I still miss going to this layout, but it was nice to join in on paying Tuffy a visit. Next to Eddie, Barry and Craig, Tuffy's a true gentleman and you can never have a dull conversation with the guy. Also, I'm glad the intro turned out well considering I filmed it, though I still find it humerus that you went for the wrong door first. 😂
One of my favorite features: He didn’t want to knock streetlights loose while reaching across the layout, so he custom fabbed flexible lights using piano wires. So aaaaaaall those street lights you see, can bend all the way over and straighten themselves back up if you knock into them. And of course, they’re all hooked up and lit.
convert to N and you will double your track without changing the amount of space. Model railroading is all about the trains, and N scale is the best cross between space and scenic detail and the amount of train for the space being used.
This layout is a beast. I can't believe the "access panel" with the cut and the river in it. The blue modern yard lights next to a few sodium vapor streetlights are a beautiful touch. The little rolly chairs upstairs and the mad ceiling chair just make the whole thing. Thank you for sharing this piece of wonderful insanity.
Hi Mark, Tuffy’s layout is sooo ultra cool! Everything about it is beautiful. As a detail person myself, I so appreciated the tiny scenes he created. The space felt cozy and relaxing. Like going into a choo choo cocoon! I’m impressed with the fabulous lighting installation, not just of the rooms but of the layout itself. Like Leighton said nothing done at random but with purpose. Loved those brilliant rolling chairs. The hidden train compartment was amazing complete with scenery and a creek-WOW! And to echo you and Leighton, I loved the old Lionel trains he had. For sure an amazing and so creative use of space. Many thanks to Tuffy for sharing his beautiful layout with us. And to you Professor for making yet another excellent field trip video, and as always cheers to you!
The Lionel is for his granddaughters to run. The baseball field is actually a softball field (his granddaughters play softball!) My favorite feature is that all the streetlights are flexible and bend and straighten if you knock into them, instead of snapping or coming loose.
DAMN! I'd call this my idea of a "dream layout" since I model N scale, but my 6'-3" frame would much prefer a layout where I can stay upright. Still, amazing detail, and I can't believe all his cars are individually numbered! Not to mention the tiny tiedowns!
That Duracho was wild. I was in Laredo after chasing 2816, never been in one before. Stayed in a recently renovated motel, where lo and behold, they forgot to hook up a roof drain. So here comes hundreds of gallons of eater just pouring into the motel through the false ceiling. Good times lol
There is nothing that I can add to your commentary on this work of art and engineering genius. I am fortunate to be retired and have lots of spare time, but clearly this guy must have 72 hour days at 7 days a week. How can he create such individual model details, scratch build, install electric and operate such a huge system, is beyond belief. Thank you and well done from, Newcastle, England.
I think this and Eddie's layout are different enough to BOTH qualify as the coolest you've ever seen. The thing that make them cool are just too different to directly compare.
That is a beautiful layout, and "absurd in the best way," yes! :D I was blown away by the fold-down bit having its own scene too. I love N gauge. :) I sometimes dream of building a layout in a glass-topped table, but I have too many other hobbies. It'd be fair to say that I try to turn every simulation game I play into a sort of model railroad, literally in the case of Transport Tycoon, figuratively in Kerbal Space Program where I'm building infrastructure in the form of mining ships with automated fuel factories, tankers and space stations to support all the comings and goings, plans for colonies... :) It's going to take some doing, especially with bugs to work around.
This layout reminds me of the one I saw my first N scale cab forward on. It was owned by Scale Rails of Southwest Florida before they started to mainly focus on their HO layout.
Hey Hyce if you’re still in Houston there is a cool SP 2-10-2 if you’d like to check it out. I’m the CMO for Texas Railway Preservation Association the owner of SP 982
I love this So well done! My fear of small spaces would be hard for me I that I would run screaming from this space Please forgive my negativity and fears
Its cozy, lol. I'm pretty tall, but for whatever reason, I absolutely love micro cars. Will I ever fit in a honda N600? Or a Vespa car? Nope love em though 😂
I could never stand being in a room with a ceiling that low...nice layout though. How warm was it in there?...I mean Houston in the summertime....yikes.
