Dull coat will not leave it shiny. You can also spray this in between layers of weathering. You need a smaller putty knife. Remember, spackling paste works better in thin layers. Or just let it dry for 2-3 days. Looks really good! Were you replacing the track on the curve over the road? You can spread that spackling paste over the tracks. Just remember to clean out the wheel flangeways or smooth operations.
This is awesome! After seeing your layout come together I want to create a yard for operations to be done on my layout! Looking forward to the next video!
@@TopRailroad I did! Thanks! Hoping to go to a local train show next weekend to pick up some important things to help me move to the next step of my layout. Can’t wait to see how yours turns out in your next videos!
Great video mate. Awesome progress on the layout. Nice weathering on the hopper wagon too. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy new year. - Nicholas.
To make things a little easier I took it out cause that piece was temporary, looking back I probably could’ve done it but I’ll cover that in the next video
Great video, I like your style of video making and have followed your videos from the beginning. What did you do with all the buildings from your previous videos?
Wow, layout is really coming along, I started working on my again and I'm working on finishing the yard. But your layout is seriously good and has a good mainline!
Loving how you do your vid presentation. What are you using for voiceover audio recording? Just record in a quiet room? Cleanup with a program? I can do the timeline editing with audio to video, but I want to learn how to do it this well.
Thank you! I use Audacity to record my voice over (it’s great and it’s free) and I do it in the other room. I then upload that recording to my already pre edited video on Adobe premiere. Then it’s a matter of cutting it all together and adding the bells and whistles. It does take a long time to get done especially with videos this long
Nicely done, looking good. That weathering job was really good for a first time. Great job! ... Though I agree on the not so Matt finish. But oh well, looks great anyway. Always show the mistakes, so others learn.
I'm just a couple of minutes into your video. You noted you were really happy with those trucks, but at 2:09 it appears that the red truck is missing one headlight, on its right side (our left).
I don’t usually use cork since there’s so much track and it’s a little easier to work with when you don’t have all your industries with the raised track. I would use cork roadbed if I had a long stretch of mainline which I might have on the new sections someday
I'm N scale, I just did 2 parking lots like this in the last week, and just painted them grey today. I used drywall compound and since they were just lots, I didn't use the tape like you did, but pretty much the same result. I have a couple more to do, along with some roads. Turns out fairly well.
Good video! I learned a few techniques, particularly about the tape and the material used for the roadway. 👍 I am a bit curious as to why you laid in the short road without leaving a "slot" for the future track ..... you outlined that future track, I would have thought you would have laid tape along the outline. AS I said, just curious. 😎
@@TopRailroad your welcome. I made a Christmas vacation boxcar in ho scale. The athearn 40' undecorated boxcar. What I do is use a gray primer spray paint then I let it dry for a couple of days before I pair it the colors I want. I'll have to take a picture of it. And send the picture to you.
I need an opinion. I am building a train table and using foam board. The foamboard has a plastic sheeting/coating that has come loose on a couple of the corners, should I remove the film sheeting from the board before painting it?
Thanks TR, I haven't started to build on it yet, so stripping it of will be simple. After watching many of your build vid's, I trust your opinion.@@TopRailroad
@@TopRailroad Thanks! I've actually started to build a layout. I was hesitant at first, found your channel and I watched your older layouts. That really gave me a good boost to do this. Thank you!
Nicely done, looking good. That weathering job was really good for a first time. Great job! ... Though I agree on the not so Matt finish. But oh well, looks great anyway. Always show the mistakes, so others learn.
Do you know where I could get dirt like that? I live overseas so I can’t import it and the color and consistency of my local dirt doesn’t work for where I’m modelling
If you can’t import anything I would try to look everywhere you can in your area. There could be some dirt like mine in very specific spots. You can always try digging down further in area where grass is to see if you can find some! Best of luck
Hello TR, cool scene, but I would continue to run the track on the right side parallel to the edge of the plate, then you would have longer sidings. Still, it looks really good!
Good job in the HO scale layout. Ballasting the tracks and switch. Where is you 🐱 Binx ?. My dog Scooby Doo bited the tail to you 🐱 Binx. Scooby Dum barked to you 🐱 Binx. You 😼 with Scooby Doo and Scooby Dum.
merry christmas!! love the addition of the nutcracker music at the end. very christmassy touch. and btw WHY DIDNT YOU REPLACE THE TRACK AT THAT RAILROAD CROSSING!?!?
