I really don't understand why people want you to hurry the build. To me it's progressing at a perfect speed.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

I think so too. ;-)

Boomer, My first time to comment, the little shed look exactly like a shed where customers had carry in propane bottles filled at our oldest dealers . No longer in business , sure brings back memories . Lay out looks great Thanks.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

That shed was one of the first buildings for Clover Road. ;-)

Fantastic update, Boomer. Agree, no need to rush things - Sometimes one needs to stop and smell the Blackberries. 😉 Enjoy the journey and cheers for a great week!✨

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

You got that right!

Always enjoy these mid-week updates.Thanks. Not being a nudge, but I'm patiently waiting for you to return to your ship building project. I've never built a ship model but I've recently found a lot of my father's photos of the gunboat he served on in WWI. (Yep, I'm old and he was old when I was born!) I'm about to start a 1/700 model kit of it from a Chinese company as a warm-up to scratch-building it in N Scale. Fits precisely in the era of my Adirondacks themed logging and mining layout. Just have to extend the mainline to a dock on Lake Champlain for it to make sense but it might be best used as a stand-alone diorama if the build is successful. (Something else I've never thought of before your videos.) Thanks again.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Hmmm let me guess- a Trumpeter kit?

@workingfolk

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama Not Trumpeter. Much, much cheaper and looks like less detail than what I see on the Trumpeter models. Names listed are GBMODEL and OceanMoon. Bought it on Amazon to serve as a model for the scratch-built model. The ship is the USS Castine, built as a schooner and later converted to steam. It was one of a pair of ships that were the first ships built at the Bath Shipyards. Love doing the research but it's time for me to get started on the model.

When I was growing up, for my Dad and other families too, things were "done" once the track was laid, the 4x8 foot plywood was painted green and trains were going in circles! He had a station platform and a dog using a fire hydrant. That was enough scenery... However, I think even he would be drawn into this kind of modeling as you show it's possible for everyone!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

That sounds cool. I was never raised by a father who modeled a railroad. He was a leather worker and did that very well. Nevertheless, if you keep a layout small and manageable anything is possible for anyone. Cheers ~ boomer.

Endless inspiration and learning - I keep digging bck into you previous videos and learn something new every time.

@johnschutt9187

4 ай бұрын

Yup! I spent a couple of hours last night watching his older ones to learn how to paint.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! You are awesome! Cheers ~ Boomer.

Absolutely gorgeous layout Boomer! Just fantastic and awe inspiring. I love the additional detailing that you continue provide on the earlier sections, it all seems to fit so naturally. Well done! Cheers!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

It feels just right this layout for some strange reason. ;-)

Hey Boomer, got on to your channel a couple of months ago, I have to say that your videos and your model building are the best I have ever seen. You are inspiring me to start my long delayed shelf layout that I have always wanted to build. Your scratch building and painting are truly amazing. I don’t know how you acquired all of your skills but man you are a genius and a true artist, I thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise. The old growth trees and the O scale boxcar weathering as well as the brewery and slumlord buildings are stunning to behold. You have set the bar a little high!! Cheers

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have built models and dioramas my whole life coupled to several careers in film, theater, and museum work. Much of it has to do with relentless dedication and experience. Thanks for sharing and supporting the channel. Cheers ~ Boomer.

Another great video with sound knowledge and experience, great advice

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Stunning, freakin stunning.... Sections 2a and 2b are REALLY NICE now, the more foliage you have added seems to have improved it even more.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Section 2c is well underway now and I should post random midweek updates on the progress. ;-) Cheers and thanks for sharing!

Every video I watch from you just leaves me awe. Thank you so much!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love that Station Boomer. Wow, it gives the scene a history!

@boomerdiorama

3 ай бұрын

I like it for now . . . lol.

Greetings From Colorful Colorado WJ, I miss the abandoned car at the wall pf the Slum Lord Building. The Canadian Northern Station Restoration is an absolute wonderful work of art! You Boomer, are my Hero. Your Faithful Student, John Millard in Arvada

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

The yellow Cadillac goes back with all the other details. Just had to move it out of the way for a bit until the blackberry was glued in. ;-)

Hey Boomer just watched, the video, I do like these mid week uploads. Have to say as a 50s era CN modeller that station really caught my eye. Can’t wait for the build. Keep up the great work , and as always , from Ontario Cheers Bob

@bobhastings6464

4 ай бұрын

Meant to ask.. have you got any further plans to be on some Second section Podcasts?

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes the Station Build. It's a Canadian Northern which ultimately become CN. ;-)

@bx3atsf

4 ай бұрын

Can we see more views of the excellent Canadian Northern station model, please.

