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.
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!
@@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 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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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So good to see Portland's finest motive power represented!
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
Awesome layout run...always liked the old shay grade climbers
Well done Skip! This is cool!!!
Thanks Paul. I really enjoy putting the videos together.
Like that the ceiling in the room is now finished … and not floor joists, wires and mayhem.
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!
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Awesome logging layout ! Great scenery and camera work too ! Love that Shay.
Thanks, happy you took the time to watch the video.
Really nice job on the stumps, logging debris, scenery! Great work!
+David Banta Thank you. Most of the stumps are Chooch but some are my own castings.
Log trains in the forest didn't use a caboose. But they always look nice at the end of a train.
Real nice
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful Logging layout
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video.
very inspiring ! hope mine turns out half as nice.
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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.
Do hope that you get back to that incredibly long sky span bridge … helium balloons ?
Too real.!
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.
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.
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.
Can I please be miniaturized, and live in that train layout, please?
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?
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
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.
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.