When I was in my late teens I used to work as an apprentice carpenter and we worked on this one house and the owner had one room which was just beyond massive with a complete 00 layout all the track was down but no scenery at all just track, at that time I was making models and painting miniatures as a hobby and got really friendly with the owner who offered me a weekend job to make all the scenery for his layout which I did over the next few years. that was 30 years ago now. because of that man being so kind, it put me on the track of what I am today a self employed Miniature Artist. You never know what will turn up in life but I thank my lucky stars I found the locomotive man.
@MichaelMordor What a wonderful story. As you say, you never know what life has in store for you. After reading your story I subscribed to your channel.
Model railroading is a great hobby and the people that built that beautiful layout should be really proud of the work they have done, it is by far one of the nicest O gauge layouts I have seen on youtube or anywhere for that matter.
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to build a model railroad layout try Pycanta Model Railroaders Protocol (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got amazing success with it.
That millionaire has employed more than these three engineers in this effort. There's everyone involved in manufacturing every last item that went into it. Literally THOUSANDS of people have made money off of this millionaires hobby. What has your hobby done for the world?
Being a RR buff as I am, I can really appreciate his collection & the time he has put into it. There R good things about it. 1-the weather is always ideal. 2-no accidents what so ever or sabotage people. 3- no idiots running the RR crossings. 4-all your platform people R always where u leave them. 5- whatever u want to change or make better is your decision & not your platform people. A good book to have that Amazon sells-Train Wrecks-by Robert C. Reed, only B & W Pages all kinds of accidents wonderful book for a train buff to have & enjoy.
I have a 28' x 15' O Gauge layout that takes up about 1/3 of my basement, I built it myself over a 20 year period but its small compared to this. This artistic creation is one of the best O gauge layouts I've ever seen.
Fantastic! Greetings from France! You need somebody to sweep the leaves up in those miniature forests to avoid miniature forest fires lol. Great layouts, it's wonderful!
Wow! that's one hell of an awesome layout, I'm a model railroading fan myself. but how I got started in the hobby is a Heck of a story behind it first train set was a pennsylvania flyer and sadly that one met the hands of a six year old who had no respect for taking care of his trains , trains vs an open can of paint , the second one is better but it to had something happen to it but not as bad just the speaker doesn't work anymore , the last one is sure to make anyone cry because it is the most special memory behind it it was a translvania express set and that was the last one I got, because my grandpa got sick stage 4 but your all probably thinking "he could make it" right? Sadly no he passed away on December 13, 2013 He was the only person who understood me and he even before he died he built a layout by the name of coal bridge railway and I'm waiting for it to be able to get passed down to yours truly 😉 !
I am part owner of a large train set that is totally outdoors. Parts of it can be seen in multiple locations. A person can actually ride on this train set. There is a large number of cooperative owners. The scale is 1:1. The name of the system is “Amtrak”.
Such a great resource to have, an effective rail network. Besides the obvious benefits, it's just so much more fun than most other modes of transport. Have you ever travelled on the Swiss system?
More thing like that needs to be all over to get the new generation involved. It's a scary thing when they see the electronics of the layout. Then the DCC and whatever people run. Intimidating.....
This is great, illuminated passengers on trains, but no evidence of the train crews needed to run them. So only half marks there. We always said in England that we could "Run a perfect train service if it wasn't for the passengers", from a retired English train driver. ( only half the job again ).
Years ago I was involved with a couple of guys in model railroading We billed it as one of the largest portable layouts at least in Eastern U.S. It took several tractor and trailers to move it from place to place. It even had running water in the streams. We mostly toured malls
Rod Stewarts layouts are bigger than most houses, the main one he has in the U.S. and even the "slightly" smaller layout he has at his home in England. And he built both of them from scratch himself and one took 25 years.
@@DavidHughesPiano Quite right David. I have seen a video of him tinkering with track but not his forte obviously, but as you say his structure building is brilliant. I believe he did a little track work on a smaller layout he has at his UK residence. What do you think of the layout Sinatra had if you have seen it? He had a "crew" as well, and I do not think he built any of it. Quite a few model railway magazines also say that. Leaving that aside, love your piano work too by the way. Such dedication to restoration, lovely pics of your work. I know this because a friend of mine was looking for restorer for his old piano and he did a search and your business came up in list. The sad part is my friend lives in Australia, but he had heard of you.
