Very nice shelf layout, thank you for making these videos. * subscribed *

How did you do those book shelves, like cut them down to size? Great video love to see you back always loved the farm rail layout

Very cool ... I'm starting an L shape point to point next week 😁👍

Excellent Work !!

That drink holder is a real nice idea 👍🏼

Trains run 5mins towards the end of the video 😐

Super cool

Great Vid , just came across it very enjoyable to watch !! One comment , you got the prototype throttle now you need prototype couplers 😂....

You have a VERY NICE looking layout!!!!! Well done!!!!

If they just could make the Proto Throttle working with WiFi to be compatible to these dead rail wifi cards you cna mount in the locos....

Beautiful layout.. I'm curious about that controller though. Is it a self built project?

Great little layout that makes sense. I also like seeing a small layout with a rural southern theme. My N scale layout is 1970s industrial New England, but the HO switching layout I'm planning is looking to be a southeast or south-central road in a rural setting like this. Great job!

hehe..."its not a perfect room..." honestly said i would be happy to have a room like that... then i had a place where i could start building my switching layout project.... ;)

I LOVE IT!!!! 😍

小さい女の子の存在感だけで、全ての意味が無効だね 世界から、争いの火種を消すのも作るのも、彼女たちなんだという事が、良くわかったよ

Very nice layout, love the rural look. Great work. 👍

Lovely layout - what we call an "Inglenook" here in the UK. Inspiration to actually get me building something rather than just armchair modelling...

Very impressive and the scenery is excellent. Proto throttle too? Very cool

Great layout! New subscriber!

Hi, I'm just starting my shelf layout and this is perfect just what I was looking for as my run around was just to big for my small home, I started collecting Southern HO and few other's a while ago and as a Brit I really had no idea about American Railways , I think I was just hooked on the Southern colour scheme and how well your Loco's run, if you don't mind I have couple of questions, what's a team track' and what if any other road names would have rubbed shoulders with Southern rail back in the day, I'm going for the 50's 60's era give or take, 40ft box cars and GP and RS locos , great layout and thanks for sharing this , Gavin

Can you show us your 2 turnout track plan for the layout?

Your work reminds me of the intense detail of lance Mindheims layout! You deserve to have a bigger layout: preferably that whole room 😂😂! Oh I feel you on the time that goes into having a full time job and raising kids . So eager to see this grow. Your yet another model railroader raising the bar really high 😅😅. Made it seem like I was there at that grade crossing

Perfect use of a small space With a growing family it would be difficult to have a larger layout and do it justice.

Sorry to see you go but hopefully you build another layout in your new home and we will see you again. Good luck. Rich

We loaded hopper cars on the l and n we could hold 7 cars on our sitting we moved the car while loading with a stiger panther tractor if it was in the fields we used a farmall m tractor . Had to uncouple with the m it would handle 3 hoppers .and we even pulled one at a time with a ford f250 pick up truck .we would off load fertilizer to

Excellent result. I can smell the Garden City, Ga. Kaiser Chemical plant. One thing that is missing - where's the kudzu??? 🤔

But BEAUTIFUL layout... great realism....NICE green growth feel. I really like how you did your grasses. Top Notch !

Add a couple of vertical curves (dips and drops) in the rail. The trick is to make sure that the I shape stays straight up and down .Too many people let the rail slightly roll over while dipping, this will only lead to constant derailments.

Took a long time before we saw some action ! But the switching layout is great. If you love slow moving switching action in a fabulous setting, this is the place to be !

Very nice. One thing you could do is to pull it out from the wall and add a loop (fold down if need be) to create some come and go staging or continuous running for breaking in or just watching trains run.

That is really sharp. I have N scale layout and often run 70s Southern Railway freights and passenger trains. I have subbed.

First time viewer but absolutely love this! Hearing you talk about balancing the hobby with family life made me feel fortunate about being a 20-something with no responsibilities, but at the same time I think the fact you have a loving family makes you even more fortunate than me. Awesome job with the scenery, feels realistic that the railroad would just pair all those industries on one track to save money on building individual spurs. The road crossing looks lovely and convincing. I believe what you were trying to say with the look of the house and the pre built structures offered is that they feel too "whimsical", like they're too happy and feel more in place with the Boomer era of the 50s where it's all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. The house you used feels perfectly in place as a small shack hidden in the Southern East coast woods. Great layout! Great use of track planning! Great use of rolling stock and great presentation overall! You've got a subscriber.

It’s incredible what you can do in such a small space with HO scale. Gorgeous layout.

Man I miss Southern😢

You got a very well detailed layout. looks great.

Axis and Allies and Monopoly. My guy is keeping it old school with his boardgames 😄 Great little layout!

Very, very nice--- great work!!

I grew up in Liberty, NC along the old Atlantic and Yadkin line that ran toward Sanford. You've captured the flavor of the Southern in the early 80s very well. I've considered doing something similar myself.

Great to see you post a video again!

You should watch Boomer Diorama. A former film studio effects artist. Lots of great information on his channel and an awesome layout. He has a lot of videos going back several years, all of which are well worth watching. He scratch builds everything and gives advice on how to do it realistically and make the buildings last forever.

Where did you get your overhead lights?

When I saw the photo for the video, my first thought was North Carolina. I like your selection of buildings and how much space you have between them. Thanks for explaining how you did the backdrop, shelving, etc.

Great layout video update. The layout and scenery looks fantastic. You make the best of the time and space you have. You only learn and improve by doing, and small layouts allow you to do that. No one knows what the future will bring, so enjoy today and have fun building a layout no matter what size it is.-Tom

Lee brick in Sanford NC used to load in 50' boxcars for NS but the industry was switched by A&W (Atlantic and Western) until 2018..

Really cool that you share a hobby room with your wife. Best wishes from Rock Hill SC - Bill.

Very nice , an nice to see you posting again , so glad you have thoughts of the farmrail still playing a part in future endeavors , look forward to that. Thanks for sharing and congratulations to your family on the birth of your daughter. Till the next time take care .

Good to see you back.👍

I appreciate what you accomplished in a small space, and I appreciate your comment about getting a little bored. I'm struggling to get started with anything on the 8'x18"+cassette that I have. I keep trying to cram in too much so want to find a scene that really speaks to me and simplify if I can. Glad you've got some track again. I really liked your FarmRail layout.

Handsome layout! Look forward to when you have a larger space and more time.

Nice layout! Your scenicking has worked out very well; it's visually authentic, especially the lone house on a country road. Your overall premise, a low-traffic spur with a couple of industries, does present a variety of switching opportunities in a limited space. Even though possibilities are limited, some operations are better than no operations. Thanks for sharing this video. One additional thought: this small layout offers the possibility of future expansion or incorporation into a larger project, should time and space permit. Your kids are going to go off to college before you know it.