10K "Subscriber" Video update special!

Apart from being way to long since a video was uploaded , I finally managed to reach 10,000 Subscribers!! A mere drop for many channels , but for a lonely Aussie guy modelling US railroads .....it's not too bad!
Life gets in the way at times , and as my 20th year of shift work gets closer, you realise how it takes a toll on you ,and you need to keep healthy and rested. Only a few days after filming this , I was in bed with the dreaded COVID 19 , and even after a week I'm still not back to normal, but getting there....no wonder I thought I looked worse than usual in the footage!
Anyway , a HUGE thank you to all the long term viewers and Subscribers , and a warm welcome to my new watchers.
Take care and look for more videos on the way soon.
Gregg.

[@peterpocock9062]

Great suggestions for lighting, thanks Gregg.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Peter! We'll see how easy it is to do full scale? Gregg🙂

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Sorry to hear about the delay with the new house and congratulation on the 10k subscribers.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Sir! Always good to read your comments and thanks for continuing to watch! Cheers Gregg.

[@Ausmerica]

There's many builders and building suppliers playing games in the construction industry. Greg your a bugger aren't ya!! Really thrown the spanner into the works to my lighting plans for my expansion. Your right, it does only come from one direction which so many people tend to forget, and then light is totally different on days that are really overcast. Same goes with night lighting of the layout for night operation, some over do the brightness on the layouts, when in actual fact lot of street lighting in particular, has a specific formula on how bright and how much brightness there should be on the streets, and buildings for that matter. Some over do the brightness that lights up the whole layout. It's challenging to get it right, lucky enough I got it almost right.. Just need to dim the computer screen down a tad.

[@garrycampbell8881]

Thank you for Innox! It was a game changer. British modeller, Scotrail 1980-1992-ish. A Scot living in Western Australia 🇦🇺. Need more Lord Stan Dardgauge. 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Garry , I'm glad you got good results from using Innox! It's good to hear stories like this, as it proves the importance of conductive rails! I'm yet to get to Scotland, but I did buy a genuine "Harris Tweed" waistcoat a few weeks ago! Here's cheers with a wee Dram. More of Lord Stan on the way soon. GRegg.

[@gibsonethirty2836]

G'Day Gregg. Congrats Matey! Well deserved and well done as usual. Not surprised with the dramas you're having with building costs. Chin up!

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Gibs! I've given up now for a while...I'm not playing their game as I don't have to move at all! When they are looking for jobs, then I will see what happens! Cheers, Gregg.

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

Hi Gregg great job on 10k sub cont. on the new house good time to practice on serine.ATB TO YOU .

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks very much ! Yes I get more time to practice!! Gregg .

[@jeffshultz9869]

We come back. Congrats on the 10K subscribers. I'm looking forward to watching your CV shortcuts

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Jeff! Took a while but I do have a very narrow target audience and still growing , which is nice. The EQ video is being edited soon. Cheers GRegg.

[@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin]

Welcome back! Drinks are on the house! (And if you climb up there you can have one...)

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Dwayne! I'll think I'll pass on the drinks for a week or so...have lost a lot of taste and smell over the last week! Just starting to get some back now ! Cheers Gregg.

[@craigwilson9227]

congratulations and well done from another Aussie modelling us railroads

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Craig ! Cheers Gregg.

[@upsd402]

It crazy how prices have gone up especially building products. I like the cardboard house, where the layout going to be? If prices don't go down, maybe you need to make the new house with cardboard, hopefully it doesn't rain. (LOL) Looks great. Still waiting for the tunnel portal video, since you have the spare time (LOL). I never really thought about shadows, thanks for the insight. Can't wait to see how you do it. Congregations on 10000 subscribers, I remember when you had under 500 subs, time flies. Hope it stays cool down there, summer been mild here in Nebraska. Cheers from Terry in Nebraska. Can't wait for your next video Gregg.

[@Walshy196]

Good thinking on the lights

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks David! Easier said than done , but the results are very appealing!. Gregg :-)

[@creepy013]

Congratulations Gregg on your 10K subscriptions and the great explanation of lighting, most people light their layouts up like christmas trees. My Daughter lives in the Barossa Valley and has been hit hard by inflation, as we all have in Aus, we moved 6 months ago to a more afforable location but the inflation bug has caught up with us. Have you ever considered becoming an owner builder (with your talent) you could save quite a bit without those @###$#@ builders. I believe you can do a TAFE course to get a Owner Builder License. Good luck with the move. All the Best Gary.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Gary! I've renovated two houses, and I'm over it pretty much . plus having to run the job would mean moving to Stirling during the build. I'm going to wait till next year and see what prices are doing and we'll look for another builder. No rush ,but I'm am almost done with shift work so sooner rather than later! Cheers Gregg.

