Hey if you read the comments don’t listen to the so called know it alls the best thing about this hobby is you make it your own and have fun. I like the rock work you did there.
7:53 my gosh man, yes. Never give up on this hobby. So many get turned away for the most unfortunate reasons. I would say I’m only 1/4 of my life and 1/80th of my dream layout. Please keep inspiring!!!
Good evening, Ken. You've gone from building a barn on my favourite homestead channel to building models in my favourite hobby. Earns an immediate sub. Enjoy your retirement, sir.
Before I started watching this, I thought, building a track for my boy would be cool. Then I quickly realized this guy is WELL beyond my level. Very cool to watch.
35yrs of high-end extreme rock climbing has given me a unique appreciation for nature. Now that I am old and disintegrating, need to revisit a very old hobby. Whenever I look at a layout, I can't help but wonder, "Would I want to climb that cliff?". ;-)
I "love the idea" of this. I'd like to think I would do it. But I wouldn't. But I appreciate the fact that someone else had the patience to do it. Nice video!
Hey Ken, this is a very interesting & informative video. I stumbled across it & it kept me locked into view. Looks like you enjoy yourself working on it. I subbed to your channel. Looking forward to watching your other videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Rick 🚂🚃🚃🚃
I like this work very much, no talking - just doing it. Thank you very much for allowing us/me to be there as spectators! Best wishes from Vienna / Austria / Europe
Just now watching this. Have never done anything like this in my life but am inspired to try. As a child I was gifted 2 Lionel O Gauge sets 1950’s vintage and a bunch of accessories which I still own . Never played with HO scale but am interested to make a project of it. Before the so called know it alls chime in I have skills and am confident at my vintage I can make this happen. Thanks for this great account and inspiring a seasoned dog to create.
in order to set the ballast I use 50% PVA glue with water and a drop of dishwashing solution to break the surface tension then spray the ballast leave until dry this is a fantastic build very informative
I enjoyed watching this coming together.. I know having a vision in your head,and they trying to convey it to others is hard..lol I do just as you did..say just wait you’ll get it in the end.. awesome work
Perfect Ken! People of all ages enjoy trains, and I had two uncles who were very involved in trains. I got involved with RC airplanes 40+ years ago, and finally set up a very small train for Christmas this year. It’s not 1/1000 of your display, but who knows where it might lead. Thanks for Sharing!
This is the fastest hands I ever saw in my life. lol it's always fun to watch people build their railroad. It's also a lot of fun to build one I've been doing it for 65 years
WHAT AN AWESOME GOOD JOB YOU DID VERY GOOD INDEED THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AND REMEMBER MY LAYOUT WAS DONE 12 YEARS AGO BUT ALWAYS FIDDLE WITH IT THAS MY HOBBY. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA.
It was a pleasure watching you working on your amazing layout. Have watched some vids and 1 minute there saying what they want to do next second it's done and they don't show you how it's done. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing your next vid .
Ken, the straight and uniform avenues of trees reminds me very much of rural France. I have travelled from London through Paris to Bordeaux several times and it is a very beautiful experience. Live happy buddy. 🙏
What a good man you are...very nice lifestyle...I really liked what you did with the ballast....it's true to life the way you did it...why not! Tamping it even lol..I'd think that after you completed the ballast and glued what you want to stay....taking a cordless air (leaf blower) you can kind of blow the table off and boom cleaned! Regardless your a great man..great tinkerer...nice job!
It's a pleasure to watch a guy my age who KNOWS how to build things.- I've got to ask, were you a contractor, finish carpenter, home builder, building inspector, before you retired ? I should be paying you for the ideas ! Thanks
TH-cam doing its usual random thing, i have no idea how i got here from the north of England, dont have a train set, never built anything like this and highly unlikely i ever will but thorougherly enjoyed your lovely little video 😁
I’m literally sitting here and thought to myself man this Ken looks just like the Ken from Ken’s Karpentry then I was like wait a minute… 😂😂😂 Now I know why I like both channels!
Great video I love trains and layouts like this . I wish I had the gift to be able to build something like this, so I will enjoy watching layouts and videos like this. Thank you
Great job and so very inspirational. I've wanted to build a layout for decades however my fear of making mistakes has prevented me doing so. I think your video is "the one" that will propel me forward! Thanks!!
