Hi Jimmy! Thanks for the shout out. I’m glad to see you using the advice I gave about yard ballast. As much as I love unitrak and am currently using it on my mainlines, it doesn’t represent yard tracks well. You did an excellent job on your yard and I really enjoy your videos and progress.
Having a MOW train and running it like Chance or Community Chest I think is a fun little addition to operations! Could have different cards for types of repairs, etc.
Great update on the layout. The MOW train sounds like something fun you and the kids will enjoy. The puff ball tree's sure makes things look more finished can't wait to try them on my layout. GOD BLESS 🚂❤🚂❤🚂❤
Very nice update Jimmy, the one thing which I thought would not be running on my layout is US Box-cars. I won a contest several months ago and now have them running too on my European Layout
I think every N scaler has one of the old Sounthern gons. I'm also building a MOW train. Someone on FB was selling a whole set of old Tichy Train work train cars and I picked them up and added a Wheels of Time orange WP coach that's a bunk or kitchen car.
for mow a troop sleeper or 2 and a old steam tender are mainstays thru the 1980 more modern mow are long trains of ballast cars or specialized cars for rail maintaince with 3d printing these cars are fairly cheap and motorized love your videos great tips keep them coming
Great video Jimmy. Some great ideas and information. Keep up the good work. And thanks for showing some of my work. Enjoying a Cappuccino with 1 sweetener from Gloria Jeans Australia 🦘
MOW train, an interesting thing to throw into the mix. I have to admit you have me thinking here as to how can I put that idea into my operating plan to spice things up. I really like your "Puff Ball Trees" I've been trying to find black polyfill, and other than WS, it is hard to find. Keep the videos coming Jimmy.
@@oldgrumpyhunter The one I used was a dye specifally for polyester - worked a treat - Jacquard iDye Fabric Dye Brown 14 g is the brand I used. RIT also produce one for man made fabrics such as Rayon, polyester, etc. I am in Australia so I am unsure where you might find it if you in the USA or UK, but I got mine from a fabric shop.
Your railroad is coming along nicely. From your comments I thought I would share a channel posted by another retired railroad engineer. Robert Todd has a functional switching layout, but he uses a spinner for his moves rather than computer generated switch lists or car cards. The video I will post here is how he adds cars to the yard using the spinner. He has another video showing the right side of the spinner for pulling from an factory/industry. You might like this. ruclips.net/video/7N0RmvrjXyc/видео.html One thing that has been pointed out is that if you are using car cards or computer generated switch lists and you run trains for non-model railroading visitors then you just blew your system. Good luck getting it back to where it was before the visitors came. With the spinner system you have a random game system.
How do you keep the balast out of your turnouts and not get them all gummed up when you spray the glue mixture? That's my biggest issue. I still need to make some puff ball trees, I do not think I have seen that video yet :)
8:50 I genuinely thought that that was a Scaletrains Dash-8, not an Atlas, im going to have to check them out! The MOW train is pretty cool, I really like how you are going to tie it into your operations. I was wondering, what brand is that SD70ACE that I saw in the back-ground at 9:20?
Hello! Yes I am loving that Dash-8 and will probably pick up more! It has ESU LokSound just like the ScaleTrains. The loco in the back is a Kato SD70M #2583
Hi Jimmy! Thanks for the shout out. I’m glad to see you using the advice I gave about yard ballast. As much as I love unitrak and am currently using it on my mainlines, it doesn’t represent yard tracks well. You did an excellent job on your yard and I really enjoy your videos and progress.
Having a MOW train and running it like Chance or Community Chest I think is a fun little addition to operations! Could have different cards for types of repairs, etc.
Great update on the layout. The MOW train sounds like something fun you and the kids will enjoy. The puff ball tree's sure makes things look more finished can't wait to try them on my layout.
GOD BLESS 🚂❤🚂❤🚂❤
The layout is really coming together and looking good!
