That is truly a very fine layout! Demonstrates what can be accomplished in the smaller scales when it comes to having the scenery dominate (like in the real world). The trains just seem to "fit" in their surroundings. And that video of the coal train provides a superb example of effectively incorporating a backdrop with the rest of the scenic elements.
Really some photos and videos that anyone contemplating S scale should take a good long look at.
Alan,
Good observation on the backdrop. What I noticed was that it went all the way up to the celing, was hand painted and also curved in the corners. What I liked was how staggering the height of different portions of a layout can provide different viewing angles for pics and video like this one. There is actually an aisleway and another level of layout between the the backdrop and the curve that the coal train in running on, yet all you see is scenery and backdrop because of the height of that portion of the layout.
