AMAZING Model of Kalka Shimla Railway | Indian Railways Model
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- Ranjeev Dubey's Kalka Shimla Railway in HOe (HO Scale trains running on 9mm gauge, equivalent to 2'6" Narrow Gauge in real life) is truly one-of-a-kind Model Railway in the world. A large display that has been completed in 9 years with incredible details and true representation of the location has now been featured in Continental Modeler through a series that is running for over 6 months - a testament to the importance and impact of this groundbreaking work.
In this video I bring you very close to this miniature reality and its creator. You get to hear firsthand about his thoughts and approach of building a unique piece of art and a very heart to heart conversation about his model making approach.
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So very Indian in appearance, what a fantastic job and Ranjeev has such a good attitude to modelling/life! Never seen a "cased" home layout before, interesting concept to keep the dust out!
If you’re a looking for inspiration how to balance what you can do and cannot do abs yet aim to achieve something extraordinary, he’s your man! The casing is actually very necessary in India. I didn’t have one for the first few years of building my layout and had such trouble maintaining it. A lot of the teething issues were gone once I built a case. Thanks for looking, cheers!
I can't understand why this channel doesn't have 1M subscribers.
You're very kind! Thank you for all your support and hopefully one day I will reach that milestone. Cheers! Kaustav
Cuz in india talented people like him nd ranjeet are so so less...new indian generation is wasting time on shit like tick tock nd pubg... So how beautiful art like this will get attention...i know it's sad but true
Wow! Really amazing and inspirational work. The station, the dhaba, the hillsides... just wow. The fact that details had to be added to the figures as well as repainting. There is so much work and beauty there. Thank you for sharing this!
Pleasure is all mine and I am glad that you have enjoyed this. It's my privilege to be able to document this and have a heart to heart chat with Ranjeev. We also had a lot of fun running trains but that bit we had to keep it to ourselves since there was no one else to film us! Next time perhaps. :) Thanks for stopping by. Cheers!
Some crazy level of dedication and passion. And great video explaining all the details. 👍
Thank you! Yes, we are a crazy bunch for sure!
Awesome layout. The modeler sounds like an awesome guy too and is definitely a master at model railroading. I got as much enjoyment out of him as I did the model railroad. It's a very, very cool layout and in my mind what India looks like being I've only seen pictures and videos of India never visiting. Great video. Stay well. -Wil 👍
Many thanks Wil, I will pass on the complement to Ranjeev. He has quite a personality for sure and has a great attitude towards life. You're always welcome to visit Shimla and judge yourself if he has done a good job or not. 😉 Also, I am guarantee you, it will be quite a vacation!
Tough to express my feelings in few words. Respect, much respect.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I will shere your appreciation with Ranjeev. Cheers! Kaustav
Hats off to Ranjeet for his patience, eye for details and also kudos to his family for supporting him. Thank you for making this inspiring video.
My pleasure Adhip! Yes, for crazy nuts like us, family is possibly the most important thing. Without a support framework you cannot really go much further. Thank you for looking. Cheers!
Excellent layouts🔥🔥💯
Hello cat worrior, I would like to join your comment!!! Greetings from the german alps out of my little z-scale laboratory, Olli alias "DER Z-CRACK" Modelrailroad Videos in scale Z (1/220)
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what a fantastic layout 😎😊
Ranjeev is a true artist. Planning to visit again in early 2023 and hopefully we will be able to get some more shot of the layout
I can only imagine how proud he must be!
Oh yes! He is definitely proud of this creation.
I'm just speechless!!!
Can imagine, how much effort and passion need to create this prototype piece!!!
I hope this inspires people to attempt recreating real places in miniature. Cheers!
Marvellous layout and a marvellous video to document - the owner shud be eternally grateful for you effort in documenting it
Thank you Vikas! It's the other way around really, I am eternally grateful to have the opportunity to document this layout along with yours. It's a rare experience in this country to experience what you and Ranjeev have done. I will be back soon for more. :)
नमस्ते यह बहुत दिलचस्प परिदृश्य है।
मुझे शहर की तुलना में ग्रामीण इलाकों में बेहतर लगता है।
It's a very interesting landscape.
I like the countryside better than the city.
Thank you for your kind words. There is a unique charm of the Indian rural scene that Ranjeev captured very well. Thank you for stopping by, stay tuned for more awesome model railway content. Cheers!
