A quick tour of my layout. Plenty of things are still under construction, but is a layout ever finished?
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@musicman89429 ай бұрын
I love this layout
@JohnETrains9 ай бұрын
Thanks! It’s a fun layout to run trains on!
@donaldlamendola82942 жыл бұрын
Stunning! I love the Postwar ERA look. You my friend nailed it. Thank you for sharing!!!
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome! Glad you like it!
@oldprankster76063 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of O gauge rolling stock. Brings back memories.
@stephenetris15643 жыл бұрын
Back to basics many of us remember as kids. I can relate to many of the accessories as I also have them Well done
@dannyg4020123 жыл бұрын
That I enjoyed watching. I don't know why everybody runs their postwar at full throttle wide open like it's a race car set. This was very enjoyable to watch it gave me a chance to see everything
@1940limited3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because the older engines don't creep as well as the new stuff.
@zelzagati2 жыл бұрын
@@1940limited doesn’t mean they have to run them at full throttle
@Shipwright19182 жыл бұрын
Should be mentioned these aren't postwar locos, they're modern ones with can motors (no mars lights or sounds beyond a horn in the postwar era). The old-style motors don't do slow crawls very well, even with perfectly clean brushplates/contacts, though it can vary engine to engine. Me personally, I like to run at a moderate pace as my layout has sharp curves and switches, but it is nice to get a bit of a clip going too, the sounds of the wheels clicking over the rail joints gets a nice rythym the faster you go. Fun to watch a lighted passenger train flash by at speed after dimming the lights.
@genemanno1533 Жыл бұрын
@@Shipwright1918I’m not a guy with interest in modern trains. That aside. Not so sure the post war can’t pull slow, my dual motor magna traction engines will pull a lot slower than this video. In fact twin dual motor magna traction (powered “A&B”) will pull just barely moving way more consist than shown. I don’t use dummy’s, if it’s an engine it’s powered. Half of them both trucks. Trick is add weight & have uniform power all around tracks. But in all honesty it is more fun to run faster than slower. Magna traction has advantage of sticking to steel tracks that rubber bands don’t.
@tableseven81334 ай бұрын
@@genemanno1533 I've also noticed that magna traction does add more drag to the motors as well, making them able to run slower.
@SteveBull-tg8mi7 ай бұрын
Very nice classic Lionel layout!
@campbell1663 жыл бұрын
Fantastic layout I could watch it all day 👍🚂
@knitterscheidt3 жыл бұрын
Great to see old and new Lionel on the same layout, it looks fantastic!
@JJosephS13 жыл бұрын
Great Job! Looks great! Your mountain is impressive. Lots of switches and route options, crossover and reversing loop--awesome.
@robertmackenzie17752 ай бұрын
Great job John!
@JohnETrains2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JR-es5zl3 жыл бұрын
Very nice, thanks for sharing it with us.
@paulbervid16103 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@rcnut51123 жыл бұрын
This is kind of layout I like simple enough and for the of trains perfectly perform
@joemode1012 ай бұрын
Extremely awesome layout great job on it. It really amazing 👍🏼
@JohnETrains2 ай бұрын
Thanks Joe! It’s been a labor of love, and many hours under the table lol.
@joemode1012 ай бұрын
Yes i bet fun and lots of work the end results are a blessing
@MartyE8 ай бұрын
That was fun! Nice layout!
@JohnETrains8 ай бұрын
Thanks Marty! Merry Christmas 🎄
@dennisb-trains233 жыл бұрын
Very nice layout! 😁
@davidlindig2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful layout. Simple and sweet. Perfect speed.
@harold10983 жыл бұрын
Awesome layout!
@cpnscarlet5 ай бұрын
It's a pure toy train layout. Be proud! Don't need to call it "Semi-Scale."
@JohnETrains5 ай бұрын
Thank you! I agree!
@1940limited3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. The Lionel tinplate track is very nice.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars2 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@craigjones21624 ай бұрын
Didn’t know they had a smoking cabosse back then.😊
@ciscotheinkboi3 жыл бұрын
Looks like Ward Kimball's train room!
@mikefinley43672 жыл бұрын
I'm laughing at myself. No fannof plastic and preferring the metal made trains and cars, tinplate ... I saved two of your vids in my train favorites file, thumbs up.
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I have some nice, good-running tin plate, including the pre-war Lionel set my Dad was given in 1939. Probably will add more to the roster after attending the York show next week.
@mikefinley43672 жыл бұрын
@@JohnETrains There was a guy who had a layout on the cover of Classic Toy Trains, Italian in N.Y. He also did a excellent job and think his name is Skip Toli ? The guy has built incredible layouts of multiple themes and styles but this deserves a cover as well.
@davidkoehler1362 жыл бұрын
wonderful
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@tomamerman97402 жыл бұрын
Very cool layout love it
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ernestimken69694 ай бұрын
Two rail DC is O scale. Three rail AC is O gauge.
@larryteresi71938 ай бұрын
Like to see track layout plan.
@caryhewitt12562 жыл бұрын
Impressive!
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@azslotracer3 жыл бұрын
Great looking layout. What are your dimensions on the layout?
@JohnETrains3 жыл бұрын
You probably can see it’s a simple L confirmation. I originally did this on two 4x8 tables. I updated to two 6x8 tables which gave me room for the accessory siding and larger two track passenger siding. Original layout was modeled after one in CTT mid 1990s.
@azslotracer3 жыл бұрын
@@JohnETrains thank you.
@davidlindig2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnETrains thanks for the info. Going to seriously consider this one.
@elleryparsons57663 жыл бұрын
If you can Try to use Woodland Scenery Risers on that Layout
@lionelpostwartrains7 ай бұрын
Do you have a diagram of your layout? It's very well planned.
@JohnETrains7 ай бұрын
Thanks Ralph. I based it on a track plan shown in CTT March 1997. CTT do not allow me to show that plan, its intellectual property. They want you to buy the digital archive. I made a 3D rendering using the Scaniverse app. It’s one of my short videos.
@williammosesmoses79613 жыл бұрын
What size is your layout
@JohnETrains3 жыл бұрын
You probably can see it’s a simple L confirmation. I originally did this on two 4x8 tables. I updated to two 6x8 tables which gave me room for the accessory siding and larger two track passenger siding. Original layout was modeled after one in CTT mid 1990s.
@davidsheriff89893 жыл бұрын
No ballasting ?
@JohnETrains3 жыл бұрын
I’ve given it thought. It’s not quite a hi-rail layout though. It will eventually revert to a almost 100% toy train layout, with the scale buildings moving to a yet to be built close to scale layout that will have Gargraves track and Ross switches.
@inscoredbz2 жыл бұрын
Tmcc?
@JohnETrains2 жыл бұрын
Just DCS and Conventional at the moment. I have a 990 on back order. So there is TMCC and Legacy in the future.