Good job in the layout. Where is you black 🐱 ? My dog Scooby Doo barked to you 🐱. 😼, Scooby bited the tail. Scooby Doo is a giant dog. Great Dane brown with black spots.
@@TopRailroad Yes. Is my dog. I loved Scooby Doo where are you ? 1969 and 1970, The Scooby Doo Show 1976 and 1978. Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, ( train with autoracks tri-nivel and bi-nivel.) I have HBOmax and see Scooby Doo with my N scale trains.
@@TopRailroadIt's one of 600 built new for the Genesee & Wyoming in 2000-2001 by Trinity to handle increased salt traffic from the then almost new Hampton Corners mine and also to replace their aging fleet of hoppers. Loaded about 20 miles from my house.
One of the best "How To" videos for beginners!
Dull coat will not leave it shiny. You can also spray this in between layers of weathering. You need a smaller putty knife. Remember, spackling paste works better in thin layers. Or just let it dry for 2-3 days. Looks really good! Were you replacing the track on the curve over the road? You can spread that spackling paste over the tracks. Just remember to clean out the wheel flangeways or smooth operations.
Really nice start to scenic-ing that scene…that weathered hopper 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you man!
This is going to be a great one ... and the techniques are so so good to lean
Thanks man!
That was a great scenery tutorial, step by step and nothing left out. Thanks.
Hey man great update! The scenery is looking good. Great job on your weathering!
Thank you!
Industrial tracks would have less ballast because they weren’t maintained by the railroad
Good to know for the future
This is awesome! After seeing your layout come together I want to create a yard for operations to be done on my layout! Looking forward to the next video!
Thank you! Yard operations are always great
so awesome
Love another super chill and informative scenic tutorial video! Hope you and Binx had a great holiday!
Thank you! And we did! Hope you did as well
@@TopRailroad I did! Thanks! Hoping to go to a local train show next weekend to pick up some important things to help me move to the next step of my layout. Can’t wait to see how yours turns out in your next videos!
Great video mate. Awesome progress on the layout. Nice weathering on the hopper wagon too. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy new year. - Nicholas.
Thanks man! I hope you have a Happy New Years too!
Great update, thanks for sharing. Dave
Thank you Dave!
Hi bro. I use the woodland scenics cement & an eye dropper.
That’s looking great. $15 for those trucks is a smoking good deal. Can’t wait for your next episode.
It is a really good deal! I got them on sale on Walthers website last month
ASMR model train layout 💯💯 was falling asleep, ur voice n the sounds made me almost fall asleep, looks good man 💯💯
That’s a great compliment haha thank you
Excellent video. Good tutorial for anyone starting out.
Looks good. Quick question...shouldn't you have laid the track before you installed the road on that section leading up to the ramp?
To make things a little easier I took it out cause that piece was temporary, looking back I probably could’ve done it but I’ll cover that in the next video
this layout building series is very inspiring to me, my layout isn't nearly as big but I learned a lot of techniques from this channel ill apply to it
Great video, I like your style of video making and have followed your videos from the beginning. What did you do with all the buildings from your previous videos?
I sold a couple but some also broke in storage sadly
loved it.
Wow, layout is really coming along, I started working on my again and I'm working on finishing the yard. But your layout is seriously good and has a good mainline!
Yards are my favorite! And thank you!
@@TopRailroad Your welcome, yards a hard, but come out looking great, there my favorite too, other than scenery!
Compliments from the folks at Orange Belt MRR. 👍
Thank you
Loving how you do your vid presentation. What are you using for voiceover audio recording? Just record in a quiet room? Cleanup with a program? I can do the timeline editing with audio to video, but I want to learn how to do it this well.
Thank you! I use Audacity to record my voice over (it’s great and it’s free) and I do it in the other room. I then upload that recording to my already pre edited video on Adobe premiere. Then it’s a matter of cutting it all together and adding the bells and whistles. It does take a long time to get done especially with videos this long
What a great layout! So simple but yet very effective. Wish I had the room to build one.
dont we all!
