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The South Down Switching Layout
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New to the hobby and making the kind of show I would enjoy watching.
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I would love to hear from you.
Switching Layouts for Model Railroads
I am currently experiencing technical difficulties with my computer. While I resolve this issue, please enjoy this silent switching video from December 2023, showcasing one last time the "all white" look that adorned it for so long. This video has appeared in parts in many other videos as content filler and is, at least for me, an enjoyable and relaxing watch when I crave some train spotting.
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Best Model Train in Action HO Scale Switching Layout
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I'm working on scenery, thinking about switchlists, and running some trains.
Model Railroad Track Planning Philosophy
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In order to pick the right track plan, you first need to pick the worst one. Craig Bisgeier - Housatonic Railroad Company - The Timesaver An Example of How Bad Design Gets Promulgated web.archive.org/web/20190408053607/www.housatonicrr.com/timesaver.htm John Allen's hanging: @DeathValleyLumberCompany - Gorre & Daphetid, the only motion picture ever made of John Allen's layout - ruclips.net/vide...
Lance Mindheim's Miami's Swamp Rat
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Lance and I had a nice chat which quickly derailed off topic. Here are the parts that mostly relate to his new book, "Miami’s Swamp Rat". I had a great time, thanks Lance! Link to Lance's book: lancemindheim.com/2024/01/my-latest-book-is-now-available/
Manual Turnout Control Model Railroad How To
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 месяца назад
When @dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267 asked how I hook up my Caboose Industries ground throws to Micro Engineering switches, this is probably not what he had in mind.
Lance Mindheim Inspired Small Shelf Layout Ops
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
You can cram a lot of ops in a small shelf layout following Lance Mindheim's advice.
HO Scale Shelf Layout Switching Operations
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When someone wants to see your rooster, show them your roster. For you, @MMRails!
Can I Build a Better Model Than Rapido Can?
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Can I Build a Better Model Than Rapido Can?
Small Shelf Layout Meditative Switching Session
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Small Shelf Layout Meditative Switching Session
Lance Mindheim’s Mantra of Reliability
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Lance Mindheim’s Mantra of Reliability
Time and Motivation, When You Have None
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Time and Motivation, When You Have None
Switching Operations on a Shelf Layout
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Switching Operations on a Shelf Layout
This is Not the Rapido M420 Unboxing Video You Want
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This is Not the Rapido M420 Unboxing Video You Want
The Slowest Possible Way to Paint Track
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The Slowest Possible Way to Paint Track
A Terrible Illuminated Valance How To
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A Terrible Illuminated Valance How To
Love the video. Could you tell me the size of the main board, and the head shunt length please.
Amazing shots! I’m amazed at the control to get them both to operate so close👌🏻
Thanks! It’s a ridiculous amount of tweaking but worth the effort. My last video (old format RUclips) has an 18 minute session with two engines almost perfectly consisted. Almost.
@@SouthDown Dude that's awesome, I’m gonna have to check it out! Thank you & keep up the great work brotha! 😎👍🏻
Nice video! I love the thumbnail picture and its use of perspective. Sorry to hear about the computer problems, but it’s handy to have a spare video on hand!
Thanks for the kind feedback! I rebuilt laptop and while I was at it, made a new VM server with two virtual machines to handle mail and web. Went with Arch Linux this time and my video editing tools are at the ready. Already working on my August 1st video, answering one of the most often asked questions in the channel.
Nice vid. Better make good use of all those paints!
Hehe! Yes! This video was only from Christmas and now already those paints are replaced with a warehouse. Now that I have my workstation back up and running I should plan a more up-to-date video! Albeit I won’t lie, just watching trains do their train stuff is so enjoyable. Thanks for the feedback! Love your abandoned track and cassette!
That was fun and the sound is very nice
Thank you! This is very flattering. I wasn't expecting this kind of video to generate any feedback, so very pleasantly surprised. This is the aspect of the hobby I enjoy the most, especially just watching a session unfold and taking in the sounds from the decoders.
The sound is fantastic❗
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the feedback.
Excellent operation session
As always, great to receive feedback from one of the champions of model railroading. Still have your steel wire, let me know which Monday you'd like me over.
I had an N-scale switching layout which gave me a lot of pleasure, with one or two glaring problems... the trackwork was terrible, and I had rapido couplers. Oh, and it was DCC. Watching the movements on your layout make me realise how much more heft HO has, and now I am dissatisfied. Bah. Your trains - and the way you run them - look so much more realistic, and that all makes me think I should get back into the hobby in HO instead. Thankyou for the video, but, rats, now I have to start all over again!
