Bookshelf HO Scale Switching Layout 2.0

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4 ай бұрын

A long-awaited layout tour of "Somewhere Down South," an HO scale switching layout depicting the Southern Ry. on a bookshelf. Come enjoy a layout tour, some additions to the collection, operations, and a few other surprises!

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@tomt9543 4 ай бұрын

So ironic! I started with SR in June of ‘79 at Linwood, NC, and this is my favorite era! When I retired in 2020, it was a far different animal! A cool feature to model from this era would be one of Southern’s “doorless wonders”, 40’ boxcars near the end of their lives that had the doors removed (or just fell off!) and still had friction bearing trucks. They were loaded with agricultural limestone piled in each end, none in the middle. They were usually spotted at team tracks with a loading ramp for unloading. Great job!

@alexbogaski 4 ай бұрын

That’s super cool! I’ve always been curious about to branch line that ran over to Albermarle. I have a friend who is a retired engineer from the Central of Georgia and he also suggested doorless boxcars for lime. I may have to try doing a couple!

@tomt9543 4 ай бұрын

@@alexbogaski That branch line is the “Yadkin Branch”, named for the original Yadkin RR that Southern got control of many years ago. At one time, it ran all the way to Norwood. The city of Norwood at one time provided a steam engine servicing facility to the three railroads that served the town, Yadkin, Winston-Salem Southbound Ry & Norfolk Southern (old). It’s been a couple decades since I’ve been there, but there’s a farm supply or something beside the old NS ( now AC&W) where the WSS interchange track meets the NS. In the gravel beside that building, the rim of the old turntable was visible in several places! That was the location of the old engine terminal. No idea if it’s still visible today. The Tallassee Railroad (from Halls Ferry Jct. to Badin via Whitney) was another line that Southern leased off of Alcoa in the late 1800’s, and added a bunch of traffic to the Yadkin. Sou. Leased it from Halls Ferry Jct. to Whitney, and from Whitney (WSSB Ry) to Badin it was operated jointly by SR & WSSB. Each of them operating it 6 months at a time. Yadkin Brick was located between HFJ & Whitney, and contributed frequent carloads until they closed a number of years back. NS terminated the lease in 2006 after a legal battle with Alcoa. And as far as Whitney history, the original dam for Badin, a massive cut stone structure, is located just downstream of the long WSS bridge over the river, but is underwater (not by much!) except during drawdowns. The stone for this structure was cut and shaped in the Granite Quarry, NC area, and shipped on the Yadkin RR to the construction site. Ok, I’ll stop!

@scotabot7826 7 күн бұрын

Congrats on your new addition. Nice layout, thanks for the cool video!

@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304 4 ай бұрын

"Just run the damn trains!" - Good advice.

@jeffhacker3323 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate what you accomplished in a small space, and I appreciate your comment about getting a little bored. I'm struggling to get started with anything on the 8'x18"+cassette that I have. I keep trying to cram in too much so want to find a scene that really speaks to me and simplify if I can. Glad you've got some track again. I really liked your FarmRail layout.

@johnbrubaker2033 4 ай бұрын

Less is more, trust me. If you try to cram in everything then you’ll be overwhelmed and uninspired. It doesn’t have to be exactly the same as the prototype, it only needs to capture the essence of it. Do it right and no one will tell the difference.

@MainTrack 4 ай бұрын

Looks awesome! You’ve packed a lot of great stuff into a small area. The backdrop add a very nice touch!

@ThomasKlimoski 4 ай бұрын

Great layout video update. The layout and scenery looks fantastic. You make the best of the time and space you have. You only learn and improve by doing, and small layouts allow you to do that. No one knows what the future will bring, so enjoy today and have fun building a layout no matter what size it is.-Tom

@alexbogaski 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Tom, and thanks for all your input on this project and others!

@Christiane069 4 ай бұрын

Very nicely done. Yes nobody is perfect, therefore no layout is perfect.

