Paul is an amazing model railroader and even nicer person! Thanks for this video... it's been a few years since I've been to his layout and it's great to see his progress.
Paul and John, wonderful video of a great layout presented by a darn good host! I especially like that you are keeping the people part of the hobby alive and preserving the contributions of Jim Vail! DaveA
Bellissimo plastico. La riproduzione di varie zone è veramente eccezionale le costruzioni è stato fatto un lavoro veramente da esperti auguro per il vostro club
Thanks Paul, Nice tour. I really appreciate that you weathered your cab forward. I love weathered equipment and it seems nobody weathers steam. I see a lot of old pictures and it adds to the realism. Great Video John. I may have met you at a NMRA meet here and there. Hope to see you at the SLO convention 2025. Mike Oz.
Outstanding work, Paul. And anther fine TSG production. This is an area I want to model (some day). I was reallyu taken bu the hard water stains on the water tower. I'm working on a couple water tanks for my club, and I'll be sure to add the hard water leak stains to the models.
Really, Really nice layout!! Like the operating waterspout on the water tower! Adds some realistic animation and like you said makes the operators pause for a bit.
I loved your layout and video, and have a question about the Santa Marguerita station. Can you tell us a bit more about building it? Did you scratch build it, and if so, what was your source material? (I recently purchased, but have not yet built, the similar but smaller SP type 18 station kit from the SP Historial and Tehnical Society). Thanks, and best wishes.
I would just like to see more of the layout in general, less of showing maps and things but that's just me. Is there a better video of this layout where we can see just the layout in the different buildings? And also I just want to add thank you for posting
I showed the model railroad layout tour A/V setup last year when I posted a podcast segment while recording at the San Benito Southern. I think it was in September or October's podcast.
On the building under construction... Is it that fire blocks are missing (the little horizontal boards placed halfway up between studs)? I'm pretty sure those would have been required long before 1949. That came to mind because after insulating and drywalling an end wall of my garage, I realized I didn't put any in (I guess not required for open studs) and I had to break out some drywall and add them in and then patch the drywall.
You are close. No fire blocking required for that height wall. However what is missing is similar as there was blocking required in the first 4 stud bays on the long walls for shear. 2 stud bays on short walls
@@curlyp2 Well, I don't know these construction nuances. But since you mentioned shear, I also don't see any diagonal bracing. Don't know the requirements for that, much less what there were in 1949.
They didn't require the diagonal bracing in the 1949 code. THey did want blocking in the first 3 stud bays on the long walls and 2 bays on short walls for shear. I don't think it was very effective. But that is what I missed.
I guess the only major missing component to this layout is the Daylight train, but it doesn't look like the layout is designed for continuous running, which I guess depictions of the "Daylight" in either HO- or N-scale (really, ANY scale) would require.
@@curlyp2 Oh, okay. I know that BLI's new GS-4 that it released earlier this year is supposed to be one of the best to exist in HO scale, but BLI has yet to re-release its own actual Daylight train. I did see, though, that ScaleTrains, via Fox Valley Models, should eventually announce its own Daylight train (including a GS-4) sometime this coming year, if you're interested. It's from what I learned since the former MTH HO-scale Daylight cars, which these new cars are supposed to be reworked from, are still in demand.
@@j.w.billingsley1635 The new BLI loco is what I just picked up. It can handle the train fine. I will get the trucks sorted out, will just take some tinkering
@@curlyp2 Right, that's what I said. It's just that BLI announced that it's not re-releasing a Daylight train to go with it like it used to offer at this time. Do you perhaps have the older BLI Daylight cars to go with your locomotive? I just wanted to know.
@@j.w.billingsley1635 Yup i have the older BLI Cars. I have added passengers. Reduced the brightness of the interior lighting. The layout siding were designed for the daylights to pass. I am running a little shorter train then the prototype.
Your “train story” on your reimtroduction to trains was hillarious.
Thank you. Really enjoyed it! The Guadalupe Subdivision sends its best.
Paul is an amazing model railroader and even nicer person! Thanks for this video... it's been a few years since I've been to his layout and it's great to see his progress.
Couldn't agree more!
Very Nice.
Inspirational and a nice story throughout the video.
Paul and John, wonderful video of a great layout presented by a darn good host! I especially like that you are keeping the people part of the hobby alive and preserving the contributions of Jim Vail! DaveA
Glad you enjoyed it, Dave!
What an outstanding layout! Great interview
I love the painted blinds! Awesome layout! Thanks for the tour!
7:31 SHOTS FIRED!
Thanks for sharing! its a fantastic work!
Very nice
amazing layout
Awesome layout. Very enjoyable to watch.
