This is marvellous stuff Dave - you should be rightly proud - your ability to tie the layout together with scenery and trackside detail is unsurpassed. Thanks for your dedication - it's inspirational.
Hi, thanks very very much for that great compliment. I do like the add scenic stuff to make it more 'real'. So glad you enjoy it and find it inspirational. That is very kind of you. Dave
Finally made it through your back catalogue of videos... All I can say is wow your attention to detail is amazing if I can manage half the detail on my more modest layout I'll be very content...
Thanks for not falling asleep half way through them! lol. Yeah I like the little details! Its what turns a train set into a model railway layout. Cheers and thanks for your support. Dave
Great update as always. The training yard is a such a good idea, one that I'm sure isnt modelled very often! The use of different gravels and turfs work very well in the area. And I look forward to seeing how the rest progresses!
Hi cheers, yeah I am really chuffed with how its all coming together. Its a lot of planning, detail and effort for such a small area, but I think it has been worth it. Dave
The red gravel looks really natural (I know it is, but you know what I mean) with the different tones and hues within it. Liking the idea of the slightly raised area at the east end adjacent to the training facility - I had always assumed that was going to be level with the tracks - so more interest there. Great update and some good progress. Cheers
Hi Dave I have been watching your video site for some months now and it never fails to impress me it is one of the best layouts I have seen and very life like I am going to be starting a layout in the next few weeks when the weather warms up because it's to cold to go in the garage to cut up wood at the moment because the better half does not want sawdust all over the house. of coarse I don't have as much room as you have so it won't be anywhere as big as yours probably about 8ft by 6ft in an L shape anyway I won't bore you anymore but I will keep watching your channel cheers George
Hi George, thanks for getting in touch and for the kind comment. Good luck with your layout and if my videos can help you in any way that I will be very pleased. Dave
Hi Tim, chilled? lol.....you were lucky I didnt have the camera on when I dropped it on the floor and smashed the the lens just after I shot the last scene! aaargh. I wasnt so chilled them ;-( More money leaving my wallet to repair it!!
DaveClass47. Oops! Not good.. to make it better I've taken Thursday Friday of work to finish off building my track deck.. unfortunately "the beast from the east" it's for some reason known as has decided to stuff those plans up and dump a load of snow on us! So looks like I won't be shredding ply in the garden again 😣.. bloody weather
yes the last stand of winter 2017/18 is approaching! It will get mighty cold up the loft too I would expect. Will have to prepare work to do downstairs. as you say....bloody weather! lol
Another superb video Dave for which thank you. The attention to detail is immense. You solved a huge problem for me...I could not for the life of me remember where we bought the ballast for Armathwaite..It was Geoscenics at a show...somewhere! Cheers, Bob
Dave, really enjoy watching your updates and finding out what you are up to next. I'm modelling in n gauge and you have inspired me to start capturing progress of my layout on CZcams. I hope I get to see my layout evolve as well as yours has. Also apologies in advance as I steal some of your great ideas. Keep up the good work, Richard.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch and good luck with your layout. No need to apologise for stealing....that's why I upload videos, to give other modellers some ideas....a lot of my ideas are adapted from elsewhere! Cheers. Dave
DaveClass47, cheers Dave. I'm in the process of doing the scalescenes canopy, which you started with. It's hard enough in n gauge and I'm only going to be doing 4 sections. Now gives me an understanding of the effort you have put in for the whole of your layout. I can imagine modelling the canopy in 00 took a lot of patients and time. Alot of respect to you. Cheers Richard.
It was a big job, as was modelling over 7 metres of platform and 5 metres of retaining wall...by the end of it I was fed up with card, spray glue, pritt stick and Stanley knife blades!! lol
Nice one Dave. That fence reminds me of the many times I've looked at something and thought "oh thats easy". Looks like its best installed on a bare baseboard first. Not ideal though as its makes for harder scenery work later. Also enjoyed the shot from 16:09 as it shows just how much depth you've managed to get from the layout. Cheers
Hi, cheers. Yes the fence is time consuming. I might take it out for doing scenic work and put small cocktail sticks in the holes so I can find them....but they are not tall so I should be able to get the static grass applicator pretty close to the baseboard without fouling the fencing. Yeah its amazing how much depth and perspective can be achieved just by the camera shot. I love the low down shooting positions. Cheers. Dave
Can I just say? I'm not into this scene, but I adore your videos and am always delighted to see the notifications for your updates. I always share when you update on my Twitter and my point on there is - you don't need to be into this kinda thing to appreciate just watching someone build something up, and the work involved. You're honestly one of my favourite 'CZcamsrs', and I follow folk like Pewdiepie. Keep up the enchanting work.
