A HO model railroad resurrected! (Part #1)

[@modelrailroader5619]

I might have been inclined to walk away when I opened that first pod😳 You guys took on a challenge and did an amazing job!👍🇨🇦

[@JulianWatsonThe400]

I definitely think it was well worth it. To be honest, once they took it out of the pod and laid it on the ground, it didn't look so bad.

[@EtonieE25]

@Modelrailroad Yep @ 2 mins 13secs l to woulda been gone 😳😆

[@SleeTheSloth]

My heart fell to my stomach when I saw the inside of that first pod. You guys did a great job. I do not think I'll ever forget the image of the inside of the pod.

[@Tom-xe9iq]

This should be a wake-up call for all those older modelers! That dream layout that you've been working on for 25 years ends up sold for $500(if you're lucky) and gets cut up like a pizza pie! So many train empires end up in the landfill not sold like this one! Plan accordingly, y'all!

[@Madhuntr]

already did everything is modularso it can be moved easily :P

[@HVACSoldier]

Whoever built it originally, had some excellent skills.

[@HVACSoldier]

It looks good.

[@how_to_hallagon1]

Yup. I agree. They do it with everything. House, Car, Life savings. My elderly mother in law has no Will or Living trust and 4 adult kids. She won't get anything setup for when she kicks off and we've tried to get her to write a Will.

[@jeffreyvaughn1838]

But you can't put a price on all the hours of pleasure That the original Owner got from his train. Life isn't all about money you know.

[@crsrdash-840b5]

I watched this while working on repairs to my own HO scale layout. Thanks for keeping me company.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

HO our family R xR scale since 1953 in Japan. We are all now in USA❤ and retired. You go man!

[@ericthorsen7852]

Really enjoyed watching you rebuild this layout. When is part #2 coming? Cannot wait to see finished landscapes and scenery!!

[@Yeoman7]

Man, this layout is DIRTY, l love it!

[@nicovanrensburg3186]

Great job. Fascinating to see what can be done! Glad I won’t be the guy that has to take out that HVAC/furnace one day when it needs replacing!😳😂

[@gregginter5867]

In my 3rd mo of marriage, my wife took our infant son cross xtry fr Wisconsin to Fort Whidby (north of Seattle) but while she was gone for 1 wk, I enlisted the aide of her father to retrieve a premade HO RR layout! We installed it in an extra bedroom in our 3-level condo! It worked great but when she returned, she asked why the door to that bdrm was closed? I told her it was a surprise. Haha😂😅…she was NOT happy n could NOT believe her father helped me arrange that ‘madness’! I kept it for 2 yrs but as one could imagine…the nagging was relentless! So, 15yrs later, I divorced my non-believer! Haha😂😅🎉❤

[@GCS-p7x]

Are you still friends with her father? 😃

[@blakebodaciousFTW]

that first pod wouldve made me scream and send a very heart felt message to the old owner.

[@pgadeb]

So nice it found a new home that appreciates the workmanship. Advice to live by: Do your basement/large layouts in modulars!

[@grantv2313]

This video was awesome. Great layout and great job putting it back together.

[@grantv2313]

The structures are great along the wall.

[@henryszubielski8601]

What a beautiful job on the refit adjustments! You did a great job with the final product. Thanks for sharing.

[@liamwilson1058]

Amazing job saving this nice railroad.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Things have definitely changed since I was a kid in the 70s and had my HO set, none of these electronic controllers we just had a dial and that was it.. I never was much for the scenery but this layout looks fantastic and you show us how you put it back together is fantastic. That first pod when you showed us I was like OMG.. wtf... why didn't they make shelves or something to hold it all much better... I wouldn't pay the people that put it into the pod that is for sure.

[@tomHallberg]

Coming along nicely, Tom from LI also I model the old ACL and was shocked recently when I saw an old ACL switcher moving freight over by Republc airport keep up the good work

[@jochenludewig8857]

Great job on the re-construction…..thanks for sharing a great display …and of your patience and persistence! Love it!! Cheers from Australia 👍🇦🇺🦘

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

love the resurrection, at least some one saved it, didn't get thrown away. i had set up once, I was able to put it in crate form, it started out as a crate. From F/A 18 flap shipping crate. love to recycle. great way to relax in-between workloads, now I have no space to rebuild everything is in totes, I don't have crate anymore. Love the work .

[@bertcresta6685]

…looks good! Hell of a job!

[@krystalstarrett6760]

Wonderful labor of LOVE. I will follow, many family and others will enjoy your labors!😊

[@rbingraham]

I'm blown away that that mess actually got put back together some how. Although I hope they never have to replace that furnace until after the next time the layout is cut up and moved or discarded.

[@timwright3592]

Interesting how you started with a disaster, and ended up with something very cool! Bravo!

[@johntester7263]

Well done lads ,great layout 👍🏻

[@lerpack455]

All so relaxing for me to watch all this. Very interesting. Thanks,( someone in the U.K. with 00 gauge ).

[@JulianWatsonThe400]

That is a stunning railroad. I would love to have something like it one day.

