Wandering Spruce Railroad March 2024 Update

[@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment]

You have created a beautiful Layout. The Rockwork looks very realistic, as does everything. The Trees look beautiful. Nice Track Plan. Thank you for sharing your Layout on KZbin.

[@jeffreyconnors8782]

This is absolutely breathtaking!!! The work is amazing and I love how it’s 2 separate scenes with a view block in the middle

[@allenkotlan3606]

Scenic& tackplan is looking well developed. I'll look you up for the forest.

[@heybeerdan1820]

Exceptional! Well planned and beautifully executed layout... fantastic rock work, tunnel portals and more.

[@ptownblazer]

Awesome layout. Great work!

[@WanderingSpruce]

Thank you! You should see it with the trees on it. I'll post a video soon

[@peterweber4094]

Very impressive! Ty for sharing.

[@tonykane8866]

Dude I just came across your channel . Wow man packed alot in a smaller layout. Looks fantastic !

[@4x7layout]

Thanks for mentioning the backdrop supplier; I need some of those. Great "twice-around" track plan and scenery. O-narrow-gauge always brings Baby Gramps' diorama to mind.

[@railbuilder0n30]

That is to funny. I am using the same layout plan from MR too. I am working to get mine ready for shows next year. Hoping to start with the Coastal Rail Buff show in Savannah GA. I put my postings as trainmaster bond on TikTok. It is just to funny.

[@jambcom6519]

Really beautiful layout……can’t wait to see it after the trees are installed!

[@luvindemtrains]

Really nice work! The trees will definitely transform the layout.

[@StefsEngineering]

Really nice job! Thanks for sharing, I'll now continue in the latest update video :)

[@stephen5548]

Thank you for sharing. Luv logging railroad stuff.

[@joeseufert9959]

Beautiful Layout, I'm exited for the finish ...regards from Germany

[@mysticrailroad]

amazing layout! very well done :)

[@tomtwiss8506]

Wow! That looks amazing, well done.

[@kurtludwig6962]

Nice layout plan. I just started thinking about getting into HOn3 layout with same industries. My layout is going to be “L shaped 30” wide and 18’ including small leg

[@douglaslemons4113]

All your work looks awesome!

[@douglasfrank9323]

Found you via Dave at Thunder Mesa. Nice work. Looking forward to seeing the layout after the trees are added.

[@WanderingSpruce]

Thank you for those kind words! If you check it the Wandering Spruce page on Facebook you can see pictures of all the trees! I'll be taking another video soon showing all the trees added

[@douglasfrank9323]

@@WanderingSpruce I don't do Facebook so I'll just wait for your next posting here.

[@dkaustin98]

It is impressive! Unfortunately my train room has a choke point down to 6 foot wide, for a 9 foot length of 17 feet total length, so I can't build anything like that. I wish I could. By the way, an often over looked lumber product is mine stulls. 1. : a round timber used to support the sides or back of a mine. 2. a. : one of a series of props wedged between the walls of a stope to hold up a platform for supporting miners, ore, or waste or to protect miners from falling stones. Your lumber company could be contracted to provide stulls. In Arizona there were some that were not round that more looked like railroad ties, but the length of a narrow gauge flatcar. At the Morenci mines there is a photo of a pile of mine stulls stacked up a cliff. Looks like a mountain of stulls. Next to that is a sawmill. Stulls were cut to size onsite.

[@brianroberts6751]

Echoing most other coments...great job!….just subscribed!

[@Stewart486]

Are you going to give us a tutorial on the tree making?

[@jeff9104]

Great layout and looking forward as you progress, also found you guys through Thunder Mesa Dave. I'm real interested in On30 1880's era / logging but I don't know anything about DCC w/sound and Bachmann Spectrum (Porters) not being produced anymore. (I contacted bachmann and that's what they said), So I'll just enjoy watching you guys build !

[@Stewart486]

There are plenty of Porters on Ebay along with loads of other Bachmann Spectrum On30 stuff.

[@rodromano3128]

Hi Sean, I stumbled across your videos on the Shay upgrade and had no idea you had a layout to run it on! I have been a fan of Iain Rice's Lilliput Logger since it first appeared in MR decades ago. You have rekindled my interest in that project. You have done an amazing job on your rendition, in what I'm assuming is On30! Hope to see more vids in the future.

