Video není dostupné.
Omlouváme se.
Building A OO Gauge Model Railway: Update - October 2018
Vložit
- čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
- Another month swings by and some more progress on the layout. This month I’ve been concentrating on laying those cobbles (or should I say granite setts!?) in the goods yard. This started with the interlinking of the cobbles and continues in this video with filling in the joins, painting and weathering.
There’s a shout out to a channel I think everyone should be following. Click on the link below to check it out.
/ @leilacentral1883
If anyone would like one of my shop cards message me via my Facebook page by following the link below.
/ galgormhall
Title music by ‘Longzijun’
I must admit I was not convinced about your cobblestone road but it works and looks terrific. Well done.
I’m glad you stuck it out. 😉 Paul
super job Paul !! great stuff all the best dave
Thanks Dave. Paul
I've been afraid to do cobbles but now I might give it a go!
It’s slow fiddly work but well worth the effort I think. Paul
That came out great!
Thank you Nomad. Paul
I am your 660 subscriber! Love the updates.
If only you had been 700 I’d have awarded you with a Bounty. 😉. Thanks for joining the subs list, I hope you enjoy the journey. Paul
Looking good
Thanks mumbles. Paul
Looking good, could have used a dentist pick tool (pound shops sell them) to apply the filler so not to fill all the mortar lines, same tool to pick out the filler from the mortar lines.
Top tip Anthony, I’ll buy some next time I’m in. I’m still not 100% satisfied with how they look so those would come in handy for some remedial work. Paul
Very impressive Paul, will definitely have to copy this if I lay the same stonework...Simon
Thank you Simon. I’m glad you messaged as I need to make an apology to you for incorrectly naming your channel and for not having your card to hand when I mentioned it. I had the video uploaded before I noticed the error and couldn’t correct, the latter is just my forgetfulness. 😂. Paul
Not to worry about my channel name Paul, I get my wife's name wrong all of the time (LOL)...Simon
😂😂
Great job Paul, all that hard work has been worthwhile
Thanks Skel... it’s been a long road but worth it. I now have a small area that looks quite scenic. It gives me enthusiasm to push on too. Paul
Great work Paul the cobbled yard has come on a treat the extra effort you made to the joins has really paid off ... Pete
Hi Peter, thank you for the kind words as always. The yard is getting there although there’s still lots to do. Paul
cracking job and I admire your patience. Glynn
Hi Glynn, thank you for your kind comments. Paul
Hi Paul and great job on the cobble stones. You have a patience of a saint to go through all that. Susannah
Hi Susannah, thank you. There is a reason I don’t have any hair, it’s tasks like this. 😂. Paul
Hi Paul
Another smashing video.
Youve certainly got some patience and well worth it as the yard area comes together. Its like you show, the more prep work you do the better the end results.
Another video saved in my How to section too :-)
Cheers Paul
Slow and steady wins the race Paul! 😂 I’ll use that mantra even though I’m not sure I always believe it. I feel impatient some times when I work but it maybe helps that my time in the loft is limited to an hour or so a night meaning I don’t get ahead of myself. I have a couple more how to videos coming up soon, one on making drainpipes and the other on scratch building doors. Keep some space in that folder! 😂 Thanks as always. Paul
Sounds like we're working the same shift on railway, although I havent done much over the past couple of weeks due the work and being absolutely knackered.
Look forward to the upcoming how to's and seeing what youre doing with them.
Cheers Paul
It's looking good! You'll be glad to have those cobbles done now 👍🏻
Thanks David, the bulk of the work is over now and, yes, it’s good to see it behind me. The detailing should hopefully enhance it more but that’s for another day. Paul
Looks brilliant. Really coming along.
Paint in odd stones in different colours. Cobbled areas are often several shades of grey, red and black. It'll help disguise the joints a bit more and add a bit more variety to the area.
Cheers for the shout out too mate.
Hi James, thanks for the feedback and the colour tones for the cobbles is another good call. The combination of that and some suitably placed flock should hide the remaining bad areas. Your welcome on the shoutout too, it was your idea to link the cobbles anyway. Paul
Another cracking video Paul, really liking these 'how to' videos, very interesting. Jim.
Jim, I didn’t know you watched them, thanks for following. I have a few more up my sleeve so keep in touch. 😉 Paul
The joints you have been so concerned with look like the real deal
Thanks Billy, I’m much happier with them now than if placed down in their original form but I feel there’s still a bit of work to blend them in. Hopefully that will be achieved with some suitable weathering and placing of weedy flock. Paul
Hi Paul,
The cobbles look great! Alot of painstaking work to get them to blend together but I think you have achieved it well. It was either that or scribing, both ways seem painstakingly long lol. Cheers
Hi Michael, in my mind it was the lesser of two evils. The cobbles have a nice finish and a randomness that may have been more difficult to achieve with scribing but either way time and effort is required to produce a reasonable finish. It still pales in to insignificance against the work you are doing with track though. That still earns my utmost respect. Thanks as always. Paul
Hi Paul, the cobble stone yard looks excellent and will make a big difference to that area, so great job keep up the excellent work and I look forward to your next video update. Also I have been over to Leila Central watched a couple of his video's liked what he is doing and I have Subscribed to him, thanks for that because it looks like its going to be an excellent layout. Regards George...
