Making a Winter Layout in H0e Scale

Making a small winter layout for a H0e narrow gauge railway in 1:87 scale. A simple circular track plan with a few sidings and a minimalistic landscape. A family project - and it all fits under the coffee table. Please visit my blog Sundborg.Wordpress.com (mostly in Danish) for more information on my 1950’s Danish Layout.
Some materials used in this video:
• Elmer’s PVA Glue
• Elmer’s Spray Adhesive
• Foam Board 5 mm
• Liquitex acrylic paint
• Owens Corning Pink Panther Foam Board
• Plant (trees) are panicle hydrangeas
• Preiser 16325 Figures
• Preiser 16326 Figures
• Preiser 16328 Seated
• Rhodes American Steel Wool grade #0000
• Woodland Scenics B1373 Fine Ballast Buff
• Woodland Scenics SN 140 Soft flake snow

[@jurgenschumacher4113]

Sehr schöne Anlage. Top gebaut. 👍👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Vielen Dank!

[@fonepixer]

Absolutely brilliant : simply showing us with no annoying commentary!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked the video. None of my videos so far have had any voice over so I appreciate the feedback!

[@t.t.6398]

Love it! Beautiful work.

[@jeffwells1255]

Just delightful, and brings me back to growing up in Minnesota.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

I’ve visited Minnesota, but never during winter. Tons of snow I imagine ☃️

[@newicon1]

Beautiful work. Excellent tree farm. Great use of people and the tourist train for action. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

You are welcome and thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the video.

[@UKDKJFB]

Loads of inspiration here - just what I have been looking for. Thanks for posting.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks a lot- glad you found it inspirational ☺️

[@K4rt80y]

Some might say "But it doesn't" or "He didn't." Its a working, functional layout. That's more than most of us have. I like it.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you both for your support 😊

[@tenoregermania]

Beautiful work. Truly amazing layout.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you that’s very nice of you to say so 🙂

[@antoniodonizettigiuliano995]

Congratulations! Simple, intelligent, creative and very beautiful. I loved it.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your comment👍🏻

[@jimprior180762]

I love it! Great the way you made the Christmas trees.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks - merry X-mas 🌟

[@retirementfund3487]

Simple and beautiful. thank you, thank you thank you. You have inspired me to begin mine.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Well, thank YOU. Happy you feel inspired 🎄🚂😃

[@markcarey8426]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing, that was like medicine. So calming.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Very glad you liked it. Model railroading is definitely therapeutic 😊

[@Trainspotterusa]

That's a nice little layout. Well observed scenes, nice modelling and overall, just pleasant to look at.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you that was a very nice comment 😊👍🏻

[@jeffcrumpley1120]

Beautiful scenery and an amazing job. Thank you for sharing your work

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks Jeff! Glad you liked it ☃️

[@chrismartin1060]

Marvelous! The beautifully shot and edited video of running session is absolutely fantastic. Very stimulating for imagination, while also very relaxing.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. I agree- it is very relaxing to watch model trains go round the layout. One of the reasons I love this hobby 🌟

[@frankblaker8294]

Well filmed and full of good ideas I can cope with. Thanks!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. I am glad you found the video inspirational 🚂

[@uncletatscreativeshack1702]

What a great little winter scene!! And made into a coffee table !

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked the layout!

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

A lot of detail in such a small Layout! Beautiful job!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. Glad you liked it 😊

[@PharaohDeathMask]

Nice video. Great little layout. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

You're welcome. Glad you liked it.

[@Thierry787]

Very fantastic, gorgeous Winter layout !!!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :-)

[@jimbrent8151]

Excellent tips and implementation, now I am going to flatter you at Christmas this year. Thank you for sharing.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😊😃🌟

[@davidwinslow9206]

Wow, beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@joequillun7790]

Very creative in some of your materials. Well done, and thanks for sharing.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks Joe! Glad you liked it 🚂

[@elsholz2365]

At the beginning I thought it looked cool, now I'm in the middle of the video and I'm already completely astonished by how lovely this looks! Thank you so much for sharing :)

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tonywright8294]

The train passing through the trees is one of the most realistic journeys I’ve seen looks excellent .

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. That is high praise 😊

[@sureevennot3418]

Very cute! Thanks for your movie and work.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@blusnuby2]

Simple, yet LOVELY, with a CHEERY theme...KUDOS !

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@chrispursall5258]

Great job, loads of detail to draw you in, wire wool for shubs and trees are bang on, excellent work 👍🏻

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I am really glad you appreciated the use of simple materials.

[@tonyh516]

Love it! Great layout!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks - glad you liked it!

