You could enhance the disappearing act by putting a simple timer interrupt inside your tunnel "loop" - activate the timer with a magnetic sensor.. You have a good heart and that shines through ! God Bless, and all the best for the coming "Magical and Blessed" season! Thanks for sharing !
This is a wonderful layout. I had Lionel trains as a child, and added to them with my son years later. The trains I have now are all but three of the Hallmark Lionel ornaments offered over the last 24 years. The miniatures include almost every piece of rolling stock on this layout.
5 months and 1 week ago I got the ho scale polar express and I have done nothing with it. My grandma had an ho scale christmas train layout. she died 2 or 3 days ago. she told my dad before she died to give the layout to me. now I have a layout for It! well now I need to make flat top and herplshiemers!! at least I have been into model railroading for a few years and I know how to make a mountain. I might make a mountain like your's!!! You are an inspiration. Please make more videos on this!!!!! Cheers, Kyle
Always so nice to hear your story in the words of the Polar Express. The train layout is beautiful sight too. "I BELIEVE". Thank you so much again! Happy New Year 2018
This is absolutely amazing!! I just bought my train last year for Christmas. I'd love to do a display like this at some point. I have no idea where to even begin.
We have a village house-nicely detailed plastic, that recites "The night before Christmas" amusingly for those old enough,it sounds exactly like it is being recited by Richard Nixon, the same voice, same speech pattern, where, and when we got it I do forget-long ago-. We used to do a layout yearly at a retirement home where the wife used to work, which measured about 6by25 feet ,and that was part of it.
You are just having too much fun! Only Santa and the original designers of the Lionel store disappearing train layouts from the 50's know how the train disappears into the tunnel. Chuck
@moonvette i enjoyed it! :D but i wish i had the Polar Express lional train but i still BELIEVE!! :D i even have the movie i even have the train on MSTS (microsoft Train Simulator) and on Trainz 2012 :3
Looks like I've got my work cut out for me since I'm going to take that a step further and include a large train yard and 5 steam locomotives all ready to couple up to their trains to take off and help Santa with his annual deliveries. the sets I'm going to use are three sets from Bachmann, one from Piko, and one from New Bright . the Night Before Christmas Set, the White Christmas Express, The North Pole Express, the Bear Loggers Express, and the Holiday Express. As for the Polar Express, that will be an easy one. a Aristocraft 2-8-2 Mikado and some Polar Express Passenger cars in G scale.
We have Dept. 56 Snow Village buildings. And there is an opening on the back or underneath the Christmas buildings to light the inside. The mains plug goes into the wall with a wired set of lights. Maybe the manufacturer of your collection sells this as an accessory, or perhaps a Dept. 56 accessories will accommodate your Christmas Village. I was seeing that your daughter is watching her brother operate the controller. Is she waiting for her turn? Merry Christmas to your family, and many happy and healthy years of enjoyment.
I love it, also the tank engine at the back of the polar express, I have names for the trains Michael the fright train, Otis the polar express, and Jim, the tank engine behind otis.
@randazzojl I think the Santa is a Lemax but we had to extend the shaft to make it taller. The tree is hand built from garland wrapped around around a wire frame an then covered with three strings of 100 bulb Christmas tree lights to total 300 lights
Nitrous 4x4 Seems your statement is wrong, and fellow others,it's probably not magic. It's probably just a secure loop on that side to the mountain and loops back down
How do you have all the houses that go to the polarexpress when I order train stuff I don't see it your layout almost blew me away and how did you do that northern lights light up good job on your layout
I know I'm about to ruin your dreams but it's actually a loop that's inside the tunnel and the train goes around the loop and then goes across a cross inside the tunnel
You could enhance the disappearing act by putting a simple timer interrupt inside your tunnel "loop" - activate the timer with a magnetic sensor.. You have a good heart and that shines through ! God Bless, and all the best for the coming "Magical and Blessed" season! Thanks for sharing !
This is a wonderful layout. I had Lionel trains as a child, and added to them with my son years later. The trains I have now are all but three of the Hallmark Lionel ornaments offered over the last 24 years. The miniatures include almost every piece of rolling stock on this layout.
