I've been watching this guy's videos. Perhaps he's on this forum. From what I've seen his skills in this massive layout are way beyond my abilities. I am humbled and impressed.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAOFSg2_p_sCu1uA4_t4uDA
I have watched bits on and off, it is quite something. Not sure I would have laid things out the way he did, but I have not spent much time thinking about it.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I saw the video today, what a giant layout! Im excited to see what he makes of it.
Some of my most respected youtube channel layouts (strictly layouts) are RCgrabbag, Norm Charbonneau, V12aston, dferg100, flymanjg, and GMpullman(Ed).
All have some impressive scenes!
(There are many others with great layouts such as Tony Koester but these are ones with personal Youtube channels)
Charles
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Modeling the PRR & NYC in HO
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Soupy, I know that looks intimidating to a beginner, or someone who does not have experiance with larger layouts.
And for what appears to be a somewhat "casual display layout", he is doing a very nice job. I call it that based on what we can see of the track plan and trains he has selected.
Nothing against that style of modeling, just not my thing.
The space he has is a little larger than my last layout space. His layout appears to be about 32' x 36'. My last layout was above a garage like his is. My old space was 25'x 40' or about 1,000 sq ft. His space appears to be about 1200 sq ft.
Here are a few pictures of my last layout under construction:
I have since moved and dismantled this layout, a new one is about to begin construction soon.
It will fill this space:
About 1500 sq ft in the basement of our new to us retirement rancher.
Here in this part of the country, the Mid Atlantic, basements are common and layouts this size and larger are common among those in this hobby.
Within 20 minutes of my home, I could take you to several dozen layouts this size or larger. Within an hour and half, hundreds.
Sure not everyone has this much space, time, and resources for this hobby, and size is not the measure of quality in this hobby.
But they are out there, lots of them.
For every one you can find on YouTube, there are hundreds whos owners want nothing to do with Youtube fame.
I doubt you will ever see mine on YouTube.......
Start small, build, learn, practice, pay attention. One day you could built a layout like that too.
Sheldon
Thanks, I appreciate your comments. Your layout(s) look very impressive. I'm afraid my layout days are over, but we can all dream.
My "Dream House" layout was in an almost 800 square foot room, with about another 600 square feet of "support area" thrown in.
I got this layout fully operational and 50% scenicked in 18 months working mostly with two other people. Then the excavators came in and knocked the dream house down.
Since then all my layouts have been smaller.
My last layout will occupy an 11 by 22 foot room.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
ATLANTIC CENTRAL...a new one is about to begin construction soon.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
ATLANTIC CENTRAL ...a new one is about to begin construction soon. As I am currently modelling vicariously, are you intending to do a build thread, Sheldon?? Cheers, the Bear.
ATLANTIC CENTRAL ...a new one is about to begin construction soon.
The short answer, yes.
The slighty longer answer, I already started a thread on the design theory behind the layout.
I have the track plan completed, but not drafted into something I can post on here. It is hand drawn and in a small scale with lots of notes, etc. And even at that it fills a 24x36 milar drawing.
I am working on a series of larger scale more detailed drawings that I would be able to have scanned and post on here. But life has been busy.......
We moved into this house about two years ago and had a number of personal things to take care of as part of our semi retirement and downsizing. One thing that remains is the completion of several medium sized home improvement projects here. They are under way, and as soon as the biggest one is complete, the basement will be completely freed up for me to get started.
I have bumped my original thread on the design theory to the top should you desire to take a look.
SeeYou190 I got this layout fully operational and 50% scenicked in 18 months working mostly with two other people. Then the excavators came in and knocked the dream house down.
Darned Vogons....hopefully they didn't make you listen to poetry while they destroyed the house.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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rrinkerDarned Vogons....hopefully they didn't make you listen to poetry while they destroyed the house
Having that house purchased from me just to have it razed turned out to be the biggest break I have ever had.
There was a lot of ugly details that I do not want to get into, but the financial crisis of the early part of my marriage was something I would never wish on anyone.
Selling the dream house gave us a fresh start and a clean slate.