Layout update #11 coal mine and flood loader
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- Hey guys thanks for alll your input it makes a hige difference, its making my layout so much better keep it up. This update ive included shout outs, weathering, my new coal mine and flood loader.
I love what you did .... you are a fine modeler...I love you young americans who are the future...keep up doing a great hobby and being what you are ... a fine American with a passion
I think you have an excellent railroad. In my opinion, your layout is, "Your Layout" have fun creating the world, as you see it... Criticism, weather good intended or otherwise, will have you running back & forth to no end.
The abandoned rail sidings is very well done. I like the guard rail in the parking lot to keep the crazy drivers off the rails. You have a lot going on in this update. One suggestion, you have the Tunnel Portals on a curve Check the clearance as the large engines & rolling stock swing out on the curve, they may hit the Portals. If have a first class layout with a lot of excellent objectives.
Cheers from Michigan.
Layout looks great, you showed me some awesome ideas on how to do my coal mine and flood loader tower. Thanks for sharing these great ideas and tips!
Add more rust to your abandon sidings. Especially where the plates hold the ties to the rail. Looooooking good!
Great idea with the abandoned line, I am trying to work a small overgrown like into my layout somewhere.
Looks good! Your engine house set up and mainline / crossovers look somewhat similar to mine! Keep up the good work!
Sorry for the bad info on the Flood Loader. I wasnt completely sure about the name of it. Thanks for the shout out as well! Josh
For the rear of the mine. Remember a mine needs supplies to continue to operate. Steel arch beams. Wood for propping the roof. Rails for underground transport plus machinery. It is not often seen on layouts just a different idea. Nice work of fitting reality to the space you have is a juggling trick which you seem to have done well.
The ground throws are a good idea, however it's a little unrealistic how you did it, but I like the fact you found a way to do what you wanted. Good job on your layout I like the way you set it up. The 2% grade would make a good mine in the mountains. The flood loader would do great there and you could use your abandoned mine as a functional mine that's just really old. I'm starting from scratch later this year and I'm gonna use your engine shop ideas
Looks Great Zack! The abandoned lines look spot on! That coal mine is a beast. Really nice job on the weathering too. I think once you put down some ground foam you'll get a better idea if you like the weathering or not. Lots of great things in this update! I appreciate how respectful you are, I try to have the same mentality.Thanks for sharing, and as always keep up the great work!
Ethan
I'm with you it looks great!
Great job Zack! always enjoy the videos from you! Layout is really coming together and keep us updated! Love that coal mine and great abandoned spurs! personally i think it all looks great and just keep up what your doing and keep up the great work and something to remember is nothing is rly clean in the real world, depending on a light dusting of dirt or a masterpiece junky house weathering job. cant wait to see the next video! Cheers, Nolan.
I have been using BLACK BEAUTY extra fine abrasive for some time when modeling coal on my ho layout...perfect size and weight as it is glass...and no dust. Seals well with Elmers 50/50 and makes great loads as well.
Comming along very nicely. Great job
Dan
Rather old video however I am just getting involved into the hobby and thoroughly enjoyed your layout. I liked the idea of the old spurs and the way you fixed them up. I have subscribed to your channel hoping to get to see your completed project.
As I said, enjoyed it and looking forward to seeing your current day layout.
The weathering on the abandoned coal mine looks great! I can't wait to see more progress on your layout.
I like the weathering. Looks like this will be a great layout. Full steam ahead buddy.
Nice Work and a great kit.
You are doing a really good job with your layout and the best thing about model trains is a lot of people in this hobby will help with ideas some good and some not so good, but at least some people will help cheers Robert
Love the coal mine! I am currently attempting to make a small 4' by 8' layout and I need some tips. If you have any please share! :) I will post a video later thanks!
Track plan looks good. Will be cool to see it in operation!
Looks like its a fantastic build. Really excited to see some coal train action on your layout ! ! Subscribed and ready for more vids ! !
Great trackwork! Re-weathering your corrugated building: the only comment I would make is that it perhaps needs the individual sheeting to be made to stand out. If you do a youtube search for "Humbrol-weathering with enamel washes" the bloke shows a fairly nifty technique using a small piece of mask.
Hoping to get my own coal loader to be operational as well, but using a manually operated lever a bit like you like to do with your ground-throws. Fingers crossed eh?
Your videos are pretty darn good. Keep up the good work!
Zack mine look's great, good weathering job , like what you doing, by pass track top idea you got me thing about one for new layout starting soon
Cheers Glynn
Nice job so far!@9:32 the switch that you are talking about might be changed to a Left hand to smooth out the zig-zag that is there. You might have problems if pushing long strings of empty hoppers. I do like the progress!
Wow this looks fantastic. I love how you are putting the flood tower in front of the old mine. I wanted to add the n-scale version to my mine but just don't have the room.
Your layout looks good. I also like hoe NSmodeler24 has there coal loader setup their unloaded is beautiful too
Thanks for the shout out! Your layout is looking great.
Zack looking great. Add dark lines from bottom sides of windows on coal tower.
