That canyon is the size of my bathroom!! Maybe I should model a canyon to fit in my bathroom!! OOOOHHHH and add an echo feature to it !!! Can't wait to see the next video!!

@77thTrombone

Жыл бұрын

May I suggest Z scale for monsieur?

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

@@77thTrombone there are times when I wish I were still in N. Or HO. Or O. Been there done that. But I’ve given up the idea of a huge operating layout. I just love to build. I almost never run. So my point to point is fine. And while 200 feet of track seems like a lot, in F 1;20.3 will it’s not. That’s about 4,000 scale feet. Point to point. With a dead end at both ends. Someday a wye at one end and a turntable at the other. But the fun will be building those things. For now I just love whistling off and and running a hundred feet and backing up. Then back to building!!

In 62 we were on our way to the Seattle Worlds Fair and stumbled across a dual gauge logging railroad on the Portland Short Line. Amazing.

Great video as always thanks for sharing. Good Sunday morning to you guys. Having some coffee and enjoying the show

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi. And thanks. 😊

Very cool, love how things are turning out. Great job guys

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Hey folks, I've seen, and I'm sure you have too, that logging railroads would just lay the ties on the ground and pack dirt in around them on the temporary spurs. I'm quite sure that a 75 ton shay would settle any uneven tie problems quickly Last night I saw a video of the Roaring Camp and Big Trees railroad (April 2023 I think). It even showed the train climbing a switch back, on a very steep grade, very steep. Some trees were right next to the right of way. It may be worth a look, for some ideas. Speaking of switch backs, could there be one in the future connecting the logging railroad to the main line? Just hinting possibilities. Everything is progressing nicely. Now we get to see some more of your scenery building skill, which is massive ;-)

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

We LOVE THAT RAILROAD. That switchback is, as I recall, 12%? Anyway they need to stop at the bottom and pump water from one tank to the other. (On the three truck). So that the amount of weight is best over each wheel truck. And they still end up backing down the grade and doing over about 1/3 of the time.

Great vidio, Now that is going to be one grand canyon when she's done. Love the mirror. Thanks for the coffee...

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi again!!! Coffee and video. Great combination.

Looking great. Understand why you waited on the installation of the mirror. That should be self evident. That canyon is looking fantastic. Rail on!

That is looking great am enjoying the build. I watch Thunder Masa also and have learned alot from him too. Have a great Sunday and see you Tuesday. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Dave has great technique. I’ve learned so much from him!!

Looking fantastic, Dale. And thanks for the shoutout!

@ThunderMesaStudio

Жыл бұрын

BTW, have you tried going over the carved foam lightly with a heat gun? It does a really nice job of locking in the texture and removing the loose bits. Also makes it much easier to paint!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi!!! Yes I’ve been following your system as close as I can. Learning curve for sure. I bought a battery heat gun. Worthless. I now use it for heat shrink. So a bagged a good 110 heat gun. Works great. Except again learning curve. At first it did nothing. So I went to higher heat. And it took off all my carvings. So I’m learning. High heat. Keep the gun moving. Med heat at times. And I’m letting it totally remove carving in some places, like water erosion, and just knocking off the “fuz”. Works well. Now, paint. Thinking of spray a first coat of medium color enamel spray paint? I haven’t seen your videos on that yet…??

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

We were hoping to get to riverside. But gee. Can’t do everything. And we are at the flagstaff convention. So not Riverside. We bought a 1:8 scale mustang from a guy on eBay in riverside. And asked him to hold it until we can get there. We are in so cal often. I used to live in Ojai and NEED to get beck there from time to time. Anyway I was hoping to get the the riverside event. Sounds like a great time.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Ps. We can’t ship the mustang. Those DeAgastini models weigh like 25 pounds. And when we got one shipped from Russia it was broken badly. Fixed it, but really want to just pick up the Mustang in Riverside. 😊

@ThunderMesaStudio

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision I use a flat latex applied with a brush. Spray enamels will likely melt the foam like Acetone does!

Hello from Kansas🇺🇸

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi again 😊

On the full-sized, an adze or broad axe was used to flatten off the timbers while ballast was used to adjust the elevation.

Now, this is really awesome. Please keep uploading the great content.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Will do!!!

Its really been neat watching you guys getting this project together ,I really love way you take us through the steps . You guys are awesome and always so cheery :)

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks!!! 😊

That logging railroad looks very good, it looks like some of the logging roads I've traveled many of them were older railroad grades. I was lucky to have grown up in the 60s and 70s because some of the logging railroads were still being used in the area because of poor truck access. Because Dad liked to go exploring up in the hills we would hike the logging grades got to see the bridges, trestles and such. With log ties they could have been made ready for ties a couple of ways, some would take a slab off the log for the rail but if they had that equipment they would just cut the log into ties. Some would cut flat pockets into the logs for the rails others just spiked the rail to the log. One place I know of they put down a mat of hemlock logs to just to fill in the muck hole in the ravine. You could see the layers of logs that had been put down to keep the track from sinking out of sight. There are a couple of good videos out there of the early years of logging Vancouver Island you enjoy. It's not much different from logging the Pacific Northwest.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Great info thanks!!!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

In 62 we were on our way to the Seattle Worlds Fair and stumbled across a dual gauge logging railroad on the Oregon Short Line. Amazing.

@krissfemmpaws1029

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision you are very welcome, I was lucky to have grown up around people involved in logging and commercial fishing so I got to see things others didn't. It wasn't till the late 80s that the old logging railroad spurs and crossings were pulled up and sent to China as scrap in Whatcom and Skagit County... thank you Whatcom & Skagit County and Washington State DOT. So much history and knowledge has been lost. Did you know Rolls-Royce can not reproduce the iconic engine that made them a household name here in America that being the Merlin!

