Building A Model Railway Round A Christmas Tree - Episode Two!

Building A Model Railway Round A Christmas Tree - Episode Two!
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After a successful start to my model railway round a Christmas tree project, it's time for attention to turn my attention to the scenery on North Poleton. With the track all laid and trains able to run, this episode will focus on the join between the railway and the upper level with a rock face being installed and work starting on the street scene. There's lots more progress in this exciting update from Santa's Railway with more to come as we get closer to Christmas!
Products Used:
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Rock Moulds: amzn.to/3FkOPvl
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DAS Clay: amzn.to/3FGONzp
Dapol Church Kit: amzn.to/3VKLzAw
Geoscenics Pot Hole Road Kit: www.geoscenics.co.uk/oo-gauge... (Use code "MRG001" to get a discount!)
Thanks for watching 🎅

[@AJB2K3]

Modrock/plaster bandage is so much easier to work with compared to paper/glue especially when working with cast rocks.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Yeah definitely. It's not impossible with paper mache but the plaster bandage just give you more of a solid surface. Thanks for watching 😃

[@davidsheriff8989]

Great idea, with people some vehicles and trees will be great

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Yep it's all coming, there's a long way to go yet with this project. Thanks for watching 😃

[@gwr4038]

i liked how you used the pothole road kit for the yard simple but effective

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

The Geoscenics products do work really well! It was actually their Siding Kit I used for the yard and the Pot Hole Road Kit was used for the road on the upper level. Thanks for watching 🎅

[@h_draw]

North Poleton is really coming along nicely, I’d love to see it feature in future videos, especially if they’re reviews of smaller locos

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks! Funnily enough I had an idea for a future video earlier today which North Poleton would be perfect for. Thanks for watching 🎅

[@nicholasbishop3300]

This is a great little series
Nick Australia

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Nick, it's certainly been a fun one to put together! Thanks for watching 😃

[@LetsGo_41]

Nice work on the layout. It's coming along really well. The way you've done the rocks is particularly interesting and something I'll try and copy in the future.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Tim, yeah the rocks did turn out really well. They look even better once they get blended in with some grass and foliage in the next episode. Thanks for watching 😃

[@nigelcole1936]

Great progress, the rocks look amazing and am loving your Christmas music. Good to see the P Class 😊

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Nigel, I'm really pleased with how that new painting technique turned out in the end. Yes the Christmas music was good fun to record too! Thanks for watching 🎅

[@mynx_uk]

Thankyou for these videos, they are realy informative to such as I new to the hobby.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Awesome, that's great to hear. Glad you're finding them helpful and thanks for watching 😃

[@victoriansteamandheritager459]

Your very talented! It’s also nice to see that you have replied to about every comment! Keep up the good work!

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks! It takes me a while but I get there eventually 😅 Thanks for watching 👍

[@387FanGatwick]

0:35 look at the cliffs it’s so beautiful

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks, the cliffs did turn out really well! Thanks for watching 😃

[@joshuaW5621]

I love hot you manage to make landscapes realistic by not being perfect. Even real life places aren’t perfect.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

I know what you've mean, I've seen layouts that look so perfect that despite incredible modelling end up looking a bit toy-like. It's definitely in my nature to build quickly and not agonise endlessly about getting it right. I just work around my mistakes 😅 Thanks for watching 👍

[@kylemaccauley6065]

Dude it worked nice job it’s I like the pic wick railyard set up you did and it’s fun to say

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Brilliant, that's great to hear Kyle! Glad you like Pickwick Yard too, Im hoping to show it more often in videos next year 👍

[@derekloudon8731]

The layout is coming together beautifully! It’s amazing how simple techniques produce such a realistic effect, looking forward to the next video!

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Derek! Yeah I'm all in favour of keeping things simple where I can and often it produces really nice results. Thanks for watching 😃

[@willbreckinridge8010]

I've never really set up a full layout per se around my tree, but I always have a little loop. I never realized how nice my Caley 812 looks under Christmas lights. Nice video! :)

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

A little loop round the tree is where all this started really... I've just taken it to the extreme. I imagine the 812 would look good under the lights especially in those pre-grouping liveries too! Thanks for watching 😃

[@adam_fordham]

Really good progress on the layout, I love the cliff face, that's a good technique you used to paint and weather the cliff face 😀

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Adam, I do like that painting technique I used on the cliff. It does make a mess of everything else when the paint runs though 😅 Thanks for watching 👍

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Nice video Mate. Those rock faces are amazing! The landscaping looks really good too. - Nicholas.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Nicholas, yeah I'm really pleased with how they turned out and how they don't look too similar to the ones on Gofod Tynn. Thanks for watching 😃

[@railwayjade]

Man, I LOVE THIS

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😃

[@zachphil0405]

incredible work!

