give you 8’ x 8’ …..what ever you want. For $80 you have ready made bench work. You could add more tables, changing the configuration again. Where the butt ends meet, I would drill holes and secure them together with bolts and washers thus making it one solid structure. If the tables are against the wall, drill holes in the sides and using screws and washers you could secure it to the wall studs. You could build your bench work in less time then it took for me to watch this video. Cover it all with foam and you’re ready to lay track. Next time you’re in Costco, give them a look and see what you think.
Ken, Buddy!!! You ARE The SULTAN Of Model Rail Roading! Your Clear, Concise Diction And Delivery Of All Your Presentations Are Always Excelsior! You Bring All The Material, Personnel, And Talents Together In A Superb Showcase With The Finesse Of A Conductor Of A World Class Orchestra! On Top Of It All, You've Got A Drop-Dead Gorgeous Ole Lady, Michele!!! What More Is Thee? Nobody Can Ever Equal Your CLASS ACT Performances, Ken! Your Presentations Should Be Archived For Posterity In The Smithsonian As National Treasure. God Custom Made You For The Outstanding Job You Perform! Semper Fi, Buddy! WHOOOOO-RAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very good build so far, if unconventional. Im very interested in seeing where this is going. When will Part 2 be uploaded? I didnt see it in the video list.
N scale layout build - way past time for this - thanks. There are many modelers where space is scarce - N scale is important for them. Drone footage was perfect.
Ken Patterson and the crew keep up the awesome work. i watch What's neat Model Railroad Hobbyist and What's neat this this week too all the time. seen my friend told me about it. thank you Ken Patterson and the crew.
Looking at that drone footage, I forgot it was real world. I was looking at it as an HO layout using forced perspective. HO scale train, with Z scale vehicles below the bridges. Incredible.
Sorry Ken, I have seen the 1st part but I can't find the continuation of this interesting project in Scale N. Where I can find it? I see you from Barcelona (Spain) and I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you very much and best regards
Hello. Glad I found your channel; just started in the hobby two years ago. Going slow due to family, work, and little space. I have and enjoy N scale. I'll use your great guidance as able soon as I'm able to start up again. I began with a KATO M2 starter layout.
Great Stuff makes an adhesive version of foam made for subflooring which might work too. There is also a foam board adhesive for your caulk gun that I have used as well.
The N scale layout . I used flextracks for the curves Atlas , manual and remote switch Bachmann and Atlas . 15 , 30 and 90 grades crossing . Reailed Atlas and Bachmann .Remote double slip switch and remote triple switch . Nails for tracks and joiners Atlas Ken .
What an awesome show! I just love the N-Scale Project It looks great..Ken! I can't wait to see Part 2 of this on going project! I've been modeling n- scale since..1994. My grand daughter..Emily..calls the n- scale.."Real Cute" "I'll go with that" The..American Limited Models..i love the..BNSF Fire Suppression Water Tank Car! That is just..Outstanding! The drome footage of The Feather River Route..Union Pacific..is just awesome! This is "The Best Hobby In The World" Till Next Time! MoPac Jack Going To My "Train Cave" Be Safe! Rock N' Roll
Thanks, Ken for another great episode. I love the new n scale project layout and, of course, I enjoy the infectious enthusiasm you bring to each production and the hobby itself.
I used to have a model HO scale layout, then I got a contract with KCS to work on their comms and IT. needless to say I get to ride and work on a wide variety of railroad equipment.
a suggestion isn't to solder every joint but to solder every OTHER joint or at last have a few that aren't, this allows the tracks to expand and contract due to heat or cold of the room. If you solder everything solid, it will warp itself over time. If you really wanted to be stickler for realism, there is code 40 for N scale. For most people Atlas Code 80 is the norm, also the same size of rail that Kato uses for their Unitrack system as well. Code 80 is a bit too big for the scale (code 100 for HO is the equivalent) and the ties are too few per a "foot". Code 55 (Code 83 for HO) is closer to prototypical ties and rail head size.
I never paint any 'weathering' or 'rust' onto the stainless steel rails themselves. When I was a kid in the 1970s, the only rails we could afford was BRASS, and I remember how after a few months the brass would become all tarnished and the trains wouldn't run right. When I could afford it, I bought those nickel-steel tracks (stainless) and to me, that was like magic. I loved how they were so shiny and stayed that way. I never want to cover up 'precious diamonds' like that.