I think I've solved my internal conflict as to which scale to model - Just do several! O-Scale on the bottom, HO on top. Maybe even a little HOn30 for mountain area 🤔. Also, the use of rollie stools negates the need to stand.
does anyone on here just love watching model railroads for fun. I'm subbed to Sam's Trains, even though I have probably less than $1000 in HO trains, and will probably never buy anything he's reviewing, it's just fun to watch the train
That is AMAZING. The level of detail on something that small is INSANE. Personally, I'd rather do 3-rail O-scale or larger because I don't have the most stable hands on the planet. My dad could do smaller scale because he's an electronics technician by trade AND has hands that are more stable than mine. I could solder wires and program something with a little guidance, but my dad could do it with a quick RUclips video and a diagram. Some of the oil field equipment my dad gets in from the field has a rat's nest of wires for him to sort out, which is difficult enough, then he has to put new software and operatingsystems on the equipment, and that's a nightmare. The good news is that he doesn't have to do this on military grade equipment. "Military grade" is just a fancy way of saying "built by the cheapest bidder", which explains a LOT about the Grumman Long Life Vehicle the United States Postal Service currently uses.
I have no model railroads, but these visits to the most amazing layouts are such a treat! It is incredible the amount of detail and work that goes into these.
These layout tours are make the 3/4 idiots layout look like it needs a lot of work. But I guess that what happens when this layout has over a decade of work and the other has maybe a year or so. Y’all definitely have a high bar to try to hit if you’re going to be like these tours. I have faith by the time y’all have the man hours into y’all’s as this have you can pull it off. Maybe Mark can keep the plaster on the layout next time
N scale. Yup, i should have chosen that. But i chose HO scale. And i bought a lot of stuff for it already. And i got a room available. 3.7 meters by 2.7 meters. I can expand the room by knocking down a wall, or 2, and that would increase it to lets say double, maybe 2/3rd increase of space. Now i am going to use the first room, and think about expanding lateron. But i wish i had thought about scale a bit more before buying the stuff.
Hay hyce is it true that you were on a railroad series back in the day called “ the full bucket trainers” or something like that as a fireman Because I’ve been hearing a rumour about it recently And I was just like no way ! One of these guys who inspired my childhood is actually doing really well
This layout reminded me of one in the UK built in a crawl space under the house, accessed by a trap door. Link: ruclips.net/video/zGY5BvmgkXA/видео.html
with my back and bad joints i could never go see this. But fantastic. great job. makes me think about my attic. but my Attic gets stupid hot most of the year. if i could afford a new roof then i could super insulate the roof from the attic area. attic to ceiling is just cutting wood to walk on. as it has some insulation already. i do ho scale. so would be tight but doable. a bit more sq room than my front room but that room has head space. small house.
painters, sculptors, and drawers are artists and so are model railroaders especially the likes of modelers like Tuffy Henderson who merge the likes of creativity and resourcefulness to create a truly unique layout that fits his needs.
An uncle has O scale, and my father had OH scale (mostly boxed away sadly)... but man, if I wanted to build at a scale just to run around my apartment, N would be it. And hell, seeing that layout, maybe I'll dabble with some of it going forward. Man, that was so cool. Thanks for sharing.
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I still miss going to this layout, but it was nice to join in on paying Tuffy a visit. Next to Eddie, Barry and Craig, Tuffy's a true gentleman and you can never have a dull conversation with the guy. Also, I'm glad the intro turned out well considering I filmed it, though I still find it humerus that you went for the wrong door first. 😂
9:20 I love the look on leighton's face when you mention everything has a unique road number.
It's just this look of simultaneous disbelief and horror at the idea of hand painting every single one of those tiny cars.
One of my favorite features: He didn’t want to knock streetlights loose while reaching across the layout, so he custom fabbed flexible lights using piano wires. So aaaaaaall those street lights you see, can bend all the way over and straighten themselves back up if you knock into them. And of course, they’re all hooked up and lit.