Please don't get discouraged! The fastest way to get to what you want is to learn from the experience of being dissatisfied, even if starting all over again isn't great--I know, this is my second layout after I scrapped the mess that was my first. The aspect of modelling I love the most is the realistic slow speeds, slow starts, and slow stops of consisted models, so the "heft" you see is all programmed in. You can make these models jack rabbit down the tracks as well. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. I didn't expect this video to generate any comments because it is strictly switching at a calm and relaxing pace and the kind of thing I really enjoy watching, but for sure I thought I was alone on this. Appreciate your feedback!
@@SouthDown Thanks for the pep-talk. I've started another small layout, but I'm bored with it. Or even modelling altogether.
@@pwblackmore I totally understand that. I used to run a not-for-profit magazine for years because that's what interested me. At some point it stopped being fun. So I stopped doing it. Did it feel sad and somewhat bitter-sweet? You bet; however, I focused on the positives that came out of it and the growth/skills I gained. I've since discovered other interests, among which running, model trains, and cycling. Put the trains aside and see where inspiration takes you! Thank you for sharing with me!
Great switching. How long have you been in the hobby?
Thank you for your gracious comment. I've been in the hobby a little over three years now. What you saw here was the layout in its state back in December. It's seen grown two more structures, a road, and the beginning of some scenery! Appreciate your time.
Can you give me the dimension of this switching layout?
Can't go wrong with DC 12 volts...they never fail and cost half as much...
The best way to be is to always keep it simple. Appreciate the feedback!
Thanks for the video! Makes for a fun, and functional layout in a small space😊
Glad you liked and thanks for the inspiration and feedback!
To think those P2k locos are at least 20-30 years old, wow!.They still compare with anything now days
It’s pretty crazy when you think about it: vintage models that, with a little TLC, can have a decoder and speaker installed. Currently working on a couple of first gen P2K that are so old they aren’t DCC ready yet have detail that rivals today’s offerings. Thanks for the feedback!
Great video, and the locomotive looks and sounds just sweet. Wonderful job!
Thanks for the kind comments! I had a veteran modeller show me how to do it. A lot to cram in not a lot of space especially when you try to put as big a speaker as you can.
May I ask for the dimensions
I love that locomotive
Thanks! The recycled Rio Grande orange and the light grey combined with cranky engine sound really give this little runner a fun look. Combined with the slug, it certainly is an eye catcher.
Too many camera cuts in this one. The tempo of the editing should match the tempo of the subject. Here, your subject is trains moving slowly, but you have eleven cuts in the first minute alone. Especially with the sound levels changing at every cut, I just find this unwatchable. I wanted a nice relaxing time watching your beautiful slow-moving trains, but everything's just jumping about hyperactively.
Thanks for the feedback! Just needs to be more constructive as you clearly seem to know a thing or two about video editing but are only providing the criticism part of it. Perhaps the video coming out July 1st may be more to your liking: it’s a single cut from a single angle with 18 minutes of slow shunting with nothing more than engine sounds.
@@SouthDown The constructive part is the tempo of the cuts matching the tempo of the subject. Here, things are moving slowly and nothing much is happening, so you don't need a lot of cuts. Just cut when there's something new to show. For example, once the train's passed one point, you might cut to it viewed from another point. Or when it starts going off in a different direction.
@beeble2003 I appreciate the feedback! As a one-man show with no experience in video making or editing, I’m trying to keep things always interesting by constantly cutting. With my computer down and being rebuilt/reinstalled as we speak, I’ll be curious to hear of your thoughts on the July 1st’s video.
Slightly disappointed that your structure wasn't just gluing the three paint bottles to that piece of styrene. 🤣 Looks good, though.
Haha! Seriously! Considering for how long those bottles served their purpose, sometimes I think that as long as your track is well laid and your trains run without any hiccups, scenery is all in the mind. Thanks for your feedback!
One scale HO mile is 60.459 feet .
Imagine building that to scale!
The handrails on the GP9 are smashed! Was it dropped? I won’t buy Rapido or Bachmann ever! My Atlas gold and BLI run absolutely awesome out of the box new for $200 each.
