Kamiack Falls Burlington Northern Ho Shelf Layout - Setting the scene

Ho Scale 'Kamiack Falls' is a shelf layout that was designed to fit on the back of my car to take to train shows. We exhibit it around the country. In this video, I show some typical train movements and briefly describe the background to the layout and how it came about. I hope you enjoy it.

[@Posttrip]

Your scenery, detailing, texturing, weathering, and operation of the trains is simply masterclass! 💥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏❤

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much! You are very kind!

[@johnhood9567]

This is an artistic triumph. Very beautiful. Magnificent work.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much!

[@cprtrain]

Wonderful example of a great model railroad. Well done sir.

[@antonyjerome7478]

I am genuinely humbled by your kind words. Thank you. I hope to post more videos over Christmas.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

So nice to see the PNW modeled especially during that transition period.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks for the kind comment. It’s a beautiful part of the world.

[@daveb.trains7019]

Beautiful scenery and modeling! A photo backdrop would surely enhance an already great display!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you for the kind words. Photo backdrops certainly look great in photos.

[@frankkie3849]

Nicely done,,thanks for sharing,,😊

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!! 👍

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks for subbing!

[@ericreither3666]

Holy smokes that is impressive. Well done my friend.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you! Very kind words. I’m working on a new layout at the moment and helping out on a friend’s.

[@SouthDown]

Absolutely amazing work, great programming on those Tsunamis and thank you for being an excellent inspiration.

[@antonyjerome7478]

You are very kind! Thank you for the compliments.

[@Lakeside1943]

This is not model railroading, but pure realism and pure "art" ! Everything is perfect : scenery, trackwork, weathering, the moves. But also great camerawork and editing. I love the surprising "see throughs". I could watch this for hours, However, a little more train sounds and less comments wouldn't do no harm. This will surely be a highlight on the coming trainshows!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much!. I agree about the comments though I get requests for just that. I try and balance out some ‘silent’ videos - and will do more in the future (as they are my preference too). I’ll be doing some weathering videos too.

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

Absolutely love this, full of atmosphere

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much for the kind words.

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

@@antonyjerome7478 you’re most welcome

[@trollmountainrailway2872]

Really nice modeling in a small space.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Many thanks, much appreciated.

[@scotabot7826]

Beautiful lights on that BN F unit. Just perfect!! Scenery Master here, as it's hard to get much better than this. Very talented!!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much. Your words are inspiring. Much appreciated.

[@miamiclipper]

Fantastic layout, amazing detail in the scenery. I particularly liked the leaf litter under the trees, nice touch.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much! It was made out of tea leaves.

[@oglemansviews675]

Really like the look of the layout, especially the autumn colors. Well done, sir.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dawdawes]

Super layout, mind you loved all the layouts you've built

[@antonyjerome7478]

Many thanks Dave, as indeed I’ve always admired your layouts. The next layout will be British industrial.

[@dawdawes]

@@antonyjerome7478 crikey going to the dark side. I am Lampkin's sort of gone that route with his new one

[@rickdee67]

MAGNIFICENT RAILROAD and production! I need to see more of this layout.

[@antonyjerome7478]

You are very kind. Thank you. I will be doing some more videos, including some vids on how I built it/ did the weathering and possibly the electrics and magnetic couplers.

[@thomasryan9639]

Nice layout and beautiful lighting! An awesome shelf layout with great locos and rolling stock! Will keep watching.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much. The lighting was a second attempt! It is very much appreciated by the professional photographers from the model railroad magazines.

[@christophelecorre7902]

very nice layout colors details weathering scenery are really fine

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much!

[@cbrailroader642]

Very nice layout! Just subbed up. Looking forward to seeing more. I start my new layout this weekend.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks for the sub! Good luck with the new layout.

[@malcolmdickie2750]

Hello Ant, thoroughly enjoyed operating your layout for a while at the Crewe NMRA convention. Will catch up with you at Stokenchurch.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Great - see you tomorrow. Actually today! I had a late night doing maintenance!!! Have found the missing lighting gantry - we left it at the last show we did up in Barnsley! Had to adjust the gantry from my N scale layout, and just realised, it might not fit in the car…

[@charlesmcclure5994]

👍👍

[@chorlton4]

I agree wholeheartedly with the previous comments. My only criticism is that the volume on the commentary sounds too low on my laptop!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks for the feedback - that is useful to know. I’ll check it out on various friends’ computers.

[@bengad.1724]

Thank you for sharing. Pretty Impressive.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you too!

