Model Railroading For Beginners - Track Plans - Episode 04
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ย. 2016
- Track planning for your model railroad is one of the most important steps in building your creation. There are many options available today to help you decide how you want to approach your final decision for your railroad.
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If your a beginner I recommend starting small so you can learn and get a feel for the hobby and not get overwhelmed. So many people have these awesome ideas in there heads and start out going way to big and run into motivation problems and budget issues. This hobby is not cheap your either all in or not. So start small get a feel for it and go from there.
Thanks for the tips!
Hi Tom: I about to do track laying after completing my benchwork. I love you detailing out all the tools that will be needed. I also love your practical comments about problems you have faced and how I can avoid them. I have seen several of your videos and have not subscribed so I can see all of them. Very educational -- and entertaining at the same time. Thanks so much for doing this for "newbies" like myself. Building a model railroad has been on my bucket list for 60 plus years and at 79 I have now started. Kind regards - Dean Danielson
Thank you Dean for the kind words. Glad I could help.
Tom, thanks so much for these videos. Not only for the wealth of information but you have a get for teaching in that you take a step at a time from beginning to end. So often people making these videos forget the guy who knows nothing and they throw.something together and say, "that's how you do it" which leaves you wondering just what they did.
I know NOTHING. My wife told me when she was a kid she always wanted a train that went around the Christmas tree but her parents never got her one. My wife never wants or asks for anything so I never know what to get her but here was my chance. I started researching and the more I did the more interested I became. I got the engine and cars, extra cars and passenger cars, track plus extensions, mountain scenery, trees, gravel, grass etc. All very good quality. Then....I didn't know what to do and most videos just made me more confused so thanks for such an easy to understand and follow series it's a God send.
Glad I could help with the videos. Thanks for watching. If you have any questions just let me know.
thanks Tom getting ready to do a video on some books I just got and even with having my plain done I keep going back to the books to help guide me. thanks for making the videos to help others I still learn a lot form yours and others.
Thanks for watching and your comments Curtis. I'm glad I can help.
You and another video I watched has given me better ideas at laying out my tracks, etc.thanks for the video.
Glad to be of help!
Going back and trying to watch all of your videos. This is a good one. I was lucky to get a hard back copy of John Allen's book as a Christmas present many, many years ago. Glad that I found your channel. Keep up the good work!
Enjoy! Thanks for watching
Another great video Tom. I really enjoy watching the videos as it gives new ideas for my layout that I'm building.
Glad I can help Peter. Thanks for your continued support.
Tom really enjoyed the first two videos. Looking forward to episode three...Thanks .....Doug
Thank you very much Douglas
Thanks for everything you do. A lot of useful information for me.
Thanks Joe, glad I could help
Just came across your videos, great stuff, I am gathering information and ideas to start a railroad. I am a beginner so these videos are great! Thank you
Thanks Daniel. Glad I'm able to help!
thanks a lot for the info. And I'll keep you in mind for help thrue your videos. I just found you the other day and watched a few of your videos.
Thanks for watching and your comment. I'm glad my videos were helpful.
Yep I understand when Model Railroading Anything Goes different strokes different folks what I love is getting my mind Blown because the Idea is Awsome and Train shows and the people you see when going to them Even My wife loves goin to them too. I Love spending money on Model railroading and it’s true.how I started Dad came home with a 4x8. then moved to wis then really gotten into it and Built 3 4x8’s had a Ton of track and it blew up man did I get into it. Then got married now My wife is Model Railroading And loves it even have a friend to Help us in case.when I am at work I am even thinking bout Railroading I will never stop Railroading. Watching Videos help.it Rocks.
Thanks for your input. Always interesting to hear other modelers stories.
Great stuff Tom
Thank you Douglas
Keep up the good work love the series.
Thanks
thanks for the advice.
Your welcome Peter, glad you stopped by!
Yes and that is how it’s been since Christmas. The beginning is always the hardest time.
+Tito Dalessandro that's for sure
Very informative video, sir. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching and your comment Jordan.
Good video, lots of helpful information.
Thank you James
Another excellent video, good sir.
Thanks for your support Ken
Very good lesson. Well structured and thought out. Perhaps you are a professional teacher. I've only been at this a few months. I've past this part but am sure your other episodes will be useful
Thanks for the kind words Mike. Never been a teacher, just like to share my knowledge with others. I have a technical background so it makes it easy to explain everything.
