Updated Tour of the New England Industrial Division HO Shelf Layout

[@SpringfieldAndWestern]

A lot has happened, great progress! Cool to see two new industries on that extension.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching!

[@BungHoleCamper]

Looking better with every video! I love the scrapyard idea. I'm planning the same for my layout.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Yeah the scrap yard was a relatively easy, but great addition.

[@lucgagnon5241]

Hey Paul. Thanks for sharing. Like the deep view of the scene. What you're facing is pretty challenging. Ending the overpass without screwing it and using the space with efficiency. Also like the building made out of Walthers Lakeville warehouse. Course those narrowed buildings are never long enough for me. But you're facing space issue here. It's not like you're dealing with too much of it. The way you've put together Magic Pan bakery is very interesting. You made a complete and wide industry out of a short one. Congrats. Like your work.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Appreciate the comments!

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

thanks great job love it

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you!

[@cbrailroader642]

Looking great there Paul. Love the new addition, configuration and backdrop?

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks 👍

[@toddarmstrong.trackside.action]

You were born under the shadow of William Penn??? Looks like Philadelphia to me Paul lol - thanks for the update. The new interchange looks awesome. Looks like you just doubled the fun factor of your layout... Amazing work and incredible detail ;-)

[@HartfordWhaler]

Close-ish. Hartford, CT. The constitution state. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@TimothyKarwatka]

Paul, do you have a Facebook page?

[@HartfordWhaler]

I do not

[@joepritchett2408]

Nice backdrop and details this is distant trains24 but I don't have my phone so I'm on my dad's iPad ❤❤

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! And thanks for your continued support!

[@solimar1554]

Paul, where do the background buildings (photos) come from?

[@HartfordWhaler]

A combination of what I find online and some CDs from www.larcproducts.com/railroadgraphicscd.html

[@georgiasunbelt]

WOW…you almost got that done…I must’ve missed something 😊…great looking addition

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks Anthony! I had a few days open so I just went for it. Going to be busy for the next few weeks so I won’t get it finalized and detailed as quickly as the initial build. But I’ll post updates as I get things done.

[@Perfusionist01]

a delightful layout! Nice work. I enjoy your buildings and the backdrop. I am working on similar for my shelf layout.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Really appreciate that. Keep me posted on your build and thanks for watching!

[@eddie9027]

What a Great addition, I'm going to say Providence, about 17-18 years ago I was at Baldwin, Fl. and a WRWK coil car went by, I found one in HO scale (surprise surprise)

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! You’re close…it’s Hartford, CT. Good call getting the WRWK car. Love cool cars. Thanks for watching!

[@KraigSickels]

Great backdrops 👍👍 !! I think the city is Providence Rhode Island …

[@HartfordWhaler]

Close! Hartford, CT

[@blainedunlap4242]

Your backdrop, flats, and foreground are well integrated. Looks great.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that. I had multiple iterations stuck to the wall before I took out the stick glue! Thanks for watching.

[@FJL937]

Nice layout - looks like Hartford to me….Travelers…..

[@HartfordWhaler]

You got it! The tell-tale Travelers tower. Thanks for watching!

[@TimothyKarwatka]

Paul, how wide is your new 7.5' extension? Thanks in advance. Tim

[@HartfordWhaler]

Hi Tim, it starts out around 34” at the beginning of the curve, then tapers down to 12”. So it’s mostly 12”.

[@TrainWatcher1412]

Great progress on your shelf layout Paul. Keep in mind it is your railroad so you can use modeler's license whenever you want. Keep up the good work sir !

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks for that. Good point. We have to keep in mind as modelers that this is our hobby and creativity is part of the enjoyment.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Paul & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Paul & Friends Randy

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you Randy!

[@mysticrailroad]

outstanding work on the layout! love the concept and the track plan :)

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!

[@What_If_We_Tried]

You've made a lot of progress on this addition in just a few weeks. Can hardly wait to see more videos, and an operating session.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! More to come

[@rickyhammond36]

mate thats great that gives your layout so much more operations, looks really good.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you. Opens up a lot more opportunity. Thanks for watching Ricky!

