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@@shaqtus3365 Thanks very much for the comment, absolutely. Stay tuned! 🤓🔥

Thanks for the comment, great question!! Yes I have definitely pondered the possibility of building a belly dump hopper of similar, however every belly-dump hopper I’ve ever seen in 1.5” scale has always taken a one-way trip to derailment city. Hard to get the spreaders right. That being said, we’re now in 3” (1/4) scale, which would make me think with significantly more weight derailments are less likely… but if it does derail with a full load, I’m definitely never picking it up!!! This Gon has been tried and true for me and holds enough for what I need, so for now I’ve decided to focus efforts pretty much exclusively on railroad construction. However, I have already drawn plans for a 3” end-dump Gondola, which would make direct ballasting significantly easier, and I do plan to build at least one eventually.

@@OceanViewLocomotiveMachineCo Thank you brother!!! Really appreciate this and your last comment as well. Definitely trying to just keep it simple and enjoy the process for sure. Figure if our forefathers built beautiful tracks with a shovel and a tamping bar, we can too!! Cheers and hope I can get out for a visit to burn some rocks in your neck of the woods one of these days!! 🔥

lmaooooooooo why mention that its the happiest country

Thanks for the comment!! This railroad is 7.5” gauge, but 3” to the foot (1/4) scale. Feel free to check out our other videos as well, I have several smaller locomotives in 3.5” and 4.75” gauges (1:16 and 1:12 scales) which require much smaller turn radii yet are still strong enough to pull passengers. There are some great books for first-time builders by Kozo Hiraoka if you’re interested in building a smaller locomotive for yourself. Joining your local Live Steam club is also a great start for learning techniques, tricks, and what size equipment fits you best. If you’re in the US, DiscoverLiveSteam.com is a great resource to find local clubs and fellow hobbyists, as well as equipment for sale. Best of luck and welcome to the hobby!! 🔥

Thanks very much!! I actually do have hidden oversize dynamos on two other locomotives, however Dulce currently just has a nice big tractor battery tucked conveniently under my engineer’s seat, alongside the brain for our cab radio. I would love to fit this loco with a 1/4 scale dynamo someday, possibly set up in a “charging” configuration along with the battery. In my experience dynamos in this scale are awesome… until you really need light and you’re low on steam! 🤣🔥

Thanks very much! I don’t mind at all- I hate that this hobby has that “big dollar” reputation when it really kinda shouldn’t. I’m a touring musician, I’ve honestly never had any more money to spend than most HO or G1 guys I know… it’s all comparable if you dive in and get involved with local clubs. Equipment can always be obtained for cheap, I bought my NKP 311 in a million pieces for $500 (my life savings at the time). My 1.5” Atlantic was the same price, scrap value. Didn’t know anything about restoring or rebuilding locomotives when I bought 311, many new (now longtime) friends lent me their time and knowledge, the fleet slowly grew each time I was ready to move a new project onto the bench. 311 took us 5 years to light the first fire, but it was worth every day of hard work. Acquiring Dulce last year has been a dream come true for sure. This week I’ve just had the opportunity to rescue our 12th locomotive from an uncertain future (more info on that coming soon), and this is now my 20th year in the hobby. Life is crazy, but all anybody can do is save pennies, jump in, and be ready to find that first magic deal!! If I can do it, you definitely can too. (Also worth noting I started in 3.5/4.75” gauges, so much more affordable than 7.5. I’ve literally known folks to give 3.5 stuff away because they can’t or don’t have a place to run it). Also love Accucraft and thoroughly enjoyed playing with my buddy’s Ruby when I was young, he left it at my house on loan and I nearly ran the wheels off it!! So much fun. 🔥

Thank you so much!! Really appreciate the kind words, and definitely look forward to following your backyard railroad build as well!! 🔥

Thank you!! That sounds like quite an incredible trestle project and definitely look forward to seeing your progress as well!! Eventually we will have options of either a “main loop” or “turnaround loops” so you can run the whole length of the line bi-directionally. This will also require quite a large trestle project, but that will still be a few years away I’m sure. Thanks again & best of luck on completing your RR!!! 🔥

@@MrRailroadrunner I really love the idea of large boxes for flatcars!! Our former home club always used buckets, which I’ll admit, I quickly grew to despise (then continued that way for over a decade, as it was our only option). The only way to fill the buckets was by hand, then they had to be carried to flatcars which wasn’t ideal. I’m excited to finally have track reach the ballast pile so I can worry less about spilling rock upon loading, in that case I may start using buckets and flatcars again for larger loads (loaded in place with the tractor loader this time). But I love your Box idea- I think this might be the ticket!!! Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment and getting the brain-wheels turning about this again.