Wow spectacular job 👏

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

Well thought out. Excellent!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! I think I just woke up. It’s late. Anyway THANKS!

Wow, Beautiful!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!!

Great work.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Thanks for the video

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi again!! You are welcome!

Dear Dale and Karyn, awesome sleepers. Love how you’ve adopted Dave Meek’s technique. Beautiful windmill from Steve! Very interesting vid. Curious for your next episodes! Cheerio

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!! Yes slow going. But really looking good!! (We think)).

Nice work. Lately, Dave finishing the carving with a hot gun, to melt the fuzzy things.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. My first test melted everything! But I have it figured out. Yesterday I smoothed the upper cliff and it looks pretty good.

Your scenery is WOW, fringin awesome. Rail on!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ken!! Thanks 😊

Perfection as always your work. I'm like you and I love a trestle. Great job guys

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Hi gary. Thanks as always ❤

Looks like you have a mountain if work there!🚂🚂🚂

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Si! I’m up and down the ladder so much. Never thought I’d end up a mountain climber in my 70’s.

Dave (Thunder Mesa) also used a heat gun to srt of round off the foam rocks after the wire brush texturing.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. It’s taken a while to figure out exactly how to heat without wrecking the carving. But I have it figured out!! I think.

I love the opening song!! What is the name of the song?

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Royalty Arrives. Hum.. how appropriate for this week!

That is a really ambitious canyon! And where in the world did you find that picture of Dave Meek? LOL

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Love his videos!! And layouts!!

Being an N Scale modeler, i struggle to find good steam era stuff and parts. Temped to use ho scale items like spikes, castings, etc.

😊

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Good morning!

So is that the official name of the area? Huge Canyon? The part about the ties and track was very good. One thing perplexes me though. You make a great effort to spike every tie four times, but use sheet metal rail joiners, even though you've meticulously wired every rail. I would have bet my left kidney you would create and cast your own joint plates and glued a pair to one rail end at the joint for expansion if I know you'd be wiring every rail. Remind me not to bet my left kidney on anything. ;-) You've made amazing progress in a short period of time. Can't wait to see what's next up.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Have the castings. They go over the sheet metal. I like the micro engineering joiners to hold the rails in perfect alignment. And between too. Plan To have one every 40 feet. Need to make a mold… things to do…

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

I keep thinking about the name. Grand Canyon is taken. And huge canyon is a good working name but.. Cãnón de la rio Los Animus. Perhaps.

@frankhellman6879

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision Grand Canyon is taken, but Garage Canyon isn't. haha

@frankhellman6879

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision Thank Goodness! I thought you might be gettin' old! lol! OW! Dang! Too old to laugh now.

Dale, Did you find the spike heads to be too long and hits the headsof the rail? I found this to be the case with my On30 track.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I often need to turn them to get past the rail head. Then turn them back. Or angle them. But that often doesn’t work. The turning them works best.

what are your plans for the floor underneath the tunnel at the bottom of the canyon? Any plans for a river?

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

It’s green. But we are thinking to paint a river.

Outrageous…..simple outrageous….I think Bigfoot will be needed somewhere in that canyon.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

He’s already here! Just inside the finished logging railroad.

Check out Thunder Mesa's "Gruesome Gulch" build - It's both hilarious and cool!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Been glued to every show. Super glue. Gets into everything.

@normmcrae1140

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision 🤣

8:02 at this point, hoss - if that belt sander takes many more trips down the line - I'm starting to think popsicle sticks will have been the better option.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

It’s a handy tool. I sand all the roadbeds and many of the ties. It was a bonus for 5 years at work!

@77thTrombone

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision I was just joshing you. I can see it's handy: it definitely gives you a guaranteed flat.

@77thTrombone

Жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision Rule for life: When you have a belt sander, everything needs smoothing!

Hey guys are y’all going to connect the logging railroad with the main railroad

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Nope. There’s about 40” between there. And a helix or loop would need to be 10’ across. So can’t do it.

I see LLagas Creek Rail source for silver nickle has closed !

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Geese. Not sure what they do. I bought 3’ rail. But they are out of 6’. I’m sure they can figure it out. I have about 120’ of code 250 but the old profile. Won’t work with the tie strips. And about 20? Feet of the new code 250. But damn…

Your not tieing this up for another week?☺ The again.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Oh gee… or much longer. It’s taking so long to build! But as it’s suddenly 80° I’m also going to get back on outside stuff. Oh and train rides!!

Ive been looking forward to how you were going to disguise the fact that the trestle is close to the wall. To me, because the trestle is close to the back wall, it makes the scenery far more challenging. The Timber Railroad tie reminds me of an old American movie about the construction of a railway. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4GTt7d7Zq2Tdto.html

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will take a look. Yup. The canyon is huge but in this scale, tiny!

No offense (as a fellow pensioner), but who thought it was a good idea for two pensioners to balance a big mirror on top of a step ladder (or two) and fit it themselves?!!! It's a great addition to the logging railroad as it goes off into infinity (and beyond!).

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

I think people have NO IDEA HOW BIG THIS IS. The scale makes the layout look small. People think the mirror is like 2 feet by two feet. Nope. 5x4. And thick. Bet it weighs 60 pounds.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

When our friend Steve brought the windmill over he said WOW. the photos just don’t do it justice. When you’re standing there looking up to the top 12’ above the floor…