Now THAT’S the way to do a layout! Big steam on long uninterrupted runs and just enough scenery in strategic places to make it fun and interesting! BRAVO!!
Thanks for posting your modest shelf layout, for I too are enamored with 0-Gauge ‘round the room on the wall. I’ll continue to study all those who go to the “wall” for answers to my own questions for style and solutions. Thumbs up!
You know that most people don’t have the room for a 0 scale train set. What you have done is to find unused space for the train. It’s up and away yet still in a place that makes it fun to enjoy. Thanks for the video.
Amazing Setup!. Life Goals. I set something like that up in my home office and connect it up to an hourly timer. Have it race around the track on the hour and ding the train bell. A new style high tech grandfather clock.. ;-). Thanks for sharing!
Very, very nice. I've been thinking of doing this in my family room with my MTH Standard gauge 392E and in my basement with my G gauge and O gauge. I just get distracted and busy with other things.
Love it! Haven’t had model trains since I was a kid. Still remember dad surprising us one Christmas when drove over to someone’s house to pick up our “Christmas gift” an HO model with a Diesel engine....we had a lot of fun building the set as a family. Good times I’ll never forget
Absolutely stunning. I throughly enjoyed seeing the work carried into the unfinished utility room area. Not just a staging area but actually part of the layout. Exceedingly well done.
Great layout. My favorite details are many from the right amount of space, the sound, and for me the order of things around the layout is clean and uncluttered…. I have yet to settle to a more permanent residence so I am inspired to see this. My stuff is moved about so much. I am just happy to set up a run but my surroundings are still very cluttered (my channel shows it). Thanks again for sharing a joy and inspiration.
Nice work! Love the steam loco sounds. I once had a shelf layout around our kitchen and living room. I wanted more, so I moved the layout outdoors, no basement in my neck of the woods. Skål! Ron//
YEAH paint the walls add background scenery. Damn nice layout with the space available. Ill be subscribing. Keep-em coming. Oh, i saw the Arizona in the corner and the U.S.S. NEW JERSEY how about some shots of those, they look like they have lots of good detailing.
That is the most beautiful train setup I've seen in a long time. The internet is full of excellent train layouts, but this is the most unique. I would love to do this in my entire house, but I think my wife may have issues in me cutting all the holes in the walls. Keep up the good work, my friend. P.S. I still have my 1939 027 gauge Lionel that I got when I was 2 years old. I put it around the Christmas tree every year and it still runs like it was brand new. I wonder how many miles it has on it!
this is awesome, great job,, i had a ho scale running around my house, on the walls,, but i only have a small bungalow , and i took it down just this summer, I guess Ill have to find a bigger home,, still kept all my tracks and cars though,, this inspires me again..great job, bud.
I have a different take on it. When I was a kid in the early 50's I was fascinated by our city's streetcar system with the overhead wires & trolley poles. Trolley buses replaced them as well as a light rail system providing east-west city service & to our Airport using pantographs. Many subways use a 3rd rail. My 1st train set was a Lionel 027 & from that I gradually assembled a large layout. From some actual rail systems using an additional electrical power source, I have no hang-up about model trains using basically the same system. Tell you what though, some school chums had A/F 2-rail layouts too, we all loved them too!
Cool layout. I'm researching trains now. We recently built a log home and my wife wants a train to circle the great room - more as a conversation piece as we've never really been into trains before. This gives me some decent ideas.
I have always wanted to do a shelf layout like that going through every room in my house. But I would do a smaller scale like HO thus increasing the amount of usable space. Nice job.
Love the whole idea of your layout great stretches of long running views. Love those WW 2 models. That big Allegheny just needs to put the J-bar through the roof!
That's what I wanted to do (continuous tracks (2) around the basement walls), but now I'm moving to Florida (no basement). I constructed 10 - 8 ft long sections of trestles/bridges out of scrap cedar and 1/4" luan. Mine is HO, and also C&O-centric, with a 2-8-4 Kanawha out front. I've been collecting coal hoppers for years, but not one has been on the tracks. Now, I know I will need a "model room" in the new digs, and I'll somehow move my trestles to FL. Thanks for the push!