@johnbrubaker2033 4 ай бұрын

You should watch Boomer Diorama. A former film studio effects artist. Lots of great information on his channel and an awesome layout. He has a lot of videos going back several years, all of which are well worth watching. He scratch builds everything and gives advice on how to do it realistically and make the buildings last forever.

@MrKevinH 4 ай бұрын

I grew up in Liberty, NC along the old Atlantic and Yadkin line that ran toward Sanford. You've captured the flavor of the Southern in the early 80s very well. I've considered doing something similar myself.

@SNG-tf6ly 2 ай бұрын

Very nice layout, love the rural look. Great work. 👍

@Eagle91382 4 ай бұрын

When I saw the photo for the video, my first thought was North Carolina. I like your selection of buildings and how much space you have between them. Thanks for explaining how you did the backdrop, shelving, etc.

@josephkarl2061 4 ай бұрын

Axis and Allies and Monopoly. My guy is keeping it old school with his boardgames 😄 Great little layout!

@user-wu1ds2sz3w 3 ай бұрын

But BEAUTIFUL layout... great realism....NICE green growth feel. I really like how you did your grasses. Top Notch !

@TheyMakeItLikeThat 4 ай бұрын

It’s incredible what you can do in such a small space with HO scale. Gorgeous layout.

@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout 4 ай бұрын

Really cool that you share a hobby room with your wife. Best wishes from Rock Hill SC - Bill.

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665 4 ай бұрын

Nice layout! Your scenicking has worked out very well; it's visually authentic, especially the lone house on a country road. Your overall premise, a low-traffic spur with a couple of industries, does present a variety of switching opportunities in a limited space. Even though possibilities are limited, some operations are better than no operations. Thanks for sharing this video. One additional thought: this small layout offers the possibility of future expansion or incorporation into a larger project, should time and space permit. Your kids are going to go off to college before you know it.

@Joseph-kq1qx 4 ай бұрын

Glad you’re back, Red Dirt !

@justn2trains 4 ай бұрын

Too funny, I was just watching your videos yesterday. New layout is looks great, cheers! 👍

@sammym.belfastchild 4 ай бұрын

Very nice , an nice to see you posting again , so glad you have thoughts of the farmrail still playing a part in future endeavors , look forward to that. Thanks for sharing and congratulations to your family on the birth of your daughter. Till the next time take care .

@RocktCityTim 3 ай бұрын

Excellent result. I can smell the Garden City, Ga. Kaiser Chemical plant. One thing that is missing - where's the kudzu??? 🤔

@jerrysmith1929 4 ай бұрын

Handsome layout! Look forward to when you have a larger space and more time.

@Timrathmore 3 ай бұрын

Your work reminds me of the intense detail of lance Mindheims layout! You deserve to have a bigger layout: preferably that whole room 😂😂! Oh I feel you on the time that goes into having a full time job and raising kids . So eager to see this grow. Your yet another model railroader raising the bar really high 😅😅. Made it seem like I was there at that grade crossing

@jkdummler 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Love this little layout.

@MLWQC 3 ай бұрын

Very impressive and the scenery is excellent. Proto throttle too? Very cool

@SamsPlaytroughs 3 ай бұрын

First time viewer but absolutely love this! Hearing you talk about balancing the hobby with family life made me feel fortunate about being a 20-something with no responsibilities, but at the same time I think the fact you have a loving family makes you even more fortunate than me. Awesome job with the scenery, feels realistic that the railroad would just pair all those industries on one track to save money on building individual spurs. The road crossing looks lovely and convincing. I believe what you were trying to say with the look of the house and the pre built structures offered is that they feel too "whimsical", like they're too happy and feel more in place with the Boomer era of the 50s where it's all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. The house you used feels perfectly in place as a small shack hidden in the Southern East coast woods. Great layout! Great use of track planning! Great use of rolling stock and great presentation overall! You've got a subscriber.

@HartfordWhaler 3 ай бұрын

Great layout! New subscriber!