She's such a pretty girl 😻 You two always put a smile on my face. Thanks Boomer 👍🏻

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Dusty is for sure. She seems a little put off about the move to section three though . . . lol.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

Hey Boomer, I've watched and watched nearly all your videos and I must say, you really inspire me. The level of craftsmanship is truly amazing! I really enjoy your content schedule, I look forward to it every week! Oh, and Dusty is a darling for sure.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

Love it, looks great you have inspired me about weathering freight cars and locos. Happy modeling

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Go for it! Have fun!

Absolutely amazing layout you have going on! The details are really the finishing touch and make all the difference! I really love how you make your own trees and power poles to actual scale! I appreciate your effort and dedication to your layout! I’m definitely following in your lead with the discipline to finish a section and be truly confident and satisfied it’s where it needs to be in your minds eye!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Many people early on felt the trees were too large along with the poles. In actual fact they are smaller than the prototypes I modeled from. It's just that the model railroad culture is not used to seeing scale trees and poles as they are [presented in popular books and magazines. Cheers and thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing Boomer. Truly inspirational!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Boomer, the motivation you give, knows no bounds!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

It's reset time for the next section. ;-)

Awesome! It was quite common to move small industrial buildings back in time, my grandfather made a sommerhouse shed from an old forest workers barrack, it was made into sections so it could be dismantled and moved on a sladge whan they needed to move on, so i think it was relatively common to see that type of buildings being around on different places from where they originaly where erected even in the past, old army steel sheds did often end up as whole or in pieces of sections on farmers land, small oilrigs, etc. People used to buy old industrial buildings as storage shed or machine garage, etc. all those little details adds to the realism and are realy useful to give the story a lot more depth, So, You aboslute hawe a realy good point here in my opinion!

@boomerdiorama

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Oh! I just love blackberries! My wife and I used to run an over the road truck. One time, while in Oregon, we found a rather large patch of Blackberries close to the road. I pulled over and we walked down to the edge and sat down to enjoy our fill of that delicious fruit. A cop came along and asked what we were doing. We told him we were eating berries. The look on his face as he told us they were considered weeds around there nobody eats them. Shaking his head as he drove off gave us both a laugh. The architecture of that station is absolutely gorgeous! Just what a station should look like. Can't wait for the episode describing its build.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Lol . . . that is a funny story. They are awesome to eat - I know. Railroads don't mind them so much on the right-of-way as they are a natural barrier (like natural barbed wire) to keep people off the line. They are quite invasive though. Plenty here in B.C. as well. ;-) Cheers ~ Boomer.

@mikerubynfs

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama They grow at the back of my garden, last year was too dry, the year before that I had a handful every day for several months and still froze a load.

Such a work of art! I'm really drawn to the little white utility trailer against the wall among the hundreds of other details.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

That little utility trailer blew me away when I found it because it is exactly like the one at the actual location. ;-)

I started so many project and didn’t finish them. I always wanted to do more then I was capable of and became dissapointed when it didn’t work out how I imagined it. Now I build on a really small project and I love it.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Smaller layout's are the secret to success and joy. ;-) Cheeers ~ Boomer.

Dang, boy! You're good! Now, that Dusty - I'm not 100% sure he's to be totally trusted alone with the layout because "cats is cats". Seriously, thanks for another great video. You are the best I have ever seen.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

She is always supervised. ;-)

@mikedurhan9941

4 ай бұрын

Well, she's beautiful. I like a good cat............@@boomerdiorama

Really cool. 👍

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

You always inspire Boomer. Thanks.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thank you for sharing. So Globber Road still exist. Spelling. Very cool.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

That station is awesome!!! I hope I can do as well with my layout. I love seeing Dusty, so well behaved. I have two sister cats, Bella and Cocoa. I let them into my model shop once. It didn’t go well 😂!!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Lol . . . Dusty is totally relaxed in the studio but I do have to watch her though. ;-)

Looking forward Boomer, thanks!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

Howdy Boomer! "She's a beaut Clark" 😁 Nice mid-week update! Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Cheers ~ Boomer.

Boomer, great update, and thank you for sharing. I am looking forward to your 3 parter on the Canadian Northern Station building, that will be good. ALso, is there, or can you do a short tutorial on your Blackberry bushes, that would be super interesting, if possible. Great philosopy on not rushing, it certainly makes the build less stressful, and more enjoyable. Thank you for sharing, and stay safe, Cheers, Michael

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your requests. I'll put the "Blackberry Bush" tutorial on the ever growing list. The Station Build Series will publish about a month from now as there is a Locomotive (Three Part) Rebuild Series coming up soon. Cheers ~ Boomer.

And I’m loving every minute of the build Boomer 👌😎☕️ Fred

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Me too!