I made a 3 level shelf track around my living room 25 years ago. Ran above the doors, made for running long trains using two engines. Had O, two S and two HO tracks. I had to use a ladder to clean track and set up trains. Had my controls by my lazy-boy. I have enjoyed it over the years. Sadly the grand kids are all grown up now.
That was 👍😎 I had always thought about a track-on-a-shelf concept and now I get to see what it actually looks like. I think it's a great idea! Well done.
That layout is great. I have a 3 yr old grandson who will inherit my 1954 Lionel Southern (2A1B) and assorted cars. They were still in very good shape with original boxes but I just had the whole set reconditioned and put back in top shape. On my bucket list is to have my grandson sitting on my lap as we run the trains.
That’s awesome... I really enjoy hearing stories like that.... we have to keep the tradition alive... my son is five and we enjoy trains together as well.
Very clever - don't have to have a whole room dedicated to trains only. Trains become the decor and interest in the room - even when not operational. Must put that Big Boy on my bucket list.
Man you got a great setup. 20 X 40 is all year fun. Give God the Glory for giving you this layout. I have a 5 X 9 and growing after i move soon. I’ll be watching your channel. Nice hard but fun work. ✝️
Very nice! I think the bridge looks good. Maybe if you had to go past a doorway a bridge that raises would give it a purpose. Just an idea. I like how you utilized the space in the corner in the curve to put a house. Good idea! Tunnel through the wall cool too! 👍🏻
Nice!! One Day!! Can you please tell me you thoughts on lionel vs lgb trains and o gauge vs g? I'm assuming this is a lionel train. I'm interested in collecting for my kids so they can pass down. I have an old g scale "the big train" lgb kit my dad got me the year I was born 92. Still in great shape. The track looks realistic similar to what you have in the video. I also have a lionel " gauge o.o27" my dad bought me when I was 10 or 11. But the track is much different looking (all metal) with 3 rails. Any response will be very helpful. Just trying to get better understanding on this . Thankyou in advance
This is AMAZING! I would like to do something like this. My husband LOVEs trains. Can you tell us what you used- material wise- to build this and where you recommend getting the trains. I am a novice at this but i want to surprise him!
Good morning and thank you! I purchased all of my building supplies from Home Depot.... I started with.... A: 3/4” thick plywood roughly $35.00 for a 4x8 sheet.... had Home Depot cut my 4x8 sheet into rails of 11 3/4” wide by 8ft long.... no cost to have them cut it. B: wall brackets (black) found in hardware isle... make sure you purchase the ones that have a working load of at least 320 lbs per pair... they cost roughly $7.00 ea. Mount wall brackets every 32in. To studs in wall using a stud finder.... brackets should be drilled into studs using 3in long #9 deck screws with torx bit T25 head. C: secure brackets to bottom of plywood once brackets are located on your wall using 3/4” long wood screws This should get you started.... Note: make sure that your brackets are secure and Level on your walls... if not your project will be doomed from the get go... use at least a 4 foot long level. Best of luck!
Congrratulations the train itself is very nice! The idea is good BUT you could make some scenery! It could be so nice it the train run between some rocks or on a bridge, between diffrent trees bushes, it could go threw a pine forest there could be some mountains ,you could paint a nice backdgound, trees ,blue sky. .. whatever your immagination tells you.... Great job continue your progress!!
@@giostrainnetwork9267 ok! Congratulations!yes I know it is not cheep but mostly the trains and rails are expensive. I made my scenery very cheep. Used polistirol (xps) and paint for hills rocks, used plaster and sand to cover surfices, for vegetation I used real plants that I found in the nature(like small branches of bushes or rosmarino) for tunnel portals I used polistirol . So I made everithing cheep. You can make cheep pine trees (you can find lots of video tutorials how ) keep up with your nice hobbi!!! Congratulations!!!