Your layout is looking extremely nice, I see nothing else you need to do. You do amazing work, wish I had you living close to me to help me make some suggestions. Please keep up the job well done!
Looks great man I see the vision, very cool, I also was very inspired by NSmolder24's coal loader and i'm attempting to make one also.
Great work. I know how hard it is to get a 3 track coaling facility into a small space. Great work. One thing, find a light weight tripod and the video will improve 100%. They even make small pods for setting on the table. Otherwise great job.
all looks awsome to me I like the coal mine and the by pass track is a very good idea I like it
Nice set up I just got that new river mine and yeah have seen the flood loader video very awesome hoping to see if they will sell me a copper insert for the flood loader or try to make one myself I love the way it works and I think I am good with soldering so if they don't help me I will tackle it myself ....One more thing search youtube for that new river mine and there is a guy who built one and added stuff to it and even painted the windows to give them an appearance of separate window panes and he even has some windows open on it and has added some other awesome details ...I have just gone back in to HO form havine N for a long time and will be having a coal loading area which will be the focal point of the layout so it has to operate and load and unload which I have found a coal tipple that will fill the bill so its just a matter of getting it now
It would be really neat if you put a rusted broken down signal light for the abandoned track!!!!!
I think you should add signals or trackside signals in thst area of your layout.
I'm impressed. You don't seem like you're new to this. very impressive layout
A couple of wild small trees and weeds between the main and concrete pad would be acceptable. The railroad doesn't weed very often.
Brother thanks a lot for the shout out and respect you actually said my name perfectly lol. Looks great what you did with the coal tower and good ideas. As always keep it up brother. BTW if you on Facebook let me know and I can get you in a great model railroading group to share your layout and channel in.
Some excellent work there Michael
some kind of a yard sign might be a good idea for where that tree was
Looking Great
Use the grass to flow into a river like space which cascades into a large hill
I use charcoal from the aquarium store as coal. I automated my n scale coal loader using a servo from my remote controlled airplane.
1:18 put some rust on the rails then it really looks abandoned
add some weathered single ties along side some of the track in oz the old ties are some times left beside the track
what you should do is make a mt. whaare your two % grades and make it loop aroud to the coal mine butt it looks great
The black lines on the coal tower look to uniform, prob wouldn't be there in real life, you should try weathering chalks !
I'm thinking you should have removed the tie plates on your dead end sidings as they would have been removed first to get the rails off the ties.
i think you should paint the roof of the coal mine to look like a tin roof and ad rust to it
the mine is super awesome
Make sure to nail down the switch thrower. And glue it down.
Been almost a year i really hope to see a layout update soon. See how far its come
Great video
nice weathering
How much track so I need for 13 boxcars ?
Im new to model railroading and I am wondering what the white material is underneath the tracks on inclines, Thanks!!!
Its styrofoam by woodland scenics
Hi from the normal rainy UK, great layout and update! Have you checked out modeller man Mike channel? He built a fantastic Walthers coal screens the same as yours, some brilliant weathering and additions too. Anyway glad I have sub ribbed and looking forward to watching progress.
Kind regards Tim
great job
I got 600+ coal cars that will be used with a flood loader also.
With respect to your abandoned track sections, I think it would be more realistic if you were to cut-off the simulated wood between the ties. Prototype train abandoned sections would never have wood between railroad ties.
was the cascade high school you went to in Indiana ?
yes
Sweet!!!
hey Zack... lots of great progress on your layout... the coal mine looks fantastic!!..thanks for the fantastic shout-out.. i do appreciate it... i'm ready for your power plant build whenever you are.. just tell me the street it's on so i can get an idea of what you are looking for.. i can google it .... hope you will take a shot & enter my contest. vids # 198, 199 & 200 explain the contest
winner gets one of my scratch builds
vinny
What state are You in
When's next one coming out?
Since its winter here I will be coming out with a new video soon so stay tuned, thanks.
Great video... the coal mine looks great. I love the idea of the old mine that is not in operation no more. My name is Eric Ehlers . I don't know to subscribe to me check my channel. I have one of the flood loads. I planted it blue. Maybe have a little switch engine that move coal cars around for your mine . And weather it up really good. Vinny is building a building for me right now. It is a rail car repair shop . Keep the videos coming.
your layout is radagast
yes G alan
Check out Chuck Bakers channel also. He is a super nice You Tube Train master and injects humor into his videos. I am still a babe in the woods as far as making videos. I need to buy a better camera with a tripod. I am using my cell phone camera currently which is pretty limiting.
Regarding trees in a yard / engine facility-
MKT''s Sloan Yard in San Antonio Texas had trees (circa 1980s):
www.railpictures.net/photo/3239/
swrails.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/mkt-sloan-yard-san-antonio.jpg
www.trainweb.org/screamingeagle/gallery/mkt/j_glenewinkel-ga/MKTSLOANYARD.jpg
An eclectic yard - longest track was less than 1000 feet long (20 car lengths assuming 50ft car lengths on average).
Check out my weathering!