[@paulettegodden7089]

Dont get sun in pommieland so no problem gregg. Love the layout mate

[@FishplateFilms]

Yes you do :-0 Thanks for watching:-)

[@brandonharrischannel7516]

Wow congratulations 🎈🍾🎊🎉👏

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Brandon! Gregg :-)

[@Longshadowsmodeltrees]

Congrats on 10,000 Subs my friend, the new house looks great. It's the same crap here in the U.S.A. with these idiots in office, the price of everything is to f-ing high!! Hope you get over that crap soon. Bob

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Sir! Yes, we're getting shafted for sure Bob! See how it goes in the new year,? Still not back to normal yet, but feeling much better today, Cheers Gregg :-)

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Good to se you back Gregg its ben a long time.waiting to how will be the equalizer value Take care Ron

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Ronald! A few weeks depending on my Covid ?? Gregg ;_)

[@AlikStansberry]

Hey Gregg, I am a new viewer here and I’d like to congratulate you on 10k supporters! I might look at your Railfan videos if that’s alright. Oh, and I love the models you have!

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Alik, thanks for dropping by and I'm glad you enjoy the videos! Please check out my US and CAnada videos plus clips from my soon to be new home town of Stirling in South Australia. Cheers, Gregg.

[@jeffmcclain1894]

Congrats on the 10K. Lucky to be one. Hmmm. Sunglasses might be required for the new lighting. Especially driving into it. Prototypical. Stay well.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Jeff! Might have to fit sun shades in the locos? The directional lighting certainly does make a difference. Cheers Gregg.

[@rolandhersom239]

Hi Greg. In an older video on turnouts you mentioned the flexibility of peco turnout oint blades. I have a large radius on my layout which can often flex and cause the leading wheels of my Proto E9 to climb over the curved point blade. Have you got any wise comments you could make to alleviate this problem? Also had a curious one where the curved stock rail on a scratch built turnout actually snapped between two PC board sleepers it was soldered to. Have you ever come across that type of incident in your time in the hobby? It only took a dab of solder to fix it but caused a continuity problem until I found it. Glad it was not on the main line somewhere or it could have taken some time to locate. The stock rail piece was only about 12 inches long so it is debatable that it was an expansion issue. Keep up the good work!

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Roland, Thanks for watching and for the kind comments. I was probably talking about Tillig turnouts, they are a bit flexible and you can bend them slightly to fit , but the Peco ones do have flexible "switch rails" or blades. I would make sure the tip of the switch rail is housed correctly , and that the turnout is perfectly flat with no bumps , and securely laid. If the E9 is the only loco giving issues , I would check the wheel gauge on all the axles as this can lead to derailments . Expansion travels along the track, and if you don't have sufficient gaps, it will go until it finds the weakest link, which could be the solder on your turnout! If you have large temp swings, you need gaps in the rails to allow for this. Hope this helps? Cheers Gregg.

[@rolandhersom239]

Thanks Gregg for the reply. The problem with the E9 is that it is a 6 wheel bogie and the intermediate and trailing wheel sets are supporting the weight of the loco but the downward pressure caused by the gearing, forces the rail to twist downwards while the other two sets of wheels are still coming to the point blades if you know what I mean. It caused me to tear my hair out trying to discover why it was derailing at a facing point set about a complete circuit of the track further on. You could go round and round a dozen times with no problems and then it would happen when you got to this other point. One day I saw it derail on the peco in question and discovered that, unless it rerailed itself on either of the 2 trailing points which follow that one, the leading wheels stayed off. You can't see they are off due to the brake gear on the side frame and they are being held against the outside of the rail head by the other wheel sets and the end float of the axles is allowing the side frame to look as though there is nothing wrong. Four wheel bogie locos are not having a problem because of the shorter wheelbase. I live in Brisbane and would like to know if there is any way I could phone you as I have some other modelling ideas I have developed which you may be able to share on your channel. Cheers Roland

[@rolandhersom239]

I forgot to explain that the wheels are coming off half way along the point blade, not where the blade meats the stock rail. Roland.

