O scale 2-Rail CN Sanmore Subdivision Episode 13 

Mike, hearing that makes my day! Thank you my friend. I hope you are modeling to your heart's content too!!

Thank you Vincent! I designed my layout with what I thought would be plenty of "negative space", but that space fills up quite quickly when doing a scene. Still, there is enough space to put more trees than I care to make!

Robert, I am not a master of much but I really appreciate your support. O scale does require more space, but if you like details well... at least you can see them!

Thanks! I love having viewers just as much as you love seeing the videos. For a long time I felt like I was doing this for nothing, but hearing from viewers is helping me find my way in all this!

Thanks!!! Once a year is not too painful to watch I guess!

Thanks! More to come in the following weeks, I hope you will enjoy just as much!!

Thanks!!! Doing something with passion, the results don't really matter. The journey is blissful, we'll see about the destination one day!

That's what she said! lol Sorry I could not resist that one! But seriously, I don't want to put anyone to sleep so keeping it shorter might help. Eventually, the content will be more interesting, and the host will be better. Still need to practice my english, not many opportunities here in Quebec!

@@sergelebel1239 She did? lol I walked right into that one! Personally I find the content - the narration, the layout, and the modeling - entertaining and quite fascinating, especially with the French-Quebec accent! No need to worry about the accent or content. It's all beautiful.

I am like the groundhog... I pop up once a year, see my shadow and get spooked! But the basement is still the best place to be!

Thank you for these kind words. I am a stong believer of giving credit where credit is due. My modeling would never be anywhere near what it is today had it not been of the influence of Ben, Don, Boomer, Mike Confalone, and many others. I am not re-inventing the wheel... I just take in all those inspirations and apply them to my modeling. About the stacks of wood near the saw mill ; these are car loads that come with MTH flat cars. With a little bit of paint, they can look quite good!

Merci Nicolas! Il va y avoir deux autres épisodes sous peu... pas besoin d'attendre une autre année!

@@sergelebel1239 super! J’ai hâte, j’espère qu’on y verra circuler quelques trains ? Je suis admiratif du travail accompli et du résultat. Le tout dans la simplicité avec une présentation toujours agréable.

Thanks! Unfortunately it's only one scene that looks okay for the moment, 90% of my layout is still plywood but I am working hard at changing that while having fun!

I think the loco is an old Weaver. It is made of plastic and was very light so I added some weight to it. I installed an ESU Loksound V4 and a Tang Band speaker. It is still a bit noisy as I can hear the gears/drive clicking over the speaker sound...

@@sergelebel1239 Thanks, sure looks good weathered. That was a nice tribute scene and I like how personal you've made certain areas of your railroad. I try to do the same in another way. I have a couple freight cars I've decorated and have used my friends names as company names. Cheers.

I do my own brass etching in-house. All my equipment is stuff I made in my shop... very simple and easy to set-up and once you have this, you can create anything your heart desires! I wrote a full article on how this is done, along with plans and clear instructions, in the January/February 2020 issue of the O Scale Resource magazine. I believe it is volume 7, no.3 you can download these issues for free on their web site. As for the Rock Island car, I think this is a Weaver model. I bought it on ebay several years ago but it must still be available used if you look hard enough...