Brooklyn Park: Layout Update Number 30

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

Hi Steve, a great layout update. It's certainly sounding like you got a busy year planned. We're looking forward to seeing your progress and your American adventures...cheers James and Dylan 🙂👍

[@thebritishrailroader]

@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY cheers guys, it will indeed be a busy one. Looking forward to seeing your stuff too

[@joelupinacci011073]

Another great update. Boomer is fantastic to follow. We can all only hope to have our railroads look as great as his. When in Brooklyn, see if you can fit in some railfanning of the NYNJ float operation. That's the successor railroad of what I model (The New York Cross Harbor). Have fun in the USA.

[@thebritishrailroader]

@joelupinacci011073 thanks Joe. I am definitely heading down to the NYNJ yard in Bay Ridge. If you have any info on when they run or know anybody who does, let me know

[@ajkleipass]

If you haven't already thought of it, there's two guys you should try to meet up with in the US. Pittsburgh: DJ of DJ's Trains Staten Island: Big Bill & his South Brooklyn Railway DJ is a current engineer with CSX, and Bill is retired from the NYC subway system.

[@thebritishrailroader]

Thanks for the tip. The Pittsburgh part of the trip is going to be taken up with visits as am staying with a friend but I do want to go to Staten Island so I will try and reach out to Bill. Cheers

[@billwilcox1060]

Excellent update, Steve. Lotsa exciting things ahead this year. Enjoy your trip to the US. I grew up in New Jersey just northwest of Manhattan, so you'll be in my old stomping grounds. The Class 66 overview sounds cool, too, I'm looking forward to that. Happy New Year!

[@thebritishrailroader]

@@billwilcox1060 cheers mate 👍

[@EmperorsPath]

lovely video Steve! can't wait to see your jaunt around America!

[@thebritishrailroader]

@EmperorsPath cheers mate, will give me something to talk about on the podcast 😉🤣

[@theangelsmodellingandrailways]

Your future plans sound great Steve, also the Class 66 story sounds good too. I know what you mean about rolling stock, see stuff over the pond, makes me yearn for, lol.... All the best.

[@thebritishrailroader]

@theangelsmodellingandrailways cheers my friend 👍

[@jimbarrett1975]

I'm very jealous of your trip to the US! Top of my things to do list when I retire.

[@thebritishrailroader]

@jimbarrett1975 me too lol. Getting it in early as I might be too knackered by then 😉🤣

[@jimbarrett1975]

@thebritishrailroader 😂😂 I don't like mentioning that I'll be 51 when I retire 🫣

[@thebritishrailroader]

@jimbarrett1975 I turn 52 this year! I have another 15 years!

[@JackOnTracks]

Well, you're coming to my neck of the woods in Brooklyn I'm out on long Island. you got to be careful at that Train World and train Land. I've left few unreported funds there. LoL..

[@thebritishrailroader]

I will keep a tight hold of my wallet lol

[@amy-bradcoleman9734]

That boomer method is great , I’ve done it a few times

[@thebritishrailroader]

@@amy-bradcoleman9734 it does work really well indeed

[@GenxDiorama]

All my grass is allways pinched and for variation some ready made tufts (but its nearly the same). I’ve statted with this when the longer static grass was released back then. I could only afford the grass and not the applicator. Pinching is easier with the longer grass (10-12mm). You can align those between your fingers to get them standing upright. Afterwards you can shave them down with a beard trimmer to preferred length. Even large fields can be made like that with a bit of time. I think I may even showed it in one of my earliest video’s but not completely sure. 🤔

[@thebritishrailroader]

It is a great way of doing it

[@GenxDiorama]

In NL we have a supplier called Anita decor (website also I think). I allways buy there 10mm grass on swapmeat. They work great and have good varied colours.

[@GenxDiorama]

I also make my own tufts that way. Take a piece of parchment paper and I make some big drops of matte medium, tacky glue or pva and stick the long fibers in there almost straight up. Their weight wil spread them naturally like mikado’s and if not just gently push on top 👌

[@JosephMusgrove]

Thanks for the update Steve! Do you know if your Pittsburg trip will include a trip out to Horseshoe curve? About one hour and 40 minutes east of Pittsburg.

[@thebritishrailroader]

@@JosephMusgrove thanks mate. I believe that my train does go around Horseshoe Curve, though it may be dark on the way there as I arrive in Pittsburgh at 8pm

[@marka87]

Steve have you tried the Heki grass mats for small grass areas? Can be torn or cut to the size and shape needed; Lance Mindheim suggests them.

[@thebritishrailroader]

@marka87 I have in the past but I find them a bit uniform. What I like about this method is you can get some really good variation in style, especially in the nooks and crannies that I have to fill. Thanks for the suggestion though 👍

[@awblenko]

Good heavens, is that dreadful noise between segments the sound of a NYC subway train or livestock getting struck on the tracks? 😂

[@thebritishrailroader]

@awblenko high sped train apparently 🤣

[@Trackman80]

Take a ride on MetroNorth!also check out Sunrise Trail Hobbies Farmingdale NY

[@thebritishrailroader]

Definitely going on MN. I will try and get to Farmingdale if I can

[@bdrastal]

Smoke box graphics makes hi viz decals using real hi viz take pretty in expensive does do about 10 models

[@thebritishrailroader]

@@bdrastal cheers for that, I will take a look 👍

[@jimbarrett1975]

​@thebritishrailroader they don't ship to the UK, but are available through White Rose Hobbies (I think) who do. I'm about to order some, I can add an extra pack to the order if you want to save yourself postage - drop me an email if you do.

[@thebritishrailroader]

​@jimbarrett1975 Thanks for the offer but am getting some when I go over there. According to my friend who I am staying with in Pittsburgh, he has a local shop that sells all that stuff

[@jimbarrett1975]

@@thebritishrailroader yes, of course - I've just watched the whole video and didn't even think of that 🙈

[@thebritishrailroader]

@@jimbarrett1975 🤣🤣🤣