10.01.09 HOW TO PAVE ROADS OVER TRACK to make Engine facility by Al Mayo

[MrSantafe307]

hmmm i guess thats pretty realistic good job al thats amazing its cool

[MFO46]

Thanks. I like the way that you Keep It Simple Soldier.

[99shua]

Thank you Al your videos are really helping me make my first layout.

[jabber1990]

ok question, how do you know how wide to make the roads?

[amun1999]

Al....when looking at the real railroad crossings they actually have ties or wood on either side of the railing and then they have the road pavement up against that ...it is just not pavement ...you have the wood on either side of the rails on the crossings!! i don't know why people don't pay this more attention!!!

[apjtrainguy]

i would have never thought of that idea.

[expo12345]

Great choice of music

[gatewaysolo104]

plaster o' paris works just as well as the road kits and you get about 3 times more for the same price

[SuperTwangmaster]

Thank you for showing us the trick of using the end of the spreader inside the track

rails to clear for the train.Jesus loves you!!!!

[101metallover]

Yo big al this is the first video that I watch of yours

[whyroader]

what do you do if you have the bachman E-Z track? that is a very good technique

[doorsmaniac]

So None of that stuff Sticks to the inside of the track? Or is there some Cleaning of the Track invilved?

[michaelclinite]

where can i get that mixture and paving tape. about how much would it cost

[MonsterRailroad]

@michaelclinite It's called SMOOTH-IT by Woodland Scenics and the PAVING TAPE is also by Woodland Scenics. They both can be found at most Hobby Shops or online. You will not see it at AC Moore or Michaels Craftstores though

[MrAlienHybrid]

This is exactly what I wanted to know before I started my first layout. Thanks man

[gtacrusher123]

hi i have done that on my stock yard but it has messed up and i can not get my mixture like yours and it is uneeven

[nissan331]

That's epic

[ninjaofmadness]

Ayy Big Al can you hit me up where you got that engine facility? Thanks bro

[drken10003]

Great video. I'm trying to model modern light rail and I've been looking forever for a video somebody to show how to do this. Thanks.

[Foxrider731]

awsome idea, but how would you make it straight on top of the tracks instead of it being all over the place and how do you make this? thanks

[Primal67060]

Where you said you would make a dip in the plaster(?) for room to allow the trip pin on kadee coupler's sense nothing else should be hanging, a majority of club's use a pair of pliars made for slightly bending the trip pin up for clearance so you won't have to sacrifice the look of the concrete by having to add clearance contour and making it look more like a drainage pit. Good stuff though. Not a problem with me though now that I don't use kadee's anymore as I have upgraded to sergent couplers

[themikester223]

Thanks so much this helped a ton!!!

[avlisk]

Hi. I'm enjoying your videos. Never heard of Smooth It. Always used plaster, Hydrocal, spackle, and such. I'll try the Smooth It when I do my roads and container terminal. Did you ever use a screed to lower the road between the rails? I'm thinking of making one with a couple of pieces of plastic. Just a thought.

[infernodood3]

hey what is the mixture made up of? and i tried this with plaster and it worked all good but it was hard to clear the gaps for the trains to go over, so the trains dont go over it now =/

[ekoslosky]

Can you do this with O Scale?

[TrainScaper]

Thanks. I learned a lot from your vids. Keep it up!

[GalenJ]

is that plaster of paris

[thomasandrocky]

would this technique work if you were to do it like you were building a towns and you wanted rails in the concrete for like local trains?

[MonsterRailroad]

@thomasandrocky Yes it will. It will look real good. I have tracks going across a few of my roads and it looks realistic as hell.

[thomasandrocky]

@MonsterRailroad ok good i was thinking on doing it my my layout when i get it started

[gtasandman]

@MonsterRailroad how about how to chose a starter set or how to start off your model railway

[olaf99a]

Hello

Nice video. i am starting a layout in n scale. I can use your tip. Thanks.

You can see mij vlog at my channel.

Olaf

[KillerKaprice]

I can't wait to get some smooth it and do my yard I can't wait!

[Poopmaster100]

yeah this works good....just did the same thing in O scale recently. You can extend the road edging tape all the way across the tracks and put cardboard strips under the tape and in between the sections of track giving you a nice crisp road edge through the entire crossing. The cardboard strips act as a kind of "form" which holds the wet mud in place until it drys.

[kdogg7399]

Awesome presentation dude..you rock!

[Kevingoblu]

Great presentation...I'm just starting mine....you know your stuff dude!

