Amazing "O" Scale Town!!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- We are back on Steve Strbel's "O" scale railroad to see his new village! Lower Pandora at the site of the HUGE Pandora MIl. The main line here is 3 foot gauge, On3, with a 30 inch tram! The scratch built iron leg water tank and coaling tower
are AMAZING!!!!
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Steve Strbel's "O" scale railroad is one of America's best model railroad layouts, covered in many magazines including Model Railroader, Model Railroading, The Narrow Gauge Gazette and Model Railroad Craftsman.
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Some of my favorites on Steve's railroad! That coaling tower is beyond perfect! I swear I can even smell the coal! The water tank is absolutely a work of art. When Steve was putting it together, I was amazed at the detail... And i do mean detail!! Everything done to perfection! The boiler looks so real... Don't even think about touching it... or you will get burned!! I can't help but wander over to these items on Steve's railroad.. just to see if there are actual coals glowing in the boiler.. to see if there might be a little drip of water coming out of the water tank... or if the coal at the coaling tower needs attention. A fabulous layout, where looking on, leaves the sense that one is actually "there"!
Best layout EVER!!
Karyn Felix-Angell I agree
This is some absolutely beautiful modeling. I agree, Steve has created a great alternative world. Wish I could live there.
I am still trying to figure out how Steve Did the rust on the sand tank attached to the coaling tower. It’s positively brilliant
@@ToyManTelevision I agree, Steve is in a class by himself. Master Model Railroader level in my humble opinion.
Wonderful!.....That's why I always say: railroad modellers are the happiest people on Earth!
You two make very interesting, well-scripted and edited stories. Your voice over draws me into the video in each episode. I enjoy your wife's "asides," as well. Nicely done.
THanks!! WE SURE HAVE FUN WITH IT. Do share with friends!!! We are working on a special show for when we hit 10K Subs!
Steve's work is awe inspiring. He has a genuine gift. Perhaps you can get him to do a dvd on his techniques much like Al's tree construction dvd.
The Gazette has been sold?!! If Bob and Irene have gone into retirement I am guessing that many of the usual contributors who have been with them for so long will also be retiring from the Gazette.
Bob and Irene are not retiring!! (exactly) They sold to Carstens to take a lesser roll, they can't keep up, but will continue to edit as long as they can. The goal is to make a smooth transition to a new way of keeping the Gazette alive for many years to come.
Amazing commitment and passion👍
edmund blackadder coc hi. Have you been following the dismantling of the layout? We have some exciting news coming soon on that.
I shall now regard Steve as an official mentor to the Pacific Crest's construction team consisting of all three of us (me, myself and I). I am truly humbled by his craftsmanship. Thank you for covering his work. I shall dig further to find more! This really is a miniature real world!
A lifetime of screwing around with trains and it shows.
If there are some Borgward Isabella cars around in America... I would love to see that!...happy valentine day!
Never heard of those until now. Googled them. WOW!! Love that!!! Sort of a Stude and a Merc look. Love it!. Thanks for the info.
Oh damm😦 sorry to hear that, ya'll have a good eve and good week, take care
Geese! We are once again "gob-smacked" at Steve's talents. Let's not sell the videographer short, either. Once again Dale has cobbled together an outstanding episode for us. As always, Well Done You! P.S. We were all struck by the News of Bob and Irene's retiring. But, as he so well put it, "Oh, I'll still be around to dabble and there still is a mighty talented group running the show..." We learned of this some time before the official announcement in Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. Bob and Irene deserve their years as they are both in their eighties. We will keep an 'eye-out' for your article on Pandora in the up-coming issues of the Gazette. Well, because Dale's photography just, "knocks it out of the park" so to speak.
Bob and Irene are not retiring!! (exactly) They sold to Carstens to take a lesser roll, they can't keep up, but will continue to edit as long as they can. The goal is to make a smooth transition to a new way of keeping the Gazette alive for many years to come.
