Take my money...Amazing! Any chance of a more in depth video of the hole process and how everything works and the couplers on the cars? But seriously take my money lol I need these on my future layout.
Aloha. I agree. Both loading and unloading are very well done. If you did a video you woukd have no problem selling your tips and techniques. Well done.
Attention to detail in the landscaping (trees, rock formations, etc) is just amazing. And I love the coal handling "facilities". Well done. Did you have to fabricate the rotating couplings? Also would be curious to know approximate number of man-hours you'd estimate you have on this layout. Thanks for shaing. Cheers
Thanks! I started the layout in 1999 and worked on it over Thanksgiving Christmas weeks off from work and on miserable winter weekends. But part of that time was just running trains. The rotary couplers and draw bars are the sketchy part of this setup; with 23 cars I get a derail or two when pushing out of the dumper. Couplers are hacked from old Rapido trucks and Fox Valley knuckle couplers, but most of the cars are connected by fishing swivel draw bars installed in MTL trucks with couplers.
Awesome job Kevin...Question- how wide are the top decks and what's the distance between each of the decks from the floor to the top deck? Thanks for your inspiration and knowledge!
Thanks! The layout has one level but the tracks against the wall are higher, 5' 4" from the floor. The width varies from 2' to much bigger. There is a helix in one corner and I can access track from it's center. There the edge of the layout is 5 or 6 feet from the corner of the room.
I love that coal loading thing!!!! Where did you buy it/how did you make it? would love to know and someday have one aswell. Cool concept of actualy delivering material!
The flood loader is scratch built from styrene and powered by a Tortoise. Made everything adjustable via the threaded rod and the square tubing that telescopes so the bins can move up or down. The silo is a scotch bottle container with a hacked funnel glued inside. The key is the "valves"; designs that have close-fitting parts jam. Another video may show them better: th-cam.com/video/QzmBQ4As_mc/w-d-xo.html
Well Done!! You put alot of thought and great Ngineering into this. Beautiful layout on top of that. 👌
Take my money...Amazing! Any chance of a more in depth video of the hole process and how everything works and the couplers on the cars? But seriously take my money lol I need these on my future layout.
Prototypical or not, that is an amazing setup. Well done :)
Way cool!
That is awesome!!
Awesome video and channel just subscribed. I model n scale too. Beautiful layout. Love the high trestles
Absolutely amazing! You need to figure out how to sell a system, you'll make millions!
Amazing layout, and I’m really digging the music!
I never saw such an awesome n scale layout . Thats neat .
Glad to see a video from you. Outstanding build. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Someone looks like a fan of the Old Fort Loops.
That's pretty cool 😊
That was AWESOME! Excellent designs. Very impressive.
Aloha. I agree. Both loading and unloading are very well done. If you did a video you woukd have no problem selling your tips and techniques. Well done.
That is awesome!
Wow an absolutely amazingly amazing layout..
Attention to detail in the landscaping (trees, rock formations, etc) is just amazing. And I love the coal handling "facilities". Well done. Did you have to fabricate the rotating couplings? Also would be curious to know approximate number of man-hours you'd estimate you have on this layout. Thanks for shaing. Cheers
Thanks! I started the layout in 1999 and worked on it over Thanksgiving Christmas weeks off from work and on miserable winter weekends. But part of that time was just running trains.
The rotary couplers and draw bars are the sketchy part of this setup; with 23 cars I get a derail or two when pushing out of the dumper. Couplers are hacked from old Rapido trucks and Fox Valley knuckle couplers, but most of the cars are connected by fishing swivel draw bars installed in MTL trucks with couplers.
Would love to see your rotary coupler solution up close in a video!
I bet this was fun to build!
Fun is relative. Frustrating, lots of back to the drawing boards, but full of fun problem solving puzzles.
Awesome job Kevin...Question- how wide are the top decks and what's the distance between each of the decks from the floor to the top deck? Thanks for your inspiration and knowledge!
Thanks! The layout has one level but the tracks against the wall are higher, 5' 4" from the floor. The width varies from 2' to much bigger. There is a helix in one corner and I can access track from it's center. There the edge of the layout is 5 or 6 feet from the corner of the room.
This was soothing to watch. Thank you.
Wow! That is excellent!
Looks great, I didn't think it was possible to create a working coal installation in this scale. I'm very impressed.
Awesome, thanks!
I love that coal loading thing!!!! Where did you buy it/how did you make it? would love to know and someday have one aswell. Cool concept of actualy delivering material!
The flood loader is scratch built from styrene and powered by a Tortoise. Made everything adjustable via the threaded rod and the square tubing that telescopes so the bins can move up or down. The silo is a scotch bottle container with a hacked funnel glued inside. The key is the "valves"; designs that have close-fitting parts jam. Another video may show them better: th-cam.com/video/QzmBQ4As_mc/w-d-xo.html
@@kevinguthrie5495 Sorry im a bit late on the response, but thanks alot! I plan into looking further into this style of model railroading!
Wow wow wow!!
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Awesome!. Great scenery and on multiple levels with plenty of functional interest.
The working loader and unloader are amazing!
Very cool,love the scenery too!