[tallengineer2320]

hey al your amazing i learned more from you then any other how to video ive seen hey whats the stuff you mixed up is it that stuff called smooth it by woodland scenics? take care....j.d

[MonsterRailroad]

@tallengineer2320 Yes I use Woodland scenics Smooth-It to do all of my roads. Its the best stuff no doubt. Peace out dawg

[BNSFME]

Whats the mixture made of

[dmbfan1912]

Do you have a website with pictures of your layout? I would love to see some big pics of all this neat stuff I see in the vids. Looks great!

[MonsterRailroad]

I do have an email address, I need to update it too., It is Pbase. C o m/parkerlegend

[frisco4422]

Thanks Al, Hey I use clay on my track for roads and crossings it works sooo well!

[Thunderfucku2]

Hey Al. How long whould you wait until you clear the track with that plastic thing. I mean like going in between rail like you did at 3:43 to 4:05

[MonsterRailroad]

just as the mixture is starting to get firm. Then you go down the inside of the track with the plastic piece.

[Thunderfucku2]

Thanks again Al. I owe ya one.

[mccunecp]

I usualy buy watter putty from lows and buy something to color the putty to make my roads and it dont srink I have not tried the stuff you can buy that is for that ect but I mightr one day and see what is is but its fun making your own roads ect cool keep it up with the how to videos

[TezJ16]

Thats very helpful thanks alot man

[lostkpot]

AL thank you so much for showing me how to do this

[MonsterRailroad]

You're welcome lostkpot!  Have a great day!

[shuffle953]

doesnt that stuff wreck the track?

[MonsterRailroad]

No. but you cant reuse it. BUT why does it matter? The track stays the same and after you pave the road over it, the track is NOT distorted so it is fine.

[shuffle953]

oh ok then thanks how do u make the mixture?

[UniversalRailfanner]

You wearing a dress Al?!?! lol

[Rustocaps]

Any tips for doing this over turnouts? I'm looking at building a layout that focuses on a lot of street running and switching. Thanks. Love all that you've done Al!

[liketom]

excellent video demo - need to get a better camera and a tripod my friend and take your time editing

but top marks

[owings64]

Al - You're the best man. I watch your videos all the time. I need to have you on my show very soon. Drop me a line sometime soon and we can schedule something. Peace - Marty

[ucvgabe]

what was that sandpaper that you were going over the track with? Great vid and great job on the roads

[MonsterRailroad]

What sandpaper? I do not remember using sandpaper with this video. I only used sandpaper when I was sanding the smooth-it after it dried.

I do go over the tracks with a bright boy type of thing that cleans the tracks

[ucvgabe]

im talking about like when you were smoothing it out before drying, it looked like sandpaper type stuff

[MonsterRailroad]

Oh no. It is just a piece of rectangle plastic that comes in the package of the paving tape

[ucvgabe]

oh ok that seems simple thanks, Al

[profklyzlr]

Al, whoops, you got a 16:9 - 4:3 conversion issue. No biggie, just makes everything look tall and skinny... :-) The techniques are still very helpful and appreciated!!!

[MonsterRailroad]

tHAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT! i NOTICED THAT WHEN I revisted Windows Movie Maker.  Thanks

[schuls15]

al. bro. your camera is getting beat up. do you use tape still. if so you could use a head cleaner.

[MonsterRailroad]

Tape? Whar is Tape? Is that what people USED to record on in the 1980's and some of the 90's? No of course I do not use Tape. i use a Nikon P80 Digital camera but I clicked the SHARP effect on Windows Movie maker giving it that grainy look

[trainzrule5]

Awesome!

[jwerren78]

I was wondering what the music was.

[daheick]

Thats pretty much the same way I did mine also, except I used patching plaster not to be confused with plaster of paris. I just liked the plaster because its far cheaper then smoothit.

[stillfreefilms]

you make good how to videos but can you make one of the trains running?

[gnd408]

Thanks Al. Just wanted someone do this before I tried it.

Keep up the great videos.

[jbrunsonjr]

"HA! Right in the kisser!" - LOL

[MonsterRailroad]

Ohh Shit. I just looked at my own video for the first time right now and I notice it is not in widescreen. It is all square. thats what I get for trying new things on Windows Movie Maker

[Thunderfucku2]

Al i know this is a stupid question but what did you use to make the road in this video.

[MonsterRailroad]

Its aight, I used Smooth-It

[Thunderfucku2]

Sorry another stupid question. Where can you buy it. Sorry for the questions Al.

[Thunderfucku2]

Never mind Al I found it. My bad

[6ftguy]

Another great video!! Thanks BA !!

[CMRSclub]

Thanks Al I appriciate the video, i have my engine facility tracked laid right now and I am going to show this to the scenery development team at the club so I can get a couple people working on getting ours dont and completed.