Beautiful layout! My two year old has discovered the Polar Express and we love watching your video. Thanks for sharing!
Hey your son may turn out like me! I always loved the polar express as a kid and to today I still do!
It goes to the mountain goes down in the table going downhill and then goes up to the other side
Simple and wonderful trick on your layout
I love that! It’s like magic!
No its Christmas magic
I watch this video every year. It’s like a tradition
This was probably the first, or one of the first TH-cam videos I ever watched
this is the impressive layout I've ever seen. Thank for sharing :-)
Magnificently Done , Outstanding !!!!! Enjoyed This Very Much !
This is a great video. I hope you are still enjoying this great layout.
this is simply amazing and brings to life the movie in your home.
Love it..true classic craftsmanship ... enjoyable..thkq for sharing..have happy happy holidays...
Really cool and innovative layout......love the lights in the waterfall.....and best of all the disappearing train
Rob Mueller,
Real cool set up. An cool layout too. Very impressed. Super cool.
Absolutely brilliant love watching this each year thanks for sharing 👏👏👏👏👏👍🎄
love the waterfall, nice touch!
5 months and 1 week ago I got the ho scale polar express and I have done nothing with it. My grandma had an ho scale christmas train layout. she died 2 or 3 days ago. she told my dad before she died to give the layout to me. now I have a layout for It! well now I need to make flat top and herplshiemers!! at least I have been into model railroading for a few years and I know how to make a mountain. I might make a mountain like your's!!! You are an inspiration. Please make more videos on this!!!!!
Cheers, Kyle
Always so nice to hear your story in the words of the Polar Express. The train layout is beautiful sight too. "I BELIEVE". Thank you so much again! Happy New Year 2018
This is a beautiful layout
I just got the O gauge Polar for my son
3DJavi that’s the best model in my opinion
Awesome work! Amazing!! Love that waterfall!! Thanks loads!!
You abviously enjoy tranis and Christmas. You do an excellent job at doing both.
Wow impressive layout and loved the disappearing effect you did.KMR and my Layout is Inspired majorly especially by your light up waterfall design.
I BELIEVE, great layout!!!! Thanks for sharing!
This is absolutely amazing!! I just bought my train last year for Christmas. I'd love to do a display like this at some point. I have no idea where to even begin.
great summary of the book and movie.great layout with meticulous modeling to create north pole and village
Love it! So many nice elements in there!
Outstanding. Merry Christmas and keep building!
Spectacular! TFS
That is the BEST I've ever seen😃😎🌎I saw how the polar express fits into the mountain on the other video of this
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Fine layout Rob.
Real nice.
That is super amazing how the train disappears then reappears!
Awesome
I love your imagination and creativity..awesomeness...beautiful layout 🤩
Wow. So Many years later. The memories....
This is a really awesome layout!
Wow this looks good
Not gonna lie
That's what I was going to say.....a model railroader will figure it out in seconds....but a very nice setup!!!!!
for a little child it is magic
This is cool :)
We have a village house-nicely detailed plastic, that recites "The night before Christmas" amusingly for those old enough,it sounds exactly like it is being recited by Richard Nixon, the same voice, same speech pattern, where, and when we got it I do forget-long ago-. We used to do a layout yearly at a retirement home where the wife used to work, which measured about 6by25 feet ,and that was part of it.
Awesome layout I plan to build one one day
Magical! Love it!
Wow amazing i want it for christmas
This is impressive
Very COOL
You are just having too much fun! Only Santa and the original designers of the Lionel store disappearing train layouts from the 50's know how the train disappears into the tunnel.
Chuck
I have seen a similar display where the train changes to HO in background to give the illusion of distance
@moonvette i enjoyed it! :D but i wish i had the Polar Express lional train but i still BELIEVE!! :D i even have the movie i even have the train on MSTS (microsoft Train Simulator) and on Trainz 2012 :3
Looks like I've got my work cut out for me since I'm going to take that a step further and include a large train yard and 5 steam locomotives all ready to couple up to their trains to take off and help Santa with his annual deliveries. the sets I'm going to use are three sets from Bachmann, one from Piko, and one from New Bright . the Night Before Christmas Set, the White Christmas Express, The North Pole Express, the Bear Loggers Express, and the Holiday Express. As for the Polar Express, that will be an easy one. a Aristocraft 2-8-2 Mikado and some Polar Express Passenger cars in G scale.
