Thanks for the update. I love the look of a lighted structure inside and out. Painting the inside walls first is a must. For anybody else trying this, you don't have to use black as a first layer. I go with a white to a light tan using a rattle can paint. Anyway I do mine outside on a calm day. Your mill looks better every time you work on it and so does your loco servicing area.
@@jackheninger5471 Thank you Jack and thanks for the tips. I used a grimy black on mine, maybe your suggestion would be better. Have a great evening and stay safe!
Thom, Nice work. You make ever video interesting and educational. I always enjoy how you involve history when adding buildings and the awesome details on your layout. Thanks for all you do for this wonderful hobby. I hope that everyone is feeling better today. You sound better. Rich
@@richgreene7043 Hi Rich. I appreciate your kind comments. I don’t feel worthy of them, but thank you. I’m just doing what I feel passionate about when it comes to modeling. I’m better, my wife is still struggling, and Jazzy seems to be about normal. Maybe I’ll mention something Saturday. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Thank you for the update, the mill and servicing area looks great! I hope you're feeling better! The traction railway concept is interesting!! Looking forward to seeing how that develops.
@@ThomasFredenberg Thanks for your nice comments. Still thinking about how to use that stuff, but I like doing research. I am doing better, tapering off meds, but my wife is still feeling bad. Another week for her probably. Thanks for asking. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
@@frantesorero Thanks Fran. Ellen was quite shocked at my outburst. I think if it had just been a Walthers kit or some thing, I wouldn’t have reacted that way. But it’s completely scratchbuilt and I am proud of it, something unique to my layout and my hometown that I remember. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Hi Thom, great job on the servicing area. Your model of Standard Elevator just keeps getting better. That Kato switcher runs great. Amazing for a little 4 wheel locomotive. I think it has a capacitor for a "keep alive". I have several of Kato's pocket line line and am building a small Japanese shelf layout on a couple of t-trak modules. Those operating marker lights on the caboose were a pleasant surprise for me. I just wish the steeple cab had an operating headlight. There are a few 3D printed bodies out there to replace the steeple cab with a diesel conversion. I have seen boxcabs and centercabs for it. Cheers.
@@Maurice00PA Hi Maurice. Thanks for your comments. My friend is going to try to install a headlight in it. We’ll see what happens. I’m going to try to leave it as an electric locomotive, but it’s nice to know that I have options. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Good evening Thom, Nice work on the engine service facility. The sand tower looks great. I suppose now you can even think of tweaking JMRI to include deliveries of sand, fuel, and other supplies serviced with rail cars to the Chillicothe yard. Another operational possibility! Oh my, I can only imagine your anger/frustration on the trauma to the office. On a positive note if you would’ve said nothing, we would’ve never known. Details you did look great. Hats off to you trying to use the steeple cab. One thing definite as you know from my layout is that traction in N scale is all about an overall feel. Rivet counters are not welcome!😂 Hope Jazzy is doing better. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of your week. Scott
@@kahunatiki6498 Hi Scott. I was just thinking of you, watching a video about Milwaukee Road electrics in Montana. I was wondering why some electrics have the fancy catenary’s and others just a trolley pole. Amount of current, I guess? In the 30’s and having big thunderstorms right now, weird weather. By 1980, no locomotives were being fueled at Chillicothe or at least it wasn’t common. The racks were pretty much abandoned and locomotives just parked on yard tracks a lot. I could still do that though, good idea. See you Saturday! Oh, Jazzy is doing better, about normal. Stay safe!
@ Pantographs or trolley pole use was primarily influenced by cost and the type of service (urban vs. long-distance, high-speed vs. low-speed). Trolley poles were typically used in older, smaller, or lower-speed systems, while pantographs were preferred high-speed, and higher-power electric traction systems. The South Shore line that I model fit the bill of a higher speed system as well as larger electric engines. However, the North Shore line that serviced Chicago to Milwaukee was a high speed line that used trolley poles. Pantographs overall with complex catenary was a must especially for the electrified Milwaukee Road and their heavyweight electric engines. Those large engines did draw a lot of power through the catenary system and pantographs typically would reduce the where on those wires. Hope that helped!