Really nice.. loco and rest awesome👍
Just found your channel and this video all the way from England but I'm glad I did! What a wonderful and creative man and such a stunning and unique railway. I think revisiting every year would be a grand idea, even just to hear some more of his anecdotes. Very best.
Thank it kindly, a I’ll let him know! Yes, my this year’s visit is still pending. Right now Ranjeev is doing some crazy things with proto freelance Indian Railways modelling in HOe and Oe and I’m really eager to show it to my viewers. 😊🙏🏻
I wish to build old steam engines of gip railway running between mumbai and pune,please give me help I am 74 year old, I stay in pune
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What kind of help are you looking for? Please send me a note on kaustav.railroader@gmail.com and we can talk about how I can help you build a layout.
What an excellent model!! I really like the cabinetry that presents the layout in such a professional manner. It is amazingly detailed and just beautiful!!
Thank you my friend and good to hear from you! Ranjeev has done a tremendous job on this layout for sure. The cabinet has a practical purpose too - keeping the dust off! I learned from him how important it is to keep it layout covered and once I built a cover for my own layout things just improved drastically. Thanks again for stopping by. Cheers! Kaustav
Awesome .see I saw it
Haha. Thank you Bipin! Now you just need to make a short trip to Ranjeev’s to see it in person. 😊 Cheers!
Superb! Simple awesome!! Keep it up. Good job!!
Awesome
Thank you for the opportunity to see this layout. Really interesting to see. I've never been to India, but it's definitely recognisable. Are the levels of the model connected, or does each act as a separate layout?
Thank you Andrew, I’m glad that you enjoyed it. All the levels are connected through hidden trackage that works between elevations. Kalka and Shimla are the two terminal stations and the trains can go from one to the other in a continuous run touching all the stations in between.
Amazing work by the creator of this masterpiece. It takes me back more than a half century to when I would make that train journey regularly.
Ranjeev has done an incredible work, no doubt. It’s not just a model railway, it’s history in miniature. Thank you for stopping and hope you explore more in the channel. Cheers! Kaustav
The attention to detail is beyond words ! Keep up the great work ❤️❤️
Thank you! I will pass on the compliments to Ranjeev. Cheers!
Does you sell model railway in india ??
so far just model kits. You can find our current range of products here: precisionmodelworks.co.in
Amazing.
We were booking our Indian holiday, including a Shimla visit, when Covid struck.
At least I've had a visit now.
And will for real when things calm down.
Thanks
Andrew UK
I am really glad that this video was refreshing for you Andrew. I think the grand sucess of a miniature is when it reminds someone of a real place or a memory. Funny thing is, whenever you visit Shimla, now the real place will remind you of its miniature version - and I hope that you enjoy that trip! I experienced that once before during my visit to California where I saw a miniature first and then saw the real place and I recognized it from the miniature - it was quite psychedelic.Thank you for stopping by, I will pass on the complments to Ranjeev. Cheers!
Now I get to see what Meticulous efforts look like !
Indeed! Also stay tuned for the next episode where I’ll bring you Vikas Chander’s layout. That is a masterpiece as well.
a very nice video about an extraordinary layout, terrific,👍👌😊 on the other hand my last layout ist tiny, greetings from Germany Kai
Many thanks! On the 'other' other hand I have built only one proper layout so far which is less than 18 sq ft. and it's still not finished after 10 years! Thank you for stopping by. Cheers! Kaustav
Wow!! I was going to ask in a comment in a previous video if anyone has modelled Indian railways- this video answers that question.
India is one of the great 'railway countries'- it is a shame that the hobby is not bigger there. All of which makes this model, and it's maker Ranjeev Dubey, incredibly unique and talented.
I've never been to India, but I've seen films and documentaries, and I have friends who have been. I think, obviously not based on first-hand experience, that this model catches the light, the colours, and the atmosphere that I would have expected to see in the real location. The number one objective of any good model railway is for the builder to 'sell' a sense of the model being a real place, but in miniature. Immersion is everything- some models are 'technically correct' but fail to feel 'real', whereas this really does let the viewer suspend disbelief and get drawn in.
A wonderful antidote to the cold grey skies and the drabness of Northern Europe at this time of year.