Irene was so kind. I have an "Irene" story and still have her hand written note. I was living not 45 minutes from them and had an open invitation to visit his layout(s) but never went. I am not sure if I had the good fortune or bad that I worked for two, family owned places while I worked. I have only met Bob once and he was most kind. It was before my last open heart surgery and I was ghastly pale, and moving slow. I must of scared him a bit from my appearance. They deserve to take a breather. As far as Steve is concerned; I cannot say enough about how he works and his flare for a bit of whimsy. It helps to have his place superbly video graphed and photographed by a talented guy that thinks outside the box. On to next Sunday.
Wow. Just wow. So much perfectly rendered detail. The spilled coal under the chute of the coaling tower. The weathering. Just wow. In the right light it would look absolutely real. The nighttime view looks real. Totally breathtaking and beautiful work of art. Thanks for sharing it.
I think it's one of the worlds top 10 layouts. For real!!
Looks like he is the King of O gauge and John Allen (God rest his soul) still reigns in HO.
Steve's layout is one of Americas best. Hands down.
G'day, Toy Man! Steve Strbel's "O" scale railroad, and new village! Nice job! By the way… Thumps Up, for Fast Friday! Cheers! :-)
G'day back at ya. Some fun stuff coming up. Digging out some OLD dusty video. Sunday!! AND Friday!
Good day to you, sir. Sounds awesome! Toy Man, does some of the best "Screwing Around!" Now, could Friday… Please, get here quicker! ;-)
he is truly an exceptional master of the hobby.
Stevens layout is the most fantastic layout I've ever seen! Keep the videos coming of it!!
He's build the village of Knowhere on Lake Inferior. Amazing!!
Superb and super cool!!!!! Just that, 100% cool!!!!! Even better when you got Texas swing music to bring the whole video together.
Love us some texas swing!
Toy Man Television can't go wrong with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys!!!!!
I've seen so many amazing layouts here that I prefer to call it modeling art.
Totally amazing episode about an absolute master craftsman who is a genius! Thanks for another wonderful episode. Hello to the Rat Fink wherever he may be!
He's off line. Refuses to log in. Pissed over some political crap on Facebook!! We need to take him to dinner and get him to open up.
Karyn thinks that a bad idea. If he opens up the quarters will fall out.
I was at Olive Garden the other day for lunch & thought of the Rat Fink!
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This layout just absolutely fascinates me! So many small details and fine touches, I could just get lost in it. :)
So great!!! Do share!!
This layout is just so massive and realistic ! It's amazing !
So cool right??? One of the top 10 I think.
Again a mind blowing show on Steve's layout. It is so good that it almost discourage me to continue my modeling. But I will continue anyway, because it is FUN.
I'm also looking forward to the Fast Fridays.
Always see things as inspiration! It not a contest, it's for FUN!!!!
Great scratch work. Steve, get out of that chair and take a bow. You deserve it.
He's the best
I really enjoy your acompanyment (I am thinking your wife) the way she backs you up, and ghost what you are saying! you guys are a really good combination and I do enjoy that!
thanks for the video! God bless!
Peas and carrots.
You are doing a great job on making films on just Screwing around. I started watching your shows when I ran into your shows on UP 4014. Keeping it up.
Thanks!!! We love making them!! Do share them! And THANKS for watching.
Simply amazing! I couldn't look away! I was totally captivated with the village. The videography with all the close up shots is amazing at capturing the village. I just wish it was longer. It's too bad you can only give one like on RUclips! ;)
AMAZING RIGHT?? Talent on loan from God. Do share with 'yr friends!
Amen, brother man! According to Proverbs 3:6, I shoulda known. =)
Hello Dale, Lord only knows how many times I’ve been back in for watching this particular video over and over again ! I’ve always found it fascinating and with the fact that it is 1/48 scale two rail it makes it that much more interesting ! But the only problem I foresee with 2-Rail is a (“return loop”) which with “three rails” is a piece of cake and when you’re “high railing” you’re trying to maintain that 1:48 scale as well !
