Building a Realistic Imaginary Mountain Model Railroad

#toy #train #Wildwest #diorama
I spent the last two weeks scratch building my largest diorama project yet! This HO scale mountain toy train layout is twice as big as my desert canyon railroad layout and cost around $1200 to make. I may make some additions to the layout like monsters or structures, but for now, I’m pretty happy with the beauty of the Rocky Mountain landscape.
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[@audreycurtis8429]

It's nice to see how much better he's gotten over the years

[@kaurus1227]

Agreed, though he was already amazing at the start!

[@erik87178]

went from really good to amazing

[@PepperDog76]

Thinking the same thing. Always enjoyable content that keeps getting better

[@audreycurtis8429]

Or how much more creative and outgoing

[@ericvaughn2617]

His presentation skills keep getting better too. Even without the hobby stuff it's just generally entertaining.

[@be9579]

Man dude I gotta say your train builds are my absolute favorites to watch, the size and scale is so commendable

[@henryalbaugh652]

Agreed you are a legend finally someone else who agrees with me

[@benjaminwestby5836]

I’m a school teacher in Glenwood; I love sharing your videos with my students. We often have diorama projects to go with essays or research projects and I use your videos as inspiration with the kids on process and details. Would love to have you do a workshop with my students some day if you ever have the urge to visit the West Slope.

[@user-ov7uq3cc7j]

Glenwood springs?

[@austinshaw9091]

You could also do a virtual workshop with him! Ofc if he wants XD, makes things a lil easier to achieve and still fun!

[@StudsonStudio]

Big n beautiful build, Boylei

[@minotaursgamezone]

let me fix those 0 replies

[@aaiden_Blade]

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[@parrishjr761]

Omg is that Mr horseshoe man!??!?!?!!!

[@GlaxMM2]

Stupidly stupendous, studson

[@sniper7303]

ill help too horseshoe man

[@HalfAsleepChris]

Every second of this was mesmerising. I learnt so much

[@BhGriffon13]

Hi Chris

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

It'd be cool to see your take on it Chis! Maybe with some OO scale British loco's. You could do a fictional line over the Cliffs of Dover, or maybe in the beautiful scenery of the lake district.

[@S.i.r.D.e.e.D.e.e.]

yooo, I looove you videos! :D never thought I’d see you here :)

[@davidthomas6473]

I think he’s brilliant 🤩

[@felixmckinney7132]

Woah! Wasn’t expecting to see you here! Makes sense though.

[@Dan_Does]

Not only is the build amazing, the humour is very much on point!

[@Tomy_Yon]

Oliver! 😊

[@fredericapanon207]

Yes, but I have to wonder about his dentist...

[@noahwagner7776]

We making it out of the dentist office with this one

[@PetesWorld01]

Looks great, shame the triple loop didn't work out but the trestle supported section makes this look really cool! Do you have a P.O. Box or similar where people can send you stuff?

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

I was definitely going to say, that looks like HO scale and there’s NO was that was going to work.

[@eliguy2344]

It's always a treat when Boylei releases a new video, it's always a fun and relaxing watch. I've started painting miniatures again thanks to the inspiration from all the amazing dioramas.

[@AndrewKuntzman]

The mountian reminds me of lookout mountain in colorado, and that seemed to be a good idea since you have a weapon off train. So your lookouts can tell the train where the enemy is coming and they can destroy everyone on their train track below the “lookout”

[@OllieOxyn]

perhaps I;m thinking of a different lookout mountain in colorado but the one i know is where Buffalo bill is supposedly buried... much flatter and not high enough for summer/fall snow

[@user-ue2jq8uf6x]

Nerd. Don't overthink the build, dude.

[@AndrewKuntzman]

It is flatter this is look out mountain 2.0

[@Josh31287]

​@@user-ue2jq8uf6xwhy be rude about it?

[@Murdoch_The_9F]

@@user-ue2jq8uf6xIdiot. Try thinking about the build, dude.

