I got a private tour of Howard Zane's incredible layout. Shot in glorious 4K. As it was a private tour granted as a favor, no trains were running.
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@TheOriginalBadger6 жыл бұрын
A layout like this....you dont care if the trains arent running. Not just a huge layout, but an incredibly detailed sceniced one. Mad sick scenery....the bridges, carpets of greenery, the mountains, the buildings...every man-boys dream layout that the rest of us can only aspire to. Just....WOW!
@johnpandolfino8663 Жыл бұрын
A work of art...... Simply stunning craftsmanship.....
@vwgolfer18737 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of seeing this layout in person 2 yrs ago and its a must see for anyone interested in modelling or in engineering. Every engine is brass and every structure is scratch built by Mr Zane in his workshop he has a museum as well with a world class collection of engines. Hes also one of the nicest guys ever i never knew him or met him and i talked to him thru email and he offered me to come see his layout so that was special in its self. Thanks for sharing this - Matt
@robertinscoe23793 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to meet Howard back in the late 90s at one of his shows at the MD state fair grounds. I went to the show to pickup some brass engines from the late Bob Brass and Howard was there. He talked to me for about 30 minutes just like we were old friends, and this was the only time I had met him. I hope he is safe and well.
@Crewsy3 жыл бұрын
An absolutely amazing layout and even better to see in person. I have been very fortunate to see this layout in person several times from the original before Howard added on to his basement with living space above which he’s done twice that I know of. The “hidden” little details that you catch on your 3rd or 4th time looking at a particular scene are everywhere and equate to a modern Easter egg in a video.
@cwjonesII7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing! Stunning! I have never seen a layout with so much foliage!
@dahur4 жыл бұрын
Impressive. I never thought anyone could rival George Sellios's layout.
@lodragan5 жыл бұрын
The attention to detail, and natural blending of manmade objects and forests makes the difference between observing a model, vs getting lost in the beauty and authenticity of the scenes. Master craftsman work for sure.
@PapawsDadillacOEMplus5 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable attention to detail throughout. The mountains with the ledge peeking through... wow. Probably the best layout ive ever seen.
@Shadow0fd3ath242 жыл бұрын
MY GOD...this is one of the most amazing things ive ever seen...........I can only imagine how much JUST THE TREES must have cost, even if he found them outside and then used spray adhesive and simple tree fluff from a normal source like Woodland Scenics... LET ALONE the absolutely HUGE mountains TONS of greenery on those mountains and intricately detailed cities. Everything has been weathered, painted and modded to look more real, and then tons of people and random little greeblies added too
@christophertaylor43947 жыл бұрын
Wow! Everything is amazing! Your layout, your workshop and your third wife's understanding. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@Shadow0fd3ath242 жыл бұрын
not his but the man who owns it must not have a wife anymore lmao
@reefranger387 жыл бұрын
I am amazed! Such a cool layout. Thanks for sharing.
@cprtrain7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video and a beautiful layout. Thanks for posting.
@davidclark5733 жыл бұрын
Everytime I see another train layout I throught I already saw the best. The realism is remarkable.
@wixom016 жыл бұрын
Wow. Crystal clear and steady smooth camera work. Nice job!
@neosystem8523 жыл бұрын
The amount of detail is just mind blowing
@MLWQC7 жыл бұрын
Amazing multi deck, fully scenic and detail layout Great undertaking, well done.
@eligebrown89985 жыл бұрын
A great work of art. My top 5 favorite layouts
@williamschlenger15183 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable amount of work.Beautiful layout.
@ericrickert30453 жыл бұрын
The scope and detail are epic. This is really motivating.
@stuartkorte16427 ай бұрын
Remarkable. Big thing I noticed is the amount of vegetation, just like the real world.
@TheShoeJr5 жыл бұрын
It was so beautiful, that it seemed as if time had suddenly paused.
@dwightbernheimer3312 жыл бұрын
Being invited for a private viewing of a layout like THIS one, is like being invited to an ice cream factory and NOT allowed to get any samples... 'Nuff said!!!... Good stuff thanks for posting.
@jasonottthetroll3 жыл бұрын
Awesome layout......the detail....WOW!!!! GREAT JOB
@DJTHORR..5 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful layout some incredible detail work .I also love the VIAGRA chem car at 12:13 he he nice touch
@Crewsy3 жыл бұрын
He has several hidden “Easter Eggs” all over the layout similar to finding the Viagra tanker.
@melvinfackler82824 жыл бұрын
An outstanding layout, enjoyed the tour!
@markseymour9403 жыл бұрын
When the time comes this treasure should should be in the Smithsonian for all to appreciate. Put it on a dvd, so we could relax and dream. You could stop and magnify scenes that interest you. You sir are an artist of the first degree
@wrakca60497 жыл бұрын
i was there too.. a few years back !!! i was able to see them running . howard is a good guy to talk to, to find some good hints for things might go back in a few more years.