But Steve really does take the cake ! He’s done some very really awesome Marina and if he’s done any of those ships then he really top the cake !!! I remember the one he did a boat and the railing system pulling the boat out of the water !!! I loved that segment ! 🌊👌
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The 2 Rail Return Loop is an interesting problem. There are a few automated systems in place for solving that problem but it just isn’t simple. Even on a DCC system the reverse versing the problem is a real problem. Are used an automated system on my backyard rail Road and it worked great. Trains would proceed to the far end of the rail road go around a balloon truck right back out on the main going the other direction travel hundreds of feet to the other end of the rail road to go through yet another balloon track reverse power and go right back from where they came all automatically. That’s assuming that there’s only one train on the track! Because if they were two trains as soon as one went through a balloon track both trains with reverse direction!! And that is what you call a problem.
Toy Man Television, I understand where you’re coming from ! The very first 4 x 8 my dad got me before he abandoned us had a reverse loop and I spent months trying to figure it out until I came to the conclusion and from that day forward, it convince me that it just wasn’t feasible or logical on a two Rail model train layout and But if you have multiple loops and a yard and even a few sidings with the yard and that usually would satisfied most but when I started with Lionel again after so many years I found that using return loops truly work great on a three rail system ! And that’s considering I’m trying to reproduce the a part of Florida in “O”, HO
N, and Z so you can imagine what I’ve been able to collect over the years ! Besides I think the model train plan that I have I may be able to work it were I may not even need a return loop and just do a dog bone style point to point with a circle at each end to reverse the direction of the train although if I start putting in crossing tracks so they can cross which other then I’m going to run into some trouble ! Who was it that you said he said; keep it simple stupid ? 🌊🐺
Amazing work! Wish I had that kind of talent. Thanks for sharing.
Not so much talent as time spent screwing around! A lifetime of building and he's getting it RIGHT. WOW!!!!!
Well told story, Steve is a true craftsman.
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Amazing!! and the village of Nowhere.... It's coming together FAST!
Wow, just wow.
My four favourite channels posted within an hour of each other! I'm like a pig in some brown stuff!
I can completely understand why you go over to Steve's - I would have to book in for a fortnight to take in all the superb details on his layout. If I can manage buildings half as good as his I'll be happy. Yet another great video you two.
Thanks!!! Just an amazing layout. DO share it with friends too!!
Thats an awesome layout and awesome idea ya im behind 9n some of the videos but hey ive been screwing around 😎 my compliments ya'll be safe
Breaks our hearts that Steve is taking the layout apart. We’re hoping something comes up to save the layout But it looks like within the next 6 months it will be gone and Steve moved to Arizona. Damn....
Love you two! Great video of Steve's layout!
Since you're asking about screwing around stuff......I build and fly large RC aircraft (along with getting back into trains) and would love to see some stuff on RC aircraft. If you'd like some info, try this link. It's the club I belong to and we love doing public showings and promoting our hobby. And if we've had enough time, you can see what my son and I have done on our HOn3 layout! Keep SCREWING AROUND!
We are planning a trip to the local RC airport. So many newer things I didn’t know about. I’ll take a look at the link.
Except I don’t see a link.
Sorry.... www.tulsagluedobbers.com/
I love it. Expect for the little bobber caboose.
What does the crew in the cupola sit on, if there is a window under it?
Check out the inside of a real caboose, you will see what I mean.
It is a pet peeve of mine.
If you don't study real railroad equipment, mistakes like this are easy to make.
Ive see cabooses with a seat only on one side. But mostly I like having fun with it. Not my model, not my call. Planning a Atomic Loco. Just for fun...
I know you guys live out in Nevada area but if you would be interested in taking a trip east, there are two Great car shows/festivals that happen on the same weekend in September. It's the Ducktail Run in Gas City, Indiana and about 20-30 minutes (could be an hour if you take the main roads with all of the cars :-) ) south of there is the James Dean Festival and car show. They offer a camp ground and trailer parking if you happen to have an RV and Trailer for one of your Mustangs.