[@jasonboche]

That was an incredible resurrection. Very nice work!

[@W7LDT]

I sure hope you never have to replace that furnace

[@kevinb9327]

You shame me, and inspire me! 🚂👍

[@Thomas1980]

Nice capture 👍 my thumb goes up

[@edtoomuchfun957]

Amazing job! Liked and subscribed. Hope future videos are in 1080 or at least 720. Thank you for sharing!!!!!

[@swiv99]

my heart sunk when you opened that pod door..Yikes!..hope not too much was damaged...Great layout design btw!

[@captnkarl4401]

All I can say is WOW! Great job!

[@ronhood7773]

Never very good at Rubic's cube. Great work gentlemen!!!

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Very professional job! It looks great. I had to leave a 3x8 foot n scale layout at a house I moved from 5 years ago. Small enough so I could leave it behind. I wish I had the room for H.O. Awesome job!

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Super! Very good job! Stéph.

[@uwehensel2737]

Eine super schöne Anlage Danke für's zeigen Der Uwe aus Wiesbaden

[@hopsakee8231]

Beautyful lay-out and music 🙂

[@70rrsteve51]

21:19…I suspect that the “track that goes nowhere” is actually a DCC programming track.

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Yes it could be a programming track, because the power supplies were under that area originally.

[@johnhayes8962]

Most likely a program track . But I would like to see an abandoned industry place there now. That could tell a story if an old siding no longer connected.

[@joopspeth6483]

The shrubbery in this model is great! Really realistic.

[@boomerdiorama]

Wow . . . Bravo Ladies & Gentlemen. Not an easy assignment. The layout looks well worth saving for sure. Great job! Cheers ~ Boomer.😁

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Thanks so much for your comments. We’ll be going back in August to continue to finish the railroad. Part #2

[@boomerdiorama]

@@StephanLambAssociates Sounds like fun!😁

[@anthonythompson4718]

Good jobs guys great work!

[@thomassabeldindahouse6753]

Amazing how you puzzel it together! Wow wow wow ! Greetings from germany

[@mymodelrailroadlayout]

Wow , thats an awesome Layout 👍👍

[@bobjohnson6371]

Wow, great job. Quite an undertaking...

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Yes thanks so much for your comments. We still need to go back to finish the job.

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

Beautiful, I envy the space you have👌🏾

[@daviddryden8088]

I have to wonder exactly what the cost savings were for the owner of this layout. Considering the price of what was paid for the original layout, dismantling, pods and shipping and the cost of the amazing reworking and reconstruction, would it may have been almost as cheap to just start a layout from scratch. Granted, the motive power, cars and the quality of the structures is probably the most expensive items and would cost a pretty penny and a great deal of time to create from scratch, however, I think if I had the money, I would have bought the structures and trains and just let you guys do the track plan, benchwork and scenery. Be that as it may or may not be that, what an impressive endeavor to make that entire mess work again. Well done.

[@bluesharp59]

Thumbs Up and happy weekend.

[@TubbyTubberson]

That heavy gun was sold separately my Walthers. Came with the gun and the combo flat/MOW/bunk car (railcar at the rear) I've been trying to find a complete one of those for years as I had it when I was young and dumb.

[@elleryparsons2433]

The Way It Is Is This Pride Passion TLC And A lot Of Time Never Rush Resurection. IT IS ALIVE!!!!!!

[@CSXtrackworker]

WOW!!! That's some good work. What do you guys roughly charge to do something like this??

[@elleryparsons5766]

I don’t think Price is the Issue The Issue is this They Do it With Pride And that is the Best Tool Ever to Have when Model Railroading or Begining one.

[@Maddogtrucking]

i would like to know as well just for a reference for what i charge for my services. I was charging $28 per hour. if i bring in help they get the same rate. im in the Chicagoland area

[@how_to_hallagon1]

I think you only got one answer cuz the wives might be reading this

[@mr.e1944]

Stephan, good job! That layout was a wreck when you opened the pod! I was shocked. I have worked on layouts and I know hope much work you put in. A colossal achievement. After all that, it might have been easier to have the pods shipped to your workshop. You could have modularized it and wired it off site, then spent a few days setting up on site. But, overall good job!

[@how_to_hallagon1]

I had 2 N Scale 4x8 layouts and never finished them. So now I live in an apartment and use snap track. I am not confined to one configuration when I get bored and can set it up different ways. I don't worry about tear down it's not permanent

[@thekingsilverado3266]

I'd be needin more than a case of beer to put that nightmare in long island back together again...

[@christopherjohnson5236]

Beautiful! May need to ask you to rebuild my layout here in NJ. Just gotta get the tracks laid out. How much you guys charge

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Fantastic job.

[@jeromemorris2700]

Wow! What a challenge!

[@vintagevibe3288]

Absolutely first rate Stephan. I was very scepitcal after seeing that pod. You NE guys kill me tho. As an LI native, no one lives in Long Island. They live on Long Island, lol.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Hey that looks amazing!

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Thanks we’re going back this summer to finish!

[@elleryparsons5766]

Nice Job Guys.