@@trainguy5634 Enjoyed watching Bob Ross…very calming, his videos were a great distraction from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. Thanks for the continued inspiration. Just the thought of visiting my local train shop was intimidating, however, I went, met some great folks and bought “How to Design a Model Railroad” by Lance Mindheim (MR)! It’s a start!!
I have been building my own layout and there is no right and wrong way. Its your way so you enjoy what your doing and making. If the trains run you have the technical side right and your result looks great therefore you did it right :-)
My friend, this has been the best train video I have seen. So far, I don't have a train set, but who knows, one may be in the future for this "old man." So I would like to copy parts of yours. God Bless my friend.
Ken, I really enjoyed your video. I'm assuming, based on many of the statements you made during the video, that this is your first layout. You certainly dove off the deep end right from the start! This was an incredibly ambitious build, and you pulled it off. Can't wait to see your other videos.
Our first grandchild really likes trains and I think this could be a great hobby to start doing either him. Thanks for the time you put into this to show us newbies.
That's a beautiful and amazing thing. Thank you so much for showing how to go from start to finish. I have a question. How big is your layout and feet or inches. I'm trying to see what kind of space I'm looking at. Not that I could do what you've done. Maybe understanding how big an HO scale setup's going to be will help.
It's coming around, Eric. 😊 Looking great, my friend ! Can't wait to see how you do the bridge. I'll be paying attention, for sure . I am going to be building one too.
Great job on your start to finish h.o.scale layout. That size you chose definitely provides a lot of space to work with. I just recently built a U shaped shelf switching layout. 2x8, 2x12 and 2x8. Thanks again for sharing this video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Thanks for this, you have given me a couple of ideas. Just by the way, you could have saved some money, all ballast glue is, is 50/50 mix of PVA. Once again thanks for posting.
I use cork roadbed to place the track on. Works great for ballasting. I try to use hand thrown switches whenever I can as it adds a little more realism for switching. Of course in those areas you cannot reach, an electric switch is warranted. Cheers from eastern TN
Great video and there are definitely some building techniques I will be using. I like the stone walls too, definitely going to utilize that in my builds!
Hi Ken, great video and what a cool layout -- thanks! Question: was that regular black paint you used for the framing, or did it have some rubber or creosote mixed with it?
New Subscriber from your Carpentry Channel. Sound effects are over the top. Watching that train go around the track put a huge smile on my face‼️ THANK YOU KEN‼️🚂🛤️🚞 Vinny 🇺🇸
Ken, there is a piece of crack that you put somewhere on your track that you just set the car on, and you roll it back-and-forth, and it won't automatically run the wheels back on the track. And you don't have to try to look under it or anything else you just put that piece in there on a straight away, and then you just run the car over. And I want it right back over the track. Right where it's supposed to be?
I love watching you do this. As a side note there's a short on youtube of you guys dropping a huge plate of glass up on a ext. ladder in front of your garage. I've seen it several times on different fail videos. You're all over the internet!
This how you keep a happy wife. Healthy hobby, and she knows where to find you at all hours.
Haha
until she finds out how much you've spent... :D
Hey if you read the comments don’t listen to the so called know it alls the best thing about this hobby is you make it your own and have fun. I like the rock work you did there.
Thanks
I agree with the full on hobbyist. It's HIS WAY. Not my style but, fun.
I will say, the way he built the frame work , I just knew it was going to be HEAVY!😮
If I posted myself taking a shit, there will always be people criticizing my every move………………………….ment.
7:53 my gosh man, yes. Never give up on this hobby. So many get turned away for the most unfortunate reasons. I would say I’m only 1/4 of my life and 1/80th of my dream layout. Please keep inspiring!!!
Good evening, Ken. You've gone from building a barn on my favourite homestead channel to building models in my favourite hobby. Earns an immediate sub. Enjoy your retirement, sir.
Wow, thanks
I can tell you how much I enjoyed your video all day long. Thanks for sharing what a wonderful job. Idaho.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great build, I love the train station and the fact that finally I see someone was a competency in framing
Thanks
Before I started watching this, I thought, building a track for my boy would be cool. Then I quickly realized this guy is WELL beyond my level. Very cool to watch.