[@DrYmath]

Wow, more big builds please! This was a blast to watch come together.

[@JagoHazzard]

This is so gorgeously atmospheric. As a train nerd, your train builds make me happy.

[@MechanicalFiend]

Ahhh... I used to live in Colorado, so every time you do one of these builds, I always miss it. This turned out absolutely fantastic, all the fall foliage with the snow and the color of the water are just so visually pleasing together. And the lighting really complimented it as well, beautiful as always!

[@HolyCowCreates]

As much as I LOVE your wild west builds, my heart lies in the mountains so I think this is my favorite build of yours yet. This is awesome and inspiring, Boylei! Great build.

[@dragonboss7995]

I absolutkey love seeing more of the mountain builds. It reminds me of the front range of colorado and it kind of has a homey feel to it. Your tressel at the end also reminds of the george town railway loop. Due to how it is a downward sloping gradient and it turns which georgetown was the first in the world to build. Amazing job as always.

[@Murdoch_The_9F]

Yes! I just went on the George Town Loop and it looks just like it.

[@toodlesX14]

The scale of this project is incredibly impressive! The forced perspective with the mountain works so well

[@Jett-n-gin]

Man, Sundays are quickly becoming my favorite day of the week

[@nelly5954]

Truly splendid. What I wouldn't give to have a tour of all your projects in person.

[@seanhobbs3624]

Spectacular! My son and I have an O scale layout that is 6 x 11 that I have “landscaped” over the years. Really appreciate your innate talent and meticulous detail. Thanks for sharing!

[@dapperslaps7156]

Kudos to you for attempting the triple, double-loop underpass. But, I’m glad you double, triple-checked so you didn’t end up with another tripped-up, double take. Instead, the nestled river overpass trestle allowed for double, even triple the enjoyment with every single glorious double pass.

[@andrewwilson3587]

That's definitely one of the higher 14's. Beautiful!

[@skylark3232]

I absolutely love all your dioramas, and this one has to be one of my favorites! The train and the landscape looks so awesome together! Thank you for all the work you do to make these awsome videos!

[@pickledcow]

It looks so awesome! Idk why but made me want to see you make a fair ground with a wooden rollercoaster. If only there were moving coaster tracks🤔

[@graham_plays_piano]

I really hope that Boylei connects every imaginary Wild West build together to make one HUMUNGOUS imaginary Wild West diorama. Absolutely amazing build btw!!!

[@emmavaria]

This is the gateway drug to those absolutely amazing ultra realistic full-room-size model train layouts.

[@dontesnicu8178]

This is an amazing diorama, honestly, you have great skills and you should keep up the work and effort, well done!

[@jkJk23890]

Love your stuff man!! The train vids and starwars dioramas are my favorite

[@mossbased]

HOLY SMOKES!!!!!! Seeing larger work from you is such a treat!!

[@lucpar23]

Can we all stop and just marvel at this mountain?! Awesome job.

[@beller6719]

you must now make a third, even bigger train diorama so you can include the "fun layout" lol

[@ryty1309]

You are the first comment

[@kurtlindner]

Oh my god! I never thought I'd see the day! -a good design on merch that isn't offensively shouting the channel. No joke, I'm pretty sure this is the best merch I've seen someone sell, it's actually wearable and won't get you beat up.

[@TheGamingSpartanA113]

My Sundays are instantly better when Boylei uploads.

[@charlessapp1835]

Watching this in my train room surrounded by my layout that I am building. Ballasting tip: One of the best things you can use for ballasting is a 1" foam brush. It is the perfect size for removing ballast from the rails and ties, and the beveled edge is perfect for the ballast slope.

[@YazzyDream]

love the forced perspective mountain!

[@CaptainWT]

THE SAGA CONTINUES This guy will really take the most basic model train set and the. It into a legit work of art

[@jeromegilly]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE BUILD SO FAR!!! You’re pretty much the only channel for this hobby that I watch because I like your personality the best- and you don’t swear. Thank you

[@Orihnge]

I love the relatively quick video with concise details on the progress of this feat of a project. Lovely scene!