Coming on in leaps and bounds. Excellent work there Dave. I really like your small under scenery work station. Hind sight is a wonderful thing I knew but it's a shame that you didn't make the raised section a little higher and you could have used the underneath space for storing tools, materials etc. Anyway a great idea. All Best Dave.
Hi, I toyed with the idea of making it higher, but always intended it to be lower so I could still see the trains a bit as they went around. It also stops the layout looking too uniformed in heights. I may emply a similar storage area at the other end where the height will be greater. I also plan to buy a cheap small table to put up the loft to use as a work area.....this could be pushed under the layout when not in use. Thats more £ for another day though! ;-) Dave
Loved the bit around 2:50 regarding the gravel...."I stuck in the oven for 2 or 3 hours at 50 degrees.........", will next months update include a piece on how to bake some buns. LOL.
Hi yes I am doing a lot of different areas, as I wait on parts to become available for me and made for me I have to move on to other tasks to keep the layout progressing. Before I know it I'll be like Bachmann.....with 100 jobs on the go and no progress being made on any of them! lol. Dave
Good progress. Sounds a wee bit perverse, but I really liked the shots around 10:30 - shows that there's still a lot more to come! Good idea with the little slide-out workbench on the east end of the layout where you're starting to build up that area. Gives you little extra space up there. Iain
hi there sorry I couldn't make out the the make of the gravel on near the test bed and paving I am partially deaf and I sometimes can't work out some of the words I would appreciate your reply if possible as I would like to use this gravel excellent videos you do I enjoy watching and picking up tips from you thanks phil
I've got a bunch of preserved steam locomotives and west coast railways stock and some Shakespeare express coaches too I'd honestly love to run them on a layout like yours Maybe one day ehy
Dave can i just ask where you got the paving from around the teaching centre. Thats probably the most realistic stuff i have seen. Really dont like the metcalfe stick and go as it looks all wrong. Brilliant update as always and love your attention to detail.
Is there still room for a golf course? BTW - could you please add your shout outs to your header, I don't want to interrupt your vids to go and check the others out and my memory is not great. Cheers - Pete
If you have any information on 47 708 then I will be shooting the review on Tuesday & Wednesday of this week. I will use what you give me. Cheers. Dave
Doh... for some reason my old memory thought 701 was 'Waverley'! That'll teach me not to check before posting! Anyway, I've sent the info pertinent to 47708 now! :^D
hey Dave. looking forward to your review of 47708. I bought one too. Is there only white pipework on one side? or do i have it missing? Ive checked all the packaging and its not there? Just wondered if I had been done out of a small part? thanks Don
Hi, all of my trunking so far is Ten Commandments. Its good, flexible for going around curves and also not as wide as the Wills Kit stuff. Cheers. Dave
How do I prevent my ballast from going a different shade when I ballast it as I want mine to stay a nice light grey but they always go into a dull dark colour Help?
Hi there is a limit to what you can do to prevent that. Using PVA/Water mix can darken it slightly. Have you tried using Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement? If use that for some gravel and scenic work. Its good and gives a good bond. Also there is a Deluxe materials product called 'Ballast Bond'. I havent used that but might be worth a try to prevent the ballast dulling down?
This is marvellous stuff Dave - you should be rightly proud - your ability to tie the layout together with scenery and trackside detail is unsurpassed. Thanks for your dedication - it's inspirational.
Hi, thanks very very much for that great compliment. I do like the add scenic stuff to make it more 'real'. So glad you enjoy it and find it inspirational. That is very kind of you. Dave
Finally made it through your back catalogue of videos... All I can say is wow your attention to detail is amazing if I can manage half the detail on my more modest layout I'll be very content...
Thanks for not falling asleep half way through them! lol. Yeah I like the little details! Its what turns a train set into a model railway layout. Cheers and thanks for your support. Dave
Great update as always. The training yard is a such a good idea, one that I'm sure isnt modelled very often! The use of different gravels and turfs work very well in the area. And I look forward to seeing how the rest progresses!
Hi cheers, yeah I am really chuffed with how its all coming together. Its a lot of planning, detail and effort for such a small area, but I think it has been worth it. Dave
The red gravel looks really natural (I know it is, but you know what I mean) with the different tones and hues within it. Liking the idea of the slightly raised area at the east end adjacent to the training facility - I had always assumed that was going to be level with the tracks - so more interest there. Great update and some good progress. Cheers
This is looking great, amazing attention to detail.
