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arcadialogger
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 18 ก.พ. 2009
Modeling logging operations in HO scale in the Pacific Northwest circa 1957
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Locomotives of the Arcadia & Betsey River Ry
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See a short video of each locomotive in action.
New Eagle Harbor
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I got the bug to build some structures but needed a place to put them. I decided to expand Eagle Harbor so I lengthened to road through town and updated the topography with hills and rocks and trees then added the structures shown in the video. Hope you like the change. You can compare this video to the end of my video of the Boat train to see how much different the area is.
The Boat Train
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Each OP session runs the boat train from Arcadia to Eagle Harbor where a car float arrives daily. A local switch crew operating A&BR # 7, a 2 truck Climax, unloads the float in preparation for the arrival of the boat train. The crew will load the float with the cars from Arcadia and the boat train crew will return to Arcadia with the off-loaded cars.
Hill Camp Turn
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An NWSL, Toby 2-6-6-2T Baldwin Mallet pulls a string of skeleton log cars up to the railroads Hill Camp marshaling yard where it will exchange the empties for loads from McKenny's and Cat landings.
# 20 Crossing Nickle Creek
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The video depicts the Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. HO scale Brass Pacific Coast Shay built by United and imported by PFM. The loco has been painted lettered and detailed as well as re-motored and equipped with a sound decoder and keep-alive.
The Arcadia & Betsey River Camp 2 Logger
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Ride along as the Camp 2 Logger does its work on the HO scale Arcadia & Betsey River Ry
A&BR Ry Tour Part 1
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Tour the Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. from Hill Camp to Simms Loop.
So good to see Portland's finest motive power represented!
Well done Skip! This is cool!!!
Thanks Paul. I really enjoy putting the videos together.
Are you thinking of doing any tutorials on your awesome work? The mountains in your early videos are particularly impressive.
James, so glad you like the layout. I don't currently have any plans for tutorials, the methods I used to build it have been well documented by many others over the years. I have not done anything I would consider unique I just strive to do everything as well as I can. As for the mountains, I hand carved all of them using Hydrocal and molding plaster.
Nice
Great looking locomotives! I am surprised that the Bachmann locomotives are still running. They had a horrible gear failure rate.
Yes, those gears were horrible! I replaced them all with the steel gears from NWSL. Skip
Very well done video, beautiful layout. The backdrop especially reminds me of my time spent in the Pacific northwest-misty mountains!
Thank you very much!
What is "keep alive"? This is something new to me.
A keep alive is a series of capacitors and diodes that store power while the locomotive is on powered tracks so that should the loco come to a dirty spot or dead frog in a turnout the keep alive releases power to kep the loco moving.
@@arcadialogger Ah, that's really cool as I was wondering what the issues might going through switches and the like with this new DCC and how to overcome them. Your replay generates another question. How in the world do you squeeze all that "hardware" inside the tight spaces in an HO loco?
@@alanglasscock4242 Fitting all the pieces into some locos is quite a challenge but with the size of the componants getting smaller all the time it gets a little easier and a little creativity helps. For example, the speeder # 12 has the speaker under the hood, the decoder in the cab and the keep alive is in the water tank behind the cab. Skip
Great work and a joy to watch. Especially enjoyed all the scenery including that nice painted backdrop. I'm a little jealous that you can run those 10-car trains. On my much smaller logging layout that uses switchbacks the switchback tail tracks can only hold the loco and 3 cars, so that's my limit. But that's all the space I had. Thanks for going to the trouble to make the video and post it.
Thanks Carl, glad you like it. Your trains may be short in length but I'm sure they are long on enjoyment. Skip
I'd love to see an in-depth roster showcase, I loved just about every single model I've seen on the channel just flipping through all the videos, but I can tell there's a far bigger fleet you're not showing us.
I just uploaded a short video of the locomotives of the A&BR, hope you like it.
Love those little 2-8-2(and 2-6-2) tank engines, I wish there were more available on the market.
Is there a trackplan posted anywhere? Beautiful work! 😎
You can see the track plan on my website www.arcadialogger.com thanks for watching my video.
How where the log cars moved into position to be loaded without a locomotive? Did the crane reach far enough to load all the cars without moving them? Did they use the tractor to move them? I'm interesting in learning about logging operations.
In most situations like this one a locomotive would move the cars into position for loading but they could also use a seperate cable drum on the donkey to pull them into position or even an additional donkey or caterpillar. Thanks for watching.
What kits use lid loaders
Not sure what you mean by "lid" loaders. The log "A" frame loaders at McKenny's landing are scratch built with SS Ltd. boilers and drums but the small Dolbeer donkey is a Tomar kit. The loader at Cat Landing is a KMP Donkey kit but fitted with a diesel engine and drums I fabricated from parts in my junk box. All of the rigging and spar trees are scratch built with Rio Grand Models castings and Spider Wire fishing line as the cabling.
Real nice
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
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Log trains in the forest didn't use a caboose. But they always look nice at the end of a train.
