Farewell to Gruesome Gulch | Workbench Wednesday 

A Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea theme.

Something different would be a Steampunk layout. Engines and rolling stock would be fun.

Updating from pirates to smugglers would make post 1900 Caribbean layout plausible . Sort of like Bandit Canyon on a tropical island.

Congratulations, I am Sure it Will be Loved and Cherished !😊

SKULL ISLAND Yes man !!! I know I and many many others will watch that take place. I hope that is the one you pick. Keep on keeping on my friend your layouts and models are stunning.

RIP GGRR enjoy your new home in the private collectors house

"Boo hoo"... Just happened on you working on Gruesome Gulch graveyard...yup... that was what first started me down the Thunder Mesa trail. River of Lost Souls was my favorite... Your attention to detail gave me the shivers... As my sis and I use to say when we were kids ..."ooh..scary music"...😢❤

I enjoyed the layout. I'm happy you were able to sell it. Can't wait to see what you do next.

river pirates existed on into the 1860s which reminds me of the very unknown Disney film Davey Crockett and the River Pirates.

Really love this little layout. Brilliant concept and execution. Inspiring to say the least, hope it's new home is a good one

What an amazing project to follow, and I can only imagine how excited the new owner is to have this coming their way!

Was a great build to follow, I'm sure the new owner will be very happy with it! Looking forward to 'What comes next'.

YES!!!!! I was heartbroken when that idea went away :(

We took an extra day off of work to make the drive. I'm looking forward to seeing the Gruesome Gulch Railroad and thanking you for so many hours of entertainment!

I’m so Bummed I was trying to win the Lotto so I could buy it! 😂 That must of been hard to sell😭 Hope you got what you needed you put Love, Sweat and Tears into it! What an awesome lay out!!

Such a cool themed layout! The details are incredible. I just enjoyed you sharing the build with all of us. Thanks for sharing!

I loved the Gruesome Gulch RR. I'm working on a HOn30 layout so a Skull Rock and Neverland in that scale would be even extra interesting to me!

Gruesome Gulch provided me hours of entertainment and so much inspiration. Thank you!

I love this layout! Hopefully, you’ll do another similar project. One option would have been to sell the Thunder Mesa to make room to expand The Gulch! 😊

So glad you took the time to do this, I can enjoy it even if I never saw it in person

It’s a beautiful model Dave! It will be missed, especially at Halloween. That said, the night time videos of Thunder Mesa are also amazing! I can hardly wait for the coming videos of the remodel! All the best Dave, as you say, keep moving forward! Thanks for your wonderful Channel!

The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant at Disneyland was one of my fondest memories growing up. If you go with the Skull Rock and Neverland I am already an instant fan as I was when you added Rainbow Ridge!!! So many good memories brought back by your amazing art!!!

Looking forward to the next chapter, hope it has some rocky Mountains, made of foam lol hint hint

So the Gruesome Gulch goes to a new home and makes way for Pirates! Avast me hearties! For some great pirate themed special effects, maybe look at The Princess Bride? I can picture it with a train running thru...

Farewell Gruesome Gulch! I loved all the whimsical details, the ghosts and skellies and effects and sounds. My favorites were the river of souls and the skeleton train. Can't wait to see how the new Thunder Mesa layout evolves.

Pirates would be awesome!

Goodbye GGRR ... RIP ... and good luck in your new life

Dear Dave, off to the never ending railroad of hunting grounds! Awesome angles from the Gruesome Gulch! Love the Peter Pan Neverland idea. HoN30 might just be the right scale to create a small dog bone around a bay. Also, when we’re talking Never Neverland, there may crop up the necessity of designing some really cool traction, magical traction of course. Cheerio

Peter Pan!! Hell yes Dave!❤❤❤

Sad to see it go, but happy that others will get to see it

I would really love to see HOn30 layout. And as for fantasy, there are some D&D settings where dwarves have operating steam trains, and pirates would easily fit in that as well.

Hou hou hou👻👻👻👻 Magnifique 😊

You could always do a port town. trains taking trade products from boats inland. perhaps the pirates have a secret cove around the corner from the port (maybe with a cheeky makeshift station platform for when they want to go intown for the tavern.. or to stumble back from it)

Regarding the new project ideas, one thought that came to me when you mentioned pirates and steam trains was the idea of River Pirates. Perhaps something more Deep South themed, inspired by the works of Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Something like keelboats flying the Jolly Roger emerging from a swamp to attack unsuspecting steamboats. As for the Neverland Railroad idea, that could be interesting to see in HOn3, especially if you maybe step a bit out of your usual oeuvre and lean toward something a bit more British themed where rolling stock is concerned. There's a fair bit available now from Peco, Kato, and Bachmann Branchline, plus of course Bachmann USA's own Skarloey Railway series from their Thomas & Friends line; just remove the faces and you've got some decent Welsh prototypes to work from. Or if you want to keep it more American, take a look at Fourdees Limited and some of the fantastic 3D printed bodies they make for the recent Kato Ffestiniog Railway "Prince" chassis, a couple of which transform this Welsh wonder into a wannabe Porter.

Your rocket design for your son could lead to a stylized 1940s or midcentury modern themeinf with a vintage fururism spaceport and MONORAIL . ;)

⌛💀🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🪦⚰️🤢R.I.P.

What a great layout, and educational series! Glad it found a new home, can’t wait to see what else you will be scheming!

