i have always loved your work from the model railroad magazine articles years back when i worked at a library there was a volume of books with green and cream white covers on the central vermont railway from various eras well i bought the books at a book sale and this started my life in model railroading wanted to model the CVR my interest was in a later era thank you for continuing to share your layout and info on this iconic railroad
Marty, Thanks for posting the update, the layout is looking good. We lived in Vermont for a number of years (Fairfax, VT near St. Albans) so your scenes are a nice reminder of our time there. Lou N
Bonjour Marty, Long awaited wonderful update on the progress so far. I love every inch of your CVSNE. Buildings and scenery are outstanding. And it shows that a model railroad doesn't need a 'spaghetti bowl' to be interesting and fun to operate. The train lengths are within proportion and the entire layout is in a natural and beautiful balance and harmonie. Looking forward to new progress update video's. Meanwhile success & happy model railroading ! Cheers, Filip (France)
Wow! What a great layout! The scenery is top notch. Your model railroad has one of the things I love most, It gives you the feeling that it is a place you have actually been to. To me there is no greater modeling success then that. Great work! Now I must go look to see if there is a newer video. :)
Great overview of the progress you've made, Marty. It's looking fantastic, I'm looking forward to seeing more of it. I'm gonna share this link with the club, I'm sure they'd like to see the progress.
I enjoyed the video tour, Marty. It looks like you've been busy. As an aside, back in the 1970's, my wife and I were seriously into raising and showing rabbits, and used Beacon feeds. We miss your updates over at the (new) RR-L Forum!
Bruce, Thanks! I just never got back into RRL after the reformatting - no particular reason - just forget about it and never check in! I really should though!
Very nice I firstly love the fact it's steam and love the historic attention you pay to the scenery and I can hardly wait to see your layout after you are able to complete more of the scenery
I absolutely love your fall scenery. I’m In the very early stages of scenery. I’m going with fall on this layout. I’m a bit nervous because in my opinion if you don’t get the colors right it can look really bad. Fingers crossed lol
The trick to fall scenery seems to be picking a basic color palette and sticking with it. And having a "base" color with just slightly lighter or darker "accent" color for each tree. Helps avoid the dog's breakfast look of widely different colors.
The layout is coming along great. I’m loving the scenes you are creating. I hope you have room for a coal dealer… because what you and I were talking about at Timonium is coming out soon.
Ron, I certainly do have a spot (or two) reserved for retail coal dealers. Can't wait to see what you come up with! Might even make a "how-to" segment here on the channel!!
A very nice video and layout. I have plans to expand my own HO scale layout, though as I'm somewhat limited on space, I don't believe mine will be quite as large as yours.
@@cvsne678 Thank you for your kind words :). I am well aware of that fact, as I initially wanted to build a huge layout, but someone at my model railroad club told me that larger layouts can be overwhelming.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I use mostly Scenic Express Super Leaf and Noch leaf flocking. I use at least two (usually three) shades of leaves on each tree - and even airbrush a light dusting of a complementary color.
Thanks! I just posted a new update yesterday. The era as far as the scenery, signs, and other items is set in 1948 - but I have equipment from about 10 years on either side of that date (the diesels for example!). Rural Vermont didn't really change much between 1940 and 1960 !
Just great, we need more modelers to do NE railroads! And while I don't know what your final vision will look like, frankly I really like your present ratio of structures to open space. IMHO way too many model railroads have way too much STUFF crammed into them, whereas real railroads located in even the densely-populated northeast corridor pass through plenty of stretches where the scenery is mainly trees.
Appreciate it. Yes, I'm a big believer in "white space" on model railroads. I think the open spaces enhance the "show stopping" scenes. I appreciate that's not everyone's take on it, but I find it works for me.
It's a combination of two (actually one and a half) of this Walthers kit with some scratchbuilt doors: www.walthers.com/co-op-storage-shed-kit-4-1-4-x-2-3-4-x-2-1-4-quot-10-6-x-6-8-x-5-6cm
i have always loved your work from the model railroad magazine articles years back when i worked at a library there was a volume of books with green and cream white covers on the central vermont railway from various eras well i bought the books at a book sale and this started my life in model railroading wanted to model the CVR my interest was in a later era thank you for continuing to share your layout and info on this iconic railroad
Marty,
Thanks for posting the update, the layout is looking good. We lived in Vermont for a number of years (Fairfax, VT near St. Albans) so your scenes are a nice reminder of our time there.
Lou N
Lou,
thanks for the kind words!
Bonjour Marty, Long awaited wonderful update on the progress so far. I love every inch of your CVSNE. Buildings and scenery are outstanding. And it shows that a model railroad doesn't need a 'spaghetti bowl' to be interesting and fun to operate. The train lengths are within proportion and the entire layout is in a natural and beautiful balance and harmonie. Looking forward to new progress update video's. Meanwhile success & happy model railroading ! Cheers, Filip (France)
Bonjour Filip! Thanks for the kind words!
Beautiful job Marty! Looking forward to seeing more progress.