Thank you so much for stopping by Christopher, I will let Ranjeev know. I agree, ‘selling’ the feel of a real place is more important that actually modelling a real place to the very last detail - story always goes a long way. Ranjeev is a brilliant miniature artist and model railroader to have achieved it and that too in record time. This gives hope to the very small community of model railroaders here! Cheers, Kaustav
Fantastic achievement ! A unique layout in the whole world. Love that realistic speed too ! How many hours, days, months and years of work.....
Thank you very much! Yes, Ranjeev‘a dedication to the hobby is incredible. And he is doggedly adamant about choosing an Indian prototype for everything he makes even though it makes his life way harder. A true artist.
Im from Solan sir, Mr Dubey clearly nailed it, Im currently working on a little diorama of my own for Solan, I wanna show everything the Meadows of Galanag, The beautiful hills of Karol to the Clustered mess of the city, for me its really difficult to buy static grass, So I use Jute fibers, can you please suggest some alternatives, also the locomotive Im using for my layout is very cheap and Shiny looking, all the stuff that I have for weathering is some chalk as well as some Acrylic paint, please can you give me some tips
Hi Aditya - Yes, Ranjeev is a magician no doubt! I am really excited about your project, it is really good to see that you are trying to recreate a real place in miniature. Jute fiber is the best alternative for static grass - I would say if you are not able to purchase static grass, use Jute fiber - if possible dye them using paint. Coming to painting and weathering, take a look at my Painting and Weathering playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLJG77T3HqmaZ2vKLMPXnvv8T-vOhMp-VT.html - I mostly use paints and materials available here. Colored chalk is good, but you will get even better results with dry pastel. Hope this helps.
Cheers!
Kaustav
I am getting into Rail modeling - initially ordering the locomotives , rolling stocks and other land scaping items tracks from US . I will be glad to know how to get the Indian locomotives and rolling stocks . Your guidance will be very helpful to me .
You have impeccable timing Anurup! I launched my venture to make 3D printed Indian Railway models here in India just last Sunday. As of right now we have only Narrow Gauge offering with MG and BG offering coming up in a next couple of months. We are also working on a reliable mechanism to make RTR models. Please find out website here: bit.ly/3lrGm1r and follow us on facebook.com/indianmodeltrains and instagram: instagram.com/precision.model.works/ - thanks for looking and wish your Indian Model Railway project is a big success. Cheers! Kaustav
I saved this so I can come back and watch it frequently. Terrific work!
Thank you so much, I will pass on the compliments to Ranjeev. Last year there was a series on this layout in the Continental Modeler that I think ran for nearly a year - 10 or 12 issues I believe. You might want to get a hold of that as the stories and details explained in that series is incredible. Cheers! Kaustav
This model shows a lot of thinking out of the box. Well made scratch built model of this standard hard to find. Stays safe.
Ranjeev is one if a kind! This layout proves that it’s not the availability of the materials or money that makes a great model railway. Creativity, resourcefulness and sheer desire are all you need. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers! Kaustav
Nice to see something besides North America or European railways for a change. Though I love them all.
Thank you! I build American and that’s how I started. In many ways it is far easier to model American and European because of the availability of things, but the challenge and satisfaction of building something unique comes from prototypes like these. Ranjeev has inspired me to start my own model of Indian Narrow gauge which is in the plans now. Cheers! Kaustav
Hello Kaustav, that was truely amazing to watch my model mate! "THUMBS UP" and hopefully also much fun with the beautiful hobby in future! :::Keep that:::Kindly regards from the german alps to India out of my own little model building laboratory, Olli alias "DER Z-CRACK" Modelrailroadvideos in scale Z (1/220)
Thank you Olli! I’m really glad that you enjoyed this my friend. Keep your eyes open for the next episode though, it will be close to your heart, I’m sure. 😎
@@TrainsandDioramas "I´ll keep connected my sympathic artist" :-) (Maybe only as an interested shadow because of the many envious people there) Stay safe my friend and have a nice week, Olli
Charming layout.
Can you please guide me,where in India ,I can buy Stuff to create Indian Layout. I am from Canada
There’s no ready made buildings it kits for an Indian scene, people either do kit bash to get as close a look that they can but others mostly build things from the scratch.
This is really mind blowing and inspiring at the same time , and salute to Ranjit Dubey Sir for making this marvellous model system.
