Before my dad passed I put a small remote camera on the front of a locomotive then tuned the TV to that signal and ran the locomotive thru tunnels, past loading platforms, pastures, over bridges, and the railyard. The look on his face made my day. The model railroad magazines around 1965 had some of his best articles. He was Stanley Caldwell and he was unbelievableby talented.
Great job on the roads! All they need now are pot holes, cracks, dead squirrels, and oil stains. Well, that’s if you’re modelling where I live. Excited to follow your progress. -Mark
My dad did HO for many years. He soaked moss into kerosene for trees. He used door lock actuators for track switches. He could not afford the figurines so he made silicone molds to make molten lead figurines and hand painted them. Buildings were made from lumber trimmed down to 1/4 inch strips. He used copper pipe, wire etc to build the train engines. His layout into our basement was 30' by 45'. The state of S.C. was his guide. Bridges were handmade from the same 1/4 strips like 4x4 boards. When he passed most of the scenery and trainyards were donated to the Spartanbrg S.C. train depot and are on display there.
Wow man that’s awesome ..sounds like he had some real passion for the layout ..so cool..did u take up on some of the hobby? Thanks for coming by and hats off to your Dad …👊
Building roads is the harder part of a layout, it is time consuming, but like you say, take your time, it will always have a better results, looks good David😎😎👍👍👍🍮🍮
All my roads are plaster of Paris. No glue and they haven't cracked in 6 years. It took 72 hours before I could sand them. To finish up a crossing run a spare truck through the plaster
Good video , I tried all the available material for my layout but always came back to plaster of Paris because it was available from any hardware store and very inexpensive compared to woodland seinic products, for a large layout its the only way to go . When you do mountain work or texture scenes try adding saw dust to it .
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Before my dad passed I put a small remote camera on the front of a locomotive then tuned the
TV to that signal and ran the locomotive thru tunnels, past loading platforms, pastures, over bridges, and the railyard. The look on his face made my day. The model railroad magazines around 1965 had some of his best articles. He was Stanley Caldwell and he was unbelievableby talented.
Always enjoy your videos, layout is looking great! -Ken
Great job on the roads! All they need now are pot holes, cracks, dead squirrels, and oil stains. Well, that’s if you’re modelling where I live. Excited to follow your progress. -Mark
Thanks Mark like wise here lol
I built my roads up with cardbord from removal boxes and cereal boxes before coating in thin layer of plaster or rapid patch...cheers for sharing
My dad did HO for many years. He soaked moss into kerosene for trees. He used door lock actuators for track switches. He could not afford the figurines so he made silicone molds to make molten lead figurines and hand painted them. Buildings were made from lumber trimmed down to 1/4 inch strips. He used copper pipe, wire etc to build the train engines. His layout into our basement was 30' by 45'. The state of S.C. was his guide. Bridges were handmade from the same 1/4 strips like 4x4 boards. When he passed most of the scenery and trainyards were donated to the Spartanbrg S.C. train depot and are on display there.
Wow man that’s awesome ..sounds like he had some real passion for the layout ..so cool..did u take up on some of the hobby? Thanks for coming by and hats off to your Dad …👊
Building roads is the harder part of a layout, it is time consuming, but like you say, take your time, it will always have a better results, looks good David😎😎👍👍👍🍮🍮
Thank Allen for comin by bud …yea it’s a struggle for sure but we getting it done my friend
Nice one great vid going be an awesome railroad ....just found your channel buddy from England 🇬🇧
All my roads are plaster of Paris. No glue and they haven't cracked in 6 years. It took 72 hours before I could sand them. To finish up a crossing run a spare truck through the plaster
Good video , I tried all the available material for my layout but always came back to plaster of Paris because it was available from any hardware store and very inexpensive compared to woodland seinic products, for a large layout its the only way to go .
When you do mountain work or texture scenes try adding saw dust to it .
Hey brother..nice layout
I like your style
Cool …thanks man and you are very welcomed here
Brilliant
Thanks
If you use no-pok in your dry wall mud it will not crack as bad