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Nice review and running around your layout. 😊

very nice

Hi Nat! I've seen these moulds used a lot and they seem to be very useful and easy to use! They certainly produce very realistic results! I haven't seen anyone add colour pigment to them before, which I thought was a great idea! Hope you don't mind me suggesting that you maybe look into getting a lapel mic / lavalier just to help with the audio quality, and stop it from getting muffled when you hold the camera over its microphone? :) All the best, Ian.

Hi Nat - those are the same moulds I use. Only difference is I use woodland scenics, Hydrocal plaster. Dries very quickly ( becomes hot 🔥). I usually "plant" them first and fill in with plaster and then paint using the pigments from Woodland Scenics. They will look good once fixed on your layout. Cheers Euan

Good to see the result. The moulds look very realistic Nat and it was good to show both those that worked as you intended and those where you had mixed it thicker. Nonetheless they all came out fine. Stephen

good video and nice modelling, what you need is a tripod, that will help you when filming and modelling

Hi Nat just watched your review of the Dapol A4, so pleased it runs so well for you it looks a really nice loco! It was the two terrible Dapol A4 Union of South Africa that I had from Dapol that pushed me over the edge with N gauge 😢! Layout looks good by the way! Cheers Gary

Good morning Nat! Good review of the new A4! It seems to run very nicely, as it should with all of those pickups! I've had the same loco on pre-order forever, originally at Hattons, and now at Rails, and was hoping it would arrive before Christmas! Hopefully it will turn up soon! I don't like the tender drive shaft linkage either, but I've got my fingers crossed that it won't cause too many problems! All the best, Ian.

Hi Nat, you're making nice progress with the embankments, and I think the shapes you're making with the terrain look really good. I'm having a bit of try-and-fail with landscaping myself at the moment and have switched to using foam, though yet to get the good results that you have!

Good evening Nat! More good progress made with the hillsides, but like Euan and Stephen commented, how weird that the papier mache didn't stick to the foam! I'm not sure how even it would have been for the track bed though, so maybe reverting to cork is the best way of doing it? Happy New Year when it comes, and all the best for 2025! Cheers, Ian.

Hi Nat - hope you had a good Christmas. Interesting the paper mache didn't stick to the foam. Im not sure I'd have paper mached the track bed myself - I think I'd have gone for the cork on top as you now plan to do. All good fun though 😊. Embankments are still looking good as they start to tie in other aspects of the layout. Cheers Euan

That was very strange that the papier-mâché didn't take Nat. It must have known you were getting too much done. The banking is all coming along well and giving structure to the layout. I suspect you'll be pleased to get it all in place. Happy New Year and hope you have a good New Year's celebration. Stephen

I see that’s grahamfarish N scale !

Hi Nat. I've just placed an order for this model on your recommendation. I can't remember, but will you be delving into the world of DCC? If you are, please make a video of fitting a decoder to this model. Hope you had a great Xmas.

What an absolute beauty.

Good afternoon Nat! What a stunning looking loco, and just look at that amazing crawl when running on DC! As you know, I do comparisons between running on DC / DCC when I chip my locos, and only Sonic's Large Prairie and J50 have come anywhere close to a decent crawl when running on DC! I'm betting it's something to do with the coreless motor technology! I've been looking for a class 47 forever, but I want one in BR Blue, and the only ones I keep seeing for sale are the Minitrix ones! Looking forward to seeing what you review next! All the best, Ian.

A nice enough video, but I don't understand why we needed to see/hear the content from your tablet (that didn't relate to the video at all). If you were watching TV when friends come around to visit, it is just common coutertesy to turn down the volume or turn off the TV completely - so why not the tablet?

Hi Nat - nice review. I've yet to find a reliable 47 but the one you have certainly looks to be a good runner. 😊cheers Euan

Hi Nat 👋 Great review 👍 keep them coming 🤞 As Michael has said, you can pick up the coach packs from Kernow 🤔 and Prince Henry too 🤭 it might be worth seeing 👀 what they go for in the January sales 😉 Very best wishes for a fantastic Christmas 🎄 🎅 from the Emerald Isle ☘️

When I saw this & its running buddy Prince Henry along with the three royal coach packs A, B & C I jumped on them right away. While the royal trains are not for everyone I have a love for them for my collection. Just need a second 67 to recreate a newer rake.

Good morning Nat! You've once again made some excellent progress with your hillside / embankments / banking and all of that carving out of foam is really paying off! I enjoyed the running session, and even at this early stage, you can see that there are going to be some excellent camera angles to shoot through the scenery once it's completed! Keep up the good work! All the best, Ian.

Hi Nat, nice progress mate, I really like the way you’re shaping the embankments and hillsides I think they’re going to look great when you’ve added the grasses and stuff. Enjoyed the running session too, looking forward to more, cheers for now, John

Hi Nat 👋 - seem to be catching up on your video's. The comment left on the previous video at an ungodly hour was as a result of the wind waking me up and couldn't get back to sleep 😅. Well back to this video. You clearly have a picture in your head as to how the scenics are going to look (always a good place to start). I'm liking the way the embankments are being shaped around the overbridge area - should look good and provide a lot of filming angles. The way you're approaching this build is very reminiscent of my early days in building my own layout. Very enjoyable running at the end. As a matter of interest what make are the container wagons?😊 cheers Euan

Hi Nat - some nice new bits of rolling stock picked up. The layout is coming along nicely 😊. Enjoyed the running session - always good to get the trains running on any layout. Cheers Euan

Yet more progress Nat. You plainly have very clear view in your see the results your mind what you are trying to achieve, and we can see it appearing as you work. You've made a lot of progress and it's good see it in the running sessions as the trains move through the world you are creating. Stephen

Nice progress there pal 👍

Hello, sorry to advise you but I wont be viewing your channel again as within 3 minutes of watching I got two very long adverts, as with all the videos I now watch on U Tube, if the contents is full of adverts I will stop watching it, don't mind them at the end of the video but not every 3 minutes, really sorry for this but fed up to the back teeth adverts of which I am not interested in or ever buy, sorry again young sir.

