Dean Park Station Video 106 - January Update 3: Retaining Wall
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2017
- Update 3 covers the work I have done on the bridge/tunnel and retaining wall. I've also added a good length running session in there too, with some new camera angles. Enjoy.
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Truly, a masterclass in modelling. Another great video to start the year. Cheers, Angus
Dave, your videos are an absolute joy to watch. The way you explain and describe things makes it so easy for the novice to follow. Simple explanations, yet still very informative. Your enthusiasm just pours out in your commentary . And on top of all that, your layout looks fantastic. Look forward to more video posts
Hi, Cheers for your comment, really glad you liked the video. Dave
Absolutely amazing running session Dave, this is why I'm so passionate about model railways thanks to you and others on you tube to bring your layouts to the comforts of our homes! The era, the effort you put in and quality stock you run is a massive thumbs up from me, thanks for sharing cheers Dazza
cheers Dazza...I do like to try my best. Glad you like. Dave
Hi Dave it's all clear to me now many thanks for helping me out it's much appreciated cheers Jack
Excellent progress Dave and great running session. Thanks for two updates today. David.
Dave, your layout and your efforts are SUPERB! I can't get enough of what you and other modelers create in the UK as I became hooked on the genius recreations you gentlemen display years ago now. That backdrop is the best I've seen and with that perfect lighting, one would be hard pressed to tell if the scenes are real or not. Amazing creativity, and I thank you and your fellow modelers for the very fine work that you do. THANK YOU! Cheers from NYC and this time of the year, Orlando Florida!
hi, thanks Mark, i'm glad you are enjoying it in sunny Florida. I do like the backscenes, they really bring the scene to life. Thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to get in touch and I hope you continue enjoying what I do...There's lots more to build! Dave
The weathering on the wall looks very nice, it's subtle, but does the job.
Hi, yeah I wanted subtle...but may put some steaks in it with some dark weathering powders....I will see. Cheers. Dave
Well done with the wall Dave, so much hard work put into it and it shows. Looking forward to seeing the end result. Good running session.
Attention to detail is fantastic, the wall looks great and a excellent running session thrown in.Cheers, John
Great job as always. Really enjoyed your last couple of videos. Very helpful. -Mark
Hi Dave thank you very much for explaining that to be honest it was doing my head in LOL because I have watched a lot videos on it but when people have their points weathered it's very hard to see the fishplates they all look the same thanks again jack.
Whilst I was sitting here watching the running session in the production Dave, it struck me, that Layouts similar to yours can only be seen at Shows, and rarely to this standard. Most are built by a team of club members, using their respective talents. and yet you've done everything on Dean Park yourself, which is a truly remarkable achievement....Quite amazing...Best wishes...Bob
Yeah Bob, sometimes I wish I had someone who had expertise in a particular area to help me out, but I also enjoy learning the new skills. You never know, when Dean Park is finished I may do an 'end to end' exhibition style layout....but that is years away lol. Thanks for your unwavering support for me and my channel. I always appreciate your comments. Dave
My pleasure Dave, and much deserved....Bob
Two updates today. both very good the wall looks excellent Dave
Thats it, I'm up to date, thoroughly enjoyed watching all your videos, i have learnt a lot, wish i had watched all of these before i started mine lol. Keep up the brilliant work Dave, looking forward to the new updates. Gary
Cheers Gary. Dave
Dave...greetings.... 2 great updates , as ever thanks for sharing, have given me a few ideas for my layou.......cheers...steve
Thanks Dave looking forward to seeing that.
Wall looks great Dave, the water effects look good will try that myself, will look even better once you've got some greenery under that wall. Nice running session afterwards very enjoyable Andy
The wall looks just great now Dave ..good overview of the loft and the size of the layout ..DAve
looks well worth the effort you put on the retaining wall!
Thanks, I am chuffed with what I have managed so far....LOTS more to do before this end of the layout is sorted completed....maybe have it done in 12 months time, before I go completely mad with painting brick walling! lol Dave
So you should be I can only hope to replicate some of your success on my layout. Hope you have seen some of my videos. I don't seem to get as many comments as you do.
Really enjoyed this!
loads of retaining walls to get finished, but great discriptive and informative information.....
Thank you and Happy New Year
Hi, yes more walls to get building...sigh! lol. I will keep working away to get it done. Its taking longer to do this end of the layout than originally thought, but aby the end of 2018 this end and the TMD should be near completion.
you are so lucky to have got so far.... lol I am just in the throws of planning the track layout in N gauge using KATO Unitrack. so please dont go shutting your youtube down I was watching your first video just this morning for ideas and have so many more to work through your layout is brilliant looking forward to your future updates and videos all the best mate
I intend to keep my channel with videos showing my progress. when all 4 sides are "finished" I am sure I will start the 1st side again or find something to change or improve!!! It will never be completed! lol. Dave
You should be very proud. Don't worry about taking your time. Good things come to he who waits. :)
Or if you like "Nothing good ever came easy"
Hi Dave, just mind that working fan on the lovely Class 50 doesn't "Hoover" up your new ballast! Joking apart, another excellent video update:)
Love that retaining wall not looking forward to doing mine lol and another excellent running session so jealous of your running stock.