Many thanks.
Your welcome Matthew. Glad I could help.
Bought the N Scale Primer around 1968-69, and probably still have it. John Allan's book was sold out and was "unobtanium for a long, long time. Hopefully it's back in print - I used to love seeing articles in old MR copies about John's layout. Addendum, March 2021: Model Railroading With John Allan: Used, Hardcover starts at $116.81. Paperback, used, starts at $81.96. OUCH!
I was lucky enough to get the paper back of John Allen's book years ago when it was still available. All those older publications are becoming scarce.
From Choo Choo Don I prefer the Scarm Software myself but as you say Tom there are a lot of good ones out there,keep up the good work very good videos
Thanks for watching and your comment Don. I tried a few programs years ago but nothing recent. I'm going to try out the Atlas. I've seen the Scarm, I'll try that one out also.
I would add here that a good source of information is your public library. My local library has a nice selection including John Allen's book. And of course, you can also find books on local and national railroads. If you can't find it yourself, ask the librarian for a catalog to see what's available in their system. BTW_ Some lumber yards carry plywood in the ping pong table size of 4ft by 9ft dimensions.
Thanks Bullettube, that's a good source. Your lucky if you have that many at your library. Here in SW Florida the shelves are stocked with golf, boating, and shells. lol Thanks for the lumber yard tip also, I didn't know that!
Damn , I have that exact N scale book from the 70's.
Good book
I watched my father build an HO layout, including buildings, and railroad cars. For much of my life I have desired to have my own layout; however, life got in the way. Now I'm 75 and retired, I think I may go for it. I really liked the information you provided in this video. I will attempt to watch your other videos. Time is limited in that I am building my dream cabin with an 8x20 hobby loft. I think there is room for an n scale layout up there.
Sounds like plenty of room for an N scale layout. Have fun!
Plenty of space for a good layout. Build yourself a nice N scale layout on a 30"x80" door or a simple 3'x5' table.
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Thanks for watching and your comment trainroomgary. Just took a peek at your channel, looking good.
im actually armchair... or laptop modeling using a decent train simulator... but im still a modeller... just no layout or club at the moment... anyway... videos are great even for us railroad sim guys that make our our layouts versus being happy with the stock ones or other peoples... while fun, i like making and then using my own even more. thank you for your video bro
Thanks for watching and your comment. It doesn't matter how you enjoy the hobby, a model railroader is a model railroader. I recently found another channel using a sim to build his layout. You may like what he does also. th-cam.com/channels/uIt-Mra7IvgaqOJT0mj1TA.html
lots of helpful info in this video Tom. one other thing people can do is if they like 2 or 3 different smaller layouts they find in the books, they could always join them together to make one layout, as far as me, I have to find a way to look up past railroads here in Ontario, the yard I wish to build is completely gone, and Conrail is St Thomas in the 1990, not a easy plan to find, at all
Thanks for your continued support Sparky. That was a great idea about combining 2 or more track plans together. Have you tried the link in the description section for maps, it shows all current and past tracks up to a certain point. www.openrailwaymap.org/
how do you change the date on that map, I need 1988 and the St Thomas Ontario map, and that would be the excact rail yard I need
I don't think you can change the date on the openrailway map. It's current rails and some older lines. Did you try the historical society?
nice video! one day i will buld my own train model!
Thanks for watching and your comment. The sooner you start, the more fun you have.
My layout only consists of 2 loops of track 3 steam locomotives, 5 passenger cars and 7 freight cars and all of my track come from 2 train sets, so did 2 of my steam locos and 4 of the passenger cars, I bought 4 freight cars separately, I bought a passenger car and steam loco separately as well
I’m new to model railroading and really enjoyed your beginner videos! I have made about 9 wooden buildings in HO scale so far. Im anxious to start but don’t have a track plan or even a train! My husband wanted to give me a train for my birthday but the only thing I know is that I want a HO scale steam engine. Do you have any suggestions on which brand?
Welcome aboard! Glad to hear you made some buildings already. If you don't want too break the bank in the beginning, a good place to start is Bachman. They have many steam locomotives to choose from.
