Building a sectional layout:3 | April 2023 WHATS NEAT Model Railroad Hobbyist

mrhmag.com - Model Railroad Hobbyist roving reporter Ken Patterson's April What's Neat this month includes:
- Building a sectional layout, part 3 of 4
- New Daylight train release
- And more!
... Plus lots of shots of great runbys
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[@deafeningmurmurs]

Straight KNOWLEDGE.

[@michaeltate3156]

What great work accompanied by clear and detailed instructions. Always good, Ken. Thank you. Mike from Toronto

[@RCRalroad]

Amazing work as always Ken!

[@markhayes6407]

Love the turntable. Real craftmanship Ken. The diorama is really cool too.

[@stevebryan5779]

Excellent segment. thanks so much

[@darylhitchcock7680]

Very enjoyable... I didn't get my train room cleanup done,,, Great Video...

[@DJE2025]

👍👍Great video Ken! The Turntable turned out beautifully as did the Station & Freight House...Very impressive! Looks like Bachmann has some very cool items coming out. 🚂🚂

[@jackoesterlejr.3454]

A very informative video! I like how Ken shows you step by step how to build the modular layout! Thanks Ken! I love it when Bachmann comes on & shows us it's new products. I collect cabooses. I will check them out! I love the buildings that Ken built! That Is Neat! A shout out to Mr. Joe Fugate for this hobby format! I always love to learn! This is "The Best Hobby In The World" Till Next Time! MoPac Jack "Until Next Time, Take Care And May All Your Signals Be Clear" Rock'n'Roll Forever.. 🚂

[@mels1811]

Brilliant video and trains

[@andycrawford9870]

Yay for the Cat Supervision!!

[@martinhall60]

Hello from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the UK. My name is Martin Richard Hall ( MRH ) I am very interested in American rail roads. I believe you model in HO gauge as apposed to 00 gauge in the UK. I am 67yrs old now and spent most of my working life on the railways in the UK. I love all American steam and diesel locomotives. You have a great channel. I shall keep watching. Best wishes to you all. 🙂👍🚂

[@dougputhoff3215]

WOW

[@kimrok1]

Looks great! I would have located the water tower next to the engine house.

[@ceijohn1107]

Hey Ken, when you said Part 3 you only held up two fingers. LOL

[@randydobson1863]

hello ken its is randy and i like yours video is cool and super cool video ken thanks friends randy

[@Bubbarain717]

I have been waiting for this episode for so long. Learning how to make the turntable, I wish I had my stuff with me I would build one right now. For the locomotive paint raps, could a coat of clear coat bring back some of the shine.?

[@kents.2866]

I really like those Harbor Freight hobby knives, the handle is just thick enough and rubbery for grip. The standard #11 xacto handle is so small it hurts my hand to grip after a while.

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Some day I'm looking at building a very simple turn table. It's from a railway in France, a small meter gauge one that's used today for just passengers. It only turns a single 0-6-0 steam loco without a tender. The nice thing is that you won't be able to see anything under the table and the table is a complete circle. No bridge or anything like this one.

[@bernardc2553]

PUR-T Darn Kwel Ken !

[@scottgreenway9963]

At 17:10, is that a Hot Wheels track I see in the back round??? Very cool!!

[@tonyromano6220]

With a giant cat!😂😂😂😂

[@cuebj]

Very tidy

[@bobconrad5632]

The turntable was awesome. I will build one someday. Question on why short stubs on the end of each track on the opposite side of the turntable? I'm assuming prototype, but why? Your videos are amazing!

[@stanleepatterson95]

For the locking mechanism on the turntable. Many only had a lock on one end. So to lock it to a track. The track had to have a track on both sides of turntable

[@avlisk]

What is the scale of that large scale boxcar and hopper? I'm looking for "A" scale products, (1:29) to add to my USA Trains rolling stock. They look like they may be 1:32. Thanks.

[@davidkoehler136]

just missing the lever for the workers to turn the turntable

[@tczephyr3665]

I have a foam cutter like yours. Do you know where I can get replacement blades for it? Nice video, very informative

[@davidcurtis5398]

I bought wire the same weight of the original ( or just a bit smaller ) and made my own shapes of blades.

[@tczephyr3665]

@@davidcurtis5398 Thanks

[@lloydb6637]

Any chance you're going to ever finish that N scale layer you did Part 1 of over a year ago, or is it forgotten and dead?

[@Kensart55]

yes it will continue soon.. kp

[@Baggyarsediver]

Why does it feel like I have seen this video before?

[@johnpandolfino8663]

It's so sad the our truly American hobby model railroading was outsourced to China .......bring all manufacturing back to the USA.....now

[@jackoesterlejr.3454]

Amen! "Be American Buy American" 🚂

[@tanabi]

As much as I want the some of the trains to be made in USA ..... the reality is most of us would not be able to afford it.. just look at BLI steam stuff most are running in the 500 for die-cast and the brass hybrid start at 799... if it made in USA you might see double of those prices .....

[@tonyromano6220]

@@tanabi more.

[@kardyify]

Gordon Varney!

[@minthouse6338]

@@tanabi Yup, if manufacturers can't sell the trains because they're too pricey - they go bust and this hobby will no longer exist.

[@MrEnglishford]

usa made train would give jobs to usa people it can be done china junk is not very well build i got 12 engines in a box won't run

[@minthouse6338]

What Made in USA trains are you running if none of your Made in China locos work?

[@skywatcherca]

What I want to see, from the manufacturers, are IN CAB color mini cameras, wireless, wifi - I want to be able to control a power unit, with a computer or tablet, with a mini color camera placed in the power unit's CAB. I want to experience operating from a CAB, such as would be seen by a real, live, living railroad engineer. This would REVOLUTIONIZE model railroading - new views from the CAB. I also want to see aged, graffiti-covered, oil and grease, dirt - on the rolling stock and power units. ALMOST every model railroad, has pristine NEW everything - it's NOT real. Oh yes, I want to see a real SCALE rail/track, with real scale wheels. This is no reflection on the model railroaders, it's a question,a want list from the suppliers. Come on suppliers, and manufacturers - get off of your butts and move the hobby to a new level.