HO scale layout 'Roundhouse'

[MyAlberto1958]

very beautiful

alberto

genoa italy

MyAlberto1958

[indie1361]

Hey I'm making a model layout that is a railyard, a turntable, and some sidings. It's supposed to be like a museum, like Steamtown National Historic Site, if you have heard of it. What would you recommend I would use as a ground cover in the yard area?

[dio22dio22]

wow so nice i got a 4m by 2m track but this one looks so real

[Southerntreatment]

WOW gorgeous!

[MrTeavanna]

How much does something like that cost

[themikester223]

Why is there no back on the engine???

[JBofBrisbane]

@themikester223 - It's a Southern Pacific "Cab-Forward", possibly an AC-7 or another in that series. The loco was turned around to run "backwards" so that the cab would be ahead of the exhaust steam and smoke in tunnels along the routes they were used.

[Trolleymoose]

Looks like some serious shit here.  Great Models!

[cuadrature]

This is the nicest, most realistic layouts I've ever seen. Love the locos and the coaling tower. Great job.

[jdubbjazzbass]

this is nice

[060Saddletank]

Fantastic job weathering that Loco, it looks really realistic, as does the rest of the layout.

[ollyk22]

Hmm I always thought a roundhouse was specifically a radial engine shed with turntable in the middle?

Have to say it is impressive modelling regardless!

[roundhouses]

The shed is radial but they dont always go all the way round.

[trainspotter11]

is that a model railway wow at first i thought that was real

[shuffle953]

same! :D

[jbrunsonjr]

I am in the process of installing my table right now and could use some help. I know very little about DCC right now (am learning), but wondering if you could give me some pointers for things I should do during the installation process to make things easy to convert for full DCC control down the road. Looks great by the way!!

Jack

[TheDave161]

wow..thats a great job by the hobbyist..it looks so real!

[flexspinner]

never seen a tourntable in real life but its a shame when in trains magazine i get you see a roundhouse hat totally burned to the ground this month ! good job that a very detailed layout :-)

[sater4life]

were did u get the roundhouse

[AuburnRails]

That looks real

[thatguyoverthere45]

is that real? it looks like it is the actual true thing, not a model!

[milesman8387]

midwest? how come there is a pennsylvaina engine

[roundhouses]

Ah well - the layout came about by me not having enough UP locos but a friend collects eastern roads and has a lot of older locs and some newer braodway ones, so we tend to run mainly Mid western but even B & O stuff appears now and again at shows. All mine is UP and some SP!

[mpracing4]

Depends on where exactly "midwest" is. Ohio and indiana are considered "mid-western", tons of B&O, NYC and several Pennsy lines through Ohio.

[m14soldier]

yeah i live on the border of Indiana and Ohio. There is an old Pennsy station in Richmond. Its a very cool station.

[macmack1981]

There was also a small Pennsylvania Railroad Yard in Richmond, IN. It was located on the Northeast corner of the 20th Street Bridge (that crosses the railroad tracks.) You can still see remnants of where the roundhouse and turntable pit used to be in Google Earth.

[macmack1981]

Also, the New York Central used to run in Connersville, IN (20-30 miles Southwest of Richmond.)

[Alexxey21]

Fuzzy, ain't&!)

I Have a Pensilvanija engine in Moscow decorations..

The layout is wionderfull!! Beautiful sense of color!!

[BenAliGtor]

Fine looking Espee loco on the turntable. Nice weathering job!

Is that a Broadway AC-4? They're coming out in Blue Line soon- and although I don't model the SP, it's tempting to consider buying one.

[TransamJc]

could you upload a video of you running a train starting in the round house getting cars and going back again that would be awsome

[roundhouses]

The layout isnt set up at present but when it next does a show in April I will try and do that

[zacandcal911]

I love your layout its very realistic.

[BigUnitBeef]

Hey,

I got the Walthers 130' turntable. What colors did you use to paint the base of yours...it looks great!

[roundhouses]

I used black and dark browns all diluted with thinners - brushed to form streaks from ouside to the centre of the well. Walls are painted light grey but looking at some old colour video think it might be white.

[ronthecyborg]

wait, if this is MidWestern, where'd the PRR M1a come from!?

[roundhouses]

Ah .. we do run a few other roads so friends can use their locos!!

[SPGuy2323]

Love the layout. I was wondering, what kind of Cab Forward is that with the vanderbilt tender. All I can find is the regular tender.

[thenekom]

That truly is a thing of beauty. Great attention to detail all around.

[kesjmd]

Lokks very real..

[lancelotfta01]

Very beautiful movie

[roundhouses]

Thankyou - hope to do some better videos at layouts next show in July.

[flamerail]

Very Nice.

[Hendo56]

Well done! Looks reallly good.

[roundhouses]

Thanks for the comments.

[bernasub]

fantastic! my compliments!

[roundhouses]

Thanks.

I hope to get a better video on here when the layout goes to its next show in July

[TimEaston]

Thanks.

[TimEaston]

Where do the sounds come from? Does your railway run on DCC?

[roundhouses]

The sounds are in the locomotives and yes we use DCC (Digitrax system)

[Anarchemitis]

What is that? 4-6-6-4 Challenger?

[roundhouses]

No,, its a Southern Pacific Cab Forward.

[antagonis]

All hail the mighty AC!!!