[@Seanmmvi]

Hi! Great, so happy to have you. I stumbled on the Lilliput Logger plan many years ago and I knew when/if I ever had a chance to build a layout, that is the one I was going to do. This is an On30 layout, we stretched the original trackplan from 4x8 in HO to 5x10 in On30, that is part of the reason we are so limited on space for the lumber mill, but that's okay. The mill we build will be a representation of a mill, not a true 1:1 model. The trackplan we have here is very original to the plan as Ian drew it, we just added a 3 way switch by the mill and omitted a diamond crossover - other than that, it's pretty unchanged. Unfortunately, Ian passed away last year before he was able to see this complete...

[@rodromano3128]

@@Seanmmvi I noticed the 3way in the vid. Did you hand lay your track work? I would like to change from HO to On30 but I have so much HO equipment and time/age has become very real it’s probably not in the cards. I enjoy seeing the amazing work others do as I plug away on a small shelf switching layout. I actually played around with the idea of a linear design of the Lilliput, which I’m sure Iain would have approved of!

[@rodromano3128]

One more point, you might enjoy taking a look at Carl Brainerd’s KZbin sight, he’s got a beautiful HO logging RR that might provide some ideas/inspiration!

[@johnnyirwin9838]

Great job looks good hard work but so much fun 😊

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

Now this is very inspiring for my own layout!

[@robertsykes3242]

Sean looks great !!!

[@ericbartolotta6567]

Do you have a video on how to create the rock effect? Carving/ painting etc? Thanks

[@WanderingSpruce]

@@ericbartolotta6567 hi! Yes. We used the "Bragdon Enterprises Rock" process. You can Google that and find a step by step tutorial on his website as well as some videos. With our layout being portable we didn't use plaster for our rocks. We used a hybrid resin/2 part foam for our rocks. So a plaster rock that would weigh 2lbs only weighs a few grams. Our whole layout is about 200lbs

[@garystrutt2078]

Nice layout. Well done.

[@WayneWilson-gh9jk]

Who made the water tower?!!

[@WanderingSpruce]

I did 😀 it as actually the first structure I ever did! Turned out nice. It still needs some weathering and detailing, but the base modeling is finished

[@tomcampbell2627]

This is incredible

[@politicsandtrains]

looks really good!

[@dekon70]

Looks great!

[@WayneWilson-gh9jk]

Sorry sir. I saw Dave make one, thought he said he was building one for you all. I think your layout is super cool.

[@matthiaswendenburg8114]

Very nice. Lilliput logger by Iain Rice. How are the dimensions of the Layout and the minimum Radius?

[@Seanmmvi]

Dimensions are 5x10' - Minimum radius going up to the logging landing is 19" - minimum radius on the mainline is like 24", it's big.

[@ANDYROW]

How did you make your tree?

[@markdeschane4467]

Haven't heard your name? What scale/Gauge are you using. have you laid your own track? If so or not, what did you use?

[@WanderingSpruce]

I'm Sean! My partner Kevin Spady and I are building this layout. It's an On30 layout based on the Lilliput Logger track plan by Ian Rice. We used Peco track

[@Stewart486]

Superb job. Can't wait to see progress especially the trees. Did you make or buy the trees?

[@WanderingSpruce]

We made about 135 trees, we bought about 40 or so from a gentleman that makes them in Arizona.

[@larryboyer]

Very nice layout

[@70rrsteve51]

Is this the “Lilliput Logger” trackplan?

[@Seanmmvi]

it is!

[@70rrsteve51]

@@Seanmmvi Outstanding. I’ve always loved that trackplan. All of Iain Rice’s stuff was great, but I thought that was his best. I’d love to do the LL in an N scale coffee table. Of course, On30 is the MOST perfect scale for that plan. Kudos to you!

[@Jblk9695]

Very impressive. Did you build or buy the timber tunnel portals?

[@Seanmmvi]

They are scratch built

[@kurtludwig6962]

Running Shays too.

[@toddpilcher3804]

Beautifully done for a small layout, well done 👏

[@adp5R3x]

👎 that's n🚫t a SMALL layout ...

[@kenruble5292]

How did you make the rock faces?

[@Seanmmvi]

We did the Bragdon Method for the rocks. Google "Bragdon Enterprises"

[@TheNorthwestWind]

awesome

[@SleeperBBQ]

nice

[@sailingschooners8668]

Don't overdo the trees, look great already...