Scratch Build A Rail Serviced Customer For Your Layout.

[@510Russ]

Hi, DJ! In Google Maps, if you do a satellite view, you can get some great measurements using the "measure" tool. Right click on any part of the aerial photo, and a pop-up menu will show. Select "measure" to to the next spot on the picture, and click. A big blue line will appear on the picture, and the measurement will show in a floating box. The blue line has white circles on either end, so if you didn't click accurately, you can grab hold of them and move the line. (They are also handy for taking repeated measurements without using the pop-up menu.) I use this feature all the time when modeling prototype railroads in the T:ANE (Trainz) simulator.

[@djstrains]

fantastic! Thanks!

[@jerrysmith1929]

A good description of a practical approach to scratch building.

[@djstrains]

Its truly the way to go in my opinion.

[@honestgbfan5324]

Great video! One of your more detailed examples of "how to" that i have seen so far. Going to dig out some styrene sheets and order some corragated style sheets and give it a shot soon... thanks for thr inspiration :)

[@jeffbowman3721]

DJ thank you for sharing. Excellent food for thought

[@Mercatoyd]

this was an awesome video.. great straight forward info..no foo fa raw...a great...You Can Do.. thank you for all the great content you put up for us. Tom

[@djstrains]

I really appreciate your kind comments, Thank you!

[@alexweis9706]

look great good job dj

[@EmPtySworld1]

Very nice, looks great. Thanks for sharing.

[@ronniesmith7540]

Another great video! Lots of great information. Nice build. Thanks for the knowledge More inspiration to keep on scratch building !!! -Ron S

[@sparky107107]

you are in Pittsburgh. i did not know that.. so you are close to Steam Town National Historic Site. July 14, I hope to meet lots of people there. wow it is amazing what you can scratch build using that stuff. i like the bat and board look. you did a super job. now on to the hard part, all the scrap heaps in the back. good job sir.

[@johndillon8130]

Thanks for sharing!

[@stanleepatterson95]

The best industry to model is tamco roofing in phillipsburg ks. Inbound tanks of asphalt, hoppers of crushed stone,covered hoppers of granules. Boxcars of sawdust. Outbound boxcars of roofing.

[@daveolliemetalhead]

Looks good!

[@bobainsworth5057]

Nice help for scratch building.

[@djstrains]

Glad it helped

[@DruSteel69]

Great job as always. - Drew

[@GoViaorgohome]

great scratch build!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Nice structure. I am working on a similar build for my layout.

[@djstrains]

cool, i catch most of your videos so I'll look for it. What city are you in? We should collaborate on a project some day.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

I south of Kansas City, and yes, we really should do something. 👍

[@revealingfacts4all]

very cool, DJ!. that weathered roof just looks so realistic. hope you make it to Chicago area some time. would love to meet ya!

[@djstrains]

I would love that. The Chicago area is filled with train stuff and history I'd be interested in. I just bought a C&NW gondola today at the train show. lol.

[@BALD8BIL]

Awesome video and how to keep them coming

[@randysrockandrollrailroad8207]

Cool! Like this build, may use something like this on my new switching layout. Thanks for sharing

[@MikeThomasRailRoadOverhaul]

DJ my brother that is a great video thanks for sharing that. I am subscribed to you as well

[@jlwii2000]

did you visit the facility while here?

[@djstrains]

Mark & I drove by quickly while I was here. Time flew that weekend, so didn't stop in.

[@gabrielpacher4925]

Cool

[@StevenJam]

Great video! My only issue now is finding somewhere that sells styrene.

[@djstrains]

online might be best bet.

[@richardgillanders2867]

You sure make a pile of plastic look fantastic.

[@RWSBaden]

DJ, Do you use a nibbling cutter for cutting out your doors and windows? Very nice build. Cheers, Rich S.

[@djstrains]

nope, I need to see one in person. Cutting out windows is the hardest part, period, so any help is appreciated.

[@jerrysmith1929]

I've used one and didn't feel it was that helpful.

[@510Russ]

I wish they had that kind of styrofoam when I was a kid. I used to use posterboard, and that was a bear to cut. :)

[@beeble2003]

It's not styrofoam: it's styrene, which is a solid plastic. Styrofoam is a foam, which is actually a lot like popcorn, except that it's made from styrene rather than corn.

[@beeble2003]

0:39 "By using [the] four box cars for reference, which are 50ft each." Actually, I think there are two 60ft cars and two 50ft -- at least, the two on the left look a little longer, to me. Of course, it doesn't make any difference, since you're making a smaller version of the building anyway. Anyway, a useful fact so this isn't just a nitpick: Google Maps has a measuring tool. If you right click, you can click points and it'll tell you how far apart they are. Using that, the main part of the building is 250ft long by 132ft wide, and the lower part by the track adds an extra 20ft to the total width. And now I'm confused, because your measurement based on 50ft boxcars makes it 200ft and mine based on two 60s and two 50s makes it 220. I guess there's about 10ft to the left of the first boxcar and we should be looking at length over couplers, rather than length of the car body?

[@theflashturtle29]

Nice video but your audio was really quite it was hard to understand

[@djstrains]

ahh poop, its this software, I'm still struggling with it. I must have missed it before finalizing it. Thanks.

[@adamosuilleabhain324]

Saying subscribe in your thumb nail is not adequete reason to sibscribe

[@djstrains]

how about if I said that all the cool kids have already subscribed? :)

[@southjersey10]

How bout I say that I was DJs Sherpa when he was in Omaha. Everyone who participated enjoyed DJ’s workshops. Including me. Our local train club now has three new ideas to run with that will help grow interest in the hobby. So I say subscribe because one of the videos will spark an ah-ha moment when you least suspect it!

[@eoinpkav152]

I love how you tried to attack DJ but fail faster than I can say “pay attention in English class!”