[@MarkCinque-q9z]

Safety first is the key to everything, 4:04

[@Stussmeister]

A very nice video and layout. I have plans to expand my own HO scale layout, but I don't think it will be quite as big as this.

[@hanswichmann5047]

It's hard to tell with my old eyes, but is that a New England Central GP-38? I ran those old Geeps for years....

[@marchebert9813]

As far as the amount of work, would it have been easier to copy the layout and lay new? Maybe salvage some of the scenery and even use as much of the old track as possible? Y ou guys did a phenomenal job and this is a dream layout.

[@marciebalme588]

outstanding video

[@grandpaarock]

huge layout 👍

[@dylansheppardmymodelrailway]

Just found ya channel buddy 👍💯👍 fantastic

[@Maddogtrucking]

what kind of cost is involved here . just the re assembly part? or is it hourly charge per person?

[@Jason_DPMF]

fyi a furnace requires 24" of clearance in front of it.

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

Despite its poor condition in the Pod the railroad was still a whole lot better than building it from scratch.

[@gregginter5867]

Good gravy! I could’ve produced that mess! 😂😅🎉❤

[@Scraghunter]

Dirty trick 101 on rail cleaning. Automatic Transmission Fluid immediately dissolves the grim on rails. In 20 years of use on my rails, I've never had it damage anything. Also works extremely well for wheel cleaning. Naturally, use sparingly. The quart I bought in 2002 is still mostly full.

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Create idea thanks for the tip.

[@mikeilkenhons8896]

I can’t believe the owner PAID to have it “dismantled”!

[@abdurraheman6190]

How much does it cost to make this type of in house railroad project,any one can advise!

[@kousakupapa2720]

チャンネル登録しました♪ とても良い時間を過ごすことが出来ました😄 参考になります♪

[@tmc200527]

It would be nice to have a background painted on the side walls.

[@jamesf7602]

Was this railroad originally owned by a club? I only ask because it looks very familiar like one that I seen at trainfest in Milwaukee WI.

[@modelrailwaynoob]

You are lucky, we don't have basements like many of the North American homes. Many of us Brrits have to use loft space (cold in winter and too hot in summer) or a shed in the garden. Only more wealthy people have railway rooms.

[@davidhewson8605]

Take some junk from two containers and build a masterpiece !! . ❤ Thanks all . Dave

[@johnvcramer5517]

Fore as bad as it was it looks good.!!!!

[@gerlandkent6377]

[thank, you for youre great video]👍

[@richwhite5003]

I wonder what part of Long Island? Unless the owner wants to be secretive.

[@doctorshawzy6477]

good work

[@MarkCinque-q9z]

i know he would say be extremely careful with everything, 4:04

[@johnvcramer5517]

The company that took the train apart made your job very hard!!!!

[@scotthultin7769]

did you pull a license for this job

[@MultiSandtrooper]

Al i can Say it's WOW!!!

[@elleryparsons5766]

What a Challenge But it is Gonna Look Good when done you have your hands Full Guys.

[@DavidBethea-iu9ct]

I am interested in having a layout wired for DCC. Is that something you're interested in? I reside in Maryland.

[@robertsimpson9403]

How much did the payout cost?

[@randyj6245]

What a challenge

[@rodonis88]

What are the layout dimensions? I have a similar space I’m looking to build

[@jefferykeeper9034]

Some years ago I had the unfortunate job of dismantling a layout for a friend and he had a guy that was going to use it, But the guy backed out and we ended up taking it to the landfill.

[@TheNorthwestWind]

nice

[@gordonmier4359]

Narrative too quiet or music too loud. Hard to hear

[@Cadadadry]

@Stephan Lamb : That wiring under the table reminds me when I was a teen, with all my big switch green boxes connected to points, signals, streets and houses... No programming at all (this was before home computers arrived). I even used to run a 6V 0-4-0 on my 12V layout, and ofc it was running twice as fast as the 12V same model 0-4-0 when using the same section of track... A good way to learn basic electricity :) Rebuilding of your layout was a good time to make it modular, why didn't you (or did you) ? Are you not interested in taking part to a couple of exhibitions at least to show what can be done to save a vintage layout from dump ? Greetings from Europe and "bon courage" !

[@The_Duggler25]

God I wish I could but a layout like that

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

waiting for part 2

[@bbrailroad6284]

Love your work.

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Thanks so much!

[@Nathan5Chime]

They should have hired you to pack up the layout. Original owner was an artist but not a craftsman. Track geometry was not very good. You did a wonderful job of reconstructing.

[@willausterman3104]

I can only imagine the difficulty of replacing the HVAC unit in the future. Such an odd placement for one too.

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Thank you for your comments, you should’ve seen the design the former Layout builder gave us there was no way you can get access to the HVAC. Now our new plan gave access to the HVAC with enough room even if they need to remove it.

[@willausterman3104]

@@StephanLambAssociates that's great to hear! You guys did a great job adapting it to a more challenging space. I hope there's a Part II in the future!

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Yes we have a trip to update in a few weeks. Thank you for your reply.