Updated Tour of the 12'x20" HO Shelf Layout - March 2024

[@HartfordWhaler]

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[@ericbulich9812]

Looks really awesome

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you!

[@BungHoleCamper]

Great video of the Layout Paul. The fly-over view is awesome! Looks really nice!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that! Time for a break so I can do some op’s.

[@MU-2]

Between City Fish Market and Dunkin’ the layout has a very Connecticut vibe. Nice to see local. 👍

[@HartfordWhaler]

That’s where I grew up…Look close at the printing facility. There’s also an Easton press truck from Torrington/Norwalk. Glad you recognize the locations. I thought of modeling New England Central or CT Southern, but there were more options with P&W. Thanks for watching!

[@HughCrouse]

That’s beautiful

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! Really appreciate that!

[@miltoneugene2585]

Love this. Will begin planning my first switching layout soon. You've given me many ideas. Thanks

[@HartfordWhaler]

That’s awesome. Very happy I gave you some ideas. Keep me posted on your progress. Appreciate you watching my channel and glad it’s been useful.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Wow, this updated video of your layout is incredibly immersive! And after looking at several of your videos over the last week, and a few other similar small switching HO shelf layout channels, I have let go of all desires / fantasies concerning building a 'dream' basement sized layout, and I no longer envy modelers who are fortunate enough to have that enormous amount of space.

[@HartfordWhaler]

I even had a bit more space available, but made a commitment to myself that I would stick to my plan and go for a true switching diorama type layout. I’ve had full room layouts in the past so for me this was a refreshing change. It’s all about creating a defined area of the world that is super detailed and operationally authentic. I found with my larger layouts I was trying to create an entire railroad on too small of a space (no matter how much room I had). It seems the larger you make your layout, the larger you want it to be and you ultimately end up and up getting caught in an expansion tailspin.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

@@HartfordWhaler Your past experiences with larger layouts, and statements about a refreshing change with a super detailed switching diorama, and your last sentence about larger spaces fueling a desire for even larger layouts all rings true for me, and is much appreciated. I know the era - late 90s to early 2000s - I want to model, now the real struggle is where I want my layout situated in the North American West Coast, and what industries to include, and, how to compress things so that it looks relatively natural, and prototypical.

[@HartfordWhaler]

@@What_If_We_Tried I went through the same process. Just think about what slice of the prototypical world you want to model and stick with that. Often times we try to fit an entire railroad into a layout. To me, a layout should be just a section of a railroad and make it as realistic as possible.

[@mccoy79productions66]

Great sharing Paul! Nice job!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that. Thank you for watching the channel!

[@nuneze23]

Beautiful!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that and thanks for watching!

[@MrKobayashi]

This is really fantastic. Youve done such a good job in reall a tiny space. Just awesome! Thanks for posting this one.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Glad you like it! It offers hours (sometimes days) of operations for me and never gets boring. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@csx-isolawest2011]

Really enjoyed that, Paul. Love all the little details. Gives it a real atmosphere, Lee

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you Lee! Now time for some operations.

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

Absolutely Beautiful 😍

[@HartfordWhaler]

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

@@HartfordWhaler Thank You for sharing!!!!

[@TheValleyLocal]

Really nice layout - looks like a blast to operate

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! I have been so busy building it that I haven’t done enough op’s. Starting to now and really enjoying it! Thanks for watching.

[@georgiasunbelt]

The silent flyover…cool…love the layout

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks! Yeah, the silent flyover…figured I’d save viewers from my voice for a change :)

[@michaelsmodelrailroading7665]

Things are certainly looking good on the P&W. Looking forward to some operating videos, to see your switching spreadsheet in action!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks! Yes, it’s time I did some operations! Stay tuned.

[@rickyhammond36]

looking good,,power lines came out nicely, =]

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks 👍

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

That's a great looking layout. My grandson is impressed by it. My grandson has been filming his small model railway here in the uk, for his Dylington Model Railway channel. His latest one is a stop-motion animation featuring the Dukes of Hazzard with Rosco in hot pursuit, great fun. Anyway we've subscribed to your channel...cheers James 🙂👍

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks for subscribing! What’s the link to your grandson’s channel? Our “young adult” daughter lives in the UK currently. I’d love to see his stop motion of the Dukes!

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

@HartfordWhaler Hi Paul, I've tried adding the link, but it appears to have disappeared from the comments. So, if you search for Dylington Model Railway the Dukes of Hazzard visit Dylington, you should find it. I'll try adding the link again on another comment...regards, James 🙂👍

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

@HartfordWhaler here we go. I'll try adding the link again. Hopefully, it doesn't disappear again kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmqYqWiAp7-spbMsi=7zIZgo7_WVWQHVH6

[@HartfordWhaler]

I found the link… m.youtube.com/@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Great, creative content!

[@HartfordWhaler]

I got it to work below…

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Awesome tour, thanks!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@achb-railway]

Looking good!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks! Appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching!

[@ThePWMRR]

Looking great!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks! Now I’ll take a bit of a break. I’ll come back later with some operations videos.

[@andyrusten5748]

Paul is really like your layout. i’m doing a 12’x24”. what is yours patterned after? are there plans? thank you so much

[@HartfordWhaler]

It’s the culmination of looking at a lot of plans and spending hours on AnyRail software thinking over what I wanted. Email me and we can discuss how I can get you my plan. [e-mail] Thank you for the compliment and for watching!

[@northernutahlivesteam3566]

looks good

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thank you! And thanks for watching.

[@angelbernard2599]

Cool video. Whats going on at 1:10 into the video? Are the working filling up the hole or digging it out? and where is the hose going? Just curious.

[@HartfordWhaler]

Thanks! Below are 2 video posts that explain that scene and why/how I made it… Making the air compressor - part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYipoY2GdpuFfKc Completing the scene - part 2 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4u7c6mOr9yiraM

[@waynes3606]

Does 12' length include the hidden staging area?

[@HartfordWhaler]

It’s the whole thing. 12’ long x 20” deep. There is a 2 track interchange yard which is where the cars are “staged”.

[@Death_From_Below]

Put in a abandoned track somewhere.

[@HartfordWhaler]

No room!

[@HartfordWhaler]

Actually, now you have me thinking about that idea…could be a dead third track along the yard. Close to the edge of the layout. Hmm.