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[@StevesTrains]

Looks great! Exciting to see this layout get started.

[@forbeshutton5487]

With Sculptamold, you can mix paint into the water so it's most bandage white, even if it gets chipped. Use cheap dollar-store acrylic, and make the water super dark with black and brown paint, it will be much lighter when mixed with the plaster and will dry even lighter than that. Tamiya Panel Liners also work nicely for the stains between tracks. Use the black, dark brown or brown, spray IPA and then use the brush that comes in the bottle of panel liner to drag the stain along.

[@jeffbrownlee9612]

I always like your work, but this may be my favorite from your workshop. Keep up the great work, and content. We'll keep tuning in.

[@markdalton3834]

Looks awesome, Jimmy! It is much easier to landscape on a module than to reach over an entire layout. Nice!

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Great Jimmy

[@markarnold8160]

Great job Jimmy. I'm looking forward to your continuation of this build.

[@jordandegraaff]

You should take it outside and do some photos in the natural sunlight. I’m sure it’s going to come out so realistic!

[@thewacokid936]

Having lived my whole life in western NC it's always entertaining and oddly surreal to watch people model the setting. Watching trains between Black Mountain and Old Fort as a kid got me interested in model railroading in the first place.

[@timhamilton5699]

Well done Jimmy!

[@theworldisastage1984]

This tutorial is lights out! Fantastic work! I'll be visiting your channel frequently when I build a layout with my son

[@TheTrainFreak]

That looks great Jimmy! Looking forward to the next module! - Jason

[@SD45-ET44AC]

Excellent job! You show how it’s so easy even (I) a … could do it (sorry, too many NFL commercials.)

[@loispadgett6306]

Looking forward to this build. I watch this one channel from England and he takes the handle of his paint brush and taps the rails to get the ballast to settle between the rails and it seems to work really well. This is going to be fun to watch as you build the modulas and do the scenery. This is going to be great year of model railroading. GOD BLESS. 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@robertrivera9162]

This is a nice module. I normally do they scenery around the tracks and then ballast the tracks. I noticed when I do it that way it looks more realistic. For trees I like to use orange tree sticks. You can cut them down to as small as you want and they provide nice color tree trunks.

[@davidf9630]

Good morning Jimmy! Happy Monday what a great subject for a video. Recently, my brother got into Model railroading (with some help from his younger brother… Me) and we were discussing how we can Railroad together. I think this is the perfect way to have a little more engagement and fun with him. I am going to suggest that we make our modules and get together every few weeks and run some trains.

[@thmasschutrop2197]

This is a terrific way to do a layout

[@johnbanicki7232]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@mikeseba7817]

Wonderful work Jimmy!

[@melkitson]

Those trees add a whole new dimension. Have to agree with the other comments about building up the hills before using Sculptamold.

[@OldcampRanch]

Well done 👍🏻

[@eastcoastrailroad8209]

Great video,, This is going to be exciting to watch this model railroad layout become. built

[@CLLynn-oi2ki]

Great video, Jimmy! We have quite a few sedum plants, so I last fall clipped them and let the tops dry for about a year. I made my trees like yours, but used free sawdust from the home improvement store that I sifted and colored in three shades of yellow and green with acrylic paint. They turned out great too. Sedum is so easy to use! Good luck with the other modules!

[@conecuhvalleyttrak]

Looks great, Jimmy. I also use the foliage mats for kudzu, and they work great. 😁👍

[@Jeff-ne1lh]

Looks great....yeah once you ballast and weather you really can't tell it's Unitrack. I don't think I'll ever use a traditional snap track again...the only drawback is you can't find a 3way or a wye in unitrack but there are ways around that.

[@kharis7602]

good morning jimmy, the terrain looks amazing, and I hope you are having a good day.

[@lonluna721]

The landscaping is the most rewarding for me. I've started a second layout, and I can't wait to start the landscaping. Thanks for all the great ideas and techniques! I'm excited to see your progress 🙂

[@michaelamoroso4561]

Great video.. Module came out great. Scuptamolf does take a long time to dry but it has some great qualities when creating scenery.