Very interesting for the eyes of an austrian model railroader👍
Thank you kindly! I will pas on the compliments to Ranjeev. Cheers! Kaustav
I can now tell people I have been to India 😂 seriously though, what a layout. I hope my Sacramento Northern Railroad scratchbuilt work someday evokes its subject so incredibly well.
LOL! You surely can describe most of Kalka-Shimla Railway pretty accurately just by visiting this layout! I would be very interested to note more about your Sacramento Northern Railroad. Doesn’t it have a trolley section? I have done extensive prototype study of the Sacramento Southern, the CSRM railroad, and want to build it in N Scale one day. Cheers! Kaustav
@@TrainsandDioramas I love the California State Railway Museum. They have an SN SW-1 switcher there too. If you like the Sacramento Southern, I am sure you will like the article on the SN too.
Sorry for the long post but here it is... I am currently 18 yrs old and am sitting for jee examinations this year.... i love making models and stuff but could not build realistic scenary etc due to lack of materials and poor knowhow... I used to watch videos of foreign hobbyits and thought that good materials etc are only available abroad and this is simply an absurd dream to do in india.... but then I found your channel and my perspective changed... I would really love to communicate and get in touch with you regarding the same and get an experts advice on how to get started in this wonderful hobby once i clear all examinations... you also made me aware that there are such hobbyists in India too.. thank you so much for that... I love watching your videos.. also i would like to suggest you to make a dynamic model ( with cars, bicycles etc) with the help of a magnorail type system...would really love to see such a thing... I hope your channel will explode and you'll have millions of subscribers one day.. . love and appreciate your work!!
Thank you so much Arkya! I’m glad that this channel inspired you to embrace this wonderful hobby despite the difficulties. I discovered model railroading pretty much at the same age as yours. Then got into engineering and my first job, and I bought two train sets from my first big payday - all my life I earned money just so that I can do this, believe it or not! So yes, I will be more than happy to help you - find me Instagram or facebook, it’s easier to chat there.
By the way, I have 3 full circuit of magnorail for my next big project, it’s all ready to go. Just need to find time to do it. Cheers! 😉
@@TrainsandDioramas Thats great!! Believe it or not I plan to do the same as you have done..xD... And i will surely contact you as soon as i get into a good collg... hope to see your magnorail projects very soon!!
Beautiful layout! Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I will personally ensure that you get a million views for this .
Thank you! That will be a great tribute to this ground breaking work.
Very well done!!!
Really cool and well done of something very different
Thank you! I am glad that you enjoyed this. Cheers! Kaustav
I just love it
Excellent modelling - impressive - and so much scratchbuilding!
Thank you for your kind words, I will pass on the compliments to Ranjeev. Cheers!
wow
Heart touching 😍😍
And inspiring!
Ranjeev , this is mind boggling ,few minutes into the video and I forgot whether this was reality or a model .Brought all my memories back .
He is an artist!
Un plastico ferroviario molto particolareggiato, ma a mio parere i colori sono un po' troppo vivaci, anche nella natura :)
How to make this locomotives or coches
Ranjeev scratch-built all of them - found surtable mechanism of European engines and oconverted them to Indian. However, today you have the poser of 3D printing so if you have 3D designing skills, you can design and 3D print a locomotive. finding the mechanism is the same story still - have to find parts from abroad. Hope this helps. Cheers! Kaustav
A truly simplistic masterpiece 😉
It is! Thank you for you rkind comments, I will pass on the compliments. Cheers!
This is a very sweet looking layout thanks for sharing
My pleasure! It is a privilege to be able to show this layout to my viewers.
I love it.
Thank you! Ranjeev is a true pioneer. I don’t think I would’ve ever thought of doing Indian Railways modelling seriously had I not seen this ground breaking work with my own eyes.
Fabulous
So lovely well done gentlemen
Thank you my friend! Glad that you enjoyed this. Next episode will be very special for you, I know. 😉
9:09 how are those miniature vans in the background moving?!!
These are miniature RC vehicles by Carson: www.carson-modelsport.com/en/products/carson-modelsport/rc-models/rc-vehicles-high-detail-187/
@@TrainsandDioramas Wow, but aren't they hard to control? The HO scale roads are so tiny!!
@@TrainsandDioramas Do they have N-Scale?
Can You Maked NDM5? Used GLR
someday I am sure someone will build that model, if not me. :) Thank you for looking