[@toomanyhobbies400]

My kind of layout - Realistic! Farmhouse, barn, pasture land, garden. They all belong together, and that's all the room there is. Many others would have crammed in a whole village, the farm, and industries too. Depth with and elevation with the bridge and stand of big tall trees. No phony pop up mountain with a tunnel.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

I am very glad you like the layout and I very much agree with your less-is-more approach 🚂

[@robertschmidt6383]

All of the scenes look great. I especially like the figurines. Really adds fun to the layout. 👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked the workers 👷

[@lesbird2074]

Excellent, very entertaining and great music too

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you 😊

[@Ideas_for_you]

Wow, it looks so fantastic and seems so simple to make, absolutly perfect.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Not too difficult - as they say: “just do it” 😀

[@leonardtisdale7014]

Wow to me it is terrific and captures the Christmas theme so very well.. congrats...

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you - glad you liked it 😀

[@dianapengitore8002]

This is fantastic. I can just see myself riding on this train. Love the music too. All that is missing is some wildlife in the forest. Great work, learned a lot. Just getting started with HO scale model railroading and decided on a Winter scene. 😊👍🎄

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Best of luck with your winter layout! Yes, a Bambi in the forrest is a great idea!

[@BrickSaturn]

Lovely layout. I really enjoy watching trains operate on winter scenery.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@RandallHicks-xv8sf]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo cute! Thanks for sharing the video. Awesome layout!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank youuuuuuu! 😃 Glad you liked it 🚂

[@richardjohnston9568]

Thank you really enjoyed watching this. Some good ideas for creating scenery.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank, I'm happy you found some inspiration :-)

[@loucazin543]

Absolutely lovely video in every way 👍🏼❤️

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :-D

[@rickyravioli1613]

As a fellow model railroader nice layout. Interesting perspectives. You make the trains journey thru a small railroad very interesting.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked the video. Happy modelling in 2024!

[@TraxxGallery]

That is absolutely unique and charming. Great work :)

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it 🚂👍

[@pedrovaldes5362]

Very nice. In some ways better than those basement empires, less, time, money, effort to put together yet very satisfying. Low maintenance also.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks, glad you liked it! But I still want a basement empire as well 😃

[@Stussmeister]

A very nice layout. Something this well-done deserves to stay up regardless of the season.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it - for all seasons 😊👍

[@Stussmeister]

@@SundborgModelRailway You're quite welcome :). I have plans to expand my own HO scale layout, though the fact it will be in my basement means it will likely feel more like winter than look like it.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

@@Stussmeister :-D It's a wonderful hobby no matter the temperature!

[@ingomoba1001]

Weihnachten kommt schneller wie man denkt. Schön gestaltete Anlage👍 Die Schienen sollten unbedingt noch farblich aufgewertet werden

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Yeah, the tracks should be covered in snow as well, but this was a family Christmas project, so speed was of the essence 😊☃️

[@TheICEMANA10]

Impressive, you have skills, thanks for posting.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you that was a very nice comment 😊

[@radisastevanoviczagar6419]

Musik 10+!

[@BriansModelTrains]

Wonderful scope, planning and execution of a bygone era.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your kind words 😀

[@michaelnunnery6394]

I can’t remember the exact saying about flattery and imitation.
But you’ve given me some great ideas for this years Christmas village.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

I like being both flattered and imitated :-)

[@trukinhard77]

That is really intense.... Great job there... Don't see many winter scenes.. Looks fantastic.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your kind words 🙂

[@chr1sda1sey]

That is absolutely beautiful

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 😀

[@lego12volttrain]

Beatiful layout, thank you!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! And I like LEGO as well 😊

[@rosieogrady686]

Great layout, and fantastic music too.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ricktemmen6272]

Great video and great job. Thanks. 😎👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate the positive feedback ☺️👌

[@valiantval6539]

Love it! Good imagination.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 🌟

[@peterchristensen9585]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@thehastyterrainmaker9485]

This is so beautiful!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked it 🚂

[@manuelmelchizedek4309]

Amazing work .

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 😊

[@railway187]

Super cool! It looks fast and easy in the video, but I think it’s rather difficult and time consuming. Great result 🤩👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. Glad you liked it. Yes, everything looks easy in a You Tube video :-) It actually took a weekend, with some help from the kids.

[@BearyBricks]

Amazing layout!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked it 🚂

[@elleryparsons5766]

Very nicely Done love it.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you!

[@modellbahnmoritz]

Very nicely done!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 🚂☃️

[@harryp1665]

Very nicely done.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 😊

[@dougputhoff3215]

Very nice

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your feedback. Glad you liked it ☃️

[@tonypetts6663]

Excellent work, lovely to see something done as a family project that looks so good. It may be simple but it conveys the feel very well and you do not realise how small it actually is until the shot cuts to the coffee table.
The larger tress are especially well done, (note to self: have to take sissors to the park next time!) and I completely get why you did not ballast the track with the younger ones involved. Most impressive and quite inspirational, thank you for sharing.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you Tony for your very good input! Just wait till the flowers have faded and be discreet with the scissors and you will soon have your own forest 😉

[@maritimeus]

@@SundborgModelRailwaywould you make a train set for my gay boyfriend and me? Having a train for our anuses would be great. Thanks,
Gary

[@petermotta1623]

Great job !

