Seaboard Central - February 2024 Layout Update

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

Wow I like the Textured Paint 👌👌👍🏻🚂

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I’ve got a video on the channel showing how I applied them on another part of the layout.

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Wow, my first thought was, man, he did a WHOLE LOT of ballasting in that yard! Textured paint, what a great idea! Layout is looking fantastic! Thanks for the update! - Paul

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@unkownuser8645]

Lots of great information provided here in addition to beautiful scenery and locomotives running.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@garrickpickett3181]

Fantastic looking ballast in the yard. Can"t wait to learn how you did it.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@friedrichshausen_spur_n]

Those locos at the beginning of the video do sound amazing! Love it!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@houseofrandomness]

The yard looks great, and those engines sound amazing! Glad to see those engines go to a good home. 😁 Looking forward to the updates.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@MrOmega52]

Thank you, Tim, for explaining very simply how the tracks are numbered. Going to be a nice yard.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@jdboyd1861]

@@SeaboardCentral I was wondering how they are numbered if the main cuts through the middle. Or does that not really happen?

[@SeaboardCentral]

@@jdboyd1861it all depends. In Griffin, GA the main splits the yard. On one side it is called North Yard and the other is South Yard. In both cases they are still numbered with track one next to the main. So you have SY01 and NY01.

[@jamesnicholas7180]

Can’t wait to see yard ops. Looks great!!! You fooled me with the textured paint too.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@justn2trains]

Locomotives and yard are looking great! Thanks for sharing. 👍🤠

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@ThomasKlimoski]

Tim, The SD40-2 locomotives sound great and it is nice for you to keep them for "historical" purposes. The textured paint for the yard ballast is a fantastic idea and will be a good article for MR. The yard is looking really nice.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Tom!

[@oubrioko]

Very impressive layout plan 👍🏿

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@kahunatiki6498]

Thanks for sharing Tim. The textured paint is incredibly effective! Have a good week. Scott

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@williamdavid9333]

Another great video, thanks for sharing your talents with us.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimjohnston7688]

As always looking great Tim. Inspirational. I always appreciate your work and advice. I’m going to send a couple more engines to GBT. He does terrific work.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

Looking good... The staging "ballast" looks effective from a normal viewing distance... Always like to see your weathering, be it rolling stock, motive power (love the way SC "buys" power and stencils on its original paint) or scenery. Those old SD's look great and I certainly love the sound files... I remember the early days of sound long ago and with the modern speakers and the tuning possibilities, those old school sound setups (often in a dummy unit just because every component was still huge by comparison) pale by comparison. Glad to hear you're writing some articles, as well! Keep up the great work :)

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I appreciate it. My old layout was featured in the June 2023 issue of Model Railroader. I hope to do more. Maybe one day I’ll do an article on the SC locomotive roster.

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Tim! Your progress looks great. Looking forward to seeing your progress going forward!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@gp3829]

Hi Tim, thanks again for an insight into your layout and Model-building. I'm looking forward to the Yard Ballast article in Model Railroader magazine, because that is something I would like to copy for my own layout. At the moment, all I have done to simulate Ballast in the Yard is Grey Emulsion paint over 3mm Cork & 12mm Plywood Baseboards. Also, the Fuel-pad and associated equipment is another interest I have. Thank you for posting.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@David-yo5re]

Wow!, if you hadn't said it was textured paint I wouldn't have known. That's a great idea. I will be using that in my yard. Those SD40-2 locomotives look, sound and run great. SD40-2 locomotives are my favorite as well. I can't wait to see the yard completed. Looking forward to your next update.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Like the textured ballast paint.👍

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@kevinbohnenblust5844]

Great progress! I'm glad to know some Dash 2s will live on with the SC. I love the ex-BNSF "pumpkin" and the sound is amazing. I have wondered how it would work to use different sound files on similar locomotives. It's fantastic, as you showed. Thanks, Tim!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! ESU has 10 different recordings from various SD40-2s so it makes it easy to keep each one sounding a little different from the other.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Amazing layout, and with your real world experience as an engineer, I will learn a lot from your videos - which will greatly help me build my first layout - and if you can enable the KZbin "Thanks" button, I'd like to buy you a cup of coffee or two every now and then.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you! I really appreciate it. I try to put out a new video every Sunday. Stay tuned.

