Big Model Trains Everywhere: A House Transformed into a Miniature Railroad!

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Big Model Trains Everywhere: A House Transformed into a Miniature Railroad!

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Jim Zim

Күн бұрын

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@wasteofspace20 7 ай бұрын

You've delighted my two year old son yet again, can't thank you enough. Drop me a note if you ever travel Germany, Spain or Portugal, I'll give you some free off the beaten path places to see as a thank you. All the best.

@Carole712 7 ай бұрын

My dad would have loved this video. By trade, he was a railroad engineer and loved model trains. Heck, I loved it too!!!!

@BellyLover06 7 ай бұрын

"Camera, you have caused confusion and delay." said Sir Topham Hatt.

@RAlanMead Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Henrytherailfan 9 күн бұрын

@bstanz5266 7 ай бұрын

Your wife is a Saint for putting up with that!!!

@alexfarrell5533 7 ай бұрын

The way you own all these model trains is absolutely amazing!

@deweyhall712 7 ай бұрын

The hobo union approves of this video, and will be hopping trains at a layout near you.....❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

@Jack_Johnson 7 ай бұрын

You should make a layout in your front yard and backyard and have a gathering of people to see the trains this summer. It would be really cool

@user-vw1mx7gs7h 6 ай бұрын

Great idea but if there left unoccupied they might get stolen

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

I actually did that once. Take a look at this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nc56pbR7s7CxYHU.html The main problem with the front yard layouts is the slope of the driveway. It's tricky for the trains to climb up that slope. Also, I really wouldn't want to leave expensive G scale track out in the front yard all night... so, it means I have to rush and make the video in one day. I prefer to take it a little slower than that... so, the backyard layouts and indoor layouts are easier.

@sherylmccrystal3804 2 ай бұрын

I love watching your train videos. With all of the turmoil in the world, the trains are just relaxing! Thank you.

@JordanYoung.4.21.92 6 ай бұрын

Jim Zim living his best retired life! 👌🏻 Good for you sir!

@travisdudley1096 7 ай бұрын

Awesome Layout Jim! Love seeing the Trains run through the house! It's what brought me to your channel years ago. ❤🚂

@papashnitz 6 ай бұрын

Everytime I see one of your videos I always smile, you are one of the reasons I got into model trains

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

That's really nice of you to say. Thanks!

@TjarkSiegfriedson 6 ай бұрын

Hey Jim, my son loves your train videos. He's always excited to see whats happening next. My son jumped inpatient up and down in front of the screen when he saw your Thomas video where he starts at the very last. He is now 2,5 years old and is so much into trains. Thank you so much. Greetings from germany.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 7 ай бұрын

Really nice to see that your still continuing your model train videos for as long as you can (i got drawn to your channel from those model train videos) cuz not only am i a real train fan, but a model train fan as well

@SeanBodine Ай бұрын

It's been too long since I've seen your videos Jim. A delight as always to see your G scale trains.

@Brianrockrailfan 7 ай бұрын

Awesome 🚅🚃🚃

@susricas 7 ай бұрын

Qué impresionante ‼ Me encanta ❤. Me gustaría tenerlo en mi casa.

@onceagain71 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful train video! Thanks!

@wmtrader 7 ай бұрын

This video reminds me of a funny Joe McDoakes 8 minute short from 1955 called "So You Want A Model Railroad". It's about a guy who gets obsessed with model trains, fills his house with trains, and his wife's frustrations dealing with it all. There are two versions, a very fuzzy black and white version and a less fuzzy colorized version.

@BorisLu 7 ай бұрын

Great video!

@soar-eyes 7 ай бұрын

I'm not a model train guy, but I enjoyed the tour of your house!

@gardenrailroading 7 ай бұрын

Always fun Jim!

@billsalas9612 7 ай бұрын

This model train videos are awesome! Keep up the good work!

@danielboone3770 7 ай бұрын

This is really amazing and a dream come true!

@levidarling5107 7 ай бұрын

You inspire me to do this at my house too. 🤭 I love your train videos JimZim!! 🤗

@riogonzalez3572 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video, pal!!!!!!!!

@Trainman69420 7 ай бұрын

Great video I enjoyed this

@MatthewStreets-sc1cv 5 ай бұрын

🙂👍 I love your G scale layout. 🙂 I have watched your previous videos where you have been showing Thomas, James, Percy, Toby, Emily, Diesel and Paxton in G scale. 🙂 I, have got my own Bachmann Thomas, in G scale too.

