I haven't seen too many limited size layouts. Your layout is truly impressive. The attention to detail is spot on. From the weathering and realistic landscaping to the backdrop which blends in well. Good job!
Remarkable detail. Realistic speed of switching out the rail cars. Nice timing in your starting/stopping procedures. This is model railroading at its best!
I enjoyed the switching video. You did a great job on your background structures and weathering them. I especially like the light blue structure in the corner. The piles of melting snow are a great touch. Your layout proves you don't need a large layout to have a great ops session. Keep up the good work.-Tom
Thanks for the comment Thomas! I have taken a lot of inspiration from your layout. You do amazing work! Also enjoyed your episode on A Modeler’s Life podcast.
Hi John, I am honored to hear I have inspired you with your layout. You have done an outstanding job working with the space you have. It was very smart to select one industry and make that the focus of your layout. Please contact me at tklimoski@gmail.com and I'll discuss a few options you can consider for switch lists for your layout. I use a simple excel spread sheet format for my switch lists that you could easily modify for your operation. Thanks for listening to my AML pod cast episode, if I knew there were going to be so many questions on how many articles and videos I did I would have studied! ;) -Tom
Nice detal on your model shelf train layout looks real gr8 stuff I've made my own self model train layout in my shed out side it's over 2 meters long 400 millimeters wide end to end my modle trains are kiwi rail locos rolling stock is s scale made here in New zealand cheers bruce from blenheim southland new zealand
Hi John, our good friend Roy Smith of Panama suggested coming over to your channel and view what you have done. Really impressive and realistic. Already, I can see some things you have done in the scenery department that will work for me on my N Scale layout. Thanks, John and Thanks to Roy for recommending your channel. Dean from Minnesota
awesome op session John... i know that after i make a move i always say "i could have done that another way" so we learn for the next time... KUTGW & thx for sharing...vinny/cuz
Expansion without new benchmark? Universal Paper (now Saddle Creek Logistics) in Florence Township, NJ., used to have two parallel tracks for their docks. They would put ramps between boxcars to access the outside cars from the docks. Wondering if you have room for your tan building. Greatly enjoy your videos!
Maybe for retirement or if I can win the lottery or become a recipient of fortune I would certainly move in this direction of model trains as I grew up with a rail line when I lived with my parent's that was right behind the house. It's amazing how authentically model rail cars are made today even with rotating bearings. When I was a kid that's what was always the first thing that made model trains and manifest freight cars still that lesser than the reality of life sized trains - no rotating bearings and bearings that looked nothing like the life sized trains here in America. Your layout is exemplary and beckons a place I would like to park my truck next to and observe rail action switching so to speak.
Very, very nicely done and presented! Your track plan and structure layout is very effective, and your modeling work, sound, switching speeds and overall realism are GREAT! You can have a ton of enjoyment in your limited space. This should inspire modelers with similar limitations to do a similar project. Well done!
Thanks Drake! I found that being limited to a compressed space forced me to focus on detail since there wasn't much of a layout. I am very much enjoying the hobby. Thanks again for the kind words.
Hello again. I forgot to mention it in my last post, but make sure you put a blue flag on the engine tie up track. That way, the service employees are protected against any train movement.while servicing the engine. You might want to add a flashing blue LED if you're fueling/sanding at night. Regards, Tom
Hands clapping well done. Maybe in your next video you might move some vehicles around. UPS would have never been there that long. Otherwise well done.
Great job, yes you could have saved some moves, but learning is part of the fun. Good speed, sound and super modeling, I just found your site and will be watching. Old man in OR
Really well done, John - across the board! Your structures are very realistic, the scenery is very well executed. The lighting is great. This is a very nice layout! I'm doing a 2x8, and you've given me tons of ideas and inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! The small space I had available really forced me to focus on one area and to think simple is better. This will be a major element in my next larger layout which will be announced soon.
Man..if I had the time, space, and money I 110% would work on a HO scale layout, switching of course. Hopefully one day, though I doubt I'll be able to with how expensive everything is. Great layout man, you must be extremely proud of it. Looking forward to the next upload.
Amazing !!!!! Nice and realistic moves. I enjoyed the conductor acting his role. Could you show us a drone view of your layout for understanding the general plan ??? Thanks you very much from Argentina.
Thank You! In some of my newer videos i show some better overview shots. I am currently expanding this layout so I will be showing more of the basic bench work and track plan.