They were bent out of shape out of the box, which is ridiculous for a $300 model. Ended up replacing those. And the motor. And the decoder. And the chassis. And pretty much everything else except for the shell. By far the most expensive model I own. Thanks for the feedback!
I can't wait to see your next video .... I'm going to get some popcorn ready!!! 🤣
My next video won’t be that impressive. My laptop died and I lost all my work. I will post a simple switching video while I get myself sorted. Thank you for your support!
@@SouthDown OUCH 🤕
Very inspirational and I'm subscribing so I can be inspired to build my own HO scale switching layout.
I appreciate the kind words of approval! I hope you’ll share your efforts and creativity with us!
Do you have a track plan of this? I would love to see the dimensions.
Nice job come along ways lots of work put in for sure looks great .
Your feedback means the world to me!
Zen in the art of shunting. Relaxing. Ops, I should have said Switching.
No, no. Shunting works. I’m heavily inspired by UK modellers. And I love the correlation with that great book. Thanks for the feedback!
@@SouthDown There is also the book Zen in the art of archery which is a different way to look at archery, but the book Zen in art of motorcycle decoration was beyond me.
Maybe it’s time I pursue further down the path of zen and trains, keeping it simple and accessible.
@@SouthDown Agreed
I'm starting a point to point layout and I have given a lot of thought and keep changing my mind .... You have given me great ideas on how I should go and I thank you sooooo much for your thoughts and sharing what you have done .... I am new and only have 40 subscribers and I want to thank you for giving me hope!!!!!
You flatter me with your kindness but please remember that when I started I was in your shoes! And I didn’t even have 40 subscribers. Keep up your great work and your resilience will be rewarded.
@@SouthDown Thank You Very Much!!!!
I have the same issue of always running in consist. Lol. Great video. Thanks for the look into the “rest of the world”!
I’m glad to hear I’m not alone with this “issue”! Thanks for taking the time to provide me with your thoughts, they’re greatly appreciated!
Your ballast (size, shape, colour) is excellent. The rail weathering and ties are great too. The cassette and lead in track is well thought out and perfect for Ops . Operations can be / is very addictive and brings the railroad to life like nothing else. Kudos to you .Very cool video and subject. Well done
Thank you for your support and encouragement. It’s no lie that your masterpiece of a layout with its beautiful scenery is my inspiration. Looking forward to finishing my scenery to be more fully immersed in the experience.
Love the slug. If you are working in a small space like this, you might consider scale couplers. I have a small roster and small space but I'm enjoying super-detailing my cars more than anything atm and it's so satisfying when they couple without having to ram them. I enjoy your vids whenever they come out.
Thanks for the great feedback! Having a small fleet has its advantages and your coupler idea is great. I demand peak performance from them and some will absolutely need to be replaced. Thanks again!
WOW, so cool
Thank you! I greatly appreciate your feedback and that you took the time to provide it.
Nice video. I like the concept of “the rest of the word”. That’s how I think about my interchange yard. Your layout is looking great! Thanks for the shout out. Paul B
Thank YOU for the inspiration and for giving me so much insight on things to come. Your layout is truly professional grade. Appreciate the feedback!
Officer! That man! (pointing). He said he wants to see my Rooster! 😁 I'm not picking on the builder or his layout in particular, but something about locomotive sound always seems off to me; like it's too loud for the scene, or the distance between the operator and the locos (yes I hear idling and moving diesels in the rail yard only 2 blocks from my house, but it's more muted). Or lacking the size of real locomotives the sound somehow makes the trains oddly more toylike. I've never quite figured it out (gee, really, ya think?!).
You’re absolutely right! Even with the biggest speakers that would fit into those models, you’ll never get true-to-life sounds, so at some point you accept it versus no sound at all. Having said that, I’d like to try connecting a decoder directly to an amplifier with a subwoofer and see how that goes :)
@@SouthDown Careful; the building might fall down from vibration!
"I'm left wanting more..." That was Bob Hope's mantra throughout his many decades in show biz: "Always leave them wanting more!" It worked well for him, and it seems to work well for you. Your layout provides a venue for both simple and more complex op sessions. Sometimes, just shuffling a couple of cars satisfies the itch. Sometimes it takes a bit more. Either way, your layout can handle it. BTW, I like the patched-out look of your locos. This is how they'd appear on most shoestring short lines, acquired 2nd or 3rd hand after their service on a Class 1 line was done. Repaint jobs, while nice, cut into the bottom line without improving operability.
