Realistic Details for Model Railroad Scenery - Pallets
Some of the best pallets you’ll find are the ones you build yourself, commercially available pallets are good however they often lack the fine detail and more often than not they are not the correct size for the era and location you’re modeling.
The pallets I make in this video are also part of my ‘Patreon’ rewards, for those patrons who support me at the $10 level I’ll ship 3 of these exact type of pallets to your door. For more information you can check out my patreon page here: / luketowan
The Micro-Mark ‘Chop-It’ that you see me using in the video is available from the Micro-Mark online store, and to save an additional 10% of any of your purchases from Micro-Mark you can use the promo code: boulder
The Chop-It is one of the best tools I have for modeling, the static grass applicator is my #1 tool :) however this tool is absolutely essential for anyone who will be doing any scratch building whether you’re using strip wood or styrene this tool is fantastic,
The template I used to create these awesome pallets is available on my website, here is a link: bouldercreekrailroad.com/
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Have said it before and will say it again, you don't post vids that often but when you do they are well worth watching every minute of them. Thanks Luke this will be handy for a forth coming project of mine.
@oddities-whatnot
Жыл бұрын
Im working my way through his older videos, only just found this channel recently
Love your work Luke! Been modeling 21 years and still learn a ton from you!
Luke just might be the best diorama builder alive. The detail and tutorials are incredible. I love watching these videos.
These are great. I don't even have a layout yet, but I think it would be a soothing activity to make a bunch of these pallets. The places I've worked in the real (giant) world where we had stacks of pallets, there was variety in the painting and labeling, indicating different customers and so on. I would enjoy mixing things up where you apply the red paint and throw in some different paint schemes, and maybe different levels of weathering and spillage. Thanks for another cool video.
I'm curious how good it would look like if you use all your amazing technics in 1 giant railroad scenery with a fully working train loop, amazing scenery with tons off details, wouldn't that be a nice idea for a new Luke Towan project? Aside the tutorials a episode of the rail road scenery! :)
@diamondcreepah3210
4 жыл бұрын
I had to think for a moment about "train loop"...
Amazing models of an everyday object. The high level of detail on something so small is incredible Luke!!
Awesome looking pallets. I don't know where you get the patience. Great idea angling the chop it board
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Davie, I find it quite relaxing building models. You should see me driving though... Not a lot of patience doing that activity 😉
@tonnycondoble.n
7 жыл бұрын
Luke Towan estimado, una vez mas me brindaste 7 maravillosos minutos de relajación completa, les envió un fuerte y gran abrazo a tu esposa y a ti, saludos desde Chile. PD: no imaginas lo feliz que me harías al enviarme un saludo a mi. Atte. Tonny Jorquera
@clayton8or
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, much the opposite with me, patience and form is retained higher than most when driving, and building anything small is downright infuriating.
@MrName7
6 жыл бұрын
I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else needs to find out about building a model railroad layout try Panlarko Amazing Railroad Planner (just google it ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my colleague got cool success with it.
@userequaltoNull
6 жыл бұрын
Nice land rover, dude. Series II in light blue or light green is my dream car.
Awesome job Luke!!! Your videos are always interesting. You have such patience and your models always look so realistic. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming!!
I have loved your videos for years and now I am going back and rewatching. Thank you for attention to detail and the quality of your videos.
Fascinating! I love this stuff, even though my trains have been in several boxes in the garage for about 20 years. The kids finally moved out so, maybe, just maybe.
Luke what I admire most is how things are not done in total neatness! To go along with total craftsmanship! Thanks again Eric NY
Amazing as usual! Now all i need is time, talent, patience and skill. Then I´ll start with this hobby my own.
Thank you Luke you are master of Details ❤️🤘🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽
Luke these look so real its amazing, you have inspired me to get back to trying to build HO scale models and I'm going to try to recreate my old family farm in HO scale
Great work you did on those pallets, very realistic.
I love your acrylic containers, so pristine! (the real ones you use throughout your videos to hold the pieces and crafting materials)
Thanks Luke,great stuff as always,cheers Jon.
You need to start the Luke Towan school of model building. If I was in your area I would join. You may be one of the best in the world.
Same as I always say ... you're fantastic... your n°1 fan
So I know I'm not alone on this, but I want to make sure Luke gets a chance to read my comment.....I've just finished watch 3 of your playlist, EVEN though I've seen them all and constantly find I'm just as entertained and satisfied when watching them over and over. Just love all you do.
The attention to detail by this guy is amazing. If I stop going down the pub then perhaps I can focus on something productive instead.
Love the simple fixes like just propping the cutter up.
Wow I'm so glad I found this channel, you are a fantastic modeler. Subscribed!
Really nice, I'm definitely going to use this technique for my builds.
Nice work Luke !!! Respect for always !!!
Your method is really neat and useful. Thanks for sharing this great technique!
This dude is simply amazing in his work.
Awesome work as usual Luke! Well Done
You put more time into these pallets than many people put into real ones! Great job on the model!
Hi, i love your videos !!! You're so talented !! I'm so happy when i see a new video from you haha !!! But it's always too short, i want see your videos all the time, every days !! haha Congratulations from France ! 😊
That last clip though :D great tut!
Amazing Luke....two thumbs up !!! cheers, danny
Wow wow and WOW...again!
Love it looks amazing
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed, glad you liked them 😃
Beautiful pallets. Thanks for sharing your technique.
Love your videos luke! keep up the great work!
Very nice proyect, thank's Luke awsome video
You're a Geeeeeeeeenius Luke ! Congratulations from France !