Tom, I bought the N scale Scenic Ridge kit from Woodland Scenics. I have everything except the N scale track part of their kit. When I called to order the Track Kit I was told it may be 2 months or more in availability.
Because there are rather tight curves in this plan, I wonder if there is such a thing as N gauge Flex track that could be substituted in place of the track kit they supply.
Flex track can be used in any situation. I prefer that over the sectional track
any advice for doing a 2 track layout around a room. looking at using a big boy and several diesel engines. or know someone in the south of Atlanta and North of macon area.
There are many variables for an around the room layout such as Scale, room size, and budget to name a few. There are many resources in this videos description with links for track planning.
Any advise beyond the video on track planning would require more information from you..
For someone in Georgia, I'm not sure where in Ga Jonny lives, but you can reach him through the TH-cam Model Builders Web Site team members page: www.youtubemodelbuilders.com/team.php He may know someone in your area or point you toward someone that could help you build your layout
Did you blow the dust off those magazines? :) That's quite a collection. Good advice Tom. I always debate over making my own plan or using someone else's. Lots to ponder! -Mark
Debbie takes care of the dusting around here. Before I could set them down she was right there with the duster! There was a lot of dust before she got to them. Thanks mark for your continued support.
From Choo Choo Don very good video I myself prefer the Scarm software thanks
Tom, a general question for you. It might make an episode for you in answering. The question is: what are Tom's Top Ten Suggestions for keeping costs down for a model railroad? REAL LOW?
Thanks Dale. That's a great subject to cover!
Great video Tom Im looking for a track plan for 9'x10 1/2'. I think im going to be looking into that track plan. Thanks
Thanks for your continued support John. That was a good track plan there. I was trying to show one that would fit into a bedroom sized room.
Toms Trains and Things Hey I like what your doing man. I started recording my series called Plan and Design a Model Railroad
Thanks John. Can't wait to see it when it comes out.
Toms Trains and Things I'm working on 2months of videos right now. Got a little over have done then more editing.
Is it possible to combine different brands of tracks together, Peco, Atlas, MTH? I see that people are selling used track at the local train shows. I guess I need to know if the connectors at each end of the track piece are standardized by the industry, rather than being proprietary so that you will stick with one manufacturer.
You can mix and match track manufacturers as long as the code is the same. The only difference in the track may be in the thickness of the web and base. Some rail joiners are tighter than others, like Micro Engineering, have the tightest joiners as opposed to Atlas. They all work together but you may have to crimp or expand the rails joiners depending on the rail make.
It was very frustrating for me to get the right size of track to finish the loop, or to get the track to line up with the 180 degree curve. Is it possible to manually cut down a piece of track by 1/2" or extend a track by 1-1/2". Im not sure how I would graph this custom cut track into the layout.
You can always use flex track to make things fit a little easier. They normally come in 33" or 36" lengths and can be curved to any radius and cut to any length.
hi Tom.. another great vid for beginners... thanks for sharing.. vinny
Thanks for your continued support Vinny.
great video Tom, but to a newbeee the silver city track is far from "simple" simple is a oval or circle or figure 8 for us newbees
Thank you. The examples in the video was to illustrate how to plan your future layouts. Not as a starting point. Sorry for the confusion.
ah cool beans, I`m still learning. I'm doing N scale to cram all I can in a 3x8 space, one day ill grow. keep it up I learn allot from your videos.
Hey Tom what about doing a small railroad in a small space 4 track plans
If you continue watching the series Model Railroading for Beginners you will see another video about shelf layouts for small rooms.
I have a question:
I am planning a lego track with points (the old blue track), but I want to build it in a way that the train drives on all tracks without me having to set the points manually. Lego points do not snap back to their old position if a train drives over them like Märklin.
Like when you build a straight track with points and loops at the end: o---------o. Do you know if this is possible with more than two points?
I am going to refer you to the master of Lego's for this question. He could better answer it than I could.
th-cam.com/users/brickbuilder711
Thanks, his channel looks like he might know.
Good info Tom,my space is really limited (4'x 6' ) Thank you (H O )
Thanks for your comment Dan. You can do a lot in HO with that space. I've seen many track plans that size. If you subscribe to Model Railroader Mag, you can access the online track plan database.
You vid snap looks like you got caught on the toilet...
it does!