Timelapse Build...HO Train Layout 5x10...Start to Finish

Super fun build.

[@ryans413]

Hey if you read the comments don’t listen to the so called know it alls the best thing about this hobby is you make it your own and have fun. I like the rock work you did there.

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@VIDEOLA1]

Wow! Your building skills on the foundation and track were great! The hardest thing for me is deciding WHAT to landscape with. Good job 👍🏽

[@Kens265]

Thanks so much! Me too

[@user-pl6pw5bo3m]

At least your actually doing it instead of talking about it great job bu the way

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@TopazBadger6550]

35yrs of high-end extreme rock climbing has given me a unique appreciation for nature. Now that I am old and disintegrating, need to revisit a very old hobby. Whenever I look at a layout, I can't help but wonder, "Would I want to climb that cliff?". ;-)

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@RogerDiotte]

LoL cliff climber!

[@tardismole]

Good evening, Ken. You've gone from building a barn on my favourite homestead channel to building models in my favourite hobby. Earns an immediate sub. Enjoy your retirement, sir.

[@Kens265]

Wow, thanks

[@rodadams2642]

I can tell you how much I enjoyed your video all day long. Thanks for sharing what a wonderful job. Idaho.

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ronbishop1068]

in order to set the ballast I use 50% PVA glue with water and a drop of dishwashing solution to break the surface tension then spray the ballast leave until dry this is a fantastic build very informative

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@user-tb2wz1tr8y]

Before I started watching this, I thought, building a track for my boy would be cool. Then I quickly realized this guy is WELL beyond my level. Very cool to watch.

[@Kens265]

A train layout can be very basic and simple.

[@user-tb2wz1tr8y]

@@Kens265 True, but when watching this, basic just won't cut it anymore.

[@user-ny1jw8zq1k]

I like the time lapse and the demonstration of skills needed to make the project work.

[@Kens265]

Thanks it’s been a lot of enjoyment building this.

[@Pat.Mustard]

The sound effects at the end cracked me. Not even close 🤣😂🤣😂

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@grublet2093]

What a great build, I love the train station and the fact that finally I see someone was a competency in framing

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@trustenbaker8766]

I "love the idea" of this. I'd like to think I would do it. But I wouldn't. But I appreciate the fact that someone else had the patience to do it. Nice video!

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching

[@dwightbernheimer331]

Thank you so much... At 80 years old I'm going to look into Kato unitrack???... Good stuff, Thanks for posting...🤣🤣🤣

[@Kens265]

Nice thanks for watching

[@dwightbernheimer331]

@@Kens265 👍

[@user-tq8xh8xy4b]

WHAT AN AWESOME GOOD JOB YOU DID VERY GOOD INDEED THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AND REMEMBER MY LAYOUT WAS DONE 12 YEARS AGO BUT ALWAYS FIDDLE WITH IT THAS MY HOBBY. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA.

[@Kens265]

Thanks yes I believe it

[@stevejenkins421]

Our first grandchild really likes trains and I think this could be a great hobby to start doing either him. Thanks for the time you put into this to show us newbies.

[@Kens265]

Wow that’s exciting

[@thunderstruck5484]

Wonderful build, thanks for taking us along!

[@Kens265]

My pleasure!

[@philtucker1224]

Ken, the straight and uniform avenues of trees reminds me very much of rural France. I have travelled from London through Paris to Bordeaux several times and it is a very beautiful experience. Live happy buddy. 🙏

[@Kens265]

Oh nice

[@frankbutta9344]

Perfect Ken! People of all ages enjoy trains, and I had two uncles who were very involved in trains. I got involved with RC airplanes 40+ years ago, and finally set up a very small train for Christmas this year. It’s not 1/1000 of your display, but who knows where it might lead. Thanks for Sharing!

[@Kens265]

Haha hope it goes well

[@John-jp7hn]

Nice job! Made me feel like I was there looking at the landscape.

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@50shadesofgreen]

Great job with the time-lapse Ken, nice to see the build all on one video !! 🚞🚂💚🙏✝️

[@Kens265]

Thanks 👍

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

I love your stonework and landscaping. This is going to be an awesome layout.

