46 - Let's have a look at the Allagash MRR layout.

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Good Video ... Subscribed! One important detail you did not mention was the Rail Car fleet ... They carefully research the time period with photos and books, and all the rail cars are prototypical of the late 1970 -1980 time frame. Not enough modelers do this and is important to capture the "Feel" of operating.

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi Will, thanks for subscribing. You are right! That is an important point and often overlooked. A second step that one can do is to 'color' the fleet. By this i mean not to paint your cars, but to choose the ones applicable for your era by color. Many era's have examples of blue, yellow and other bright colored cars, but this doesn't mean you should have all of those. The majority of cars where often a dull boxcar red and some blacks. Choosing the latter, will really set the mood and generate a more overall cohesive feeling. Enjoy the channel!

[@manubird2475]

The scenery depicts Maine just before the brown snow/mud season perfectly! The video took me back 60 years! Well done. The modelling is wonderful.

[@DubaiTrains]

My please. Good to hear you enjoyed it.

[@charlesyoungblood1379]

This is, in my opinion, by far the best, most realistic layout I have ever seen. I thought I was watching a real train.

[@DubaiTrains]

I do agree it is ultra realistic. There are other ultra realistic layouts out there but not many!

[@MarkInLA]

I'm shivering just looking at it !! I'm from NYC, live in Los Angeles since 1978, but lived in New Hampshire, then many years in Waterville and Bangor Maine in the late 60s thru 70s and experienced 40 deg below 0 winters there many times !!!... You have captured Maine in cold weather A1 perfectly !!! This has to be among thee greatest MRRs ever devised, leave alone your operation of it !!! It's perfect in all its aspects !!! If you had a 5 star rating system I'd give it 6 if I could !!!

[@fredpryde8555]

awesome the track is huge

[@DubaiTrains]

Yes! Basement filler!

[@thedude3423]

Mind-blowing realism...🤯

[@DubaiTrains]

I know right!

[@jalbhagwagar3353]

The look at 2:06 is astoundingly real. I'm revisiting this "masterpiece" and am as amazed as before. Thanks a million.

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi Jal, It is very real. Although that time of year and location is not my style, I find it a beautiful layout.

[@Wbmfishman1]

I been at Mike’s layout for half a day for a club visit. Video is great, seeing it run is incredible.

[@DubaiTrains]

I can only imagine! The room must have a relaxed atmosphere.

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

An incredibly realistic layout . Bravo 👍

[@jalbhagwagar3353]

Too much. Speechless. Love everything about this over the top beauty. Thank you for sharing.

[@DubaiTrains]

My pleasure!

[@yllekpat]

I'm very impressed regarding how realistic the scene looks - especially since you've accomplished this in 12 inches of depth! Beautifully done.

[@DubaiTrains]

It does look amazing.

[@krazytrainguy]

Great video - I've seen phots of this layout before and have always been impressed. Not many people model late spring - very original.

[@DubaiTrains]

Totally agree. It is beautiful. But I can imaging it is not for everyone. I am more a fan of lush & green or autumn trees.

[@MrMontrose1967]

Well done beautiful layout thanks for the tips and yes totally agree running the trains at a slower speed not at a ludicrous speed

[@DubaiTrains]

If you want to slow down an entire opsessions, I found that the protothrottle does the trick!

[@Conrail3385]

I found this channel by looking around. Nice layout and trains. Sound is the way to go on the locomotives. I also like the slower speed.

[@DubaiTrains]

Thanks for looking around! Checkout my videos on layout design, operations and more!

[@craigwoodman9920]

INCREDIBLE layout!!!!! Absolutely STUNNING 🙏❤️

[@DubaiTrains]

Thanks Craig.

[@dmbodeen]

Exceptional modeling. Wow!

[@DubaiTrains]

Mike sure knows how to model!

[@mainecoastrailfan]

Excellent video! I look forward to visiting this layout at some point in the future

[@DubaiTrains]

You should!

[@Ponger6491]

Wow. Incredible.

[@DubaiTrains]

👍

[@ErzgebirgsMoBaHO]

This model train is fantastic. Sometimes you can't see the difference from real to model. Are there any more ways to see this great model railway? Greetings Tino

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi, yes the owner has a dvd collection you can buy. store.mrhmag.com/store/p16/ALLAGASH_RAILWAY__-Scenery_modeling_outside_the_box-__vol_1_%28DVD%29.html

[@ErzgebirgsMoBaHO]

@@DubaiTrains cool thx

[@TheNorthwestWind]

LOVE IT, SO MUCH GREAT DETAIL

[@DubaiTrains]

Glad you like it!