Jimmy from the DIY and Digital channel did a video on converting the pocket steeple cab to DCC. Obviously no sound, but it ran nicely in his video. As always, great video!
@@shawnriley1618 Thanks for letting me know about it. I subscribe to him but don’t watch most of his electrical projects because that doesn’t interest me. He is a talented guy. RUclips is a great resource for us modelers in sharing information. I appreciate your tip. Have a great week and stay safe!
Thanks for a peek at the at your Japanese equipment, Thom. Mine pretty much do what yours do. I don't hae room for a seperate Japanese layout, so they stay packed away in a box. I'm starting work on my elevator for my layout soon and I've already hit a snag. The doors for the truck enterance are missing! Time for some scratchbuilding!
@@JDsHouseofHobbies Scratchbuilding is fun and you’ll have something unique to your layout. Go for it, but I’m sorry for the reason you had to do it. I don’t like packing stuff away. I either use it or get rid of it generally. I have a friend with dozens of railroad lanterns and the vast majority in stores in an attic. Maybe he looks at them as an investment but they are certainly not being enjoyed. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Good Morning Thom, Hope you're feeling better? You engine facility looks good with the sand tower, fuel donkey and water donkey, but you need one more donkey for lube oil. Not sure if the Chillicothe engine facility had one, but I would think they would have a lube oil supply? Don't quote me on this, but I think it's somewhere around 100 gallons of lube oil from the add mark to the full mark on the drip stick. You don't really want to add that much oil one gallon jug at a time 🙂 I think the parking meters look good Thom and I've found with a lot of scenery items, they tend to just fade into the background when you are actually operating. The lighting and interior details look good, I would have never guessed you ran into any issues if you had not mentioned it. Your steeple cab looks a little like the Milwaukee Road ES-2 Steeple Cab switcher which I think were used in Butte. Of course the Milwaukee Road was a 4 axle while yours is only a 2 axle, modelers license and rule #1 apply 🙂 I would say Thom, if you had a Steel Mill scene or created a little switching steel mill layout, some of this Kato pocket line equipment could represent some of the home built cars and equipment often found in steel mills. OK Thom have a good day and I hope everyone is feeling better. Cheers, Rich S.
@@RWSBaden Hi Rich. I am definitely better and Jazzy is about back to normal, but my wife is still down and out. Hopefully the meds will kick in soon. I took very poor pictures of the Chillicothe service facility and can’t tell what they had. I just laid the stuff out in the order of the Stewart kit. Where would this go and what would it look like in 1980ish? Thanks for your positive comments and suggestions on how to improve my layout. You guys have added a lot of realism by letting me know when I stray. I have looked on the internet for small steeple cabs in N scale with no luck, even European prototypes. I’ll try to find a picture of the locomotive that you’re talking about, thanks. Enjoy the rest of your week, Rich.
Hi Thom @@thomplacier677, I'm going to send you a photo via messenger because I can't share it here. You know the old saying, a picture is worth a thousands words. Cheers, Rich S.
@@rollingpasturesfarm7712 Thankd for your comments. It is just foam rubber painted a yellow color and yellow ground foam sprinkled on. I’m not completely happy with it close-up to be honest but it looks good in pictures. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Thanks for the update. I love the look of a lighted structure inside and out. Painting the inside walls first is a must. For anybody else trying this, you don't have to use black as a first layer. I go with a white to a light tan using a rattle can paint.
Anyway I do mine outside on a calm day.
Your mill looks better every time you work on it and so does your loco servicing area.
@@jackheninger5471 Thank you Jack and thanks for the tips. I used a grimy black on mine, maybe your suggestion would be better.
