HO Ops Session - CN Caramat & Kinghorn Subdvisions - January 2022

[@williambryant5946]

Awesome video! He really nailed the scenery and weathering on the rolling stock. The sky color is absolutely perfect. Best I've seen. 👍

[@MikeG42]

What a masterpiece of model railroading. The scenery is amazing and I always feel I'm actually trackside watching the prototypes in person. The camera angles were great and made for a realistic view of the trains passing by and the motive power and rolling stock are excellent. I wish I had a complete VIA Canadian train in HO. This is definitely one of the best layout I've ever seen. Thank you for the awesome video !!!

[@trainsontuesday]

Always great to do a bit of rail fanning on the CN Caramat & Kinghorn Subs. Thanks Ben.

[@robmaciver5093]

Fantastic VIA Rail consist! Superb layout - wonderful detail.

[@modelrailroader5619]

That VIA train…!!!😍

[@Longshadowsmodeltrees]

Great to see train running, enjoy it. Bob

[@davidmason4153]

WOW!..that is the most realistic model railroad that I've seen so far. You have awesome skills.

[@sailormatlac9114]

One of the best Canadian layout.

[@MLWQC]

Fantastic!! Gorgeous layout and rolling stocks (loco included) And a rapido consist that stays on the track. I am impress.

[@kruge99]

Awsome layout. My dad grew up in Longlac and went on to work with CN. My grandfather and a uncle also worked for CN out of Longlac.

[@fstudent0198]

Incredible craftsmanship! Very very REAL!

[@JohnAPrescott]

You def have some really killer scenes. You also need to do a more recent layout tour! Love the vid!

[@ianroberts6929]

Excellent video, thanks for posting! The scene around the mill complex is terrific....

[@ShawnsTrains265]

Awesome video and as always, awesome work. Been watching since the benchwork and I plan on using the same system for my next layout. Keep up the great work!

[@JARGRE]

Très belle vidéo, ça fait rêver...Bravo et merci.

[@EMDSD40T2]

Fantastic layout, always enjoy the videos. 👍

[@franwilson2097]

great job on the scenery looks perfect

[@troywhalen8235]

Super realistic scenery! Nice job!

[@garryhulshof4383]

Your videos always blow me away.

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

I felt like I have stepped back in time. I'm living in the 90's again.

[@hunter8725]

That is some amazing scenery Very inspiring

[@northlanderdude]

Nice use of blue PACTRA tape on the Budd's to lighten the dark blue. I did the same for one of my RDC's and will do the same for the rest of my Budd's.

[@mitchoner]

lookin good!

[@andrewferguson5653]

Beautiful layout!

[@drumday]

Wait a sec. No "Welcome to my layout"??? Straight into trains? Running at speed? What channel is this? Stunned. Loved it.

[@petebeggs757]

The scenes rival the prototype - so well done!

[@TheRagingpirate]

Longlac hasn't changed much, was up there this year with the lift gang!

[@petebeggs757]

Gorgeous - the scenes rival the actual prototype, so well done!

[@chrisroesel8814]

Your buddy's layout is looking awesome I see he also got one of the new c44cwl CN engines as well great video Ben

[@moorlandmodelrailwayandy]

Brilliant, some great running shots atb Andy

[@normancnclearwatersub7505]

Great video Ben. Justin has an awesome layout.

[@peterstrains4339]

Man this has to be the best video, just awesome. So realistic looking and amazing details. Very impressed.

[@NCsteamer]

Very cool!

[@gerdeguelle1967]

Wow very nice video and a nice layout

[@Greatdome99]

Absolutely incredible scenery. Congrats. One question--those VIA ditch lights are corded, not permanently installed, which suggests they were added in Jasper, AB for the trip west. In the 1990s, only BC required ditch lights (Alberta did not. . .), so they were taken off eastbounds at Jasper. Later that decade, all of Canada mandated ditch lights, by which time they would have been permanently installed and internally wired.

[@JPKafal]

Lots of pictures available of corded ditch lights used on the VIA FP9's in Ontario in the early 80's too

[@spurgaming5400]

Man, that is some of the absolute best ground cover I think I've ever seen. Do you have any tutorials on your technique, or could you do some?

[@Griphook3D]

Love the lot with cars parked , looks realistic, Love the model cars, what brand are they?

[@donaldkormos5529]

Nice ops video!! Noticed industrial building with "smoke" ... any details about how it was made? Quick search on KZbin only yields info on smoke generators.

[@hunterkiller86]

It looks like cotton spray painted gray/ black

[@donaldkormos5529]

@@hunterkiller86 You're probably right. Maybe something else used like a stiffener of some sort (hair spray???) and then sprayed with paint. Maybe cotton presoaked in diluted India ink? Love to see someone experiment a bit and post a video. All the best ...

[@JPKafal]

Its Poly-Fiber sprayed with a few different shades of grey/black to replicate the shadowing. There is a piece of music wire in it to secure it in place.

[@donaldkormos5529]

@@JPKafal Thanks so much for your reply!!! I'll pickup some poly-fiber from Michael's and experiment.

[@Viking88Power]

Awsome

[@BArailsystem]

Thanks!

[@jimrockford3662]

Probably time to submit your layout to Model Railroader Magazine

[@KingTrump2024]

Sounds like the rapido units needs some lube in the gears

[@cmac9029]

I have a couple CN Gp40’s (a -2 and -2W), and an ET44, but I need something to run with it. I was thinking an M-2 or maybe an ACe if I can find one….any other suggestions?

[@FGLKPaul]

Man that Dash 9 sounds great! Do you know if this is the stock Athearn/Tsunami2 sound or if it's got an ESU decoder in it?

[@kcsthebetterway]

What did you do to get the wat look in the parking lot?

[@terrybc7004]

What make are your crossing gates & lights, as well as your CTC signal? Very impressive layout!

[@PersonmadudeRailwayProductions]

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