Building the 5x9 American Flyer S gauge layout time lapse 2016
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- This video features the construction of my 5x9 S gauge over under figure eight layout. I combined short video segments made as I built the layout and scenery in 2016.
I had a track plan that is nearly the same as the layout my family had when I was growing up. My dad built it on a 5x9 plywood top. My mother constructed a paper mache tunnel over chicken wire and wood framing. Our layout used a graduated trestle set for the risers. The sidings were in a different location than my layout but the main line is the same.
I had not had an S gauge layout since fall of 1996. Over the years I kept collecting black rail 1946 track and gray rubber roadbed. I thought they would look good together. I finally had enough of both to make the layout and some space in the garage for it.
I had some left over 1/4" plywood and a lot of styrofoam from some home projects. I worked with those on the floor of our family room to get the basics down. Then I purchased a used ping pong table and set it up in the garage. I used a paint drop cloth as a table cover and went to work.
I knew this was a temporary location for the layout so I shaped all the landscape in sections so they could be removed and relocated when needed.
After all the styrofoam was cut and shaped I sealed it with brush on Mod Podge. After that was cured I painted the pieces with textured spray paints from the hobby store and added some scenic grass into the wet paints.
The layout remained like this until we made the move to our current home in 2017. It is still on the ping pong table sections and drop cloth. Those are on top of the larger table framework that you see now.
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This is really really nice , American Flyer on a 5x9 sheet . I thought 2 track was becoming extinct ! Guess my brain started moving in that direction again , you gave me some ideas !!! ✌
It's almost the same layout my parents made for my brother, sister and me around 1961. My sidings are different than that one.
P.S. I think its under the SCARM Home American Flyer 5' x 9' S-scale Train Layout section too !
Very cool. Now I need to see if you have more AF videos. Thanks!
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What a great video showing the various stages of construction. Wait a minute I saw a car in that garage. 🤨
Thank you. Yes, there was a car. I passed that along to one of our sons after we moved from that house.
Fantastic video update. I really like that track plan. I be starting my American Flyer platform on Saturday. Yours looks absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing that with us. 😊👏👍💯👀🚂❤️
Thank you very much.
American Flyer always looked far more scale than Lionel.
They stayed pretty true to the 3/16" scale. Passenger cars were shortened to work with 20" radius. They did a good job for the coupling and space between cars.
Thank you for watching and your comments.
Enjoyed seeing the transition! Thanks!
Thank you. Several viewers had commented they were thinking of making a layout. I'm hoping they find this motivating.
I know I was motivated after watching your series of videos on the upstairs S gauge layout to build my 16 ft shelf layout.
Great Layout
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Great track plan, all in 5’ by 9’ !
Thank you.
Beautiful
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By any chance, do you have a drawing showing this track plan?
I had a drawing years ago but I don't know where it is now. The layout was originally on a 5X9 ping pong table.
Looks great! Question: with the white packaging foam as a base, what adhesive and paint did you use on your scenery. They have a nice, postwar look to them.
Thank you. I used white Elmer's glue for the layered sections. I sealed the outside of all the styrofoam with Mod-Podge. I used Krylon textured spray paints in 5 different colors blended as I sprayed it on. I also used different colors of Woodland Scenic ground covers sprinkled into the wet paint. My goal was to get a lot of the colors that were seen on the covers of mid fifty's catalogs from American Flyer
Clever and interesting track plan! Where on earth did you find such thick sections of foam to carve??
Thank you. Almost all of the styrofoam was packing material that cabinets and vanities were shipped with.
Oh, a Karmann Ghia. Nice!
Yes, but we passed that car on to our son a few years ago.
They needn't be toy trains, though. So fast I could hardly see anything.
I agree. Those degments were all recorded before I had a TH-cam channel or intended them to be viewed.
Thanks for your comments.
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Nice 🙂☕🙄
Thank you.