Hi Dave I have been watching your video site for some months now and it never fails to impress me it is one of the best layouts I have seen and very life like I am going to be starting a layout in the next few weeks when the weather warms up because it's to cold to go in the garage to cut up wood at the moment because the better half does not want sawdust all over the house. of coarse I don't have as much room as you have so it won't be anywhere as big as yours probably about 8ft by 6ft in an L shape anyway I won't bore you anymore but I will keep watching your channel cheers George
Hi George, thanks for getting in touch and for the kind comment. Good luck with your layout and if my videos can help you in any way that I will be very pleased. Dave
Great video once again Dave. The chilled laid back approach of modeling of your videos are the perfect way to unwind after a stressful day lol.
Tim.
Hi Tim, chilled? lol.....you were lucky I didnt have the camera on when I dropped it on the floor and smashed the the lens just after I shot the last scene! aaargh. I wasnt so chilled them ;-( More money leaving my wallet to repair it!!
DaveClass47. Oops! Not good.. to make it better I've taken Thursday Friday of work to finish off building my track deck.. unfortunately "the beast from the east" it's for some reason known as has decided to stuff those plans up and dump a load of snow on us! So looks like I won't be shredding ply in the garden again 😣.. bloody weather
yes the last stand of winter 2017/18 is approaching! It will get mighty cold up the loft too I would expect. Will have to prepare work to do downstairs. as you say....bloody weather! lol
Thanks for your reply and I am sure some of your layout tips will help me when I get up and running. Thank again Regards George.
Another superb video Dave for which thank you. The attention to detail is immense. You solved a huge problem for me...I could not for the life of me remember where we bought the ballast for Armathwaite..It was Geoscenics at a show...somewhere! Cheers, Bob
haha...glad I could help jog your memory. Dave
Great update Dave, I look forward to all your updates. keep up the good work.............John.
Great progress and great plans Dave. Cheers, David.
Another fantastic video dave
Look forward to all your updates
Dave, really enjoy watching your updates and finding out what you are up to next.
I'm modelling in n gauge and you have inspired me to start capturing progress of my layout on CZcams. I hope I get to see my layout evolve as well as yours has. Also apologies in advance as I steal some of your great ideas. Keep up the good work, Richard.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch and good luck with your layout. No need to apologise for stealing....that's why I upload videos, to give other modellers some ideas....a lot of my ideas are adapted from elsewhere! Cheers. Dave
DaveClass47, cheers Dave. I'm in the process of doing the scalescenes canopy, which you started with. It's hard enough in n gauge and I'm only going to be doing 4 sections. Now gives me an understanding of the effort you have put in for the whole of your layout. I can imagine modelling the canopy in 00 took a lot of patients and time. Alot of respect to you. Cheers Richard.
It was a big job, as was modelling over 7 metres of platform and 5 metres of retaining wall...by the end of it I was fed up with card, spray glue, pritt stick and Stanley knife blades!! lol
Glad you picked the red gravel! Loved the update keep up the good work!
Regards
Richard
yeah lol....eventually. I think it looks good. Dave
New Junction omg new junction I love ur vids
ECML man LOL Blame Dave and Dean Park!
More super work Dave the s and t training area is excellent . such great detail .
Great video update always a pleasure to watch kind regards Rob Johnston
Nice one Dave. That fence reminds me of the many times I've looked at something and thought "oh thats easy". Looks like its best installed on a bare baseboard first. Not ideal though as its makes for harder scenery work later. Also enjoyed the shot from 16:09 as it shows just how much depth you've managed to get from the layout. Cheers
Hi, cheers. Yes the fence is time consuming. I might take it out for doing scenic work and put small cocktail sticks in the holes so I can find them....but they are not tall so I should be able to get the static grass applicator pretty close to the baseboard without fouling the fencing. Yeah its amazing how much depth and perspective can be achieved just by the camera shot. I love the low down shooting positions. Cheers. Dave
Can I just say? I'm not into this scene, but I adore your videos and am always delighted to see the notifications for your updates. I always share when you update on my Twitter and my point on there is - you don't need to be into this kinda thing to appreciate just watching someone build something up, and the work involved.
You're honestly one of my favourite 'CZcamsrs', and I follow folk like Pewdiepie. Keep up the enchanting work.
Hi, thanks for those kind words. So glad you enjoyed it. Dave
Coming on in leaps and bounds. Excellent work there Dave. I really like your small under scenery work station. Hind sight is a wonderful thing I knew but it's a shame that you didn't make the raised section a little higher and you could have used the underneath space for storing tools, materials etc. Anyway a great idea. All Best Dave.
Hi, I toyed with the idea of making it higher, but always intended it to be lower so I could still see the trains a bit as they went around. It also stops the layout looking too uniformed in heights. I may emply a similar storage area at the other end where the height will be greater. I also plan to buy a cheap small table to put up the loft to use as a work area.....this could be pushed under the layout when not in use. Thats more £ for another day though! ;-) Dave
Great update yet again. Yes the fencing is fiddley.
