Stockyard Industrial Lead Layout Tour and Updates!
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- This is a layout tour with recent updates on the Stockyard Industrial Lead HO Scale model railroad. Please let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything else you want to see more of on the layout!
For more information on the layout, please visit the website at:
stockyardlead.com/
And here is the SPSF shop on Redbubble:
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You Tube popped this up as a suggested video. Almost didn't click on it, but glad I did. A nice switching layout, sort of ala' Lance Mindheim, and you incorporated many operational features (switch locks, etc.) discussed in on-line forums. I grew up in northwest Iowa and one of my sister lived briefly in Council Bluffs.
Thanks for watching and thank you for the note! I have been trying hard to work in a lot of Lance Mindheim concepts in the last couple of years, so I am happy to hear those are showing through. I grew up in the Bellevue/South Omaha area and really enjoy modeling this location!
Very nice layout you have. The IHC locomotive you redid looks really good. The trees your daughters did are very good looking. It's always fun to involve your family in your hobby. It looks like you are getting everything in order and progressing nicely. The way you do your running sessions is great. Having the locked switches and industries having the conductor have keys and have to actually go through the real steps. 1 to 1 scale ops. is what you called it. I like that. Roy Smith mentioned you in his latest video so I came over to see what you are all about. I have subscribed and look forward to following your model railroad layout journey. 👍
Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comments! I agree that it's fun to involve the family, also part of passing on the love for the hobby! I'll try to keep uploading more videos this year.
Hi Eric - I enjoyed the update ...... the layout is looking good. Nice job on the C-415! Thanks for sharing your progress. Mike
Great, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comments! I hope to share more progress more often in the near future.
Eric,
I like the thought process you have given towards operation on the layout. You are commended for inviting your kids to participate in the hobby; scenery anyway. Looking forward to more videos.
Thank you! I really enjoy adding as much realistic operations as possible. It's fun to let the kids help where they can. They also like to run the trains and the ProtoThrottle is really easy for them to use.
As to not having ops sessions in a while. You probably mean a longer formal session with guests. I try to get in a couple of quick 30 minute sessions a week. Maybe switch 1 Industry with a car or 2 like your other video. Thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge. Awesome stuff!!!
Thanks for the comment! Yes, you are correct, that's exactly what I mean. Good point, that even minor op sessions are important to do, even though holding formal op sessions may get sporadic. That's what I like about this size of a layout, it is very easy to just go down and operate whenever I have a few minutes! Thanks again for stopping by!
Hey, Eric. Nice looking layout. I like the idea of the padlocks to simulate switch locks. Nice touch!
Thank you! They seem to work well for their intended purpose, slowing down the operations a little bit.
You sure do have one cool layout there Eric!
Thank you! It is fun to operate, although I still have a ways to go with scenery and structures.
Hi RoyS sent me said I should come over and check you out glad he did you've got an awesome looking layout I see a lot of great work enjoyed the video and look forward to following your channel 👍
Keep HIGHBALLING HOGGER 😎
Thanks for watching and thank you for the comment, glad you stopped by! I will try to keep the videos coming this year!
I like your manually activated grade crossing. I have a section on my layout that was protected by crossing lights but they were manually activated by a guard tower at the intersection. That would make for a fun operational addition to have to stop and activate the lights instead of automating them.
Nice Work! Really enjoyed the video. HAPPY NEW YEAR, Dan!
Great, glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
Eric thanks for the tour I really enjoyed it your always changing things I wish I could get as much done on mine as you have I’m starting to get interested in ops and got Jmri was hoping maybe a show and explain how to set up a small industry pickup and deliver Thanks again I’ll be watching for more
Thank you! It seems like some things take forever as I started planning this scene 11 months ago. That's a good idea to do a video on JMRI. I have to make some adjustments there, so I will be sure to record a video on how that works. What worked well for me is just playing around with the different features and continuing to build switch lists until I got the rhythm that I was looking for with cars being changed out for each op session.
Nice work, Eric! Great job on the new extension, and appreciated your diving into some of the operational details. Definitely inspiring!
Thanks! I am happy to hear it could be inspirational.
Hi Eric, It is great to see a post from you! I am glad to hear that the SPSF still has trackage rights on your layout!
