Holy crap! Awesome Sean.
I just finished watching the update video. Very Nice!!!
Hi everyone. Added a new video for my layout update. You can find it at the link below, or go back to the first page of this post and see the link to all the videos.
Enjoy!
Here is a link to Episode 9 - Layout Update 6-10-17 (NEW!)
Looks great!
Hello Sean,
Wonderful layout and thank for posting videos.
Jean
What a great layout. Love you youtube channel. Hope my layout will be as nice as yours someday. That a lot of realy nice detail work. Holy cow. If I had that much patients. Maybe when I get retierment age. The only downside is I wont see and be as stedi handed. Thanks for sharing sean.
Here it is, the FINAL Build Video. I finished my layout and below is the link to the last of the Build Videos.
Here is a link to the FINAL Episode of the Layout Build - 3-18-18 (NEW!)
You can also see all the link on the 1st page of this post. It has been fun.
Enjoy!
Sean
Wow, Sean, it really looks nice!!!
Hey Sean - That was great
Congrats on finishing things - can't wait to see some trains running
Excellent!
Peter
Looks wonderful, enjoy!!
Great looking layout Sean! Thanks for the tour!
Hello Sean,
Congratulations, nice detail work and thanks for posting videos.
Jean
Sean,
That was great! You have done many nice things I would like to praise, but let me keep my comments to just a couple.
I agree 100% with you regarding the absence of drivers in cars; especially convertibles. I noticed that on my layout the first time I took a picture - - I had cars on the road without drivers, and it looked weird! Also, you did an excellent job on the road crossings; like I said, among many other very nice details.
Thank you for sharing!
Alex
WOW very nice Enjoy your layout.
What does that mean "Layout is finished"? Never heard of that concept before.
First class Sean. Look forward to seeing the trains. I'll think of this layout whenever I look at the little Lionel Model Train store that I got from you. It was a nice fit on my layout.
ogaugenut posted:What does that mean "Layout is finished"? Never heard of that concept before.
I agree ...I never want to get finished. I will just keep tearing more ##IT out if I get close. The greatness is NOT in admiring, it is in the creation. Nick
ogaugenut posted:What does that mean "Layout is finished"? Never heard of that concept before.
He's young, time will enlighten him on the concept of a "Finished" layout!
That's a very fine layout. I totally get the wiring thing. Now I hope you enjoy it to the fullest!
WOW. That is impressive.
In the words that someone used on me, "now run some trains!!"
Very nice !
Alex
rockstars1989 posted:ogaugenut posted:What does that mean "Layout is finished"? Never heard of that concept before.
I agree ...I never want to get finished. I will just keep tearing more ##IT out if I get close. The greatness is NOT in admiring, it is in the creation. Nick
HAHA, nope it is FINISHED! I have too many other things in life I want to do. Now I can just runs trains when I want and pour my money into other things!
Sean, you mentioned in the video the brightness of lighting in some of your buildings. If you want, put one of these inline and adjust brightness to suit your taste. 1-2$ each. Perhaps you are already aware of the adjustment capability. I hasten to add how nice your layout is, great job! Enjoy.
Attachments
Images (1)
Great lay-out build videos, of a great lay-out. Hope to have a lay-out that nice some day. Wish I had the space you have.
I have followed your progress since you first posted about remodeling the basement to get it ready for the layout build. I like how thorough you are with your filming to really take pains to take the viewer around the layout slowly to take it all in. I also liked your video about using the Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheets. I had never heard about them before your video.
Great job and enjoy the trains. I have many of the buildings you have and it's always great to see them in use to help me envision how to use them.
SandJam posted:Originally Posted by towdog:It looks like you really put a lot of thought into that room so nothing would need to be done to it after the layout goes in. Which is very important. To try to deal with a water issue after the layout is up would be beyond impossible.
Looking at that empty space is both exciting but also daunting to know the work you have ahead of you. And so much of the initial work is not so fun. But as soon as get you get the point where you have track down, then it will start getting fun again.
Keep us all posted on the progress.
I agree. You don't know how many times I was about to say the heck with doing the basement and just throw a layout down, because I was so anxious to setup a layout, but I resisted the temptation. I am a little intimidated once the bench work is up to know even where to start. I see all these incredible layouts on the forum. I hope I can make something close to the great work I see on here.