We have Dept. 56 Snow Village buildings. And there is an opening on the back or underneath the Christmas buildings to light the inside. The mains plug goes into the wall with a wired set of lights. Maybe the manufacturer of your collection sells this as an accessory, or perhaps a Dept. 56 accessories will accommodate your Christmas Village. I was seeing that your daughter is watching her brother operate the controller. Is she waiting for her turn? Merry Christmas to your family, and many happy and healthy years of enjoyment.
I love it, also the tank engine at the back of the polar express, I have names for the trains Michael the fright train, Otis the polar express, and Jim, the tank engine behind otis.
@Ruvan100 The magic of Santa and Christmas knows no political or geographic boundaries. Glad you enjoyed the video.....BELIEVE!!!
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeet layout!!! What type lights did you use on the great Xmas tree. Love the twinkling.
Must be extra track in the mountain to delay the train a little.The mountain looks big enough.
ha ha ha lol that looks so cool
Amazing..
Again I saw it, can I visit you one time so I can see it in action I saw how it fits in the mountain;:)😒😁
Awesome
i love it
Yes, I'm sure they sell for big bucks. It was a very challenging build and I can understand why they only built a few...
I hope you get the newest Lionel PE Berkshire.
They showed how this was done on a site for the 1940 Lionel disappearing train.
@moonvette I agree, great job.
@randazzojl I think the Santa is a Lemax but we had to extend the shaft to make it taller. The tree is hand built from garland wrapped around around a wire frame an then covered with three strings of 100 bulb Christmas tree lights to total 300 lights
The tunnel is called Flat Top Tunnel.
I love the layout could you tell where you got the tree with santa flying around please
How do you work that mountain train? Sooooooooo amazing
Incredible! Love it. Did you make all the parts to the layout?
Wow your awesome I'm subscribing
How did you do the waterfall with the color lights? I love this!
Engines are doubleheaded to help with the "disappearing act"... :-)
nice
YOU'RE MISSING THE FLAT-TOP TUNNEL!!
Rob where did you find the flying Santa and sleigh
It goes in the mountain then goes under the table and comes back out on the other in ..... Simple
you've murdered the magic
that's like telling how a magician's trick works mid show
Nitrous 4x4 Seems your statement is wrong, and fellow others,it's probably not magic. It's probably just a secure loop on that side to the mountain and loops back down
Back again
Where did you get the flying santa attached to the christmas tree?
450th time watching this. LOL
i believe
Maybe it goes under the table on a track and back up an just to make it go straight through the mountain is switch track
What's making train stay in the mountain for a long time
How do you have all the houses that go to the polarexpress when I order train stuff I don't see it your layout almost blew me away and how did you do that northern lights light up good job on your layout
Is your layout online?
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@moonvette Thanks!
Why are their 2 train pulling each other
How did you make the elves? putting my own polex display together would love to add elves.
its a modification of a Lionel dealer layout form the 50's
coooooooooooooooool
what about the ice?
Used the Lionel Illusion idea.
In the mountain there is and track that goes down and it comes back up
how did you make the train dissapear?
Where did you get the herpolsheimers building and Billy’s house?
I Believe at 61
i wish i had the polar express layout! :( i cant get it because i live in South Africa and they dont sell lionel trains here! :(
Email me telling how u did that
how did the train disappear
@MrTimb56
and quite a challenge to build and operate :-)
@Rob Mueller How Many Tracks And Switches And Curves Do You Need To Build This Layout?
@bowser5678
Flat top tunnel is on the agenda :-)
what is the switcher for
what does that mean?
WHAT!?!? where is the train!?!?!?!?!
its there its getting some help from the 0-6-0 behind it, I can understand why, camera is not the best but hey we all got to start somewhere
Michael Bobb he's talking about the train IN THE MOUNTAIN,r/whoosh
@Karen Lopez | MAGIC!
I know I'm about to ruin your dreams but it's actually a loop that's inside the tunnel and the train goes around the loop and then goes across a cross inside the tunnel