A train layout can be very basic and simple.
@@Kens265 True, but when watching this, basic just won't cut it anymore.
35yrs of high-end extreme rock climbing has given me a unique appreciation for nature. Now that I am old and disintegrating, need to revisit a very old hobby. Whenever I look at a layout, I can't help but wonder, "Would I want to climb that cliff?". ;-)
Haha
LoL cliff climber!
I "love the idea" of this. I'd like to think I would do it. But I wouldn't. But I appreciate the fact that someone else had the patience to do it. Nice video!
Thanks for watching
I like the time lapse and the demonstration of skills needed to make the project work.
Thanks
Love it!!! Best 21 minutes of my day. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
Hey Ken, this is a very interesting & informative video. I stumbled across it & it kept me locked into view. Looks like you enjoy yourself working on it. I subbed to your channel. Looking forward to watching your other videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Rick 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for subscribing
I like this work very much, no talking - just doing it. Thank you very much for allowing us/me to be there as spectators! Best wishes from Vienna / Austria / Europe
Greetings thanks for watching
Just now watching this. Have never done anything like this in my life but am inspired to try. As a child I was gifted 2 Lionel O Gauge sets 1950’s vintage and a bunch of accessories which I still own . Never played with HO scale but am interested to make a project of it. Before the so called know it alls chime in I have skills and am confident at my vintage I can make this happen. Thanks for this great account and inspiring a seasoned dog to create.
in order to set the ballast I use 50% PVA glue with water and a drop of dishwashing solution to break the surface tension then spray the ballast leave until dry this is a fantastic build very informative
Thanks
thanks for sharing your project. This is really fun to watch!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool. Enjoyed the creativity. Bob Ross of trains!
Thank you very much!
Thank You for sharing lots of great ideas, I look forward to your other videos
Glad you like them!
Excellent you have serious skills, ability n your work proves it !
Thank you very much!
I enjoyed watching this coming together.. I know having a vision in your head,and they trying to convey it to others is hard..lol I do just as you did..say just wait you’ll get it in the end.. awesome work
Perfect Ken! People of all ages enjoy trains, and I had two uncles who were very involved in trains. I got involved with RC airplanes 40+ years ago, and finally set up a very small train for Christmas this year. It’s not 1/1000 of your display, but who knows where it might lead. Thanks for Sharing!
Haha hope it goes well
This is the fastest hands I ever saw in my life. lol it's always fun to watch people build their railroad. It's also a lot of fun to build one I've been doing it for 65 years
Haha wow that’s cool
Hello from the UK, great build, love the rockface, you;ve certainly done a great job.
Great video and very enjoyable watching someone who is willing to share their passion.
Glad you enjoyed it
Good job Sr. Nice layout, I will take your “stones” idear. Thank for posting
Thanks
I love this project! You did an awesome job, I’ve always wanted to build one and I believe you encouraged me to so. Thanks for sharing this!
Nice. Have fun
Been wanting to get back into the train hobby. This is great motivation. Thanks for sharing. Looks great!
Nice. Hope you enjoy it
Hurrah! Well done!
I love the fact that you painted everything beforehand as you went along. Superb!
Thanks
WHAT AN AWESOME GOOD JOB YOU DID VERY GOOD INDEED THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AND REMEMBER MY LAYOUT WAS DONE 12 YEARS AGO BUT ALWAYS FIDDLE WITH IT THAS MY HOBBY. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA.
Thanks. Glad you’re still using it.
Nice one Ken just come across from your other channel , watching from Manchester uk 🇬🇧
Thanks for coming
It was a pleasure watching you working on your amazing layout. Have watched some vids and 1 minute there saying what they want to do next second it's done and they don't show you how it's done. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing your next vid .
Thank you very much!
Love it! Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to pull out the n-gauge stock from the closet and build a new layout!!
Go for it!
I am so jealous!! Great beginnings to an awesome set up. And the sound FX!!
Thanks so much!
This is so awesome !! I love how you did everything !!
Thank you so much!!
En este hobbie hay que hacer de todo, ingeniería, carpinteria, electrónica, electricidad y decorado.....es el más completo y complejo de todos ....
