Cheating The Shelf Layout Space | River Road Vlog #6

[@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS]

Very nice. That lemonade looks pretty good too !!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You! Yes sir, it certainly is. Cheers ~ Boomer

[@mikeburton8687]

Really like your craftsmanship, it's beautiful watching the progress on the bench work, amazing, can't wait to see the track and scenery! Take care

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you very much! ~ Boomer

[@13bplux]

This will be one of the best well documented builds on youtube. What a wonderful thing,, being able to share it with like minded people

[@boomerdiorama]

Wow, thank you! ~ Boomer.

[@dkaustin98]

Great craftsmanship. In previous video you mention learning from what you called the old guys/masters. I guess if you didn't put what they taught you to good use in this build they would roll over in their graves or haunt you. As you were talking about your barge/car float I was thinking how you could build the car float as a removable storage cassette. You could have a couple of them for adding and removing cars from the layout on a schedule. Create a model arrival and departure schedule for the car floats. All you would need is some device that could slide out using a pull knob that would support the car float when it "arrives" and docks to the float apron. Since the car floats are coming and going you don't need those to be highly detailed. Build those car floats for handling and getting bumped as you move those on and off the layout.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes, the Old Masters" would haunt me, even thought some disagree with my method. But who cares right? The car float is a viable option for sure.

[@theangelsmodellingandrailways]

Some excellent tips Boomer, thanks for sharing your joinery/craftsman skills, scarfing joins look neat. I'd put a 10 yr old Oban single malt whisky in that glass, but the lemonade does sound nice. Clever compression of area your doing, that always intrigues me, how to do that part well. Great upload, all the best. Brian @ The Angels

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You!

[@rexrockwell1517]

A true pleasure to watch and see you progress along.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

These are fun to come back and look at. For the future, I think you've posted your signal video, finished the slum landlord, and probably started working on more stuff after the bridge. I think there's been some touch-up work on the tracks near the slum landlord as well.

[@boomerdiorama]

I am hard at work on the layout believe me. Then it goes to post and publish eventually. ut, yes, I am rolling back to touch up things according to plan. I have a ten year plan on this layout. ;-)

[@Gaz3801]

Hi Boomer, Just caught up on your last three vlogs. Great work, very nicely pieced together and well thought out. Cheers, Gary. ps, that lemonade looks good !

[@boomerdiorama]

Hey, thanks!

[@coxsj]

Beautiful construction. It’s all about the curves! I’m enjoying your journey. Thanks again for sharing. Pace yourself, would hate to see you get derailed by construction and all the video documenting which can be a lot of extra work. Cheers!

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds good!

[@tedkowalik2934]

Wow! It's coming along nicely. Lots of great ideas and technics coming together to create a fine piece of model railroad art. My next layout will benifit from many of them. I'll be doing it when the rains start in the fall, can't bring myself to working indoors when our weather is so fantastic now.

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds good. The bench-work should be ready just in time for the fall where I can really settle in. Cheers.

[@Conrail1731]

Its coming along nicely. Hope everything that's going on top looks as good as what you have going on underneath. Impatiently awaiting your next installment. Thanks for sharing your journey

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You, you are welcome.

[@205004gs]

It's really neat to see how the seams are practically invisible before they are even glued in place! that's awesome work indeed! Cheers👍

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@LeeK-31]

Good episode as always, but I have to compliment you on the glassware. I’ve had the same set for 20 years and refused to let go of it when the wedding gifts were rolling in, lol.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You! . . . Lol . . . The glasses are nice and thick, and sturdy. Dropped them a few times as well. No worse for wear . . . lol.

[@sor_cnhagersvillesubdivisi7803]

Looking great so far! Using good plywood is definitely important; I know it costs more, but in the end, you have a better, more consistent material to work with. Love what you did with the seams the join the tables! Very helpful! Looking forward to seeing more progress!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank You. Just a word about the plywood. Birch is not very good quality plywood in the end. Especially here in the Pacific Northwest with the high humidity. This is why I used metal corner bracers (as some would disagree). If you frame birch up strong, it seems to fair pretty good but not near as good a Douglas fir plywood, which is way out of reach economically right now. Birch does look good however. Cheers. ~ Boomer.

[@johnellis5341]

Thank you Boomer for sharing this. It will be an exciting project to watch and every video is a highlight of my day. 🇨🇦🇬🇧 My next layout will be a Canadian shelf layout. Now where did I get the inspiration for that? 🙏

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad you enjoyed it. What a cool genre the Shelf Layout is. Cheers.

[@PeterTillman3]

Can’t wait to see the construction of the river front and the warehouse flat 👍

[@boomerdiorama]

Should be fun!

[@setup0012]

THANKS for all the wood working tips. Very helpful. She is coming along pretty nicely. Waiting for you to start adding the tracks; she will definitely be coming alive then. Cheers Setup

[@boomerdiorama]

That's the plan!