Have a great evening and stay safe!
Thom,
Nice work. You make ever video interesting and educational. I always enjoy how you involve history when adding buildings and the awesome details on your layout. Thanks for all you do for this wonderful hobby.
I hope that everyone is feeling better today. You sound better.
Rich
@@richgreene7043 Hi Rich. I appreciate your kind comments. I don’t feel worthy of them, but thank you. I’m just doing what I feel passionate about when it comes to modeling.
I’m better, my wife is still struggling, and Jazzy seems to be about normal. Maybe I’ll mention something Saturday.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Great update! Love the cabooses and building progress!
@@TouchoftheBrushModelWeathering Thanks for watching and the feedback. I hope you’re having a good week. Stay safe!
Thank you for the update, the mill and servicing area looks great! I hope you're feeling better! The traction railway concept is interesting!! Looking forward to seeing how that develops.
@@ThomasFredenberg Thanks for your nice comments. Still thinking about how to use that stuff, but I like doing research.
I am doing better, tapering off meds, but my wife is still feeling bad. Another week for her probably. Thanks for asking.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Nice update Thom! Sorry to hear about the mini disaster putting in the lights. The engine facilities and feed mill look great, thanks for sharing!
@@frantesorero Thanks Fran. Ellen was quite shocked at my outburst. I think if it had just been a Walthers kit or some thing, I wouldn’t have reacted that way. But it’s completely scratchbuilt and I am proud of it, something unique to my layout and my hometown that I remember.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Very nice work, Thom. I really like the engine facility. Thanks for sharing.
@@harperlarry49 Hi Larry. Thanks for watching. I hope all is well with you and your family. Enjoy your Friday and stay safe!
Thom,Great Job! Love the way you detailed the grain elevator. Bruce in Minnesota
@@bruceames6332 Hi Bruce. I’m not done with it yet. Thanks for your comments. Stay safe!
Hi Thom, great job on the servicing area. Your model of Standard Elevator just keeps getting better. That Kato switcher runs great. Amazing for a little 4 wheel locomotive. I think it has a capacitor for a "keep alive". I have several of Kato's pocket line line and am building a small Japanese shelf layout on a couple of t-trak modules. Those operating marker lights on the caboose were a pleasant surprise for me. I just wish the steeple cab had an operating headlight. There are a few 3D printed bodies out there to replace the steeple cab with a diesel conversion. I have seen boxcabs and centercabs for it. Cheers.
@@Maurice00PA Hi Maurice. Thanks for your comments. My friend is going to try to install a headlight in it. We’ll see what happens.
I’m going to try to leave it as an electric locomotive, but it’s nice to know that I have options.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Good evening Thom,
Nice work on the engine service facility. The sand tower looks great.
I suppose now you can even think of tweaking JMRI to include deliveries of sand, fuel, and other supplies serviced with rail cars to the Chillicothe yard. Another operational possibility!
Oh my, I can only imagine your anger/frustration on the trauma to the office. On a positive note if you would’ve said nothing, we would’ve never known. Details you did look great.
Hats off to you trying to use the steeple cab. One thing definite as you know from my layout is that traction in N scale is all about an overall feel. Rivet counters are not welcome!😂
Hope Jazzy is doing better.
Stay safe and enjoy the rest of your week.
Scott
@@kahunatiki6498 Hi Scott. I was just thinking of you, watching a video about Milwaukee Road electrics in Montana. I was wondering why some electrics have the fancy catenary’s and others just a trolley pole. Amount of current, I guess?
In the 30’s and having big thunderstorms right now, weird weather.
By 1980, no locomotives were being fueled at Chillicothe or at least it wasn’t common. The racks were pretty much abandoned and locomotives just parked on yard tracks a lot. I could still do that though, good idea.
See you Saturday! Oh, Jazzy is doing better, about normal. Stay safe!
