Doug Tagsold's - Colorado and Southern Narrow Gauge Model Railroad

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2 жыл бұрын

I was completely blown away by the illusion of Doug Tagsold's Colorado and Southern Narrow Gauge. His layout takes the visitor up the Clear Creek as it might have been in the late 1920's.
I knew the modeling would be excellent, but did not think I'd accept the illusion....I did.
Watch the video to determine if you succomb to the illusion.

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@rwissbaum9849 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Colorado, and Doug has captured the feel of the towns and the landscape beautifully. It's almost as good as going home.

@snchilders 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a layout that blends in so well with the backdrop photos. And I love the loop, well done.

@rogerlavender01 Жыл бұрын

What impressed me the most was that they colors of the scenery matched the backdrops almost perfectly. Something many layouts fail to achieve.

@robote7679 Жыл бұрын

Nice little world you've re-created here. Fantastic attention to detail.

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it, but Doug deserves the accolades

@TheTouristLine 2 жыл бұрын

Well that is just a little bit special! What a magnificent layout, the attention to detail is brilliant

@jeffbranch8072 Жыл бұрын

The club I was in had the privilege to visit this layout the same day we visited the Blissfield club several years ago. I got a real kick out of the partial turntable pit. Hey, why not? What really hit me though is how many structures were the "old" ones I remembered liking as a kid and never got. Looking closer at them I realized the detail of those older kits really isn't bad at all, and since then have been buying them on eBay.

@Lakeside1943 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing masterpiece and recognizably featuring the famous loop ! And what a scenery, both towns and mountains !

@scottyounger7948 Жыл бұрын

It took me a few moments to notice that the equipment is actually standard gauge dressed up to look as though it's narrow gauge but it's very very well done and I absolutely understand as to why he did it since true HOn3 equipment is both difficult and costly to get your hands on. I really enjoyed this video since I'm thinking of doing pretty much the same thing but in N scale with a freelanced road of my own.

@markturner6240 Жыл бұрын

Those scene, to backdrop transitions, are excellent! Wow!

@robtman9199 2 жыл бұрын

The scenery and backdrops blended perfectly. Love the railroad and it has somewhere to go. Awesome job, enjoyed watching this more than once.

@paistefreak18 Жыл бұрын

Incredible layout but I really miss his Conrail Toledo division, much more

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

I never got to see the Conrail Toledo layout in person. I so wish I'd had the opportunity.

@tedlawrence4189 Жыл бұрын

Very realistic.

@scottc1589 Жыл бұрын

Incredibly Beautiful! 👍👍

@alcopower5710 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful layout

@jalbhagwagar3353 2 жыл бұрын

What a beauty. Please hurry up with the video if you haven't already. Thank you.

@magnuswettermark8293 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible work. One of the most beautiful layout i have ever seen. And nice to se C&S..

@davidkeith8860 2 жыл бұрын

Agree on both accounts. I've been a C&S fan for a long time.

@KeanesCove 2 жыл бұрын

The layout is superb and so inspiring

@danielbanks7500 2 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of operating on this layout during the Black Swamp convention. It is an amazing layout! If you get the chance to see it in person it is most certainly worth the drive.

@NWLee 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, no wonder I was confused, kept guessing On30 or HOn30, but neither quite made sense to my eyes. Nery nice is an extreme understatement.

@djesi2871 4 ай бұрын

Очень красиво!!!👋👋👋

@mikedowell8978 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice

@user-mp2tl8zv2t 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video.

@thetrainboard2772 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional, both the build and the composed camera shots. But, gauge matters, since that would be impossible in o gauge. Im aiming for my first video aug 15, 2022 on my o gauge "the trainboard" channel, very inspired by your work. Gary j

@Hushey Жыл бұрын

video production could use a bit of work but a lovely layout!

@markhenning2813 2 жыл бұрын

Is any track plan available? I'm also modeling the C&S Clear Creek Line and looking for ideas on how to fit mine in the space I have.

@davidkeith8860 2 жыл бұрын

Model Railroad Planning 2018. Since that plan, Doug added an additional room so forks Creek moved into the new space and he got another town on the lower deck. My video is after he started the addition.

@JackBWatkins 2 жыл бұрын

Great layout, but would love to see a video with higher production values to show off the attention to detail and better sound.

@Astro_dreagonz Жыл бұрын

Wait illusion being it’s supposed to feel like it’s really there or is it just HO standard gauge trying to be HOn3

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

All in the eye of the beholder...I saw Colorado & Southern up the clear creek...

@russellloomis4376 2 жыл бұрын

Very wonderful layout!! When you asked about us knowing the scale i would had said On30. That seems to be the hot scale here on YT especially for logging type. Its nice to see that its in HO as thats what i model. What percent is the grade at the beginning of the Georgetown loop? Im guessing more than four percent. Im running four percent on mine because my layout is 13' long and 5' wide. If i had the room i would build a walk around but probably only a single level. I started one in my garage but then decided i wanted to be in the house plus it just too dusty out there. Awesome layout and hope to see more of it in the future.🚂👍

@davidkeith8860 2 жыл бұрын

Russell, it's not HO scale. HO is 1:87 ratio. This layout is 1:72 which the British label as OO.. The HO track comes out to be 46" gauge in 1:72 which is significantly wider than the prototype 36" gauge. The point of the video is that the 25% discrepancy in gauge was overcome by excellent modeling that captured the essence of the original C&S. Your guess of 4% grade or more is probably correct. Doug's layout appeared in Kalmbach's annual Model Railroad Planning. If you can find the issue you can learn the technical details of the layout. Good luck on your layout.

@prowordsmith 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkeith8860 - I really didn't notice the gauge at all. The modeling of the Beartrap engines and the rolling stock along with the scenery were the stars. I'd enjoy seeing more (maybe some operations?) as well as modeling techniques.

@davidkeith8860 2 жыл бұрын

@@prowordsmith Glad you enjoyed the video. I wish I could provide more videos of Doug's layout, but I was only visiting on a NMRA regional convention tour. I live several hours away.

@danielbanks7500 2 жыл бұрын

@@prowordsmith I had the pleasure of operating on this layout last fall. I didn't notice the gauge at all either, even in person!

@markdeschane4467 Жыл бұрын

Doug, Are you Bobber Cabooses Scratch Built; or, have you Kit Bashed then somehow?

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

Mark, Doug is not the creator of the video. To get an answer to your question you'd have to find a way to ask him. While I've met Doug at his house and at others events, I do not have contact with him. Much of his equipment is stock HO standard gauge.

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

Mark, the video contains one photo showing a center cupola caboose. Likely a Bachmann. My guess is that the end cupola caboose are modified Bachmann.

@markdeschane4467 Жыл бұрын

I forgot a couple items here! One, that the layout is actually simply HO and Two, that Bachmann's HO Bobber Caboose could fairly easily be modified to look like the CS Bobber. Thanks to both of you!

@richardbedard1245 Жыл бұрын

No audio

@davidkeith8860 Жыл бұрын

Richard, the initial 1:45 is still images. Most of the remainder is video, with sounds of the locos. There is a portion that follows a train over the Georgetown loop. The sound changes as the loco works harder... How you consider a second viewing.