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@WhatsInAName222]

Love it!!! Best 21 minutes of my day. Thanks for sharing.

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

[@Gfysimpletons]

Excellent work! I'm in the confines of two 4x8's.

[@Kens265]

Oh nice

[@Lilfarmrboy]

I’m literally sitting here and thought to myself man this Ken looks just like the Ken from Ken’s Karpentry then I was like wait a minute… 😂😂😂 Now I know why I like both channels!

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@nobbytart27]

KZbin doing its usual random thing, i have no idea how i got here from the north of England, dont have a train set, never built anything like this and highly unlikely i ever will but thorougherly enjoyed your lovely little video 😁

[@Kens265]

Haha yes it’s strange how KZbin works. Thanks for watching

[@steamerguy]

That was impressive! Enjoyed watching and warmed my heart to see that CN rail car!!

[@Kens265]

Great thanks for watching

[@JacksTracks-jw5mv]

That mini wooden structure is super cool!

[@user-pj6rm4nr9i]

Looks great! I really like the rock, thanks for sharing.

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching!

[@davesnider8375]

thanks for sharing your project. This is really fun to watch!

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RealMrTrain]

That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing the condensed version. You have a lot of time into this layout!

[@Kens265]

Many thanks! I sure do

[@user-oo5ry3tk5n]

Wow, really impressive build.... You can charge ant's, to take the train from one side of the table to the other.

[@Kens265]

Haha. What about the uncles

[@clarencewiles963]

I looking forward to December building of the future railway station and other infrastructure. Thanks for your sharing today 😊

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@Waters20]

Holy smokes, that train is loud!! 😉

[@charlesferebee263]

Looking Great. ! WELL DONE. ! 🇺🇸🏆

[@frankingram3382]

My friend, this has been the best train video I have seen. So far, I don't have a train set, but who knows, one may be in the future for this "old man." So I would like to copy parts of yours. God Bless my friend.

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much! Hope you give it a go.

[@jimjasper9851]

Proper job mate, I will be stealing your pond idea, really is very good. Jim Oz🇦🇺👍🏼🦘

[@Kens265]

Thanks. Enjoy

[@TrainDetailsbyGuss]

Thanks for sharing. Loved to watch you work.

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@RomeoG39]

I am so jealous!! Great beginnings to an awesome set up. And the sound FX!!

[@Kens265]

Thanks so much!

[@glensiu2315]

Thank You for sharing lots of great ideas, I look forward to your other videos

[@Kens265]

Glad you like them!

[@johncourtneidge]

Hurrah! Well done! I love the fact that you painted everything beforehand as you went along. Superb!

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@tomhofmann5035]

Love the sound effects at the end!

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@lenraby5920]

Great video and very enjoyable watching someone who is willing to share their passion.

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MY-qy3fq]

Great video and there are definitely some building techniques I will be using. I like the stone walls too, definitely going to utilize that in my builds!

[@Kens265]

Thanks. I bet it will look great

[@kenclark3615]

I did not know you are in to trains I watch your other u-tube channel and Lumnah Acres and enjoy all that both of those channels.

[@Kens265]

Yes a new hobby

[@BlahBlah-em2ed]

Very cool. Enjoyed the creativity. Bob Ross of trains!

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@malcolm1933]

It was a pleasure watching you working on your amazing layout. Have watched some vids and 1 minute there saying what they want to do next second it's done and they don't show you how it's done. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing your next vid .

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@vincecrysler3821]

Nice job Ken! Love the use of real rock. Can't beat mother nature fir colour and realism!!

[@Kens265]

Thanks a bunch!

[@haroldhoyt1838]

Wow....VERY impressed with that!

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@jeffreyconnors8782]

This is so awesome !! I love how you did everything !!

[@Kens265]

Thank you so much!!

[@w.rustylane5650]

I use cork roadbed to place the track on. Works great for ballasting. I try to use hand thrown switches whenever I can as it adds a little more realism for switching. Of course in those areas you cannot reach, an electric switch is warranted. Cheers from eastern TN

[@Kens265]

Great tip!

