model train in a suit case . this fellow did a fantastic job. if i wound up in a rest home id go thi

[AllaN01Bear]

s route .

[dchill]

1. Stunning. Incredible. Insane.

I enjoyed that thoroughly!

[flor-de-jasmim]

2. Great, but does it fit on an airplane drop-down table?

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

3. Thats Amazeballs

I have all my own Grandfather's model Trains that are about 70 yrs old now...I hold onto them because I remember playing down in the "cellar" while he worked on them....

[yellowdogintexas]

7. Some of those may be true collectables - definitely hold on

to them. Do your kids play with them? I hope so that is a great legacy.

We miss our old house in Evansville which had an awesome basement. There was a huge room under our 30' wide porch that was going to be the train room.

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

12. no children

But his platform was huge and he perfected it for decades. It was the size of an entire piece of plywood, with 2 whole different train routes and an entire city
I even have the hand made models like the Water tower he put together...definitely holding onto them...such good memories.

[malthaussen]

4. His landscaping and weathering are excellent.

Those rocks look real.

-- Mal

[yellowdogintexas]

8. On You Tube, there is a master layout builder who gives lessons

on all sorts of projects.

Boomer is the best search word. Watching his craftsmanship is a treat.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. It's in a briefcase!

[yellowdogintexas]

6. Ermagerd!! Mr YD will enjoy watching this

He runs HO trains and has a pretty nice layout running in our upstairs.

[James48]

9. Nice

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Herbie on the road.


I wonder what that grey cylinder is on the third car- it kind of looks like the Trinity site bomb.

[DENVERPOPS]

10. No kidding James

that was my exact thought.......................

My other thought was, could you imagine trying to get thru customs, or the carryon X-ray machine with this in order to fly it anywhere??
Customs would tear this entire beautiful masterpiece apart..................

[Donkees]

24. On that flat car is a small container for bulk goods. They are quite common in Europe ...

On that flat car is a small container for bulk goods. They are quite common in Europe. At least they used to be. Introduced with the "house to house" delivery system.

[Klondike Kat]

11. Gomez Addams' travel kit

N/T

[Goonch]

13. Mine looked more like.....

1950's Gilbert American Flyer Train Set

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. T-scale is even smaller

1:450 compared to Z-scal 1:220

[Ahna KneeMoose]

15. What Could Be Better Than A Miniature Train Set In A Suitcase (?)

Why a magic suitcase that can power that train set

Of course, as in Science Fiction Theatre 75

[Beacool]

16. It's actually a briefcase, even smaller.

It's lovely. I love model trains, but I've never seen this set-up. He did a great job.

[TheBlackAdder]

17. My son has a Z-scale briefcase track. Of course, N-scale is nicer detail.

.

While he has almost all scales, he is concentrating on the European made Marklin's.

.

[republianmushroom]

18. some people are very gifted, this person is one.

[electric_blue68]

19. Wow is that adorable! And so nicely detailed! ...

It's got 2 levels! A little track swerve. A bridge. A tunnel.
packs a lot in. I thought the rocks were real.

My dad loved trains and model train set ups. I loved them as dioramas with different track set ups.

The had to have more than just one circle, or oval for me. The more complex the merrier! So levels, swerves, criss cross, bridges, tunnels, etc! 😄

[Bluejeans]

20. My last train layout was 6 ft by 15 ft

My last train layout which used a seashore town as the setting was 6 X 15 feet. Here's a video of part of it from 2015:

] (hopefully the link works!)

After a remodeling project is finished later this year, I plan to build a 7 X 21 foot layout in the basement of our "forever home".

[Emile]

23. That's pretty cool!

[hlthe2b]

21. +++

[Emile]

22. I want one too!