[@capt.jaybrooks6540]

AWESOME ! Love those Alcos .

[@DubaiTrains]

Yes same here!

[@alanritchie9781]

A beautiful layout. I'm into N Scale myself? Limited in the area i can use to model.

[@garrisonv2]

Wish the video had delved deeper into the sounds/sound of the layout, was it in synergy with the visual?

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi Garrison. Is there anything specific you want to know. The audio is in sync. I didn't record engine audio, but when editing I am quite sure that it is in sync as there are many audio - visual syncs.

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

Absolutely superb! This is inspiring: I want this level of detail for my small shelf layout. I must be minimalistic in space and equipment, but I want to make-up for it with this kind of quality. 😊❤

[@DubaiTrains]

Yes quality over quantity!

[@coyotterestoration1754]

Would like to see some dawn or dusk operations, great layout.

[@DubaiTrains]

That would be neat!

[@xfiles-thetruthisoutthere8038]

‘SUPERB’ ! 👽

[@DubaiTrains]

Thanks! The 'train files'.

[@jwrailve3615]

His scenery color blend is sooooooo good. Even if I tried I genuinely don’t think I could model at that high of level. As long as I have the funds to get what I need I can make something look pretty good, but don’t think I’ll ever win awards for my work. This level of modeling is achieved by so few. Also, his operation speeds are exactly how they should be on any layout. I’ve had ops sessions at a club Ruin it entirely for me and I’ve never went back. If your rushing to get as many trains finished and just sling cars and smash to connect back together your missing the entire point of true prototype operating sessions missing. On my layout I go over a tutorial train, it’ll run the Brownsville sub going through Bloomington Texas and out the other side through placedo (placedo is a three track semi staging cassette. In that straight 30-35ft straight run I’d have time to over my rules on speeding, rule one and only one rule on speeding, if you speed my locos your not welcome back. If it was a little over by a couple notches I won’t trip about it, but not doing a start sequence all the pre noise’s before departures, going over your switch lists one more time, and run your train like a car and follow your signals and signs. 5-25mph on my layout with 95% being 10-20mph all towns 5-10mph yard 5mph.

[@DubaiTrains]

Keep practicing and learning. I am seeing more and more that a lot comes down to painting. Paint everything. Grass, trees, bushes. That will help with the blending. And coating everything with a few colors of chalk. Or course its easier said then done. I am just summarizing (and practising) what I see on boomer dioramas. 😂 I like the 'tutorial train' idea. The very few operators that I have now, all came in one buy one. So it is relatively easy to get them on board. (Read: I just push them in the deep end with some life savers on the way). That works OK depending on their experience level. But for my new layout that will be a different story. And on top of that the operations will be far more complex. Trackage rights, 'dispatcher' and the lot. Somewhat of a solution is that an future operator will help with the construction. So he will be an instand layout expert 😆.

[@rafaelvoncina6036]

@@DubaiTrains I cannot recommend Boomer Dioramas enough. Earthtones in every single layer after layer of scenery where everything is treated as a model. Wonderful place to learn!

[@bobmartin3018]

Great layout

[@DubaiTrains]

Yes and truly unique.

[@markelman198]

Is this layout open to the public?

[@DubaiTrains]

I believe it is a private layout. But there are DVDs out there that one can buy to see the layout in detail.

[@bobmartin3018]

What speakers is he using

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi Bob, sorry I have no idea what speaker he is using nor decoder. But it does sound good. Partly because I remastered the sound from the original.

[@goaliegeorge]

Decoder on this RS3 is by SoundTraxx.

[@michaellindsey8044]

What scale is there's model train ho or n

[@DubaiTrains]

HO scale

[@OScaleMike]

How is this not copyright infringement?

[@DubaiTrains]

Hi Mike, the original content was published under the creative common license.

[@garykcs5532]

Great job Joe, it's always funny no matter what you do your always making changes in your layout just like I did, check out my last two vids. Keep up the great work. Gary

[@DubaiTrains]

Thanks Gary.

[@will42323]

i was the 500th like

[@DubaiTrains]

500x thanks then!

[@robfairportlogistics]

I cant describe how annoyed i am by how paywalled the allagash is. MRH is all about paywalls.

[@DubaiTrains]

I understand. There are snip-its on the interweb here and there. I hope my video gives you some more insight. If not I would bite the bullet and buy the dvd's