Trains in the Garden with Dave is devoted to the G-Scale outdoor train world. NOT JUST ONE PERSON'S RAILROAD but many from around the world. We will not only show trains running around the yard but dive deeper. We'll spend time going into the back story of building the layout, what's on the layout, the number of engines, how much track, how many main lines, where the buildings come from, and details you won't find on other channels. We'll also be interviewing manufacturers and retailers.
Thanks for the reply. You have an incredible layout. I really like my model railroad, which is a combination of the Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Western of Colorado, and Colorado & Southern, and some of the locomotives, freight and passenger cars, and scenery are approaching their 60th birthday, but it is more of a caricature of a railroad than a master model railroaders scenicked dream layout. While the track is quite realistic, a lot of the scenery, inside and outside, consists of cardboard boxes painted up like buildings by my nieces and nephews decades ago, or houses and stores made out of Legos or match and popsicle sticks by friends and other buildings made from blocks of wood, like a small church that mom made for me, and a warehouse that dad built, and while it looks pretty good overall, and there are areas that might look realistic in a picture, most of my layout doesn't qualify as super detailed. The only thing that might set my layout apart from another is that all of the locomotives and cars are quite detailed, and some of the older ones have a nice patina on the paint job, after all the years of operation, both inside and outside, that makes them look very realistic. Also, I had a huge family circle and lots of friends, and that usually meant TRAINS for Christmas and my birthday, and the gift trains, along with the ones that I bought, have really added up over the years. I'm not rich, but my layout has 330 train cars and 67 locomotives, and a lot of them were lonely, abused, broken, or forgotten about by their owners until I found, bought, (cheap) and repaired them. For the record, I bought or was gifted less than three cars some years, while other years were field years, with twelve or more cars and locomotives coming my way, the average, over the years, was less than one new or used car or locomotive every two months since 1965, a few of which cost me a buck or two or a trade for my Sparky services. The one unique thing that might be interesting is that everything is on live rails, not a storage cart or in a cabinet. In addition to two yards and lots of sidings, I have one wall with live double tracked storage and display areas, which employs 10% grades and switchbacks to go from one shelf to another, floor to ceiling, sort of like a stacked yard on the walls. Two locomotives and three cars fit on the switchbacks, and it can take some time and operation to set up a train or just retrieve a car or locomotive from there, unless I use my 0-5-0 hand switchers. Cheers and hello again from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
Nice. I would love to know more about how the elevated track was constructed. I struggle with the ground base that won't wobble and the upper track supports that won't take a lot of carpentry or money. Their constructions looks interesting. Any article or website guidance for it would be great. Thank you for the video
A company in Phoenix, Arizona, Eagle Wings, built the elevated track supports. I tried to find them in several advertiser sources but could not locate them. You might try a RU-vid search or search other publications. If I locate them, I'll respond to your request again. Thanks for visiting our Channel.
I love the coaches at the intro. As for the Tahoe Junction, I love the layout! Especially with the SF passenger train set. An inspirational dream I can't despise!
No. I just left a link to eBay so anyone could buy a set. I believe the vendor is having a sale. Buying anything through my link will help support the channel, and it does not cost more to use the link and you might save a few dollars.
I'm going back to film more layouts at Christmas time. Click the Tucson Club link. Once there, send an email. Please mention you saw the layouts on Trains in the Garden with Dave
Brilliant... the layout, the camera work, the editing, the choice of music. What was the bluesy open tuned Steven Stills sounding solo guitar piece at 5:28? It alone would be enough!
The Aristcraft ties are not good, but they've gone out of business. I've replaced them with PIKO and other replacement ties. There isn't a single piese of new track on my layout. I was broke when I started this project and everything was bought at auctions etc.
Thanks for the video! How well do the tracks hold up? How often would you say you have to replace rail ties? If you were doing this would you recommend buying used rail compared to just purchasing new or making your own?
The tracks you use should depend on the elements they will be exposed to and, in my opinion, always look for reviews. Quality is important as are the ties.