@@RailserveJohn Thank you so much. I will follow you trough my subscription. Regarding my loved conductor: How you fix him with no damage to the ladders or handrails?? Thanks again. Hugo
I love that mack dump where you buy that?? Great shelf layout by the way,.. Joe I did some old school fire trucks my layout is 70-89's did some pickup trucks with lights but wired them
Re build your old layout with a bridge at the end of. Your new layout so you can have that classic yard that started this all so you can revisit the site like you never left.
Your layout is truly oustanding. One of the best small switching layouts I've seen. I love your attention to detail. I was wondering who makes the corn syrup tank cars? Are they Altas, Walthers or Intermountain?
Thanks. I've managed to pick up 4 Atlas cars. They are difficult to find here in the UK. I'm hoping to build a layout similar to yours in a smaller total space of 9ft x 15ins. Your layout has been an inspiration.
Fantastic layout! Do you have a problem with the locomotive picking up the grass from the weedy track or no? I have some scenes I’d like to try that with.
Thank you! No i haven’t had issues with this. I use good paste glue and 2mm fibers between the rails. I have had occasional issues with longer 6mm fibers getting bent over across the rails and a locomotive loosing power on my older layout. But with keep alives and smaller fibers no issues so far. Thanks for watching!
John, I like your layout so much that I gave it a big shout-out in tonight's edition of the weekly model railroad show "Dispatch." Thanks for sharing your fantastic layout here on RU-vid. Here's the link to tonight's episode of "Dispatch": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OlQOQ5PRHOA.html ...Roy
Very, very well done. Love the weathering, the track speed, the sound level. And best of all its not a layout where the train runs in circles at 98 miles per hour. Thanks for sharing and being prototypical. Are you planning on modeling other RSSX locomotives so that it looks like they're being transferred to another industry or just going to the home shop for repairs?
Thanks Bradley. I appreciate the comment. I have recently finished another SW1200 that I made a few videos on. It came out better than the first. I also have a Railserve GP7 that isn’t completely finished yet. I believe it is shown in one of my early videos. I plan on swapping them out occasionally.
Is this a portion of a larger layout or is it just this switching section. I am impressed with what you have done in this area plus the operations are cool. The cars are weathered good too. It is a nice touch having the railroad personnel on the cars and engine. Gave you a sub and like. Hope to see more.
I do a combination of gluing a tiny wire to his hard or use a tiny piece of sticky putty on his shoe or hand to keep him in place. Thanks for the comment! John
Roy Smith's Dispatch video sent me. Shelf layouts can be terrific. Here's another guy who inspired me to build one: MOG ru-vid.com/show-UCKcRvdN719g66eDzc2iUN1w
Very nice. I am impressed. Question... How far apart are the vertical ribs in the walls of the building with the pipes in front at the end of the video??? I want to scratch build one like it...
Thanks! I use Arizona Rock and Mineral gravel driveway. Although it’s pretty hard to find right now. I need another bag for my extension. The power lines are the Fine EZ Line. It works great and is hard break.
Good o'l corn syrup, the only tanks without placards and the reason America's getting fat. I've worked on a Railroad and often wondered, if one of these tanks were to bust open, just how big a mess would there be?
@@RailserveJohn You do fantastic work, when I used to have an HO layout, I could never come close to your skill level. To be honest I handled three actual tanks not requiring Haz-Mat placards, Corn syrup (1), Candle Wax (2) (black tank with words WAX stenciled on sides) and white tanks with clay slurry (if you want a real challenge in weathering try one of those. This clay slurry is a sloppy white slop used in the production of paper and each full tank weighs 200,000 pounds each. Wanna see some cars get pushed down a classification track, just release five or so of these tanks coupled together, off a hump, when they couple with the other cars. it's like a battering ram.
I used various paints. Vallejo, Tamiya and Testors fluorescent Yellow. All acrylic except the Testors yellow. The trick is to dull coat them once finished to seal the paint as well as give a more realistic look.
Hi there! New subscriber here. Beautiful layout, the weathering is perfect. BTW, I've just started a channel where I could share this if you want, all credits to you and a link to your channel. Of course you're welcome to subscribe, comment and so... Thanks for your uploads.
Thank you very much for the comment. It’s great to see others enjoying the hobby. Especially those who have gotten inspiration from my modeling. All the best, John
