Thank-you to everyone who has commented on this video. If you would like me to custom-design a layout for you, please contact me through my website: superiormodelrailroads.com
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Thoughtful design, and good use of a relatively small space. I, too, have often thought that a layout is more effective when it is conceived as a series of "events" rather than a panoramic experience. This is especially true when dealing with space constraints.
I love the way you describe the scenes or views at the train passes in and out behind and through structures and trees. Never thought about designing like that. Time to readdress and plan some more. Great ideas from this video. Thanks.
I am not a model railway enthusiast but I have enjoyed this video, I live in the UK in North Wales, and the way you have used the background to make a 2ft board look wider impressed me greatly keep up the very good work you do, also I can not wait for the "miss f" update.
Having watched your videos for some years now, I never would have guessed the buildings of National Widget and surrounds were quite so shallow. The effect you have achieved is really most illusory, and one I hope to replicate when I start my new layout.
Watching your videos gives me a big problem. They make me wanting to tear my layout down and start over. You do fantastic work and your videos inspire me to want to do better
Thanks for taking the time out to go into full detail on the reasons you do what you do when designing a layout. I'm planning my next layout and took note of the different scenes and how it tells different stories with meandering track instead of the plain boring straights. Best of luck on your future layout!
My first layout was on a 4x8 sheet of plywood and I used the Bachman ez track and I still have the layout today and it still works very basic it’s a single line layout with a passing siding on one end of the curve the layout is kinda shaped like a dog bone with on long straight line and then it kinda comes in then out almost like a bow tie shape to break up the boring oval look. There are three industries a big grain elevator scrap metal factory and a small engine house. There’s also a small town that has a gas station a movie theatre a church and a police station school and fire station. There’s also a forest section with a tunnel and a small bridge over the road to the town. It’s not big it’s HO scale but big enough to run some trains it can be used as DC or DCC If it’s ran using DC I made block sections to keep unwanted trains from moving since it’s only a single line layout the passing siding can be used to park a train. I learned a lot doing this layout I had fun. Most the stuff is pre made or stuff I found online for cheap. My local hobby store also helped me out.
Incredibly detailed layout! Nice job! I hope I can be even 1/2 as talented on my details! I'm just barely getting started from scratch, I have a fascinating journey ahead of me... :)
Fantastic layout, incredible use of space and superb details, I like the idea of having very little in the way of roads, as if built entirely for rail, looking at the industrial area with all the warehouses, there is a Gotham City feel about that section, just for a little amusement you could have Batman watching down from the roof top. Thanks for sharing, inspiring and look forward to your next video.
I think you should put a roundhouse/engine storage building of some type in front of the spot that leads to the staging yard. It would add that like you said to what was missing in the layout, and it would totally cover the whole, making it even more invisible.
I love watching your ideas about layout designing, as it seem you have the same idea about the trains a more important that the towns that sound them, modeling desert is hard but you do give me many ideas too. It was nice to see you entire layout also....thanks for sharing....Jack....keep the videos coming!
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for how to build a model railroad layout plans try Pycanta Model Railroaders Protocol (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my friend got cool results with it.
Great video about the planning stage of a railway! I also, like having open aisle space, and am redesigning my railroad to actually make the train areas narrower, 26 inches max. I found I do not like being unable to reach the back of the layout easily, something I also learned from Lance Mindheim. Do any of your videos show the under shelf work table arrangement? I also have to put one in and am considering some sort of wheeled setup to move the table. Thanks!