We made it to South Bend! Just sort of expensive and so on but we LOVE to get out on the road!!!!!!
Yea I've personally drove out to Wyoming before so I can really understand the expense and the long haul nature of those drives. They are both great shows with last years car count being 2417 at ducktail, according to their website, and from what I could tell about another 200-300 at James Dean. They also have old fashion flame throwing contests, and an almost endless parade of cars around the lake at the park where the show is located.
Also along those same lines there are a few nifty car museums around the Auburn area, just about 1 to 1 1/2 hours north of Fairmount/Gas City. There is the Kruse museum which is an auto and military museum, and another which is a Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg Museum.
Oh wow!!There was a Cord collector here, have you see the show on the Mc Bride Wrecking yard. They had like 5 cords at one time. Trading a Paxton for a pinball with him!! We need to get back out there!. We just need to get on back!!
ooooooooo AC Cobra sssswweeeeeet
Love us the Cobra. Someday perhaps.... A Kirkham
I really love those buildings. As an architectural design fan I love that village. I still think it's not really a layout. A model village that happens to have trains. But speaking of nuclear reactors at home did you know that in the 50's there were toy sets that were model nuclear reactors?
I had a revell model of a reactor! Back then people thought it was the future. And it sort of was... yet.....
There were working ones too though because it was the 50's and people were insane.
wow!! This is very interesting and can't even think just how much time and effort it took to get it where it is today. You should ask for a check for two dollars....?
I think 2.50. Or so. Amazing modeling right?
I am a o gauge three rail collector and I seldom see two rail stuff. Is there a large supplier for these o scale products?
Good stuff on Steve's railroad....I know this is old and things aren't the same now but it's still interesting.
Wish you guys would have spent more time on Steve's modeling and less on the cars though.
So neat! looks more real than real right? what's Al up to during all this nowadays?
Still building building and cars. working on some small shanties for "Nowhere".
I wonder, did that Gazette article ever come out?
Hi and yes republished several different articles in several different magazines. There were a couple that we wrote for the concert that they bought but never ran. One was on the use of small cameras inside the trains and the other was on interesting pumps! I’ll look at some of the oddball water pumps around the rail road and how they actually connected to simulated plumbing systems. The article read well. But I think Bob felt that it just didn’t have a wide appeal and he never ran it.
Have you ever seen the Stamford model RR club in Stamford CT?
Nope. Love to. We drive mostly and rarely get east of Denver. But we are learning to fly!! Really want to get back to Washington. So east is on our plans!!
This is awesome! Whats the best scale to start with? I really want to get into this. I spent many years creating 1/24 scale car models but would like to switch it up.
If I were just getting in, I'd go with On30. 1:48 scale, same track as HO standard. Can glide right through an 18" radius curve, AND look good doing it. As its a new scale-gauge, all modern, runs great, can be bought with sound and DCC built right in. Affordable! And yet large!! Really taking off as the new size. We will be putting up a show on designing a small layout, not the usual 4X8 plywood. As this turns so well, we like a "dog bone". About 3 feet at the ends, about a foot wide i the middle, as long as you can fit, hanging on a wall. HOn3 is good, way small and more expensive, a good locomotive is about 600. But you can do more in less space.
whats the black red n gold car at the end ??? please toy man :)
AMAZING RIGHT!!??? It's a Lotus. Evona.
Where is the location?
Salt Lake City. NMRA national there in 2019. As will the 150 anniversary of UP with, perhaps, the Big Boy!!
If you're looking for cool stuff, check out Headquake137's RC car building on RUclips and his online build forums. He scratchbuilds RC car bodies from wood and plastic.
Wow!!! That's cool!!!
Well I am building a modellrailroad and I have big plans
Btw I am 11
Us too. Slowly. But coming along.