@
Pantographs or trolley pole use was primarily influenced by cost and the type of service (urban vs. long-distance, high-speed vs. low-speed). Trolley poles were typically used in older, smaller, or lower-speed systems, while pantographs were preferred high-speed, and higher-power electric traction systems. The South Shore line that I model fit the bill of a higher speed system as well as larger electric engines. However, the North Shore line that serviced Chicago to Milwaukee was a high speed line that used trolley poles. Pantographs overall with complex catenary was a must especially for the electrified Milwaukee Road and their heavyweight electric engines. Those large engines did draw a lot of power through the catenary system and pantographs typically would reduce the where on those wires. Hope that helped!
Jimmy from the DIY and Digital channel did a video on converting the pocket steeple cab to DCC. Obviously no sound, but it ran nicely in his video. As always, great video!
@@shawnriley1618 Thanks for letting me know about it. I subscribe to him but don’t watch most of his electrical projects because that doesn’t interest me. He is a talented guy.
RUclips is a great resource for us modelers in sharing information. I appreciate your tip. Have a great week and stay safe!
Thanks for a peek at the at your Japanese equipment, Thom. Mine pretty much do what yours do. I don't hae room for a seperate Japanese layout, so they stay packed away in a box. I'm starting work on my elevator for my layout soon and I've already hit a snag. The doors for the truck enterance are missing! Time for some scratchbuilding!
@@JDsHouseofHobbies Scratchbuilding is fun and you’ll have something unique to your layout. Go for it, but I’m sorry for the reason you had to do it.
I don’t like packing stuff away. I either use it or get rid of it generally. I have a friend with dozens of railroad lanterns and the vast majority in stores in an attic. Maybe he looks at them as an investment but they are certainly not being enjoyed.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!
Good Morning Thom, Hope you're feeling better? You engine facility looks good with the sand tower, fuel donkey and water donkey, but you need one more donkey for lube oil. Not sure if the Chillicothe engine facility had one, but I would think they would have a lube oil supply? Don't quote me on this, but I think it's somewhere around 100 gallons of lube oil from the add mark to the full mark on the drip stick. You don't really want to add that much oil one gallon jug at a time 🙂 I think the parking meters look good Thom and I've found with a lot of scenery items, they tend to just fade into the background when you are actually operating. The lighting and interior details look good, I would have never guessed you ran into any issues if you had not mentioned it. Your steeple cab looks a little like the Milwaukee Road ES-2 Steeple Cab switcher which I think were used in Butte. Of course the Milwaukee Road was a 4 axle while yours is only a 2 axle, modelers license and rule #1 apply 🙂 I would say Thom, if you had a Steel Mill scene or created a little switching steel mill layout, some of this Kato pocket line equipment could represent some of the home built cars and equipment often found in steel mills. OK Thom have a good day and I hope everyone is feeling better. Cheers, Rich S.
@@RWSBaden Hi Rich. I am definitely better and Jazzy is about back to normal, but my wife is still down and out. Hopefully the meds will kick in soon.
I took very poor pictures of the Chillicothe service facility and can’t tell what they had. I just laid the stuff out in the order of the Stewart kit. Where would this go and what would it look like in 1980ish?
Thanks for your positive comments and suggestions on how to improve my layout. You guys have added a lot of realism by letting me know when I stray.
I have looked on the internet for small steeple cabs in N scale with no luck, even European prototypes. I’ll try to find a picture of the locomotive that you’re talking about, thanks.
Enjoy the rest of your week, Rich.
Hi Thom @@thomplacier677, I'm going to send you a photo via messenger because I can't share it here. You know the old saying, a picture is worth a thousands words. Cheers, Rich S.
what did you use for grain in those grain trucks? if you dont mind me askin , like your work on the elevator
@@rollingpasturesfarm7712 Thankd for your comments. It is just foam rubber painted a yellow color and yellow ground foam sprinkled on. I’m not completely happy with it close-up to be honest but it looks good in pictures.
Enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe!