Your comment at the end is much like the advice Ian of the Micro Model Railway Dispatches channel is now ending his videos with: "Build that model, lay that track, run that train, but above all have fun." Nice to see the idea you have for this one. I hope it progresses well!
After some time thinking about the hobby(a very short 2-3ish years) I decided to come back. I've been watching Boomer Dioramas, Sam's Trains, and a few others, and am getting ready to actually start a career,(eventually gonna join the railroad). Nice to have y'all in my tool kit. I dont have any one specific railroad(or railroads) I'm gonna model, nor region, era, or country, I'm just gonna do whatever takes my fancy and REALLY enjoy the hobby...must stress though, I do have biases. Collection wise I have ALOT of Southern Pacific equipment, and from my childhood a huge sway towards the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad...for some reason I feel a deep sadness & pride when spelling the corporate name out...must be good memories from when I was a kid...I loved going track-side as a kid in South Dakota and watching those blue & yellow EMD's crawl through town....Gonna have alot of equipment from that railroad...and legit I think I need to post this, otherwise, I might shed a tear....
I love that you finally got around to painting track on a layout. I find that painting the track is one of the biggest improvements in the looks of a model railroad. Particularly in N with the much taller than scale rail. One's eye is drawn to the rail much less than when it is shiny. Very nice layout. It seems that there is a lot of thought and effort going into tiny layouts that are not 'tiny' in the sense of simply being a trick, but rather small useful layouts.
This is a very versatile layout, lots of switching potential or just to watch the trains run. You can make it as simple or as complex as you'd like depending on your mood and how much time you have. Very well done! I look forward to watching your scenic plan take shape. Happy Christmas!
Another winner! You can get some great operating in or just watch the trains running round the layout. I will confess to being a "buy it now for later" modeler at times. Unfortunately, here in the States, you have to sometimes because the collectors snatch up the models as soon as they hit and there's nothing left for later. Then you're left to deal with the robber barons on eBay. Your advice to build now is excellent. The beauty of the micro is if you decide to change it isn't a massive undertaking and if you were careful with your construction, much of it can be reused.
The arrangement of sidings is very clever, there's a fair number of 'end to end' routes in two directions even if you don't count complete circuits of the main line, and that's without having to reverse a train on the main loop. I'd definitely find space to add an extra siding for Inglenook operations, but it is still very versatile as it stands. I recently saw a video of someone building a layout on one of those cork noticeboards people might put up in the kitchen or home office, that would be another ideal solution and I suspect this track layout will still work very well with it.
Good advice there - I collected in the early 00s and didnt make a layout and sold my 50 loco collection in 2008 and didnt get back into model railways until the lockdown. I started to collect again and stopped myself by building a 13 x 6 layout in DCC so I had to dispose of 30 non DCC locos and replace them with DCC ready stuff which Im still doing but its cathartic and saves me spending too much money on new stuff. I might make a N gauge layout I can play with in the kitchen as its the warmest room in my flat atm (its the highest point). Thanks for your videos over the last year, good fun - Merry Christmas to you and yours :)
@@Samstrainsofcircumstances thanks, easier with a micro layout lol
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It's great to see how the compact layout design has evolved over various iterations. I think you may have just about perfected the compact layout design now, and I definitely want to build something like this with the N gauge stuff I have (I am trying to decide between Kato or Peco track - I think I prefer the look of peco and ballast now you've done that one, I think it does look a bit better). I am interested to see what might do next - your other projects sound interesting. Nowt wrong with hornby points. I've got a couple of dozen on my layout, mostly secondhand. They are the newer ones with the metal frogs, and I keep the plastic frogged ones for little project layouts. They are all DCC, all have been clipped with the little metal clips for DCC. I got a couple of new Peco on there as well, as I wanted to see if they were actually better. No discernible difference so far.
Kato track is simpler and more reliable, but the points take up more room. Hornby must have improved, all the ones I had were very shoddy compared to peco
Very good ballasting, makes the difference between a toy and a model, interesting point about station platform hight, when the railway was constructed, the trackbed at the station site was usually lowered to meet the lay of the land and provide easy access for passengers and parcels onto the platform, at road hight; but this was not always the case as many station platforms were at an elevated hight, as with light railways and mainly on a " halt " type platform structure, keep up the good work...
Coming along nicely. I don't think adding the left hand turnout to give you two sidings inside the loop as an Inglenook is a good idea, as you would not have any room for scenery such as a platform. If you removed the left hand turnout to the outer siding, where you plan on putting the engine shed, and instead put a right hand turnout next to the left hand turnout giving you a siding on the outside of the loop but facing the other way, you will have an Inglenook but with room for scenery. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas! Cheers
Can you suggest any video on detailed explanation on connecting the points .. which is the best side for connecting the power supply which will support all of the sidings. 😅😅
Your comment at the end is much like the advice Ian of the Micro Model Railway Dispatches channel is now ending his videos with: "Build that model, lay that track, run that train, but above all have fun." Nice to see the idea you have for this one. I hope it progresses well!
After some time thinking about the hobby(a very short 2-3ish years) I decided to come back. I've been watching Boomer Dioramas, Sam's Trains, and a few others, and am getting ready to actually start a career,(eventually gonna join the railroad). Nice to have y'all in my tool kit. I dont have any one specific railroad(or railroads) I'm gonna model, nor region, era, or country, I'm just gonna do whatever takes my fancy and REALLY enjoy the hobby...must stress though, I do have biases. Collection wise I have ALOT of Southern Pacific equipment, and from my childhood a huge sway towards the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad...for some reason I feel a deep sadness & pride when spelling the corporate name out...must be good memories from when I was a kid...I loved going track-side as a kid in South Dakota and watching those blue & yellow EMD's crawl through town....Gonna have alot of equipment from that railroad...and legit I think I need to post this, otherwise, I might shed a tear....
