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Have you seen the shelf layout by”Boomer Diorama”? British Columbia based. Very different, but a high level of art and craft, both. Highly Recommended! ❤

Very familiar Chris, a very approachable and friendly style as well.

Thanks Michael, it has been good fun playing with Paul’s layout today. We did operate my stock for a few hours too - we’ll do it all again tomorrow!

Sanding sealer is an alternative to varnish. The cork was dimensionally correct and more importantly readily to hand! I think it will work well as a basic yard surface too…

Thank you

Thanks Chris, I enjoyed making this one immensely. Beaverbrook is a great place to rail fan, new angles, new ideas present themselves almost by accident, inviting us to engage with the models in new ways.

Hi Stew, glad you’re enjoying the back catalog! Thank you!

Yes Gary, escaping not to get lost, but to find yourself once more… hope it helps.

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways yes, and i might need to make some more DG's for my next project

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, certainly will!

Thanks Thomas, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I thought that in looking out shot might be fun, I couldn’t get the camera to focus on the stock though, not enough depth… it’s between 9 - 14” I think, the whole width. probably 4-5” down the back. The layout is shaped deliberately to work over the printer and shelving below.

Thank you Barney. Yes they’re a steal when you find them cheap, this one was very well priced.

Thank you Andy, I’ll do a studio shoot on the blog once I finish the weathering.

Being transported somewhere else is exactly the point of building and operating our model railways! Thank you!

Thanks, must get back to that one day!

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways the compendium as arrived. Thank you.

Thank you Simon, I’m glad you enjoyed the video and good luck with the couplings too!

Thank you

It is a Bachmann GE 45t switcher I recently acquired second hand via Facebook marketplace.

Thanks, me too! Loads to experiment with this time for that autumnal New England look!

Hi there, not in the UK as far as I can tell, it’s been discontinued for a few years these days.

I’ve tried Revell paints in the past and found they did funny things when thinned, but perhaps it’s time to revisit as I was aware there was an equivalent in their enamel range…

No, it’s funny but that has never appealed. I don’t think natural materials scale that well in the smaller indoor scales. That said others get a great deal of pleasure from it.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways I prefer commercial track for the ease of use, but commercial track adds up fast nowadays, especially when you switch from an 8-foot shelf to a 10x20 foot room. Finding the "work smarter no harder" is a challenge.

Thank you, not the greatest of cinematography today, I’m afraid I’m too tired to set up anything better - but glad that the message soothed and helped. Your Echo sounds quite the character, we’ve a 9 year old Dachshund here who was bought for the girls but has ended up being pretty much my dog, she is lovely. Not enjoying the Labrador puppy either though!

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you, I would suggest that you take a good read through my website and perhaps consider my book ‘Small Layout Design’ - just because you have a big space doesn’t mean you need to fill it. A smaller layout is more achievable and as you can see can still entertain - Beaverbrook continues to delight after years of switching just 2 turnouts!

Checked Peco by the way... same problem with the bumpy ride in the heartpeace

Sounds like it is the locomotive? In N I use British Finescale, and have nothing to compare with. In HO/OO I use exclusively Peco and generally have no problems.

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways Hm.. maybe i make a video of my Problem. I d k. It is hard to describe :-)

Feedback gratefully received, it’s not always a problem but sorry if it has caused issues this evening.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways no worries, it's a common thing since most cameras are going to flatten out the sound. You have a really nice voice, what little I could hear of it over the train!

It’s funny because on my devices it is, on the whole, completely audible! Again, sincere apologies, it’s no use sharing with others if people can’t enjoy it!

Couldn’t catch you live on Friday just watched it now, another great session. Planning my own switching layout, tracks on order, can’t wait to have it up and running, there’s nothing like chilling out while pushing a few cars around. I’m heading to Warneley on the Sunday so I’ll say hi if I see you.

Indeed, I love creating these models from the Kaslo kits.

Hi Michael, very kind, thank you. A variety of other videos feature this layout, as well as some ‘live’ operating videos. Thanks for watching.

Thank you Mike, seeing it on my TV it’s hard to believe how tiny it really is! Only 55cm long.

Hi Tim, they are DG couplings. They’re made from an etched coupling that is folded to shape and a wire loop that is formed on a template. If required a steel wire tail is added to the loop to make them magnetic. The tongue in the etched part lifts up and down to provide a delayed action uncoupling. Great, and not difficult to set up.

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways oh ok wow thanks for the info on them

Thank you, it certainly sums up the prototype.

Erik thank you, indeed, distilled - the prototype is simple enough but I think I’ve captured more than just the physical resemblance - more the character too… I hope.

Hello Dave, thanks for the message, if you’d like any help my Layout Design process starts from £180. You can contact me through the blog. Either way, good luck!

Hello there, this is modelled in N gauge using ‘British Finescale’ code 40 flat bottom rail concrete sleepered track.

Thanks Ian!

Hi Andrew - hope you're well... It's still worth watching the recording - and hopefully a nice way to spend half an hour.

Thanks Steve - I hope yours runs as well as mine. I do think the Northern Spirit livery hides the worst errors, with its lack of horizontal livery elements on the body side (to judge window position) and the black paint on the tumblehome hides the compromised angle! Thank you for the kind words too - Compendium2 orders now closed, invoices being paid (thanks to all) and will be ordered once they are all in...

Thank you, glad it resonated.

Robert, thank you! That is very very kind!

I’d say you won’t be disappointed!

Thank you!

Thanks Chris, layers indeed… the modelling, the audio, the video, the editing… all with love for this great hobby and railways in general.

You'll find that in some of the other 'Live' videos - these have been an evolution. I've also done some 'traditional' operational videos too, if you would prefer to loose the commentary!

Hi David - I hope you've seen the finished layout either on the channel here, or in print (my books or BRM). The fiddle stick support slides into a slot 'under' the baseboard - the weight of the layout stops it wanting to tip up when pulled out. If you lift the layout though, the fiddle stick drops out. The layout is 55cm total, so I guess it's probably 15cm or so still under the layout when pulled out. On a more recent commission (Fancy Another Beer - take a look here on the channel) I did a more 'captive' solution where the stick was held in place by a lower lip - and also used a layer of ply in it's construction to add strength. MDF is easy, but anything over about 30cm would be too long to avoid sagging.

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways Hi James Thanks for the reply. I do have all of your books, am currently going through them for inspiration. I am looking for a fiddlestick design thats easy to use like yours and can work without it resting on the surface of the table, meaning the inlet/outlet can be higher up.

Thank you - the figures are from Modelu here in the UK

Hi there - thank you - the figures are by Modelu, 3D scans of real people. They are 3D printed in whatever scale you want, no connection other than satisfied customer - although I did help with development so had a number of these supplied free as a thank you. www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/north-american/

Thank you, these are DG couplings. When they work they’re a magnetic uncoupling with delay. Wonderful things and not too fiddly to assemble. I’ve got a video on the channel in the workbench playlist about making them.

Thanks Evan, that’s very kind.

Thanks!

Thanks!

The road? It’s made from 1mm thick Daler mounting card. There are more details if you take a search on my website/blog.

The material is Daler mounting card, 1mm thick, there is more on my website/blog. Thanks!