Loving that retaining wall dave :-D
Hi, I a so glad you like it, I am pretty chuffed myself. A lot of planning, thought and work went into it. So for guys to say they think it looks good is really encouraging. Still got the capping stones to do too. Dave
Hello Dave,I have been following your progress from day one,very impressed indeed.As i do with Jenny Kirk/Everarad Junction.,,,A great deal of knowledge ideals,for my own layout,very rare that a female takes up such a hobby.....Time consuming i must agree,but so well worth with the end results.even if its a small part,have read the reviews within the Magazine and Everarad Junction.I many do all Southern Region of the late 50's,early,60's like Hayling Island,Class A1x Terriers.(good video of the line running from Havant to Hayling),closed down in 1963....Mostly all steam,i do,Golden Arrow,(merchant navy/bullied/pacific/,)If you can obtain the recent issue of Hornby February 2017,page 29/32 your see my William Shakespear and my round house. Then read from pages 70 on wards.But i prefer to run my 35028.all 6 wheeled rakes,10 in all..Aruther/Nelson & Schools class's.Even the Brighton Pullman From Victoria Brown and Cream rake,Why you may ask.My father was the Driver on that and the Golden Arrow,all shed within Stewarts Lane.Even my Brother was a fireman from Waterloo running the Bournemouth Belle,but i must admit i have a few A,4's LNER/LMS,Silver Jublie full set/Scotsmans/Cornation..To conclude its taken myself to obtain the a kit to build the Bridge over the River kwai film made in 1957 took years to track one down in mint condition.limited addition every produced at the time of production. Why you may ask.My Grandfather was a P.O,W,So i will build a small diorama only out of respect to my grandfather,He would never ever talk about it.My father told me when i was when i was much older.Sorry to go on,,Best Regards keep up the good work,,,,,Carol
Very good effect that at 4:10, looks just like phosphorescence.
Nice video.
The retaining wall looks really good. I still can't master the mortar lines yet.
you have an amazing layout. can you put you layout in the post and send it to my house haha. nice running session as well. keep up the good work :)
its yours for £5000 without rolling stock or mains power. lol. With rolling stock, lets say £12,000. ;-) Not sure if Royal Mail will take it though lol
Good work Dave.
I personally wouldn't go with the efflorescence. That tends to be a feature on new brickwork. I'd do what I did with my platform edges and use torn make up wedges dabbed in dark brown /black paint and lightly dab on to the brickwork as randomly as you can.
H, I saw a photos of really stained streaky white stains on an old retaining wall....I wont be going over the score with it anyway, just inside the tunnel....and it will be toned down and subtle (I like subtle! lol). You've given me an interesting technique...I hope you kept some of the wedges to apply your foundation and eye shadow? lol. I will check out your platforms. Dave
Great update Dave. With regards to the lime running out of the mortar, I don't think you can really get it wrong. It will be heavier where more water is running through the wall and lighter where it isn't. My local main station has four tunnels under it (some road, some pedestrian) and there are parts where the lime is like Mother Shipton's cave! A few bits of buddleia and some graffiti in the fullness of time too! ;-) Sacrilege on your new pristine wall I know.
As a matter of interest (and nosiness!) how many locos do you have now? My brother in law is an addict and well over the 100, and, for a shunting layout I have way too many!
Another great update and progress is progress, no matter how slow it sometimes seems. Cheers
Great work as always! Hav u seen the latest BRM with the Scotrail Inspection Saloon project? That would look absolutely brilliant on ur layout! A must
Great update as always. I had a piece of constructive criticism. The quality of your work is amazing so I hope you don't take it the wrong way. As great as the brick wall looks I think it looks a little dull as just an expanse of brick. Maybe if the ridge at the level of the upper baseboard was stone colour it might break it up a bit more? Similarly with the tunnel entrance I think it might look better with some steel girder over the top rather than brick.
Love the running session and the new locos. Keep up the good work!
Hi, thanks for that suggestion. I don't take comments or constructive criticism the wrong way, I use it to improve what I do. About the girder...I had a girder right next to it at the station, so wanted to change, and as for the brick expanse, I will have stone capping stones on top to break it up a little....but again I wanted something a bit different and I have stone ridges on the walling at the station, so wanted to vary it, so it wasn't just the same design as the station retaining wall. Believe me, a lot of different designs were looked at, tried and pondered, but if I had kept trying new ones I wouldn't have got anything done! lol. When its got all the undergrowth, weeds, etc around the wall it will blend in, its still very stark as its all on its own just now. Cheers for getting in touch. Dave
Another excellent video the wall looks amazing cannot wait to see your next one brilliant also what the size of the layout just out of interest as I have only seen bits of where you been working on
Great update, wall looks really good, super running session, what are your plans for the open area in front of the retaining walls?
