Run your trains the way you want to !! Don't worry about what the Male "Karens" say. If you wanna run "Your" trains near the edge...do it ! If you wanna run them at 70 MPH around the curve ....do it ! I know that you won't...lol. On a side note...I love the expansion that you have done. Maybe when the temp cools down here in Oklahoma. I might start building a layout. We are not as warm as Phx ...but it was 82 at 6:45 this morning and humid.
Another good one Rick. I love your “realness”, nothing staged or re-edited. I use a bar stool to run my layout sitting down. The puts me at my track level. whatever works and whatever is comfortable.
Hey Rick, looking good and it's nice to see some trains running in that area now. As far as how you do things on your layout well if it works for you and your happy with it that's all that matters 🤷♂️😅 Look forward to watching your progress. Have a good night and stay safe. Happy modeling!! -Jason
I really like Blue Point switch machines. They allow you to power your frogs, if you're into that. I use small eye rings to attach them to dowels that I run to the fascia, instead of all that fancy stuff that Blue Point wants to sell you, so very little additional cost. It's a little tough mounting them after you've installed the switches, but not impossible. The Rix product mentioned in another comment looks interesting and is much cheaper. It's not a complete solution by itself, though.
@SoCalScaleModels I used one of those Bluepoints in a location where I needed to be able to throw the turnout from two locations. I have wooden pushrods connected to the lever on the bottom from both locations, so one can be on either side of a scene divider and still throw the switch. It's on the end of Y if you wondered. Rick, you could also use aircraft model bell cranks and throw rods, but you may find they are more trouble than they are worth, compared with a Bluepint and push rods of metal or wood. Good luck with those. Or of course the electrics. Myself, I don't like electrics if the they wouldn't be powered in real life, like off a main line. Like you, I just finger flip or have moved to ground throws. (I like the ground throws as consistent for op crews, Kiss n all) Amazing progress, I can't keep up.
hi Rick... have you thought about adding plexiglass near that run around ?? great update...you're making great progress.. cool op/run session.. thx 4 sharing.. vinny
Looking good Rick, it is nice when the track work actually works, always a good thing and a nice work bench, a well used one, can't beat that either. Stay cool.
You can always add a see-through plastic protector on that side of the layout so that in case a piece of rolling stock decides to derail, there will be something there to stop it from taking a dive unto de floor. Just a small suggestion. Looking good!
The expansion is looking great Rick. I'd get your wee jobs done on the main part before you continue on with the expansion, just a suggestion. Looking forward to the next vid. Hope you're settling into your retirement. 😄
New skirts! Was there any industrial sections in any direction other than South of the yard of what you're modeling? You could have built a "Y" on the lift bridge, then went right and into the expansion section. Left more room where the washer & dryer are at for doing laundry. Just a thought.
Don’t worry folks, this is not exactly a Lionel train set. that will go flying around the corner and careening onto the floor. Very rarely if ever will you see a locomotive going faster than three scale, miles an hour you know, walking, speed.
You got them running and looking good. To silence those other Locomotives without using your control. I would just put in a on off switch on one of the rails. That you just turn them off so no unwanted noise and extra current draw.
Look N Good Rick ! Don't Forget To Fire Up The Dead Sections On The Playout ! The New Section Really Gives A Panoramic View, To Bad You Don't Have Enough Space To Run A Mainline Back Around To Your MainYard At The Flip Up Bridge ! Anyway Just Dewhatchalike ! Stay Kool Bro ! 😎
@@jcureJust Workin" On An SP DD 35 a & DD 35 b Set ! Man When I Grow UP I Want A Playout Like Ricks ! I Will Beginning To Rebuild My Playout Soon ,Yup It Is Alot Kooler Here In Culver City ! I Know It's SMOKIN" In The I E ! Stay Kool Bro ! 😎
@@johnrobertfox7775 Kewl! I have scale width hood DD35. I have never decoder it or repowered it, so it has no layout time. Just some still photos we did some time in the past. Playout LOL
It's all going on and looking great, Rick. I love your trucks and wish I could get them in N scale, but they are sooooo expensive. Over $100 just for a semi with trailer
Regarding switch machines, one benefit of Tortoises and other electric ones is that you can control them via DCC, which puts everything on the same handheld. Saves a lot of walking back and forth.