How do you calculate the power needs per length of track? I have a much smaller setup in a child’s bedroom and the train loses power on the opposite side of the layout from the power connection to the track. Seems like I need a bigger transformer or just crappy track connections?
Awesome job. I've just recently moved and hope to do something similar in my Lanai (Florida sun room). Luckily My Lanai is enclosed and is air conditioned so is will do as there are no basements here. It's 26' X 11' so it will work well. The long inner wall is taller than the outer wall, so I plan on putting two spirals at the corners of the taller wall to raise and lower the track. Lots of planning to do, as I want it to look really nice, like you are doing. If I may ask, how wide are the track platforms you used?
Thank you! Good luck with your future layout I’m sure it will turn out great... to answer your question my board width ranges from 11 3/4” to 12” wide.
I love this locomotive model. Sadly i wasn't born when the real thing was still running but my mom and dad use to tell how breath taking it was to see coming up to the station in my town before it was turned into a bank lol. I really wish i could had been born during the age of steam and not diesels
Well done on the layout and engine choice. I've built my 9 shelf vertical yard but haven't started on the rest of the tracks around my garage... so I'm very jealous that you can run trains is a full circuit!
I have two spots where the track picks up power.... one right next to transformer and another 15 feet down the line....the M.T.H. Z4000 transformer does an excellent job powering the layout at a constant 18 volts... which is what Lionel requires to operate its locomotives....
I don't know why, it wasn't the most efficient or powerful steam locomotive but the H8 is one of my favorite locomotives. I too have this JLC model and last year I got it professionally upgraded to full Legacy with the steam whistle and the super slow start out ability. It's a new locomotive. I really like your layout concept.
If you could let me know where you where able to get that done I would greatly appreciate that..... Lionel customer service told me it was not possible to upgrade TMCC to Legacy so I’m happy to hear that you were able to do so.
When I saw that bridge I thought it a good location for a mountain peak jutting out of the wall and a tunnel where the track is already .Like you might see along a river valley .
I kind of have something like this in mind, I just need to figure out an efficient way to not only make it so you can see the engines visibly, but also be able to enter and exit doors without having to duck down. Be a shame to have someone new walk into that room and tear down the trackage in front of the door because they didn't know it was there. The idea of crossing rooms is also a good idea as well. I'm personally just starting out with model trains, I've had them since I was a little kid, but never really got into them until recently. For the time being, I'm stuck on using antique locomotives from the 80's on down. Obviously, buying from eBay isn't the best option, since you never know what you're gonna get... But these things are simple to fix... Hell, I picked up a Rivararossi Big Boy for a little bit of nothing because the previous owner apparently didn't know what oil was. The bearings were seized up, I took the gearboxes out and apart, oiled the bearings, stuck them back in, worked them a little bit, and they were moving smooth as butter. Cars are just kind of whatever, I'll buy vintage and rare ones, but I also have no problem buying cheap plastic ones either. Also, for ANYONE who is wanting to get into model trains, do not give in on the cheap price tag on Tyco/ Mantua models, unless of course, they're just cars or scenery objects. The engines themselves are absolute GARBAGE. They're neat shelf pieces, but that's really all they're good for. I can give an example, there's a 0-8-0 Chattanooga that I've seen a TON of, the motor is located in the tender, and the tender weighs next to nothing. Now, it doesn't take a whole lot of knowledge to know, you need weigh where the motor/ drive wheels are in order for an engine to be efficient. Just pay the extra little bit of cash. Even a 1980's Bachmann will suffice.
Good stuff good luck with your upcoming project.... just work on it a little every night and you’ll end up with what your after... happy new year to you and your family
@@giostrainnetwork9267 Thank you for your time and reply. I’m building a similar setup but I’m quite confused on how to power it correctly. Happy Holidays!
This wall mount is the perfect venue for a replica of New Hampshire's , Crawfords Notch , Frankinstien Tressel complete with Dismal Pool beneath , about 3/4 of a mile east of saco lake on maps street views
AWESOME!
