Follow up O Scale Layout update May 2024 going over a couple questions

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@tableseven8133 2 ай бұрын

Great work. Yes, use the wood to support the weight not the screws. I learned of this about 11 years ago and try to build things that when when possible. The saw idea I saw before but when I went looking for it I could not find it in the H F store. So for now most of my layout is done and track cut using a carbide blade on a jig saw and the later a cut off wheel on the Dremel type tool. I don't know if the Ross or current Gargraves switches have this problem but my old 1980's era Gargraves have a shorting out problem. I fixed them for the most part back on my layout I had then, but recently I have had the problem again on these same switches on my current track set up in now my house. Here is the issue: they used a piece of the same metal track as the part that catches the one outside wheel guide but it crosses right across the middle where it can be touched by the center rail roller. The simple fix is to coat the rail anywhere the center rollers might touch it with liquid tape. I guess with my recent issue my liquid tape has worn through and they will need to be recoated. I first came across this issue with the old old Lionel pre-war switches and used the liquid tape on them.

@williamlee1429 7 ай бұрын

Mark, thanks for showing us the control panel set up! Can’t wait to see when it’s completed.

@TomsTrains0718 7 ай бұрын

Luv the length of your layout, the imagination can just run wild with endless possible setups

@RABSTRAINS 7 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks again for another post! Keep them coming 👍👍🔥 one LARGE LAYOUT! AWESOME!!

@MrRBlack335 7 ай бұрын

Love the layout. Great use of space

@luvindemtrains 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation of your bench work and products used. Things are pretty neat if you ask me. I would never show under my bench work!

@ELWtrains 7 ай бұрын

Looks great 👍 thanks for the update

@harrywatson9812 2 ай бұрын

😢 you might consider zip ties to hold your track. One thru the tie and table and one under the table to zip it snug. It's what I'm going to use and it's real secure with no screws or nails at all. 15:31

@epictrains4170 7 ай бұрын

I agree with you on the roadbed. It’s funny I’ve actually been using that foam stuff for about 10 years now and it has been excellent for sound deadening. I know the guy that sells it as well and he’s really great to work with. The layout is looking great. I’m looking forward to seeing it progress over the years

@marcsoscaletrains 7 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear. Thanks for the comment.

@mkeyz7026 2 ай бұрын

Found you just in time - building my O laytout now. Will be using some of your recommendations. Thank you. (what is the gray boards sitting on-top of the OSB?)

@marcsoscaletrains 2 ай бұрын

The Gray strips? That’s the road bed I use for under the track.

@chrisricciardi1566 7 ай бұрын

awesome...thanks...keep showing the "control panel stuff"...people really don't talk about that as much as we think...and I'm not an electrician!

@johnandrus3901 7 ай бұрын

Very nice. You have a big basement. Mine is 1600+ square feet, but, unfortunately, has been subdivided, so I couldn't build the way that I really wanted to. I settled for a 24x18 L, seven foot four inches wide at the long end and nine foot at the short end. I like the way that you use that foam ballast, it looks like a solid product. I'm using tubular, so I have to go a slightly different way. Keep these updates coming, it should be interesting. An excellent video, for sure.

@marcsoscaletrains 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by!

@alcoc4201 7 ай бұрын

Really like the notched framework idea, along wit the cross-framing, that probably helps avoid any wobbling as well. Thanks for the tip about the HF saw and roadbed. Not a train question but your floor looks gorgeous. Is that tile or really clean, new concrete?

@marcsoscaletrains 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. The floor is concrete, about 12 years old. I was thinking for doing something over it, but chose not to.

@gilbertosonera 7 ай бұрын

Great video

@fernandogagliardo6618 Ай бұрын

Great work man and congrats for the work in progress layout. Which 0 scale is this? 1/48...1/45..1/43,5?

@robertcook347 6 ай бұрын

Great looking Ogauge layout Marc. Happy Railroading ! I also subscribed to your channel and gave you a thumbs up. Looks great. Can't wait to see more.

@marcsoscaletrains 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert! Much appreciated. Some updates coming soon. With the summer weather I’ve been flying rc planes lately. Nice weather is so short here in the north east.

@alfonsolanzagorta5138 5 ай бұрын

Great space and awesome job over there! Can I know your layout's size? Thank you!

@marcsoscaletrains 5 ай бұрын

The layout is just about 50’ long end to end. The bench against the wall is 36” wide and the larger bench is 7’ wide.

@josephmassell9922 6 ай бұрын

That should be plenty of power. Along with the lionel 180 10 Amp.

@marcsoscaletrains 6 ай бұрын

I agree. If it’s not enough I’m concerned….😊

@jimdavis4304 4 ай бұрын

nice work. how tall is your tables floor to top?

@marcsoscaletrains 4 ай бұрын

It sits at 48-1/4” off finished floor to top of foam.

@mr.shadestrains6033 5 ай бұрын

Nice work

@davidmaines8093 7 ай бұрын

What ballast are you using?? I used Brennan’s and mixed in some scenic express to lengthen it as well

@marcsoscaletrains 7 ай бұрын

That’s a big debate for this layout. In the past i used Dennis Brennan’s better ballast. It’s good stuff, but it has a light green tinge mixed in that i didn’t care for. It didn’t represent the color ballast i see in my area very well. What i think I’m going to do is use a local rock quarry and buy some like i did for the tunnels you see in some of my videos. I’ll use Brennan’s black ballast for the yard area. Ground cover is another question for me since Brennans stopped selling some of the items they had in the past. I’ll have to look around for that.