WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD "Tanenbaum" 9/25/23

Impressive!  Looking forward to more episodes.

Outstanding Dave! I really like the concept of what you'd like to do. I enjoy the tour of the current layout, it's a beauty. In addition to your description of the processes, it's great to see you demonstrating the actual task, like when you carved the foam with the drill. Things like that are tremendously helpful to lots of folks, myself included. I look forward to the additional layouts that you will show us. Well done as always.

Andy

Dave - Fabulous video!!!!  Your narrative is clear, to the point and concise   I love how you demonstrate the task at hand explaining in detail as you go  I learned lots!!   I'm looking forward to future episodes

Great video. This is going to be a fantastic layout when completed. Boy that spray foam is a mess but the end result is incredible. Looking forward to more videos!

Great, enjoyable

texgeekboy-They'll be coming 'round the mountain, lol.

Andy-Thank you. I had to throw that demo in since the majority of what I was doing surrounded carving rock. There are definitely more coming.

Patrick-Thank you. It took several takes to bring it down a bit. I can really get carried away.

Dwayne B-Due to the magic of video you will be able to see the "end" relatively soon. I definitely have more of these videos coming.

Ron-Thank you kindly sir.

Wow Dave...  That is an impressive layout and video.  I clicked your name so I can follow the progress.  Thanks Dave.

Thank you Wood!

Dave, excellent ideas for your YouTube channel!  The layout you are working on looks great!  
I see the foam is Loctite Tite Foam, I have never seen it before.  What is the black mesh behind the foam?

Mark,

Thank you much. Variety is key. The material is the same netting/mesh material you get for your yard to keep the weeds down. It gives a base for the spray foam. You know we model railroaders use "non-model railroading" items all the time, lol.

Dave

Hey Everyone,

Here's the second part of the first episode of my "Working on the Railroad" series. Fun stuff!

Dave

Very impressive work!  I really enjoyed the videos.  Thanks for sharing!

-Greg

Fun to watch! Very nice layout ... and layout room.

Great work DAVE!!!👍👍. Keep them videos coming!!!

Man I can't wait to watch these later. Somehow I missed the original post and the Youtube upload!

Thank you much Greg, CNJ Jim, and laz1957!

Bill-That's ok, just pull out a beverage and some popcorn and have at it later, lol.

Dave

That looks great, Dave!  Thank you for posting the second video

Hey Mark,

Thanks a lot!

Dave

Dave that is a fantastic job you are doing love the videos and you are doing an excellent job with the discription of the work and details of what you are doing.. I wish you could demo some of the shaping and carving of the foam. I attempted to use the foam and made more of a mess than creating a base for landscaping.

Awesome layout so far. What are the stats of the layout you are working on? Keep up the good work, man. I'm looking forward to more updates.

Rick-Thanks a lot! Were  you able to watch the first video? I squeezed a short demonstration in that one. I have another video coming out in future where I will show a bit more of the process.

Dylan-Much appreciated. The layout is approximately 20' X 20' (main room) and 10' X 14' (smaller room extension) with 3 levels. Grades are about 2%. Mostly Gargraves track(Ross switches) with some 027 Lionel on spurs and trolley line. There is a 3 track yard plus 3 sidings for cabeese and maintenance of way equipment. There are four passing sidings on the layout, two of them being in the rail yard. Lastly, the layout is set up to run 4 trains at once or one across the entire layout, depending on how the turnouts are thrown.

Dave

Nice follow up video Dave. You’ve all made some nice progress too. Thank you for the description and explanation of the process. All welcomed. Keep them coming.

Andy

I appreciate it Andy! This is really fun to do.

Dave

Follow up to my question about layout stats: What control system(s) does the layout use?

Hi Dylan,

The layout is conventional.

Dave

Hey Guys and Gals,

As a follow up to working on this layout, I went back to see what had been done since I last worked on it. As expected more buildings were added, with other details such as people, vehicles, etc. Enjoy part 1 of the tour!

Dave

Wow! Awesome!

Thanks Ron!

Dave

Just watched your 1st episode and thought it was great. You do an excellent job with both the video and the content. Likewise with the scripted narrative, it is clear, precise, and pertinent to what you are trying to show in the video. Worth watching - thank you.

Much appreciated Moon Mullen!

Dave

Outstanding Dave! LOTS to look at. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to part II.

Andy

Thank you Andy!

Hi Guys and Gals,

Here's a short conclusion of the tour of this fun layout. This one is just running trains. As you will see the customer is thoroughly enjoying his layout.

Dave

Very Cool, beautiful!

Very nice Dave! Great to see the trains running. What a layout!

Andy

Hi Everyone,

Here's part 1 of another episode in this series. It's  been several months but I thought I should splice this in between my layout updates, etc.  More to come...

Dave

That’s a nice overhead run.  Mine is quite sloppy in comparison!  😄

Thanks Mark! Because he's done this many many times and does it for a living, "sloppy" is not an option.

Dave

Al’ layout is AWESOME! Love the fact he runs in conventional and enjoys semi-scale trains! (like me)! The Lionel grey 4-8-4 is one of my favorites. JohnA

JohnA,

Thank you. On that project, Al did run his equipment conventionally, but he wanted intricacy with turnouts (routes) and signals.  He's an engineer so we knew we had it coming.

Dave

@luvindemtrains posted:

Thanks Mark! Because he's done this many many times and does it for a living, "sloppy" is not an option.

Dave

You are right, Dave!  Yes, it was my first try.  I did not have much headroom with 7-1/2 foot ceiling either.  A literal pain in the neck!  😄

Mark,

I'm sure you learned some things that first time so if you were to do it again, it would be done better.

