Model Railroad VLog: Running Trains & Layout Overview: Part 1

[jcw3018]

Very nice scenery, but you could greatly improve the video: keep the cam steady, no zoom, use a tripod.

[PURFECTSHOT]

KEEP THE CAMRA STILL

[3riversrambler]

whats the minimum track radius you used?

[thebige61]

@3riversrambler 15 inch radius.

[vettebecker]

Very nice idea with the loops and tunnels. Nice job on the scenery, thanks for the ideas and tips.

[mongoosekid14]

nice ya shud get some animals on the moutains and some cars etc nice vid

[walkerbelle]

Howdy Big E. Indeed, quite impressive to say the least. A question I'm sure you've been asked before? What do you do if a train derails in one of those tunnels? How do you retrieve them? Maybe I have missed something along the way, as I'm trying to follow your videos in sequence however; being fairly new to YouTube... perhaps I've missed a couple? You have showed me several ideas and I can't thank you enough for sharing these wonderful videos with us. Thanks a bunch, Walker.

[thebige61]

@walkerbelle I can get to the trains from underneath. If you want to see the videos in sequence I have playlists on my main channel page.

E

[carlanton593]

this is IMPRESSIVE!. how long have you been modeling?

[thebige61]

@carlanton593 Off and on since I was 8 years old.

[Amatersaru1]

hey E i am so jelous of your layout it is incredible i only have a small 4X5 n scale layout and it cost me a fair bit of money i was just wondering if u could tell me roughly how much you think your layout has cost you to get to the point u are at now?

[thebige61]

@Amatersaru1 It's been spread out over several years. I guess about 4,000 - 5, 000

[saletrans123]

you should mount a camera on one train :) it would be great

[thebige61]

@saletrans123 Now that's a toy I'd like to get someday!

[mastererik323]

Cool model railroad.I'm building my 3rd one later this month.

[skylandmountain]

Thats great - Is N scale hard to maintain? Also - Im planning (someday!) a HO scale slotcar layout (Actually slotless TCR by ideal - not tyco) & I want to build large scale hills - how did you sculpt the large background hills? did you use foam slabs & shaped with a hotwire or chickenwire covered with plastercloth?

thanks.

[thebige61]

I used layers of pink rigid extruded foam. I cut/carved them with whatever I had on hand: drywall saw, hacksaw blade, screwdriver...etc. I had a cheap hotwire cutter but it didn't work that well. I need to invest in something better at some point.

E

[skylandmountain]

Whoops - wrong appologies - it's the moddeler who said it's N scale (which explains some of the long zooms) :) sorry

[KKSUTUBE99]

what scale is it

[thebige61]

N scale.

[skylandmountain]

I think It's HO - if it's N scale like somebody said then the bottle that the train passes must be really small - which is possible but "My sources say no!" Id bet on HO scale ;)

[wojtopkp]

Extra vid good job 5*****

[SniperBoy211]

cool vid

[birdysim55]

What do you do if the train stops in the middle of a tunnel, or goes off track or something else happens in the tunnel?

[thebige61]

I can get to the engines from underneath the tunnels

[birdysim55]

Cool, so that means you have to make a removable section wherever you want a tunnel?

[cprules09]

good work

[Pton46]

Really cool, a great job! It is getting me inspired to get back to work on my layout. Took the summer off.

[socsco17]

wil you be running longer trains on the layout when its done?

[thebige61]

Not too much longer since it's a mountain layout.

E

[socsco17]

ah that makes sense

[Lovinbikess]

wow some of that is so detailed! how long has that took? 5*****

[SilvermanStan]

Superb scenery.

[rooster123456789012]

I like your videos and your work ! .Greatings from Germany .

[Moschops42]

Amazing layout,absolutely fantastic,how did you make your tunnel entrances?

[madtrucker78]

Nice layout. How long did it take you to make the scenic bit

[thebige61]

The work was spread out over about 4 months

[slitheen121]

is it Hornby?

[thebige61]

Kato

[robotmouse10]

what happens if you had to move is it collapse able or do you just plan on living where you are for a long time

[prorobo]

Absolutely fantastic! Your how-to videos have helped me so much and it's just incredible how high the level of your craftsmanship is! Keep up the outstanding work!

[usofmeric]

how much room does this layout take up

[thebige61]

It goes around the walls of the family room with two lift out bridges. Its roughly L shaped 12 X 24 X 18 ft.

E

[GregInCalifornia]

Awesome layout!

[199419941994Adam]

Extremely nice

[20NaScArBaBy20]

impressive layout 10/10

[MonsterRailroad]

Yo very nice layout. I am so surprised that I have never found your videos before. I guess that I was too busy making videos of my own, but a Youtube member told me about thebig61 guy making videos like I do so I wanted to see for myself. very cool dawg!! Nice to know there is another guy out there showing people his techniques of making the train layout. Good job dawg!!

[thebige61]

Woof Woof!

Thanks!

E

[199419941994Adam]

What did you make the landscape out of? Is it some sort of clay or paper mache? or however you say it... my bad.

[ZetanCrisp]

It really looks like you carved the layout out of solid rock, amazing!

[RareMoose81]

hey i like your layout i have a lot of room to work with but it has been almost 15 years since i have done any model railroading i am new to dcc and feel it really works the way i am looking 4 i have enjoyed learning tips and trick from your different video series please keep them comeing i like watching them...

[railfanfromiantha]

Cool layout. I wish I had this much space. Something I think that would look really cool is double head thoughs loco's and put on a coal train.

[jbrunsonjr]

Just wondering if you have a website as well, or if any of your clips shows your complete layout design? Pretty impressive stuff - keep uptheawesome work and keep the videos coming!

[ARTrainsProductions]

Awesome! So....What happens if you get a wreck in one of those tunnels? You got a way to get in there...?

[thebige61]

I can get to the trains from behind and underneath. Tunnels are going to be the subject of my next series.

[ARTrainsProductions]

Sweet! O:

[bigredjeff007420]

very nice

[thebadcancer]

Neat layout! no trees?

[thebige61]

Not finished. I'll get around to it...

E