Wow! What a great layout! The scenery is top notch. Your model railroad has one of the things I love most, It gives you the feeling that it is a place you have actually been to. To me there is no greater modeling success then that. Great work! Now I must go look to see if there is a newer video. :)
Looking good. The backdrops are excellent.
Great video Marty. Wonderful progress! Thanks for bringing us up to date.
Things are coming along nicely! Cant wait to see your future updates!
You and me both!
Thanks for the tour, Marty. I like the fall colors as well.
Glad you liked the tour and the fall colors!
I've got to say, your finished scenery is outstanding...
Thank you so much!
Very nice work sir.
Great overview of the progress you've made, Marty. It's looking fantastic, I'm looking forward to seeing more of it. I'm gonna share this link with the club, I'm sure they'd like to see the progress.
Many thanks!
I enjoyed the video tour, Marty. It looks like you've been busy. As an aside, back in the 1970's, my wife and I were seriously into raising and showing rabbits, and used Beacon feeds. We miss your updates over at the (new) RR-L Forum!
Bruce, Thanks! I just never got back into RRL after the reformatting - no particular reason - just forget about it and never check in! I really should though!
@@cvsne678 I'm sure that the members would be happy to see you back, Marty.
WOW your layout looks stunning and the Scenery you really naied that!!
Thank you so much!
Very nice I firstly love the fact it's steam and love the historic attention you pay to the scenery and I can hardly wait to see your layout after you are able to complete more of the scenery
Thanks, I can't wait to see the layout after I complete more of the scenery!
very nice job and looks great!
Just found your channel. Great looking layout, looks like a lot of fun to operate
Welcome aboard and thanks so much for the kind words!
Nice to see the layout progressing. I really like the colors & textures you have for your ground cover & scenery.
Thanks - it's important to keep an overall color palette and not go crazy with the fall colors!
@@cvsne678 Thanks for the tip... I really hope I can catch your October Scenery clinic someday (if you are still doing it!).
I absolutely love your fall scenery. I’m In the very early stages of scenery. I’m going with fall on this layout. I’m a bit nervous because in my opinion if you don’t get the colors right it can look really bad. Fingers crossed lol
The trick to fall scenery seems to be picking a basic color palette and sticking with it. And having a "base" color with just slightly lighter or darker "accent" color for each tree. Helps avoid the dog's breakfast look of widely different colors.
Love this layout...
Thanks!
Very nice Marty, thanks for the update!
Looking good Marty!
Lookin’ Amazing!
Nice to have another update. Missed the Dog
They were around, just camera shy I guess!
The layout is coming along great. I’m loving the scenes you are creating. I hope you have room for a coal dealer… because what you and I were talking about at Timonium is coming out soon.
Ron,
I certainly do have a spot (or two) reserved for retail coal dealers. Can't wait to see what you come up with! Might even make a "how-to" segment here on the channel!!
A very nice video and layout. I have plans to expand my own HO scale layout, though as I'm somewhat limited on space, I don't believe mine will be quite as large as yours.
Good luck with your expansion plans - but remember, bigger isn't necessarily better!
@@cvsne678 Thank you for your kind words :). I am well aware of that fact, as I initially wanted to build a huge layout, but someone at my model railroad club told me that larger layouts can be overwhelming.
Marty, this looks great! Where are you these days?
Gainesville.
Very cool 😊
Instant sub.Its insane you got so little sub.Keep'em comin.Kind regards from UK
Thank you for subscribing. I hope to grow the subscriber base somewhat in 2023.
Very nice 👍
Thank you 👍
Your layout is incredible. Beautiful detail and scenery. What kind of leaf material do you use?
Thanks so much for the kind words. I use mostly Scenic Express Super Leaf and Noch leaf flocking. I use at least two (usually three) shades of leaves on each tree - and even airbrush a light dusting of a complementary color.
Any updates coming soon? Really like your layout. What’s the era specifically?
Thanks! I just posted a new update yesterday. The era as far as the scenery, signs, and other items is set in 1948 - but I have equipment from about 10 years on either side of that date (the diesels for example!). Rural Vermont didn't really change much between 1940 and 1960 !
Very nice
Thanks for the kind words!
Just great, we need more modelers to do NE railroads! And while I don't know what your final vision will look like, frankly I really like your present ratio of structures to open space. IMHO way too many model railroads have way too much STUFF crammed into them, whereas real railroads located in even the densely-populated northeast corridor pass through plenty of stretches where the scenery is mainly trees.
Appreciate it. Yes, I'm a big believer in "white space" on model railroads. I think the open spaces enhance the "show stopping" scenes. I appreciate that's not everyone's take on it, but I find it works for me.
Is the Wirthmore Feeds building a kit or scratch built?
It's a combination of two (actually one and a half) of this Walthers kit with some scratchbuilt doors:
www.walthers.com/co-op-storage-shed-kit-4-1-4-x-2-3-4-x-2-1-4-quot-10-6-x-6-8-x-5-6cm
Nice
Thanks
Very nice
Thanks