Dennis Ferguson - Narrow Gauge Model Railroad

Dennis Ferguson - Narrow Gauge Model Railroad - RGS Ophir Loop in On3

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5 ай бұрын

Introductory tour of Dennis Ferguson's On3 model railroad focused on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Ophir district. The layout features handmade structures, trestles, track, scenery and rock formations with an emphasis on historical accuracy. See @TheRustedSpike for detailed specs/information and subscribe for future videos. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting!

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@user-ic3ct4yg6w 3 ай бұрын

I have enjoyed your video and it really helps me with my recovery from my brain tumour and stroke as I try to get back to my modelling I mention my illness so you know who is watching and why thank you 😂

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Wow - Thank you for your uplifting comment!

@johnhirtle4300 4 ай бұрын

A masterwork! A fitting tribute to a marvel of engineering and construction and breathtaking landscape. Like reliving history ❤

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks - only got a hint - hope to get a little closer but an overwhelming area to try and capture.

@cowboyvalley 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for showing it to us!... Claude

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

More to come!

@robertjirava942 2 ай бұрын

From an engineer: 10/10. I applaud you for good taste selecting that setting for your excellent model

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks - love the San Juans!!!

@jamesscofield6308 2 ай бұрын

This layout is unreal. The scenery, the trains, the buildings, the videography, etc. Everything about looks like the prototype, like it was filmed in 1940 live. Outstanding work. The absolute best modeling I have ever seen. It just blows the mind into another dimension.

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great note!!

@19tractor52 2 ай бұрын

WOW!! I've studied quite a few pics of the Ophir Loop and town...you really can't tell your little world from the real one-----no difference.....just wonderful creation of what I agree is the most intriguing RR ever. Thanks for showing us what you created.....

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thank you for your generous comment! I visited the Loop several times and have all the books on this RR.

@hotportugal2786 3 ай бұрын

One of the best model railway videos on KZfaq. Well done and thanks for uploading.

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

@RFB.ferromodelismo 3 ай бұрын

Simplesmente FANTÁSTICA essa maquete 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

More to come - thank you!

@onmywatchtv9376 3 ай бұрын

Doesn't get any better than this! Blown away by the quality of your build and the production quality of video and sound design top notch.Thank you for sharing your talents.

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thank you watching - more videos to come!

@markthomas6436 2 ай бұрын

Just superb in every way! Rockwork and coloration is best I've seen. 😊

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks - I visited the loop a few times to try to capture just a hint of its glory - very hard to do!

@Andrew-iq8zf 3 ай бұрын

Wow that is a work of art and a real joy to watch. Great camera work and absolutely fantastic modelling. The best I've seen in a long while.

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your generous note!

@user-BobCRGSK27 4 ай бұрын

Very, very nice work on both the modeling and the video. I appreciate how you've captured the verticality of the prototype. The tiny train is almost overwhelmed by the rock walls, which is very hard to capture in miniature. And the trains run at the correct speed!

@TheRustedSpike 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing those details -speed and tiny!

@dannagy546 3 ай бұрын

An absolute work of art here!

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TonisalpenmodellbahnN58 15 күн бұрын

Fantastic landscaping like you rarely see. Great video.

@lifeisagift.cherisheverymoment 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful modeling, and video. Excellent tribute to the Rio Grande Southern and the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Thank you.

@TheRustedSpike 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your generous comment!!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

I love the San Juans!

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 3 ай бұрын

What an amazing Rio Grande Southern layout

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks from TX - lived in Austin - great state!

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRustedSpike I still live in Texas west of the DFW area in North Central Texas

@markthomas6436 2 ай бұрын

Love the penstock snaking down through the Ophir Loop. 😊

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Great note! Gotta love the details that was the loop! Thanks!

@sdallas68 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work of art. Great camera work as well as modeling. You really capture the feeling of the real thing. Please post more videos.

@TheRustedSpike 2 ай бұрын

Thanks - I love the Loop!

@andreasharsch2952 4 ай бұрын

I had been researching the RGS for fun. I've never been there (and certainly not when the railroad was operational). I ran across your video by chance, it really makes the Orphir loop come alive. Stunning and magical! Congratulations!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and found it a good watch!

@TheRustedSpike 3 ай бұрын

Glad you have an interest in the RGS! I have visited the site several times - will be going back again this fall. The actual site is beyond breathtaking. Since the rock formations and talus slopes are such an important part of the overall railroad track scene along with the trestles, I attempted to copy them as closely as I could (needs more work). I carved them by hand (no molds) with pictures for reference. The layout is 54 x 25 x 8 ft. high. More to come. Thank you for your generous comment!

@andreasharsch2952 3 ай бұрын

Subscribed. Can't wait. Brilliant! @@TheRustedSpike

@leelaughton3767 21 күн бұрын

this has made my day!! thank you for sharing

@daveb.trains7019 2 ай бұрын

An excellent layout-love the beautiful scenery, it looks so realistic!