It's looking good Rick. I would have done the same thing to power the run around. Laying in some jumpers is the best option for that situation. What type of bridge is going in over the Santa Ana River? I also like that you have it designed so the train has to go all the way around the layout to get to the new extension. It adds in more run time and more run time means more fun time. Nice job on your control panel, it looks really good as well.
Really shaping up nicely, Rick. Thanks for the update. BTW, I have one of those RCBS electronic powder scales (looks like yours) and I am impressed with it. Seems very accurate.
Looking good Rick it's coming together 😄 I use Atlas under the table switch machines for my turn out and use momentary switches to operate them yeah I know you guys out in California is under a heat wave and here in Ohio we're getting all that Canadian smoke which is poor air quality from the great state of Ohio
Have you thought about the possibility of getting one of those small portable air conditioning units for your garage/layout space? Might make the space more comfortable for you to work in. 😊
I've lived in SoCal since before the 1971 shaker. None of the several 6.1+ since then has derailed anything on my various layouts. A few items have been knocked off shelves, but not off layout rails.
Run your trains the way you want to !! Don't worry about what the Male "Karens" say. If you wanna run "Your" trains near the edge...do it ! If you wanna run them at 70 MPH around the curve ....do it ! I know that you won't...lol.
On a side note...I love the expansion that you have done. Maybe when the temp cools down here in Oklahoma. I might start building a layout. We are not as warm as Phx ...but it was 82 at 6:45 this morning and humid.
If mem serves isn't a male "Karen" a "Kevin"? :)
@@switchitarailroad Either way they are both on their menstrual cycle. And all they do is Bitch.
Another good one Rick. I love your “realness”, nothing staged or re-edited. I use a bar stool to run my layout sitting down. The puts me at my track level. whatever works and whatever is comfortable.
Hey Rick, looking good and it's nice to see some trains running in that area now. As far as how you do things on your layout well if it works for you and your happy with it that's all that matters 🤷♂️😅 Look forward to watching your progress. Have a good night and stay safe. Happy modeling!! -Jason
I really like Blue Point switch machines. They allow you to power your frogs, if you're into that. I use small eye rings to attach them to dowels that I run to the fascia, instead of all that fancy stuff that Blue Point wants to sell you, so very little additional cost. It's a little tough mounting them after you've installed the switches, but not impossible. The Rix product mentioned in another comment looks interesting and is much cheaper. It's not a complete solution by itself, though.
@SoCalScaleModels I used one of those Bluepoints in a location where I needed to be able to throw the
turnout from two locations. I have wooden pushrods connected to the lever on the bottom from both locations, so
one can be on either side of a scene divider and still throw the switch. It's on the end of Y if you wondered.
Rick, you could also use aircraft model bell cranks and throw rods, but you may find they are more trouble
than they are worth, compared with a Bluepint and push rods of metal or wood. Good luck with those. Or of course
the electrics. Myself, I don't like electrics if the they wouldn't be powered in real life, like off a main line. Like you,
I just finger flip or have moved to ground throws. (I like the ground throws as consistent for op crews, Kiss n all)
Amazing progress, I can't keep up.
Not cheap, frugal. 😂
Looking good. Stay cool, that heat is unbelievable.
Need to install air cond in the train room for the summer months. The new section of the layout is looking great. Mike
Nice work on the extension. Train is running nicely.
hi Rick... have you thought about adding plexiglass near that run around ?? great update...you're making great progress.. cool op/run session.. thx 4 sharing.. vinny
Looking good Rick, it is nice when the track work actually works, always a good thing and a nice work bench, a well used one, can't beat that either. Stay cool.
GREAT VIDEO RICK! Can't wait for the completion, but of course, with model railroading you're never completed.
You can always add a see-through plastic protector on that side of the layout so that in case a piece of rolling stock decides to derail, there will be something there to stop it from taking a dive unto de floor. Just a small suggestion. Looking good!