Ken, the straight and uniform avenues of trees reminds me very much of rural France. I have travelled from London through Paris to Bordeaux several times and it is a very beautiful experience. Live happy buddy. 🙏
Oh nice
Thanks for showing us how you built this magnificent layout.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent work! I'm in the confines of two 4x8's.
Oh nice
Wow…very nice indeed….you do a great job of narrating….thanks
Like how you sped up through the repetitive bits. Awesome to watch
Great thanks
At least your actually doing it instead of talking about it great job bu the way
Thanks
Nice job! Made me feel like I was there looking at the landscape.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing the condensed version. You have a lot of time into this layout!
Many thanks! I sure do
Thanks for sharing your story and this video. I enjoyed watching it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent work!!! A TON of hours putting it together and I bet a ton more planning out the design.
Yes for sure
Looks great! I really like the rock, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Intresting use of natural materials on your layout. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Many thanks!
I looking forward to December building of the future railway station and other infrastructure. Thanks for your sharing today 😊
Thanks
What a good man you are...very nice lifestyle...I really liked what you did with the ballast....it's true to life the way you did it...why not! Tamping it even lol..I'd think that after you completed the ballast and glued what you want to stay....taking a cordless air (leaf blower) you can kind of blow the table off and boom cleaned! Regardless your a great man..great tinkerer...nice job!
So nice of you
@@Kens265 Anytime Ken... you got it going on in everything!
A vacuum might be a lot cleaner.....unless you can take the layout outside to blow it
It's a pleasure to watch a guy my age who KNOWS how to build things.- I've got to ask, were you a contractor, finish carpenter, home builder, building inspector, before you retired ? I should be paying you for the ideas ! Thanks
Thanks so much. I was a building contractor
TH-cam doing its usual random thing, i have no idea how i got here from the north of England, dont have a train set, never built anything like this and highly unlikely i ever will but thorougherly enjoyed your lovely little video 😁
Haha yes it’s strange how TH-cam works. Thanks for watching
I’m literally sitting here and thought to myself man this Ken looks just like the Ken from Ken’s Karpentry then I was like wait a minute… 😂😂😂 Now I know why I like both channels!
Haha
Love the video Ken, even more than Lumna Acres. Thank You for posting your hobby I love it and I will subscribe for sure.
Thanks for the sub!
Great timelapse of the railroad build!!!
Glad you liked it!
I want was the Model Railroader thanks for sharing bring back a lot of memories
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks
Great video I love trains and layouts like this . I wish I had the gift to be able to build something like this, so I will enjoy watching layouts and videos like this. Thank you
Thanks for watching
Very engaging video. Thanks for making it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job and so very inspirational. I've wanted to build a layout for decades however my fear of making mistakes has prevented me doing so. I think your video is "the one" that will propel me forward! Thanks!!
Cool. I don’t think there’s a wrong way to build one
Don't fear making mistakes. Like Bob Ross the painter said, just paint over it. In your case take it up and do it again.
@@trainguy5634
Enjoyed watching Bob Ross…very calming, his videos were a great distraction from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. Thanks for the continued inspiration. Just the thought of visiting my local train shop was intimidating, however, I went, met some great folks and bought “How to Design a Model Railroad” by Lance Mindheim (MR)!
It’s a start!!
Excellent layout & video.
Thanks for sharing it...
Thanks for watching!
I have been building my own layout and there is no right and wrong way. Its your way so you enjoy what your doing and making. If the trains run you have the technical side right and your result looks great therefore you did it right :-)
Great job, keep up the good work.
Thanks
Looking Great. ! WELL DONE. ! 🇺🇸🏆
My friend, this has been the best train video I have seen. So far, I don't have a train set, but who knows, one may be in the future for this "old man." So I would like to copy parts of yours. God Bless my friend.
Thank you very much! Hope you give it a go.
Ken, I really enjoyed your video. I'm assuming, based on many of the statements you made during the video, that this is your first layout. You certainly dove off the deep end right from the start! This was an incredibly ambitious build, and you pulled it off. Can't wait to see your other videos.
Thanks I appreciate it
Such incredible work! You have a pleasant voice and I understood every word! Really great process!!!
Thank you so much!
Very nice friend, I see your passion for model railroads, still watching the video
Thank you very much!
You and your train are fantastic.
Thank you very much!
