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Merry Christmas! Thanks!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

That's the truth! hahaha! Too cold now to do anything though.

Thank you!!!

Thanks!!! You are gonna have to come buy and see the changes sometime!

@southernillinoisgscale8206 i would definitely love to see your layout in person

@@Mikey45013 Anytime!

Thank you for the kind words!!

I am all battery powered. I tried powered rail for a bit in the very beginning, but it was way too much work. Battery power is the way to go.

@southernillinoisgscale8206 thats what i was thinking. Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks Marty!

You are correct! That's what I was going for! That is going to be the mountain scene. I have a tunnel portal and will build a mountain for the train to come through the fence.

@southernillinoisgscale8206 Sounds great! I look forward to see it progress. 👍

Nashville, Il.

He was a helluva guy. Jane is going to keep the Op's going next year.

Coal trains come through everyday. Sometimes they are EVWR, CSX, SVEX, and even powered by NS sometimes.

The locomotives in this video are Aristocraft GP40-2's. The rolling stock is a mix of AML, Aristocraft, USA Trains, and one LGB.

I had the Family Lines System custom painted. The other two are stock Aristocraft locomotives

I have dwarf burning bushes, dwarf alberta spruces, and a few other things

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks!

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 Your Very Welcome!!! 😁

outside of Nashville, Il.

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 damn I’m in northern Illinois. 5.5 hrs away

RLD open house videos are always worth the wait.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you!

It is a lot of fun!

hahaha!

Thanks!

I am all battery power. I tried track power for a very, very short time. It was way more work and a headache any time I wanted to run a train. I enjoy just being able to put a train on the tracks it goes. So, I'm not sure how far apart you're feeder wires should be, but I would bet they need to be pretty close together and the track will need railclamps. Also, the rail head will need cleaned with an sos pad.

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 gotcha thank you. What remote and receiver setup did you use? I have 2 new dash 9’s and wondering how hard it would be to convert to battery

@@rc4lifebnsf I use Revolution. While I run batteries inside most of my locomotives, you don't have to. If you have two Dash 9's, they are ready to go. Just plug a batter into the cable by the plow. If you want to power both by one batter they make a MU plug. I think RLD sells them. They are cheap.

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 sweet, but what receiver and remote should I use?

@@rc4lifebnsf The easiest setup is Revolution. The receiver just plugs in to the circuit board in the locomotive. It has the best range and good sound. Railpro has better sound, but the range in horrible. You have to stay close to your train to be able to control it. I'm not a fan of airwire and have no experience with their system.

Thanks!

Thanks! You could build whatever you dream!

Thank you! I appreciate it!

Thanks!

Thanks!!

hahaha! Pretty close!

Each of my locomotives have batteries in them. The also have Crest Revolution receivers in them allowing wireless control.

Spring is here! I'll be back at the railroad asap.

Thanks!

You are correct. I'm past due.

The UP dash 9 is a new Bachmann. The NS Dash 9 is an Aristocraft.

I use to have a ton of r/c cars too. That was about 20 years ago!

Thanks!!!

I'm not really sure how much track I have down. I'd say around 1,000 ft. But, that's just a guess. I'm still planning on more too.

@@southernillinoisgscale8206 Nice layout and keep up the good work. 👍

@@lostxrulez Thanks! Once spring get's here I'll get back to work!