[@johnmiller2880]

Great job!!!! Love this step by step format!! Looks amazing!

[@davidkoehler136]

Great video , but may I suggest glueing down a layer or two of pink or blue foam to build up your hills before the sculpta mold . it will save on weight and material

[@DIYDigitalRailroad]

Yeah I realized that while building it haha! Gonna put either foam or cardboard and newsprint underneath next time.

[@davidkoehler136]

@@DIYDigitalRailroad loved the video . impressed with the modules Wish there was something like that for 0 scale 2 rail

[@danbalmer1]

Great episode. I liked to see the way you did the ballast with the Kato. I love my Unitrack and have had good success making it look naturally ballasted and weathered as well, and it just plain works great and is easy to assemble. Enjoyed the scenery techniques too. Many good techniques this episode. I am stealing most!

[@fattywithafirearm]

I wass gifted several Ttrak module kits for christmas. Im also getting into the kato mini dioramas.

[@BriansModelTrains]

Nice work!

[@vicjeffel]

Keep it going! I love the production value of your videos. I can see how much effort is being put into them. I pray that you reach the greatest of heights 🎉😊

[@duszty]

Looks great, I enjoyed that a lot.

[@shieldzee1]

Started to to make modules old school timber and MDF but when it comes to track going make the t-trak 1 layout as I like single track design as got more space to play with landscaping and simple sidings with no need for crossovers plus I can go bigger runs with out lot track as track is not cheap here in Australia.

[@HumancityJunction]

Wow, you are getting this built so quickly!!

[@albertetzel5925]

Might have to make a video at some point. But my "Hack" with Ballasting Unitrak is to not ballast the centers. Instead, ballast the edges with a fine ballast BUT, after its dry I airbrush the entire track+ballast the Ballast color then paint the rails and ties with a brush. Doing the above can have the module ballasted and track painted in about 45 minutes compared to the 3 hours it took fanagaling the ballast between the ties.

[@RDNTrains]

Looks great Jimmy! Look forward to seeing your modules come together for new layout.

[@aaronl_trains_and_planes]

The trees turned out sublime!

[@genejablonski9909]

This is a great start to your new layout. You make it look so easy but it does take some time to develop the skills needed to do what you do. Thanks

[@trainbro-sc9ir]

I live near wilksboro next to the yadkin valley rr, cool that your modeling it.

[@JoelsRailroadStuff]

Nice work. I was just looking at the klawndike site the other night and I think I’m going to get one or two module kits to practice with scenery building a diorama module while my main layout is still in the planning/benchwork stage.

[@silas_brugger_yt5708]

Hey Jimmy do the company that makes these segments in ho scale .

[@greatnorthernrailwaytother4711]

Hi Jimmy, great video, I am growing my own Autumn Seedum so you video is very timely. One question does T module refer to the module standard design. I assume it is N gauge Unitrack. Cheers Peter. Oops the answer was in the last minute of your clip. 😊

[@thomaslarsen5057]

Looking great so far what is next?

[@DIYDigitalRailroad]

I will be building the layout one module at a time until I have a complete loop. I will be doing various projects while building the layout including scenery and electronics

[@freescopesdad]

curious, what type of spray paint did you use? Oil based? Surface of the module? Foam, plywood, MDF?

[@stanbrown915]

I can do better..😂😂😂 No I can't....LOVE IT!!

[@gravesclay]

AF wigging out on your train-room scene. Might need to check it.

[@DavidAndersonJC]

Why do you dot glue between the ties before applying the ballast, and then go over it again after with the scenic cement? Other folks I've seen lay ballast, brush it around to clear the ties, then go straight to IPA + scenic cement. I'm curious what benefits you see from your method!

[@El_Crab]

Hello

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

Jimmy, I am starting my company here soon making products for us modelers. One of my products is a ballast spreader, would you be interested in trying one out?

[@Knight_Rider_5]

Hello Jimmy, I have a question. Have you considered making a discord or subreddit where people can share their layouts, ask questions, and just talk about model railroading? I'm very new to model railroading and I haven't really found a good place to ask questions about it. If you know of any subreddits or discords like this, I would like to know. Thanks.