Those two steam engines are gorgeous!
Love the idea of going through the rooms. 👍👍
Thank you very much for the comment Larry... I appreciate you tuning into the channel.
That’s a very ingenious layout, maximum trackage in a confined, broken space.
agree
Fantastic long runs ! Trains look so good being able to stretch out like that . Way cool set up ! Nice work .
Thank you Tim
Now THAT’S the way to do a layout! Big steam on long uninterrupted runs and just enough scenery in strategic places to make it fun and interesting! BRAVO!!
Thank you very much that means a lot.
@@giostrainnetwork9267 Sure! And thanks for sharing your fun layout with us!
Thanks for posting your modest shelf layout, for I too are enamored with 0-Gauge ‘round the room on the wall. I’ll continue to study all those who go to the “wall” for answers to my own questions for style and solutions. Thumbs up!
You know that most people don’t have the room for a 0 scale train set. What you have done is to find unused space for the train. It’s up and away yet still in a place that makes it fun to enjoy. Thanks for the video.
Awesome. I especially liked the feel going through the utility room with the rough concrete walls.
Bravo. I like your gauge, I love C&O and you have shown what can be done with a little thought and ingenuity.
Amazing Setup!. Life Goals. I set something like that up in my home office and connect it up to an hourly timer. Have it race around the track on the hour and ding the train bell. A new style high tech grandfather clock.. ;-). Thanks for sharing!
Nice work! Great space saver and utilization of your basement area! Really enjoyed the tour!
Very, very nice. I've been thinking of doing this in my family room with my MTH Standard gauge 392E and in my basement with my G gauge and O gauge. I just get distracted and busy with other things.
Nice job! I've considered a similar layout on occasion, how wide is your shelf?
Thank you! Shelves are 11 3/4” wide
Love it! Haven’t had model trains since I was a kid. Still remember dad surprising us one Christmas when drove over to someone’s house to pick up our “Christmas gift” an HO model with a Diesel engine....we had a lot of fun building the set as a family. Good times I’ll never forget
Thank you for sharing Bryant .... I hope my son will share a similar story one day. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas...yes he will 😊
Absolutely stunning. I throughly enjoyed seeing the work carried into the unfinished utility room area. Not just a staging area but actually part of the layout. Exceedingly well done.
Thank you very much Bill! I appreciate the compliment.... enjoy the rest of your weekend.
I love how this mini rr runs through your house, I would love to have a shelf layout in my future home some day. Great video and keep em’ comin’!
Great layout. My favorite details are many from the right amount of space, the sound, and for me the order of things around the layout is clean and uncluttered…. I have yet to settle to a more permanent residence so I am inspired to see this. My stuff is moved about so much. I am just happy to set up a run but my surroundings are still very cluttered (my channel shows it). Thanks again for sharing a joy and inspiration.
I was thinking about doing something like this in my shop. Thanks for the inspiration.
brilliant - love your shelf !
Nice work! Love the steam loco sounds. I once had a shelf layout around our kitchen and living room. I wanted more, so I moved the layout outdoors, no basement in my neck of the woods. Skål! Ron//
Thank you Ron! I appreciate the compliment and the feedback..
What a neat set of trains. Good job. love those o scale trains
Thank you very much David... and thank you for tuning into the channel.
What a great idea to have a layout like this around a room. Brilliant sound also.
YEAH paint the walls add background scenery. Damn nice layout with the space available. Ill be subscribing. Keep-em coming. Oh, i saw the Arizona in the corner and the U.S.S. NEW JERSEY how about some shots of those, they look like they have lots of good detailing.
That is the most beautiful train setup I've seen in a long time. The internet is full of excellent train layouts, but this is the most unique. I would love to do this in my entire house, but I think my wife may have issues in me cutting all the holes in the walls. Keep up the good work, my friend. P.S. I still have my 1939 027 gauge Lionel that I got when I was 2 years old. I put it around the Christmas tree every year and it still runs like it was brand new. I wonder how many miles it has on it!
