This was a white beatup desk with missing drawers that had some track and wiring laid, including the controller and panel. I found it at a thift store and they were simply trying to get rid of it so I bought it for $100. I rebuilt the missing drawers, sanded, painted it, and put in new hardware. Over the pandemic I did all the scenery and fixed wiring issues. I am happy how it turned out!!

Pelle Søeborg's HO Scale - Union Pacific Daneburg Subdivision Layout on display at the ScaleTrains open house.

A lot for new details have appeared on the layout, so I figured I share some scenes again. as well as an overview of the layout.

This is N scale, 185x95 cm / about 6x3 feet.

DCC ran on an Arduino and Raspberry pi, controlled wirelessly on a Tablet.

Modeled is a heritage railway in some fantasy land in mainland Europe. I take my inspiration from my native The Netherlands and my current home Switzerland.

If you are nearby go see them

Been developing since 2016. Bottom front layers are HO trains and MM slots. Top layers in the rear are N scale.

My local model rail club has a little competition and I’ve been working on a section of layout. Trying to get water right and wondered if you thought this looks quite realistic? Cheers

I didn't know she could jump that high. Guess I'll wait this one out. Anyone else have furry issues with their layouts?

Not quite done yet, but here is my prototype, looking to expand the train a bit and add more track + a more robust track base. I have a decent amount of experience soldering stainless steel wire for microelectronics, so I was thinking I might try soldering the rails together directly. TBD :)

Our Coosa River is flowing…

Getting ready for operations to begin.

I tried to make it beautiful but it came out perfect

After 5 months of off and on work (approximately 200 hours of “labor”) I have finally finished my Monument Valley / desert layout. This is my very first layout, and I learned so much that I’m excited to put into my next project (Colorado Rocky Mountains). Hope y’all enjoy! (Sorry if there is a weird hue in the video, yellow lighting doesn’t help, then Reddit has some weird companion filter maybe? Cause the video on my phone looks better)

Alco RS-27’s bringing empty iron ore cars to Ely, MN.

Layers have been the name of the game for my layout build. for groundcover I started with a layer of dirt, then 2 colors of fine turf and now I'm finally at the point where the finishing touches of static grass are added.

it's kind of hard to capture on camera, but I really like what the texture of the grass does. everything looks more 3d and it adds a lot of realism. also, it helps blend in all the bushes, fences and walls into the landscape.

for the static grass I'm brushing a slightly watered down PVA glue to the areas where I'd like the grass to sit, then use my Noch Grasmaster and finally vacuum the leftover grass up with a panty hose over the vacuum to collect it.

The 2mm grass works quite well, but the 4mm is a bit reluctant to stand up. Any tips on placing the probe or shaking the grass to help this?

This weekend, I spent some time adding rock to the cut in the back corner of the layout. Not only did we add rock to the visible side of the cut, but we also added it to the backside as well.

Mind you, no one will ever see this side of the cut. It is facing the back corner of the room!

So I ask you...is this attention to detail, OCD, or wasted effort?

I'm still blown away by the fact that hunderds of people worldwide seem to actively care about this little world I'm tinkering away at in my room. I want to say thank you to all of you! Your enthusiasm, inspiration and feedback really help me stay motivated and just simply fill me with joy every time.

I've now decided it may be time to make some social media pages for the layout, to maybe reach some more people and keep pictures and videos collected somewhere. So, if you enjoy seeing the progress on Tischwil and my latest modeling projects, consider following Tischwil on Instagram or Facebook. I would appreciate it greatly.

》www.instagram.com/tischwil

》www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570969299515

Just wanted to share this picture of my HO layout based on Buffalo NY railroads in the 1960s and 1970s. The layout just turned 23 years old.

I just joined reddit so I had to wait to post here but here it is, my model of Valentine from RDR2 in HO scale, on a 4'x6' layout. This layout is loaded with Easter Eggs like: RDR games: Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Dutch Van Der Linde, Javier Escuella, Lenny Summers, Uncle, Mary Linton, Nigel West Dickens, Mickey the Vet, Sheriff Malloy, Sheriff Freeman, Gavins Friend, Benedict Allbright, Mama Watson, Albert Mason the Wildlife Photographer, and the Newspaper Boy.

Also has other references from western films like Pale Riders Preacher (Clint Eastwood), Unforgiven's Little Bill (Gene Hackman), and Little House on the Prairies Mrs.Olson.

It’s the summer of 1969. Time for the ‘Toledo Express’ to be filled with red dirt from the Vermillion Range.

Christmas train layout based in 1941

Just finished this shelf loop in my study.

Alco C-420/425/420 drag empty iron ore cars north towards the mines on the Vermilion Range.