[@ferg1680]

Nicely Done..That rock work looks fabulous, Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@Kens265]

Thanks 👍

[@alanb287]

This is so very cool and so very instructional, all in a little over 20 minutes!

[@Kens265]

Glad you liked it!

[@davewheeler5085]

Like how you sped up through the repetitive bits. Awesome to watch

[@Kens265]

Great thanks

[@expoers]

Good job Sr. Nice layout, I will take your “stones” idear. Thank for posting

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@daewalker3892]

Very engaging video. Thanks for making it.

[@Kens265]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcclement7396]

This how you keep a happy wife. Healthy hobby, and she knows where to find you at all hours.

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@brucealvarez9263]

Excellent work!!! A TON of hours putting it together and I bet a ton more planning out the design.

[@Kens265]

Yes for sure

[@moejaime2654]

Love your model railroad channel ken !! TOOT TOOT !

[@Kens265]

Haha thanks

[@tomg721]

Intresting use of natural materials on your layout. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[@Kens265]

Many thanks!

[@renekreisel8165]

You and your train are fantastic.

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@RogerDiotte]

What a good man you are...very nice lifestyle...I really liked what you did with the ballast....it's true to life the way you did it...why not! Tamping it even lol..I'd think that after you completed the ballast and glued what you want to stay....taking a cordless air (leaf blower) you can kind of blow the table off and boom cleaned! Regardless your a great man..great tinkerer...nice job!

[@Kens265]

So nice of you

[@RogerDiotte]

@@Kens265 Anytime Ken... you got it going on in everything!

[@stephengilliss4790]

A vacuum might be a lot cleaner.....unless you can take the layout outside to blow it

[@RonaldDean-eq2cb]

Great video I love trains and layouts like this . I wish I had the gift to be able to build something like this, so I will enjoy watching layouts and videos like this. Thank you

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching

[@the_old_warrior4736]

Great job and looks really amazing. Thumbs up!

[@Kens265]

Thanks a lot!

[@jimkammerer5240]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US HAVE A GOOD DAY TODAY JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA

[@Kens265]

Thank you too

[@ted.slotcardaddy]

Very nice friend, I see your passion for model railroads, still watching the video

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@Nansen1981]

Thanks for this, you have given me a couple of ideas. Just by the way, you could have saved some money, all ballast glue is, is 50/50 mix of PVA. Once again thanks for posting.

[@Nansen1981]

Oops I should have said 50/50 PVA and water.

[@evastronomy8048]

That is definitely a very nice and awesome engineering project. Excellent work...would be great to have a display like that one in town to visit. Keep up the amazing job.

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@arilande2805]

Simply MARVELLOUS!!! 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Kens265]

Thank you so much!

[@mmanut]

New Subscriber from your Carpentry Channel. Sound effects are over the top. Watching that train go around the track put a huge smile on my face‼️ THANK YOU KEN‼️🚂🛤️🚞 Vinny 🇺🇸

[@Kens265]

Cool thanks. It’s a fun hobby

[@elleryparsons2433]

That Is a SWEET LAYOUT👍👍👍👍.

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@elleryparsons2433]

Your Welcome.

[@pauldanielczyk3398]

Love the video Ken, even more than Lumna Acres. Thank You for posting your hobby I love it and I will subscribe for sure.

[@Kens265]

Thanks for the sub!

[@wernerhdyesel7138]

Super beautiful layout. Congratulations. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@Kens265]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Excellent shot, Like !!!

[@Kens265]

Thanks

[@JRWoods-ei4pr]

Excellent layout & video. Thanks for sharing it...

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheCombatartist]

Not easy for guys our age to attempt moving sheets of OSB and plywood by ourselves, getting under the table to wire and finally the SPACE needed for a HO layout. The important thing is you’re enjoying yourself and you find satisfaction with what you’re doing 👌🏼👍🏻

[@Kens265]

True thanks for watching

[@frankkie3849]

Nicely done, thanks for sharing..

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching!