Seems funny now that you might feel intimidated. You friend, are intimidating many. My main question boils down to the lighting you added to lit building. Can you share the products you chose to do the upgrade?
John
John, Thank you for picking up on Sean's topic again! I went back to the last video to refresh my memory on what a fine layout it is.
Sean, what has been going on lately?
Mark Boyce posted:
John, Thank you for picking up on Sean's topic again! I went back to the last video to refresh my memory on what a fine layout it is.
Sean, what has been going on lately?
Mark, I’ve been watching this build as I work on my layout. I enjoy Sean’s thoughtfulness. I make an effort to anticipate issues that may arise, Sean has got it down to fine art. I especially like his lift gate entrance and his additional lighting in many buildings. An inspiration. Here is nice lighting in my switch tower.
Attachments
Images (1)
John, The lighting is great! it really enhances the detailed interior!!
Mark Boyce posted:John, Thank you for picking up on Sean's topic again! I went back to the last video to refresh my memory on what a fine layout it is.
Sean, what has been going on lately?
Actually I am finishing up a slight track design modification. I found that somehow I missed a turn around when going one of the directions. So when I was going one direction I could turn the train around. But once I turned around I couldn't turn it back around. So I did a track modification where I can now do a turn around from any direction. It involved taking up some scenery and rearranging the track that goes over the lift bridge and moving some switches around. I'm going to post a short video on the modification. I thought I had it worked out originally but once I started running trains I realized the track I thought I would be able to turn around was not connected to the track I needed (no crossover). Rookie mistake.
That’s an oversight that is easy to make. I don’t know how many times someone has posted a plan, and I think it looks great . Then someone with a better eye than me points out a missing turn around!
Hi Sean, love the videos. One question, where did you get the sound dampening material or what brand is it?
MikeWalter posted:Hi Sean, love the videos. One question, where did you get the sound dampening material or what brand is it?
Unfortunately I cannot remember the name, it was 4 -5 years ago and I don't have any left to look.. I remember I did a google search on sound deadening/elimination material and found a site that does nothing but that for like home theaters, apt complexes, etc. It was not cheap.
Any soft material, like padding or anything that does not get hard and deflect sound, but absorbs it, should work. The key is to stop the sound bouncing around in the cavity and also transferring to the base the track is on. Even hard foam is no good. Think soft/absorbing. The floor underlayment you put under laminate flooring (not the foam stuff, but the carpet like padding) is a good choice too.
SandJam posted:MikeWalter posted:Hi Sean, love the videos. One question, where did you get the sound dampening material or what brand is it?
Unfortunately I cannot remember the name, it was 4 -5 years ago and I don't have any left to look.. I remember I did a google search on sound deadening/elimination material and found a site that does nothing but that for like home theaters, apt complexes, etc. It was not cheap.
Any soft material, like padding or anything that does not get hard and deflect sound, but absorbs it, should work. The key is to stop the sound bouncing around in the cavity and also transferring to the base the track is on. Even hard foam is no good. Think soft/absorbing. The floor underlayment you put under laminate flooring (not the foam stuff, but the carpet like padding) is a good choice too.
I think I found some stuff at Home Depot on-line. I'll tag it for when I redo my layout next year sometime, if time permits. Thanks again for sharing.
-Mike
Homasote is the well-known brand name carried at Home Depot at $29/ 4'x8' sheet but there are other products out there that are the exact same material called soundboard for about $9/sheet. I purchased the $9 version because at the time the Home Depot near me did not carry Homasote. I'm glad they didn't. Both will give you the same results. This is the $9 version. Although at Menard's it is carried by other building supply and big box stores.
https://www.menards.com/main/b.../p-1444435987610.htm
Mike
ezmike posted:Homasote is the well-known brand name carried at Home Depot at $29/ 4'x8' sheet but there are other products out there that are the exact same material called soundboard for about $9/sheet. I purchased the $9 version because at the time the Home Depot near me did not carry Homasote. I'm glad they didn't. Both will give you the same results. This is the $9 version. Although at Menard's it is carried by other building supply and big box stores.
https://www.menards.com/main/b.../p-1444435987610.htm
Mike
That’s good to know about the cheaper sound board. I’ve used homasote on my current layout and didn’t see too much skins difference. But I use fastrack and currently don’t have much scenery either. So both of those are considerations for me.
I watched the "adding a turnaround" video on Youtube. Turned out very nice.!
Jim