Did your inspector approve your work..lol. great video for ideas.
Very Nice👌
Nicely done, looking good. That weathering job was really good for a first time. Great job! ... Though I agree on the not so Matt finish. But oh well, looks great anyway. Always show the mistakes, so others learn.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I'm just a couple of minutes into your video. You noted you were really happy with those trucks, but at 2:09 it appears that the red truck is missing one headlight, on its right side (our left).
I didn’t notice! I’ll check that out
can wait to see how this layout comes up . hop you are not going to disassemble this one as this one is coming along nicely . cheers .
I appreciate it! And this layout is here to stay!
Love it so much! Not sure if you had mentioned it before, but any reason in particular that you chose to not use a cork roadbed this time around?
I don’t usually use cork since there’s so much track and it’s a little easier to work with when you don’t have all your industries with the raised track. I would use cork roadbed if I had a long stretch of mainline which I might have on the new sections someday
with those tracks being more like a siding track, why not go with a different colored ballast then from the main line.
The mainline will be a different color, it’ll be a blend instead of just grey. That’s why I only did those 4 inside tracks
Looks good. Is your track painted? Looks awfully shiny in the video
They are painted but some spots do need touching up. Same with the soldered parts
I'm N scale, I just did 2 parking lots like this in the last week, and just painted them grey today. I used drywall compound and since they were just lots, I didn't use the tape like you did, but pretty much the same result. I have a couple more to do, along with some roads. Turns out fairly well.
That’s awesome! I think the result of using the the drywall compound is pretty good too
Semi's are 12.99 now. think I will get a couple. Thank You
Good deal to pick them up!
Hey Top Railroad, your videos are very interesting. How can I purchasee those same tables you use for your layout ?
Thank you! And there not tables there actually just 2x2s cut and screwed together. Painted them black once I was done
Sweet vid I’m hoping to do something just like you one day!!
You can do it!
Good video! I learned a few techniques, particularly about the tape and the material used for the roadway. 👍
I am a bit curious as to why you laid in the short road without leaving a "slot" for the future track ..... you outlined that future track, I would have thought you would have laid tape along the outline. AS I said, just curious. 😎
Looks great! Going through a pretty similarly process with my layout. Can’t wait to see the roads painted more and weathered
Thank you! And yes weathering and those fine details are up next
Merry Christmas & Happy new year bro. Keep up the work on your layout. I'm still working on mine.
Same to you! Thank you!
@@TopRailroad your welcome. I made a Christmas vacation boxcar in ho scale. The athearn 40' undecorated boxcar. What I do is use a gray primer spray paint then I let it dry for a couple of days before I pair it the colors I want. I'll have to take a picture of it. And send the picture to you.
That’s awesome! Christmas themed cars are always cool. If you can send it on instagram since I don’t have a email setup yet
@@TopRailroad ok. I'll be taking my Christmas train off my layout. Sometime next week. I don't know what day yet.
YOURE BACK!!!!
😁
Good job on this portion of the scenery! I like the way you do the roads; I will have to try that out sometime. Thanks for another video.
Thank you for watching
I need an opinion. I am building a train table and using foam board. The foamboard has a plastic sheeting/coating that has come loose on a couple of the corners, should I remove the film sheeting from the board before painting it?
I would if it’s not much of a hassle cause I have just foam alone on mine
Thanks TR, I haven't started to build on it yet, so stripping it of will be simple. After watching many of your build vid's, I trust your opinion.@@TopRailroad
Great episode dude. I really like the way it’s coming together! Looking forward to the next one!
Nice job man
Great but you should have let the track at is place before making the road
I’ll cover what I do with that in the next video!
Man I only got one to four
The HO scale layout.
Ballasting the tracks.
Good luck with you hobby.
Where is you 🐱 Binx ?
Scooby Doo is a good dog.
Please don't take this one apart lol! Looks great! :D
Don’t worry I won’t! lol
@@TopRailroad Thanks! I've actually started to build a layout. I was hesitant at first, found your channel and I watched your older layouts. That really gave me a good boost to do this. Thank you!
Nicely done, looking good. That weathering job was really good for a first time. Great job! ... Though I agree on the not so Matt finish. But oh well, looks great anyway. Always show the mistakes, so others learn.