[@FishplateFilms]

@@rolandhersom239 Hi Roland, have you measured the wheel gauge yet? Is the turnout level ? I have dozens of 6 axle units and they all run fine through curved turnouts. Is the truck damaged? I had a warped truck on a Kato Dash 9 , and it took me weeks to find it? SIt the loco on a flat surface, not rail, and see if the truck is resting on one point instead of all the wheels. The loco will not cause the switch rail to move, if it's climbing over the rail , there is a wheel issue. Try running the loco backwards and see if it derails , if it goes through on a facing move backwards, then it's the leading truck /bogie that's the issue! Gregg :-)

[@rolandhersom239]

@@FishplateFilms Hi Gregg, loco checks out ok. If gentle downward and side pressure is applied to the point blade there is visible movement between the stock rail and the thinner part of the moveable blade until it contacts the stock for its entire thinned length. As the blade rolls slightly towards the stock rail it naturally creates a sloping outwards situation which ,of course would encourage the wheel to slide upwards. I am going to try some careful bending to see if I can get more support along its length for the blade by the stock rail. Short of replacing the point, I can't see any other alternative. Thanks for your time you devoted to make suggestions. Cheers, Roland. PS, if you want a good cheap and easy way to make your own static grass don't hesitate to get in contact. You can make it by the bucket load.

[@rcjmrl46]

Great to see you back Gregg. Can't wait for CV shortcuts episodes.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Rowan! It's on the way soon , in a few weeks depending on how I feel? Cheers Gregg.

[@BabarArts]

Amazing man. great talent

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@smokeyjoe1034]

What are some examples of locomotives operating along the Mount Lofty road that require double or triple the number of units to achieve the same traction? Cheers, Joe.

[@robertlewis7237]

WISH BEST FURTHER PLAN WISH BEST IN LAYOUT WISH BEST SAFET HEALTH AND SAFETY TRIPS THANKS FOR YOUR DETAILED VIDEO FROM BROCKLESBY NSW

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Robert! It will be an interesting time coming up in the future.... Cheers Gregg.

[@QRoutback]

Congrats on the 10,000 subs , great vid and about bloody time to , the prices of building materals is crazy , every time you go to bunnings and get to the trade counter , its bend over an hold on tight , Great idea with the lighting Cheers Glynn

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Glynn! I'll be holding off till next year and see what happens! Lots of things to try on the layout in the meantime. Cheers Gregg

[@shaunhuckstepp7531]

Hi Gregg its been a while , I was wondering how progress was going with the new digs . Thought you might be interest in a KZbin channel called Boomers Dioramas ,in just 6months of watching his tutorials my scenery techniques have improved 100% . I highly recommend him as he is well qualified has a background in film set product and a great guy to talk to very engaging an excellent teacher , keeps it simple and cost effective. He has a very good understand of light and shade some what similar to what you have been talking about but he also uses his air brush to make scenery really pop eg static grass and buildings . I've tried a few of his techniques and they have turned out perfect . Keep up the great work good to hear from you again .

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Shaun, I'll check out his channel, and I too think that the airbrush has a lot too offer both on and off the layout! Thanks for watching and for your support. Cheers Gregg

[@shaunhuckstepp7531]

@@FishplateFilms Hi Gregg thought you might like that channel , as I mentioned I've really leant a lot from watching him and he has the knack of engaging new modelers and has a wealth of knowledge. Have a good one mate

[@smokeyjoe1034]

What if the prices don't decrease by 2023?

[@SantaFeBob]

Congratulations on the 10K subscribers Gregg. I’m happy to be one of your early subscribers. Its has been a fun ride. It’s terrible that inflation has gotten as bad as it has. You are correct it is a bunch of…. But we will all survive once they stop blaming the wrong people for the cause of situation. Some people in government positions need to look in the mirror versus finger pointing. You have a great channel and I always look forward to your updates. Cheers. Sorry to hear you caught Covid. Please get better soon. Keep us updated on your health.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you Bob! I do appreciate your ongoing support and for all your comments. Interest rate rises should help slow the unsustainable rise in building costs?? See how we go next year? I'm still not 100% but back at work this week so fingers crossed! All the best and thanks again, Gregg.

[@garypyke1576]

Great update. Really like your take on lighting. I never really thought about shadows on equipment before. Great stuff!