[@trainmanroysmodelrailroadh7686]

Looks fantastic.....is the city Hartford, Connecticut btw 😊

[@HartfordWhaler]

Bingo

[@joedelusso1415]

I was also born in Hartford CT (Hartford hospital) and grew up across the river in East Hartford,moved to south Windsor in 86 after graduating high school then to Colchester for a year in the early 2000"s but moved back to EH and stayed until 2016 when I moved to NC where I currently now.. great work on the layout..

[@ThePWMRR]

Looking good Paul. Thats going to be fun to operate.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks Don. Appreciate your inputs along the way!

[@garfieldirwin]

Excellent modelling and details Paul -- you're giving me some good ideas! I assumed you "finger throw" your switches? I haven't decided whether to add some Caboose ground throws to my layout -- they detract from the looks, I think.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Yes I use bamboo sticks or #5 knitting needles to throw the switches by hand. It’s why I like peco turnouts - they are pre-sprung. I’m not a fan of adding switch machines at every turnout. Also with a shelf layout, part of the fun is throwing the switches manually. Agree that the ground throws don’t look good. Too large, not to scale.

[@garfieldirwin]

@@HartfordWhaler Thanks Paul, we seem to be of a like mind. I'm really impressed with what you've done. The chain link fencing is amazing.

[@darcyj19]

Hartford. Took a little research because I haven't been there.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Nice! Not missing much. Since I was born there I have a soft spot for the place

[@darcyj19]

@@HartfordWhaler I'm unlikely to ever go there because Major League Baseball is not played there. I've been around it, sort of - when flying from New York to Boston. (I am in Australia, BTW). Anyway, I neglected to say that the extension is coming along brilliantly. I could only dream of being disciplined enough to work on mine occasionally ...

[@clintfroke9353]

Great edition to an already fun layout!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you. Really appreciate that!

[@crmp26]

This looks like Springfield MA

[@HartfordWhaler]

Very very close! Hartford, CT. Next town south.

[@crmp26]

Are you still local?

[@hippyjason]

Good efficient use of the available space to maximize the railroad's operating potential.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! I’ll post updates as it gets completed. Including operations videos.

[@Blue_Dingo]

GP38-2 sounds great, spot on. The addition adds so much to the layout.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Definitely adds a whole new dimension

[@dnhman]

Looking good!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you!

[@Kermondale]

Fantastic !

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that! Thanks.

[@JohnS-jj9by]

Very nice!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks you!

[@ericbulich9812]

Nice

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks!

[@michaelsmodelrailroading7665]

The backdrop really makes the new extension POP! It's looking GREAT! And the scrapyard siding is an excellent idea.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks Michael. I like the backdrop, but you never know until you show it. Thanks for watching.

[@contributor7219]

That's a really nice extension that looks great, expands operations noticeably and is well integrated into the existing layout. I'm very much looking forward to seeing it progress. The trailing point industry is a good use of that corner near the overpass. I've got a trailing point track in 'Midway Yard' that has track storage etc, like the prototype. The backdrops are a perfect match to everything else on the extension too. I've also got a Proto Throttle and it seems to randomly fire off the odd horn blast when I start some locos - seems yours does the same? The two Rapido Minnesota Commercial RS18Us I bought a while back seem to run as nicely as anything else on my roster after a bit of running in - no doubt yours will too.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you for the great comments. Very kind. I blew the horn in that shot, but my Rapido was doing a quick horn blast upon startup initially and turns out the horn command was in the startup setting (F8). I had to have a friend fix the programming. Could be that with yours. The PT shouldn’t do that on its own. Unless there is a way to configure startup in the PT to blow the horn (not sure). If any viewers have an idea let us know! Also, check with Don @PWMRR. He is good with PT and decoders. Thanks for watching!

[@contributor7219]

@@HartfordWhaler Thanks for the reply and the PT throttle feedback. It seems to be a couple of my Soundtraxx-equipped locos that do the horn blast 'thing'. I've thought about factory resetting those two decoders, but truth told it hasn't bothered me enough to overcome my procrastination when it comes to all-things decoders. Maybe, one day...