Professional Model Railroad Builder Answers Your Questions | Volume 1

I asked all of my Patrons for great, provocative modeling questions, and here's all of them answered!

If you'd like to ask me questions, BECOME a patron, and I'll answer them in the next installment in the summertime. I'll plan on doing these quarterly interspersed with ALTA Layout updates and other modeling projects.

Music: Epidemic Sound

[alexgallagher]

Interurban era 2023: No layout survives contact with the enemy's model trains

[janMelantu]

I’m definitely surprised how little HO steam there is smaller than a Pacific/Mikado. There’s like a generic 4-4-0, but not much else. Definitely jealous of the OO modelers who are spoiled for choice with all their tank engines, Moguls, and Atlantics.

[JCmilwaukee]

Cool hearing about a local company aka circus, city decals amazing video

[Ian-qsfz]

this channel deserves more recognition

[timl]

3D printing is definitely going to explode in the coming years. People making those hard to find, or never made models. To fill demand for things that aren’t accessible. More than just details/scenic stuff but full models. I’ve personally commissioned a Brill 350 model car from the C&O, of which the last brass unit on eBay sold for 1, 950.00

[wapatocreekrail]

I would LOVE to see a small "Logging Mikado" steam locomotive in HO scale. Many small, road locomotives like this were used on logging lines and branches in my area. These would be great for any proto freelance or prototypical model railroad. Even as a modern day modeler, I would love one of these because they are a favorite of preservation and scenic railway operations, and one would be great on my little branch line paired with a few historic passenger cars or a photo freight.

[stevepringle]

Just bumped into your video. I loved this Q&A.

[derkaiser]

What do you think of people upgrading and running ancient locomotives from the 50s? For example I own and operate a fleet of Hobbytown of Boston/Cary Locomotive works locomotives that have been updated and upgraded.

[finn_]

What is your opinion on 3D recreations of your work? I would love to model Alta digitally, as a local northern Californian.

[nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

Great video but sometimes really hard to hear your voice trough the music