"You Darth Vader breathing moron..." LMAO! You got me with that one Rob. Nearly got choked on my dinner. If I'd died over a bowl of soup due to that, I'd come back to haunt your Darth Vader butt! Too funny brother.
Rob, You made lots of progress and it all looks great. I particularly like the station scene as it looks so appropriate. Very well done. Take care on your travels. Look forward to the next bit. Regards Stephen.
Stephen I love your layout, your updates, your humor, your humility, and your positive attitude. It's inspiring me to get down to my layout and work on scenery.
Love the tribute to your Father. I try to throw in personal references in my layout as well. Those little touches really make the hobby special. Safe Travels.
Another great video Rob! I have been watching from the start of your series. I'm still collecting tips from your scenery video's. Keep up the awesome work! .
The Rhode Island State Trooper is on duty. Don't worry your fans will be waiting for you.That station is in a good spot on a magnificent layout Sir. You also have my respect,i.e. the wiring you do is incredible to me. That's the only terrifying part of the hobby to me. Everything else I'm good. Just not the dam wiring. I learn this from your videos. I'm a audio,visual learner kinda guy. We'll be waiting Mr. Be safe,and take care.
I don't know if it's weird or not, but I would've re-wired those switches too. Would've bothered the hell out of me every time I threw one. Nice attention to detail. Best, John.
Hey Stephen.. I drive a truck for a living.. would it be possible to buy you lunch one day and talk trains? I'm working on my layout and follow your vids for ideas and tips.. would love to sit and visit for a bit..
Your unique combination of skill and humility make your videos stand head and shoulders above many others. So many of us don't make progress on our layouts (and lives, for that matter) because we are afraid to learn new lessons in public. You have no such barrier. Please keep these updates coming.
You should buy some molex plugs , you can get them in different number of pin configurations and you can just simply plug and unplug on the back side of the panel. Also you could try a piece of 1/8 plexiglass on the front to hold down the labels and all you have to do is drill your hole pattern out. Anyway good video and I enjoy watching and thanks for not having an bad ego problem.
Love the new station and the story behind it. That wiring scares the hell out of me. I do agree with you with the switches and lights working in line with the track. Keep up the great work. Safe travels and see you in a month.
A another great video with great tips of ideas and I love the tribute to your dad with the depot and the naming of the main yard to the memory of your dad. Have a safe trip and see you soon!
Rob, you killed me man, "Darth vader breathing moron." Im only 3 minutes in and i am crying laughing. I love your videos and I love how you never take your self to seriously while making a great layout. I hope some day we can see it on Ken Patterson podcast or monthly show.
Love all the work on the layout Eugene station looks great. Just a detail that could be added to the Diesel storage tank is venting. (I am in the business so I notice these things). Fantastic job, keep the videos coming!
Don't you just love all that spaghetti? My wiring's much less sophisticated(just learning bit by bit really), and needlessly over-complicated. I start off trying to make it as simple as I can so that I can understand it(frankly electrics/electronics are not my forte), and I nearly always end up with a 'bird's nest' look. I understand entirely why you want your LEDs to work a particular way. It just makes things easier. You can glance at the panel and quickly know what's where...........great work even if a tad laborious. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing to your best ability. Yours would appear to be light years beyond mine....lol......Come back safe soon Rob. I need my regular fix of the Bennett Railroad.......David(UK)
Like the little tribute to your father with the station. Really do like your honesty when it comes to owning up to your little mistakes, there are many people (even those not on YT) who would never admit to such things. Keep up the good work, looking forward to when trains start running the full length of the layout again :)
Great update Rob! I love the Eugene station. That is a wonderful tribute to your father. I am sure he would be proud. Safe travels and we will look for you on your return. Cheers, Dan
Awesome Rob...Love the tribute to your dad, it's the little sentimental things that make the biggest impact. The depot looks great you have a good eye for detail. All in all everything is coming together very nicely. Hope you have a safe trip, gonna miss the updates from you...Thank You for the update Tom
Great update Rob. The funny thing is my Dad and I just last night (before viewing this video) where talking about wiring tortoise the way you did. Not having so many lines running back to the 12v bus. Nice job on the old fence. I like the junk in the inside corner of it. And I think the placement of the Eugene station works well. Have a safe trip.
Another great video, even though wiring is a bit of a dark art as far as I am concerned! Like the Eugene station background. After my mother in law passed away I built a OO scale model of her house for my brother in law's layout. Even though he left home at 16, and has had his own house for years, and is now 54, it was still "home" as far as he was concerned.
like Jacob McFarland said i enjoy watching you videos. it is like going to your house and playing with trains. sometimes i pick up the best tips from friends. i suggest a unique idea for an old freight building. scratch build a burnt out building with the foundation and missing roof and charred wooden beams. make it look like an old freight building built in the 1800s.
