Edited Model Train Layout Worth Watching
UPDATE: Very sad news. On Dec 27 2009 Carl Dorsch, the owner of this train layout passed away. Very glad we were able to share with the world a passion that lasted through his life. —- Just a friend of my parents train layout that I decided to videotape with my cheapo dvcamera and edit it. Hope you like it! Please comment!! (more)
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awsome very nice.. if you shuld see the real model train layout. then visit miniature wunderland. it is in germany in hamburg thanks………..
Comment by artiom23 — June 16, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
Awesome layout:-))
Comment by hannub — July 11, 2009 @ 4:44 am
how douse the bus work
Comment by ShaurntheSheep — July 19, 2009 @ 6:40 am
Haha, that’s so awesome!
Love it!
Comment by moooocat — August 1, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
Yeah its rteally cool but… little 2 much just trains
Comment by Fiskarfred — September 11, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
Not sure I understand this comment.
Comment by SirRippie — September 11, 2009 @ 6:56 pm
that was……AWSOME!!!!
Comment by mrxtreame1997 — October 12, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
Too much going on. Minimalism is a concept model RR’s need to learn.
Comment by DepletedU — October 16, 2009 @ 2:56 pm
Minimalism and prototypical are not for everyone… They have their place as do our tastes of lots of action… This is a wonderful layout and a joy to watch !!!
Comment by puttrainguy — October 18, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
Bravo !!!
Comment by puttrainguy — October 18, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
COOL!!!
What scale is this?
Comment by SlotraceDK — November 1, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
Absolultely increedible! Complete with roller coaster, working merry-go-round, and Santa and his reindeer in the sky!
A genuine treat to see this! Wow! Thank you. You have made my day for many reasons to see such a wonderful , well thought-out layout: this is a real labor of love.
Merry Christmas to you. Thank you for sharing this.
Feliz Navidad!
Comment by elsangrecaliente — December 7, 2009 @ 1:51 pm
the rollercoaster and the ferry are amazing and they built that from scrach simply amazing hope the one im building will be somwhat close to that hahaha
Comment by a1man1child — December 11, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
That was good fun. My compliments.
Comment by karelfromholland — December 13, 2009 @ 10:35 am
tehe he means nice layout but he thinks too many trains are running at once i think this layout is amazing well done!
Comment by tardedZnerfZgun — December 27, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
that wily cool
Comment by SuperSaurav — December 29, 2009 @ 12:34 am
I am the son of Carl Dorsch, who passed away on December 27, 2009. Thank you for all of the comments about the Collins City layout.
Just to give some history, the layout started as trains (actually the trolley bus) under the Christmas tree 56 years ago, before I was born. As I grew older, the layout grew and we were eventually thrown out of the living room by my mom to the basement. Once there, we about doubled the size again.
Comment by cjdarts — December 31, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
It was never intended as a model railroad. They were just fun Christmas trains. Up until about 5 years ago, every year in February everything but the track was removed from the platforms and stored in boxes. The platforms were hung from the ceiling to be out of the way for normal family activities during the rest of the year. Then the following November, everything was set up again for the Christmas season. We used photographs to get things set in the right places.
Comment by cjdarts — December 31, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
It was a labor of love for my dad, and an activity that we could share in together. There were lots of magical moments as we discovered or built new items to add; some serious, some whimsical, but never boring. The best features of the layout are not structures, trains, vehicles, plastic people or anything else that you see in the video; but the sharing of passions and bonding between a dad and his son.
Comment by cjdarts — December 31, 2009 @ 9:43 pm
The name came when I was a teenager. Like so many others I was fascinated by the NASA moon landing. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became famous for their moonwalk, Michael Collins was left to pilot the Apollo spacecraft orbiting the moon. I always felt bad for him, and decided to name our Christmas train layout to honor him.
We are grateful to SirRipple for making this awesome video that we will have to always remember what was one of dads passions and centerpieces of our family.
Comment by cjdarts — December 31, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
amazing…i’m very sorry mrs. kilburg
Comment by saviandem — January 8, 2010 @ 12:02 pm
very impressive layout, R.I.P. sir
Comment by pur0wn3d — January 15, 2010 @ 4:30 pm
RIP Carl…..This video tells a story and took us to another world. I like the sound effects and how after sweeping over the landscape, you then zero in to an eye catching moment. From Santa and his sleigh to the roller coaster to the Ford sign on the Auto Body shop…..We Thank you both, Carl & SirRippie for a wonderful trip to a time gone by. (kuddos to you also, CJDarts)
Comment by dalonnadalonna — February 3, 2010 @ 8:50 am
fun 2 watch- i especially like the amusement park
Comment by honeybun33 — February 5, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
Very nice, I am about to start a HO Scale Model Train with my 3 year old son. He loves trains and since we have been taking him to Train expo’s, it got my childhood interest to try and create my first layout with realistic looking landscape.
Comment by mightydesign — March 11, 2010 @ 6:53 am