The house on the hill, the tent and the baseball field are great details I think are great.

Looks like the sort of little town a Stephen King novel would be based on. The peopleless factor just ramps up the spooky value

Fantastic! You have accomplished what a lot of us would like to do. Especially like the town. The hills, tunnels, greenery, etc…just great. Congrats.

When I was a little kid many decades ago, model railroading was all about the fanciful little scenes individual toy stores could dream up… that’s what I fell in love with. Then in the seventies everything went Prototypical… seems like the progression has been more expensive… mor technically challenging… more more more… Your layout takes me back to tge toy store window at Christmas. Thank you. The quality of your scene is excellent. If tgat was in my house I’d be sitting there imagining life in the town, maybe every night.

Wow! You took me back to the early 70's. I had a similar layout except I had one more oval on the outside with wider radius track for a steam locomotive. My father bought me a hollow core door to put the layout on. It was a learning experience with wiring. In my Junior or Senior year, I packed the track and cars away and still have them. After I graduated High School I got a steady job in a factory for 5 years and went from electrical apprentice to industrial electrician. Then, off to a railroad for almost 40 years. I still have all of my N Gauge rolling stock, transformers, switches, buildings, and other things. One day at a hobby shop many decades ago, they were closing out Aurora N Gauge cars and locomotives for pennies. I bought it all and just stored it in boxes. I still have it. After watching several inspiring KZfaq videos including yours, I am sooooo tempted to pick up a 4X8 sheet of plywood.

Superb! Hard to believe it was your very first one. Nothing could be improved on. You are a very talented craftsman and artist.

Thank you so much for this. You don't need to be self deprecating. The layout is really awesome and inspiring to me personally to get on with building my own n-guage layout (also DCC). You should be really proud of what you learnt and produced. Something special to enjoy and a family legacy to pass on. Well done!

It's personal to you and that's what's important, plus it looks Great! Love the house and camp site on the hill, the waterfalls and lake too! Well done!

Wonderful accomplishment. You have created a work of art by anyone standard.

Such a lot in such a small space....like the modelling, simple oval and figure 8 - fantastic

As some one getting back into trains and N scale in the PNW it was really cool to see all you captured!!!!! Great job!!!!

As a fellow PNW railroader I think you nailed the ambiance. Wonderful little layout, well done!

I can always respect the amazing craftmanship and attention to detail in one of these model builds, a job well done!

I love this! Actually looks professional as well as full of personality, realism and love. A wonderful piece of kinetic art I'd think anybody could appreciate inheriting. Putting so much of yourself into it truly makes it an heirloom.

Excellent layout. Gives me great inspiration that I can do a smaller layout like this.

It Looks So Good you will Build Larger Later in Life. You are Gonna Be Proud you Did it.

This is fantastic and really reflects the enjoyment you had developing the layout and contextualizing it to your area in the great state of Washington. Thanks for sharing!!!

This randomly showed up on my recommendations. You did a phenomenal job. My grandfather had a collection prior to his passing. I liked your comment of passing it onto your grandchildren.

Amazing job on your layout! Very inspirational! Thank you for sharing.

Absolutely beautiful. Great that one day you will be able to pass it down. What a lovely thought.

I love this. Everything on the layout feels very personal and it has loads of personality. Very well executed too.

I like it a lot, GREAT first build and like your references to your childhood and your current residential area.

For a first project this turned out really well. It runs great and the whole display looks spectacular.

You did a great job. Every video will help others along the way in this hobby.

I grew up with my grandpa's layout my entire life and you've done a fine job!!

It's your world make it the way you want. Nice layout.

For such a small layout you have given it some amazing depth and realism. I appreciate your hard work on this really nice project!

Thats an absolutely fantastic layout. For me the best part is the lighting especially in the town......really makes such a difference 👏👏

Looks absolutely fantastic. I really enjoyed your whole video.

Stop being humble, you did a great job for all to see. If this is truly your first attempt at this type of thing, you nailed it. Thanks for posting.

I could watch your train rolling for hours, beautiful layout, congrats....!!!!!!

Brilliant fun.. one of the most enjoyable train videos on KZfaq... a great watch. And you're definitely better than you think

Wow, really impressive and inspiring. Love the hone-town feel.

Well done! You don't have to be a "pro" to enjoy model railroading and for a small layout, that is some superb detail! Nice job!!!

Looks awesome. You should be proud of your work, effort, and creativity. You created a "perfect" train model with elements from your childhood, favourite places, and the ideal "world" that you want to live in. Thanks for sharing with us...🚞😀

Absolutely stunning work.

Very nice little layout. Thank you for sharing it with us.

That's a very nice layout. Love the track plan and scenery. I have a small 3 x 7 foot N scale layout. Keep up the good work. 👍🚂🚃🚃

Very nice job. Everything looks real to me.Great work.

You have patience. Something I lack. Looks great and love your personal, meaningful touches.

Looks fantastic! I think it's great that you filled the layout with scenes that are truly meaningful to *you*. And the idea of passing it on to your grandkids is really cool.

Looks great! I've always wanted to build an N-Scale layout and this just keeps inspiring me to do it 😂 Thank you for sharing your progress!

Beautifully done. Thank you for posting.

Great job I love it. Very detailed. I love the lighting of the little town.

This is truly magical for your first excursion into N Guage RailRoading.