Have some open days and charge a small fee for members of public to see it, in full, in the basement...and maybe take parts of it to expeditions. I mean it is unlikely to make a profit...however I don't think the owner is looking to make money from the railway.
Model Trains and Railfanning I love your videos I’ve been watching you for a long time now and it’s pretty cool that you saw my comment. I really like your farewell to the f59 video
Model Trains and Railfanning dude it’s so awesome and I will definitely miss the f59s I grew up always seeing them on the Amtrak cascades and always thought they were pretty unique looking
The F59’s are really something special. Let’s just hope the SC-44’s don’t last as long as long in service as the F59’s did. I don’t want to be stuck looking at them for 20+ years.
When I was in my late teens I used to work as an apprentice carpenter and we worked on this one house and the owner had one room which was just beyond massive with a complete 00 layout all the track was down but no scenery at all just track, at that time I was making models and painting miniatures as a hobby and got really friendly with the owner who offered me a weekend job to make all the scenery for his layout which I did over the next few years. that was 30 years ago now. because of that man being so kind, it put me on the track of what I am today a self employed Miniature Artist. You never know what will turn up in life but I thank my lucky stars I found the locomotive man.
Amazing story!
What was a spectacular story
@Phil Leonetti Jr. actually my own story is spectacular, you are just not worthy to hear it.
This was amazing! I just came on to comment on the video, but I read this story and was pleasantly surprised! That is wonderful!
@MichaelMordor What a wonderful story. As you say, you never know what life has in store for you. After reading your story I subscribed to your channel.
Model railroading is a great hobby and the people that built that beautiful layout should be really proud of the work they have done, it is by far one of the nicest O gauge layouts I have seen on youtube or anywhere for that matter.
NOW hes a millionaire. When he started, he was a billionaire.
Lol
Wait, HIRED to RUN MODEL TRAINS?!? SIGN ME UP!
Me to
hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to build a model railroad layout try Pycanta Model Railroaders Protocol (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got amazing success with it.
@@thereseprosacco817 i love model trains but i dont need help yet cuz i have seen a ton already
Same
Wow...the people he hired to build and run this are fabulous! What dedication to their craft!!! I admire that spirit!!
& the coolest part is he wants to share it with others.👍
Must be nice being a millionaire to build this.
Nicer to be employed to do this. As Thurston Howell III said, "I don't want to rule the world, I'd rather buy it and hire someone to run it for me."
@@STho205 😆 Thurston really knew what being a millionaire was all about!
That millionaire has employed more than these three engineers in this effort. There's everyone involved in manufacturing every last item that went into it. Literally THOUSANDS of people have made money off of this millionaires hobby.
What has your hobby done for the world?
@@davidwillard7334 I don't think the government has anything to do with this kinda thing. But it honestly would not surprise me if they did 🤣
@@davidwillard7334 how would I know? I'm not in Britain! I'm in the United States of mother lovin America!
I don’t quite know what to say. All I can think of is that that layout is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing!
King 5:Bigger then your home!
Most of us: yep.
Rich Boi: THAT'S TINY!
Fully correct dirt from the locations is a crazy cool dedication
Holy crap and it's O gauge to!!!!
Wasn't that a Lionel postwar 2351 Milwaukee Rd. EP-5 at the .40 second mark?
Being a RR buff as I am, I can really appreciate his collection & the time he has put into it. There R good things about it.
1-the weather is always ideal.
2-no accidents what so ever or sabotage people.
3- no idiots running the RR crossings.
4-all your platform people R always where u leave them.
5- whatever u want to change or make better is your decision & not your platform people.
A good book to have that Amazon sells-Train Wrecks-by Robert C. Reed, only B & W Pages all kinds of accidents wonderful book for a train buff to have & enjoy.
Must be nice to have so much money that you can hire other people to participate in your hobby.
No kidding. I guess I'll keep plodding along like always.
Amazing! I’m in love with that layout. Then I look at my table “yup”........... I need some guidance...........
I have a 28' x 15' O Gauge layout that takes up about 1/3 of my basement, I built it myself over a 20 year period but its small compared to this. This artistic creation is one of the best O gauge layouts I've ever seen.
