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I think I would’ve done a pretty good job of building this model and had it done while you were putting on those corner clamps. I’m guessing those clamps cost more than a couple of those kits but hey to each own

Cheers pal

use a # 142 NOT A “SHIM” no brainer imo

Great to hear from you

Never heard a diesel horn sound quite like that...🤔

I don't have too much of a problem with (well made) plastic wheels on simple rolling stock. One benefit I have found is they NEVER short out on turnouts, or anywhere else, for that matter...they can be painted to look good, a rusty flat brown works for me 👍 and if the axle is part of the wheel, they are almost always in gauge, and of course will STAY that way. Naturally, I only do this on cheap, run-of-the-mill rolling stock...

Where did you get the vents?

Goo gone why didn't anyone tell me this sooner and rubbing alcohol for train wheels very clever but i am having a track problem it one of those ez tracks and there is a plastic piece that looks like a road crossing implanted for vehicles to cross every time my trains hit it it derails all my engine's i couldn't figure out why til i had my dad look at it the first words he said was this isn't right so he measured it eel here's the problem some dumby got the measurements wrong it's three inches higher then wat it was supposed to be so my question is what type of Sandpaper do I use or a small sandpaper block if this isn't fixed it's going to tear the bottom of the locomotive's out or put a hole in it that's my biggest worry

Having recently started using a Just Plug system, and initially having 5 lights, I went the route of one Light Hub with a Port Sharing Device. I was surprised by the small size of the Port Sharing Device as well!

Whaat FUCKING scaaaaallllle !!!😮 Why you guys assumed the newbies know automatically the scale you are showing.......

Norfolk Southern Railroad is overrated and overused by model railroaders. Boston & Maine is classic. Take the road less traveled 👍

I laugh because i watch a lot of videos and famous words. "Just sand it down" . Nobody tells you what grit sandpaper they are using.

Really great ideas in the video

Great video Harold! You’ve given me a reason NOT to clean my train room. Lol

Great ideas, hello from nz

What’s the difference between splicer plugs and linker plugs? How would you use each?

Thank you Harold. I’ll give this a try.

I’ll wait for the one year follow up video. Lol. Good idea Harold. So nice to hear from you.

😂😂, 100.? One should be well past running substandard cars.

Love the article. Just a thought comes to mind: Since it appears that the panel is mounted onto a facia material. If that material is thick enough it would provide protection from accidental brush-by contact with the toggle switches. If not, perhaps a pull-out "frame" or drawer mounting might be another option. (No broken switches or snagged clothing.)🚂🤔

Hope all is well miss seeing your new videos take care god bless joe

I miss seeing new videos. Do you plan to post any in the future

I have the reverse problem. Loco is to low for passenger cars. Will Kadee #147 Overset shank work? I'm using Kadee # 158"s on the passenger cars. I need to raise the loco to the passenger cars. Thanks !!!!

Great video super helpful 😊

If this is Norfolk Southern I'm surprised you're not going back and forth between model railways and real life operations. Would be cool as hell and if anyone has the footage it would be yall.

That piece in the front of the building where the opening is for the engine to go through is part of the kit.

Thanks a lot for sharing all those great tips. Shed and parking lot look super!

Very interesting and useful. Thank you very much.

Well done how-to-do video. Very well explained. Recommend this video for those looking to enhance the performance of their rolling stock.

Goo gone is made from limonene, a citrus-based solvent. While Goo gone is non-polar (that's good for electrical contact cleaning), limonene residue ages into a pitch-like paste that's non-conductive and very difficult to remove. Goo gone gets the metal surfaces very clean at first, but the limonene residue will age into a non-conductive pitch-like paste, and heaven help you getting it off. Prefer a non-polar solvent that doesn't age into something bad -- use mineral spirits instead.

Actually, professional electrical contact cleaning instructions ban the use of IPA for cleaning in electrical contact surfaces. Yes, it gets things very clean, but IPA is a polar solvent, which means it makes metal surfaces oxide up again rapidly, getting dirty very quickly again. Instead for electrical contact surfaces you want to prefer a non-polar solvent like mineral spirits. The cleaned contact surfaces stay clean much longer when you use a non-polar solvent to clean them.

Greeting Harold, I am a newbie. I have installed Kadee # 158 couplers on a new Kato P-42 HO locomotive. I have also installed them on (5) Bachmann 85ft Dome Cars. The couple on the loco are lower than the dome car. I'm have uncoupling issues. If I change to a standard head #148 and connect a #142 (Overset Shank) coupler to the dome car will that help me with my coupler height issue? Is the #148 and the #142 compatible? I also was told that the standard heads are better. I would appreciate your thoughts.

REAL CONTAINER HANDLING PORT OPERATION 🇺🇸💪👍

Richard , where can I buy 3 story structores O gage scale I am trying to make a look like downtown Chicago- New York

What paint did you use? I really like that color.

I used ballast for N scale. How ballast in the switch ? Black ballast . Gray ballast. White ballast.

I used nails for fixed the tracks. Good job my friend.

Too much talk!

I know video is 5 yrs old, but the COSCO container is on the chassis backwards...Otherwise very nice presentation..

Great stuff im about to do a video on the same thing but its intresting the prices you pay and we pay. Lets take the Wall plug transformer. Your price $19 My Price same thing here in Australia $75 so i bought some hubs controllers and some lights all up you could have scooped the lot for about $200USD for me $1320.90 USD with JAN2023 Conversion rate. Ahh the lucky country stay safe

Another way to add weight to a car is to roll a coil of electrical solder around each axle. Has the advantage of keeping the gravity center lower.

How wide is the intermodal yard (width) ? I mean the area of the stacked containers forward to the edge of the concrete area (facia) . Thanks

not a cheat. but a saver. i am up grading a number of lesser cars( 10 of them) need to use a off set shank couplers here. but not for locos. but to adjust coupler hight on rolling stock. shave off some plastic on the truck/ bottom of the car, truck spacer washers ( kadee product,). wheel dia. coupler box shims. high/ low shank couplers.

Nice watch!

just rework a shim. i have reworked many a shim to fit a specific spot. i get my couplers to be at 99% or better contact to all others.

i just got done rebuilding a number of lesser open top hoppers. even filing the frames a bit. i still had to use these off-set shank couplers. they are great little guys.

Could you add a drop or two of say Vallejo black and then it will be a perfect grey? Or will it react ?

put a tape on your beautiful Rolex…. :) , great vid. thx.

Excellent job😉👍

Thanks. This was very useful