Good *lord*.
making even us HO scalers look like absolute amateurs. this is amazing
convert to N and you will double your track without changing the amount of space. Model railroading is all about the trains, and N scale is the best cross between space and scenic detail and the amount of train for the space being used.
I love N gauge, but I think Tuffy Henderson's layout would be amazing no matter what gauge he chose.
So amazing how creative people get when they want to do something. My back hurts just watching y'all in there, but holy cow that is cool!!!!
I love how there's not only fine detail, but also long sight lines and huge panoramas. Lovely layout!
This layout is a beast. I can't believe the "access panel" with the cut and the river in it. The blue modern yard lights next to a few sodium vapor streetlights are a beautiful touch. The little rolly chairs upstairs and the mad ceiling chair just make the whole thing. Thank you for sharing this piece of wonderful insanity.
Hi Mark, Tuffy’s layout is sooo ultra cool! Everything about it is beautiful. As a detail person myself, I so appreciated the tiny scenes he created. The space felt cozy and relaxing. Like going into a choo choo cocoon! I’m impressed with the fabulous lighting installation, not just of the rooms but of the layout itself. Like Leighton said nothing done at random but with purpose. Loved those brilliant rolling chairs. The hidden train compartment was amazing complete with scenery and a creek-WOW! And to echo you and Leighton, I loved the old Lionel trains he had. For sure an amazing and so creative use of space. Many thanks to Tuffy for sharing his beautiful layout with us. And to you Professor for making yet another excellent field trip video, and as always cheers to you!
The Lionel is for his granddaughters to run. The baseball field is actually a softball field (his granddaughters play softball!) My favorite feature is that all the streetlights are flexible and bend and straighten if you knock into them, instead of snapping or coming loose.
DAMN!
I'd call this my idea of a "dream layout" since I model N scale, but my 6'-3" frame would much prefer a layout where I can stay upright. Still, amazing detail, and I can't believe all his cars are individually numbered! Not to mention the tiny tiedowns!
"Why'd you put those up there? Those are your mistakes!" "Well, you're married, aren'tcha?!" xD
That Duracho was wild. I was in Laredo after chasing 2816, never been in one before. Stayed in a recently renovated motel, where lo and behold, they forgot to hook up a roof drain. So here comes hundreds of gallons of eater just pouring into the motel through the false ceiling. Good times lol
Oh my word
There is nothing that I can add to your commentary on this work of art and engineering genius. I am fortunate to be retired and have lots of spare time, but clearly this guy must have 72 hour days at 7 days a week. How can he create such individual model details, scratch build, install electric and operate such a huge system, is beyond belief. Thank you and well done from, Newcastle, England.
That is super cool! What a great use of space. This proves that there is rarely justification for saying "I don't have room for a layout."
I think this and Eddie's layout are different enough to BOTH qualify as the coolest you've ever seen. The thing that make them cool are just too different to directly compare.
That's basically what I've settled on. Layout 3 rounds out the category, as well, if you can believe it.
This layout is even more detailed than can be seen in this video. It is simply amazing and my favorite layout to visit in the Houston Layout tours!!
It's seriously incredible. A video can never do a layout justice.
I love how there is a A6M Zero and a P-47 on the cars behind the P-51 and Spitfire, gotta ship those relics to a museum
Oh look the room is narrow gauge.
I saw this layout at the NNGC in 2015. Also Eddie Carrolls, and you needed a map to find your way through that layout and back.
That is a beautiful layout, and "absurd in the best way," yes! :D I was blown away by the fold-down bit having its own scene too.
I love N gauge. :) I sometimes dream of building a layout in a glass-topped table, but I have too many other hobbies. It'd be fair to say that I try to turn every simulation game I play into a sort of model railroad, literally in the case of Transport Tycoon, figuratively in Kerbal Space Program where I'm building infrastructure in the form of mining ships with automated fuel factories, tankers and space stations to support all the comings and goings, plans for colonies... :) It's going to take some doing, especially with bugs to work around.
My jaw has hit the floor. Granted in this place, it wouldn't have far to go. Incredible.
This is the next level of modelling and the little reference to Titfield Thunderbolt from your bud.