[@Gameplax]

i love trains and mountain dioramas and the music was perfect

[@jinks908]

The amount of hours I have watched you build dioramas knowing full well I will never in my life build one is staggering.

[@timosteen]

You’ve gotten so good at this over the years! The forced perspective look you were aiming for really sells! Great job!

[@elsaoverthere]

My kids and I love these train and larger terrain builds. 💪🏽 Found my four-year-old elbow-deep in kinetic sand and chopsticks the other day, murmuring to himself about carving styrofoam and digging tunnels through mountains for his trains. You’ve started something in that little brain!

[@user-bm9fc7tl4t]

i just cant say how much he has inspired me. when i watched his videos i just felt like this is something that i would love to do and i have made 20 small dioramas sense then. i just cant explain my gratitude for what he does and if i could wish for anything it would be to talk to him and get to now him better.

[@Ammonitemare1711]

Baffled by how huge this is and how you've nailed every single aspect. The snow on top looks amazing, the color transition in the foliage is genius, and a perfect resin lake. Truly a culmination of skill

[@halfcrafted]

Marvellous stuff! This came together beautifully, the colour gradient especially coming down from the cap to the warm mid tones for the scenery and then to darker blues for the lake just looks so great. Really good job!

[@Lee-Dixon1987]

That blue treatment at the top of the mountain is chef's kiss level! Love how this turned out. Great work and God bless, my friend.

[@epiclolman57]

The frost shredded wheat comparison was as perfect as this diorama. Absolute beautiful masterpiece.

[@jasonshiers5771]

Insane build looks brilliant

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Yah, the diorama wasn't bad either.

[@comusrules1244]

WOW. Amazing. You are extremely talented.

[@Koocoo4coco]

Awesome job! Thanks for all the amazing videos.

[@MrOrangeBluestreek]

Like that you choose autumn as the season. The most beautiful time of the year. 🍂🍂

[@gartan8449]

You make this look easy but it truly and really isn't at all. Beautiful work and the comedy is a nice touch to the video. Enjoyed this, thank you.

[@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner]

Boylei needs to make a freaking mini museum exhibit for his Wild Imaginary West

[@StewartFletcher]

Wow that forced perspective REALLY works

[@paulguthrie4857]

Epic! Good luck on moving that behemoth!

[@martinnielsen5805]

Absolutely amazing 🙂

[@darthprime4916]

Absolutely gorgeous even half way through video. Just amazing watching you create life like scenes from nothing.

[@TheSoapBandit]

I really love trains, and it’s amazing to see what you can do! The detail and precision put into these layouts are spectacular!

[@ianAEF]

This looks so good it’s ridiculous. The mountain top really looks further away, the colors are beautiful. Congratulations!

[@Jay-ql4gp]

I'm staggered by that bridge! That thing looks like it would hold some actual weight. Well done!

[@libmananchannel]

Hello "Boylei Hobby Time"! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

Such a peaceful landscape.... Maybe TOO peaceful...

[@volttherobot]

Looks SO awesome....but I was watching this one like that meme with Padme and Anakin... "Boylei, you are going to split that thing in half, so it can fit through the door, right?.....right?" 6:50 ... ahhhhhhh!

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

Always starting my week off on the right foot with hobby time. Thank you sir.

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

This is honelty the best one so far!

[@tonysquires8207]

Reminded me of the build in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.😂😂😂 Excellent stuff 👏

[@karlmasutra8518]

you made me survive my lock down in 2021 and rediscover my passion for miniatures, i´m so thankful for that. keep up the amazing work.

[@user-lf2pu5eg7n]

I would love to see a diorama of a outlaw gang blowing up a bridge with a train heading towards it in a similar setting.

[@lucymiau5700]

A gorgeous and mayestic landscape for this epic train.

[@silenttraveler7192]

Total Awesomeness 😮

[@KeanesCove]

Fantastic model and v well documented and presented

[@bakdpotato143]

Jesus, what a beautiful set.

