Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well! And that’s a great country to hail from!

Great choice. Gotta start somewhere and start small. Build up and hone your skills so you’re ready to build the empire with piggy flats. That’s my path. I now have a place I can build a layout building…. So time will tell. Thanks for watching!

Oh. And hopefully I’ll get some operations videos back on the channel soon. Thanks.

Thanks. My hockey gear is hung out to dry after every game, so there is a shower curtain rod built into the layout supports to accommodate this. I got mentioned in Thomas Klimoski’s last book for it. Thanks for watching!

Thank you sir! I enjoy watching your videos as well. I like the progress you’re making. I had a few railroaders offer suggestions, and as a hobbyist, I listened. 😉. I’m having a lot of fun with this expansion.. maybe in a few years I can afford to build the building I want behind the garage.. hmmm. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I hope to get some ops videos shot and uploaded soon.

Thank you sir! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!

Thank you! I’m just having fun…. Thanks for watching!

@@goaliegeorge I really appreciate the decoder help you have given me throughout the last several years. You have helped me get my railroad where it is today. I think you have made great progress & can’t wait to see the finished product. Keep up the good work.

Those may be a little thick for what I’m using. The roads are made with lightweight wall spackling and laid on the layout with Woodland Scenics paving tape. Spread in between tape lines, then sand smooth. Making sidewalks that way is easy and done in a few minutes. Then score the lines (I still need to do on the Whataburger building foundation.). But I like the idea and glad it works for you.. nice thinking!!

Yessir! More to come and I hope to get some operation vids very soon…. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!

Thanks!! Progress been a little slow lately with work trips, Christmas vacation and such. I’m in the process of assembling more buildings. Next update will likely be in mid Feb. thanks for watching!

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!

Same to you!

Thanks! And Merry Christmas to you as well!

Thank you!!

Thank you sir! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well! Thanks for watching! More ops vids coming.

Hey thanks! I was actually noticing we had not chatted in a bit a while ago. I hope you are doing well. I hope to get up that way this year.. Thanks for watching!

Sounds good. Merry Christmas to you as well! Thanks for watching!

@@user-lq4mo8dw1p ooh.. I should try to find a place for a Dennys. 🤔🤔 Thanks!

@@goaliegeorge I haven't seen that movie in years LOL!

Thank you!! And same to you as well!

That was part of the layout support design. I installed a small shower curtain rod to hang my hockey gear out after every game. I try to utilize the space well. grin! Thanks for watching!

@@goaliegeorge never a bad idea to keep all the things you’re passionate about in one place.

Thank you sir!! Merry Christmas to you as well!! See ya soon!

Thanks. I’ll try to get more content up now that I’m getting more done on the layout.. Thanks for watching!!

The Caboose throws are fine. And in this world, there is no CTC, so the switch men have to get out of the cab and throw their own switches. And I’ve bought stuff from them before. I was looking at their crossing gates, but I just didn’t like the look as much. Wait till I finish upgrading the NJI ones I have been working on. They look magnificent! Thanks for watching!

@@goaliegeorge 👍

They’re not permanent. There are plastic tubes through the foam and the base of the poles fit in, so if I need to move them, I just pull them up and put, then lay them down. Plus, they’re the Woodland Scenics poles, so there is some give to them too. Thanks for the compliments. I’m enjoying the work! Thanks for watching!

Laurel. Streets are lightweight wall spackle by Dap (red and black label) with paint mixed in till it looks right. Then I masked and airbrushed the lines. The streetlights and yard lights are Woodland Scenics Just Plug. Land was insulation foam carved with a hot knife to shape, then covered with a plaster and sculptamold mix. (Don’t know ratio, I just dumped it in and added water). Grass is mostly static grass with a WS fine foam laid under. Ask away. Happy to help a fellow modeler. And Jason is alright, I guess…. 😂👍 Thanks for watching!!

The garage is fully insulated, so it’s not too bad. At least so far. We have not really had that mountain cold yet. But so far it’s been fine. I have a couple of small space heaters on while I’m out working. I have a gas line for a better heater, but the one that came with the house didn’t work. It so far, so good. All rail joints are soldered and every rail has a feeder. Only non-soldered joints are the ones between the modules. Removable track sections make is easy to move if needed. And honestly, this is southern Missouri, so I’m sure they’d see some Chessie units occasionally.. I want to get a GP7 or GP9 in Chessie yellow and such just for variety. But it would be far more common to have Southern units. I have only 2 SD40-2s. I’d be happy to help if yOu need assistance on design. Contact me at my SoundTraxx email, Georgeb@soundtraxx.com. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

It’s not a kit or scratchbuilt. I found these guys at a RPM in Texas and bought one. He delivered to me in St Louis RPM and I’m not sure I’ve seen him since. That was 3 years ago. If it’s who I’m thinking of, it’s 3DO on Insta. Wish I had more info to go by.. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching.

Thanks for the info; I hope to see their products at a future RPM meet someday. @@goaliegeorge

I’d look to Spring Creek Model Trains in Nebraska, maybe Trainworld in New York, or Sqeaky’s Trains in Georgia. I’d also try Otter Valley Railroad in Canada. In Germany, the only USA model retailer I know is Modellbahnen. You can find these listings on our website, SoundTraxx.com. Under company and retailers. It’ll give number and website. Good luck in your search. Thanks for watching!