[@PaulFotschky]

Great viewing angle, great layout. At time stamp 7:14 in what appears to be a corner there are a few tree branches not connected to a tree. If they are on the backdrop you could sky them out. However it could just be my eyes.

[@antonyjerome7478]

I’ll check that out. I do pick up things in videos that I don’t notice in real life (and indeed, have trimmed a few bushes as a result!).

[@PaulFotschky]

Glad I was of help, now the whole layout is perfect. @@antonyjerome7478

[@thomasmcnay4564]

I love the Pacific Northwest too, I grew up in Missoula, MT. The Northern Pacific is my favorite road. You a great variety of locomotives and rolling stock! I’ll look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks for the kind words. I plan to do a lot more videos showing how I made the layout, weathering, etc.

[@daleshipman7139]

Excellent video & I also subscrived to your channel.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks and welcome

[@bernicemeade3232]

Great job

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you!

[@Eagle91382]

You have done a superb job of modelling the scenery. I especially like the leaves on your trees. What materials do you use? Great weathering too. Not to criticize, but for awareness, the BN boxcar and the green BN covered hoper with the BN logo on the left side above the car number did not come out until the late 1980s-early 1990s. Likewise the GP15-1 is an ex-Frisco unit so that would not have been in BN paint until after the merger in 1981. If modelling the 1970s, those would not have existed yet.

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you! Very kind words and yes, you’re right about the dates. The GP15 is classic. The actual time span I model is 1970 up to about 1982 (F units and cabooses still running about). Thank you for the information. It is really useful. I take a bit of license possibly even a bit of a liberty!) and even run some CBQ stock that would rarely if at all get as far as Spokane / Pasco. The time span makes weathering difficult because even in the mid 1970s and 80s, stock would get a lick of Cascade Green and therefore appear ‘new’. As you say, the Frisco stock in green would be very lightly weathered even in the later part of the period I model - I made a conscious decision to weather it that way, but I now think I got it wrong. I might actually re-weather it as a project. Thanks again for the very kind words and information. Any further information will always be very welcome!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Sorry - forgot to mention the trees. I mainly used woodland scenics materials and being English - tea leaves. The trunks / branches are the sea moss / wonderful trees by Scenic Express. After trying various glues and failing, I eventually found the Peco spray scenic glue to be the best.

[@melucza]

Outstanding job!

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thank you very much!

[@grhyser]

Cracking Video mate. 😀

[@antonyjerome7478]

Thanks very much!

[@lukestevens8735]

See you at Uckfield on Sun :)

[@antonyjerome7478]

Hope you enjoyed the show. We always like Uckfield and exhibited Horsethief Bridge (my N scale layout) there two years ago.

[@chorlton4]

Some indication of the track plan and size would be good-it says its 20' by 6' on the NMRA page, is that right?

[@antonyjerome7478]

the n scale layout is 20’ by 6’; the Ho layout is a shel layout, the scenic section is 8’ long by 20” with a 3.5 feet staging at each end (the stagings are on cassettes rather than model railway track - to save space. We take both layouts to shows all across the country. The Ho layout was built to specifically fit in my car.

[@jwasilenko]

@@antonyjerome7478Do you have a top down view of the layout to see the track plan, or a blog that details the construction of the layout over time?

[@moghobbystuff]

Gorgeous! I wonder if I could ask a practical question - what did you use for the 'dirt road' area in the foreground around 1:08 ? I'm looking for exactly that kind of tone and that's really impressive modelling of the 'ordinary' :-)

[@antonyjerome7478]

thank you so much. Very kind of you to say such nice things! The dirt is a combination of Treemendus soil and sifted soil from the garden. I paint on pva white glue and sprinkle it on. Sometimes I build up layers with Woodland scenic, scenic cement. I rub it down when dry, with my fingers.

[@moghobbystuff]

@@antonyjerome7478 thank you! I’ve used seived builders sand .. and even ash from a barbecue .. I’ll take a look at the tremendous stuff and I feel some experiments coming !

[@stevejames566]

What are the dimensions of the layout?

[@antonyjerome7478]

The two scenic modules are 4 feet each and the two stagings at either end are also 4 feet. It all folds up to fit in my car to take to shows.

[@gregalanharper]

Ant, Please change your “Ho” title to “HO”. It’s driving me crazy! 😝

[@antonyjerome7478]

this made me lol, literally. It’s obviously a European / thing. I’ll see what I can do. 😁