Would be cool to see the switching lead curve back behind the station and have an unloading dock back there at the end of the track. I’ve seen a lot done that way. Thanks for sharing. Tim
HAVE SAFETY TRAVEL WITH YOUR WORK TO GET BACK TO YOUR BEAUTY FAMILY VERY TIME SO JOY LIFE THANK YOU FOR OTHER GREAT VIDEO WITH LOT DETAIL AS GIVE OUT LOT DETAIL HOW GET RUN THINGS WENT BUILD DETAIL LAYOUT LIKE DO THERE FROM AUSTRALIA
I really enjoy watching your videos. The attention to detail you have is amazing, the amount of patience to accomplish this is pretty much the reason I haven't started one of my own. lol. I have one request, could you possibly start filming the actual work being done? You could play that part in high speed with some music in the background or something. I love the work but would very much enjoy watching the work being done. Thank you!
That was a really good video. First of all I'd be EXACTLY the same over the throw switches and LEDs... that's not weird, that's logical :) And secondly I love your tribute to your dad; that's wonderful and not only that I think it looks really well sat in there as you've put it. You are a true master, and I love watching your videos. Safe travelling and I'm looking forward to your return :)
Hey Rob leave the labels there, try contact like the stuff you use for school books over the whole lot, may work, otherwise another great idea from the Bennett workbench :)
Rob, using 2-wire bi- color leds will be more clearly seen which way you have switched the arrow on the control panel arrows. I can send a connection diagram to the arrow, if interested.Very interesting your creativity, thank you
you darth vader breathing? that gave me a chuckle. i have to say, you doing the wiring like that really makes it look a lot easier. most people don't like the idea of doing all that wiring, confusing. but well done and well demonstrated. and then we take a look at all the switches and wiring.. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. i am scared again. lol love that station. all that detail is cool. and i like the sentimental value with it.
Your updates are thoughtful and filmed well; always looking forward to them. That depot is very nice looking (a perfect tribute to your dad) and I think you should stop putting yourself down as you do great work and it is okay to care about doing things the right way as in the switch toggles lining up with the prefered route. I think a "house track" behind the depot might be a nice addition, in fact if the rails were buried in the asphalt that would look very cool indeed. Of course I know nothing of Pennsy practice in such matters so you do what you know best. Are you considering a platform for the Eugene depot? Just curious.
I'm doing mine the same way. Anything of the main needs you to turn a key and push a button. Mains have lights - Green Main - all yards and industries have no lights, toggle direction only. Railroad is too cheep to be fancy and have lighted turnouts for industries.
All of the tanks here in the Mid-West have, by law, to have retaining walls around them... Boy that was a pretty much of a mess behind the board. Isn't there any way to clean this up?? I put all of my switches around the layout by the switches.
I have been following your impressive layout from the very beginning, but I always assumed you were modeling a NS modern layout? Either way beings your layout is based around the 1950's but correct me if I'm wrong... isn't the Sunoco signage in your backdrop (26:50) too modern for the 1950's era?
so are you joining us may 18 at Steamtown National Historic Site? lots of notice so you can book that time off. check out my playlist, steamtown, hudson RR club on May 18, and horseshoe curve may 19
Hi would you like me to send you how i have devised our panels. We use an ardunio, some addresable leds, some relay boards and a common earth. We also use network cable to get ro to the relays.
"You Darth Vader breathing moron..." LMAO! You got me with that one Rob. Nearly got choked on my dinner. If I'd died over a bowl of soup due to that, I'd come back to haunt your Darth Vader butt! Too funny brother.
Rob, You made lots of progress and it all looks great. I particularly like the station scene as it looks so appropriate. Very well done. Take care on your travels. Look forward to the next bit. Regards Stephen.
I totally agree with your new Eugene station, our layouts are an reflection of us. Your new station will be perfect.
Thumbs up, like button smashed!
Stephen I love your layout, your updates, your humor, your humility, and your positive attitude. It's inspiring me to get down to my layout and work on scenery.
I also enjoy wiring, I'm weird too. Great video! keep up the good work. Thanks, Russ
Love the tribute to your Father. I try to throw in personal references in my layout as well. Those little touches really make the hobby special. Safe Travels.
Nice tribute to your father. See you in a few weeks.
Another great video Rob! I have been watching from the start of your series. I'm still collecting tips from your scenery video's. Keep up the awesome work!
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The Rhode Island State Trooper is on duty. Don't worry your fans will be waiting for you.That station is in a good spot on a magnificent layout Sir. You also have my respect,i.e. the wiring you do is incredible to me. That's the only terrifying part of the hobby to me. Everything else I'm good. Just not the dam wiring. I learn this from your videos. I'm a audio,visual learner kinda guy. We'll be waiting Mr. Be safe,and take care.
