Walther's Super Chief is now complete. Here's a run around my layout. Its a light version of the prototype, I couldn't afford an ABBA set, so I'm making do with an AB and 10 car consist.
I watched this video a lot as a kid wishing I had a Super Chief and all sorts of bridges and whatnot to run it on, long before I appreciated the amount of work it took to make all of this. Its very nice and calming, and a huge part of why I love the Super Chief so much. Great video and great layout.
You can not imagine how much I wish to had been riding on board the original train. Unforttunately in its glory days I was not born yet. During my early and mid childhood the train became a fallen flag. Actually its successor is THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF, still running part of the original route.
Great prop scenery. Almost looks real with the train moving along the tracks. On some angels you would never know that's a miniature train with fake scenery.
That's a wonderful layout. Must have taken a long time and many, many hours of hard work. I hope you all feel very proud of your top effort. Congratulations.
@jamcgar Thanks for your compliment. My layout is actually quite small, 12 feet by 18 feet but I've packed quite a bit of detail into it. Filming it in closeup segments gives the illusion of greater size I guess. As for the sounds, I use audio clips of actual train sounds and dub them in at appropriate places. Its fun to try and give the video more realism.
Yes Sir. This is my favorite passenger streamlined train. The original NAVAJO rear parlor observation car is actually waiting for restoration and permanent static display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden near Denver.
Excellent Lee! A friend from Canada just sent me the link. One of the best model railroad videos I've seen with realistic viewing angles and imaginative camera work. If you used a tripod or similar support it would be perfect. Noel
@lailasalas I'm glad you enjoyed it. Nice to know that parlor car may be restored in Golden. I'll have to make a trip there to see if it that happens before I die. I've ridden the Amtrak Chief so at least know the route it took. I just bought a video with vintage films of the various SF passenger trains.
SUPER video! Great camera angles and composition....you'd think it was a much, much larger layout....I was thinking it must be some club layout! 12' x 18' is still a good sized layout! Thanks for posting and I subscribed to your videos, too.
Mr. Lee, this one's video is Fantastico! this super chief is Wonderful. I have a Genesis with Tsunami sound. The sound of your QSI is? also found very good sound quality of the QSI. Congratulations for video
Actually the layout is only 12x18 feet. The train set was bought over a period of a year. Walther's released a car each month. They averaged around $60 per car and the locomotives were $400. I'm in Ogden, Utah. Also a member of a large model train club called the Hostlers. See our website at Hostlers.org
Your welcome sir, i live in Texas, and one of the things i wanna do is build a layout of southwest era, i had a HO train when i was young, im 54 and i want build a layout ive subscribed to you sir
Best wishes in your layout building endeavors. Its a great hobby and allows one to build skills in so many different areas...electronics, design, sculpting, painting, carpentry. And most of all its just plain fun! I recommend joining a local model train club. I'm with a great bunch of guys, the Hostlers, nearly 200 of us.
That's a wonderful layout. Must have taken a long time and many, many hours of hard work. Can you please tell me how you get the great sounds of the cars rattling over the points (sometimes called turnouts) and the bridges? Sounds very realistic. Thanks. I hope you all feel very proud of your top effort. Congratulations.
Wow, your Santa Fe Super Chief looks and sounds great! And your layout is awesome, excellent job!!! Thanks for sharing and have great one! P.S. I subscribed
Are you talking about the #34 on the front side? That is the locomotive number or road number. It is used for identification in the timetables and the locomotive's place in the railroad company's roster of equipment. It is tied to date of manufacture, purchase and type of locomotive.
I personally have two Walthers Proto 2000 Santa Fe locos in that same livery : one F7A DC #44 and one F3A DCC with Tsunami sound #17.... Simply gorgeous !!! I have to go to a local club to use them though, can't have this setup at home, sadly....
Fantastic! I love the realistic starts & stops. Great camera work too! Are the cars Walther's as well? Very nice looking. I have Genesis ABA lash up with Athearn cars...not quite as nice as yours :(
@signalman71 Walthers is all sold out on the F3's. They'll have F7s with their new El Capitan next year. Maybe someone will put out new F3's for Santa Fe.
Great video. Thanks. Does anybody out there know how to interpret the parts diagram that comes with this Walthers F3 loco? There seem to be diagrams of some bits and pieces that aren't actually in packs inside the box holding the loco. Come on Walthers. Smarten up and make an effort to better explain how to put the bits together. We're not all experienced pros. This will be my last Proto2000 product as I constantly get this lack of explanation from Walthers. Let's see.....Athearn, MTH?
