Boomer Diorama | SRY River Railway

This Custom Rapido HO Scale Custom Locomotive (Four Part Series) starts this Sunday. The series will publish for the next four Sunday's. It covers most of the build and paint including the DCC sound decoder install, speaker enclosure, ditch lights, photo - etch application, applying decals, and weathering.

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Some recent pics on the layout. Been busy painting roiling stock, etc. Sometimes I need to take a break from video production to do the things I love to do. Cheers.

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Thank you to all my subscriber's! The channel just eclipsed 40,000 subs! (Jan 2026).
Cheers ~ Boomer.

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I don't know about all of you, but I make a list every year about what I want to accomplish on the model railroad. I meet some of my goal's. The goal's I don't meet are put on the next list.

River Road is far from finished and it probably never will be officially finished as I keep adding to it with no end in site. This is what I love about it.

In the meantime, I will divert my attention to the list of unfinished projects like locomotives and rolling stock with some updates throughout the remainder of this winter. I have no time to build IPEX plastics right now, because I need a table saw and all my wood cutting is done outside in the summer.

Then there is the Tug - Seaspan Corsair (for section one) which (if all things go according to plan), which they often don't, I hope to try and finish as well. Cheers.

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Train Talk Media - Boomer Diorama Interview (2026).

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Next Sunday is part 3 for the X-Southern Pacific SD9 Conversion. Should be around 5 to 6 parts I think. Then there will be a "BIG" layout update with loads of pics & video. Following the update there is another custom (Rapido) locomotive build that many have been patient to see as well. It should cover decoder install, some assembly and weathering. Cheers.

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The Finale Episode of 2025 is the "Water Tower" build and paint this Sunday (12/28/2025). The water tower primarily completes the farm scene on section three. Many other details will be added to the farm scene as River Road and Section Three continues to develop and grow into 2026.
Happy New Year and thank you to all the loyal subscribers of 'Boomer Diorama.' ~ Cheers!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (2025).

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There is a new Playlist under the Home Page that covers the building of 'Glover Road' the very first layout which started the channel. There are over 200 videos to watch all for free at your leisure!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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After the New Year (2026), I plan to plug into some custom locomotive builds, rolling stock, etc.

For those that are not aware, (as most are of course), this channel is about the full experience of modeling a short line railroad - the journey with all the variances that we all share in the same way while gleaning all the same rewards.

Providing content on a consistent basis is incredibly difficult if I don't stick to the plan. Most understand this which I am grateful for. Cheers ~ Boomer.

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