I'm getting ready to do an N-scale layout of my own as I'm returning to the hobby after about a decade, (life and all that). But I'm so out practice, I'm going to be using kato unitrack. Probably more expensive, but less of a headache. :)
Building A Layout is Always a Rush it’s Always fun Never Boring and a Little thing when Building you will have a Billlion questions dancing in your head gotta Love it Better than Going to a Bar And Getting a hangover. I Would Rather get Traintoxicated instead that’s what I love About Model Railroading.
I was curious if you thought it wiser after the fact to have painted the pink board a ground color first to make it look like scenery as you go vs. having to do so adding paint between the tracks and rails.I can't wait to see how you will operate your turnouts. What devices you will use.
Excellent!!! Even though I model HO-Scale, the soldering tips for N-Scale layout project are great. All the segments were informative, and the drone footage is just great to sit back and enjoy.
I'm intrigued by this video. I want to see the next one in the series, so I can see that development. Using a kidney shaped layout would fit with my purpose. I'm wondering how you frame it. Searching on RU-vid hasn't brought me to the next episode.
Did this layout just end, or is there more? It's been more than a year! Can we please have Part 2, or at least an explaination as to why you let it fade away.
Eh, their loss. Some seller on Amazon has some 3d printed building kits for like a quarter the walthers price. If you're willing to put in the work, it's just a better option.
@@chrishusted9296 Like who? Walters has not produced their Blast Furnace in several years. You will pay close to $400 for the kit. I want it but not that bad.
I agree that we should "support those who support us as modelers . . . " I'll be happy to support any company or store that supports S SCALE, meaning "Finescale S," (not high-rail or American Flyer), which I feel is the best modeling scale. Also, Ken, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE stop totally neglecting to acknowledge the existence of S scale when listing off for whatever reason a list of "all the scales," as you did AGAIN in this video at 12:35. We S scale modelers are modelers also, and damn good ones too. BTW, the OLD Caboose Hobbies did support S scale.
@@christophercolt1361 As we age and our eye sight gets worse, we need as much help as we can get. It is either that or he is just fishing for someone to call him "6" eyes. What do you think?
I love Lombard Hobbies but why would anyone new to the hobby in 2021 spend their valuable time and money on hand laying N scale roadbed and scale track and then wiring everything with a soldering iron??? That process is so 1970s and Atlas!!?? Kato Unitrack is the reason most people with have intricate N scale layouts these days just as Lionel Fast Track attracts many more people to O scale and non-scale Lionel products. Unitrack is a bullet proof instant layout solution which is totally reliable as are Kato engines and it therefore allows for immediate layout construction for DC or DCC operation without all the time, effort, expense, tools, skills and frustration associated with hand laying cork roadbed, aligning rails, nailing track to cork road bed, wiring track feeds, gluing, pinning and then soldering track feeds. Sorry but the complexity of what you are doing is not why N Scale is so popular these days with folks coming back to the hobby or new to it. DCC N Scale sound equipped trains require absolutely bullet proof track and turnouts and Kato Unitrack offers that in spades. Sure the track is not US prototypical but it is operationally bullet proof for expensive sound equipped DCC locomotives and it will last for decades with zero issues and it is easy to clean and/or replace if necessary. Not many people have the time or the skills to hand lay track and I know when I had to do that with Atlas track back in the 1970s in HO as a 13 year old the result absolutely sucked. Kato Unitrack is plug and play wiring for either DCC or DC and so a caveman (or someone with limited time and skills can build a layout in an hour or less on a flat table top and start running trains immediately while endless tinkering with the design without the need to rip up and rewire track to explore multiple configurations. If I had to hand lay track back in 2001, I never would have gotten back into the hobby after a 27 year hiatus. I am still using the Kato Unitrack I bought 20 years ago with its plug and play power feeds and turnout controls. Converted to DCC and it was not fun soldering decoders to non-DCC ready engines and in N Scale, the very small size makes soldering any wire lead a total bear. I suppose some people enjoy hand laying track but most of us suck at it and would prefer to have a layout that works and will keep working for a decade or two or three with no need to relay or rewire track. For most people working in N Scale or Z scale, hand laying track with less than 20::20 eyesight in middle age is not really a viable solution or a good time. Once you paint and ballast Kato Unitrack, it looks better than okay and it will outperform and outlast anything else on the market. I could build your layout in couple of hours or less with unitrack and cut pieces as necessary to make it fit your track plan. Sure there are a limited selection of powered switches but most of us can live without exotic curved turnouts or # 8, #10 and #12 switches and run our trains on #6s and #6 crossovers. Running trains quickly is what sells trains to new hobbyists as well to those returning to the hobby after decades and so the audience for this type of video must be rather limited. I suppose some people still like to lay roadbed and hand lay track, but to me it is like weeding a garden, a never ending project.