Loved the bit around 2:50 regarding the gravel...."I stuck in the oven for 2 or 3 hours at 50 degrees.........", will next months update include a piece on how to bake some buns. LOL.
Haha.....No next month I will show you how to bake your fingers with a soldering iron! At 200 degrees for 0.5 of a second! ;-)
Great update. Lots of projects on the go.
Hi yes I am doing a lot of different areas, as I wait on parts to become available for me and made for me I have to move on to other tasks to keep the layout progressing. Before I know it I'll be like Bachmann.....with 100 jobs on the go and no progress being made on any of them! lol. Dave
Great update mate layout looks really good
Good progress. Sounds a wee bit perverse, but I really liked the shots around 10:30 - shows that there's still a lot more to come! Good idea with the little slide-out workbench on the east end of the layout where you're starting to build up that area. Gives you little extra space up there. Iain
Hi Iain, thanks. Yeah the slide out bench is ok.....not as big an area as I need but it will do for wee jobs! Cheers. Dave
hi there sorry I couldn't make out the the make of the gravel on near the test bed and paving I am partially deaf and I sometimes can't work out some of the words I would appreciate your reply if possible as I would like to use this gravel excellent videos you do I enjoy watching and picking up tips from you thanks phil
Hi, its Geoscenics ballast/gravel. Thanks. Dave
Thanks Dave appreciated
Looking great.
Training area quality Dave...great idea.
Great vid. Keep up the good work!
Great update Dave. So much work in this one. I'm looking forward to seeing the training centre finished :)
I've got a bunch of preserved steam locomotives and west coast railways stock and some Shakespeare express coaches too
I'd honestly love to run them on a layout like yours
Maybe one day ehy
Interesting update as usual.
How do you cope with the expansion and contraction of the track in both the winter and summer? Any buckling of the track?
Dave can i just ask where you got the paving from around the teaching centre. Thats probably the most realistic stuff i have seen. Really dont like the metcalfe stick and go as it looks all wrong. Brilliant update as always and love your attention to detail.
Looks good Dave
Is there still room for a golf course? BTW - could you please add your shout outs to your header, I don't want to interrupt your vids to go and check the others out and my memory is not great. Cheers - Pete
Nice bit of updating Dave... good to see you got that 47701 model too.
I sent you some info about the loco on Facebook to help you with your review.
If you have any information on 47 708 then I will be shooting the review on Tuesday & Wednesday of this week. I will use what you give me. Cheers. Dave
Doh... for some reason my old memory thought 701 was 'Waverley'!
That'll teach me not to check before posting!
Anyway, I've sent the info pertinent to 47708 now! :^D
hey Dave. looking forward to your review of 47708. I bought one too. Is there only white pipework on one side? or do i have it missing? Ive checked all the packaging and its not there? Just wondered if I had been done out of a small part? thanks
Don
Hi, its ok, you are not missing anything, it was only on one side. I will get a review done asap! Dave
thanks Dave. sorry, I asked the question under the wrong profile. I'm back as me now!. Glad the model is complete. thanks again. Don
Good video Dave, whose trunking did you use at the S&T area?
All the best
Michael
Hi, all of my trunking so far is Ten Commandments. Its good, flexible for going around curves and also not as wide as the Wills Kit stuff. Cheers. Dave
How do I prevent my ballast from going a different shade when I ballast it as I want mine to stay a nice light grey but they always go into a dull dark colour
Help?
Hi there is a limit to what you can do to prevent that. Using PVA/Water mix can darken it slightly. Have you tried using Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement? If use that for some gravel and scenic work. Its good and gives a good bond. Also there is a Deluxe materials product called 'Ballast Bond'. I havent used that but might be worth a try to prevent the ballast dulling down?
DaveClass47 cheers for the help
Nice video I have a training facility on my Layout your looks great ! Where do you get the aws track sensors from ? Thanks Amery Junction
Hi Cheers. The aws are peco products. Dave
Didn't see any of your shoutout links come up - might be nice to include them in the description.
technical issue....I am on it! lol Dave
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Where did you get the hst I would like to buy it
Hi, the Blue Grey livery?....its a Hornby item, no longer in production. The Swallow livery at the end is due for re-release this year.
DaveClass47 thanks that's the one I was talking abou
what wood is the layout on
12mm 'wisa' ply.....very stable, good quality. Similar to top grade marine ply.
thank you
does it warp in the heat or wet or both i what the layout in my bedroom
aka loft it has insulate in the room
no. Its braced at each truss. Also being 12mm thick it stable stuff. I placed it down in 2012. Dave
Do you have a snap chat account?
hi, no. I have Instagram: deanparkstation. Cheers. Dave
DaveClass47 OK thanks and sorry for asking so much questions
hi, no not at all! I will answer as many as I can ;-)