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ScratchGlass9 2 ай бұрын

Incredible.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@BlackcloudRailways 18 күн бұрын

Wow, that is stunning!

@koiyujo1543 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing.... this is just art! Amazning that you tried the hardest to make this accurate as you could and this was amazing!

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Wow - thank you for your generous note!!!

@wingwalker68 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely the best model reairoad video I have ever seen. The music just lifts it over the top. I love the camera views and the layout is just gorgeous! Thank you.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks - Wow!

@roberthampton8682 4 ай бұрын

WOW! The modeling is just incredible! It looks so lifelike! And then you add the trains and other great touches! Great job!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind note!

@normbass1695 4 ай бұрын

Amazing rock work. Great detail. Very cool latout.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@jeffmurphree2937 3 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING!!!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@anb7408 3 ай бұрын

Holy cow! The mountains are so big, they actually make it look like the real thing!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Gave it my best shot - thanks!

@patricefauvette1651 4 ай бұрын

Magnifique réseau de chemin de fer américain et montagneux super bien reproduit avec un décor réaliste et splendide !!! 🤗👍

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@letraindejardin 3 ай бұрын

Sidérant ! Quel talent ! Mille bravos.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching1

@marklewis298 4 ай бұрын

An incredible scenery feast for RGS fans/modelers and really anyone interested in the "art of model railroading". I hope that that you produce and share more of your inspiring RGS layout!!!

@TheRustedSpike 4 ай бұрын

Wow - what a great comment - thank you!!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

More to come!

@albertofranchi6408 3 ай бұрын

Super beautiful layout

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@joelenndewell2939 3 ай бұрын

Les décors sont magnifique Quel travail Félicitations Joël from France

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Love France - Thank you!!!!!!

@19scamps92 3 ай бұрын

this is ART! unbelievable work. big respect to the builder and thank you for sharing with us, this masterpiece of art!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks - Very difficult to capture even a hint of the loop.

@michaelmartinez5429 3 ай бұрын

Ein Traum🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Eine wunder schöne Anlage ❤❤❤.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Sehr gut!

@peteflute2817 3 ай бұрын

The landscape is epic just epic wow 👌 👏 ❤

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Great compliment! Thanks.

@bernardvermont248 3 ай бұрын

The best model railway!!!! Very Amazing. i have enjoyed beautiful modeling!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great note!

@marco-xq8nj 3 ай бұрын

A work of art ! What skill ! Thank you.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! A 9-year project.

@mikediehl1468 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a nice place to sip coffee and capture terrific photographs! Your trains could run for hours creating so many small scenes to capture. And it looks relaxing for the soul! I take my hat off to you sir.😃Great job!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Love the "soul" comment - thanks!

@OtterCreek 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@markdeschane4467 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful job! All your details look right to me. I've wanted to see your layout since I first saw it in Tony K. book on Narrow Gage. You are a real artist!!!.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Wow - a long time ago! Thanks for sharing!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

More to come this year.

@richarddenise3886 3 ай бұрын

Magnificent to the 10th power!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Wow - what a cool note! Thanks.

@dennisfillhart88 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic! (And what everyone else said.)

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@akgguildford6397 3 ай бұрын

Watching from England, totally blown away by detail and realism. Was intrigued to see a French automobile at Ophir depot, is there a story here or a nod to anactual event?

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

The auto was just one of the vintage 1:48 scale that I like to buy for the RR - thanks for watching!!

@jimstrainsandstuff9539 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant scenery! And so many trestles. I am very impressed and glad I found your chanel. Just subbed. Cheers from down under.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@andrerossol3985 3 ай бұрын

Great video - fantastic model railroad!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johncouturie9710 3 ай бұрын

This is absolutely amazing. Great job.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind note!

@chrislaunders8283 3 ай бұрын

Superb !!!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SylvainsShipyard 3 ай бұрын

Very impressive work! Well done!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@billbeverly2864 3 ай бұрын

WOW, just WOW, I model the RGS in Sn3, but no where near what you have done, very impressive.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Love Sn3 - Thanks for your note - the loop is really hard to even get a little slice of its grandeur!

@johnjornod6429 Ай бұрын

WOW WHAT A REPLICA OF THE OPHIR LOOP. I have been reading The RGS Story for the past few years and when I got to book iv on the Ophir Loop, i knew what I wanted to model with my HO set. But having seen yours which is sooo accurate I know I could never do it as you have done. It's absolutely beautiful. I would love to see it in person some day. Do you ever do open houses like when a show like the Narrow Gauge show was in Denver and had homes open around town.

@johnjornod6429 Ай бұрын

I was watching again this morning and noticed on bridge 45-A that you made it with the long bents and not the Howard-truss style bridge prior to 1909. I like the one you modeled better. I also wanted to comment on the smoke from the station chimney. I love it! How did you do it? Also what gauge and model of steam engines are they?

