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Nice technique to adding extra weight to those centerbeams and keeping the load stable. My approach to drilling the holes is a bit different: I use a center punch to locate the holes (a template works well for this), then drill the holes with an appropriate sized forstner bit --- much cleaner with sharper edges. Just be careful with the drill speed. Thanks for the upload!

Where do you get your paint and what type is it?

[well, can always correct the problem and do the plan over]

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I wish that these creators who install DCC in locomotives would say if the decoder has sound or not. I, and I am sure that many other hobbyists, would like to know before having to look at a video just to see if sound is included. It would also be great if they specify the decoder they are going to install. Sound is a very important part of the experience. So much so, I would rather choose another locomotive just to have sound. I understand that the ad. exposure is important, but...

I'm about to install the same decoder in my atlas GP15-1. Do you know if the DN163A4 supports advanced consisting? It seems to be implied by using it with the MP switcher, but I thought that I'd ask to make sure.

So I checked out micro mart, is the clear you use for windows the uv resin?

I hope you're enjoying your retirement from RUclips. Hopefully, you will do another update in 2024 or 2025. It really is a wonderful layout.

I'm new to N scale so didn't know about Micromark Kristal Klear. Now I know... THXX!!

Outstanding, Sir! Your work is amazing and inspiring! You've given me the nerve to try your techniques. Thank you so much!

Very helpful on several levels. Thank you!

i meant the testors enamels with mineral spirits

to thin testors paints use mineral spirits.

They look great what about graffiti on them ?

Time to enjoy the fruits of your labor - go have fun (which is what it’s all about). Maybe we’ll see you post again about some significant milestones. Until then, ciao’ and many fun hours of operations to you and friends!

Great job walking the classification process…

Home sweet home

Testors paint is nice. Good coverage. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for all of the information and enjoyment, Joe. Maybe you can just post a continuous run segment every now and then and then like I do to maintain your presence in the community. Best wishes, Joe!

Sorry to see you go, but iam glad your enjoying the trains. Will you still put up FB pics?

Thanks so much for the content you have shared with all of us. Hope you have fun running those trains.

Crazy to think that 9 years ago I was just a 12 year old stumbling upon this cool guy who was planning out an ambitious railroad. I would’ve never built my first table at 17 if it wasn’t for your inspiration. Thank you Joe!

Over the years I have really enjoyed your content. I wish you the very best. As always thanks for sharing. Dave

Thank You Joe. It’s been a joy to follow you on your model railroad journey. I still dream of getting even close to the level of modeling you have accomplished. May GOD BLESS YOU and your family on all future adventures. I really hope you will post the occasional post to share future progress and maybe the occasional glimpse into your operating sessions. Thanks again Joe you are an amazing Modeler.

That sounds like a great day! I noticed the FD shirt. Are you with a department?

I totally support you. Family is everything. Enjoy your kids growing up Joe! I imagine having a channel and needing to make content constantly is very stressful and time consuming. I'm grateful for you sharing your knowledge. All the best to you and your family.

I usually make my own weathering chalks. I use the kitchen grater I got at a dollar store. I grind up some white chalk and mix some food coloring in a communion cup (great little cups for mixing paints). I then add my chalk and stir it up with a tooth pick. I then pour it onto my cutting mat and wait for it to dry. Then I use a single edged razor blade to cut it up as if you were cutting out a line of cocaine. :-) Then I put it back into the communion cup for storage until I need it. For trucks, wheels, freight car bodies and locos to add rust I use REAL rust. I take a roll of fine steel wool and put it into a quart jar and fill it up with white vinegar and set it on a window sill so the sun can shine on it. After a month or two, I pour the liquid out into a stainless photo tray from my darkroom (10X14). After it is completely dry I use a single edged razor blade scraper and scrape the rust out of the tray. It usually comes out as a fine powder. I then store it in a snuff container. Depending on how long you leave the steel wool in the vinegar my batches come out with different colors of rust, i.e., some are orange and others are a deeper colored red. When I get ready to use it I put several scoops of my rust into a plastic communion cup (neat little cups for mixing paints) and add some alcohol, Elmer's white glue and a dab of water soluble glycerin. Then I just brush it on. If I want an area where the rust has eaten through the metal (plastic) I use my X-acto knife and make some gouges in the sides of a car and fill it up with my rust. To seal the rust I usually topcoat it with a flat acrylic clear coat. It looks very realistic 'cause it is REAL rust! Happy Railroading! W Rusty Lane in eastern Tennessee

Having just retired I recently restarted my devotion to the hobby and am in the planning stages. I just discovered your channel and want to thank you for all of your contributions on RUclips. It is appreciated. And congratulations on looking out for number 1.