Dave

Dave, yes you are correct!  I never did it over because our daughters got married and moved out.  That gave me access to one of their rooms for my layout room.

Good day everyone. Here's part 2 of the "Radest" build

Thank you for some more video of the exterior and interior of the great looking building!

Great looking work on the layout!  I'm either showing my age or the abuse on myself during my working years, but watching the gents work make my knees and keister hurt!!! 

Please keep the videos coming, Dave!!

Can't wait for part 3 - I wanna see how you guys carve that foam

Mark- Thank you and trust me, I used my knee pads many times.

John-It's coming but in the meantime, it's the same process I used in the first video in this thread.

Dave

Good morning forumites! Here's the conclusion to this episode. More in the series to come, including work done on other scales. Hope you enjoy

Dave

Very nice video, Dave!  Using that spray foam occurred to me to use on a layout over 30 years ago.  It worked out pretty well.  Yes it does make a mess forming it into the final configuration.

Thank you Mark. Yes it can be a mess but I think it's worth the time it takes to clean it up.

Dave

Good Evening Everyone. Here is something a little different. This thread was started to showcase the work that I do part-time with Train Installations, which is a forum sponsor. The owner of the company is Dave Bennett. He recently moved his shop into a new facility that has more space, storage, and most of all climate control.  This is a video I made of his grand opening for the new workshop.

I might add, this is not a store but there are items that Dave has for sale inside. If you are ever in the Atlanta, Georgia area or plan to be and would like to stop by, I'm sure Dave would love to have you.

Hope you enjoy!

Dave

Fabulous stuff!

Peter

Thanks Peter. I think so as well.

Dave

That's a great place Dave has to build layouts!  Thank you for the video, Dave.

Thank you Mark. I agree and I think all of the staff does too.

Dave

Hope everyone is doing well today. Here is my documentation of a big O Scale job we did. I kept going back at various phases of the project, so this production will be broken up into at least 3 parts. Just in case you miss it in the video, this layout was featured in a past issue of the OGR magazine. After seeing it, I'm sure you will understand why. Please enjoy this first episode.

Dave

That's a very nice layout!  Thank you for taking the time to take the videos and sharing with us!

Happy Independence Day  2023 Forumites! Here's the second video on the work we did on this layout. In all honesty, I recorded more "fun" than work but don't tell Dave B. Please enjoy.

Dave

Dave, that is a really nice layout!  Thank you for taking the video and sharing it with us!

Mark,

I agree. I kind of feel bad that I didn't concentrate more on the work that we did. I just wanted to catch as much of the layout as possible.

Dave

Dave, Dave is paying you to work, not take videos.  😄  It would have been nice to see how work was done, but that isn’t Dave’s focus is my guess.  Well done!

Dave, …..what’s the connection with Harmon?…😁

Pat

Mark-You are absolutely correct. Most of the filming I did was on breaks or before and after the work hours. Dave is pretty flexible as long as goal for the day is met. I usually record whatever I want but always acknowledge his company when applicable.

Pat-Do you know him or does the question have something to do with "harmonyards"?

Dave

@luvindemtrains posted:

Mark-You are absolutely correct. Most of the filming I did was on breaks or before and after the work hours. Dave is pretty flexible as long as goal for the day is met. I usually record whatever I want but always acknowledge his company when applicable.

Pat-Do you know him or does the question have something to do with "harmonyards"?

Dave

Dave, I do not know him, …..hence the question,

Pat

Pat,

We met him through his hiring us to work on his layout.

Dave

@luvindemtrains posted:

Pat,

We met him through his hiring us to work on his layout.

Dave

I gotcha, ….is the fella modeling Harmon, ( Croton) or his name Harmon? ….I’m just curious the connection,….I model Harmon, so your post is intriguing,…..cool stuff!

Pat

Hope all is well. Here is the finale to the work I did on this layout with forum sponsor Train Installations. Many times I start working on a project with the company, but due to work and other commitments am unable to see the project through to the end. This time I got to work to the end and really enjoyed seeing the final results and being able to say I was a part of it.

Dave

@harmonyards posted:

I gotcha, ….is the fella modeling Harmon, ( Croton) or his name Harmon? ….I’m just curious the connection,….I model Harmon, so your post is intriguing,…..cool stuff!

Pat

Pat,

I thought that your question had something to do with your handle and what you model. In this case, the customer's name is Harmon. I say it a few times throughout the video.

Dave

Here's a change of pace. This is part one of a fun G Scale layout that I got to "play" with.

Dave

The layout looks great now!  You get some neat opportunities, Dave!!

Thanks Mark! Yes, I really get an education through these projects. I also get the opportunity to work with different scales, which ultimately helps with what I am doing with my layout.

Dave

Here's the second part of this whimsical and fun layout that I had the pleasure of working on with forum sponsor Train Installations.

Dave

This was a fun project I hopped on midway. The client says he wanted it for his "grandkids".

Dave

Looks great

Thank you Ron!

Dave

Dave, It's always for the grandkids!!  Excellent job!

I'll have to adopt that saying, that it is for the grandkids.  Oh, by the way, the only kid is me! 

Thanks Mark! There's nothing wrong with saying it's for me AND the grandkids, right?

Dave

Dave, is it still alright to say since we don’t have any grandchildren??  Does grandchildren in Grandma’s hopes count? 😄

Good day everyone. Here's the latest installment of my work with Dave Bennett of Train Installations. This project was a close to real as we've done to date. Enjoy.

Dave

Very nice, Dave!!

Thank you Mark! It was a little different but I enjoyed it.

Dave