Thank you for your thoughts! Since getting into the hobby I wanted something achievable and enjoyable. While small, I made the space work for me and it is proving to be exactly what I needed to scratch the itch. Thanks again!
Love the geeps,bay window cab,corn syrup tanks,good job,very inspiring for me to start laying track.
Thank you for your kind feedback! I’m happy my work is inspiring you and I look forward to seeing your progress!
There’s really so much to appreciate, as you note, about modulating the work of an operating session to plan time during the session to enjoy watching it unfold when we’re not distracted by the orchestration of the session.
It becomes another place that’s conveniently located in my house as a way to take a miniature vacation, while caressing the ego. Thanks for your feedback!
Very enjoyable. Thank you for posting!
It means a lot to get your vote of approval! Thank you for supporting me!
@@SouthDown you got it!
Scenery work looks fantastic, nice operations
Thank you! Those are some huge accolades coming from someone as accomplished as yourself!
I love it .... Another awesome video!!!!
Thank you! As always, I appreciate your support, feedback, and encouragement!
@@SouthDown I appreciate yours as well .... I'm starting to lay track this weekend!!!
That’s exciting! Take your time, do it right, admire your work, and enjoy running your first train!
I have, amongst my 28 other locos, an Athern blue box GP30 which is still running well, despite its 61 year old life! I also have a Tyco F9 which is also 61 years old. I replaced the plastic wheels with metal and despite the fact that it is only 4 wheel drive, is quite useful in multiple unit lashups and for running the track cleaning car.
That is absolutely incredible! Something to be said about models of yesteryear. With some loving, they can still provide hours of entertainment. Thank you for your support!
Very nice--- scenery is coming along especially well!!
Thank you for your support and for taking the time to respond!
Nice vid, I know the feeling, satisfied with the completion of one session... but craving the next session!
Thank you for your feedback! It’s definitely the sign of a satisfying experience!
Real nice
Thank you for your support and for taking the time to provide it!
I’ve purchased 6 Athearn Genesis locomotives and have had good luck with them, but now after just one year of operation, I have two of the locomotives that won’t make it though an arrival track with 5 turnouts without stalling at each one. The track is immaculately clean, the wheels are cleaned, and the locomotives have both been properly lubricated. I love the Athearns because they are super quiet at any speed, where BLI locomotives (I have three of them) sound like they are running on a gravel road. I even sent one back to Broadway Limited for repair and it came back with a note that said that is the standard sound for their locomotives. My wife (bless her heart) bought me a BLI 2-8-0 Consolidation steamer and I was excited to see if this had that same grinding sound. Yep… sure does. So, you have to run BLI’s with the sound up very loud to mask the gravelly sound of their decoders. I had considered Rapido, but no longer. Thanks for the information.
I’m sorry to hear about your issues! There’s nothing more frustrating than an engine that performs poorly when all you want to do is just run some trains. Unfortunately this seems to be the norm with modern day offerings. Thank you for your feedback!
hi! at 36 second mark. is that one of John Allen’s plans? i’m going nuts trying to find HO scale plans for this.
The plan you see at the 36 second mark is my original track plan, which would probably fall under a “Switchman’s Nightmare” category more than a “Timesaver.” If you follow any of the links found in the description, you’ll see other people’s take on Allen’s original plan, albeit a Google search for “john Allen timesaver track plan” might yield better results.
What was the clear stuff you put on first? Do you let that dry first or mix the pastel into it?
I first applied an India ink wash diluted in rubbing alcohol to seep into the crevices (I later found out that Tamiya’s panel paint works better). Then a coat of matte and a layer of pan pastel. Used platinum first, then matte, then brown, then matte, and finally dark gray, and a final layer of matte to seal it all in.
That was fun to watch ... Thank You for sharing this 😁👍
Thank YOU for taking the time to provide such kind feedback! Love where your layout is going!
@@SouthDown.... I just recieved more track today, I'm hoping to start laying track tomorrow!!! 😁👍
Whats the dimensions of your shelf? What Kind of Locomotive is that and where did you get it from?
It’s 245 cm long and 35 cm wide or about 8 feet long and 14 inches wide. The locomotive is a very old Athearn Blue Box. You can usually find them very cheap at train shows. You don’t want them too too old as those older motors are going to blow your decoder with its 2 amp limit.
Fantastic
Your feedback and support is always appreciated. Thank you.