Ken.
Thanks! Yes, the SPSF will always be part of the layout and I think I've got the right balance now with maintaining their presence but not looking too weird being in Omaha.
Hello Eric. Happy New Year! Roy Smith sent me here. I enjoyed watching the latest layout update. I have also subscribed so I won't miss any of the future updates. Keep up the great work. This is the World's Greatest Hobby! Best regards.
Happy New Year to you as well! Thanks for stopping by and subscribing. I will try keep posting videos more often this year!
Your layouts looking great thanks for doing a update.
You bet, thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
G’day Eric. Great to see the progress on the layout. Very nice work on the residential area. Nice use of locks and keys to slow the pace of the op. session. Love your yard diagrams on the fascia - compact, clear, and very nicely presented - what’s the secret there? Thanks for posting and all the best for the new year. Regards, Brad.
Thanks, Brad! The track diagrams on the fascia are pretty easy to create. I just make them in PowerPoint using text boxes and drawing lines. They are about 5X7 inches. Then I print them out, two to a page, cut them out, and laminate them. This makes it easy to change out on the layout in case something changes like the customer or if the tracks are adjusted in the industry.
Roy suggested your videos and I'm glad he id!
Excellent, thank you for coming by to check it out!
I'm both subbed and hooked. I like your layout setup and operations. I think I've seen the padlock idea somewhere else and it just slows things down a bit - we know there would brakes going on and coming off on freight cars plus loco brake checks too.
Love all the detail work you've put into this. Are you going to do a video of a session with all your SPSF equipment on show? I've seen shots of your custom painted rolling stock and curious to see it in operation.
Thanks for the comment! One thing I enjoy about modeling a smaller layout is having more time to spend on detail. I don't have a whole lot of SPSF stuff left after I reduced the size of the layout a few years ago, but I can definitely plan to do a video on it soon!
@@emillerz You had a number of custom decals made for your rolling stock, didn't you? I have five of the Roundhouse SPSF 50' boxcars and somehow ended up with two of their cabooses, but they're not a model ATSF or SP ever used.
@@FelineSublime Yes, I had a ton of custom decals made that were printed by Highball Graphics. I ended up selling a lot of my custom cars because I don't need all of them on my smaller layout. I only have about 100 total freight cars now, which is plenty for the 10 customers that I have on the industrial spur. Highball Graphics still offers a couple of my decal sets that I created for general use, FL-30, 31, and 32:
highballgraphics.com/index.php/results/freelance-ho-scale/?start=24
Very well thought out and functional. Keep up the great work. Happy New Year!
Thanks for the note, I appreciate it! I will plan to keep plugging away with more videos this year. Happy New Year as well!
How did you make the yellow "brake chock" . Can you post a bigger picture of it?
Great looking layout. I am taking in your evolution as inspiration for my "transfer" layout based on Des Moines Iowa. Looking forward to more and more videos!!!
Thanks for watching and for your comment! I just use yellow electrical connectors for the brake chocks that look like this:
www.amazon.com/Baomain-disconnects-Insulated-Connector-Electrical/dp/B01G4QH5H4/ref=asc_df_B01G4QH5H4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312172921394&hvpos=1o6&hvnetw=g&hvrand=635426300177232128&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028758&hvtargid=pla-761100386832&psc=1
I just bend the metal part back so that it sits on the rail and provides a stop for the first wheel of the first car. Let me know if that helps!
Really enjoyed this second watched video of your's. Looking forward to doing some binge watching to get caught up on all you've done. What you have here is somewhat in my game plan to come. I've been in N scale my entire life and in the past year I've been growing interest in HO.. I don't want to completely kick N to the curb so, I think a shelf layout in HO will make both happen. As "space" is always the issue.. especially trying to do both scales and be happy precise planning of a simple design as you've done seems to really fit the ticket. I think I'll learn a lot of insight from your channel and the easy way you describe what's happening. Good Stuff. Thanks for sharing. Tom
Thanks again for watching and good luck with planning your HO shelf layout. I think you'll be surprised at how much operations you can put into a small layout. And I may be biased, but I think HO is the best scale for operations. :)
As I recall, you've put an industry right at the end of the line, now. It would also have been great for car storage, though I don't know if short lines were doing that back in the '90s.
