A new look for the CNY Railroad

Great video. Enjoyed the ride through the layout...........Paul

Lookin good partner! 

Outstanding attention to detail in your scenes. Engineer's level view really shows off your layout. Well done! There are many ideas that I could adapt to my layout.

 

thanks for sharing: Joe K

Downsizing?  I should be so lucky!  Lol

Stunning, Jim.  Looks terrific!  Would love to take a first-hand look someday!

Looks really good, Jim.  Can't wait to see more pictures.

 

Art

Jim,

 

very nice work.

 

thanks for sharing.

Isn't there a law on the books somewhere prohibiting this?

 

Still, your layout looks great and also still much nicer and bigger than mine. I only hope to have something that nice someday.

 

 

I agree with Mike...down sizing? It looks fantastic and super sized to me.

"As some of you know, I had to downsize my layout drastically to do the plumbing for a second toilet in the house and to gain extra living space in the basement."

 What!

This is hogwash!

Expand! You have to represent!

I think it's time for a house addition with more basement. I'll be over. We'll talk.

Jim,

  Great looking layout you have there. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving.

Tom

Very nice, Jim......Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Peter

Thank you Jim. Big or small your workmanship is always impeccable.

Amazing layout, Wow....Jim, this is Super detailing, Super Creativity, Super Video.

Happy Thanksgiving and keep us updated.....

Great video Jim!!  I had no idea that you were downsizing...  Even so, you are a master at whatever size layout as can be seen in the excellent modeling!  Keep us posted....

 

Alan

Thank you for the kind words, everyone.

 

I guess downsizing is a very relative thing! I still have a larger space than I ever dreamed of as a kid with those 3'x5' layouts when we lived in Bronx apartment buildings.

 

It's definitely the season to be thankful for the opportunities that we have and try to make the most of our situations.

 

Jim

 

Nice Jim!

Don

That is a great thing to say. I hope you know I was just playing around. You represent what can be done in O scale and I follow your work.

 Have a great set of Holidays!

Jim, looks fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 

I also downsized a bit with my new layout, I actually like it better.

 

Thanks,

Alex

Sweet - that is cooler than a snowcone on the South Pole.  And hotter than a depot stove.  I wanted to hear that horn again!  Nice modeling.  I enjoyed the tour.  I am layoutless now, which stinks, so it was nice to see some things familiar, and so many new and fascinating  things around every corner.  It may be downsized, but it looks like you nailed it.  Probably was fun figuring it out.  Bravo!
Ok, this was just the inspiration to get my standard gauge stuff out and set up a floor layout and start running trains again.  Thanks for that.  On my way to the store room.  Cheers!

Wow, It really is nicely done. I like the Video going slow, gives you a chance to see what you've done and it looks great. 

WOW! Jim, no matter the size of your creations they look absolutely stunning. The engineer view video really highlights your many talents.
Feel free to post more videos as often as you can!!

Very nice, thanks for letting us "in" to see it.

Great video. Thanks for posting it and please keep posting more video's.

Have a great weekend,

David

Very nice Jim. Looking through my old OGR issue regarding your layout. What has changed in the track plan?

What a wonderful layout tour! Your "downsizing" looks terrific. It is good to see you posting recently.

Jim,

  I had 2 questions about your nice structures. At 1:05 you show a tower and at 2:06 is a station with a turret. I was wondering if you made them from scratch? If not, do you know who made them?

 

  You should be glad how everything turned out,

Tom 

Looks great Jim!!! Will you be in NYC this Holiday Season?

Thanks again, guys.

 

George,

Now the layout is an "L' instead of a "G" in shape. It's about 1/3 the original size in all. I was able to keep the industrial area with its wall-flat factories, etc. as seen in the first and last part of the video, as well as the New Mott Haven area with the big waterfall scene.

 

I'll be posting photos that show how these blend in with the new scenes.

 

 

Tom,

The tower is a Korber kit and the station with the turret is a Hydrocal casting kit. I think it's by Downtown Deco but I'm not sure.

 

Skip,

We'll probably take one of those tour bus trips down sometime in mid-December after the tree lighting. My wife is hinting that she wants to include the Radio City show in our itinerary this year so I'm not sure how far we'll get on our usual walking tour.

 

Jim

 

 

 

 

 

Well we all have to adapt to the space given us, Cassie would like to see some trains running, gee so would I. Thinking of a much smaller temp lay-out in our basement. My mind has to completely rethink lay-out structure planning to some degree. Still have to do alot of work in the basement first before lay-out.

 

Jim great lay-out thanks for the tour, keep the updates coming. You are imspirational. Thanks again!