Genius!!! Happy railroading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always amazed at what you make.
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, glad you liked it 😊
I dont build stuff like this because i really dont have the time for it but just to watch you doing it is satisfying!!😮😮
I make sure I watch one or more of your videos before I go to sleep even if I seen them would love to see a winter theme HO scale build just an idea love your vids
Thanks Luke, very nicely done
LOSCAM pallets, nice. Time to make a tiny forklift to carry tiny boxes. Amazing job Luke!
Wonderful work! You're great!
Brother what a patient man you are
Those Look Great!!
As always great stuff
This is so satisfying to watch
Incredible. Great tutorial.
un altro impressionante tutorial. "how it's made" del micro mondo !!!!
Another awesome video!
they're so cute!
Beautiful work.
I am always amazed!
Amazing work!
Excellent videos. Just earned you another subscriber!
Great work as usual
Love your absolute attention to detail Luke. When I saw this video it reminded me that some time ago I 'collected' a bunch of stirring sticks from a well known coffee outlet, thinking that I would use them for something. Just measured one of them and they're about 1.33mm thick x 5mm wide and 190mm long. They would probably work for pallet construction with a bit of tinkering, but they would obviously be harder to cut than PS. The real bonus though is that they do not need to be made to look like wood because they already are wood ! Regards Mark in the UK
Buddy you are nuts...in a good way...can't stop watching.
@BoulderCreekRailroad
5 жыл бұрын
ha ha awesome... I hope you continue to enjoy the videos 😉
simply awesome!!
Really nice work, as always, really relaxing though
Incredible!
awesome! going to make some of these in 1/25 scale for my race car garage diorama.
These videos are so relaxing 😎
More fantastic how toos and techniques
Looks very well, the details mark the difference
You are simply amazing!!!
Just gorgeous!!!
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate
I think you have to be one of the most patient people on earth.
they are so cool I know what I be doing on the weekend
what's up Luke?...just wanted to let you know I got the pallets and magnet you sent for being a patreon...i gotta say man, these pallets are absolutely amazing in person...a very big thanks to you and all you do for the hobby...peace my friend...
Why have I watched every video???? I don’t even do miniatures.
@madnessbydesign1415
5 жыл бұрын
There's just something about watching someone who's that good doing what they do. I've made scenery and painted models for years, and I can tell you: he is quite an artist... :)
@illusionclassicrock6742
3 жыл бұрын
That may be a sign that you should start. 😉
Lukes upload game is strong right now! just know its gunna be an amazing video before i watch it :D
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
lol, thanks mate. I haven't run out of ideas just yet 😃
Hi Luke, Many thanks for another great tutorial! I'll try to do palettes by your method from genuine wood. I think it will be much cheaper than laser cut. It remains only to be as patient as you are:). It's interesting. I know all these techniques but not a little gags you use. Thank you very much once again!
Great Job Dave. Looks good. I have that chopper, Regards, Solomon
brilliant mate scale it then make it i love it
That is so cool.
Hi I've been watching your videos for quite a while now. Although I haven't done any model building since I was a kid, which was a very long time ago, :-) I really admire the way you come up with all these different creative techniques and ideas to build everything! Definitely a thumbs up! :-)
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed watching 🙂
Another great video tutorial, mate. Cheers from across the ¨big¨ pond!
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rusty, glad you enjoyed watching
This is amazing
awesome detailing... ☺
awesome stuff as always man...as a long time fan I've decided to reward you monetarily for your efforts...I've just become a $10 a month patreon...can't wait for your next vid...peace...
Wonderful LUKE congratulations ingenuity :-D
Luke leave that opps pallet cause when I worked in the Factory at my Job we had a lot of pallets come thru looking like that!
Great video, thanks for the tip.
great video 👌. luke
awesome stuff
Who would have ever thought about putting the cutter at an angle? You've got a lot of big ideas. 💡 We have the same kind of pallets here in Texas. 🤠
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Cool 😃 Glad you enjoyed the tutorial, not sure where the idea of angling the chop-it came from... just popped into my head after spending 20 minutes chopping small bits of styrene. I remember thinking "There has to be a better way"
Great video nice job
AWESOME love the videos
i love your videos. i wish i had the patience to do some of these things myself. lol
mini pallet factory... lol very good how he makes things simple
I'm not into building these models at all, but you make it very entertaining to watch, :)
Excellent tutorial. Fun fact: I don't think I will focus too much on industrial scenery in the near future, but I watch your videos as entertainment. Always inspirational and very well explained. In some point I would like to make a 1920s diorama based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. I envisioned a street scene and the pallets may come in handy to detail a delivery truck or such. I could also see that a laser cutter comes in handy with such a project. Only catch is that you can't cut styrene easily with a laser cutter, so birch or bamboo it is. Using the sanding paper for texture is a good idea, I always use wire brushes, but for such a small scale and the small pieces the sanding paper is easier. Anyhow, thanks again for a great video and keep up the good work.
@BoulderCreekRailroad
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, good luck building the diorama, it sounds like it will be a fun model when you find the time to start 🙂 You could possibly build the pallets using thin balsa or bass wood as well using a laser cutter... That's a tool that will be added to my list in the near future!
@DaggerAndBrushBlog
7 жыл бұрын
Given your aptitude with electronics I expect a home made version ;)
Very cool
you are the best man.
man... who gives this guy the 👎🏻 seriously?!?! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
amazing 😍
That stalker entrance, jeez! Just kidding ofc, great tutorial as usuall :)