Sunrise to Sunset on the Slaton - HO Scale Model Railroad Operations
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Every once in a while you stumble across a little gem. This video is one of them, because it was my first attempt at a layout operations video way back in early 2017. It's no masterpiece, but I feel it is worth sharing. The layout was just beginning to take on an identity of its own, and as incomplete as it was, it formed the basis to what I have have today, some 7 years later. Small steps over time, amount to so much as the years stack up.
Turn the clocks back to 2017 and enjoy all the trains that traversed my Slaton Subdivision circa late 1993 and early 1994, from SUNRISE to SUNSET.
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Super beautiful layout
Thank you!
Awesome! The term "less is more" is so important in model railroading and you nailed it!
I agree fully!
Awesome layout
Love the video😅
It's nice to see that great layouts don't just pop out of thin air but are a labor of love created over time.
Exactly. And that should be encouraging as we develop our skills over time.
Thanks for sharing. It’s interesting to look back at times to reflect. I find myself doing that occasionally with my own work to regain perspective. Nice job with the video.
Thank you. 100%. I have a whole bunch of material should I decide to make something of them.
Love this layout and it reminds me so much of The Cat Mountain and Santa Fe.
Thanks. That is an amazing compliments as that was the inspiration for me growing up.
What stands out to me is the contrast in the weathering of your equipment over the years. Your layout is evolving as time passes into a nicely detailed and operating model railroad!
Thank you. And there is still a long way to go with detail. Layouts are never done, right?
You are so right!@@atsfslatonsub6257
Great to see all those warbonnets in desert scenery. BNSF don't keep their locomotives as clean as SF did. Great video
No sir. Just lucky to see one if feels like, but I live in Canada, so it is really rare.
Nice video
Thank you! Hard to do it justice!
Very interesting and great work, especially the equipment weathering. One suggestion, on the ends of many TOFC loads (but not all), the front and rear ends have vertical streaks of a dirty grime and muddy look, possibly a result of residue from miles and miles of riding a flatcar.
This small bit would not be (and is not) noticed by an operating crew busy with watching overall runnin, signals, speed, rules, anticipating what is next on the list, communicating with the dispatcher, etc. (What color of ballast? What fence, field, type of bridge, etc.?) A crew is usually too busy running to notice the nuance of the the surrounding landscape. Operation of a train is very different from observation of the train and the landscape around it.
Absolutely good point. Currently, of my domestic containers and trailers have some degree of the mud kick up on the back doors. Some are very dramatic. Shipping containers to a lesser degree, but can still look the same.
Be nice if you talk about doing the scenery, to few southwest layouts!
That's a good idea. I should do soemthing on scenery, track etc.
Might be a dumb question, but you mentioned that not alot of the scenery has changed. You made small changes or additions? Do you still enjoy the layout when you get to run your equipment?
I do for sure, however it’s a seasonal thing for me. Scenery has certainly improved, for the next step is to add the trackside details.