[@ES-nw9nc]

I recently built my first diorama and I had so much fun doing it. I never thought I could build one until I watched your videos. Thank you for inspiring me.

[@monsterpartywars2018]

That forced perspective ended up working *really* well! It looks pretty epic. Nice one.

[@gripperrod]

Amazing and beautiful.

[@danasummons3438]

If you were to take a still photo shot of this, it looks like something you'd see in a landscape painting, particularly the color schemes of the mountain top down to the foliage. Great work!

[@thevoodooman1609]

All the trees remind me of Aspen! It's a beautiful town in the fall

[@MrMagicPenguin12]

When you laid out that oval track and the mountain backboards, this looked so daunting!! Very impressive work to have a vision and to see it through to the end. I really tend to struggle with that when I am painting larger figurines, let alone something of this scale!! Great work.

[@FelicityPickens]

Wonderful build, Boylei!

[@throughtheeyesofnature3037]

Boylei Hobby Time. That's amazing!! My favorite one yet!!

[@Josh31287]

Maaaaan id LOVE to have something like that for my home.....id display it in my living room for everyone to see! That is awesome!

[@meowmeowZZ22]

I love that you will strive to always make your dioramas really realistic.

[@meowmeowZZ22]

It also reminds me of the natural scenery of Ireland

[@JOSHSLEGO]

Wow that’s amazing! The way the mountain looks behind the train from next to the bridge at 11:51 looks absolutely perfect 🤩 😁 👍 👏

[@modelermark172]

You call it "good." I call it excellent! I can't wait to see your follow-up additions of monsters, structures, and figures to fill out your simple (but very effective) landscape in future videos. That said, it is too bad that you were not able to use as much track as you initially wanted to use. I don't have the room for a full-on 8' X 4' model railroad layout, but doing something with electric trains was always on my "Bucket List." This 'diorama' approach just might be the solution for me. As always, thanks for sharing this with us!

[@CCMinis]

Absolutely majestic. Great work Boylei!

[@whiteboyjpeg]

I would love to see more of the Wild Imaginary West in other media, it’s such an interesting and exciting concept that I just want to be completely immersed in it. Every aspect of it is something I enjoy.

[@stormbowman7148]

Looks awesome. Next time paint the track in a brownish/rusty color. It makes the track look more realistic.

[@DragonBoi3789]

As a suggestion for next time, could you do a fishing trip where the folks on the lake finally land "The Big One"? Im really curious to see what a massive lake fish looks like in the Imaginary Wild West.

[@isaacwatanabe9599]

The train projects are my main inspiration for model railroading

[@El_Diego86]

Art at its Purist Form. ❤

[@aleledesma4088]

Amazing and beautiful diorama as always. I must say I do enjoy watching how you bring all of this to life, but my favourite thing is your narration, I found it pretty calming, soothing yet fun, so I am always looking forward for the next video.

[@AlexChec]

That forced perspective effect came out so well! Just amazing work.

[@echodelta2426]

Another excellent build. If Neal is the king of terrain builds, then you are definitely a prince.

[@Gonexxxxxx11111]

That perspective is great

[@Xmar4]

this is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@simonmoore3571]

As a Canadian who lives among the mountains i totally see what your going for with the light blue colour

[@TheasChristmasVillages]

Just found this video, and was blown away at your construction!!! I could sure use this tutorial in my adventures of mountain and tunnel building. This kindergartener just met her college brother! Thank you!!

[@infernum5646]

As always, a great video. Cant wait for you next weird west project.

[@rickdee67]

FANTASTIC! A week ago my wife and I were in Durango Colorado and you absolutely nailed it! Albeit the train is a little different. We really enjoy watching your videos and your wit.

[@dvizual]

Reminds me of when I’d drive through BC for vacation as a kid. Absolutely love your work

[@ColCam]

Heck yeah, 1 am! Nothing better.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Came out great!