[@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway]

Wow, Tim, you've made some great progress. Using textured paint to simulate ballast in the yard was a clever idea and looks great. I'll look forward to your realistic ops video and your next update! Bill B.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I appreciate it. Stay tuned.

[@pacset2]

awesome work on the layout Tim

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@pacset2]

nice work on that power, sounds great, Highball on the air

[@SeaboardCentral]

👍

[@205004gs]

looking spectacular, and the engine sounds are really awesome. If I had those, I would never get rid of them. LOL great work indeed!👍👍

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Gene!

[@JasonTrew2018]

Great video, can't wait to see the finished product

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@michaelsmodelrailroading7665]

You've certainly got your work cut out for you, finishing the yard. But you're off to a good start. Installing and wiring the Tortoise switch machines will be a job of work all by itself. If you could somehow rotate the entire modular subassembly 90° upright, so you had direct access to the underside, it might facilitate the installation. In any case, good luck and good progress. We'll be watching for updates. P.S: the upgraded locos look and SOUND great!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I got a neat roller cart for Christmas from my wife that makes wiring under the layout so much easier.

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

If only I had gotten my idea off the ground sooner. The fleck stone paint would have been relabeled & sold as "Lay-Z Ballast". 🤣🤣🤣 Great video & the engines look awesome! I'm also a -2 fan, btw. They're my favorite "new" diesels.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@JosephMusgrove]

Back when I did N-scale, I used textured paint as a base color for my large yard area. So any areas where the ballasting got missed was not noticeable.

[@SeaboardCentral]

It’s actually under the current ballasted sections on the finished areas. You’re right. It works as a good stand in.

[@kinnywolf2862]

Look great enjoy your videos

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@GRE2057]

Hey Tim, i would leave Gadson Yard the way it is The Paint you used on the road bed is outstanding I would Leave it completely alone... The way it looks right now is outstanding way to cut costs when building a layout ..... You may have just saved your self a ton of money by doing the ballast look the way you did... I would have done the same thing using that paint as it actually makes the Track work stand out more to the naked eye.. Hats off for a job well done! Looking forward to what the future holds for the Seaboard Central.. Cheers From Northern Michigan

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes it was always my intention to leave the yard with just the textured painted ballast look. It is really just a working staging yard that will have hidden staging on one end and a helix on the other.

[@sernajrlouis]

Textured paint 😩. Why didn't i think of that. Lol. I hate putting ballast!! Looks great. I wish I would have known that 4 years ago before I started my layout. 😆 Great layout

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I still have regular ballast on the other parts of the layout but for this working staging yard it made more sense to go with the textured paint only.

[@davidbrown4823]

Great looking yard and yard plan but curious how cars coming from and going NS get off/on tracks. maybe i missed something . great update.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Stay tuned. I’ll go over how the yard will be operated in an upcoming video

[@garynugent4400]

AWESOME!!!! - Gary

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Gary!

[@scotabot7826]

There are no speaker systems on the market that come close to the scale sound systems units, none!! They are awesome!!

[@SeaboardCentral]

They are awesome for sure. I hear there’s a new one on the market that is supposed to give the Scale Sounds a run for their money. Stay tuned!

[@stephenhottle6783]

They do sound great 👍🏻

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you!

[@stephenhottle6783]

@SeaboardCentral always has been one of my favorite locomotives from since when I was a kid and even getting to run them on trains.