That means a lot Robert thank you... Merry Christmas to you and your family.
this is awesome, great job,, i had a ho scale running around my house, on the walls,, but i only have a small bungalow , and i took it down just this summer, I guess Ill have to find a bigger home,, still kept all my tracks and cars though,, this inspires me again..great job, bud.
I appreciate the compliment Wayne... Merry Christmas
40 years after I first started playing with trains, I still cannot get used to seeing a third rail. I grew up on American Flyer.
Honestly I don't even see it. I look at the trains not the track I guess.
I have a different take on it. When I was a kid in the early 50's I was fascinated by our city's streetcar system with the overhead wires & trolley poles. Trolley buses replaced them as well as a light rail system providing east-west city service & to our Airport using pantographs. Many subways use a 3rd rail. My 1st train set was a Lionel 027 & from that I gradually assembled a large layout. From some actual rail systems using an additional electrical power source, I have no hang-up about model trains using basically the same system. Tell you what though, some school chums had A/F 2-rail layouts too, we all loved them too!
I grew up on O Gauge Fastrack and recently discovered about the older tracks and I’m doing a railroad layout of my own.
Cool layout. I'm researching trains now. We recently built a log home and my wife wants a train to circle the great room - more as a conversation piece as we've never really been into trains before. This gives me some decent ideas.
I like that layout, it gives me the same idea. Great work, good job.
I have always wanted to do a shelf layout like that going through every room in my house. But I would do a smaller scale like HO thus increasing the amount of usable space. Nice job.
Thank you!
What an awesome beginning! Thank you for your work and for sharing ♥️ I love trains!
Love the whole idea of your layout great stretches of long running views. Love those WW 2 models. That big Allegheny just needs to put the J-bar through the roof!
That's what I wanted to do (continuous tracks (2) around the basement walls), but now I'm moving to Florida (no basement). I constructed 10 - 8 ft long sections of trestles/bridges out of scrap cedar and 1/4" luan. Mine is HO, and also C&O-centric, with a 2-8-4 Kanawha out front. I've been collecting coal hoppers for years, but not one has been on the tracks. Now, I know I will need a "model room" in the new digs, and I'll somehow move my trestles to FL. Thanks for the push!
Really Cool Work you have done there, Really liked your small town. You did well for the space you have. Newman from ShrineHillRail
Great work in a shelf layout.
I made a 3 level shelf track around my living room 25 years ago. Ran above the doors, made for running long trains using two engines. Had O, two S and two HO tracks. I had to use a ladder to clean track and set up trains.
Had my controls by my lazy-boy. I have enjoyed it over the years. Sadly the grand kids are all grown up now.
That's pretty cool, I'd like to do something like that one day.
I don't think B&O had big boys. That was a UP thing.
@@chaosdemonwolf1 I wouldn't care about that, I'd be running a FEC train and the FEC didn't have big boys.
Very awesome! I have an N Scale railroad going thru a storage room and the utility room just like yours! Very nice layout!
It's the model ships that caught my eye. Looks like the Arizona and an Iowa class battleship.
Yeah that caught my eye too! Looks cool!
Great, ingenious layout, would like to do that with my 1950 lionel layout. My hat's off to you!
Awesome shelf layout, also like the USS Arizona model . God Bless All who served on her.
Amen!
Oh man! This is just what I want to do in my future house. This is so cool.
Super cool!!
I’m jealous.👍🏻👍🏻
I have mine running around over my head in my home den/office. Funny enough - I used my bridge the exact same way as you
Awesome job. Very clean and neat. Beautiful engine too.
Very cool minimalist way to enjoy your trains. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you very much for watching a dropping me a comment.
This is amazing! Gave me so much inspiration of what my layout should be!
That was 👍😎 I had always thought about a track-on-a-shelf concept and now I get to see what it actually looks like. I think it's a great idea! Well done.
Thank you!