Hi Rick I s looking good. Looking forward to seeing your progress!
Looking good there Rick. I enjoy your videos. thanks for sharing with us. Stay cool!👍!
The expansion is looking great Rick. I'd get your wee jobs done on the main part before you continue on with the expansion, just a suggestion.
Looking forward to the next vid. Hope you're settling into your retirement. 😄
Nicely done, Rick.
New skirts! Was there any industrial sections in any direction other than South of the yard of what you're modeling? You could have built a "Y" on the lift bridge, then went right and into the expansion section. Left more room where the washer & dryer are at for doing laundry. Just a thought.
Coming along quite nicely 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Progressing along nicely…trains running smooth 👍🏽
Thanks 👍
Don’t worry folks, this is not exactly a Lionel train set. that will go flying around the corner and careening onto the floor. Very rarely if ever will you see a locomotive going faster than three scale, miles an hour you know, walking, speed.
You got them running and looking good. To silence those other Locomotives without using your control. I would just put in a on off switch on one of the rails. That you just turn them off so no unwanted noise and extra current draw.
Look N Good Rick ! Don't Forget To Fire Up The Dead Sections On The Playout ! The New Section Really Gives A Panoramic View, To Bad You Don't Have Enough Space To Run A Mainline Back Around To Your MainYard At The Flip Up Bridge ! Anyway Just Dewhatchalike ! Stay Kool Bro ! 😎
Stay cool John, 🐾
@@jcure Whud UP Jcure OnThis Saturday Morning !
@@johnrobertfox7775 Just catching up on Ricks progress and trying not to melt. How about you? Culver is pretty cool compared to here inland LoL
@@jcureJust Workin" On An SP DD 35 a & DD 35 b Set ! Man When I Grow UP I Want A Playout Like Ricks ! I Will Beginning To Rebuild My Playout Soon ,Yup It Is Alot Kooler Here In Culver City ! I Know It's SMOKIN" In The I E ! Stay Kool Bro ! 😎
@@johnrobertfox7775 Kewl! I have scale width hood DD35. I have never decoder it or repowered it, so it has no layout time. Just some still photos we did some time in the past. Playout LOL
Good progress. It’s always satisfying when things work when we get the job done. Thanks for sharing. Have a good week. 😎😎👍
Thanks, you too!
Looking good. Thanks for sharing.
Looking good
Great video and great job
Looking really good.
Thanks!
Thank You very much.
It's all going on and looking great, Rick. I love your trucks and wish I could get them in N scale, but they are sooooo expensive. Over $100 just for a semi with trailer
Going to put back the "staging yard"? a crossover would add some creativity?
Loving it so far.
Can you please hook up engine to each other the 3 yellow and black ones and a full load in to the yard ?
Regarding switch machines, one benefit of Tortoises and other electric ones is that you can control them via DCC, which puts everything on the same handheld. Saves a lot of walking back and forth.
It's looking good Rick. I would have done the same thing to power the run around. Laying in some jumpers is the best option for that situation. What type of bridge is going in over the Santa Ana River? I also like that you have it designed so the train has to go all the way around the layout to get to the new extension. It adds in more run time and more run time means more fun time. Nice job on your control panel, it looks really good as well.
Here's the bridge. It wont be as long but will look the same. goo.gl/maps/WhoPj5YUvwLba45A7
Really shaping up nicely, Rick. Thanks for the update. BTW, I have one of those RCBS electronic powder scales (looks like yours) and I am impressed with it. Seems very accurate.
Looking good Rick it's coming together 😄 I use Atlas under the table switch machines for my turn out and use momentary switches to operate them yeah I know you guys out in California is under a heat wave and here in Ohio we're getting all that Canadian smoke which is poor air quality from the great state of Ohio
Have you thought about the possibility of getting one of those small portable air conditioning units for your garage/layout space? Might make the space more comfortable for you to work in. 😊
A strong 6.0 shaker could be detrimental...
I've lived in SoCal since before the 1971 shaker. None of the several 6.1+ since then has derailed anything on my various layouts. A few items have been knocked off shelves, but not off layout rails.