I've Outgrown My HO Layout and Need to Fix it 

Is it scary that I thought the mountain layout was relatively new? Gosh, I'm getting old...

Shows how solid the earlier construction phases were for them to be able to withstand the layout sections being uplifted in stages. Great job!

In case no one else says it, kudos for wearing your PPE!

@ SMT There was a funny comic in Railroad Model Craftsman years ago about benchwork and the effect it can have on you. It depicted a railroad modeler in an engineer's outfit with extremely long arms down to his ankles. It was said that it was rare in the population but was epidemic among model railroaders. The name of the condition is Too wideus bench workus. ☺

You gave me a heart attack with those “jenga” support beams. 🤣😭

10:24 The "Big L" express. Extraordinary!

Its always a good day when Nerf Cat stops by

Out of all my years of doing model trains I have never seen anything so impressive like that great job sir.

This is so much fun to watch. You are the best model railroading channel on RU-vid.

Oh thank GOD! I thought you meant you were outgrowing the trains. Nearly just died. I LOVE watching your videos!

Ah, power tools! Makes life so much better. When I assembled my 3x5 tabletop for an n scale, i cant believe how many screws were needed. And, had to recharge dewalt battery at least once. Looks good Harrison, much more appropriate for you height!

Nerf the Foreman Feline always has his words lol

those precariously places pieces of wood were genuinely giving me a panic for you glad it turned out the way it did! looks (the same) but more accessible!

Pretty clever Harrison. You effectively hit on how they raise buildings to be moved. Jack,insert cribbing, jack again, insert more cribbing until they can get the dollies underneath for the move. Off topic a bit but I've seen you do videos with your friends/railfanning crew and just wanted to offer up the advice of when out there spare a few pixels and storage for just some shots of you and your buddies mugging for the camera. I say this because while we had a pretty good size crew 2 of those guys were my ride or die best buds for decades. One of those friends was a bud from high school for 27 years until he was my first brush with my own mortality 23 years ago. The other has been my best friend for 37 years, best man at my wedding, my wingman for nearly a third of my life. Got a phone call the other day from his sister. He missed a family event and a check in found him unresponsive. As one wants to do in those situations you dig out the photos and start reminiscing about roadtrips,railfanning excursions and all the remember that time stories. Problem is plenty of photos of of us mugging for the camera in our late 40s, 50s and early 60s but damn few of us in our 20s and 30s. We'd been so focused on the trains etc and so consumed by the immortality of youth that we never conceived a time we'd be glad we " wasted " a few frames of film and the processing of those frames on pictures of the group together.

Super. Good job. If those were drywall screws, which can snap in half easily, add a few more screws to the legs just in case someone trips and grabs or falls into the layout. Hello again from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙T.E.N.

Never underestimate how important it is for everything to be level. Good job.

That's quite a project, SMT. I have to agree with Nerf Cat, it needed more work. and it looks a lot better now.

Like the raising of Chicago in the 1850/60s. Also done with screwjacks. Sidewalks and all🚂🇨🇦🙋

You did it again…scary project but on the camera it makes quite a difference, greetings from berlin

Love seeing how you tackle issues with the layout. Gives me ideas of how to improve my own. Clever work here!

The raising went smoothly! Great job! The layout looks so much better and level at this height!💯👌

Trains seem to run better than ever now and you won’t have to be hunched over hurting your back when working on it now great job 👏

Good luck with that and happy memorial day from Atlanta Georgia

Have a garage sale and get rid of all that crazy stuff. You could cut them down and run along the walls or use what you got as peninsulas. I just built my first layout at 51 inches, after 40 years at 36 inches, I sure like it. Tall enough I can duck under pretty easy, and this allows a lot of opportunities. Your mission went pretty smooth, good job.

Dear SMT, very cool tweak of the layout height. Must admit the title of your vid made me anticipate another kind of being grown out! Love the way this adjustment improved the overall look and levelness of your layout. Cheerio

Once again you have added a different look to your layout which we all think for the most part ...Job well done.

An interesting way to a solution, using a car jack to raise a layout. As I watched this I could see rails buckle and rail joins pop! Nice job.

That's whay I like about the hobby, is something you are able to transmit very well with your videos, "I will create things", "I will solve problems". And I will have fun doing it.

Wow, that is such a cool layout what you did!! Keep up the great work on your train layout!! 😊😊❤❤❤! Love your trains going around your railroad track layout !! I bet it took you a long time putting that layout together with that table in section by section! Great job , Harrison 👍👍👏👏👏😊😊😍😍😉😉👍👍! Good job in putting the beams on your train layout table !! Looks like you're a construction of all trades!!❤❤❤

I remember when I had my layout up. I had to make sure I cut piece like you did so I have room for raising. Good job.

Harrison, your layout looks taller and alot better, because we're not getting any younger. I enjoyed your videos.

Serenity!!! There is something so satisfying about track/layout work.