I love that you finally got around to painting track on a layout. I find that painting the track is one of the biggest improvements in the looks of a model railroad. Particularly in N with the much taller than scale rail. One's eye is drawn to the rail much less than when it is shiny.
Very nice layout. It seems that there is a lot of thought and effort going into tiny layouts that are not 'tiny' in the sense of simply being a trick, but rather small useful layouts.
This is a very versatile layout, lots of switching potential or just to watch the trains run. You can make it as simple or as complex as you'd like depending on your mood and how much time you have. Very well done! I look forward to watching your scenic plan take shape. Happy Christmas!
@@jeffreyhatcher1445 that's very kind of you thanks. Happy Christmas
Another winner! You can get some great operating in or just watch the trains running round the layout. I will confess to being a "buy it now for later" modeler at times. Unfortunately, here in the States, you have to sometimes because the collectors snatch up the models as soon as they hit and there's nothing left for later. Then you're left to deal with the robber barons on eBay. Your advice to build now is excellent. The beauty of the micro is if you decide to change it isn't a massive undertaking and if you were careful with your construction, much of it can be reused.
Lovely layout and great advice. I have a soldering iron coming for Christmas and I will be starting my first shelf layout in January. Merry Christmas!
A shelf layout is a great way to start, have fun. Happy Christmas
The arrangement of sidings is very clever, there's a fair number of 'end to end' routes in two directions even if you don't count complete circuits of the main line, and that's without having to reverse a train on the main loop. I'd definitely find space to add an extra siding for Inglenook operations, but it is still very versatile as it stands. I recently saw a video of someone building a layout on one of those cork noticeboards people might put up in the kitchen or home office, that would be another ideal solution and I suspect this track layout will still work very well with it.
@@whocares499 thanks for the input
Good advice there - I collected in the early 00s and didnt make a layout and sold my 50 loco collection in 2008 and didnt get back into model railways until the lockdown.
I started to collect again and stopped myself by building a 13 x 6 layout in DCC so I had to dispose of 30 non DCC locos and replace them with DCC ready stuff which Im still doing but its cathartic and saves me spending too much money on new stuff.
I might make a N gauge layout I can play with in the kitchen as its the warmest room in my flat atm (its the highest point).
Thanks for your videos over the last year, good fun - Merry Christmas to you and yours :)
Thanks for the support, Happy Christmas
Thanks, bags ideas here. I agree with you about ballast, I have a N set track layout dumped in loft due to messed up ballast.
Thanks, Happy Christmas
Another great layout and video. I like the way you position the camera over the layout to capture the whole thing. Thanks!
@@Samstrainsofcircumstances thanks, easier with a micro layout lol
It's great to see how the compact layout design has evolved over various iterations. I think you may have just about perfected the compact layout design now, and I definitely want to build something like this with the N gauge stuff I have (I am trying to decide between Kato or Peco track - I think I prefer the look of peco and ballast now you've done that one, I think it does look a bit better). I am interested to see what might do next - your other projects sound interesting.
Nowt wrong with hornby points. I've got a couple of dozen on my layout, mostly secondhand. They are the newer ones with the metal frogs, and I keep the plastic frogged ones for little project layouts. They are all DCC, all have been clipped with the little metal clips for DCC. I got a couple of new Peco on there as well, as I wanted to see if they were actually better. No discernible difference so far.
Kato track is simpler and more reliable, but the points take up more room. Hornby must have improved, all the ones I had were very shoddy compared to peco
Very good ballasting, makes the difference between a toy and a model, interesting point about station platform hight, when the railway was constructed, the trackbed at the station site was usually lowered to meet the lay of the land and provide easy access for passengers and parcels onto the platform, at road hight; but this was not always the case as many station platforms were at an elevated hight, as with light railways and mainly on a " halt " type platform structure, keep up the good work...
Good points, thanks
With three sidings this layout could occupy someone with hours of operation. A lot can happen in a small space. 😊
Exactly, thanks
Coming along nicely. I don't think adding the left hand turnout to give you two sidings inside the loop as an Inglenook is a good idea, as you would not have any room for scenery such as a platform. If you removed the left hand turnout to the outer siding, where you plan on putting the engine shed, and instead put a right hand turnout next to the left hand turnout giving you a siding on the outside of the loop but facing the other way, you will have an Inglenook but with room for scenery. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas! Cheers
I think it would be awesome to start with a layout this big then extend onto the track sticking off the end with a small engine facility
@@obvious2886 interesting idea thanks
Hello, good progress so far,as it is you can move buildings or where things go.cant wait to see the finished results.
@@stevenjones19-m8i thanks, yes that's how I tend to plan, just moving stuff till it looks right
Love the colour of the track and ballist... will u be doing ur normal LIVE stream at Xmas at all???
Thanks, possibly, good idea.
Extra turnout for Inglenook, I like that idea. I guess layouts are restricted by the number of turnouts.
My 4x10 ho layout can’t even run 3 trains rn
That's the problem with HO. N is half the size but gives you 4 times the area
Can you suggest any video on detailed explanation on connecting the points .. which is the best side for connecting the power supply which will support all of the sidings. 😅😅