Thanks, Lee!!! The side-dump sure does make side-filling easy, and takes the work out of cleaning the car out after a work day!! Hope you’re well and hope to see you guys soon! 🔥

@@rockyridgeshops7109 Haha, thank you Dave!!! Yes, that was Colt, I was lucky enough to grab a few bags of Welsh from him at that time as well. 311 loves that stuff, it’s magic. I’ve been slowly chipping away at my supply, will be devastated when we’re out of it!! Appreciate the kind words as always. 🙌🏻🔥

Thanks very much!! 🙌🏻

Pretty much all equipment this size is uniquely built by hand, by individuals. Best advice is to join your local Live Steam club to find folks and fellow hobbyists selling equipment locally. In the US we have disvoverlivesteam.com as a great resource, there are several sites for the UK and Europe showcasing equipment currently for sale by owners.

Thank you very much!!! 🙌🏻🔥

Thanks very much, Dave!!! I always seem to get the “throttle itch” this time of year when the weather cools down. Our deer really do love to dig in the ballast too, so funny!! Better than stealing from the garden I guess… which they also did this year. 🤣 Hope you’re well and hope to see you soon!!

Thanks very much, Mr Boucher!!! This family of deer has been very friendly, we saw when 2 of the younger fawns were born, and yes they’ve been enjoying our plants and stealing from the garden again this year. 🤣 Thanks for the kind words and following along, been meaning to give you a call for ages. Hope you and Mrs. B are doing well and hope to see you soon!!

Thanks very much for the kind words. 🙌🏻 You’re right, this is some crazy foreshadowing of our lifelong dream coming true. We feel super fortunate to be a small part of our Porter’s story and look forward to sharing more updates soon! 🔥

Hey Mr Boucher, so good to hear from you as well, hope you and Mrs B had a great summer!! Also thanks very much for hanging onto that Challenger paperwork for me!!! Not sure when Colt will be down next but I’ll send you an email this week with some pictures and updates, hoping he can sneak down this winter sometime. Hope to see you guys soon, let me know if you’re in the area to see family, would love to have you guys visit too!!! 🔥🔥

@@s16100 There wasn’t much left, unfortunately that’s all there was to see! Just bees and lots of rust, haha.

@@FoxIslandRailroadCo That's so sad! :(

Realmente lo aprecio, Gracias! Somos un ferrocarril privado cerca de Nashville, TN USA 🙌🏻🔥

Thank you!! 😁🔥

@@vettebecker1 Thanks very much!! 🔥🙌🏻

Thank you very much! 🔥 She’s a sweetheart for sure.

@@FoxIslandRailroadCoAin’t that for sure!

Hey Logan! Thanks very much brother, hope you and the fam are doing well!! Was disappointed I couldn’t squeeze a SCRR trip in this year, but maybe next. Miss running with the gang up there and hope to see you all soon!! 🔥

@@FoxIslandRailroadCo we are all doing good jimmy, I’ll tell them you said hi

Thanks so much, Dave!! Really appreciate the kind words, it’s been a pleasure to share the process, and to finally get some of this footage posted! A friend said it best when he said, “sometimes, the right locomotive comes at the wrong time, and you just have to deal with it.” 🤣 I’ll be excited to begin designing a permanent engine house and unloading facilities in the coming months as well. The Cut is now finished, ready for dual-gauge into the barn once I get some more panels built… Hopefully it won’t be too long until I can invite you guys down for a run!! Thanks again & All the best 🔥

@@GraysonForney Thanks for the kind words brother, if I can do it, so can you!! My best advice is join your local club, meet owners/maintainers/builders in your area who are willing to share knowledge. There’s loads more information available on RUclips nowadays, but nothing beats working with this stuff in person to figure out what kinds of equipment you like, and where you want to spend time in the hobby. Best of luck on your journey & thanks for following along. Live Steam is the coolest and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise!!! 🔥🔥