Sound chip was awesome
Cool thanks
Hello a very interesting video, it was fun to watch the video. Many greetings Rolf
Thanks for watching
looks so fun! I wish to have one day the same
Thanks. Go for it
As you saw nature has most the raw materials for free. Just buy a ready to run kit and you then just take your time to build and enjoy.
Really great layout. Thanks so much for posting it.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Our first grandchild really likes trains and I think this could be a great hobby to start doing either him. Thanks for the time you put into this to show us newbies.
Wow that’s exciting
Thanks for sharing. Loved to watch you work.
Thanks
Love your model railroad channel ken !! TOOT TOOT !
Haha thanks
Nicely Done..That rock work looks fabulous, Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
That's a beautiful and amazing thing. Thank you so much for showing how to go from start to finish. I have a question. How big is your layout and feet or inches. I'm trying to see what kind of space I'm looking at. Not that I could do what you've done. Maybe understanding how big an HO scale setup's going to be will help.
Thanks it’s 5’x10’
That is so neat. Very good job and I like it very much.
Thank you very much!
It's coming around, Eric. 😊 Looking great, my friend ! Can't wait to see how you do the bridge. I'll be paying attention, for sure . I am going to be building one too.
Thanks I hope yours goes well
Great job on your start to finish h.o.scale layout. That size you chose definitely provides a lot of space to work with. I just recently built a U shaped shelf switching layout. 2x8, 2x12 and 2x8. Thanks again for sharing this video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Thanks. U shaped sounds cool.
Wow....VERY impressed with that!
Thanks
Thanks for this, you have given me a couple of ideas. Just by the way, you could have saved some money, all ballast glue is, is 50/50 mix of PVA. Once again thanks for posting.
Oops I should have said 50/50 PVA and water.
I use cork roadbed to place the track on. Works great for ballasting. I try to use hand thrown switches whenever I can as it adds a little more realism for switching. Of course in those areas you cannot reach, an electric switch is warranted. Cheers from eastern TN
Great tip!
Love the sound effects at the end!
Thanks
Wow, really impressive build.... You can charge ant's, to take the train from one side of the table to the other.
Haha
Nice job Ken! Love the use of real rock. Can't beat mother nature fir colour and realism!!
Thanks a bunch!
Wonderful build, thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure!
WOW Nice Job
Thanks!
Super beautiful layout. Congratulations. 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Thanks so much! 😊
Nicely done, thanks for sharing..
Thanks for watching!
Great job and looks really amazing. Thumbs up!
Thanks a lot!
fantastic share enjoyed the video👍😎
Thanks for the visit
Great video and there are definitely some building techniques I will be using. I like the stone walls too, definitely going to utilize that in my builds!
Thanks. I bet it will look great
Hi Ken, great video and what a cool layout -- thanks! Question: was that regular black paint you used for the framing, or did it have some rubber or creosote mixed with it?
Just regular black paint
@@Kens265 Thanks. 😊
Proper job mate, I will be stealing your pond idea, really is very good. Jim Oz🇦🇺👍🏼🦘
Thanks. Enjoy
I did not know you are in to trains I watch your other u-tube channel and Lumnah Acres and enjoy all that both of those channels.
Yes a new hobby
Hi sir. It looks very nice well done. Enjoy it. Great fun
Thanks 👍
New Subscriber from your Carpentry Channel. Sound effects are over the top. Watching that train go around the track put a huge smile on my face‼️ THANK YOU KEN‼️🚂🛤️🚞 Vinny 🇺🇸
Cool thanks. It’s a fun hobby
Ken, there is a piece of crack that you put somewhere on your track that you just set the car on, and you roll it back-and-forth, and it won't automatically run the wheels back on the track. And you don't have to try to look under it or anything else you just put that piece in there on a straight away, and then you just run the car over. And I want it right back over the track. Right where it's supposed to be?
That mini wooden structure is super cool!
I love your stonework and landscaping. This is going to be an awesome layout.
Thanks
That Is a SWEET LAYOUT👍👍👍👍.
Thanks
Your Welcome.
I love watching you do this. As a side note there's a short on youtube of you guys dropping a huge plate of glass up on a ext. ladder in front of your garage. I've seen it several times on different fail videos. You're all over the internet!
Haha