Roy Smith sent me, you have a nice layout Happy new year!
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment. Have a great New Year as well!
Hi Eric, really nice layout. I found you by a you tube suggested video. I subscribed and started from the beginning and noticed that in 2013 that you were using digitrax and in this video you had nce. Can you tell me what made you change and can you compare your experience with both? Some quick pros and cons would be great. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and for your comment! I wrote a blog and then later an article for Model Railroad Hobbyist on my Digitrax to NCE conversion - I will link them below. What really irritated me with Digitrax is that I could not get one of my radio throttles to work with my Duplex receiver and Digitrax "customer service" was super mean to me about it when I was trying to get it fixed (I ended up sending them the throttle to get fixed twice and it still didn't work). When I converted to NCE, I realized there were a lot of bugs that the Digitrax Duplex system had, which I just thought I had to live with for a model railroad DCC system. The NCE system is so much more reliable than Digitrax - no more mysterious shorts and random failures when running an op session. Programming is also much easier and I don't even have a programming track anymore since I just do all my programming on the main track. I am so happy that I switched!
model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/27649
model-railroad-hobbyist.com/magazine/mrh2017-04/converting-dcc-system
Thanks for the update. Great job man
You bet, thank you for watching!
Gday from Down under...great work on your layout...I'm enjoying the series and progress on the layout...Could I ask how you generate your switch lists? Is it a JMRI system? I am only new to the computer generated switching.
Hey Eric - Scenery looks great! Really nice residential row and park. When you get to the cornfield area, do you plan on "weeding up" the abandoned trackage? That would look totally awesome! Also, for your employee timetable, what font did you use for the table portion with the station names and mileage between points? It's spot on and really looks good! Keep up the great work! John
Thanks, I appreciate your comments! Yes, I do plan to add some weeds to the abandoned track on either side of the bridge. For the timetable, I based it on a Union Pacific timetable from the late 1980s. I believe it's just simple Arial font - I'll double check that.
Nice update
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Love it. I live in Sarpy County. Just moved here and want to build something just like this in my basement. Is there a local club?
That's awesome! I grew up in Bellevue and even though I live in Colorado now, it's a fun way to recreate some early railfan memories. I don't know of any local clubs since I'm not really part of the scene anymore, sorry I can't be of more help!
Shipmate I also live in Sarpy County. We have some big layouts in the Omaha metro area. Check my channel out, I have a couple of layouts that are in the metro area.
Great update.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
The layout looking good, it’s amazing how Bellevue has changed since we have moved to the Omaha metro area. I thought at one time you were modeling Papillion. There are still some bridges from the old Union Pacific transcontinental main line. If you need any pictures of the area let me know. Terry from Nebraska.
@@upsd402 yes, I used to model the line further southwest to Papillion - now the spur ends right at the Papio Creek. Thanks for the offer for photos! I will definitely let you know if I need any.
Looking good! What do you use for the yellow break?
Thank you! These are just yellow spade terminals that I bent at an angle to fit under the wheel, you can pick them up at just about any hardware store.
First impression was, this looked a bit sparse, but after your familiarization tour I really like it. (Roy Smith sent me.)
Thanks for the note! Glad you enjoy it.
Nice layout.
I like the layout I was wondering is it a point to point, and what is the size of the layout .Is it freelance or prototype. Thanks for the video
very familliar with the Millard industry and the Larson Family
That's awesome! Thanks for the note.
Love the big balled Alco C415 . . . Alco IMO really didn't get a fair shake 😕
Where is the up line from omaha to kansas city? Is that modeled also?
The industrial spur branches off from the UP line, so it is barely modeled, near the yard. On the second page of this document is a map of the Omaha area and how this fits:
www.stockyardlead.com/History.pdf
Into model trains and he's cute! Haha
Eric, I featured your layout in a big shout-out on last night's edition of Dispatch, the weekly show for model railroaders. I hope I did justice to your marvelous layout. You can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/69Pl3LR67a0/видео.html
...Roy
Thanks again Roy, I just noticed this specific comment. Again, I really appreciate the plug, you did great!
Background scenery ?
Ah yes, I need to get to that as well!