Holy moly! This layout is huge and very detailed! Excellent! I can’t believe you guys use real dirt!
An excellent layout. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
Fantastic! Greetings from France! You need somebody to sweep the leaves up in those miniature forests to avoid miniature forest fires lol. Great layouts, it's wonderful!
AMAZING!!! I would build a vacation around seeing that, whenever it's made public
That is awesome great job guys ! I wish I could get my layout even close !!!
The control panel is just like a full-sized railroad control centre!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT👏👏👏👍👍☝️☝️☝️☝️The time & $$$$ can’t even imagine FANTASTIC JOB GUYS!!
This is Disney Imagineering level amazing! Seriously that team should do theme park pavilions!
Wow! that's one hell of an awesome layout, I'm a model railroading fan myself. but how I got started in the hobby is a Heck of a story behind it first train set was a pennsylvania flyer and sadly that one met the hands of a six year old who had no respect for taking care of his trains , trains vs an open can of paint , the second one is better but it to had something happen to it but not as bad just the speaker doesn't work anymore , the last one is sure to make anyone cry because it is the most special memory behind it it was a translvania express set and that was the last one I got, because my grandpa got sick stage 4 but your all probably thinking "he could make it" right? Sadly no he passed away on December 13, 2013
He was the only person who understood me and he even before he died he built a layout by the name of coal bridge railway and I'm waiting for it to be able to get passed down to yours truly 😉 !
I am part owner of a large train set that is totally outdoors. Parts of it can be seen in multiple locations. A person can actually ride on this train set. There is a large number of cooperative owners. The scale is 1:1. The name of the system is “Amtrak”.
I had an amtrack set but it was just too expensive
@@jahcoin_smuggler You do realize he's talking about the real Amtrak, right? Also, what do you mean it was too expensive if you already had it?
The day the last F units ran... So sad...
Such a great resource to have, an effective rail network. Besides the obvious benefits, it's just so much more fun than most other modes of transport. Have you ever travelled on the Swiss system?
AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.
What a job!!! Are you taking resumes??
This is so awesome! This is the type of model railway I would like to achieve when I'm older! :D
Great layout, pity about the pop video style. Camera never stays still on anything long enough to take it in.
Seems like each shot is about 2 seconds. Very irritating.
He's right...I have a large home and his forest areas dwarf my entire house :-) AWESOME LAYOUT---!!!
I would love to hire a posse to build me a model train set :) Now that's money well spent!
Do it yourself. It's a wonderful hobby.
Thank you for sharing this Awesome Layout
There was a giant train layout in King Street Station, but Amtrak kicked them out. The room has been empty for decades.
When become rich one day I Will build a o gauge Lionel model trains layout just like this in my basement
This is my dream too ngl
Thank you.
The 1/2 second, 3 second, 5 second cuts made me very sad.
Dude that's so detailed!
HOLY MOLY PEPERONI THAT LAYOUT IS BIGGER THAN MY HOUSE!!!
Would love to have a layout like this
So would I!
Is that the Royal Hudson? The real one is being restored in a museum just a few miles away.
Dig what you've done with the three track trains. Wow!! BarstowRick out.
More thing like that needs to be all over to get the new generation involved. It's a scary thing when they see the electronics of the layout. Then the DCC and whatever people run. Intimidating.....
What's the point of 1-second-long clips of footage. This vid just shows us the display without showing us the display.
Sheldon Cooper and Bobby Baccalieri approve of this video
Beautifully done. Wish I had the space.
where is this located and is this opened to the public yet?
Awesome 👏.
The fact that this runs on 60 FPS with THAT MANY trees is amazing to me.
So cute! Everyone should have a hobby Tiny Town scene they build; it's so fun. (Even if you can't afford the model train).
There are low-cost options for model railroad equipment. Bachman comes to mind.
Oh I’m so bringing my ho scale southern pacific diesel fleet there
where can we find this model railroad show
Is it possible to visit this layout? Is it a museum?
Is it possible to visit it?? Id love to see it!
The track might be built in sections but good luck getting it out the door.
This is great, illuminated passengers on trains, but no evidence of the train crews needed to run them. So only half marks there. We always said in England that we could "Run a perfect train service if it wasn't for the passengers", from a retired English train driver. ( only half the job again ).