We all completely understand we are gonna miss you! 😭😭😭

I always looked forward to your videos. I been watching your videos for a few years.

Good for you !!!

I really injoyed your channel and learned alot from watching I'll miss it thank you for all you did do for the hobby

Many thanks for all your work putting the channel content together. Very genuine and thoughtful. No need to apologise - you did great. All the best for the future.

It's been an enjoyable journey watching your layout grow. of course family comes first. Have fun just running your railroad which is why we do it

Thank you for everything Joe! I learned so much from your videos!

Joe, I am former conrail employee and an n scale model railroader. I came upon your channel earlier this year. I have enjoyed your videos very much. You inspired me to keep at the hobby. Thanks for all you did and best of luck. Emjoy the holidays with your family and friends. You will be missed...

Good afternoon Joe, I've just recently came across your channel and subscribed. I haven't had much time to watch alot of your videos. Let's just say I'll be playing catch up with a lot of videos the next few months as I'm the owner of a landscaping business and this is pretty much my down time with the exception of snow storms. I totally understand where you're coming from and wish you and your family all the best!! Take care of yourself and maybe sometime down the road you'll post an update on the layout let everyone know your doing well. Thank you and have a good day. Happy modeling!! - Jason

Thanks for sharing! Have fun!!!

we all get to this point sir. I said the same thing, videos just make the train layout a job and a half. so like you, I took the time off from you tube. only did a few videos of new releases. So I hope, like me you take some time off the camera and later on,, some day, you will turn the camera back on. But, for now sir, Enjoy your trains.. I have,

Thanks for all the work you put into creating all of the videos you did end up creating. I've watched many and have learned much. And even though you say this is your last video, I hope you'll see fit to give us one final tour of your layout once it's complete. I know there are a lot of us out here who would love to see it. But if not, that's okay too. Happy Model Railroading!

Welcome to reality Joe. Kids huh so that’s the next twenty years gone right there. Thanks for all your content.I will have to rewatch all my favourite vids including some of the tips that I have learnt . Good luck going into the future from Perth Western Australia.

Thanks for sharing your layout.

Thanks Joe, your layout is an inspiration.

Thanks Joe. Really love your layout and I watch your content over and over. Really going to miss it. Hopefully we get to see a video of when it’s 100%. It’s absolutely awesome!

Thank you Joe for all that you've shared with us! I grew up in Central New Jersey (I'm in coastal NC now) and knew the PRR in the Metuchen area, the Raritan River Railroad (the old rinky dink), and the New Jersey Central. I'm familiar with the places you've modeled having lived in Monmouth County and worked at Joint base MDL. It's been a pleasure seeing your progress on the layout and I wish you the best in the future!

Thanks Joe! You got to take care of family first .

As so may others have noted already - HUGE THANKS ARE DUE TO YOU SIR FOR ALL YOU'VE SHARED!!! Apology? Backlash? You've got to be kidding me if anyone were to accept or give such - CONGRATS are due to you for all you've accomplished!! Huge inspiration to me and so many since post #1 (especially for me as a ~90's era n scale eastern modeler). Amazing for most any model railroader to ever get close to the level of completion you have, and on top of that this is the layout you've been dreaming about for years (I recall you made that clear near the very beginning...). I can only imagine all the time it takes to produce, edit, post, reply, etc... I was always so impressed at the time you took to make and share quality vids, and assumed it must have been eating into that precious little time most working/family folks like us have available to model or operate... so again I wanted to make sure to post this to say a HUGE THANKS to you, and whatever is the best/right decision for you makes me happy - remember the slogan that Kalmbach used to show on each MR cover? The key word was "fun", and you surely deserve it / wish you a maximum of that going forward.

Thanks for the content you’ve posted over the years. Good luck with your modelling future and respect for doing what’s right for you and your family.

Take a couple months off enjoy the holidays and come back and do a video every 3 months and let us know how things are going. We're going to want to see the finished project

Sorry to see you go Joe but totally understand the reasons behind it. Appreciate all of your content and things I’ve learned form your channel, I’ve really enjoyed watching the layout progress. Take care and Go Navy! - Steve