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😃

[@parkerwilliams7652]

Beautiful model

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you. Glad you liked it 😊

[@jellybean732]

Proof that less is more! Stunningly simple yet perfectly detailed. Beautiful.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! ❄️🚂😃

[@MOBALutz]

Sehr, sehr schön!
Die Musik reißt mich richtig mit. Passt total gut dazu.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked the music. Not everybody’s favorite according to some comments. 🚂🎶

[@deborahjohnston1394]

Fantastic layout gr8 stuff nice music merry Xmas from Bruce southisland Blenheim New Zealand

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks and merry X-mas to you too, although I guess it summer and not snowy at all in NZ this time of year 😊

[@rafaelroalezama8131]

Congratulations, very original.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks. Glad you liked it ❄️

[@michaelolsen2158]

Superfine video. 👍👍 💖💖💖💖💖

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Tak - Thanks 😀👍🏻

[@bobbybarr8308]

Really nice!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked it 🚂

[@johncourtneidge]

Hurrah! Sehr schöne!
Thank-you!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Danke sehr!

[@jernejfunkl8300]

Your trees looks very natural :)
Very nice Layout....I like!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! The trees are actually dried plants from a nearby park. Please don’t tell the park superintendent 😉

[@jernejfunkl8300]

@@SundborgModelRailway No i won't tell :)
Anyway is good idea for my future projects.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😷👍

[@axxusb8888]

Nice work. Realistic pur

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you!!!

[@easyontheeyes78]

I 💕 the cute little Christmas 🎄

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 🌲

[@easyontheeyes78]

Sundborg MJ You’re welcome sweetie

[@jochemschuurman82]

Love it!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😊

[@cammacgregor9354]

Excellent layout and video presentation. Greetings from Texas

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks, glad you liked it. Any snow in Texas?

[@cammacgregor9354]

@@SundborgModelRailway Lots of snow in parts of north Texas and in the mountains of West Texas where I live. But nothing like the massive amounts of snow they receive in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

@@cammacgregor9354 Hi Cam, Good to hear from you! Hope you have time to watch some You Tube video with all the snow in West Texas :-)

[@apollon755]

this is what i was looking for..thx for inspiration

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Great! I’m very glad you found the video useful.

[@apollon755]

@@SundborgModelRailway yes,thx..again..i have small space and your creation is perfect for me..^^

[@gusneaker]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😊

[@colinoldham7947]

I have watched this video soooo many times

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! It’s nice to have a hit once in awhile 😀🚂

[@billiebobbienorton2556]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😊👍🏻

[@simonp7095]

This is what I want do when I build up my train track . I love snow

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Yes, most people seems to prefer to model summer time, but snow landscapes are magic! For my main layout I am going for autumn/fall [e-mail]

[@mikesstrippeddowncovers.2384]

Amazing. Thank you so much!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for the feedback 😀

[@truckspeed]

Very nice, greetings from Germany

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Danke vielmals :-)

[@markofthenorth8918]

I've never seen a winter layout before very cool I have some videos of my train as well .

[@SundborgModelRailway]

All seasons have their charm - especially if there’s a train involved 😀

[@mayhorse66]

fabulous!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you 😊

[@mikec3698]

PURE MAGIC, & just in time for Christmas ///.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks - and merry X-mas 😊

[@1topor]

Vraiment excellent,bravo!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Merci beaucoup 😃

[@newmedes]

Awesome 👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 😊

[@RetailThrone]

Woah! Amazing! I also subscribed

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your comment and your subscription 👍🏻

[@betteramwthanbmw]

Thumb up No. 5222 on 14th January 24 in Winter conditions. Nice though. Keep up your brilliant work.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :-D

[@jaziferret1138]

Beautiful

[@SundborgModelRailway]

😃

[@kimandersendk]

Super fint snelandskab, godt lavet. god jul og godt Nytår

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Tak skal du have! Også god jul og godt nytår til dig og dine. 🎄

[@cadillacescalade5428]

Love this

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thx!!!

[@Aldrovandi.A]

Amazing!!! Great job!!! Hope you will add snow on the rail 😍😍😍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Glad you liked it! Yes, there should have been snows on the rails for increased realism, but I built the layout with my kids, so getting it up and running quickly was more important :-)

[@Aldrovandi.A]

@@SundborgModelRailway I understand ✌️😁 amazing anyway, I dream to realize a layout like that 😍

[@mrk1075]

Awesome! Now make the same layout but in the summertime. 😊

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Ha! I am actually thinking about changing the layout to an autumn/fall scene instead and build a new winter layout instead so we will see 😃🍁🍂

[@peterlemay4149]

Brrr! I needed a shot of Nordhäuser after watching this!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Ha! Or gløgg - traditional Scandinavian mulled wine 😀

[@piloto5248]

JOB WELL DONE,,,,

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you 😊

[@joev4545]

Nice layout

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks 😊

[@Zeisslermusic]

Woow thats nice

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :-)