Thank you very much! I agree you gotta show mistakes cause they happen to all of us
I know this is an old video but can you tell me the name of the grain bins in the video thank you
It’s the Walthers Cornerstone Rail to Road Aggregate Transfer kit
Do you know where I could get dirt like that? I live overseas so I can’t import it and the color and consistency of my local dirt doesn’t work for where I’m modelling
If you can’t import anything I would try to look everywhere you can in your area. There could be some dirt like mine in very specific spots. You can always try digging down further in area where grass is to see if you can find some! Best of luck
Hello TR, cool scene, but I would continue to run the track on the right side parallel to the edge of the plate, then you would have longer sidings. Still, it looks really good!
Great update, love the progress. The weathering looks fantastic on camera as others have said, a bit of dullcote should get rid of any shine
Good job in the HO scale layout.
Ballasting the tracks and switch.
Where is you 🐱 Binx ?.
My dog Scooby Doo bited the tail to you 🐱 Binx.
Scooby Dum barked to you 🐱 Binx.
You 😼 with Scooby Doo and Scooby Dum.
Binx loves Scooby Doo!
@@TopRailroad Yes.
Binx and Scooby Doo.
How come you didn't use cork for your track?
merry christmas!! love the addition of the nutcracker music at the end. very christmassy touch. and btw WHY DIDNT YOU REPLACE THE TRACK AT THAT RAILROAD CROSSING!?!?
Merry Christmas! I’ll be adding that back later on haha it’s just temporary
Really great video, lots of great tips, love the way you made the road, looking forward to next update
Good job in the layout.
Where is you black 🐱 ?
My dog Scooby Doo barked to you 🐱.
😼, Scooby bited the tail.
Scooby Doo is a giant dog.
Great Dane brown with black spots.
Scooby do is the best! Thank you
@@TopRailroad Yes.
Is my dog.
I loved Scooby Doo where are you ? 1969 and 1970, The Scooby Doo Show 1976 and 1978.
Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, ( train with autoracks tri-nivel and bi-nivel.)
I have HBOmax and see Scooby Doo with my N scale trains.
That car you weathered, is rusted like that because it's used in salt service. Cement cars don't get that rusty.
Ahh I see! Don’t know that!
@@TopRailroadIt's one of 600 built new for the Genesee & Wyoming in 2000-2001 by Trinity to handle increased salt traffic from the then almost new Hampton Corners mine and also to replace their aging fleet of hoppers. Loaded about 20 miles from my house.
Can you post please, we don’t want to wait a month again,
I’m working on the next video, I hope to have it done this week!
A++ keep up the great tutorials..
Trucks from that was $15
Good to see the progress, thanks for sharing the updates
Nice job! Thank you for showing the process
Great job nice and neat small layout the small layout r the best
Nice update
Thank you!
Nice vid! Your track and roadway looks great! I also like your rusty, realistic covered hopper! 👍👍
Thank you!
Another great video. Like the slightly longer format you are using now. Look foward to the more details you will be adding.
Thank you!
love your cat, i'm more of a dog person personally but binx adds some special charm to your layout videos
Me too.
My favorite dog is Scooby Doo.
A Great Dane brown with black spots.
I love to my dog Scooby Doo.
About time!
👍🏼😎👍🏼
How did you do that i hate ballasting😭😭
Its definitely time consuming 😂 not my favorite part either lol
Great video
Question: What tank cars did you have?
Thank you! The black ones are Walther Mainline and the white ones are Athearn genesis
@@TopRailroad Thank you
Very cool ! Looks like it is coming along nicely. Thanks for the video.
Thank you!
Can't wait for the next episode.
Great job! Like the look of this area!
Your semi trucks losing a headlight
I didn’t even notice when filming lol
Lol
I have to give you credit. You do great work.
Thank you!
@@TopRailroad your quite welcome bro.
Great job looking good. Have a Happy New Year.
Happy New Year!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Looking good! Thank for sharing.
Love the Video and the set up.
looks great!!
Wow!!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome work!!!
Looking good!
Great job
I built bachmann santa fe 2 trains
Awesome!
Coming along nicely! :)
Thank you!
No track roadbed?