Hey if you read the comments don’t listen to the so called know it alls the best thing about this hobby is you make it your own and have fun. I like the rock work you did there.

Wow! Your building skills on the foundation and track were great! The hardest thing for me is deciding WHAT to landscape with. Good job 👍🏽

At least your actually doing it instead of talking about it great job bu the way

35yrs of high-end extreme rock climbing has given me a unique appreciation for nature. Now that I am old and disintegrating, need to revisit a very old hobby. Whenever I look at a layout, I can't help but wonder, "Would I want to climb that cliff?". ;-)

I can tell you how much I enjoyed your video all day long. Thanks for sharing what a wonderful job. Idaho.

Good evening, Ken. You've gone from building a barn on my favourite homestead channel to building models in my favourite hobby. Earns an immediate sub. Enjoy your retirement, sir.

I like the time lapse and the demonstration of skills needed to make the project work.

The sound effects at the end cracked me. Not even close 🤣😂🤣😂

What a great build, I love the train station and the fact that finally I see someone was a competency in framing

Before I started watching this, I thought, building a track for my boy would be cool. Then I quickly realized this guy is WELL beyond my level. Very cool to watch.

in order to set the ballast I use 50% PVA glue with water and a drop of dishwashing solution to break the surface tension then spray the ballast leave until dry this is a fantastic build very informative

Ken, the straight and uniform avenues of trees reminds me very much of rural France. I have travelled from London through Paris to Bordeaux several times and it is a very beautiful experience. Live happy buddy. 🙏

Our first grandchild really likes trains and I think this could be a great hobby to start doing either him. Thanks for the time you put into this to show us newbies.

This how you keep a happy wife. Healthy hobby, and she knows where to find you at all hours.

I "love the idea" of this. I'd like to think I would do it. But I wouldn't. But I appreciate the fact that someone else had the patience to do it. Nice video!

Perfect Ken! People of all ages enjoy trains, and I had two uncles who were very involved in trains. I got involved with RC airplanes 40+ years ago, and finally set up a very small train for Christmas this year. It’s not 1/1000 of your display, but who knows where it might lead. Thanks for Sharing!

Holy smokes, that train is loud!! 😉

That mini wooden structure is super cool!

That was impressive! Enjoyed watching and warmed my heart to see that CN rail car!!

Looking Great. ! WELL DONE. ! 🇺🇸🏆

Great job with the time-lapse Ken, nice to see the build all on one video !! 🚞🚂💚🙏✝️

Wow, really impressive build.... You can charge ant's, to take the train from one side of the table to the other.

Love it!!! Best 21 minutes of my day. Thanks for sharing.

Nice job! Made me feel like I was there looking at the landscape.

That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing the condensed version. You have a lot of time into this layout!

Excellent work! I'm in the confines of two 4x8's.

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

Like how you sped up through the repetitive bits. Awesome to watch

Looks great! I really like the rock, thanks for sharing.

thanks for sharing your project. This is really fun to watch!

My friend, this has been the best train video I have seen. So far, I don't have a train set, but who knows, one may be in the future for this "old man." So I would like to copy parts of yours. God Bless my friend.

WHAT AN AWESOME GOOD JOB YOU DID VERY GOOD INDEED THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AND REMEMBER MY LAYOUT WAS DONE 12 YEARS AGO BUT ALWAYS FIDDLE WITH IT THAS MY HOBBY. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA.

Could be a great project for our grandson.

KZfaq doing its usual random thing, i have no idea how i got here from the north of England, dont have a train set, never built anything like this and highly unlikely i ever will but thorougherly enjoyed your lovely little video 😁

Wonderful build, thanks for taking us along!

Hurrah! Well done! I love the fact that you painted everything beforehand as you went along. Superb!

Sound chip was awesome

You and your train are fantastic.

Gotta love retirement!!

Love the sound effects at the end!

Nicely done, thanks for sharing..

Very cool. Enjoyed the creativity. Bob Ross of trains!

Very engaging video. Thanks for making it.

I use cork roadbed to place the track on. Works great for ballasting. I try to use hand thrown switches whenever I can as it adds a little more realism for switching. Of course in those areas you cannot reach, an electric switch is warranted. Cheers from eastern TN

Thank You for sharing lots of great ideas, I look forward to your other videos

This is so awesome !! I love how you did everything !!

I looking forward to December building of the future railway station and other infrastructure. Thanks for your sharing today 😊

Great video and very enjoyable watching someone who is willing to share their passion.