This layout reminds me of the one I saw my first N scale cab forward on. It was owned by Scale Rails of Southwest Florida before they started to mainly focus on their HO layout.
How in the hell do these guys manage to be comfortable stooped over in such tight spaces? I'll never complain about my floor layout again!
You're so full of energy and enthusiasm. Love the vid so much! You got a new subscriber 😊
7:48 That's the first time I've seen a center pivot.
Ooohhh I love model trains
Really cool.. innovation at its best..Thanx for sharing
AWESOME, EXCELLENT and PERFECT!!!!! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.
Hey Hyce if you’re still in Houston there is a cool SP 2-10-2 if you’d like to check it out. I’m the CMO for Texas Railway Preservation Association the owner of SP 982
Unfortunately the trip was a month ago. Always a delay between the visits and the videos, haha! That loco is rad. Best of luck.
What creative use of space.
My head hurts watching this. Such a cool layout!
I was at Traintopia in Frisco Texas a few weeks ago, amazing setup
Amazing! Beautiful, this goes to show you that someone is doing something and enjoying Life.
Amazing and unique way to build a layout 😁
My knees hurt just watching this video
Our first railroad was in a space like this, I was only 7, even then it was a pain. Railroad is nice, OMG, never again.
Wow that is a cool layout . Did you see the Oregon Joint Line yet before it get's torn down.
I love this So well done! My fear of small spaces would be hard for me I that I would run screaming from this space Please forgive my negativity and fears
Incredible it is.
If you like this layout, if you have the chance, you should check out the BNSF Fall River Division
What an awersome layout just needs better lighting to see it in a Daylight setting as aposed to nightime
Holy cow! Bet you forgot to say Choo Choo Bob Bridge yet again
I have N gauge so i can get those detailed complex rail layouts and true scale trains. So if i were in the US, Id be doing the same thing
I js got my first train model
Just starting in N scale with about 2.5 meter. Guessing a long way to go. I'm using a spare bedroom
Nope... Too cramped to enjoy it, but
Thanks for sharing. 👍🐾👍
Its cozy, lol. I'm pretty tall, but for whatever reason, I absolutely love micro cars. Will I ever fit in a honda N600? Or a Vespa car? Nope love em though 😂
What did they use for the ceiling?
The Shenandoah Valley Steam Show is next month. Any chance of you attending?
…ain’t nobody got time for…wait…somebody does!
No cab view cameras?
I could never stand being in a room with a ceiling that low...nice layout though. How warm was it in there?...I mean Houston in the summertime....yikes.
I think I've solved my internal conflict as to which scale to model - Just do several! O-Scale on the bottom, HO on top. Maybe even a little HOn30 for mountain area 🤔. Also, the use of rollie stools negates the need to stand.
I don't think my 6 foot 5 self could even fit up there.
No one fits up there. Lol.
The one thing I wonder is how can he make so little units pull such a large train lol
Great question. Lol!
Hey tuffy...it's Becky...luv you cuz.
Hyce you kind of look like jack black in 2010
So... Brett Simulator 2024?
You need to let people know what scale your showing as some might not like that scale!!
I have n gauge, burlt no Attic
Damn this attic is not for taller people, and I don't know how the guys built a layout in a very small attic 😂😂
Hello
Geeez.. what did you film this with? a 2005 Nokia.. Too shaky and out of focus.. couldn't watch it..
cool video, also first one here
The video is messing with me you all long like giants playing with HO
does anyone on here just love watching model railroads for fun. I'm subbed to Sam's Trains, even though I have probably less than $1000 in HO trains, and will probably never buy anything he's reviewing, it's just fun to watch the train
That is AMAZING. The level of detail on something that small is INSANE. Personally, I'd rather do 3-rail O-scale or larger because I don't have the most stable hands on the planet. My dad could do smaller scale because he's an electronics technician by trade AND has hands that are more stable than mine. I could solder wires and program something with a little guidance, but my dad could do it with a quick RUclips video and a diagram. Some of the oil field equipment my dad gets in from the field has a rat's nest of wires for him to sort out, which is difficult enough, then he has to put new software and operatingsystems on the equipment, and that's a nightmare. The good news is that he doesn't have to do this on military grade equipment. "Military grade" is just a fancy way of saying "built by the cheapest bidder", which explains a LOT about the Grumman Long Life Vehicle the United States Postal Service currently uses.