@cornerstonestrategicpartne79576 жыл бұрын
Stunning scenery and attention to detail. Love the camelback.
@danielboone37704 жыл бұрын
I love this layout! This is like something out of the 1930's, 40's and 50's! The streamlined era!
@jaywinn4817 жыл бұрын
Absolutely astonishing!!
@warrenhuff73492 жыл бұрын
Absolutely remarkable!!
@johnericson58397 жыл бұрын
A lot of artist work on this & did a find job . I enjoy video very much. You are very good at what you do.
@jimholmes42243 жыл бұрын
When I see a massive work of art like this, I wonder what long range plans the designer/builder made for its future. This one does not look like it would be easy to move to a rail museum, for example. Hard for widow to sell a house with something like that in the basement. If it doesn't get preserved, the modeling world loses, like the loss of John Allen's.
@inkblot1313 жыл бұрын
"...like the loss of John Allen's." And my father's as well. My pop was a DAV. In all probability, his past made him accepting of an abrupt end. He enjoyed his hobby.., and died suddenly. It was his 2nd family who lived then and continued to live with no joy, no pop, no magnificent little world it could have been used as a 'real town & country in any movie. Twenty x forty-foot, hand-dug, hand-poured concrete basement (from a crawl-space!) They sold the house, someone ripped every particle that wasn't concrete, plumbing, house wiring, or the furnace. No traces left. I would have advertised the home in every MRR mag, or show, and, or club I could find.., had I been invited or asked for advice.
@charliesierra69195 жыл бұрын
Fantastic world and layout!
@seanpacificrailroad37003 жыл бұрын
It’s not very often I watch the whole video through but with this video I wish it wouldn’t end
@richardgillanders28675 жыл бұрын
This isn't a train layout oh no it is a miniature world with trains, fabulous. I like the way he did the edges, makes them part of the diorama not the box holding it.
@arkie746 жыл бұрын
....frogs croaking nice touch! great layout dude! I just wish my computer could handle the 2160p! lol
@PghTrainFanatic7 жыл бұрын
Wow that's one amazing layout!!
@RaySchofield20007 жыл бұрын
Howard's layout is one of the grwats. Thanks for sharing.
@vettebecker13 жыл бұрын
Incredible layout
@valverdehistorical22775 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible layout! Would love to see it.
@sonnypruitt66393 жыл бұрын
Very well done, really thought out. I like the high horizon line, little sky. I'll over look modern Amtrak train.
@alterzausel27743 жыл бұрын
holy moly, what a fantastic model train. respect!!!
@maykevin52 ай бұрын
Just the track detail is crazy.
@toomasrett39313 жыл бұрын
I love the detail...
@johnv.cramer30083 жыл бұрын
Love the sound effects.
@brianadams6887 жыл бұрын
Wow what a great round house love it .
@xstorm_8_shadowx3 жыл бұрын
Thats sick man.... great job!
@BNRailNut7 жыл бұрын
WoW , Looks Awesome in 4K .
@FLOUNDERMILKSHAKE3 жыл бұрын
This guy is a real artist. The weathering is unbelievable! There's even litter on the street at 9:28
@HiVoltish5 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes that is amazing.
@johnpollock2917 жыл бұрын
Truly a work of art. No trains running. Must have been a holiday.
@brianwalmsley4473 жыл бұрын
Excellent setup proper layout so much to look at I'd like to own it brilliant job 👍🚂🚂🚂🚂🏆
@timfremstad34345 жыл бұрын
I admire people who have the patience and attention to detail to do this.
@CSXEMDTrainLover7 жыл бұрын
awesome train video
@squidgert5663 жыл бұрын
Awesome layout!
@wwebtime5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@carbonfighter94813 жыл бұрын
Ich liebe diese Details! Es ist einfach nur wunderschön! Respekt ! ✔😍
@johnerikson8287 жыл бұрын
Fantastic !!
@maddog49767 жыл бұрын
Amazing pice of work
@kernanhosea20247 жыл бұрын
A lot of beatiful detail here everywhere u look how many ft of track do u have like to see some trains runing next time.K
@ferromodelismororaima7 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@Multiscan00017 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Actualiteit it's not bad that no trains were running. This made me appreciate the details even more. What's not to like here. Thank you for the 4K video. * I had to smile when I saw the train with the Viagra wagon (12.14).
@MotoAtheist6 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I just said... LOL! Without the trains, people will actually look more at the scenery in detail.
@kevinjhonson59253 жыл бұрын
This is a builders layout, the trains are an excuse to build the rest of it. This has to be fav layout ever.
@muss19513 жыл бұрын
UNREAL, is all I can say
@maggiesatterfield24023 жыл бұрын
W O W !!!! Just WOW!
@tommilroy45553 жыл бұрын
If I had this layout at home, I'd never leave the house!
@ijakis18915 жыл бұрын
Perfect!!!