Hey Harrison... Great update, looking forward to seeing results of your future plans for your layout! :-)

Just noticed the Scranton sign. Love it, from that area

I have always liked your layout ,and I can see. the raised height and leveling have made an improvement in operations !

Ah...yes, the things we do for the pleasure of running trains! I remember doing something similar to get the benefits of a taller layout.

Major projects like this are always nerve-wracking because of the potential for disaster. I'm glad things went well for you!

Very relaxing and satisfying video watching you adjust your layout....enjoyed it very much!

Very nice Harrison! The leveling on the layout looks good!

You've done an amazing job with this, Harrison!

Good to see you dont make bad habits like us old guys LOL you actually thought about eye and ear safety, we usually thought about it afterwards 😂

Ah, the good old Toyota jack!! I kept mine after I got rid of my '85 Hilux for an '05 Falcon Wagon :P

right on with the drill and carjack idea!...that's quite a layout...you were able to keep the old legs which are nicely made, thats a win....love the "foreman" too, got to have atleast one 🐾🐾....thanx for sharing cheerz!

I'm going to be building a new layout in O scale soon. My original O Scale layout will go into storage, and the little N scale switching layout that I'm working on will be used in the downtime.

Brilliant

I still can't get over how awesome that Aussie engine is.

Very impressive, you certainly have a knack for successfully tackling different problems and solving them.

I fully understand that you need to fix your layout

you look absolutely dapper in the thumbnail

Well that was utterly riveting !!!

Nice job it looks like it work out really well. Thanks for the video Harrison.

Harrison very impressed with the way you adjusted the height of the layout, trains running fantastic

Great job on the video - thanks for sharing!

Excellent work, SMT! looks like you have added a bit more stability to your trackwork in the process too as an extra benefit! My basement floor is so uneven, my dad and I used adjustable table feet that screwed into the bottom of the 2x4 legs of the benchwork.

I though you were going to tear down the whole layout, I am glad you just lift it up, because i love your layout they way it is.

Big improvement, great job.

Quite the project. Well done.

Good one. Really good visuals there at the end. Looking real good.

Great job and clever engineering!

Great job , it looks really good and the new hight looks better 😀

I'm extremely jealous of the amount of space you have for your layout! Also, hello Nerf Cat 🐈

Great video! Inserting to see how to rise the layout!

i absolutely LOVE the channel. i have been into trains specifically model trains for a while now. and i love your videos of unboxing (im pretty sure fan mail ) stuff and seeing you test the trains! along with other videos you post. keep doing what your doing! dont stop! :D (this is my first time commenting on your channel. ) and i enjoy your channel. i love seening theses trains pass by here 9:58

Well done

This man is the inspiration that reminds me to work on my own layout 😅. Looks great! Keep up the good work!

looks like a fun layout my man!

Excellent Job

Good job on raising the whole layout. It was long and tedious, I'm sure. But the end results are astounding. As always, another good one. From Texas.

Good job! And great layout.

You did awesome! i wish i even had room for a layout!

Looking good.

Great work

The tracks are not fully tested until that “drifting” loco makes its rounds 🙂

The fact it stayed in one piece shows how well it was built in the first place.

I wouldn't have the back or the energy to rise those those legs!! Good for you!!

Looks good buddy!

Looks good!

I love your Git er Done attitude. No laser levels, no angle iron etc. Those things just take time away from running trains, lol.

Nice job! I’m sure it’s nice to have it at adult height now, and you might even see scenes differently now at the new height.

@SMT Mainline you mean expand the layout

I guess you could say... this elevated your layout to new levels.... nice vid as always. xD

Simple but effective mate great job

It’s looking good 👍🏻

So this is the legendary Hersheys Factory that I've heard about, good lord is it huge!

The back, it's called getting OLD. It starts to hit you in your twenties. Liked the background music. It had a real _This Old House_ segment feel. But if you want the Red Greene seal approval, ya need to add a little duct tape.

Great job!

And then one fine day you will make the most difficult decision of your life. Time to tear it all down and make the dream layout you’ve had in your head forever. New benchwork that’s kind to your back. Easy access to the back of the layout. Or is that just me. Getting back into the hobby after a 40 year hiatus and looking for something to do with my impending retirement.

don't stay up to late, it's a school night... lol Great job!

Very clever. I used cans of beans when doing a similar operation on my layout some years ago.

U had me at the title ngl😂 gonna say. I feel ur pain sometimes it's not fun working ur back

So very cool SMT

Lovely.

I like I like to see multiple trains running on your layout you don't usually do that keep up the good work

Parents thinking, “WTH is he doing now?” 😂😇😎

Very clever!!

The Hershey building is 2 years old?

09:20 bro just casually walking pulling out an Australian diesel

Nice work Harrison. I was wondering how you were planning to raise it. You had mentioned before that it was too low. Hopefully now you will not have the derailments and unexpected uncoupling issues as you mentioned.

A video of you doing “realistic” local freight operations would be wonderful

I’d probably double up the legs in that first table, put a second plank on the back of the first you added, it’ll help keep them from flexing.