[@josephhunt2478]

Great job I like the train soundtrack

[@Kens265]

Thanks. I went into town and recorded the trains

[@michaeldeckert6023]

I did the same dimensions for N scale. I was able to use trailer hoists(like you use to pull a boat onto a trailer ) to pull it up into the ceiling. Had two of those to work that. Removable hooks from those to each corner. Wheels also on the bottom so I could roll it around when it was down on the floor. I didn't go to the solid table top as fast as you did. Really did more of a of a cutout track plan tied it to a subframe. Three levels with a helix on one end. A hidden level was on the bottom for staging and storage.

[@Kens265]

Very clever

[@brownhouse16]

Such dedication. What a lovely man.

[@Kens265]

Thanks so much

[@marksimonds13]

Gotta love retirement!!

[@Kens265]

Yes looking forward to it

[@rolfsnbahn]

Hello a very interesting video, it was fun to watch the video. Many greetings Rolf

[@Kens265]

Thanks for watching

[@harmelgill627]

Great job and so very inspirational. I've wanted to build a layout for decades however my fear of making mistakes has prevented me doing so. I think your video is "the one" that will propel me forward! Thanks!!

[@Kens265]

Cool. I don’t think there’s a wrong way to build one

[@trainguy5634]

Don't fear making mistakes. Like Bob Ross the painter said, just paint over it. In your case take it up and do it again.

[@harmelgill627]

@@trainguy5634 Enjoyed watching Bob Ross…very calming, his videos were a great distraction from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. Thanks for the continued inspiration. Just the thought of visiting my local train shop was intimidating, however, I went, met some great folks and bought “How to Design a Model Railroad” by Lance Mindheim (MR)! It’s a start!!

[@MrTomad51]

Could be a great project for our grandson.

[@Kens265]

Nice

[@shawnpowell5876]

Great job on your start to finish h.o.scale layout. That size you chose definitely provides a lot of space to work with. I just recently built a U shaped shelf switching layout. 2x8, 2x12 and 2x8. Thanks again for sharing this video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.

[@Kens265]

Thanks. U shaped sounds cool.

[@patrickmurphy6775]

Such incredible work! You have a pleasant voice and I understood every word! Really great process!!!

[@Kens265]

Thank you so much!

[@michaeltrufitt5477]

Great job really like the layout 😀

[@bruceames6332]

It's coming around, Eric. 😊 Looking great, my friend ! Can't wait to see how you do the bridge. I'll be paying attention, for sure . I am going to be building one too.

[@Kens265]

Thanks I hope yours goes well

[@q8-uwe82]

Good work. Best regards from germany.

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@arthurleino]

Nice job! Awesome layout for sure!

[@Kens265]

Thanks a bunch!

[@tracksidemike]

fantastic share enjoyed the video👍😎

[@Kens265]

Thanks for the visit

[@jaylewis8789]

I love watching you do this. As a side note there's a short on youtube of you guys dropping a huge plate of glass up on a ext. ladder in front of your garage. I've seen it several times on different fail videos. You're all over the internet!

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@hntrains2]

Excellent job!

[@Kens265]

Thank you very much!

[@rdyardie]

Greetings from Calgary, Alberta. . . . It was nice to see some of your CN cars from Canada. . . . I did not realize that they went down to Vermont. 😂 Thank you for sharing your layout. You might be able to use some extra concrete from Lumnah Acres for your railroad crossings so they can take the extra traffic.

[@Kens265]

Haha

[@kevinpoffenbarger228]

Great video and how to!.

[@richardthomas1566]

Love it HAPPY THANKSGIVING

[@Kens265]

Thanks happy thanksgiving to you

[@pepawg2281]

This is art!

[@Kens265]

Wow thanks

[@pepawg2281]

Truly it is. Beginning with the conception of the design, the planning, carpentry, assembly, attention to detail, everything is brought together in a way that captures the initial idea that you had. Quite an accomplishment! Bravo!

[@chriswild2458]

Nice one Ken just come across from your other channel , watching from Manchester uk 🇬🇧

[@Kens265]

Thanks for coming

[@jonesygw]

Nice job!

[@Kens265]

Thanks!

[@swtracey]

Nice work you did a great job!!!

[@Kens265]

Thank you!