[@iangerahty3422]

You’ve got me hooked on using scarfed joints nearly everywhere. Love that plane. The ones at school 51 years ago were never that sharp though‼️ The only power tool in carpentry we had was a lathe.

[@boomerdiorama]

I can remember those days. Scarfing makes for a nice clean seam. I loved the wood-working courses when I was a kid as well, and I remember the big lathes we used for turning spindles, etc.

[@needs2quit1atgmail87]

Very nice! Ok i like the plywood idea and your layering the facia

[@boomerdiorama]

Clean and strong. Cheers.

[@harperlarry49]

Very nice construction. The work on the large 5 foot building is going to be interesting.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes it will. I might compress it down more and add the Brewery at the very left of the backdrop.

[@harperlarry49]

@@boomerdiorama I am sure you will make it interesting.

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

It's looking great! Took me a minute to figure out what you meant by "pins" for the fascia (brad nails) but I love the quality of the "set" you're building. Oh, and nice Letterkenny reference at the end, too. :)

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes! Thank you! 18 guage brads. Sorry, I take it for granted with the terms I use sometimes. Cheers.

[@Death_From_Below]

Thanks for the update.

[@boomerdiorama]

You are welcome! Cheers.

[@kcsns]

3/8" 7 ply WOW I started in 1983 in the lumber industry! That is some good stuff! I do remember 9 ply 3/4 birch, never heard of baltic specie if I understood you correctly.... Dang bro, I've been around the track a few times! LOL....

[@kcsns]

Wonderful benchwork, a new piece of life is coming real!

[@boomerdiorama]

@@kcsns Thank You. It's taking a little longer than I thought. Looking good though. Cheers.

[@Vman7757]

Thanks for sharing. Love how you did the joints. For me the Shed is built. HVAC ordered. Lights and power on the way. I might be able to move in at the end of July. I can't wait to try some of what you are teaching on my layout.

[@boomerdiorama]

Wow that sounds great Vincent! It didn't seem too long ago and you were still dreaming about it. Sounds like you are well on your way. Good news bud. Cheers. ~ Boomer.

[@Vman7757]

@@boomerdiorama Yeah! it took a year for the Sacramento County to approve it. We kept saying it's just a Shed. Keep them coming. Thanks again.

[@dancarson1479]

Like the track plan this far 👍🏼

[@boomerdiorama]

Cheers

[@bnrailfannz8262]

Having trouble sleeping....4.30am here ( Wellington)...somewhere round 17 hrs ahead of you? So whats better than counting sheep? Watching your latest vlog *thumbs up* :-)

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. I hope it helps you fall as sleep again . . . lol.

[@bnrailfannz8262]

@@boomerdiorama Not! at all :-)

[@boomerdiorama]

@@bnrailfannz8262 Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@Christiane069]

Can you dance the Polka on the deck. That would be the ultimate test. Cheers

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes it would be the ultimate test. Cheers.

[@christemple8523]

Is there a reason that you didn't raise modules B & C to track level, so that you would have to add 2 inches of furring to 2/3 of the layout? Or, inversely, use deeper framing on the bench-work on module A to allow for a cutout for the river?

[@boomerdiorama]

Great question! I understand what you are saying but I am taking a different approach. I am raising the track level on module B & C with risers. I want the bottom of the facia to be one consistent horizontal line with no deviations through it's whole length. I also want the river (as it leaves the scene from module A to B) to merge into a gradual substrate slope up to the track level at the mid-point of module "B" so the eye flows in transition, uninterrupted by jarring undulations in the facia. Furthermore, I want the bottom facia liner to be as minimal as possible. I hope that makes sense. ~ Boomer.

[@christemple8523]

@@boomerdiorama Got it. That works. I'm a framer by trade (over twenty years ago) so I'm always looking to simplify the structure.

[@christemple8523]

@@boomerdiorama That I totally get. I cannot repeat a creative project. It's like, not creative he second time around. I'm thinkin' about trying to youtube my layout. It's is different, not sure I've got the performance chops.

[@boomerdiorama]

@@christemple8523 KZbin can be a chore. I try to simplify by using Windows 10 "free" photos editor for video. It's fairly quick with a small learning curve.

[@cryptonewbie2041]

OK cool, now all I gotta do is come up with the $180K it's going to take to buy all the high-dollar wood I'm going to need to build my 2' x 6' switching layout!! ROFL!!

[@boomerdiorama]

Find a way . . . but eat first . . . lol.

[@hondachopper6978]

What are these 'pins' you speak of?

[@boomerdiorama]

They are "brad" nails (pins).

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

😎 😊

[@boomerdiorama]

Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@apocalypserailroad9047]

Right!

[@boomerdiorama]

It feels like the Apocalypse with the heat wave we are experiencing right now. Cheers.