5**** like always man

ps check out the club's videos!!

[musthavejava]

Thanks a lot Al. You made everything look easy, maybe too easy! Really appreciate this video.

[KATOSD80MAC]

Thanks AL i was wondering how you do

[briankle2112]

Hello Al. I Have a question about paving over track. How do you pave over track that has cork roadbed under it? Keep up the good work. Brian

[trainkid16]

I would guess that you just put the paving tape on the cork on one end and on the ground on the other. The length of the tape doesn't matter, but it will determine the grade of the road to the crossing. That's what I will do, but I don't know if it will work. Experimenting can be good for you sometimes...

[akatrain]

hey great video i might just does this

Hey Al hmm... wut is the second song called right after Steve wondeer in this video?

[railfanfromiantha]

Thanks for doing this! U have cleared up a lot of confusion for me.

[Bramptonrailfan]

Hey big al, i did my roads a different way. Isnt the smooth it the same thing as wallpaper compound? Because i used wallpaper compound, and it makes good roads on my layout. Also i made my crossings different. Instead of just going over the rails with smooth it or wallpaper compound, i cut off rails, and put them in between the 2 rails what will actually be used. That would be the dividing part of the smooth it and the rail. Like it would work as a insert. Its kinda hard to explain. Nice video!

[trainOholic]

thanks man im going to end up doing that on my layout. almost the same way. what is that Grey paste stuff called?

[Rochsub]

Why am I addicted to watching your "how to" videos??? I've been in model railroading for 40 years, been published in Model Railroader twice, (once on the cover) and once in Great Model Railroads. Yet I find your video very interesting, entertaining and yes, informational. I definitely plan on trying the smooth it paving techniques. Keep up the great videos.

[NSmodeler24]

Hey great video Al! Thanks for sharing!

For making the groovs in the track for the wheel flages, I take an old set of plastic wheels and just roll them over the crossing on the track and that makes the perfect size grooves. Thanks again!

[driline]

Thats what I plan to do. I'm going to use an old set of wheels and run them along the track. I'm also going to do what Al said and use cheap Walmart paint to color the plaster a nice gray.

Al needs to go on David Letterman or Jay Leno. I mean, who ever heard of a Black quasi rapper gang dude producing "How to Train Video's". I mean...what are the odds? LOL.

[ballparkfrank10]

im sooooooo glad u made this video al!! ive been wanting to know how to make a road over the tracks so bad especailly now since i have two layouts that im going to be adding my roads in. also, how long does it usually take for all of it to dry?

[MonsterRailroad]

Totally depends on the time of the year and where the layout is.  In the summer mine takes a couple of days in the winter it takes just a day.

[ballparkfrank10]

oh ok cool, thanks!!

[colinroxanduknowit]

Thanks for the tips, when I did the road on my layout I waited til the plaster was completely dry to file out the inside part. Much better to do it while its not hard dry...

[MonsterRailroad]

Yea I had a RETARDED moment for real!! i kept saying dry but I meant HARD. Damn I was temporarily retarded. My bad dawg! but yes it is much better to do this when it is not hard. But when it starts to get firm it is not a good time because it comes up in chunks and bigger pieces are removed

[rockguitarist946]

lo, you made a train track cake XD

[MonsterRailroad]

Sure did. and threw it away right after too! LOL

[rockguitarist946]

really man, you need to do a video of just your trains running. or several videos. i just wanna see your layout. you gotta show it off more man!!!

[aaron13133]

thanks, now i have ANOTHER part of my layout done lol

[bluejacketsman86]

Thanks so much Al! this helps so much! Thanks again man!

[Guilford88panam]

niceeeeeeeee dude! did i here a baby? cant wait to see the ttrains running

[MonsterRailroad]

Yup you heard my precious pain in the butt Gabriella

[jfrydom]

nice tattoos

[MonsterRailroad]

Yea I have handful of tatoos! I cant get mroe done for free too. I got the hook up

[Bobcatonline]

VERY helpful video. Many thanks. Your own layout looks great but we didn't see enough of it!

[MonsterRailroad]

YOU WILL BE, HINT HINT!! there will be trains running.

[NSwannabeEngineer]

Neat! That is cool!

[TrollKing2009]

lol Big Al IS BACK IN GLOVES!!! great video 5/5

[svinehunden]

great video...

[StanierJack]

Very useful, i'll use this method for my own layout :D

[1988sales]

great how to video Big Al!!!!

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Great video. When I get to that point I'll know what to do. Thanks.

[Derailedtrain666]

Good Stuff... I'll be using this soon!

Great work.

[butterzftw]

Thanks really helped 5/5