Man I wish we had gravel in between our yard tracks lol straight road ballast where I work
Nice Difco Dump Car! I have 4 of these in HO which goes with my MoW train. These are real neat to watch operate. - Jason
Very nice update Jimmy, the one thing which I thought would not be running on my layout is US Box-cars. I won a contest several months ago and now have them running too on my European Layout
Great video Jimmy! The scenery is really coming along. It adds a sense of purpose to the layout as do structures… cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
I CANT LEARN ENOUGH KEEPING IT UP MAKE ME LEARN MORE AND MORE
Layout is looking great! I’ve been wanting to try the static grass applicator and I’m definitely going to do it seeing how good those results look. 🚂
I think every N scaler has one of the old Sounthern gons. I'm also building a MOW train. Someone on FB was selling a whole set of old Tichy Train work train cars and I picked them up and added a Wheels of Time orange WP coach that's a bunk or kitchen car.
That is awesome, Jimmy. Love the MOW idea - I wonder what BNSF uses? Need to do some homework, I guess...
Hi Jimmy, I think a maintenance set up is a great addition to the rolling stock.
Excellent video! Enjoyed seeing what you've been doing on the layout.
Been building my layout with my grandfather, so far we created a loop with a passing loop
for mow a troop sleeper or 2 and a old steam tender are mainstays thru the 1980 more modern mow are long trains of ballast cars or specialized cars for rail maintaince with 3d printing these cars are fairly cheap and motorized love your videos great tips keep them coming
Coming along nicely Jimmy 👌
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Great video Jimmy. Some great ideas and information. Keep up the good work. And thanks for showing some of my work.
Enjoying a Cappuccino with 1 sweetener from Gloria Jeans Australia 🦘
Wow, looks great!. I think I'm using the same color of paint on the wood to seal everything up as you
Gondola's need some gravel in!
Great video. Stumbled onto your channel researching O scale. Great content!
air powered side dump! nice. watch one dump ballast its sketchy lol
Hi ya Jimmy. Great update. Thanks.
Nice video. The layout looks great 👍
Great video 🚂❤️👍Awsum info 👍👍
MOW train, an interesting thing to throw into the mix. I have to admit you have me thinking here as to how can I put that idea into my operating plan to spice things up. I really like your "Puff Ball Trees" I've been trying to find black polyfill, and other than WS, it is hard to find.
Keep the videos coming Jimmy.
Micro Mark sell black polyfill at a reasonable price. I made my own from cushion filler and polyester dye… easy peasy!
@@gregbowen617, I was wondering if the white that is found everywhere could be dyed being it is not porous. Is the polyester dye more of a paint?
@@oldgrumpyhunter The one I used was a dye specifally for polyester - worked a treat - Jacquard iDye Fabric Dye Brown 14 g is the brand I used. RIT also produce one for man made fabrics such as Rayon, polyester, etc. I am in Australia so I am unsure where you might find it if you in the USA or UK, but I got mine from a fabric shop.
@@gregbowen617 Thanks for the information.
Your railroad is coming along nicely. From your comments I thought I would share a channel posted by another retired railroad engineer. Robert Todd has a functional switching layout, but he uses a spinner for his moves rather than computer generated switch lists or car cards. The video I will post here is how he adds cars to the yard using the spinner. He has another video showing the right side of the spinner for pulling from an factory/industry. You might like this. ruclips.net/video/7N0RmvrjXyc/видео.html One thing that has been pointed out is that if you are using car cards or computer generated switch lists and you run trains for non-model railroading visitors then you just blew your system. Good luck getting it back to where it was before the visitors came. With the spinner system you have a random game system.
How do you keep the balast out of your turnouts and not get them all gummed up when you spray the glue mixture? That's my biggest issue.
I still need to make some puff ball trees, I do not think I have seen that video yet :)
So I actually don’t spray glue when glueing my track. I use a condiment bottle to apply the glue. I am also careful around my turnouts.
good vid jimmmy thanks lee
8:50 I genuinely thought that that was a Scaletrains Dash-8, not an Atlas, im going to have to check them out! The MOW train is pretty cool, I really like how you are going to tie it into your operations. I was wondering, what brand is that SD70ACE that I saw in the back-ground at 9:20?
Hello! Yes I am loving that Dash-8 and will probably pick up more! It has ESU LokSound just like the ScaleTrains. The loco in the back is a Kato SD70M #2583
Great!
Nice update! How much aspirin has it taken to ballast the track? :P
Who ballasts with aspirin?
@@roydrink It seems ballasting track is a bit of a headache...
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