That layout is great. I have a 3 yr old grandson who will inherit my 1954 Lionel Southern (2A1B) and assorted cars. They were still in very good shape with original boxes but I just had the whole set reconditioned and put back in top shape. On my bucket list is to have my grandson sitting on my lap as we run the trains.
That’s awesome... I really enjoy hearing stories like that.... we have to keep the tradition alive... my son is five and we enjoy trains together as well.
Very clever - don't have to have a whole room dedicated to trains only. Trains become the decor and interest in the room - even when not operational. Must put that Big Boy on my bucket list.
Man you got a great setup. 20 X 40 is all year fun. Give God the Glory for giving you this layout. I have a
5 X 9 and growing after i move soon. I’ll be watching your channel. Nice hard but fun work. ✝️
Good Easter Sunday morning to you Anthony… Christ has risen… thank you very much for watching and leaving me a note… have a great day.
This layout proves u don't need a basement for a train layout. Great job!
Very nice! I think the bridge looks good. Maybe if you had to go past a doorway a bridge that raises would give it a purpose. Just an idea. I like how you utilized the space in the corner in the curve to put a house. Good idea! Tunnel through the wall cool too! 👍🏻
Thank you your layout put a Big smile on my face here in Buffalo.Ny. go Bills!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent! Happy to hear that.... have a good rest of your week.
Nice!! One Day!! Can you please tell me you thoughts on lionel vs lgb trains and o gauge vs g? I'm assuming this is a lionel train. I'm interested in collecting for my kids so they can pass down. I have an old g scale "the big train" lgb kit my dad got me the year I was born 92. Still in great shape. The track looks realistic similar to what you have in the video. I also have a lionel " gauge o.o27" my dad bought me when I was 10 or 11. But the track is much different looking (all metal) with 3 rails.
Any response will be very helpful. Just trying to get better understanding on this .
Thankyou in advance
This is AMAZING! I would like to do something like this. My husband LOVEs trains. Can you tell us what you used- material wise- to build this and where you recommend getting the trains. I am a novice at this but i want to surprise him!
Good morning and thank you! I purchased all of my building supplies from Home Depot.... I started with....
A: 3/4” thick plywood roughly $35.00 for a 4x8 sheet.... had Home Depot cut my 4x8 sheet into rails of 11 3/4” wide by 8ft long.... no cost to have them cut it.
B: wall brackets (black) found in hardware isle... make sure you purchase the ones that have a working load of at least 320 lbs per pair... they cost roughly $7.00 ea.
Mount wall brackets every 32in. To studs in wall using a stud finder.... brackets should be drilled into studs using 3in long #9 deck screws with torx bit T25 head.
C: secure brackets to bottom of plywood once brackets are located on your wall using 3/4” long wood screws
This should get you started....
Note: make sure that your brackets are secure and Level on your walls... if not your project will be doomed from the get go... use at least a 4 foot long level.
Best of luck!
Very cool , never seen a set up like that! Good job, I enjoyed your vid!! 🤓👍✌️
I Love the Chesapeake & Ohio Articulated Steam Locomotives Thank you For Sharing! Greetings From Australia!
The Western Maryland Scenic RR just put one of those engines in service.
Congrratulations the train itself is very nice! The idea is good BUT you could make some scenery! It could be so nice it the train run between some rocks or on a bridge, between diffrent trees bushes, it could go threw a pine forest there could be some mountains ,you could paint a nice backdgound, trees ,blue sky. .. whatever your immagination tells you.... Great job continue your progress!!
Thank you for the suggestions... I’m working towards all of that... not a cheap hobby/ project... Merry Christmas 🎄
@@giostrainnetwork9267 ok! Congratulations!yes I know it is not cheep but mostly the trains and rails are expensive. I made my scenery very cheep. Used polistirol (xps) and paint for hills rocks, used plaster and sand to cover surfices, for vegetation I used real plants that I found in the nature(like small branches of bushes or rosmarino) for tunnel portals I used polistirol . So I made everithing cheep. You can make cheep pine trees (you can find lots of video tutorials how ) keep up with your nice hobbi!!! Congratulations!!!