I don't know if it's weird or not, but I would've re-wired those switches too. Would've bothered the hell out of me every time I threw one. Nice attention to detail.
Best, John.
Hey Stephen..
I drive a truck for a living.. would it be possible to buy you lunch one day and talk trains? I'm working on my layout and follow your vids for ideas and tips.. would love to sit and visit for a bit..
Dave Reinhart same here. Good idea!!!!
Your unique combination of skill and humility make your videos stand head and shoulders above many others. So many of us don't make progress on our layouts (and lives, for that matter) because we are afraid to learn new lessons in public. You have no such barrier. Please keep these updates coming.
I enjoyed the update. Safe travels and see you in a month or so.
The station is a nice touch and nice tribute to your dad.
U don't blame you about the toggle position, I would want that as well. Makes it easier on the brain(lol).
Another great update.... I wish my panels looked so good!!!
Safe travels and looking forward to the next video
You should buy some molex plugs , you can get them in different number of pin configurations and you can just simply plug and unplug on the back side of the panel. Also you could try a piece of 1/8 plexiglass on the front to hold down the labels and all you have to do is drill your hole pattern out. Anyway good video and I enjoy watching and thanks for not having an bad ego problem.
Love the new station and the story behind it. That wiring scares the hell out of me. I do agree with you with the switches and lights working in line with the track. Keep up the great work. Safe travels and see you in a month.
Before you put in your switches and lights, put a couple of poly coats on and it’ll seal the labels and shine the panel up a little. Just a thought.
For an “all flat” layout. Your layout looks great. It doesn’t look boring (because it is all flat). It looks like a real railroad. Great job!
Your wiring looks about as neat as mine!
Rob another great update on the Railroad. Be safe on your travels
A another great video with great tips of ideas and I love the tribute to your dad with the depot and the naming of the main yard to the memory of your dad. Have a safe trip and see you soon!
Rob, you killed me man, "Darth vader breathing moron." Im only 3 minutes in and i am crying laughing. I love your videos and I love how you never take your self to seriously while making a great layout. I hope some day we can see it on Ken Patterson podcast or monthly show.
Good stuff. Wiring template is a great idea. Always enjoy seeing your layout progress.
Love the back story on Eugene station, Sir. Nice one.
Love all the work on the layout Eugene station looks great. Just a detail that could be added to the Diesel storage tank is venting. (I am in the business so I notice these things). Fantastic job, keep the videos coming!
I laughed when you said, "I'll show you this quick...". You don't do anything quick!! Lolol
Just a little comic relief. Keep up the awesome work!!
Don't you just love all that spaghetti? My wiring's much less sophisticated(just learning bit by bit really), and needlessly over-complicated. I start off trying to make it as simple as I can so that I can understand it(frankly electrics/electronics are not my forte), and I nearly always end up with a 'bird's nest' look.
I understand entirely why you want your LEDs to work a particular way. It just makes things easier. You can glance at the panel and quickly know what's where...........great work even if a tad laborious. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing to your best ability. Yours would appear to be light years beyond mine....lol......Come back safe soon Rob. I need my regular fix of the Bennett Railroad.......David(UK)
Like the little tribute to your father with the station. Really do like your honesty when it comes to owning up to your little mistakes, there are many people (even those not on YT) who would never admit to such things. Keep up the good work, looking forward to when trains start running the full length of the layout again :)
Great update Rob! I love the Eugene station. That is a wonderful tribute to your father. I am sure he would be proud. Safe travels and we will look for you on your return. Cheers, Dan
Rob, Love watching & listening to your videos.
Safe travels in your trips for work. Waiting for your next installment.
Ray
Awesome Rob...Love the tribute to your dad, it's the little sentimental things that make the biggest impact. The depot looks great you have a good eye for detail. All in all everything is coming together very nicely. Hope you have a safe trip, gonna miss the updates from you...Thank You for the update Tom
The Eugene Depot looks great. Really appreciate all the time you took to share the detail.
Very nice!
Awesome update, Rob. Have a good trip wherever you're going. - Drew
Very good ideas for the panel - group them to solder the leads. I can use this! Always enjoy seeing your vids! Thanks, Rob!
Great update Rob. The funny thing is my Dad and I just last night (before viewing this video) where talking about wiring tortoise the way you did. Not having so many lines running back to the 12v bus. Nice job on the old fence. I like the junk in the inside corner of it. And I think the placement of the Eugene station works well. Have a safe trip.
As always, a most enjoyable update. Its helpful to see your process.
Another great video, even though wiring is a bit of a dark art as far as I am concerned! Like the Eugene station background. After my mother in law passed away I built a OO scale model of her house for my brother in law's layout. Even though he left home at 16, and has had his own house for years, and is now 54, it was still "home" as far as he was concerned.