@154Colin 4 ай бұрын

Good to see you back.👍

@user-wu1ds2sz3w 3 ай бұрын

Add a couple of vertical curves (dips and drops) in the rail. The trick is to make sure that the I shape stays straight up and down .Too many people let the rail slightly roll over while dipping, this will only lead to constant derailments.

@surreygav2353 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm just starting my shelf layout and this is perfect just what I was looking for as my run around was just to big for my small home, I started collecting Southern HO and few other's a while ago and as a Brit I really had no idea about American Railways , I think I was just hooked on the Southern colour scheme and how well your Loco's run, if you don't mind I have couple of questions, what's a team track' and what if any other road names would have rubbed shoulders with Southern rail back in the day, I'm going for the 50's 60's era give or take, 40ft box cars and GP and RS locos , great layout and thanks for sharing this , Gavin

@Mr6017 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see you back!

@Lakeside1943 3 ай бұрын

Took a long time before we saw some action ! But the switching layout is great. If you love slow moving switching action in a fabulous setting, this is the place to be !

@wigginlocomotiveworks8199 2 ай бұрын

Great little layout that makes sense. I also like seeing a small layout with a rural southern theme. My N scale layout is 1970s industrial New England, but the HO switching layout I'm planning is looking to be a southeast or south-central road in a rural setting like this. Great job!

@dmcry600 2 ай бұрын

You have a VERY NICE looking layout!!!!! Well done!!!!

@pkilznah5353 4 ай бұрын

Looks awesome 🎯🎯 🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥

@user-mr3ct1dm9p 4 ай бұрын

Very, very nice--- great work!!

@jstephenfloyd 4 ай бұрын

Looks great, thanks for sharing the update.

@nsmaid 4 ай бұрын

Great to see you post a video again!

@ScottJohnson4449 3 ай бұрын

That is really sharp. I have N scale layout and often run 70s Southern Railway freights and passenger trains. I have subbed.

@davidbrown4823 4 ай бұрын

You got a very well detailed layout. looks great.

@user-gs6ck9vn5f 4 ай бұрын

Great video.

@solarflair2605 4 ай бұрын

Man I miss Southern😢

@thomasdecker7631 3 ай бұрын

Very nice. One thing you could do is to pull it out from the wall and add a loop (fold down if need be) to create some come and go staging or continuous running for breaking in or just watching trains run.

@gerhardanderson3823 Ай бұрын

Excellent Work !!

@tschagalaga 2 ай бұрын

hehe..."its not a perfect room..." honestly said i would be happy to have a room like that... then i had a place where i could start building my switching layout project.... ;)

@redbeardbrucie2500 21 күн бұрын

How did you do those book shelves, like cut them down to size? Great video love to see you back always loved the farm rail layout

@Death_From_Below 3 ай бұрын

Perfect use of a small space With a growing family it would be difficult to have a larger layout and do it justice.

@kylewalker2160 19 күн бұрын

Hi Alex - Love this layout, was curious of your three smaller shelf layouts you’ve built over the years which has been the most fun to operate?

@joedelusso1415 4 ай бұрын

Lee brick in Sanford NC used to load in 50' boxcars for NS but the industry was switched by A&W (Atlantic and Western) until 2018..

@alexbogaski 4 ай бұрын

That's one of the industries I used as inspiration!

@joedelusso1415 4 ай бұрын

@@alexbogaski I'm also planning on using the industry on my future Cape Fear Terminal layout too.

@tunsteadmoor 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful layout.. I'm curious about that controller though. Is it a self built project?

@user-lu5xm5wd9r 3 ай бұрын

We loaded hopper cars on the l and n we could hold 7 cars on our sitting we moved the car while loading with a stiger panther tractor if it was in the fields we used a farmall m tractor . Had to uncouple with the m it would handle 3 hoppers .and we even pulled one at a time with a ford f250 pick up truck .we would off load fertilizer to