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How do you calculate the power needs per length of track? I have a much smaller setup in a child’s bedroom and the train loses power on the opposite side of the layout from the power connection to the track. Seems like I need a bigger transformer or just crappy track connections?
Awesome job. I've just recently moved and hope to do something similar in my Lanai (Florida sun room). Luckily My Lanai is enclosed and is air conditioned so is will do as there are no basements here. It's 26' X 11' so it will work well. The long inner wall is taller than the outer wall, so I plan on putting two spirals at the corners of the taller wall to raise and lower the track. Lots of planning to do, as I want it to look really nice, like you are doing. If I may ask, how wide are the track platforms you used?
Thank you! Good luck with your future layout I’m sure it will turn out great... to answer your question my board width ranges from 11 3/4” to 12” wide.
Very nicely done. Good use of the wall space. Thank you for posting this content. Liked. Subbed. Shared on FB and Twitter.
Wow thank you!
I love this locomotive model. Sadly i wasn't born when the real thing was still running but my mom and dad use to tell how breath taking it was to see coming up to the station in my town before it was turned into a bank lol. I really wish i could had been born during the age of steam and not diesels
Such a sweet layout and you have some great scenes in the utility room. Of course bridges always work well when they span doorways or windows!
Thank you very much! I appreciate you leaving me a comment and for watching..... enjoy the rest of your week.
Starting to consider something similar for myself. I'll be adding in a couple of removable single span bridges. Great job!
Hey when you can’t give up floor space the wall is there a great job those big O scale never D rail I bet heavy as all hell ..
Yes they are!
Next Challenge G gauge :-D
Well done on the layout and engine choice. I've built my 9 shelf vertical yard but haven't started on the rest of the tracks around my garage... so I'm very jealous that you can run trains is a full circuit!
Thank you for watching Peter I appreciate you tuning in and dropping me a comment.
Just starting to get into the train sets and I like the way you got yours that's pretty cool
that's fairly large indeed. about how many feet apart did you put wire drops to prevent locomotive lag? what transformer are you running?
I have two spots where the track picks up power.... one right next to transformer and another 15 feet down the line....the M.T.H. Z4000 transformer does an excellent job powering the layout at a constant 18 volts... which is what Lionel requires to operate its locomotives....
I don't know why, it wasn't the most efficient or powerful steam locomotive but the H8 is one of my favorite locomotives. I too have this JLC model and last year I got it professionally upgraded to full Legacy with the steam whistle and the super slow start out ability. It's a new locomotive. I really like your layout concept.
If you could let me know where you where able to get that done I would greatly appreciate that..... Lionel customer service told me it was not possible to upgrade TMCC to Legacy so I’m happy to hear that you were able to do so.
Really nice set up. I love the tunnel into another room. Well done
Love it! That is a beautiful engine.
Thank you very much... I appreciate you watching.
When I saw that bridge I thought it a good location for a mountain peak jutting out of the wall and a tunnel where the track is already .Like you might see along a river valley .
Nice work on the layout with much more potential!
very nice set up
Beautiful layout. How did you get the track so quiet? What type of track did you use? Thanks
Thank you… used Atlas track with minimum 072 curves and flex track… used woodland scenic foam road bed… comes in a roll.
I am planning to do this in part of my home. Still researching. Not sure between HO or O scale
I'm a C&O guy that's just now getting into O scale. What number curve did you use in the corners? Great layout and fantastic motive power!!!!😎💯
Thank you James.... curves are Atlas 072
@@giostrainnetwork9267 thank you for the reply. I'm starting my first O scale layout and trying to figure this stuff out. It's different than HO scale
NICE! I wish I had a basement. I do have a large backyard to set up a G scale I am putting together!
Awesome layout just subscribed to your channel God bless you and your family and stay safe
Good morning and thank you very much Eric.... you do the same...