[@stevenallen9613]

Hi Tim, Very interested in the yard you're doing. Unless I missed it from a previous segment, what is the depth of the yard to the backdrop? I really like the texture paint you used, it definitely gives you that realistic appearance. Without giving away the forthcoming article, is the paint out of a can, such as sand paint? I've used the texture spray paint on a couple of dioramas that I've done with nice results, but it tends to be pricey. Looking forward to the next video and the MR article. Steve

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! The depth of the yard is 32”. Yes it is textured paint from both Krylon and Rustoleum.

[@josephcosta5161]

I'm so pissed I wanted to buy some of you locos.. Damn... Excellent sounds in those... 👍

[@SeaboardCentral]

Sorry. Keep watching the SC Facebook page. I may list something else. You never know.

[@rogerthomas9017]

Curious to see what linkage you will use for the yard Tortoise machines to move the tiebar. I have consistently used an "Anderson" linkage rather than making large holes under the points. Easy and much more flexible when you have many turnouts tightly spaced. Or have you already drilled the holes for a Tortoise (by Circuitron) wire through the baseboard?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Already drilled the holes

[@jdboyd1861]

The painted "ballast" looks great! What paint do you use?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I use a blend of various textured paint for both Rustoleum and Krylon. But you can see an actual video of it if you go back and check my earlier layout building videos.

[@williamarseneau1575]

Why not use push and pull rods for the yard. You use manuel derails so switch controls would fit right in AND save you a ton of money. You might also consider doing articles for RMC as well. Enjoying your railroad and ops videos very much. Bill

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Bill. I use the Blue Point manual switches on the rest of the layout, but here I plan on using powered switches. Already purchased all that I need along with everything associated with them. Stay tuned!

[@florianpolasik2496]

The first shot of the yard I thought you ballasted. It looks great. I thought you said that the process will be in Model Railroader. Do you know what issue. Great wotk.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! They haven’t told me yet but I hope it will come out this year.

[@joedelusso1415]

Tim,are you using ME's yard ladder system in the new yard you're building??

[@SeaboardCentral]

Yes I am.

[@RhythMan2112]

Did you do the layout schematic yourself? If so, how’d you draw everything out, as in, did you use John Armstrong’s Track Planning book as a starting point, or something else?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Yes, I draw all my track plans. Been doing it for years. I do have the book, but I just mainly use Google Earth to see how the prototype arranges the tracks in the area that I am modeling then I customize it to fit my space.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Cool.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@JohnB9474]

Tim when you use the texture paint doesn't it make the track just a tiny bit bumpy? Or is that part of the design?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Nope. Haven’t had any issues. Works great.

[@AemJaY]

what type of lcomotive is the blue one in the yard? i think i need one of these 😇 looking great for working in the industrie yard and stuff. iam from switzerland so i dont really know all those awesome us locomotivs.

[@SeaboardCentral]

The 153 is an Atlas MP15DC switcher. Switzerland is a beautiful country. I went there last year and hope to go back again.

[@AemJaY]

@@SeaboardCentral If you visit again. let me know! maybe we can drink a beer together!

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

I like that texture ballast look; I'm building a layout and I think that could help me a lot, I subscribe to MR So I'll defiantly be looking for that

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@scotabot7826]

Tim, do you know which LED's Ga Bigfoot used? I assume they are Sunny White? I know they are perfect!!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I’m not sure. He has a KZbin channel and Facebook page if you want to ask him. He’s really good about getting back to you.

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Great, where did you get your textur paint

[@SeaboardCentral]

Walmart, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

@@SeaboardCentral do you have the color you used look like grey

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

I have your fbook page liked but don't see any of your posts in my feed. Didn't know you were selling any equipment.

[@SeaboardCentral]

I sold some units off late last year. Facebook is bad about not showing stuff in your feed. It might help if you follow the page to see when I upload things to it.

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

@@SeaboardCentral thank you.

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Witch color you used

[@SeaboardCentral]

I used various textured paints from Rustoleum and Krylon.

[@tomstarcevich1147]

🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃👍

[@SeaboardCentral]

😎