Are the skeleton log cars brass?
The cars are Rivarossi with semi-scale wheel sets and Kadee scale couplers
Great model work!
Thank you very much!
That is beautiful; so realistic! But you need to throw in a cat, it would be so funny!!!
Very nice!
What? ... no house cats? ... talk about misleading titles [giggle] ... I was holding my breath the whole time waiting for the cat to land in the middle ... BUT great work with the log sling, is that how it's done in Real Life? ... well, except for giant cats landing in the middle ...
Different cats for different people😁. Actually I modeled a scene that had two steam donkeys set up this way, I just used diesel power instead.
@@arcadialogger - a house cat can swat a locomotive 18 inches ... so at N-scale, that's 80 yards ... I'll leave you to guess how I know that ...
SUPER BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT
Super fantastic layout
Thank you, very happy you enjoyed it.
The second film I watched. It's beyond words ! This is not a logging layout, but a real logging empire ! Very enjoyable, perfect videos too.
a Awesome logging layout ! Great scenery and camera work too ! Love that Shay.
Thanks, happy you took the time to watch the video.
Awesome layout run...always liked the old shay grade climbers
I really enjoy your beautiful work-makes me want to get out in the workshop. Cheers
Thank you, glad you enjoy my work.
Hi. Supervisor 👍
What a wonderful layout. Loved the log unloading!!!
Love this layout...what did you use for that nice ground cover?
Thanks, glad you like the layout. For the ground cover I used a combination of dirt from the yard and ground foam from Woodland Scenics. The rock formations are carved in moulding plaster.
@@arcadialogger Thanks
Do hope that you get back to that incredibly long sky span bridge … helium balloons ?
The trackage is so nice and smooth & straight that the capacities of a Shay aren’t needed.
It's needed when you hit the grades.
Like that the ceiling in the room is now finished … and not floor joists, wires and mayhem.
OMG, that is breath taking. So inspirational.
Very nice scenery and layout!
Nice locomotive!
Very nice layout and scenery!
Very nice, love the new tank engine! love to see some new videos from the boys on the A&BR! \
Thank you, have a merry Christmas
Excellent work, a real thing of beauty. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire presentation and couldn't wait to see what was coming round the next bend. Especially enjoyed watching and listening to the Shay. Loved the sound she put out. Can't go wrong with either a Tsunami 2 or WOW sound. Both excellent decoders. Thanks for sharing!
I've never been to Arcadia, but lived in Michigan for 60 years. When I worked construction I was all over the state. You seam to have a lot of bedrock in your layout. That seams odd since Michigan is all sand that I've seen. Michigan sits on a bowl shaped limestone foundation carved out and filled with deposits by glaciers. You have an excellent layout, but I find it odd you choose to model so much bedrock. Is there a particular reason you choose to do so?
Is that a rendition of Schafer brothers gantry transfer i saw there? Really nice layout. Do you post any other place online. forums ect? would like to follow
You have a very good eye, it is the Schafer Bros. gantry but much more to do b4 it's complete. I have a website, arcadialogger.com where I have more information about the layout. Thanks for watching.
@@arcadialogger Fantastic! Has been on my to do list since it appeared on the cover of timber times. Very well done. Good inspiration. Im envious of the long runs between the layout elements. By the way i found your site a minute after i posted that comment. thanks for the reply
Can I please be miniaturized, and live in that train layout, please?
Nice layout do you have any open house showings. Are you based in wexford county?
Thomas, thanks for the comment. I am in Kent County. I do occasionally entertain guests and have been open for NMRA conventions.
@@arcadialogger I have recently had to remove most of my layout, Do you know someone that will help design a new track layout and maybe help in the construction?
@@tlbohlen I don't know of anyone other than professionals that could help you with what you need.
@@arcadialogger Thanks, what pro's do you Recommend?
@@tlbohlen Progressive Model Design in Romeoville, IL. The owners name is Steve Worack (steve@circuitron.com). I worked for them on a special project a few years ago and was really impressed with their quality and attention to detail. They are a top notch layout builder.
perfect layout. Did you make the trees or buy them ? If you bought them what brand are they ? Thanks
Thank you, glad you like it. I made all of the big trees but the smaller ones are Woodland Scenics, Timberline and Heki.
Beautiful Logging layout
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video.
love the layout, I have been working on a plan for my dbl garage logging layout, and hope it turns out half as good as yours. what brand of sound decoders do you use for your geared locos? I will be putting a landing for a tower skidder and am looking for a track diagram for the landing, any ideas? anyway very nice layout thanks for sharing :)
I have both TCS WOW Sound and Soundtraxx Tsunami decoders in my fleet. The unit in #17 in the video is a WOW sound decoder.If you have access to any Timber Times magazines you can find lots of ideas for your tower skidder landing. Good luck with your layout, I'll look for videos of yours.
very inspiring ! hope mine turns out half as nice.
Too real.!
Nicely edited. Love the dramatic cliffs with the line clinging to the sides. Great layout. Have fun!