Thank you for a different view of layout design. While the track layout is important the visual scenery adds much more. I will have to keep this in mind as I am building my first layout. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful layout. I have wondered how you planned your layout. I really like the differing ways you make sections into scenes of their own. I do like the idea that you can't actually see all the track at once. I really don't care for plans that show all the trackwork, as soon as you enter the room. For me that ruins the real life effect. I am impressed by your short staging yard or area and how they connect at both ends. That means you could operate as a point to point from either end. Also as I see the layout you could have a small switcher working the port. The switcher could have paint and lettering from another railroad. I do really like the options. On video with the trains running your layout seems much larger than really is. The Compression aspect works. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Originally the plan was to have a full-time switcher at the port town (hence the switcher pocket in one of the earlier plans), although with the 4% incline down to the harbor, it would need to be a heavy switcher - a "small" one probably won't cut it. Then my next idea was to have an interchange run come out of staging across the drop bridge at the start of the session and provide the switcher. Later my thoughts went towards each of the freight runs providing the switcher for part of the day. In the end, all crews switched their own trains. My reason for that was the very short main line run. If a road crew immediately handed their train over to a yard switcher upon arrival, they would be robbed of the bulk of the interesting work and would be standing around for longer than they were actually operating - not to mention that there is no-where to service the road engine while the switch is working. With the main yard and engine terminal supposedly only 20 miles away, road engines won't need servicing here anyway (although I had planned to put a water tower near the head of the wye). On the new layout, the run will be much longer and there will be a full-time switcher at the port town.
Nice, One other thing because trains are hidden in a tunnel and in a cutting this has the effect of making the layout longer than it really is. Cheers Chris Perry.
Starting from the road bridge, they are as follows: Grain elevator: scratchbuilt National widget bldg 1: DPM modulars, walthers oil tanks, scratchbuilt details National widget bldg 2: Scratchbuilt using modified DPM windows National widget silo: Scratchbuilt with some parts from walthers, DPM and Tichy National widget gantry crane: scratchbuilt National widget office building: Walthers modulars National widget power plant: Walthers power & light Dunnow storage: walthers champion packing plant x2 and some scratchbuilt detail parts No-name printing: walthers hardwood furniture, scratchbuilt roof details Gravel loader: scratchbuilt
Really interesting. I am planning my next layout at the moment and this has been very useful. Really look forward to part 2. I have liked and subscribed and look forward to more! All the best, Rich
How do you people design train layouts I'm thinking of doing one but I wouldn't know where to start with the track I'd have an area of 10×8 foot size in a oo gauge I've been looking about and I like the oo gauge
I design all my layouts using software called 3rd-plan-it. I've been designing layouts all my life, from my earliest childhood memories but only recently started doing it professionally for others. You can hire me through my website superiormodelrailroads.com
where can someone buy track in bulk to do layouts?..... I can't believe every model builder buys track in small packs for their layout's!!!! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
The Atlas code 83 flextrack that I've been using recently comes in boxes of 25-yards each, 4 boxes to a case. The guy I subcontract for had about 6 cases stacked in the corner of his shop last time I was there. I'm not sure how much one has to buy to get the best prices, but I'd say 600 yards counts as "bulk". I don't think I've ever seen turnouts sold in bulk though. James Adams at AffordableModelRailroads.com will sell full boxes at 20% off retail if you tell him I sent you. He doesn't have a formal storefront so you'll probably have to call him and place an order over the phone.
National Widgit Company? Are you sure your not the professor from " Back To School"? Just beeing silly. You made a great video, you have a great way of looking at prespctive.
Thank-you to everyone who has commented on this video.
If you would like me to custom-design a layout for you, please contact me through my website: superiormodelrailroads.com
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I was dumb lost my login password. I would love any help you can give me!
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@Otto Tobias I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
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Thoughtful design, and good use of a relatively small space. I, too, have often thought that a layout is more effective when it is conceived as a series of "events" rather than a panoramic experience. This is especially true when dealing with space constraints.
A very clever planning on this layout. Many new ideas thank you for sharing this
Good job, I am enjoying binge watching the videos.
Excellent. I take it you found the layout-designs play-list.
Fantastic overview. I somehow missed this video until now, though I thought I'd been through your entire "my layout" playlist.
I love the way you describe the scenes or views at the train passes in and out behind and through structures and trees. Never thought about designing like that. Time to readdress and plan some more. Great ideas from this video. Thanks.