@19brittani 7 ай бұрын

keep doing it JIM.. thanks to the wife for being a good sport about it.. my wife is okay when i put my slot cars on the dining room table.. weekends only lol

@Agent_7yt 7 ай бұрын

Model trains, the best way to spend indoors when it is really cold

@bryanevans8152 7 ай бұрын

Wow that’s a lot of track. Awesome!

@atmakali9599 7 ай бұрын

Nice angle after the go pro accident. Very interesting ❤ loved watching and I’m not even a train fan ✔️

@XBOXShawn12thman 3 күн бұрын

This would be fun!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@RABSTRAINS 7 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@Shawn666Hellion 6 ай бұрын

Really awesome, excellent video

@virtualgaming2150 7 ай бұрын

Great video Brother

@4hillines67 7 ай бұрын

Hire back the neighborhood kids for setting up track and keep the trains running Jim!

@richardnelson-ux1zz 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for that! I appreciate it.

@swministries97 7 ай бұрын

Love the train videos. Keep them coming! God bless!

@josephclipp2437 4 ай бұрын

Love this video 😅🎉

@kellyashfordtrains2642 7 ай бұрын

Accidents happen, so don't be too hard on yourself. The trouble with G Scale engines is the body width. On some G Scale engines, the body shell is so wide, a Go Pro camera fixed to one side could be knocked off. Don't give up playing trains, it's a hobby we all love. As for the snowstorm outside.... "Silly soft stuff!" puffed Thomas. "I didn't need that stupid old thing yesterday, and I shan't today. Snow can't stop me." He rushed into a tunnel, thinking how clever he was, but there was trouble ahead. (Excerpt from Season 1 Thomas story, Thomas, Terence & the Snow.)

@Bimbolein1 7 ай бұрын

Super.....

@user-ow7fq8bo1q 3 ай бұрын

Hey there Zim, we miss you at the plant! As I was watching after the camera strike, I found my head tilting with the camera’s angle. Great vid, it looks like retirement is going well.

5 ай бұрын

I love these! =)

@GENESIS_VR1989 2 ай бұрын

Hey Jim. Cool vid idea. Lionel have a Santa Fe super chief ready to play set. You should make a vid on it. It would be very cool.

@JimZim 2 ай бұрын

I'll have to check that out!

@philipwilliams6270 7 ай бұрын

I’m suppressed you don’t have a overhead layout in your house I would have thought that would have been the first thing you would have done in a new house 🏡 😊lol I. Would have 😊

@traintoys9300 6 ай бұрын

Nice

@railfanningisthebest 7 ай бұрын

You should get the Cow catcher G scale model train set. That’s the first ever G scale set I’ve gotten

@dw.7655 20 күн бұрын

Hi Jim, nice tour of your railroad. As I always say, you can never have enough “G” scale track! Nice hardwood floors, too. Are you planning to set up track outdoors? Thanks for sharing. Dave

@JimZim 20 күн бұрын

Hi Dave There are quite a few videos on my channel of the trains running outdoors. For example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9mXabWEnp3DYn0.html That's just one of many. Do some digging through my videos from the past few years and you'll find a lot more.

@dw.7655 20 күн бұрын

@@JimZimThanks Jim, I’ve been busy and not had the time to watch all your videos. Hot here in the Northeast. Have a great day, and thanks again, Dave

@traintimeboy 7 ай бұрын

You should run double headers in a video

@gordonkirkland8039 6 ай бұрын

I have been a G scale enthusiast for a number of years now. I happen to live in Kennewick and would love to see one of your layouts in person sometime if you are willing to do so. Thanks, Gordon D Kirkland

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

The layouts exist for only long enough to build them, shoot a video about them, and then put everything away again... so the process doesn't really lend itself to visitors. Plus, I'm experiencing some pain from a herniated disc in my back... so, I probably won't be doing many layouts in 2024 since it has become painful to get down on the ground to set up tracks.

@gordonkirkland8039 6 ай бұрын

I know how you feel. I am 68, have diabetes and neuropathy in my legs, hard for me to get down too!@@JimZim

@christsogaugetrains 7 ай бұрын

Pretty cool bet that took a while to set up

@RCKahuna150 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Zim I Love your trains! Especially the Super Chief!! I’ve not attempted to route trains through my wife’s quilting room yet ;) If you’re bored and have a sec I just posted a train video on my channel. Not as cool as your stuff but fun nonetheless. Cheers :)

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

Interesting fog effect! I don't think I've ever seen any model railroaders do that before. Did mother nature make the fog, or did you create the fog yourself somehow?

