K-9 unit is on the way. Barricaded suspect in the cooler! Probably drinking as much as he can!

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It's a great scale to work in. I think more and more people are discovering it. I see a lot of great looking layouts in N scale.

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@@FultonRoad-yv3me Looks amazing everytime I see it!

Thanks Chuck!

Thanks.

Glad you liked it!

Thanks and welcome

Thanks!

I really like N and like many I never thought I would. It's a great scale to work in. Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Thanks for your comment. I've found over the past few years that using the switch list program referred to in the April 2024 video always gives me a set of cars to come back to from one session to another and gives me a lot of enjoyment. No schedule just whenever the urge to run a train strikes.

Thanks for the feedback. In this case you could just use a set of dice to call the cars for a specific op. just an idea.

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Thanks. Still have all that stuff somewhere!

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@@FultonRoad-yv3me Your Welcome ... I'm new and just starting to lay track today for an L shape point to point 😁👍 ... I started this channel showing my 4x8 I was building

Thanks so much Boomer! High compliments for my small shelf layout from someone who so many of us look to for inspiration. I really like your video on the street, sidewalk and gutters on Duncan Way. One day I'll have to try the crackle paste. Keep up your great work!

Hi Jeff. 1310 is HO scale. I think it's molded onto the shell. I've never looked to take it off. This is an Atlas MP15DC that's about 8 yrs old. I just did a quick search. Atlas' parts diagrams for the MP15DC Gold Model shows a "Sand Hatch Large" part #990225. Here's the link: shop.atlasrr.com/t-partsdiagrams.aspx Scroll down until you find the HO scale MP15DC Gold. Not sure if this is useful to you but you might be able to make it work. Good luck!

@@FultonRoad-yv3me oh man, I didn't mean to put you to work researching lol. But thank you!

Not a problem. I've been to Atlas website to look at their parts diagrams many times. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether my shell has that indentation at the top of the filler molded in.

Thanks. I'm working on the May Fulton Road video which is an explanation of the development of my track plan. Hopefully that will provide a "tour" of sorts. I'll talk about the three industries on my layout and how they got to their present positions. I'm glad you pointed that out.

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Thank you. I like slow switching and I'd like to show more but it does take more time on a video. Not everyone likes to see all of the moves. I try to strike a balance that will show what I'm trying to explain and provide some entertainment. I think N scale is awesome! Good luck with your switching layout.

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Thank you!

Thank you.

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Thanks. You're right but I like to take things slow.

Thanks. Might have turned out a little “tall” but that fencing and the yet to be completed one for the town buildings are supposed to act as a scene divider.

Thanks Anthony. 👍

Thank you. Hope you find something useful.

I know! I'll be laying new rail in no time. Thanks for stopping by.

Glad you like it!

Rattling around in my old brain is the idea that I'll do a video on how this layout came to be. Maybe soon . . . Thanks again.

Thanks for your comments. One of the reasons for the "dump" of videos in January which kicked off this channel was to make the point that few people get to the stage of creating layouts that look like the ones that are so popular. I've made many mistakes and continue to make them. This layout has taken me a long time to get to its present stage and it's not near completion. I'm not the first to make this observation. My encouragement to you is to try stuff, fail, and try again, many times. You'll get there! The cracked roads were inspired by Tom Johnson's work. If you're unfamiliar with his work go over to MRH Forums and do a search for his name. He works in HO. Hang in there.

Sometimes I need lots of coffee. Apparently my brain is not fully engaged yet. I meant to say in that second sentence that "few people get to the stage of creating layouts that look like the ones that are so popular [on their first, second or even third attempt]. Dan

Thanks for stopping by. If I understand correctly, you're interested in building a narrow gauge layout in 2 ft gauge. I've never worked in that gauge but I can tell you that 9 mm gauge track which is what n scale track in the U.S. is based on is used to represent both 2.5 and 3 ft. narrow gauge railroads such as those that operated in the Rocky Mountains and in Maine, among other places. Peco makes excellent "narrow gauge" 9 mm track. Last time I bought some you could get flex track and small radius turnouts. May I also recommend that you join the Facebook Micro/Small Model RR Layouts group. There are a lot of very talented modelers and many model narrow gauge railroads. If you do, you should post your question there. Best of luck to you!

Something was bothering me about my response. I assumed that you want to model in HO scale, 1/87th. But it occurred to me that you might be wanting to model in N scale, 1/160th in the US. I know that Nn3 which is narrow gauge in N scale, usually 3 feet between the rails, uses Z scale track. I don't have much experience with Z scale track. So, I'm going to stand by my previous advice which is to either search for a forum that models 2 ft. gauge trains or do a search here on KZbin or see if you get a response on Facebook. I don't want to mislead you and I'm out of my comfort zone. Maybe someone else can chime in and shed some light on this issue.

Thank you. Great suggestion!

All of the dioramas were quite amazing. Glad you enjoyed it!

@@FultonRoad-yv3me Very much did enjoy this! Some great modeling in there. 😍😎 My health is a mess and modeling ability is a bit diminished, but there is still much enjoyment in playing around with On30, Gn15, HOn30. Layout, such as it is, is a little shelf in HO, but track spacing is such that freelance On30 and Gn15 can be run on it. I've only got 2 boxcars and a tank car of commercially produced On30 items. My freelance On30 bashes and builds are smaller, more industrial or estate tram sized, and except for some passenger cars made from Bachmann On30 trolley bodies, fit in deep tackle box inserts made by Plano Molding Company. That combine railcar at 4:48 which is on a Bachmann trolley chassis is very much the On30 style which appeals to me. That critter following it looks like it might be Gn15, or On30, and is a bit more rustic than my style but is likewise really appealing. That little aggregates supplier layout at 3:56 is quite nice. Turntable at end is nice. This video is full of eye candy.

I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. Playing with trains no matter the size is fun! I enjoy all the scales even though I've only modeled HO and N. I wish I had room for the larger scales like G or F but age marches on and there's the realization that a garden layout is lots of work. I'd always wanted to attend a Narrow Gauge Convention and finally got the opportunity. No regrets. The modeling is amazing! Thanks again for your comments.

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Jimmy I'm planning on going over my track plan and how I got there in my next video. I've had questions about this that I'll try to answer. Thanks for your interest.

Thanks for the feedback. I never know whether switching shots are too much and too slow. I did originally have another spur at WSI which you can see in the March 2021 video (Video 9). I sometimes wish I'd kept that track plan. But, my weird little run around broken up by a street actually adds enough complexity that on days with lots of cars to either pick up or deliver it makes me think through the moves which I like.

I'm happy you enjoyed it.

They are!

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