My 5 x 10 Foot HO Scale Layout

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8 жыл бұрын

Here is an overview of my old 5 x 10 foot HO scale layout that used to reside in our upstairs game room and has since been torn down.
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The track is all Peco code 83 (both turnouts and flex track), and the layout is wired for DCC.
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Пікірлер: 132

@eligebrown8998 5 жыл бұрын

Looks really good. I have a old 95 36ft travel trailer that I dont want to camp in anymore and I'm gutting it so I can turn it into a HO railroad.

@StevesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wow, that is cool you have the trailer to use as a modeling space like that. Nice repurposing!

@realMrHudson 4 жыл бұрын

This is the absolute perfect layout! I love every element of it. The clean wood edges, the accurate detail, the compact size, everything!

@SleeTheSloth 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great model railroad! Thanks for sharing!

@sebradfield 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice layout. I'm glad you kept the driveway stains. They really add to the feel. That extra touch of realism always helps. Another Steve

@michaelstanco8508 6 жыл бұрын

very nice look..tree foliage very good.bildings have a wethered look

@tonyromano6220 3 жыл бұрын

Nice little RR! Been years since I had a RR, thinking one about like yours was. Thanks

@richmondrailfan8444 5 жыл бұрын

AWSOME

@scottpool4777 3 жыл бұрын

Yes really fantastic job beautiful.

@bhigdaddymark 6 жыл бұрын

Superb compact layout demonstrates plenty of detail doesn't require a huge layout and best of all, IT'S MODULAR! Brilliant work Steve, please do a nighttime video to show the building lights and street lights in use. Thanks for sharing!

@paulonius42 8 жыл бұрын

This is inspirational and intimidating! :) Thanks for the tour of your excellent layout!

@tracynation2820 2 жыл бұрын

Super. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

@MKelly-gt6yq 5 жыл бұрын

This gentleman knows what he is doing. The traditional 4x8 layout never should have been a suggested layout size. It is of course understandable that since plywood & homasote came in 4x8 sheets that it became the standard small layout size many years ago. With only 4' you can't really run larger locos like Alco's or larger steam loco's without some significant binding in the turns. By expanding to 5x10 these problems are alleviated and allow for more scenery options as well. Very nice small layout!

@renel.2548 6 жыл бұрын

Cool layout 👍

@sparky107107 8 жыл бұрын

very nice layout , wow 510 and you have done so much with it , great job as everything seems to flow together ,

@tylerkuhn748 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome layout for the small space. Fantastic job!

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@natasaceko9615 6 жыл бұрын

There are several suggestions for building a railroad layout yourself Find a suitable set of plans online Find a colleague who wants to build one too so you have someone to encourage you (I read these and why they work on Jareks Hobby Club site )

@amirakennedy4591 6 жыл бұрын

interesting points ,if anyone else wants to discover model railroad layouts try Panlarko Amazing Railroad Planner (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my buddy got cool success with it.

@drewzdrew27 8 жыл бұрын

omg, this layout is absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing!

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+drewzdrew27 Thanks, I appreciate the comment. While I like the layout, I'll probably scrap the layout for parts at some point this year as I work on some new layout projects since I've had this one for around 10 years now. The best way to get better is to keep building new layouts, or keep redoing sections of existing ones as you learn how to do different things. You can read a lot or watch a lot of videos, but the best way to get better at doing different things is to actually try them a few times. The first attempt at anything usually isn't great. Every layout I build gets better, of course that by itself is a never ending circle. As you get better, various aspects of a layout that seemed good at first start to bug you when you realize you can do them better now.

@spatzvomalexanderplatz3200 4 жыл бұрын

Cool layout! Your colorfull forrest looks pretty awesome! Regards

@GT-fb8nv 7 жыл бұрын

Very very nice work! You have some great skills man.

@STho205 5 жыл бұрын

It looks very much like "The Ute Short line" a track plan in the Atlas book in the 70s. The large industry in the foreground, the town in the background and the foliated hill. Even the yards. I always thought that was the BEST plan for5x10 HO. You've done an excellent job of very attractive and convincing scene vignettes. Great job. I have a big 30x30 multilevel with the dog bone coming out into the middle. It is sceniced and operating for decades, but I could never really finish it to my satisfaction. I regret going too big in my heady 20s youth. If I start again in a new house it will be this plan. When I'm happy with that, maybe a portable 2x8 module or two I can hang off either side for more switching.

@StevesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I don’t know if I ever saw that plan or not. I know a lot of times you see things and forget about them and then subconsciously it impacts your decisions and designs years later. So who knows, maybe that is why I came up with the plan I did. For me, a 5x10 is even too big for me to start with. Free time is even less and that layout would take me many years to finish if starting today.

@blackterminal 6 ай бұрын

Old or not I like it. Hi from New Zealand. Thank you for sharing.

@michaelchartres 7 жыл бұрын

I love the forest. Great layout. Well done.

@dispLock 7 жыл бұрын

Outstanding job! It is just beautiful.

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jacobhudson4130 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite one I've seen

@PeterCPRail8748 8 жыл бұрын

Nice look layout. Alot of action in a small space. Well thought out.

@scottpool4777 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a nice layout very.

@upsd402 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice, love the colorful trees, great layout.

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+upsd402 Thanks! I love the fall season and it is fun to replicate the fall colors.

@joestrainworldvideos3977 4 жыл бұрын

Great layout gives me many ideas. Good video.Joe

@davidking3918 Жыл бұрын

Well done nice realistic detail.

@dollin9515 6 жыл бұрын

i love the layout! i come back to this atleast twice every month for inspiration on my own layout

@waynehawkins2157 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great ideas I'm in HO.

@michaelglass4701 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful layout

@FatboyinPa 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent details, great layout!

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+FatboyinPa Thanks!

@acela2030 8 жыл бұрын

very nice scenery

@atlasgold1 8 жыл бұрын

I really like your industrial switching areas! Nice layout!

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+Infinity Railfanning Productions Thanks!

@lionellance 8 жыл бұрын

Great layout !! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.. Lance 🚂

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+CHESAPEAKE & OHIO Thanks Lance!

@miltonrobinson310 7 жыл бұрын

Just ran across this video! Nice job! You are envied but it's too bad you're tearing it down!

@thefutureofyesterday8136 7 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@elsdp-4560 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU...for sharing. Nice.

@csxmad 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice like it cheers Robert

@centralohiorailfan 6 жыл бұрын

Nice layout man!

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Columbus Ohio Trains Thanks!

@jean-pierrepodik9638 5 жыл бұрын

Hello! not large layout but so nice ! thanks for your job.

@246spyder 7 жыл бұрын

If you can, please show it lit up in the darkened room. I, like the rest, do admire the workmanship, so much in a small space. This is what so many guys did in the early years on a 4 x 8 sheet, started most of the big layouts seen nowadays. Kids pay attention, YOU can do this too, with Dad, try it.

@guyholloway8677 8 жыл бұрын

great looking layout

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+Guy Holloway Thanks Guy!

@MBTAMoreRailfan 6 жыл бұрын

You have a great layout. I’m building one of my one, a 3 level HO 25x18 foot layout.

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Anonymous Thanks! Maybe one day I will have the room for a layout that large, that would be fun.

@sarahkraynak4858 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful layout man thanks for the tour! I wish I was as good at detailing and scenery as you are haha. I really like your bench work also what kind of wood did you use? The shelving underneath is a really good idea. I have an 8 by 11 HO layout in my spare bedroom that I would like to have looking as nicely done as yours. I went with a double track mainline with some sidings i used the kato unitrack.

@marciebalme588 8 жыл бұрын

very nice

@kinzer4329 8 жыл бұрын

This looks very nice.

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+Kinzer Hurt Thanks! It will probably go away sometime this year and be replaced by a bunch of shelves and cabinets along that wall.

@jasondoyle8902 8 жыл бұрын

cool layout

@elr2141979 7 жыл бұрын

nice work

@valleyviewrailway7806 6 жыл бұрын

Great layout.

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@justingreene6805 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best looking layouts on here. I'm just starting out but sometimes simple concepts done well are way better than complex ones. I can't speak for myself though. I am going the city route with an airport. But this is amazing. How did you create the sand. Mounds ? What material is that

@wasatchrangerailway6921 8 жыл бұрын

nice little layout, my grandson would die for this!