Hi, I think you did a great job not only on the layout but how you showed the different levels from start to finish. I also liked the way you explained everything, great job!!! I’m actually starting my first layout in N Scale and I’ve been collecting everything I need for about 3 years. So I’m going to dive into like you did and not be intimidated. Thanks again for the great video

This is insanely impressive for a first layout! Definitely gives me hope and determination as I'm beginning the planning stages for my first layout!

Really pleasing layout and scenery. Nice job!

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

Looks Great well done. I am 65 and i also just started my First n scale. My Child dream, no Knowledge but KZfaq is really helpfull. You inspired me to get it done! Probably will be my first and last project.

Awesome set up!! I’m just starting up my first n scale layout, thanks for the inspiration!!

Thank you for sharing this layout. You did a fantastic job, especially as it was your first layout!

I've watched a lot of train layout builds, yours is up there in my top 10, as you spoke about the building while we were watching... I now wanna go build a layout, yet not able too at the moment, so I watch videos like this...

That is a gorgeous Layout! I absolutley love it!

Looks great! Consistent and complete. Love seeing that passenger train doing it’s thing!

I would be really proud of that for a first layout. Excellent work!

A great layout for the N-Scale trains. It came out amazing, and did not consume the entire room. O-Scale would be a load of fun, as well, but take up way more room and $$. Hoping to one day do the same with N-Scale trains and layout. Thanks for sharing.

You have immense talent. This is just the type of project I look forward to several years from now when I'm done working, although it likely won't look nearly as nice. :)

A great layout , I am sure you will have a lot of fun with it Really nice to see All the best from the UK

That looks wonderful. Great layout 👍

Very nice layout! What a great first time project!

I like the small compact railways with lots of details. You made that beautifully I want to try this myself in the future.

With a name like Sifodyas, I think I knew you were gonna be a SW nut! Which is awesome! And what a fantastic model!

wow. amazing job! Love the foliage and trees

good golly miss molly you did a great job there. very very nicely done.

Terrific video and a great set up. Well done.

Congratulations, your layout is awesome.

GREAT WORK! Nice track plan for a seamless run on your N scale train layout. Everything looks great. I just might use your track plan idea for my second portable N scale layout. Keep up the great work. Thank you for sharing

I do like this very much. It may not be professional. But it shows what someone with a little talent and a limited budget can do. Very inspirational. Makes me want to try one again.

Wow, this is a great layout! That night shot of it was really pretty too

Wow!! Outstanding work! Looks terrific!

Great Layout, great work...thanks for sharing.

Thx for sharing. Great layout period, amazing for a first!

Wow! Looks awesome! Very nice workmanship! 😎👍🏻

This is awesome. I am blown away that this is your first layout. I guess you are a natural. Excellent! Someday, I give my own layout a shot.

Beautiful. Nicely done!

Wow that was impressive. You are insanely talented!!!

Beautiful layout + scenery, awesome work!

Great stuff. Love it. Well done from here in the UK.

That is absolutely amazing! Great job...

Very nice! Wonderful lighting.

fantastic!!!!ive just started a ho layout this past month.its been very theriputic and enjoyable! GREAT JOB ON YOUR LAYOUT

Looks great!, and a great story behind the layout as well. I've always liked that double folded dog bone track arrangement, too. You get a nice long run in a compact space.

Thanks for putting this out. I got a lot from it.

This looks really great ! I’ve been into trains and layouts for years !

Fantastic! The personal touches are impressive and the scenery very well done. The town and the lighting look awesome. You did a great job and should be very proud of the results. 👍

Dude this looks incredible, especially for a first layout. The incredible layouts we may see online are probably collaborated but you did this all on your own so that's amazing. I know from experience that figuring things out and do projects like this on your own, takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of money gone to trial and error etc. Basically, a lot of hard work! I doubt this will be your only layout though ;). You nailed it!

I like your layout and your approach to building it. I started mine about six years ago, and for the last four years it has been sitting in the spare bedroom leaning against the wall. I have just recently been thinking about getting it going again. we have started with the same materials, and even the size. Mine is 3 x7 feet. The similarities are uncanny. So, now with my new glasses, so I can see better, it is time to get started. Thanks for showing your talents.

Love the downtown scene. Excellent layout and I really like the track plan.

Excellent video and lay out ideas. Your layout looks fantastic. Especially like the small details like the tent and the Canoe. YOu said make it happen and that has inspired me to do a project like this based on my home town in Yorkshire, England.

This is a lovely layout! Good for you!!!

I grew up in the PNW, Port Angeles and Bellingham. You nailed it! 13:21

Beautiful Layout, great job... I personally think it would look amazing to have lots of people and cars placed around the town. But hey if you like the clean look without any of that then it is your layout!! thanks for sharing the video.

Oh hey, Port Townsend! Love visiting the Lighthouse there and taking the ferry to Whidbey Island!

Awesome little layout. Great Job.

Man this is awesome! Your layout turned out great and I really like how you explained the process. It looks really fun to operate. I am kind of in the same boat, I am just finishing up my train room remodel so I can build my first ever permanent N scale layout. Your video is very inspirational! Kudos

Beautiful work. Beautiful!

Lil woodland scenic Grand Valley Layout going on !!!! Nice

Looks fantastic! Well done!

All of it is so nice. Well done