Good morning Nat! You showed us some great new arrivals! Those Farish MK1's in Blood and Custard livery are a favourite of mine! I have a small rake that runs rather well, which I think I'll dig out of storage for my next running session! Talking of running sessions, I really enjoyed the one in the video! It's nice to see trains running while the layout is still under construction! You're making some good progress, and it's coming along nicely! All the best, Ian.

A nice selection of things on show in this episode Nat. The NEC show was always a good place for me to get things. It's why I started going to both days with one day for buying and one for looking at the layouts (and buying the things I should have bought on the first day). I do agree about mixing the rakes up a little bit in terms of livery. You are not tied to fixing your layout in a particular time, and it does add variety to have the odd coach in the livery just before or after the main body of them. Enjoyed the running session and the updated look forward to seeing progress in the future. Stephen

Good morning Nat! Looks like this new show was well supported! There were some great layouts! I saw Scarlington at GETS a couple of years ago, and was really impressed with it! I got really excited seeing the Peak running on the Rapido stand - I can't wait for them to arrive! It's funny how you hear voices you recognise at these shows isn't it? That's how I bumped into Euan (The Growler) and John at a show once! All the best, Ian.

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It does look as if it was a good show Nat and worthy successor to the Warley show. I had decided to travel down for the day on the Saturday, flying down at 7am and catching the train back at 15.30. Unfortunately Storm Bert meant my train back home on Saturday afternoon was cancelled on Friday evening so that put paid to my visit. I expect to resume coming down for the weekend next year and doing both days. Look forward to seeing what you bought in a future video. Stephen

Hi Nat! Some good progress there! I like the removable hillside, as I'm going to do something similar at some point! I was very interested in your incline, and was wondering what type of glue you used to stick the cork to it? No problem about the off road parking idea, it was just something that I saw regularly in the 70's and 80's as terraced houses wouldn't normally be built with off road parking! You'd just have to park in the street outside your house, or someone else's - bus drivers weren't given any consideration! Lol! Looking forward to the next update! All the best, Ian.

Good to see the progress Nat. The layout is really taking shape and you can see the progress with each video. Stephen

nice one! respect from Germany

Hi Nat, wow! You’ve been busy there, it really does look like it’s taking shape. I’ll be doing much the same I think🤔 with the removable hillside so I can get to track underneath. I do think that the European models are very good, I have a couple of ferry wagons from DM Toys they are really good with plenty of weight to them and very detailed too. Looking forward to the next update, cheers Nat, John

As the saying goes " out with the old and in with the new " 😊😊

My wife has yet to visit Switzerland and shares my interest in visiting heritage railways - I'm sure she would enjoy this one.

Good morning Nat! Such an interesting mix of trains from steamers through to electric! Beautiful views too! Looks like you really enjoyed your holiday! Cheers, Ian.

That is dedication Nat filming trains on holiday. I fear it is 50 years since I was last in Switzerland. We went by train from Boulogne to Innsbruck for four or so days passing through Switzerland on the way, and then by train again down to Rimini (quite how the Teachers survived taking the 30 or so of us across three countries with passport control at each boarder I don't know). I remember Switzerland being very beautiful on our way through. There is a RUclips channel called Swiss Railway Journeys. A company did a TV series of cab rides on all the major lines in the late 80s early 90s with lots of history of the lines and details of their operation. When the copyright owner retired he'd made enough money from the series and video sets so he uploaded everything to RUclips to watch for free. Stephen

You've been busy painting more than just point frogs! I think as these come from Dapol they have some odd-looking colours on them - various bits look quite pink-ish, which isn't what I have in mind as what teak coaches should look like from what I've seen of them on TV. The end result you've got looks much closer to that photo you showed from the SVR. Presumably the ones on the SVR aren't actually dirty? They seem to be showing that Dapol haven't got the colours right. The disassembly you show will be useful for anyone like you who was searching for instructions on how to take these apart 🙂

Hi Nat, that's a lot of delicate painting you've done! It really makes the track look a lot better though, I think 🙂 If you add new points in the future would electrofrogs plus some insulated track joiners (or unifrogs) be less effort?

Good morning Nat! Thanks for showing us how to take the coaches apart! That will definitely come in handy at some point, I'm sure! The coaches do look a lot better with some of their shine taken away! Just one question... Did you seal them with anything? Cheers, Ian.

That's made a lot of difference Nat. Dapol coaches do take a bit of getting apart, but much easier to do than Farish ones in my experience. Good to see them running around the layout. Stephen

lovely job

They look really good! Glad I was of some inspiration 🤣 funnily enough I was weathering some mk1s last night. I've got a few Dapol teaks on the way soon I'll have to have a shot at them too

Hi Nat! I could have sworn I commented on this a couple of days ago! Oh well! The painted frogs look great, but I bet you were glad when you'd finished painting them! Love the work you've done around the turntable, and the road heading towards the station! Great idea to make a bigger gap to make space for the road! All the best, Ian.

They r so stealable

Hi Nat. Nice work around the turntable.

It is always good to get another part of the layout with some scenery in it. The area around the turntable is coming along nicely Nat. The painted frogs have made quite an improvement to the looks of the track. Very painstaking work but the result show that its worth doing. Always nice to see a Streak running on a layout and all the better to see several. What is the problem with Britannia? On the whole is seemed to behave itself apart from the odd stutter. Stephen