Hi Stephen, your layout is coming along so very nicely. It's a new favourite of mine! Thanks again. Cheers from Holland, Joachim
like Jacob McFarland said i enjoy watching you videos. it is like going to your house and playing with trains. sometimes i pick up the best tips from friends.
i suggest a unique idea for an old freight building. scratch build a burnt out building with the foundation and missing roof and charred wooden beams. make it look like an old freight building built in the 1800s.
Love your railroad, would love to see some trains operating mixed in with the great informational updates.
great video rob keep up the good work and safe travels
Would be cool to see the switching lead curve back behind the station and have an unloading dock back there at the end of the track. I’ve seen a lot done that way.
Thanks for sharing. Tim
HAVE SAFETY TRAVEL WITH YOUR WORK TO GET BACK TO YOUR BEAUTY FAMILY VERY TIME SO JOY LIFE
THANK YOU FOR OTHER GREAT VIDEO
WITH LOT DETAIL AS GIVE OUT
LOT DETAIL HOW GET RUN THINGS
WENT BUILD DETAIL LAYOUT LIKE DO THERE
FROM AUSTRALIA
Another great video. I love what you are doing. Keep up the great work.
I really enjoy watching your videos. The attention to detail you have is amazing, the amount of patience to accomplish this is pretty much the reason I haven't started one of my own. lol. I have one request, could you possibly start filming the actual work being done? You could play that part in high speed with some music in the background or something. I love the work but would very much enjoy watching the work being done. Thank you!
Very nice work! Love that depot!
Honesty a very helpful video for me!
Great update Rob!!
There is nothing weird about wanting things the way you want them. I would be the same, only I am no that far yet. Safe travel. Martin (Thailand)
That was a really good video. First of all I'd be EXACTLY the same over the throw switches and LEDs... that's not weird, that's logical :) And secondly I love your tribute to your dad; that's wonderful and not only that I think it looks really well sat in there as you've put it.
You are a true master, and I love watching your videos. Safe travelling and I'm looking forward to your return :)
the siding near the station, perhaps shorten another foot? Give more room for the access road in that area?
Hey Rob leave the labels there, try contact like the stuff you use for school books over the whole lot, may work, otherwise another great idea from the Bennett workbench :)
Rob, using 2-wire bi- color leds will be more clearly seen which way you have switched the arrow on the control panel arrows. I can send a connection diagram to the arrow, if interested.Very interesting your creativity, thank you
NOT WEIRD.logical
you darth vader breathing? that gave me a chuckle. i have to say, you doing the wiring like that really makes it look a lot easier. most people don't like the idea of doing all that wiring, confusing. but well done and well demonstrated. and then we take a look at all the switches and wiring.. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. i am scared again. lol
love that station. all that detail is cool. and i like the sentimental value with it.
My OCD would have kicked in on those switches right away that I would be up all hours with a soldering iron fixing the problem so your not alone.
Wow. Love it!
Really like it
Your updates are thoughtful and filmed well; always looking forward to them. That depot is very nice looking (a perfect tribute to your dad) and I think you should stop putting yourself down as you do great work and it is okay to care about doing things the right way as in the switch toggles lining up with the prefered route. I think a "house track" behind the depot might be a nice addition, in fact if the rails were buried in the asphalt that would look very cool indeed. Of course I know nothing of Pennsy practice in such matters so you do what you know best. Are you considering a platform for the Eugene depot? Just curious.
I'm doing mine the same way. Anything of the main needs you to turn a key and push a button. Mains have lights - Green Main - all yards and industries have no lights, toggle direction only. Railroad is too cheep to be fancy and have lighted turnouts for industries.
You got me bouncing in my seat giggling like a schoolgirl! How do I know your videos are playing in the background? Darth Vader!
What size led’s did you use for your panel if I could ask??
Rob try a Brother labelmaker
All of the tanks here in the Mid-West have, by law, to have retaining walls around them... Boy that was a pretty much of a mess behind the board. Isn't there any way to clean this up?? I put all of my switches around the layout by the switches.
that NYC engine is a defector.
I have been following your impressive layout from the very beginning, but I always assumed you were modeling a NS modern layout? Either way beings your layout is based around the 1950's but correct me if I'm wrong... isn't the Sunoco signage in your backdrop (26:50) too modern for the 1950's era?
Three to four weeks is not acceptable.
so are you joining us may 18 at Steamtown National Historic Site? lots of notice so you can book that time off. check out my playlist, steamtown, hudson RR club on May 18, and horseshoe curve may 19
Hi would you like me to send you how i have devised our panels. We use an ardunio, some addresable leds, some relay boards and a common earth. We also use network cable to get ro to the relays.
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