@uptownphotography 3 ай бұрын

Very nice. I enjoyed it and thought it was stellar to see the real locations that the modeled scenes were based on. Nice you gave photo credits to the proper people as well... Philip Jersey Shore Area

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thanks for noting the real railroad history photos!!!

@uptownphotography Ай бұрын

@@TheRustedSpike My pleasure... I am modeling the same area in a freelanced Standard gauge version (Ho Scale) and always a pleasure to see a stellar model railroad. It's a bonus to have it depict the same areas I am interested in and that I model myself. All the best... Philip

@VidsPhone 3 ай бұрын

Ophir Goodness Sakes!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Cool reply - I will take it as a positive.

@VidsPhone 2 ай бұрын

Just being silly. Your model and video are awesome!

@Ruggedrails 3 ай бұрын

Speechless ❤

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and note!!

@maxmaxious912 6 күн бұрын

❤❤ TOP ! ❤❤

@massimosimeone6135 3 ай бұрын

Complimenti per il paesaggio artistico,adir poco fatto artistico bravo 👏

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kind note!

@markdeschane4467 3 ай бұрын

Denis, I model a portion of the Colorado and Southern. Recently I bought a Brass model of a C&S Bobber Caboose, thinking I would detail the interior. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that although it appeared that the undercarriage and body where screwed together, they also decided to solder them!. Brass Models are excellent as far as details are concerned. However, making them so you can't install interiors and Glazing on the windows has made me think I will not buy another Brass piece of rolling stock!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

I have not had that happen - how frustrating!

@designmanager61 3 ай бұрын

Very nice!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SteveBull-tg8mi 3 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@user-rj8ep9in3q 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@TheRustedSpike 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@410Gregj 3 ай бұрын

One of the best pikes I’ve seen. How big is it and how many years have you been building it? Congrats, very well done!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

The room is 54 x 25 feet with Ames cliffs 20 feet long by 6 feet tall. The road CO 145 is 25 feet long, and Ophir is 54 feet from Butterfly. It took 9 years (solo effort) part time to build. Adding more now in retirement. Thanks!!

@tenerifedream2 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!! AAA +++ 🌱.•*°*•.🌱 SUPER !

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@kerbicz 4 ай бұрын

Hi Dennis, impressive modelling. Do I get it correctly that this model located in a basement? 🤔

@TheRustedSpike 4 ай бұрын

Yes - 54 ft x 25 ft and 8 ft high - thank you for the compliment!

@ricomon35 3 ай бұрын

Do you have website @TheRustedSpike, where one could see overview shots of the entire layout? Also a printable trackplan maybe?

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Model Railroader, June 1999 and Narrow Gauge and short line Gazette both have my track plan. Will update later this year with more shots also as I am adding to the layout. Thanks for your interest!!!

@19tractor52 2 күн бұрын

Hi Dennis, which NG&SL Gazette featured your layout? Does it have a copy of your layout or is a sketch available ---I'm trying to figure out how to distill down size for HOn3...thanks greg

@zebrashark23 Ай бұрын

The funny thing is, that 461 model makes more smoke than all of the converted oil burners on the D&S.

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Nice!!

@fiddlesteven Ай бұрын

Nicest RGS I've seen in some time. I used to live nearby and am very familiar with the area. The music hurts your video however, in my view. A lot of people don't like adding music beds, they would rather hear the train, or even train recording. But great job otherwise.

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Thanks for your note!

@markthomas6436 2 ай бұрын

Where is layout located? Are visitors welcome?

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 2 ай бұрын

It will be open for the 2026 narrow gauge conv. in Mpls, MN

@markthomas6436 2 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@fiddlesteven Ай бұрын

A Billionaire could afford to rebuild a part of the RGS as a museum RR as a preservation project, similar to the Cumbres and Toltec RR. They wouldn't even miss the money, but it's been shown that the richer one becomes, the less empathy one has. They never have enough in their minds. If only they could let go of the profit motive and do it for the public good. There is so much that could be accomplished with that kind of cash. The RR could also be done as a modern transit system like the RHB in Switzerland, with steam tourism as an extra.

@TheRustedSpike Ай бұрын

Yes - wish they would!!

@kit-shingtse1222 23 күн бұрын

Hi all, newbie here. Wanna build a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge in N scale. Any suggestion on the tracks? Nn3? 00-9? Z? Thanks in advance!!

@OScaleMike 3 ай бұрын

That's the closest thing I've ever seen to an actual time machine.

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

Wow - what a cool compliment!

@nozyspy4967 3 ай бұрын

15:29 What the heck is that thing?!

@DennisFerguson-rd6ni 3 ай бұрын

RGS built 7 "motors" they called them, from car parts, handcar wheels, etc. for the limited traffic they had and very few resources. They are called "galloping geese" by railfans because of the rough track.

@nozyspy4967 3 ай бұрын

@@DennisFerguson-rd6ni You learn something new every day, thank you!