You must not have ridden American passenger trains. Being under a slow order seems to be more the rule than the exception. Plus the fact I like to be able to see the cars go by and not just a blur on the tv screen.
I watched this video a lot as a kid wishing I had a Super Chief and all sorts of bridges and whatnot to run it on, long before I appreciated the amount of work it took to make all of this. Its very nice and calming, and a huge part of why I love the Super Chief so much. Great video and great layout.
Nice comment thanks. I'm, glad this video meant something to you.
You can not imagine how much I wish to had been riding on board the original train. Unforttunately in its glory days I was not born yet. During my early and mid childhood the train became a fallen flag. Actually its successor is THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF, still running part of the original route.
Beautiful train, and beautiful layout!!! The scenery is outstanding. Love the mountains and rock work. Well done!
Man, the set looks great and you did a wonderful job on both the scenery and the video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I sure had fun making it.
Thanks for sharing! Beautiful train, and a superb layout.
Great looking layout! I like the use of the proper whistling (i.e. three short, for reverse; two short, for forward). A-a-a-a-a-a-ll aboard!!
Thanks for the comment. My dad was a UP conductor, all this stuff is in my blood!
Ordered the train through our local train shop, Warren's located in the Ogden Union Station. The layout I built myself in my basement.
None better than the Super Chief.
Yes, this is HO. Its the Walther's Super Chief set they put out a year ago. And thanks for the comment.
Great prop scenery. Almost looks real with the train moving along the tracks. On some angels you would never know that's a miniature train with fake scenery.
Very nice layout my compliments sir,
Thank you very much. Appreciate the comment...first in 4 years!!
That's a wonderful layout. Must have taken a long time and many, many hours of hard work.
I hope you all feel very proud of your top effort. Congratulations.
a nice movie for a nice trainset going around in nice layout
Sure looks like 1950s Super Chief. Great scenery.
I gotta agree with all the comments here. GREAT video. GREAT layout. GREAT sound. Not too long. Not to short. 2 thumbs up.
Thanks Paul I always appreciate comments. This video has the highest number of views on my channel, I'm amazed!
Thanks for the ride.👍🏻
you are completely fully right,...thnx for sending it,..
WOW thats a very nice train! Thanks for sharing!
I like the EMD F7-Engines and the Santa Fe Super Chief. Greetings from Germany.
@jamcgar Thanks for your compliment. My layout is actually quite small, 12 feet by 18 feet but I've packed quite a bit of detail into it. Filming it in closeup segments gives the illusion of greater size I guess. As for the sounds, I use audio clips of actual train sounds and dub them in at appropriate places. Its fun to try and give the video more realism.
This is awesome!!
Thank you. I had fun making it.
Yes Sir. This is my favorite passenger streamlined train. The original NAVAJO rear parlor observation car is actually waiting for restoration and permanent static display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden near Denver.
@shininghappyperson7 Thanks for the compliment. Yes, I'll have to do some steam. Something to do this summer.
Beautiful train. Hope you are able to get the other A-B set down the road.
SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you!!
This is excellent!!
Thank you! Appreciate the comment.
Nice I love that Santa fa.🚂🚞🚞🚞🚞
Thanks for the comment. I see that there's a new Santa Fe Chief in O now. Looks like a nice model.
@@LeeWitten Your more than welcome 🚂🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞
Amazing 😍
Amazing.
Love your layout and the train. :D
Excellent Lee! A friend from Canada just sent me the link. One of the best model railroad videos I've seen with realistic viewing angles and imaginative camera work. If you used a tripod or similar support it would be perfect.
Noel
@lailasalas I'm glad you enjoyed it. Nice to know that parlor car may be restored in Golden. I'll have to make a trip there to see if it that happens before I die. I've ridden the Amtrak Chief so at least know the route it took. I just bought a video with vintage films of the various SF passenger trains.
SUPER video! Great camera angles and composition....you'd think it was a much, much larger layout....I was thinking it must be some club layout! 12' x 18' is still a good sized layout! Thanks for posting and I subscribed to your videos, too.
Mr. Lee, this one's video is Fantastico! this super chief is Wonderful.
I have a Genesis with Tsunami sound. The sound of your QSI is? also found very good sound quality of the QSI. Congratulations for video
Thank you for your comments. I should note that I dubbed some actual train sounds in the video so its not all the QSI.
@byates59 Thank you. Glad to know you enjoyed it.
Excellent
Thank you, appreciate that.
I enjoy your videos! Great trains too
+Colorado O Scale Modelers Very nice of you to say so. Thanks.
nicely done, that layout would take up my house
You have an amazing layout! The Super chief looks right at home! And the sound editing was seemless. Great job!