@alan-sk7ky3 жыл бұрын
Marvellous, perhaps yout layout could do with a diorama somewhere of Winston Link setting up to taking one of his wonderful pictures...
@rcnut51123 жыл бұрын
One word wow!!!!!
@nathandelay5 жыл бұрын
Cool and awesome
@awesomestudios21777 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!!!
@wrakca60497 жыл бұрын
oh ya i love the way he painted his hallway
@kurzewinke16947 жыл бұрын
great layout. I think how many years he does need to built this dream of a model railroad
@onionhat91414 жыл бұрын
Man! I would love to see a version of this on TRS19 I aint the one to model but If I was able to I would spend days and nights but if I was creative this would be a project worth working on
@j.sterling91673 жыл бұрын
There is another dimension in time. . . .and this is it.
@johnv.cramer30083 жыл бұрын
Great looking layout will builded
@DenisineD27 жыл бұрын
damn that is a piece of art!! how many locomotives??
@JustinOhio6 жыл бұрын
9:24 How does he get the concrete and sidewalks to look so real?? What are they made out of? It's AMAZING!!
@nowvalleydiorama8855 жыл бұрын
What an awesome layout, I love it. The weathering looks so realistic.
@RobbieSongwriter3 жыл бұрын
Howard Zane is right up there with Rembrandt, Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, et al. In fact, the SCALE of his acheivement should make it one of the wonders of the art world. John Allen's layout was impressive, but this, in my humble opinion, is even better. I cannot get over the level of detail everywhere you look. I agree with others that this MUST NOT DISAPPEAR after Howard. (may he live to be 100) Too important.
@rodneywroten29943 жыл бұрын
VERY WOW
@user-hu9oc6qu3f10 ай бұрын
Nice layout.
@rcgrabbag8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@tulyar10437 жыл бұрын
Good video of one of the greatest model railroads ever built. But why were there no trains running?
@rcgrabbag7 жыл бұрын
It was a private tour through a friend of Howard's and I didn't want to push my luck.
@tulyar10437 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info. Wishing you and your family a happy new year.
@Rebecca_The_Dragon7 жыл бұрын
if hes anything like other model railroaders I have met, he was probably dumbfounded why you didnt ask him to run something. Being how big this layout is and how vast his roster of trains, he probably wanted to show them off.
@rcgrabbag7 жыл бұрын
If that were the case, I'd expect he'd volunteer to run something. From what I understand, it's usually a team effort to get trains up and running on his layout. Turnouts need to be set and parked trains moved out of the way, etc., so train running is limited to special nights with his good buddies.
@99ize187 жыл бұрын
National Rail Strike.
@tunesmith74373 жыл бұрын
Intense.
@ashevilletrainman69896 жыл бұрын
Wow. Such an amazing sight, only one can dream of having that, unless you are howard. Where is he located?
@Rebecca_The_Dragon7 жыл бұрын
*jaw drops at the opening sequence* ....this must be the largest privately owned railroad in the country.... my GOD I am just trying to wrap my head around how one man could do all this... its club sized..... not to mention how deep it is, how does he service and work on the parts in the back areas? they are way out of arm's reach.
@applicareinc Жыл бұрын
The Viagra tank car at 12:09 is so funny.
@seanmurphy37533 жыл бұрын
At 7:35... What is the round-about turn-style called? That turns and can park the 🚂🚂🚂trains in the garage? So cool... I always wanted that part as a kid. Never got it because it was like $150 dollars and my parents said that would by like 80 feet of straight track. 🚂
@kenc42406 жыл бұрын
Wow !!!!!
@johnlibra77343 жыл бұрын
Fantastic layout. The detail is amazing. Where is this located? What city? Is it open to the public? I could spend hours looking at this.
@onionhat91414 жыл бұрын
anybody got a good track plane for this? i'm trying to recreate this in trainz and I'm trying to look for a good track plan
@jamesflanigan33217 жыл бұрын
what scale ? beautiful
@bearguy26173 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in trains but don't have either the skill or patience. I collected Code 3 fire trucks and wanted to build three fire stations for the trucks I have. A city duel stall. A airport station with 8 stalls and a county station with five stalls. What material would you recommend for walls and roofs?
@DJTWORZU4 жыл бұрын
wow, it's mega real!!!!
@matrags5 жыл бұрын
To me layouts of this scope and magnitude are works of art.
@seanmurphy37533 жыл бұрын
Somewhere there is a national scale model train station museum. Probably in Nebraska or Kansas. And those people there are just like shaking their head going... We've been charging $$$ people to see our 🚂🚂🚂 exhibits? Look at this thing!!! It's 20x bigger than our set up.
@user-bz1jq2ze5e3 жыл бұрын
Сколько труда вложена в эту красоту класс
@seanmurphy37533 жыл бұрын
Me: What did you all do the last 6 months of Covid lockdown? Howard: Built This. 🚂