I have an upcoming video that will include the track map and show the train's progress around the layout. Keep an eye out later the video towards the end of the month.

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I would have taken offense to this, but I thought the exact same thing while putting the video together. The big challenge is that the pine trees leave a constant mess on the track. I've did some major clean-up right after making the video, but the yard is now orange again with pine needles.

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This is Garden Scale (mostly 1:29 with some 1:24).

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Definitely not a cheap hobby. Weather can be a challenge here in the Pacific Northwest. Basically can't run between November and February unless the weather is unusually warm.

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We love our house. Ours was built in 1959.

Those are clay chimney flues. They worked pretty well with the small amount of soil I had over the top of them, but I don't think I would recommend using them as they are a bit fragile. I ultimately ended up replacing them with cinder blocks and concrete steps stones.

Thank you! I try to post something once a week, but the weather doesn't always cooperate.

While the trains look slow, the scale speed is 35-40 mph. Anything faster starts to look unreal and also runs the risk of derailing the engine and causing damage.

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It is a lot of fun and a lot of work. Those specific engines can be a bit finicky, so sometimes there is a lot of time spent bending over and fixing derails.

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Thanks! That tunnel was a bit too narrow for some of the larger engines, so it had to be replaced. While I like the new tunnel, it does lack some of the character of the original.

Thank you! I love your garden train as well!

Yes it is. :)

Oh, it was so much worse than the video shows! I have a new video coming where they discovered some of the other sounds that they can play. Less horn and bell, but still a LOT of random sounds. :)

Thank you! There are 11 possible loop combinations (a couple of them can be ran simultaneously) and 2 "point-to-point" scenarios (with a 3rd option soon).

Thank you! It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. I spent a lot of time building the bridges and trestles to complete the layout, so I now need to build some buildings and add other scenery to make it look even better. I also need to fix the water fall so that it works again.