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Gary! Yes, lighting is very important, and often overlooked, so I hope to use it as best I can on the new layout? Gregg :-)

[@franzbrunner499]

at 21:55 the outer track has cork bedding, correct? and the inner track is kind of foam (black)? what is the minimum radius that you recommend? thank you

[@andyriha9752]

Congratulations on your 10k Subscribers! I always enjoy your videos that are full of great information, fun with humor, and trains running. Love to go back to your playlist and watch again the beginnings of the Birdwood Subdivision! Thanks for the update. Looking forward to your next update.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Andy! I'm glad you enjoy the videos and appreciate the ongoing support. More on the way in the coming weeks, once I get back to feeling back to normal. Gregg :-)

[@arthurhouston3]

How cold is it. Lost AC here for 2 days 3 and 4th of july. Got fixed only starter capacessitor for compressor motor. You know happy treason day.

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Art. Its Mid winter here and days are about 15 20 Cel and nights down to about 10 . It's colder down South and good snow in the resorts. Gregg 🙂

[@sparky107107]

it is about time you came back to the states for a visit. i have a video u[ for the next meet and greet, get your ass over here.

[@100SteveB]

Nice to see you again Gregg! Always nice to have a catch up. Same here in the UK regarding building costs, some prices for timber etc have doubled over the last year. Like you I am a little sceptical regarding the true reason for the price hikes - prices were hiked long before the issues with Russia and it's fuel, and I struggle to see why the pandemic should have had such an affect on basic building materials. I think we are all hoping the prices come back down to a more normal level soon, because if they are being kept artificially high, and everyone hold off on their building plans because of that, the suppliers will soon have to drop their prices. Crazy times indeed. Hope the situation improves for you soon. In the meantime enjoy the birdwood sub!

[@39djscottie]

Hello Gregg I feel your pain! I had to put my out building on hold. The price at the time we started our house was $14,000 and when we finished the house it was $21,000! It is on hold for now. I hope you have better luck after the new year and as always it’s great to see you and the railroad. Cheers for now my friend from Colorado. Scottie

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Scottie and thanks for watching! Hopefully , with interest rates going up to slow inflation, prices may drop in the future demand drops? All the best to you in beautiful COlorado! Gregg:-)

[@michaelpowell3980]

A walk in wardrobe AND a whisky room? Facing the railroad tracks? You, Sir, are a God among mortals!

[@FishplateFilms]

Did I mention the WIR has a window to watch the trains! LOL I can stand there nude and wave to the drivers..LOL Thanks for watching Michael. Gregg.

[@csxrensville5105]

Congratulations on 10,000 subs! It should be more. Looking forward to seeing your CV short cuts and Tsuami set up videos.I really enjoyed the last ones, finally got my locos to run much better. I shall raise a glass of fine Malt to you and your next 10,000!! 🥃

[@FishplateFilms]

Thank you and Cheers! Glad you like the CV Shortcuts and yes, there is moe on the way and I'm happy to hear you got good results with your locos! Cheers Gregg.

[@robingagnon9659]

nice seeing you again Gregg, interesting bit about the shadows, really something to think about. I hope you get better soon darn covid and congrats on the 10k

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Robin! It looks even better in person and I plan to do a trial area in the near future? Feeling better today but still on the mend🙂 Thanks for watching Sir. Gregg.

[@richardredcastle7911]

Congratulations on 10k Gregg. Proud to have been one of the early ones. As usual look forward to more vids. Going through the same building process in Melbourne as you are. Will have spent close to 40 grand even before a spade hits the dirt. I hate councils....and all the hoops you have to jump through to please every Tom, Dick and Harry nobodies and hangers on. Don't get me started...! Cheers, Hope the covid has cleared up.

[@FishplateFilms]

Thanks Richard and I appreciate your support! Yes , I've spent about the same , plus extra on sound engineering due to a fussy town planner! Someones' making money out of of all for sure! Still not 100% and looks like another week off work Id; say ? Still coughing a bit and feel average. Gregg🙂

[@BNSFUPRailroader]

Thank you very much Gregg for mentioning me again🔆🌟💫🔝 Congratulations on the 10k subscribers and I hope you get better after having covid… As soon you want to travel to Germany, please fell free to visit me and my wife here in southern Germany - my house will then be your house🌟💫 Cheers from Germany, Volker, the guy who is afraid of big screens😂☝️

[@FishplateFilms]

Hi Volker and you're very welcome! Don't worry Sir, I will be coming to Europe once I settle in to my new home, and I Will be coming to see you !! I'll get a haircut when I visit..LOL. Thanks for watching and best wishes. Gregg.