Excellent Video! LIKE👍
Absolutely love this! Thinking about doing this myself after seeing this video. The ultimate adult layout.
That is just brilliant. What a great idea. Man you could sell that, trains around the walls.
I kind of have something like this in mind, I just need to figure out an efficient way to not only make it so you can see the engines visibly, but also be able to enter and exit doors without having to duck down. Be a shame to have someone new walk into that room and tear down the trackage in front of the door because they didn't know it was there. The idea of crossing rooms is also a good idea as well. I'm personally just starting out with model trains, I've had them since I was a little kid, but never really got into them until recently. For the time being, I'm stuck on using antique locomotives from the 80's on down. Obviously, buying from eBay isn't the best option, since you never know what you're gonna get... But these things are simple to fix... Hell, I picked up a Rivararossi Big Boy for a little bit of nothing because the previous owner apparently didn't know what oil was. The bearings were seized up, I took the gearboxes out and apart, oiled the bearings, stuck them back in, worked them a little bit, and they were moving smooth as butter. Cars are just kind of whatever, I'll buy vintage and rare ones, but I also have no problem buying cheap plastic ones either. Also, for ANYONE who is wanting to get into model trains, do not give in on the cheap price tag on Tyco/ Mantua models, unless of course, they're just cars or scenery objects. The engines themselves are absolute GARBAGE. They're neat shelf pieces, but that's really all they're good for. I can give an example, there's a 0-8-0 Chattanooga that I've seen a TON of, the motor is located in the tender, and the tender weighs next to nothing. Now, it doesn't take a whole lot of knowledge to know, you need weigh where the motor/ drive wheels are in order for an engine to be efficient. Just pay the extra little bit of cash. Even a 1980's Bachmann will suffice.
Are you going to use plexiglass along the edge for fall protection?
AWESOMENESS !
Just great work all around.
Can you make another video and make the train go fast 💨. ?
Thanks. Mike Espo .
Outstanding but definitely different.
All aboard. 🐢🚂🐢🚂🐢🚂👍
Love the layout and all your models
Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching I appreciate that.
How much would a train like that cost? I’m looking on eBay but don’t know what’s a good brand or price. Your set up is amazing!
A JLC ALLEGHENY on eBay will run you around $1000.00
Made by Lionel
Lovely looking Chessie diesels
Curious if you made the wall supports, or bought them. I’m looking for something very similar, but don’t want to use a pre-made shelf support.
I purchased them at HOME DEPOT
I believe they were $6-8.00 each
I’m getting ready to build something very similar in my basement. Great job.
Good stuff good luck with your upcoming project.... just work on it a little every night and you’ll end up with what your after... happy new year to you and your family
Looks amazing!!!!!!!!! Cool stuff on that table as well! :)
Thank you Tom
Beautiful layout, can you elaborate a little on your power supply?
Everything is powered by an MTH Z4000 transformer (operate @ 18volts) retail price for one now I believe is $479.95
@@giostrainnetwork9267 Thank you for your time and reply. I’m building a similar setup but I’m quite confused on how to power it correctly. Happy Holidays!
Love it. I also love the Battleship. I am a Plankowner of Battleship USS IOWA BB61 3rd Generation.
Wow that's a great set up... love it
Super nice your train, with a little set tt would be nicer.
Very nice 🚂 locomotive.
Well done👏 👏 👏
Nice set up, I like it. Thanks for showing it off.
Hi against the way you can make houses 🏡 and stations 🚉 that are flat just by cutting out with jigsaw and painting 🧑🎨
Great video 👍🏻
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If I may ask where did you get those metal brackets holding the layout to the wall?
Thank you! Home Deot
Correction…Home Depot
Love it. Great job. Look forward to seeing more as you finish more.
Thanks a lot James... I appreciate you taking the time to watch. Merry Christmas
This wall mount is the perfect venue for a replica of New Hampshire's , Crawfords Notch , Frankinstien Tressel complete with Dismal Pool beneath , about 3/4 of a mile east of saco lake on maps street views