I am not a model railway enthusiast but I have enjoyed this video, I live in the UK in North Wales, and the way you have used the background to make a 2ft board look wider impressed me greatly keep up the very good work you do, also I can not wait for the "miss f" update.
Having watched your videos for some years now, I never would have guessed the buildings of National Widget and surrounds were quite so shallow. The effect you have achieved is really most illusory, and one I hope to replicate when I start my new layout.
Watching your videos gives me a big problem. They make me wanting to tear my layout down and start over. You do fantastic work and your videos inspire me to want to do better
Thanks for taking the time out to go into full detail on the reasons you do what you do when designing a layout. I'm planning my next layout and took note of the different scenes and how it tells different stories with meandering track instead of the plain boring straights. Best of luck on your future layout!
Very nicely presented. Very educational/informative. It will contribute to improvements on my layout. Thanks.
Enjoyed your commentary on your layout design considerations. Looking forward to the next iteration of your layout.
My first layout was on a 4x8 sheet of plywood and I used the Bachman ez track and I still have the layout today and it still works very basic it’s a single line layout with a passing siding on one end of the curve the layout is kinda shaped like a dog bone with on long straight line and then it kinda comes in then out almost like a bow tie shape to break up the boring oval look. There are three industries a big grain elevator scrap metal factory and a small engine house. There’s also a small town that has a gas station a movie theatre a church and a police station school and fire station. There’s also a forest section with a tunnel and a small bridge over the road to the town. It’s not big it’s HO scale but big enough to run some trains it can be used as DC or DCC If it’s ran using DC I made block sections to keep unwanted trains from moving since it’s only a single line layout the passing siding can be used to park a train. I learned a lot doing this layout I had fun. Most the stuff is pre made or stuff I found online for cheap. My local hobby store also helped me out.
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Incredibly detailed layout! Nice job! I hope I can be even 1/2 as talented on my details! I'm just barely getting started from scratch, I have a fascinating journey ahead of me... :)
Fantastic layout, incredible use of space and superb details, I like the idea of having very little in the way of roads, as if built entirely for rail, looking at the industrial area with all the warehouses, there is a Gotham City feel about that section, just for a little amusement you could have Batman watching down from the roof top. Thanks for sharing, inspiring and look forward to your next video.
The roads are on the other side of the structures. In most cases I only model the rail sides because that's the side that has the interesting bits..
I think you should put a roundhouse/engine storage building of some type in front of the spot that leads to the staging yard. It would add that like you said to what was missing in the layout, and it would totally cover the whole, making it even more invisible.
I love watching your ideas about layout designing, as it seem you have the same idea about the trains a more important that the towns that sound them, modeling desert is hard but you do give me many ideas too. It was nice to see you entire layout also....thanks for sharing....Jack....keep the videos coming!
What to u have done in he space is amazing looks great definitely had me thinking more about my next layout
interesting points ,if anyone else is searching for how to build a model railroad layout plans try Pycanta Model Railroaders Protocol (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my friend got cool results with it.
Great video about the planning stage of a railway! I also, like having open aisle space, and am redesigning my railroad to actually make the train areas narrower, 26 inches max. I found I do not like being unable to reach the back of the layout easily, something I also learned from Lance Mindheim. Do any of your videos show the under shelf work table arrangement? I also have to put one in and am considering some sort of wheeled setup to move the table. Thanks!
Part 2 of this video shows the supports for the layout.
Thank you for a different view of layout design. While the track layout is important the visual scenery adds much more. I will have to keep this in mind as I am building my first layout. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful layout. I have wondered how you planned your layout. I really like the differing ways you make sections into scenes of their own. I do like the idea that you can't actually see all the track at once. I really don't care for plans that show all the trackwork, as soon as you enter the room. For me that ruins the real life effect.
I am impressed by your short staging yard or area and how they connect at both ends. That means you could operate as a point to point from either end. Also as I see the layout you could have a small switcher working the port. The switcher could have paint and lettering from another railroad.