Thanks you George. I think the choice of cobbles over dusty yard has been the right one. Once I add some greenery to the area it should bed it all In along with the yard office and other detritus. I’m so glad you enjoyed the content of Clint’s channel, I really do believe it’s going to be a special one. I have another channel I’m going to promote next month, it is quite special too. 🧐 Paul
They do look good, I watched your older video too with making the sets join better.
Loads of effort and it pays off.
I admit I can't be bothered doing that jigsaw thing. Think I'd rather scribe my own if anything.
Great video either way, nice weathering process too. :)
Hi Sparkshot, thanks for the comments and for watching. As I worked at the setts it did cross my mind a few times that scribing may have been the less painful option. There are certainly a few laborious jobs in this hobby and this one certainly ranks highly. Paul
@@GalgormHall - It looks painful no doubt, I wouldn't want to be doing it!
Your signal box is amazing. That's my favorite thing I've saw from you yet, truly an amazing
piece. Again it's the hours that go into these things that can clearly be seen upon completion. Sets things apart from a 'normal' model.
I'm not a fan of scratch building and prefer to build kits, currently am designing an N gauge terrace on my 3D printer. It's like an extra pair of hands! :D
I model in N, 00 & P4 so fairly varied. Dabbled in 0 too but lacking room.
Sparkshot, that signal box was certainly a labour of love and took about 3 months to complete. It’s certainly my favourite piece of scratch building too and something I want to get close to with my other pieces of work. Whether that is achievable or not is another thing but it’s certainly something to aim at.
Laser printing is certainly the future of this hobby in so many ways and as prices come down more and more modellers will get on board with its abilities. I haven’t even contemplated looking at one as yet but who knows, sometime in the future. At the present time, scratch building is where I want to be, I love the process from the creation, problem solving, design to the manufacture, build process, materials and finishes.
You’ve covered a broad spectrum of the hobby which no doubt earns you experience and knowledge that can be adapted to the next project. I’ve only ever covered OO, don’t have the space for O, don’t like the miniaturisation of N and can only dream of time and effort required to produce P4. Whatever the gauge though, there is something in this hobby for everyone. Paul
Brilliant! Love it!
Thank you PJ. Paul
Enjoyed that update, I thought of a better discription of that paint colour than 'Murky brown' teehee
Thanks Richard, whatever the description, I wouldn’t want to be drinking from it!! Paul
Hi Paul,
Did you consider using servos to control the points? If so, it would would helpful to understand your preference for motor driven points. l'm in the process of initial design thoughts for a new layout and thinking about choices for point control. I'm leaning towards a Z21 control system which gives a graphical control of the points, and using servos for the point movement.
Hi Bob, when I initially laid the track I used Peco solenoid point motors as I had them readily available for use. Periodical issues with polarity switching has led me to revisit the points and I am currently in the process of changing them all over to Dcc Concepts Digital Cobalts instead.
Much like the servos they provide slow action switching of the blades although I believe them to be a little noisier than servo options on the market. I’m no electrician and ease of installation and use is a desirable option for me. The cobalts give me that plus the added function of DCC control through my NCE Power cab with very simple setup required.
The Z21 is a magnificent system and I’ve seen and operated it first hand courtesy of Sam at Hillside Central. At some point in the future, funds depending, I’d like to transfer over to this system where the cobalts will be easily integrated in to the functions available through the Z21 system. The ability to take an actual photo of the points sections of your layout and overlay the controls on the screen is a nice touch. You also have the ability of running the system off of multiple tablets, something which Sam does himself through two 1st generation iPads. As far as I’m concerned it is a win win option when it comes to control systems for your layout.
I hope that goes some way to answering your questions. Paul
@@GalgormHall excellent reply. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts, Paul. Very helpful.
Wow. Thanks for the shoutout and your kind words. I really appreciate it, and yes I’m from Australia in a state called Victoria. The yard crane looks really good. That chain is spot on in my opinion. Can’t imagine how long it took to do the cobbles but it looks great and the detail will certainly pop as you detail it and the grout worked a treat. I certainly liked the texture the cobbles give. The yard is going to look really great. Clint
Hi Clint, it was the least I could do to push people in your direction. I was genuinely gobsmacked when I first looked saw your work so others should know it’s out there.
The chain was a real winner. Justin at Scale Model scenery put me on to it but when I got it I wasn’t so sure, all brassy and shiny. A coat of primer and a touch of paint and weathering and I reckon it more than does the job.
Ahh, the cobbles, I won’t be rushing to do any more although I have the engine shed on the other side to do some time in the future. To date I reckon I’ve put in about 10 hours on this project alone but the results will hopefully prove worthwhile. Paul