Chris' 5x9 American Flyer S gauge layout 04-24-2022

[@allanegleston4931]

when i was a kid , i had a layout on a piano hinge and it could be tilted against the wall so that we could use the garage for its intended porpose . eggscllent job.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I bet that was a lot of fun. Thanks for watching and your comments.

[@MedicYoda]

I am close to building my first flyer layout. I don’t want anything fancy, just wanna run trains and display my accessories. Yours has just given me a lot of inspiration. I love the idea of the inside track. And the rotating idea. That’s genius. Thank you for sharing

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I'm glad you enjoyed the layout Chris built. Gary's 4' x 8' layout also pivots in the center and is on casters.

[@andrewfyakim525]

Nice lay-out! American Flyer S gauge is my favorite. A prejudiced opinion as this is what I grew up with, and still have! ☺I like seeing the Plasticville train station; a lot of us still; have it! Also have the white church, red barn, and pink ranch house. The rest of ours are gone, somewhere.....

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Very nice.👍

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@MarthaGuzmán-t5p]

Downright beautiful!, congratulations!....

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you very much.

[@flyerjunction]

What a wonderful layout with beautiful scenery! He did an excellent job! Perhaps you can return and record more of the trains running from the view of the town so that part of the layout can be seen. Thank you for sharing.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I'm am going to see Chris again during the summer. I will try to get video from that angle

[@arthurleino]

Nice American Flyer layout!

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

He's made a nice display with the town and lights. Thanks for watching.

[@georgedlugos2]

Great layout and scenery!!

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I agree. And it is still in progress. Thank you for watching.

[@8avexp]

I have a few of those Plasticville buildings.

[@daveclarklumber]

Great layout. Thanks for sharing!

[@johnjon1823]

That is one well-organized garage and the added window with the slider in the garage door is a great idea. The layout itself is very nice indeed, looks like gargraves track to me. I have to say I always loved the rubber roadbed and how it influenced the noise and how it looked. The layout appears to be foldable but I can't tell for sure. Really nice job with the whole thing, excellent video. Great layout! Best wishes!

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

It does fold and store against the wall. He did a great job on the ties. I agree, the track looks like Gargraves

[@daveyoung5445]

It’s just a tad bit loud but other than that you don’t like still a wonderful layout they’re very cool, designer, nice room and with the sunlight you can watch it in the winter and summer last time

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

@@daveyoung5445 Thank you for your comments and for watching.

[@105C09]

Veey nice.............even the '57 Beetle engine hood hangng on the wall!

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Yes, Chris and I met through the VW club we are in. Then I found out he was interested in S gauge AF. Bonus ha ha

[@donrutherford6729]

Incredible. Just remove the trains, buildings, etc and the platform tilts on its side. Genius!

[@donrutherford6729]

Thank you for sharing

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Yes, Chris thought it through and built it strong. Good plan. Thanks for watching.

[@jamesbenenati1039]

I have a old ping pong table that I have been saving for train table, but it does fold in the middle and would make the build complicated. the table rotating is a much better idea. Thanks for sharing

[@paulbervid1610]

Great layout. Love your use of plexiglass.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Glad you liked it. Thank you for viewing.

[@angeloavanti2538]

Real nice. Built to last.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thanks. He did a great job on the table and the layout.

[@Jimmy-zo7xv]

Ya my compliments to u also

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you for your comments and for watching.

[@track1219]

Nice !

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

That’s a real nice layout 👍

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I think so too. Thanks for watching.

[@soundman1950s]

That is a pretty cool multi level layout.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I think Chris did a great job on it. Thank you for viewing and your comments.

[@olhemi1]

Nice 🙂👍☕

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you

[@emilsuda4101]

This layout kinda has the look of a factory made layout for a department store.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I agree. The materials and colors used to create the scenery and road bed are the same as 1950's layouts.

[@emilsuda4101]

@@willamettevalleyAFtrains Well those factory layouts were fairly basic. It was for the customer to watch the train and accessories the main selling point. From that it created the idea of what you could do on your layout.

[@es1541]

2 wheel track looks so more realistic than Lionel track 3 rail.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you for watching.

[@allanegleston4931]

started with marx. then a.f. then ho and then 3 rail o. have all 3 now on a 3x4 board .

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

I took a look at your layout. Very nice.

[@allanegleston4931]

thanks . i live in a small apartment and it is set up in case i have to move . 7 years ago we had a renovation, we need another one . so i had to take the layout down. nothing is pernamantly secured so i can shove everything into a box and go. the legs unscreww and a few otther features do too. have a grand day.

[@rcnut5112]

Come see mine in couple of years

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Looking forward to updates on yours

[@monmixer]

I'm liking S gauge but it's so hard to find good options for track and such. I'm a beginner and getting a bit discouraged by the price of decent track and then I see all the HO stuff out there because it's the most popular but I have a lot of 1/64 scale stuff to go with a lay out with out spending a nickel on that stuff for S gauge.

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

It sounds like you have an idea of what you'ld like in a layout. I find original American Flyer track on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist frequently. There seems to be a lot of it available. The other track with plastic roadbed is expensive. Thank you for watching and your comments.

[@monmixer]

@@willamettevalleyAFtrains TY, never did a lay out before but going to do with the grandson. He will be 6 soon. I'm new to it. Just trying to figure some stuff out before buying. Took me 3 days to figure out out that that S matched 1/64 diecast. HO is pretty close though and would probably be fine. I also just learned of the DCC stuff and that certainly could be more fun. took me a minute to wrap my brain around it but I'm stage technician. We addredd digital lighting all of the time and the audio mixing consoles are all digital now for live shows anyway unless some one really just loves analog which I do but the gear is 4 times the size and weight so not worth it any more. the labor bill alone forces you to digital. the prices have finally come down to where about any one could get into if they wanted to. Any way I won't have any issues with dcc. If I build the lay out with him which I will we have plenty of 1/64 scale stuff here already. I might just go HO because their so much and it's a bit lower priced. I'm learning. Appreciate the answers and people who take the time to share knowledge. Thank You

[@allanegleston4931]

just subbed .

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Thank you very much

[@sheriegreen3061]

Is this table easy to flip on your own?

[@willamettevalleyAFtrains]

Yes, but you have to take all the trains and buildings off. The track stays on the table top.