I will put a raised section in and have an embankment going down to the lower rails, making it look like its in a cutting. Then on top of the raised section I will put an industrial scene/post office depot (to tie in with my parcels rolling stock and red star parcels depot at the station?! That's the plan!
did you have to strengthen the floor in your loft before you started on your layout? and how did you go about removing the trusses?
Hi Dave is it possible you could do a wee video on making one of the wall sections and how you do the raised out bit on the wall I would love to see how it's done cheers jack.
I shall be making more walling to continue on from this part, so I will try remember to do a 'how to' on it. I will also be doing a 'how to' on the painting of the wall. Not that I am an expert....far from it! lol. Dave
Hi Dave - Great video as always, thanks for sharing. Is the 50 a new addition? I don't remember seeing it before….
Are you planning on allowing the local "yute" to graffiti up any of your new walls? It always seems to break up large expanses of brick and adds a bit of realism (whether we like it or not!)
Agree 100% mate - I just succumbed to a similar Ebay purchase. Obviously I NEEDED another 66 - 12 wasn't enough…. Love the 50 though - iconic loco.
to dave class 47
lov your trains
Hi Dave, great work again. Any reason why you've changed from card printed walls to plasticard?
Regards Andrew
Hi, no real reason apart from I wanted to try something new. Card is certainly quicker, but plasticard was a challenge and I wanted to learn how to use it. I will still use card as I love working with it too.
Hi Dave, sorry to bother you again mate when fitting a point do the point blades have to be in a central position before connecting the wires up ? Cheers jack.
When I am fitting the motor and screwing it to the baseboard underneath the point I make sure the point motor and blades are in a central position. You can go this by putting thin bits of card at each side of the point blades to keep them at the central position. Then from under the basebaord screw the point in place making sure the point is in the central position....I sometime hold the point pin in the middle with a big blob of blue tac....hope this makes some sense? Dave
Two updates in one day, and a brand new Hornby Magazine to read... what a Saturday night!
The layout is looking better by the day Dave, I love your retaining wall too.
One question, what thickness of plasticard do you use for the flat part of the wall?
Many thanks
all plasticard sheet is mounted on 2mm mdf with a frame at the back to stiffen it. All plasticard is just standard embossed sheet...very thin!
DaveClass47 Thank you Dave. Are you able to tell me where you get that from at all? I can't seem to find a good supplier!
Ben sorry for jumping in but have you tried Wordsworth model railways. His channel offers some sheets of brick and concrete for modellers to download and apply to card or do with as you need and wish. Hope this helps
Hi Dave, I bought a class 50 vanguard from hattons second hand with a blown pcb thinking that I could buy a new one no such luck of course the pcb x7113 is not available anymore, I think you have this model I'm trying to find out what year it was released I didn't think it was that old cheers jack.
How do you stop your trains do perfectly in the terminus platforms? I have tried to program on railmaster but it failed miserably
Hi, I enjoy driving the trains so I judge it....I also look though the roof skylights to see when the train is near the buffers lol. I don't rely on a program for driving them, I wouldn't trust it! lol. Dave
Hi there. What plasticard did you use for the retaining walls please?
south eastern finecast
what material did you use for the retaining wall?
Hi, Check out my other January and also my December Updates where I cover this in a bit more detail. It was 2mm MDF with plasticard glued on using Deluxe Roket Rapid (and lots of it!!). Then painted. The MDF needs a frame at the back of it to keep it rigid and true. Again, this is covered in my other recent updates. Thanks for getting in touch, I hope this helps.
18:43 haha its like the border for imaginary land then out side that is the dull out side world ha-ha no idea why it popped into my head as that but all well
It'll be a town....one day lol
DaveClass47 haha hopefully soon
wish I could build one.
you going to add some countryside?
Hi, yeah some embankments covered in grass and bushes and some greenery around the place....eventually lol.
Hi Dave on a completely different subject I'm just starting to lay my track it will be Dcc with peco electofrog points with seep pm1 point motors I know how to wire them up my problem is the insulating fish plates I know I have to put them on the centre part of the frog but I don't know when to use them or not use them on the outside of the point if I'm connecting to flexible track or another point this is were I'm confused I hope you help me out as it is holding me back cheers jack.
yeah insulated fishplates on the inside "frog" part of the tail of the points (the end with the 4 rails!). if you are points pointing each other then the unsulating fishplates will be fitted to both turnouts at the frog. So points facing each other would have 4 insulated fishplates fitted (2 on each point). If the point is just leading into a straight piece of track (flexi or not) then just put insulating plates on the frog of the point. I used to get very confused too, but trust me, it gets easier! once you get into the working habit, it becomes second nature! (but we all still make mistakes! lol). Hope this helps? I did a video ages ago, on how to wire up a point. that may help. Dave