Great video, incredible close up. Some of the best modeling I have seen!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Just finished the track on my n scale module. Can't wait to get started with all the good stuff you taught us. Have a good day.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

That sounds awesome. Dive in deep and have fun!

Thanks as always.. inspired I am.. doing my first section of ballasting (must of watched your videos 10 times).. so far so good. Doing small section..(vis a vie Boomer!). Looking forward to trying some trees!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

I love those blackberry bushes. Now I have to take another trip to my LHS for 12 mm static grass! Boomer you twisted my arm! Actually I am there once a week, so not much twisting was needed. Nice update!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@mr.e1944

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama I will! Thanks!

Always inspiring. I just got back to my layout,and am really enjoying it, not as patient and detailed as yours but....😊

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

We all go through growing phases as you just described. I get impatient as well at times. ;-)

That looks amazing. Thanks for the tip on making the creeping vines a video or so ago, they came out great!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

They ended up being more simple than they look. The earlier versions were a little more complicated than they needed to be . . . lol.👍

@jasonminier6782

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama they are so simple and easy.

Hi Boomer, the best thing you show in this video is...what isn´t ! That big flat "ugly" parking lot can evolve with the changes you did / do. Once there was the diner on. After a while, you replaced it. Same layout or diorama, but also a new one. Scrap yellow car put in, then off. The old lady in front of abandoned house is still there, but the guy watching through the window is gone. In doing that way, more buidings or scenes can quietly sleep away on shelfs below the layout, and from time to time being back the star on the layout. It´s thinking out of the box. Eccept for tracks, anything else can come and go. Your big forest, gone Replaced by "Lewot bog" . That was title of an old article in Railroad Model Craftsmen. A swampy bog made on bath towel. Then replace it by housing or skyscrappersbor Godzilla (why not). Same old same layout....but a fresh new one, and that ugly flat parking lot can be foundation of anything on it. Then small layout can finally being a lot bigger. Can even exchange those decors with other friends modelers. Wow. Pure genious !! Don´t say that to Dusty, but my oldest hit yesterday 21 years 6 months. Cheers to both.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Lol . . . the layout always seems to be in development flux . . . ;-)

Your layout is Flocking unbelievable!! Each section tells a whole unique different story and you transition them almost seamlessly. I hope to have my own place soon to build an HO shelf layout.. cause I rent now and now way I want to move it as soon as I get really into it.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Start with a small shelf layout @ 8' X 16" and all will be well. I stand up Glover Road in the closet. and drop the buildings into a few cardboard boxes - and then there is the train collection. ;-)

On my layout, I have a big lift bridge to enter the layout. I hinged the bridge panel with brass butt hinges and mounted them on 10 mm ply pads on the top of the base board and the bridge end to allow the bridge to raise and because the hinges are mounted 10 mm above the baseboard, it automatically allows the track ends to swing clear as the bridge is raised. The hinges need to be hidden from view. I made up a pad of a similar construction to your blackberry bush. It is glued over the hinges and hides the unsightly hinges completely. Because of its flexibility, it bends easily as the bridge is raised and straightens as it is lowered.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Take your time with the build Boomer!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. Thank you Peter. ;-)

Wonderful! You can stretch that railroad station build out. I'd like to see all the details of it's build. Thank you!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

These class 3 stations had all kinds of characteristics like you mentioned.

Looking forward to seeing the station interior video as I am building a station and don't have any interior pictures of it.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Well. It's not that fancy. Basic wainscotting, a few doors, and a ticket counter - with lighting.

Love the Canadian Northern depot. It looks very much in place there and sends me down a rabbit hole wondering what this place might have looked like 100 years ago. Like others here, I can respect the patience you have exercised by methodically completing one scene at a time. Don't know if I could do it that way. BTW, I had an uncle (by marriage), gone for many years now, who started his railroad career firing on the Canadian Northern. He had moved to the Detroit area and gone to work on the Wabash just prior to WWII, where he eventually met and married my aunt. He became an engineer during the transition era, but still told interesting stories about working in western Canada- things like being stuck in the hole for hours with westbound empties during the grain rush. Hopefully there would be a general store nearby where he could buy something to cook on his scoop shovel in order to stave off hunger. For me, it was a fascinating look into a different time and place that fired (no pun intended) my imagination and fed the interest I already had in steam railroading.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Actually that station still exists down the street from my house on the Canadian National Main Line. It actually looked like that before they logged off the area. Since it is very close to the SRY junction (a few miles away), I decided to add it as a restored station on the layout as it is in the real world presently. ;-)

I agree my friends layouts it seems a race to get it done and then wonder why the track issues pop up during Op sessions . I have 2 build projects on the layout, I work on one then the other, what I find when you switch it seems new and motivation really kicks in. Thanks!! Tried you method on paints figures and it works great in N scale

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing that. Cheers.