That fold out hillside was magical, deserves a lot more views mind you this was stuck on my homepage
Cheers mate! I thought so too. :D
It's about time you cover the best scale! 😁
At last! A layout with less headroom than mine. Superb layout. Cheers
Man hyce this is so cool it makes me remember great memories with my grandpa when he had his homegrown train set thanks for a awesome video 😊❤️😎👋
I have no model railroads, but these visits to the most amazing layouts are such a treat! It is incredible the amount of detail and work that goes into these.
A fantastic gem! Thanks for covering it for us!
Omg ...and i think i have Problems with one roofside 😂 fantastic Layout 👍😃 great Job !!!
U need to check out northlandz in New Jersey it's just short of a mile walk inside
These layout tours are make the 3/4 idiots layout look like it needs a lot of work. But I guess that what happens when this layout has over a decade of work and the other has maybe a year or so. Y’all definitely have a high bar to try to hit if you’re going to be like these tours. I have faith by the time y’all have the man hours into y’all’s as this have you can pull it off. Maybe Mark can keep the plaster on the layout next time
Hey I wasn't the one that knocked it over. Lol!
@@Hyce777 true but it sounded good at the time considering your the CDO of the ES&D
17:23 I have that some load with a P-51
This again... was amazing. Please keep up the good work. Your way of covering these layouts is really well done. Love to see more Hyce.
I like train but I love hyces content more ❤😊
N scale.
Yup, i should have chosen that.
But i chose HO scale.
And i bought a lot of stuff for it already.
And i got a room available. 3.7 meters by 2.7 meters.
I can expand the room by knocking down a wall, or 2, and that would increase it to lets say double, maybe 2/3rd increase of space.
Now i am going to use the first room, and think about expanding lateron.
But i wish i had thought about scale a bit more before buying the stuff.
Absolutely incredible and equally inspiring. I complain I don't have the space. I need to shut up and do something!
Hay hyce is it true that you were on a railroad series back in the day called “ the full bucket trainers” or something like that as a fireman
Because I’ve been hearing a rumour about it recently
And I was just like no way ! One of these guys who inspired my childhood is actually doing really well
This layout reminded me of one in the UK built in a crawl space under the house, accessed by a trap door. Link:
ruclips.net/video/zGY5BvmgkXA/видео.html
with my back and bad joints i could never go see this.
But fantastic. great job. makes me think about my attic. but my Attic gets stupid hot most of the year.
if i could afford a new roof then i could super insulate the roof from the attic area. attic to ceiling is just cutting wood to walk on. as it has some insulation already.
i do ho scale. so would be tight but doable. a bit more sq room than my front room but that room has head space. small house.
painters, sculptors, and drawers are artists and so are model railroaders especially the likes of modelers like Tuffy Henderson who merge the likes of creativity and resourcefulness to create a truly unique layout that fits his needs.
I'd suggest you watch some videos from England. Those guys do this kind of thing.
Awesome seeing what others have been able to make using N Gauge, it's not as popular in Australia yet so hard to find inspiration.
How does one get in contact with him? I'm only 2 hours away from Houston :D
Unique means one of a kind. I also used to say most or more unique but it has been beaten out of me now.
17:50 that just looks like a tilt-shift effect on a real running train
Excellent video. Enjoyed it a lot.
Wow very cool and amazing work
I really want to see more of that suspended chair! Wth!!🤩
20:00
THAT IS AWESOME
Incredible
Awesome 😮❤
Hi hyce
An uncle has O scale, and my father had OH scale (mostly boxed away sadly)... but man, if I wanted to build at a scale just to run around my apartment, N would be it. And hell, seeing that layout, maybe I'll dabble with some of it going forward.
Man, that was so cool. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely incredible! The detail is insane!
I just want to win the lottery and built a bigass building only for HO model trains
I really enjoy listening to the owners story and descriptions. The rain sound is so realistic.