@RCKahuna150 6 ай бұрын

Used one of my Halloween fog machines with a dry-ice chiller to get it think and keep it right on the ground. Then rigged up a black back drop in a large oval shape to create a bowl to trap the fog in. Then made two tunnels at each end to allow the trains to pass through the “movie set” lol

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

You should put that in the description of the video. I think people will be curious about that when they watch.

@asbmp 7 ай бұрын

I want your model trains I'm going to break into the TV screen and snatch a few of them from you. By the way I came across a bag of G scale brass tracks (16 pieces) at the thrift store for $24. I didn't realize how thick and heavy are the brass rails are.

@johnkulpowich5260 7 ай бұрын

When i was young. I didn't have trains so i had to playby myself

@user-dy8ik8oi9q 7 ай бұрын

I hope the bnsf freight train long line of cars on the main line

@timedding3007 3 ай бұрын

Your convinced your wife? How? Tell us! Please! And yes, nice layout!

@jvan1000 7 ай бұрын

Please give us some technical info on your DCC setup. I want to have my garden train run via DCC.

@fulljarfranklin6599 7 ай бұрын

This the most gangsta video yet 🔫🔫

@JimZim 7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, everybody that knows this senior citizen knows he's got gangsta running through his veins!

@travelingwithteddyg7472 7 ай бұрын

I think I need to upgraded from N scale to G scale.

@Noah-EWY 6 ай бұрын

I hoep you reach `10 million subs and vievs!! 😊

@kitchkraftindustries 6 ай бұрын

We also manufacture these kinds of trains in india.

@musicman8942 6 ай бұрын

As a fellow train modeler I have to ask - are these battery powered? I see no feeders to the tracks. Love the GoPro work and count downs.

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

I'm using track power. You can see the wires feeding some of the tracks at the 00:08 point of the video. In other words, 8 seconds in to the video.

@musicman8942 6 ай бұрын

But what about the big loops through the house? There'd be too much voltage drop to just run with one set of feeders. I only see feeders for those couple of short loops.

@JimZim 6 ай бұрын

All the trains you see in this video get their power from the rails. No voltage drop. LGB-brand brass track is excellent. I have run MUCH longer runs than this, with just one set of feeder wires. Take a look at some of my backyard train videos, where I do a huge loop all around my backyard, all with track power fed in at just one point.

@musicman8942 6 ай бұрын

You're lucky. I've run 20 foot loops and needed 2 sets of feeders with LGB track. You're definitely getting voltage drop - you just don't know it or the engines you run don't care. Take it from an EE - the voltage drop is real.

@sircrackerhatt 7 ай бұрын

Maybe you should consider a pernamit layout if your tired of setting up the tracks, even though I know that goes against your kind of model railroad moral on this channel😂

@WCVRR-productions 7 ай бұрын

what sound system do you use for your diesels

@zacharylovestrains 6 ай бұрын

I have lots of G gauge trains at my house its similar to G scale but its not built in DCC and ALC my trains are built into LLC my trains are called Lionel trains and the trains are not operated by electricity mine are battery powered trains

@stephanieannmaier 7 ай бұрын

JimZim is my neighbor across the street. Subscibe!

@rogerlollar4325 7 ай бұрын

What happened to that Lionel super chief you had as a kid

@JimZim 7 ай бұрын

I really don't recall. It probably got tossed out after being abused pretty well by me and my brother.

@rogerlollar4325 7 ай бұрын

@@JimZim and how long did you have it

@JimZim 7 ай бұрын

@rogerlollar4325 Well, that was over 50 years ago... but I guess I probably started playing with it from about the age of 8, until I left for college at the age of 18... although in my teen years I did a lot more skirt chasing than model railroading.

@sherylmccrystal3804 2 ай бұрын

Does your wife leave the house when you film?

@JimZim 2 ай бұрын

She has a very large (400 square feet) craft room and office, and it has its own bathroom as well as a door to the back yard. It is off limits to trains. When I'm shooting a video, she closes the door and stays in her own little world until I'm done.

@sherylmccrystal3804 2 ай бұрын

@@JimZim That sounds like a good thing! (I would hate to think that your wife was banished from the house during your videos. LOL):