I always look forward to your vedios. I noticed you've added quite a few signals now.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes I have. I had to compress the blocks severely but . . . hey . . . it's a model railroad and they look awesome especially when they are operating. ;-)

Great seeing Dusty and section two is really coming together now! I love the station building however I feel the warehouse building behind it is stealing the show a bit.. if you understand what I mean. Maybe make the asphalted area a bit smaller and place a medium sized tree or two between the warehouse and station. Atleast that's what I'd do but you are the king of this wonderful little world. Keep it up! :)

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your views. I get what you mean and I appreciate them. On the other hand, the station looks awesome from the other angle from the west. I will consider another tree as you point out. ;-) Cheers ~ Boomer.

Slow and steady wins the race. How inspiring your build is.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. I mean the whole process is a thrill and a complete joy to build. No way I want to rush anything. Cheers!

Have to be the most talented modeller/artist on the net!

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

You are very kind sir. I appreciate the compliment as I know I am part of many masters out there that don't publish as well. Cheers ~ Boomer.

Beautiful.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Section Three - Dusty Road. 😅😺

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Lol . . . I love that. That name will have to be enshrined in parenthesis. ;-)

Nice.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I just used that music on one of my videos!😂

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Lol . . . who knows eh? Cheers ~ Boomer.

any chance you will upgrade the video to 1440? I love your work so much. Every project on my layout is influenced by your videos. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Maybe down the road. 1080P is still the accepted standard for youtube right now. Higher res is a much larger budget in terms of camera and video storage, etc.

@leisureshoot

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama that's kind of what I was afraid is the case. nonetheless, your work is very appreciated

That's a great layout, you have done an excellent job. I thought this layout was built where Glover Road was?

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

It is in the same location. I am rebuilding Glover Road V2 on section three. The original Glover Road is hanging on the wall in another room.

I just discovered your channel. Amazing work sir. Is that corrugated aluminum building you showed at the end a kit or a scratch build? I look forward to watching your layout progression.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

All the buildings are scratch built from Evergreen & Plastruct Styrene. The corrugated roof material is from Plastruct. It's all there on the Kiosk racks in most hobby shops. Scratch building from Evergreen Plastic goes all the way back to the seventies and has become a lost art. Thanks for sharing. Cheers ~ Boomer.

Boomer, Whats Dusty going to do when her spot goes? I see there's a lot more "River Road" tales to tell, signals, power boxes, fencing etc. 7 a.m. Sunday. The wifes just bringing me breakfast in bed at that time of the day. Sunday's will never be the same again. Cheer's Chris Perry.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Dusty has been eyeballing the upper valance lately. She is a little pisssed becasue of having to move from the last spot. ;-)

👍🤠👍

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Boomer, I have been scratching my head for years trying to figure out how to model blackberries. Those look great! I would love to see you make some, do you use a static application during any part of it? Just a great content idea for those of us that model the Pacific Northwest. They look amazing.

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

No need for static grass applicator. It is easier than it looks but requires several steps and some patience. Make a very thin pile of 12mm static grass on a piece of parchment paper and soak it down with 50/50 Matte Medium/Water through spray bottle. Let it dry overnight. When dry, tease and tear it up some as thin as you can and don't worry if it falls apart. Just keep it on the wax paper or parchment paper. Spray it down again and re-sprinkle the matt you are creating with more static grass, and do this procedure several times if you have to over several days. When you are happy with the dry matte of static grass spray bomb (with acrylic paint) red brown. When it is dry, flock it the same way with leaves, then when the leaves are dry, shake it off and spray it again with the diluted matte medium to dry. Should take about four days with each procedure being about ten minutes. ;-) Cheers.

@mattbilodeau8603

4 ай бұрын

I will work with that info, Thank you so much.@@boomerdiorama

The cafe/restaurant you built. Is that going in section 3?

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Maybe . . . who knows. If not then maybe section four. ;-)

What happened to the derelict car under the torn blue tarp?😮

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Just had to move it out of the way until the blackberry glue drys. Didn't want to wreck it. ;-)

This looks absolutely amazing what scale is this

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

This is HO (1/87) Scale. Cheers!

@taylorpinkney7253

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Looks like you have a BC Hydro boxcar?

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. Kinda rare as well, ;-)

Is the station a copy of the one in Fort Langley ?

@boomerdiorama

4 ай бұрын

Yes . . . but from the very earliest plan from (1915) with the original kitchen at the rear, not the later revision that exists today. Class 3 Canadian Northern Train Stations had a standard plan with varied characteristics depending on the period needs and the carpenters who built them. ;-) Cheers ~ Boomer.

@reinhardtkk

4 ай бұрын

@@boomerdiorama thanks for the reply. We live in FG. And have a small MR