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+Wasatch Range Railway Thanks! I'll probably be taking this layout down this summer sometime. I've had it for quite a while and we are getting to where we need more of the space in that room for other things. I plan to build a couple small switching layouts and then probably a modular N scale layout I can easily take apart and store (something like a layout made of T-Trak modules: www.t-trak.org, just not necessarily to T-Trak standards).

@wasatchrangerailway6921 8 жыл бұрын

SOUNDS FUN

@philblyth3218 8 жыл бұрын

Great layout 😄

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+Phil Blyth Thanks, I appreciate it.

@CSXEMDTrainLover 7 жыл бұрын

nice model train video

@UDoIt2 8 жыл бұрын

I love detail. You've got a new subscriber! Keep it up. I built a CNC machine with the intention of making parts for my modeling hobby but then I got side "tracked" working on my youtube channel and the CNC is collecting dust. I need to wake it up again and get crafting. For now, I'll live vicariously through your efforts.

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+U Do It Contracting Thanks! I plan to start playing with a 3D printer this year...so we will see where that leads.

@joestrainworldvideos3977 4 жыл бұрын

I subscribed.Joe's train world videos 😀😀🙂🙂

@StevesTrains 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@goat_horde 7 жыл бұрын

What ground cover was used between the ballast and the green grass scenery?perfect tone for what I'm going for

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

Can't remember for sure, but I think I used this fine natural soil and dirt from Scenic Express. Regardless, it is a good product and I use it on nearly all my projects: www.modeltrainstuff.com/Scenic-Express-Soil-Dirt-Fine-p/scx-se0403.htm

@davidking3918 Жыл бұрын

Is your subway sandwich restaurant open.no just checking out your layout,looks fantastic.im setting up a 4x8 ho now and going to add another to lengthen it when I get it moved to my shop outside.thank you looks very nice.

@paulmcgaw6976 7 жыл бұрын

Really really nice work! I'm about to start an 8x5 and love the design of the hill used in the middle. It looks like in the video you built up a hill and then placed trees on top to create the divide? Also are the buildings on the right of the layout raised at all or just flat? Really nice layout!!

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

The central hill is all foam with some plaster gauze on top. The trees are a combination of super-trees and puff balls. Some of the buildings (the little town area) on the back right side are raised up about 2", everything else is flat. Still plan on taking this layout apart this summer, saving most of the trees, the buildings, detail parts, etc. and using them again on other projects. The room is mostly used as a play room now, and I need to create some additional space.

@dennisbrowder6316 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice layout ,I am planning a 5 by 14 foot H-o and would like to see your track plan . I now have very large N scale layout but at my age it's just to small . Thanks

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

You can see a track plan here: www.steves-trains.com/blank-l6hn7

@ashevilletrainman6989 6 жыл бұрын

Small but great.

@boomer8806 7 жыл бұрын

All I have to say is: WOW

@johnbrown7858 8 жыл бұрын

Steve, say it ain't so! Uour layout is great! It would be a shame if you had to take it apart! Nice work!

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

Well, it is basically the kids play room now, and things keep getting broken anyway, and we need to open the room up. I've had the layout a long time, so I'm fine with it and I will be reusing a good bit of it on my upcoming modular shelf layout I will be starting soon.

@Chasingrail 7 жыл бұрын

Don't take it apart! It's great!

@JeremiahTrane 3 жыл бұрын

Now this layout is very nice, do you have a track plan of this one by chance?

@StevesTrains 3 жыл бұрын

You can see a rough track plan here: www.steves-trains.com/post/a-5x10-foot-ho-scale-layout

@Mattyice91 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome layout! I'm in the planning stage of my 5x10 layout what would you recommend my height of my benchwork to be if I have sloped ceilings and my lowest ceiling height is 45 inches?

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

I set my about 8" below the bottom of the sloped ceiling part which is also a little less than four feet. I had an earlier layout that I set right at three feet and operated that sitting down. I raised this one a little higher so I would have more storage room underneath.

@Mattyice91 7 жыл бұрын

Steves Trains ok thank you i just didn't want to run into any issues with buildings but I'll probably stay away from those back there along the back wall.

@cjdavis2684 5 жыл бұрын

Really a nice layout I have a question however if it sits up there hardly used a lot of times I own the world you keep all the dust and the cobwebs off of it?

@StevesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Dust and cobwebs were never really much of a problem, it didn’t get too dusty in our game room, not nearly as much as downstairs. I would use our handheld dyson vacuum on it every couple months to keep things clean. Everything was glued down so the vacuum wasn’t a problem. I would use the attachment for dusting that has the long bristles on it so it wouldn’t damage anything. Of course the layout was taken down last year, so not a problem anymore!

@captainvanover Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve! That curved trestle, did you scratch build it or is it from some kit? Thanks

@StevesTrains Жыл бұрын

Scratch built to fit the space

@riotfan111gd6 5 жыл бұрын

what you can do in only 5 foot by ten foot with HO

@Univer3eTwist3ers 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have a track plan available? The link to your website isn't working.

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

I missed the dash in the link: www.steves-trains.com/blank-l6hn7

@Univer3eTwist3ers 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm thinking about building a similar layout, albeit with some changes to fit all the European stock I have. I hope my landlord lets me renew my lease because I don't wanna have to move in the middle of it

@StevesTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Hope the layout works out well and you are able to stay at your place for as long as you need to.

@crzy4htrods 7 жыл бұрын

I thought it looked like some area near by! If you don't use all of it and might want to sell some of it let me know I'm not very far from the Rogers area.

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

I'd be willing to sell any part of it or the whole thing. If there is something you are interested in, let me know. I live in the Tulsa area, but occasionally head over to Arkansas so might be able to swing something by.

@djstrains 8 жыл бұрын

great industries

@StevesTrains 8 жыл бұрын

+djstrains My main goal was to maximize the number of car types that I could run.

@MITracks 7 жыл бұрын

What did you use to make the building on the left hand side of your layout?

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

It was a reconfigured Walthers kit I think. I used extra sheet styrene and some various strip styrene to finish the building. I'll see if I can figure out which building kit it was that I started with.

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was the Walthers Lakeville modern-style warehouse kit that I started with as a set of parts to build the resulting building from.

@Traincraft101 3 жыл бұрын

How much did this layout cost? I want to build my first layout and this looks perfect for me

@StevesTrains 3 жыл бұрын

Long time ago so I don’t remember, but I would guess somewhere in the $1500-$2000 range for everything. Of course I spent a couple of years building it and recycled some things from a previous layout.

@Traincraft101 3 жыл бұрын

what are the most expensive parts besides the locomotives and rolling stock?

@StevesTrains 3 жыл бұрын

The DCC system. The track was at least a couple hundred as well. Even the 2x3 foot N scale layout I built cost over $1500 in materials. All the $20-50 items really add up.

@Traincraft101 3 жыл бұрын

@@StevesTrains oh ok. what kind of roadbed did you use?

@StevesTrains 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember, but i used no roadbed in front of the industries and probably used cork elsewhere.

@mattmobes_1025 7 жыл бұрын

Can you give me a track plan for this layout? I have a 5x10 table and plan to make a layout like it.

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

TacozTrianz I can't seem to find it but I'll try to draw one up.

@mattmobes_1025 7 жыл бұрын

Okay thanks, Ive gotten a loose idea by looking at the pictures, but I just want to make sure.

@StevesTrains 7 жыл бұрын

Ok, I made a crude track diagram and put it on the website. You can go here: www.stevestrains.com/layouts and then click on the image of the 5x10 foot layout at the bottom of the page.

@mattmobes_1025 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jsrogers6464 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of switches do you use here?

@StevesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Those are all Peco code 83. I used the insulated frog versions.

@jsrogers6464 5 жыл бұрын

@@StevesTrains thanks. I like the switch levers.

@StevesTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Those are caboose industries ground throws. I like using them a lot. They are of course oversized for HO scale but I prefer using them to throwing a toggle switch to control a motorized one.

@rjl110919581 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU DETAIL VIDEO ON SMALL BEAUTY SMALL LAYOUT WITH LOT SMALL DETAIL

@metallicarox2009 Жыл бұрын

Lava train

@Organguy33 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty. You for hire?

@StevesTrains 2 жыл бұрын

I do work on projects for clients but have taken a couple of months off and will be working on a switching layout for myself here in the short term before starting the next client project. I have a waiting list of over a dozen people who have requested projects and it will easily take me a few years to get through that since I can only work on them a couple of hours per week.