Awesome! Moving it? Never gonna happen.
Years ago I was involved with a couple of guys in model railroading We billed it as one of the largest portable layouts at least in Eastern U.S. It took several tractor and trailers to move it from place to place. It even had running water in the streams. We mostly toured malls
Quikrete at 1:40!! Details! Love ‘em!
A M A Z I N G !!!!
I wouldn't have chosen 3 rail Lionel, but to each his own
@@pkilznah5353 how is he hating???
@@pkilznah5353 He wasn't "hating", he was commenting. Calm down.
Would it be possible to make 3 rail o gauge look like marklin 3 rail, where instead of a rail in the middle there are metal studs?
Wonderful layout. Is the crew still working on it?
Great stuff 👍🏻
Does this guy ever accept visitors? Medina is just around the corner from me.
He can’t let you in, he’s afraid you will have a better layout plan. Lol.
Can I buy this at my local toy store?!?😊. This is incredible!
Awsome that food looks great. What restraunt is that?
Wow! Love it! :-D
The Howard Hughes of model railroaders..........
3-rail? Blimey I thought that went out years ago
1:22 OK, someone has to up the realism on this windmill, that’s sad.
Has this been moved to a public location?
That must've been expensive.
Rest in Pieces Roadside America ❤
imagine trying to vacuum and dust that entire set
Medina NY? I am in Akron. Are you open to visitors?
I would never leave this basement again!
Jennifer...wow hubba hubba
can you please show the whole layout once in a while _
This is my dream layout
Awesome layout.
Fascinating!!
As nice if not nicer than Hamburg Germany because it's my preferred scale in 3rail
love it!!!!!
He has people hidden in his basement 😂
I just want to play warhammer on that 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome !
Wow very cool layout
Awesome!!👍👍🚂🚂🚂
It looks like right on the scale of DISNEY.
Rod Stewarts layouts are bigger than most houses, the main one he has in the U.S. and even the "slightly" smaller layout he has at his home in England. And he built both of them from scratch himself and one took 25 years.
Rod Stewart did not build his layouts "himself". He has quite a hired crew. Rod builds the (beautiful) structures; his crew builds the layouts.
@@DavidHughesPiano Quite right David. I have seen a video of him tinkering with track but not his forte obviously, but as you say his structure building is brilliant. I believe he did a little track work on a smaller layout he has at his UK residence. What do you think of the layout Sinatra had if you have seen it? He had a "crew" as well, and I do not think he built any of it. Quite a few model railway magazines also say that. Leaving that aside, love your piano work too by the way. Such dedication to restoration, lovely pics of your work. I know this because a friend of mine was looking for restorer for his old piano and he did a search and your business came up in list. The sad part is my friend lives in Australia, but he had heard of you.
Just wait til they find out about Miniature Wunderland.
I couldn’t do it, i’d spend hours just running them into each other.
all hidden away in the basement of Charles Foster Kane, what a waste-
"It makes more sense than collecting statues."
Love it!
Could have spent a lot more time on this. Less than three minutes hardly does it justice.
Have some open days and charge a small fee for members of public to see it, in full, in the basement...and maybe take parts of it to expeditions. I mean it is unlikely to make a profit...however I don't think the owner is looking to make money from the railway.
I love trains
same
Model Trains and Railfanning I love your videos I’ve been watching you for a long time now and it’s pretty cool that you saw my comment. I really like your farewell to the f59 video
My dude, stuff like that is fun to hear! I am glad you are enjoying my content. The F59 video is one of my favorites too.
Model Trains and Railfanning dude it’s so awesome and I will definitely miss the f59s I grew up always seeing them on the Amtrak cascades and always thought they were pretty unique looking
The F59’s are really something special. Let’s just hope the SC-44’s don’t last as long as long in service as the F59’s did. I don’t want to be stuck looking at them for 20+ years.
And it’s all O SCALE 😭 all the engines and rolling stock is already 100 grand l😭😭😭
Why does anyone on the planet go hungry? Now you have a clue.
I remember I had a small one of these it was fun
Sharing is good! Let me share this with you....MODEL TRAIN DEPO!
Too bad it’s 3 rail. But cool none the less!