Train Layout Update | April 2023 | Sedalia Subdivision Model Railroad 

Changing couplers and doing some much needed maintenance on some of the locomotives! Not much in the way of changes to the layout itself though!

Start building the modules that I'll connect to my future layout. I'm thinking I'll start with Pilot Grove.

I am finishing installing track work on my lower deck and planning for an upper deck 😮

Finish laying track in both staging yards. A lot of scenery

Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching. -Mike

Thank you, Andrew! Some days I feel antsy to get more done, but I have to remind myself I’m not in a race. Ha.

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate you watching. -Mike

I sure appreciate that! Yes, these blue ex-Conrail units mixed with Katy’s green and yellow made for a very colorful railroad back in the day! It seems like patched units are the norm on shortlines nowadays. I’d say Katy was one of the first to start that trend. Ha.

That’s a really cool memory, Byron! I would have loved a cab ride in one of those units- or any of them, for that matter. Ha. I’m pretty sure a reason the GP39-2s stuck out to me was their deep throaty RS5T horns. I believe the SD40-2s had those is well, but those didn’t really make it to the Sedalia Sub much. Now I’ve got a fun little story for my 363 model! I’m also excited to get to work on the MFA complex. I’ve got the measurements and a rough rendering of the elevator itself. I debated whether to add Fisher’s Concrete, as I understand they weren’t using rail much by my 1987-ish timeframe. But, I decided to ben history a little to give me an additional industry to switch!

Hello! I sure appreciate that. It sounds like you’ve got some layout projects to date busy as well. I hope you had a great Easter, too!

@@MainTrack yes Mike I hope see u soon someday your awesome

Hello! Thank you, I really appreciate that! It is coming along bit by bit. Always appreciate you stopping in to watch! -Mike

Thank you, David! I’ll have plenty of fun layout projects to keep me occupied in the coming months.

Thank you, Dan! I always appreciate you watching. I’ll need to keep expanding to have enough room for all those engines and hoppers!

Thank you!! I obviously don’t like going that long between videos- but sometimes life happens. Ha.

Hello! Yes, I have seen that cool mural! It would certainly take some creativity to make that work. Perhaps that can be something I work on. Thing is, I have no idea what the building looked like in the era I’m modeling. As a kid in the 1980s I recall seeing the place, but I wasn’t taking notes of building colors for my layout 30 years in the future. Haha. The beige and red colors I painted it are actually how the real thing is painted now. If I can’t find pics of the original look, I figure the current look is the best I can shoot for! -Mike

Thank you, Randall! I’ll have to keep adding on to make more room for these new engines. Ha! -Mike

Hi there! They are pretty cool units. I remember seeing them on trains when I was a kid. I’m not sure why they stuck with me above all the others on the roster.

​@@MainTrack Used to see them at the *Katy* (later Union Pacific) _Glen Park Yard_ located adjacent to *Burlington Northern's* (former Frisco) _Rosedale Yard_ along Southwest Boulevard in KCK. Good train watching spot back in the day. Nice to see a layout modeling the *M-K-T* of central Missouri. Cheers

Hello! Thank you! Yes, I did produce an episode about the bridge a few months back. You can find it linked below. I appreciate you watching! -Mike ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KTjY8vYnSS0.html

Thank you! It’s amazing what can be accomplished with just few productive evenings! Ha. Yes, the MFA plant is by Blairline. I love that kit…as you know, no Missouri town is complete with out one those bright green bulk plants! I did a little bit of kitbashing and lengthened the structure for a previous BN layout I was working on a few years ago. I may purchase another kit as I think the original, shorter size would fit this space better. I’d also like to have another shot at getting the green correct. The shade I applied is closer to what the facilities look like nowadays after years of fading. They were a brighter color back in the 80s. I’ll likely keep the current structure to represent the bulk plant near Clinton- when I reach that point in the future.

@@MainTrack very nice! What color did you use for this attempt? I spend a lot of time getting fertilizer from the same looking plant at Iantha, so naturally I'm going to include it on my future layout

I painted this one Metallic Green by Vallejo. It does have some sparkly sheen as it’s meant for model cars. But, Dullcote hides that well. I originally used Sublime Green by Testors Model Master, but it ended up looking a little lime-y for my taste. I read somewhere Penn Central’s green is also a close match, but I wasn’t able to find anything like that in stock from any manufacturers when I was ready to paint.

It’s one of things where I didn’t have an exact color to go by, so I had to experiment until I found something that looked right to my eye.

@Main Track Trains I've always thought the one in Iantha was a close match to Penn Central Green. You might check Badger Modelflex for a PC green. Midwest MRR in Independence has a good selection of their paint

That question about the road surface, don't answer, I just watched your bridge installation video, and you told it on there. 😅

Hi, Mark! I don’t usually have problems with the poles. Thankfully, the taller transmission poles in the back are pretty sturdy and spaced farther apart. The railroad line poles are a little trickier. You may notice those along the yard are a short, while the prototype ones were pretty tall. I kept snagging the ones in the yard since I’m working that spot quite a bit. Shortening them has helped. My shirt sleeves tend to catch the others occasionally. One thing that has helped is not glueing them into the layout, and simply plopping them into holes. That way, if my sleeves do catch them there is no tension, they pull right out and rarely break. Glad you found the roads video! Those Rix roadway sections have been great. The only limitation is that you can only use them on straight stretches. Curves would be a different story. Thankfully, all the roads I am modeling are indeed straight. I’m also limited to modeling the jointed concrete style. I’m still working on mastering the Asphalt road building process.

Hi, Brad. Most of my utility poles are kitbashed using detail parts from manufacturers kits, but I generally use my own small dowel rods for the poles themselves. I’ve been working on a video showing that process and hope to have it out sometime soon!

Hello! Yes, it is currently point to point. The plan is to incorporate this layout into a larger one which will accommodate continuous operation. -Mike

@@MainTrack nice