Thank you for the kind words. Interesting how a 12 x 18 food layout can look bigger when you show just parts of it at a time.
Actually the layout is only 12x18 feet. The train set was bought over a period of a year. Walther's released a car each month. They averaged around $60 per car and the locomotives were $400. I'm in Ogden, Utah. Also a member of a large model train club called the Hostlers. See our website at Hostlers.org
Super!
Lovely video.
Who all are the cars from? The Pleasure Dome looks like it might be a particularly well-dressed Athearn, but I could easily be wrong.
Your welcome sir, i live in Texas, and one of the things i wanna do is build a layout of southwest era, i had a HO train when i was young, im 54 and i want build a layout ive subscribed to you sir
Best wishes in your layout building endeavors. Its a great hobby and allows one to build skills in so many different areas...electronics, design, sculpting, painting, carpentry. And most of all its just plain fun! I recommend joining a local model train club. I'm with a great bunch of guys, the Hostlers, nearly 200 of us.
Thanks for the compliment.
That's a wonderful layout. Must have taken a long time and many, many hours of hard work.
Can you please tell me how you get the great sounds of the cars rattling over the points (sometimes called turnouts) and the bridges? Sounds very realistic.
Thanks.
I hope you all feel very proud of your top effort. Congratulations.
Great job!
@apples2095 Thank you, appreciate the comment.
Wow, your Santa Fe Super Chief looks and sounds great! And your layout is awesome, excellent job!!! Thanks for sharing and have great one! P.S. I subscribed
VERY NICE!
Im pretty sure I've seen in an article somewhere that the super chief ran with just an A-B somewhere at some point.
you can find photos of the Chief with various consists...AB, AA, ABBA, ABA. Depends the passenger car consist and power needs.
What kind of ho track are you using?, amazing model by the way!
@michaelmandel11 Thank you, appreciate the compliment.
😍😍😍😍😍🤩
Good lookin layout!
Is that light box on the front a head code? I’m from the UK and I don’t know stuff about USA trains.
Are you talking about the #34 on the front side? That is the locomotive number or road number. It is used for identification in the timetables and the locomotive's place in the railroad company's roster of equipment. It is tied to date of manufacture, purchase and type of locomotive.
Lee Witten yeah.
Fantastic !
Thank you Michel.
I personally have two Walthers Proto 2000 Santa Fe locos in that same livery : one F7A DC #44 and one F3A DCC with Tsunami sound #17.... Simply gorgeous !!! I have to go to a local club to use them though, can't have this setup at home, sadly....
Have you seen that great video by the Colorado Model Museum? ruclips.net/video/JOXeNVgp6c0/видео.html
Oh yes, it's listed in my favorites !!!!
Fantastic! I love the realistic starts & stops. Great camera work too! Are the cars Walther's as well? Very nice looking. I have Genesis ABA lash up with Athearn cars...not quite as nice as yours :(
Thank you.
You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
What sound decoders do these units have? They sound kind of like QSI but I'm not 100% sure.
Very cool video I just subbed.
awesome
Supermodel ! Scenery too ! But I hate that bell.
I agree, I should have toned down the bell!
They kept their passenger engines and trainsets washed and in tip-top shape.
Those were the days!!
@signalman71 Walthers is all sold out on the F3's. They'll have F7s with their new El Capitan next year. Maybe someone will put out new F3's for Santa Fe.
Amazing! Is this HO scale?
what kind of decoders do you prefer?
Shane
Shane, I like Digitrax products or Quantum
They're Walther's Proto models, don't know what the sound decoders are.
Love the EMD nice sound and layout. Where did you buy the super chief? I would like to know
( PRIVATE CHAT)
Its a Walther's Train. Ordered it through a dealer.
Cool, i just now noticed when I was replying to you it said in the intro "walthers"q
Great video. Thanks.
Does anybody out there know how to interpret the parts diagram that comes with this Walthers F3 loco? There seem to be diagrams of some bits and pieces that aren't actually in packs inside the box holding the loco.
Come on Walthers. Smarten up and make an effort to better explain how to put the bits together. We're not all experienced pros.
This will be my last Proto2000 product as I constantly get this lack of explanation from Walthers. Let's see.....Athearn, MTH?
You must not have ridden American passenger trains. Being under a slow order seems to be more the rule than the exception. Plus the fact I like to be able to see the cars go by and not just a blur on the tv screen.
@TheRealZUIKAKU You remember me? Wish I could say the same but ZUIKAKU doesn't ring a bell.
it should go a little bit faster next time to be real