Such a sad moment to see the Gruesome Gulch go, but it makes room for new and exciting builds. Thanks for the ride, Dave.

for a neverland pirate ship and train combo have the train on a clear 3d printed track "fly over" the Capt Hook Ship while in the harbor.

Will we see a mainstreet like at Disney, but with a horse trolley? Just hoping a trolley, or cable car ala The Shootist. Thank you, so very much for letting us know it went somewhere with someone who will care for it.

What does something like this cost? Thanks love ur videos!

I don't think this would be your cup of tea but Disney have done a lot of space rides in the past. It would be interesting to see you do a spaceport or something on another planet. It would give you a chance to do something completely different. I bet you could make some amazing structures using the laser. Sorry to see GGRR go Dave, I love that layout.

I watched the whole build from the beginning, and enjoyed the progress of the build. An era comes to an end, well for Thunder Mesa anyways. I hope the new owner will get lots of enjoyment out of the Gruesome Gultch RR. Looking forward to the next small project.

I still hope someone is inspired by the GGRR to build a dark ride in that style. Thanks

You could use a GWR 3700 Class locomotive for the Peter Pan Layout. The book is base in 1902 so steam locomotive did exist.

I really enjoyed the Gruesome Gulch build. I'm delighted it is going to someone who wanted it. I just realized you're over 15k subscribers. I started in the 4k range and couldn't understand how so few found your channel. Thank you for sharing.

I have had an idea about building a railroad based on the Aulani Disney Resort. The resort has a great backstory for their pool area and there is a train the runs through the Ko Olina resort area. It would be fun to work in that tropical setting. Too bad my skills are not refined enough to actually see this through. Steal my idea if you want!

Love to see an episode of you getting the GGRR packed for its trip to the new home 👍

Will miss GGRR its was so much fun warching you build it. Looking forward to the next one. Pirates would be fun. GOD BLESS 🚂 ❤ 🚂 ❤🚂 ❤

I hope so Dave I have faith in you for this one and my niece said she would watch it with me if you did the Neverland RR

Hi Dave! I'm not sure what the American equivalent is but you should try 009 scale for the Neverland idea! 2 foot gauge track in 1:76 OO scale. I think the American equivalent is HOn30? I switched from OO to 009 a few years ago and never looked back 😅

What a shame that the GGRR has to go Dave. I'm sure all if us enjoyed every second of this build & operation.

A part of me died when you decided against building the Peter Pan layout. Then it came back a little with gruesome gulch. Then you took it away again. But.... I know you'll do right and do Peter Pan. It'll be worth the wait.

I heard that it is going to a private collector in Ohio. I'm a private collector in Ohio. Is it me?😂 Aw, crap.... My wife says it's not me. Well, I hope the new owner loves this masterpiece of railroad modeling. Can't wait for what is next.

So it's Goul- by to gruesome gulch. May they rest in peace into their next life.👻

Dave….. Just knock down a wall and expand into the room next door each time to run out of room!

Well, if you do change your mind on what scale the Skull Rock and Neverland should be, might I recommend N scale?

Oh, there is A MINOR difference on the Captain Hook Pirate ship at Disneyland and the Revell kit. The Disneyland ship had a mermaid figurehead, the kit doesn't. Remember, that "ride" was sponsored by Starkist Tuna. The kit claims to be 1/72nd scale, but I think that is a very loose claim...

Thank you for sharing! Could you please post what modle kit that is of the ship you were talking about? That would be a great ideal. I was thinking maybe a Disney type layout sorta type of thing, or movie set of pirate world ~ trains passing by. I hope you don't mind if I use your ideal, it sounds like fun. I would really like to build a ship like that is firing on the fort on the ride.

How about a "goonies" ride? It has pirates, it could have a mine ride... Or indy's temple of doom?

Definitely will miss the Gruesome Gulch Railroad. I love the creepy Halloween feel. I just can’t get interested in the Thunder Mesa stuff.

How does one ship a huge layout.

I am planing to come an see you Saturday, July 6 if you are still doing your open studio. Could you please send me your address or how I can find your place. Thank you so much!

I wonder, instead of Weathering the rails, could you paint the sides to look like wood so the tracks look like the earlier "strap rail" tracks of very early trains?🤔 I promise, I'll shut up now...😂

"Farewell and adieu to you Gruesome Gulch Railroad. Farwell and adieu to you old Gruesome Gulch. For you've recieved orders to sale for the future. We hope and we pray that we'll see you again" Apologies to thecsongv"Spanish Ladies) 😂 Pirates?? What if you used Kato drive units and built "Sail powered trains"? Similar to the ride cars in Disney's "Peter Pan's Flight"? The Revell kit is still available, too. Also, Zvezda, " does a 1/72 scale "Medieval Long boat" that looks like a ships boat from "Captain Blood" Not to mention Zvezda also did a 1/72nd and a 1/350 th scale kit of "the Black Pearl." Aka: "The Wicked Wench" which they also released as "The Black Swan" or "The White Swan" I forget which. Revell Germany released that kit under the Title "Pirate Ship" the only difference between the "Black Pearl" and the "Swan" is the figurehead.also there are a couple of companies that produce 1/72nd scale figures of "Pirates" or "Skeletal Pirates."😂 I love your Idea!! I had a medical procedure last November which has lead me to decide that I will dress as a Pirate for Halloween, so your timing is fantastic!!

The British Royal Navy used aircraft carriers versus pirates in the 30s, should be ok