Beautiful layout. Highlights your skills and creativity!! Love it!
Bellissimo plastico. La riproduzione di varie zone è veramente eccezionale le costruzioni è stato fatto un lavoro veramente da esperti auguro per il vostro club
Thank you
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thanks Paul, Nice tour. I really appreciate that you weathered your cab forward. I love weathered equipment and it seems nobody weathers steam. I see a lot of old pictures and it adds to the realism. Great Video John. I may have met you at a NMRA meet here and there. Hope to see you at the SLO convention 2025. Mike Oz.
You never know who you might run in to!
Outstanding work, Paul. And anther fine TSG production. This is an area I want to model (some day). I was reallyu taken bu the hard water stains on the water tower. I'm working on a couple water tanks for my club, and I'll be sure to add the hard water leak stains to the models.
Awesome prototypical modeling!
thank you for detail video
Really, Really nice layout!! Like the operating waterspout on the water tower! Adds some realistic animation and like you said makes the operators pause for a bit.
"Why was Margarita a railroad town? -- well, it was for the wye!"
I loved your layout and video, and have a question about the Santa Marguerita station. Can you tell us a bit more about building it? Did you scratch build it, and if so, what was your source material? (I recently purchased, but have not yet built, the similar but smaller SP type 18 station kit from the SP Historial and Tehnical Society). Thanks, and best wishes.
I would just like to see more of the layout in general, less of showing maps and things but that's just me. Is there a better video of this layout where we can see just the layout in the different buildings? And also I just want to add thank you for posting
Earthquake cracks do to your lift up.😊
It just shakes like everything else
I meant you can blame the cracks on earth quakes
LOL
Hey John, What do you have for a microphone? I have to find something better than the one I have as it has issues every other shot I take.
I showed the model railroad layout tour A/V setup last year when I posted a podcast segment while recording at the San Benito Southern. I think it was in September or October's podcast.
@@tsgmultimedia ok, I'll look for that podcast as I'm so tired of the crappy microphone I have. Lol!
Good audio can make a big difference. Most content creators in our category on YT have no idea about this!
On the building under construction... Is it that fire blocks are missing (the little horizontal boards placed halfway up between studs)? I'm pretty sure those would have been required long before 1949. That came to mind because after insulating and drywalling an end wall of my garage, I realized I didn't put any in (I guess not required for open studs) and I had to break out some drywall and add them in and then patch the drywall.
You are close. No fire blocking required for that height wall. However what is missing is similar as there was blocking required in the first 4 stud bays on the long walls for shear. 2 stud bays on short walls
@@curlyp2 Well, I don't know these construction nuances. But since you mentioned shear, I also don't see any diagonal bracing. Don't know the requirements for that, much less what there were in 1949.
They didn't require the diagonal bracing in the 1949 code. THey did want blocking in the first 3 stud bays on the long walls and 2 bays on short walls for shear. I don't think it was very effective. But that is what I missed.
@@curlyp2 The easiest fix is probably to add a figure that is an inspector with a clip board writing up the oversight.
@@trainliker100 I also like having as a point of discussion
I guess the only major missing component to this layout is the Daylight train, but it doesn't look like the layout is designed for continuous running, which I guess depictions of the "Daylight" in either HO- or N-scale (really, ANY scale) would require.
I do have 2 BLI daylights but having trouble with the trucks. I just picked up a new loco to pull one with and am workinf on the truck issue.
@@curlyp2 Oh, okay. I know that BLI's new GS-4 that it released earlier this year is supposed to be one of the best to exist in HO scale, but BLI has yet to re-release its own actual Daylight train. I did see, though, that ScaleTrains, via Fox Valley Models, should eventually announce its own Daylight train (including a GS-4) sometime this coming year, if you're interested. It's from what I learned since the former MTH HO-scale Daylight cars, which these new cars are supposed to be reworked from, are still in demand.
@@j.w.billingsley1635 The new BLI loco is what I just picked up. It can handle the train fine. I will get the trucks sorted out, will just take some tinkering
@@curlyp2 Right, that's what I said. It's just that BLI announced that it's not re-releasing a Daylight train to go with it like it used to offer at this time. Do you perhaps have the older BLI Daylight cars to go with your locomotive? I just wanted to know.
@@j.w.billingsley1635 Yup i have the older BLI Cars. I have added passengers. Reduced the brightness of the interior lighting. The layout siding were designed for the daylights to pass. I am running a little shorter train then the prototype.
That a Balboa MK 5?
I will have to look when I get back home as I don’t remember
The Loco on the train in most of the video was a Pacific.
Very nice. Hailing from SLO (San Luis Obispo).
Stop by sometime