I do really like the options.
On video with the trains running your layout seems much larger than really is. The Compression aspect works.
Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Originally the plan was to have a full-time switcher at the port town (hence the switcher pocket in one of the earlier plans), although with the 4% incline down to the harbor, it would need to be a heavy switcher - a "small" one probably won't cut it. Then my next idea was to have an interchange run come out of staging across the drop bridge at the start of the session and provide the switcher. Later my thoughts went towards each of the freight runs providing the switcher for part of the day. In the end, all crews switched their own trains. My reason for that was the very short main line run. If a road crew immediately handed their train over to a yard switcher upon arrival, they would be robbed of the bulk of the interesting work and would be standing around for longer than they were actually operating - not to mention that there is no-where to service the road engine while the switch is working. With the main yard and engine terminal supposedly only 20 miles away, road engines won't need servicing here anyway (although I had planned to put a water tower near the head of the wye).
On the new layout, the run will be much longer and there will be a full-time switcher at the port town.
Great layout ...video was nicely done....
Nice, One other thing because trains are hidden in a tunnel and in a cutting this has the effect of making the layout longer than it really is. Cheers Chris Perry.
Yes, I said that in the commentary - just in different words.
Wow nice layout very well thought out that give me many ideas now....best wishes Ken and her indoors Christine the wife Ahhhhh he he
Great in depth video. Really enjoyed it
What structure kits do you combine to make the very large industrial building fronts in center City? The buildings are awesome.
Starting from the road bridge, they are as follows:
Grain elevator: scratchbuilt
National widget bldg 1: DPM modulars, walthers oil tanks, scratchbuilt details
National widget bldg 2: Scratchbuilt using modified DPM windows
National widget silo: Scratchbuilt with some parts from walthers, DPM and Tichy
National widget gantry crane: scratchbuilt
National widget office building: Walthers modulars
National widget power plant: Walthers power & light
Dunnow storage: walthers champion packing plant x2 and some scratchbuilt detail parts
No-name printing: walthers hardwood furniture, scratchbuilt roof details
Gravel loader: scratchbuilt
@@mpeterll Thank you so much.
terrific video , i wish this was around before i started mine , any way it will serve me well for my next one .
Really interesting. I am planning my next layout at the moment and this has been very useful. Really look forward to part 2. I have liked and subscribed and look forward to more! All the best, Rich
How do you people design train layouts I'm thinking of doing one but I wouldn't know where to start with the track I'd have an area of 10×8 foot size in a oo gauge I've been looking about and I like the oo gauge
I design all my layouts using software called 3rd-plan-it. I've been designing layouts all my life, from my earliest childhood memories but only recently started doing it professionally for others. You can hire me through my website superiormodelrailroads.com
where can someone buy track in bulk to do layouts?..... I can't believe every model builder buys track in small packs for their layout's!!!! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
The Atlas code 83 flextrack that I've been using recently comes in boxes of 25-yards each, 4 boxes to a case. The guy I subcontract for had about 6 cases stacked in the corner of his shop last time I was there. I'm not sure how much one has to buy to get the best prices, but I'd say 600 yards counts as "bulk". I don't think I've ever seen turnouts sold in bulk though. James Adams at AffordableModelRailroads.com will sell full boxes at 20% off retail if you tell him I sent you. He doesn't have a formal storefront so you'll probably have to call him and place an order over the phone.
@@mpeterll thank you
THANK YOU FOR GREAT DETAIL VIDEO INTO HOW to BUILD VERY DETAIL LAYOUT INTO SMALL PLACE WITH GOOD WALKWAY AREA
@MrChoochoo not a problem not shout at no one
Do like what say
Hi Just found your channel really interesting going to watch all your video And i have subscribe to your channel. Colin
Love your low code (40?)hand laid track !! You've done a magnificent job here ....M, Los Angeles
National Widgit Company? Are you sure your not the professor from " Back To School"? Just beeing silly. You made a great video, you have a great way of looking at prespctive.