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks! 😃

[@nathanswales828]

looks good, can't wait for the final product which i would probably want under my tree

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Nathan, it's going to be a pretty impressive Christmas decoration when its done! Thanks for watching 😃

[@MartenHall]

I used your air dry clay technique for level crossings on my n scale layout and it worked great.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Awesome, so glad to hear it worked for you too. I actually used a similar technique to do the hardstanding in the engine shed on my larger layout. Thanks for watching 😃

[@MartenHall]

@@ThatModelRailwayGuy that video is exactly where I got the idea from.

[@dasmann3904]

I saw your little snippet in railway modeller can’t wait to see the final layout.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Believe it or not, I didn't even know it was in Railway Modeller! 😂 I sent it round to a few magazines to see if it would fit in their Christmas issues but I don't think RM ever got back to me so this is a surprise. I'll have to pick up a copy now! Thanks for watching 👍

[@dasmann3904]

@@ThatModelRailwayGuy it’s in the readers letters section. I flicked through when I first got it and saw it randomly.

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

Nicely done. Pretty ambitious for a Christmas layout. Gives me something to aim for although I need to do something safe from the cat and dog

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks, I definitely wanted to push the boundaries for what could be done with a simple circuit running round the tree. Thanks for watching 😃

[@infinity6450]

You should really enter this in SMT Mainline's Christmas layout competition.

[@PercyTheSmallEngineStudios]

He wouldn’t use a British layout

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Interesting! I hadn't heard of that but I'll check it out. Thanks for watching 😃

[@wardproductions2792]

Hes American, there's no way in hell he would 'degrade' the Americans by allowing a British layout to enter.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Tonight on the Christmas Tree Layout, Model Railway Guy wears a Christmas jumper, Model Railway Guy nails some poundshop filler, and Model Railway Guy stands by a fake fire.
Bring it on!!!!!

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Where did you get my script for the next episode!!! 😂 Thanks for watching John 👍

[@TheAntisocialTrain]

Amazing work, everything is beginning to look a lot like Christmas if you get my gist.
Couple of questions, how big is the board, and can you get a bogie coach through that station? I'm thinking of making a year round version of this.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Thanks Rory. The board is roughly an 80cm square. As for the station, I haven't tried to get a bogie coach through it but I think there might just about be space. The platform kits were designed for Radius 1 curves so you could just pull them back a bit away from the track if you wanted to run longer coaches. Thanks for watching 😃

[@loispadgett6306]

Learned Some more ways to create roads from you. The layout is looking great can't wait for the next part. Do you know if I could get the Geoscencis kits here in America? Will try the clay for roadcrossings. Thanks for some great fun.
GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Glad to hear it Lois! I think Geoscenics are probably UK only as they are quite a small operation. It might be worth contacting them through their website though to see if they'll make an exception. Thanks for watching 😃

[@loispadgett6306]

@@ThatModelRailwayGuy
I will check out there website and see love how there stuff looks on your layouts.
GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@387FanGatwick]

Weird screen 0:37

[@philipgreenhill2782]

Hi Philip here Iam trying to do my best with my road and hill to get it to look right can you please let me know how I can do it.all tho I've been doing my railway layout for years now but I still get stuck let me know

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Hi Phillip, for making hills perhaps check out this video: czcams.com/video/DswFayLfbAg/video.html
For roads I like to use the Geoscenics Pot Hole Road kit which I used later in this series... but you can also see it in use in this video here: czcams.com/video/oBE2AOQsj6U/video.html
Hope those give you some ideas and thanks for watching 😃

[@philipgreenhill2782]

​@@ThatModelRailwayGuyhi Iam philip and the and my girlfriend are doing my railway layout but need your help with how to do road and hill although I've been working on my layout for years now but I no we get stuck sometime let me know what I can do

[@kylemaccauley6065]

I tried to order a Schirripa but it won’t like my zip code

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Hi Kyle, sorry about that - I'm looking into it. If you don't mind me asking, what country are you in? It's probably just a glitch in the system that needs looking at but there are a few places that can't be shipped to. Thanks for watching 😃

[@kylemaccauley6065]

@@ThatModelRailwayGuy I live in Pennsylvania I’m a uk fan yank

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

@@kylemaccauley6065 Hi Kyle, I've had a look and I think I've sorted it out so you should now be able to order. Not being in the US it's difficult for me to fully test though so let me know if you have any more problems 👍

[@yozmatoz]

100% that man wearing the T shirt has never had a railway....

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Very true 😅 Sadly I don't get to pick the models for the mockups and no-one wants to see me trying to pull of the staged-casual pose! Thanks for watching 👍

[@AJB2K3]

Wow, where I live, the rock cuttings are all bland boring gray 😕😕😕

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Perhaps... but sometimes if you look closely you can see hints of different colours shining through underneath. The rocks on my 009 layout Gofod Tynn look grey at first glance but there's actually a few different colours that make up the surface. Thanks for watching 😃

[@georgethomas7814]

Great progress .... But please stop pushing the channel membership. I understand its Christmas but this seems like a very commercialesk series.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Sorry George but the Channel Memberships are what allows me to keep making these types of videos. I don't think a 1 min ad in during the video and reminder at the end is too much considering the episodes are over 20 mins long and of course there is no obligation to join.