Thanks for sharing. Loved to watch you work.

Simply MARVELLOUS!!! 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

That Is a SWEET LAYOUT👍👍👍👍.

Love your model railroad channel ken !! TOOT TOOT !

Wow....VERY impressed with that!

I am so jealous!! Great beginnings to an awesome set up. And the sound FX!!

Nicely Done..That rock work looks fabulous, Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US HAVE A GOOD DAY TODAY JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA

Nice job!

Excellent layout & video. Thanks for sharing it...

It was a pleasure watching you working on your amazing layout. Have watched some vids and 1 minute there saying what they want to do next second it's done and they don't show you how it's done. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing your next vid .

Super beautiful layout. Congratulations. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

Great job I like the train soundtrack

Not easy for guys our age to attempt moving sheets of OSB and plywood by ourselves, getting under the table to wire and finally the SPACE needed for a HO layout. The important thing is you’re enjoying yourself and you find satisfaction with what you’re doing 👌🏼👍🏻

I’m literally sitting here and thought to myself man this Ken looks just like the Ken from Ken’s Karpentry then I was like wait a minute… 😂😂😂 Now I know why I like both channels!

Thank you so much... At 80 years old I'm going to look into Kato unitrack???... Good stuff, Thanks for posting...🤣🤣🤣

A one of those dollar storm mustard catch up, squeeze bottles. You know, dollar Trivia dollar store, get one of those, and that'll help you with your ballast really easy, you can just fill it app and just kind of shake it out and get it going it. Works pretty good for the train tracks. Oh k, see you later, thanks.

I love your stonework and landscaping. This is going to be an awesome layout.

Intresting use of natural materials on your layout. Well done and thanks for sharing.

Excellent work!!! A TON of hours putting it together and I bet a ton more planning out the design.

Спасибо Вам. Интересно.

Excellent shot, Like !!!

Good job Sr. Nice layout, I will take your “stones” idear. Thank for posting

Very nice friend, I see your passion for model railroads, still watching the video

手際だけでなく、出来も、すばらしい

Great video and how to!.

I did not know you are in to trains I watch your other u-tube channel and Lumnah Acres and enjoy all that both of those channels.

Very nice Ken im a O gager my self enjoy !

Love it HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Great job ❤❤❤❤

Great video I love trains and layouts like this . I wish I had the gift to be able to build something like this, so I will enjoy watching layouts and videos like this. Thank you

What a good man you are...very nice lifestyle...I really liked what you did with the ballast....it's true to life the way you did it...why not! Tamping it even lol..I'd think that after you completed the ballast and glued what you want to stay....taking a cordless air (leaf blower) you can kind of blow the table off and boom cleaned! Regardless your a great man..great tinkerer...nice job!

Good work. Best regards from germany.

i love the sound, you gotta have the sound. thanks

Nice job Ken! Love the use of real rock. Can't beat mother nature fir colour and realism!!

IT'S GREAT!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Excellent job!

Proper job mate, I will be stealing your pond idea, really is very good. Jim Oz🇦🇺👍🏼🦘

This is art!

New Subscriber from your Carpentry Channel. Sound effects are over the top. Watching that train go around the track put a huge smile on my face‼️ THANK YOU KEN‼️🚂🛤️🚞 Vinny 🇺🇸

This is so very cool and so very instructional, all in a little over 20 minutes!

AWESOME layout to be.

GOOD WORK ... !!!

Bravos magnifique 👍👍👍

Nice work you did a great job!!!

Hello a very interesting video, it was fun to watch the video. Many greetings Rolf

WOW Nice Job

You said come on in…….. then shut the door in my face 😳

Thanks for this, you have given me a couple of ideas. Just by the way, you could have saved some money, all ballast glue is, is 50/50 mix of PVA. Once again thanks for posting.

It's coming around, Eric. 😊 Looking great, my friend ! Can't wait to see how you do the bridge. I'll be paying attention, for sure . I am going to be building one too.

great job 👍👍

I did the same dimensions for N scale. I was able to use trailer hoists(like you use to pull a boat onto a trailer ) to pull it up into the ceiling. Had two of those to work that. Removable hooks from those to each corner. Wheels also on the bottom so I could roll it around when it was down on the floor. I didn't go to the solid table top as fast as you did. Really did more of a of a cutout track plan tied it to a subframe. Three levels with a helix on one end. A hidden level was on the bottom for staging and storage.