17 thoughts on “Layout & Model Update! New Locos & Rolling Stock, New Track Added To Layout + New Scenery!”
Hi Dan, have you ever seen a model of the continuos welded rail train? It appears in the NsModeler24 about a year ago… Its is an amazing model to replicate… I love to see a video on how to do it, let alone an amazing train once its done… Just an idea on a real modeling challenge… I love to see how its done. Great video as usual, thanks for sharing 🙂🙂🙂
Enjoyed the update as always Dan. Great job on the locomotives and rolling stock. Regarding your comment about keeping and slling certian models I agree with what you have said. Great to see the layout too it will be nice to see a train running on it soon. – Nicholas.
Hi Dan from New Zealand. About your ballast problem at your board joints. I had similar problem. I cured it by laying down paper towels or tissues across the joint before I laid the track. Once the ballast us down you won't see the Ballard joint. If you ever need to disassemble the layout, you just run a sharp knife asking the joint to cut the paper. Love your work, your weathering is astoundingly good.
It's the love of the hobby. Buying and selling. Scratch building and kit bashing. Just kit bashed a few 40' domestic tank containers used by EXSIF, Quality Carriers, and Schneider National. Walthers undecorated 20' tank container kits are used. Make sure its 40' so it fits in the well car or on a spine car. They make great stand ins until somebody makes a RTR model. Putting graffiti on one side of the freight cars is a time and money saver also.
I remember all those lease units around 2005. One January day with single soffit temps the crew had the trailing unit shut down. They crawled into Decker siding only to have the leader shut down! Thankfully the crew taxi was there for them to hop in and stay warm. Love the videos Dan! Will be great to see a train run.
Great update video Dan!! You have made weathering an art form! This winter I'm gonna try weathering my first cars … coil cars similar to yours for my steel mill theme. Just received a PanPastel Rust & Earth weathering set. Someday I might come visit … live close by in Parma.
Hi my name is Neil schwerdt in west valley city Utah. I run HO Montana Rail link from 1987 throw 2022., The lay out is ,,18x 14 in the garage. You're done a really nice job on your box car,s and engine,s I've been rewiring my layout again I put in a pm 42 digatrack,s with 4 blocks. But I don't know much about DCC wireing so I've got help. And I have friend that does mountain ,s so good. So he is doing my mountain,s. But again you are doing a very nice job on your layout. From Neil schwerdt 10/9/22
hi dan !!! great stuff top to bottom !!! queation… i have been looking for a custom painter for my scale trains sd 45 ph1a in the exact paint scheme of your beautiful cefx 3140 and cannot believe i found your website with THAT engine …. amazing ! am retired now and painting skills have gone long ago but i still run 'em everyday !!! if you can, please let me know if you want to do the work…. what a blessing to find you !!!
Hi Dan. That CEFX leaser is a very cool locomotive. The rail cars are cool. Very grimy looking. The other locomotives you’re working on are cool too. Your layout looks great.
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Hi Dan, have you ever seen a model of the continuos welded rail train? It appears in the NsModeler24 about a year ago… Its is an amazing model to replicate… I love to see a video on how to do it, let alone an amazing train once its done… Just an idea on a real modeling challenge… I love to see how its done. Great video as usual, thanks for sharing 🙂🙂🙂
Enjoyed the update as always Dan. Great job on the locomotives and rolling stock. Regarding your comment about keeping and slling certian models I agree with what you have said. Great to see the layout too it will be nice to see a train running on it soon. – Nicholas.
Wow great weathering and models
Hi Dan from New Zealand. About your ballast problem at your board joints. I had similar problem. I cured it by laying down paper towels or tissues across the joint before I laid the track. Once the ballast us down you won't see the Ballard joint. If you ever need to disassemble the layout, you just run a sharp knife asking the joint to cut the paper. Love your work, your weathering is astoundingly good.
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Not only do you do beautiful work but you sure are informaitive as well especially with the CEFX unit… thankyou…. DD 😜 🤗
Without a backdrop your layout suffers greatly from realism.
It's the love of the hobby. Buying and selling. Scratch building and kit bashing. Just kit bashed a few 40' domestic tank containers used by EXSIF, Quality Carriers, and Schneider National. Walthers undecorated 20' tank container kits are used. Make sure its 40' so it fits in the well car or on a spine car. They make great stand ins until somebody makes a RTR model. Putting graffiti on one side of the freight cars is a time and money saver also.
I remember all those lease units around 2005. One January day with single soffit temps the crew had the trailing unit shut down. They crawled into Decker siding only to have the leader shut down! Thankfully the crew taxi was there for them to hop in and stay warm. Love the videos Dan! Will be great to see a train run.
Dan your weathering is amazing as always. I love the trash car. Always look forward to your updates!
Great update video Dan!! You have made weathering an art form! This winter I'm gonna try weathering my first cars … coil cars similar to yours for my steel mill theme. Just received a PanPastel Rust & Earth weathering set. Someday I might come visit … live close by in Parma.
Nice work Dan, you've been busy!!!!👏
Hey Dan I was at fostoria today
Hey Dan, how can we find you on Ebay? That's where you sell your stuff, right?
Hi my name is Neil schwerdt in west valley city Utah.
I run HO Montana Rail link from 1987 throw 2022.,
The lay out is ,,18x 14 in the garage.
You're done a really nice job on your box car,s and engine,s
I've been rewiring my layout again I put in a pm 42 digatrack,s with 4 blocks.
But I don't know much about DCC wireing so I've got help.
And I have friend that does mountain ,s so good.
So he is doing my mountain,s.
But again you are doing a very nice job on your layout.
From Neil schwerdt 10/9/22
hi dan !!! great stuff top to bottom !!! queation… i have been looking for a custom painter for my scale trains sd 45 ph1a in the exact paint scheme of your beautiful cefx 3140 and cannot believe i found your website with THAT engine …. amazing ! am retired now and painting skills have gone long ago but i still run 'em everyday !!! if you can, please let me know if you want to do the work…. what a blessing to find you !!!
Hi Dan.
That CEFX leaser is a very cool locomotive. The rail cars are cool. Very grimy looking.
The other locomotives you’re working on are cool too.
Your layout looks great.