Layout Update Summer 2022 | signal box, gardens, houses, plants and new rolling stock
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- It's been a busy month since the last video. I've been focusing on lots of areas on the layout working towards completing and improving loose ends left over from the recent baseboard changes. Still a long way to go on most of the areas featured in the video but things are starting to look more complete. I've left most of the running shots out of the video due to it being nearly an hour long. Will upload those in a video of their own over the next week or so.
The flowering plants are so realistic that my eyes watered and I started sneezing. Looks too good. Also your rail and street scenes in the beginning of the video are very close to the hight of movie modeling in the 70’s and 80’s prior to high quality CGI.
Jack, daft as it sounds I used to like watching Thomas The Tank Engine on TV (had all the books as a kid) but when they went from using models to CGI type animation it ruined it for me.
It looks like the real houses are arranged the same way as each other with the front door on the left (viewed from the street) so each dividing wall will be on the chimney side of the house to its left. On the other hand, yours alternate between having the door on the left and the right, so the walls between the doors should have no chimneys and the other walls the chimney of both adjacent houses (I, and I suspect most others watching, would never have noticed if you hadn't brought it up though).
I have to agree with all your points, as I was going to write the exact same comment. But also to further support this theory, the street view of the real houses show the windows offset away from the door. This would be because the stair case is right behind the door and they are all in line. You wouldn't have a fire place on the stair case or landing, but unless you said I would have never noticed. But Its your layout and you could just say the builder messed up and they just 'made good' (bodged).
Interesting! Thanks for the info chaps, I'll see what I can do. Cheers
Came to say the same thing. I don't think it detracts from the layout at all and the vast majority of people would never notice, however I think the fireplaces would be on adjoining walls opposite the door as the staircases would be on the door sides as Thomas Lord has said
Notification coming in while I'm sitting down for dinner, with a cold alcoholic beverage on a sunny Friday afternoon, is perfect timing. So ready for this.
Another great episode Richard. I agree with what you’re saying about manufactures upping their game with attention to detail making the likes of set track points these days inadequate. So the days of code 100 hidden sidings may well be coming to an end. It looks like finescale has to be laid throughout to cope with the fine engineering we’ve come to expect. Keep up the great work.
Exactly. I've started relaying the fiddle yard in fine scale points. So far its much improved but I have lost a significant amount of storage space over what I previously had.
With respect to your comment on vibrant plants, remember that each season has its own colours. Leaves in spring are vibrant, as is grass. Summer brings dark green foliage and yellowing grass. Autumn brings yellows, oranges and reds to the trees, the grass greens again. Winter brings bare deciduous trees, mud, snow and darker green grass. Your colour palette suggests summer, so be careful with flowers. Daffodils would look wrong.
I don't think that many modellers pay enough attention to this, and then wonder why their vibrant grass looks 'off' next to autumn trees. Consciously choose a season to model, and stick to it. With scenic breaks you could model multiple seasons independently. Each scene needs to be cohesive in its own right.
Loving the detail on the signal box!
The signal box detail is amazing and as for the splitting hairs and comments on the location of the chimney pots, some commenters need to get a life 🤔 Also the size of the back yards of those houses are spot on as in 1960’s London our yard was exactly that with the railway bank going straight up-to the tracks so the trains were massive and would fill our upstairs rattling windows when u looked out…….oh to have had a smartphone camera back then
Richard, Dude Your attention to detail is outstanding and quite frankly I am very envious of what you have created !!!!! Awesomely, Amazing 👏. I am a big fan of your work, Sir.
Please don't stop. You have really inspired me and my girlfriend. Thank You for all You do. Bruce in Minnesota USA
Love it, great work as always! Would love to see some tv aerials on the roofs (and one satellite dish?) :)
I have a pack of those ready to add to the houses. Cheers
@@EverardJunction some redundant Rediffusion cable TV boxes and hanging wires would look great too on some of the houses. In the time period a lot of London had them (though unused by then). My house and next door still has them up! Can sent you a pic if you want.
@@EverardJunction thought you might ( a BSB dish!) I look forward to seeing them added- amazing work, truly
@@vid-o-rama Gosh, I'd forgotten about 'squarials' !
Love the gardens, thinking back to my (late) childhood, there'd usually be washing lines, both straight and rotary. And my dad usually had an A-frame to grow either peas or beans most years.
Nice update. Good to see your thoughts on the new rolling stock. Don’t change your storage yard settings though! You’ll need the space. :-)
I've already spent the evening with some spare points "standing and staring" haha
@@EverardJunction from staring comes inspiration!!
Nice signal box, fits the layout really well👍
Richard, love the signal box (here in the states, or colonies as you say, they're called signal towers). It fills that space very well. Always look forward to your videos. Your attention to detail is incredible. More power to you. 👍
Hey, RUclips unsubscribe me!
Everard junction, is one most interesting layouts and channel in YT.
I was think it was not broadcasting anymore!
Greetins from Brazil(Brasil)!
Richard, great video as usual. I have the same problem but with code 75 flex track. Adjusted back to back ,cured squeaking wheels. Wheels drop out sometimes on derailment. Buffers not fouling. I have an idea it may be the way that the bogies push against the NEM coupling body ,there seems to be friction resistance that loads the wheel
flanges against the track .
A nice open market in the open area may look good as it will be busy without hight that will hide the scenary aleady done. What a great layout, not jealous at all. :D
Your layout becomes evermore amazing with each update!
LOL at you saying you weren't going to add lighting or an interior to the signal box. Sir, I've watched enough of your videos, OF COURSE you were always going to add a full interior. Of course you were.
Ahaa, news from my favourite town!
Thank you for an extra long edition of the Everard Herald.
Good luck with your planning and thanks for sharing in extensive detail and background explanation!
My favourite scene is the signal box by night, it is almost like a famous painting!
I don't know if you have changed the lighting or your camera setup but some of the scenes in this video look absolutely exceptional, even for your very high standards. Maybe it's just all the new fine details pulling together but either way, very impressive Richard.
Cheers, I'm always messing about with the white balance and focus. Can be hard up there with all that artificial light.
@@EverardJunction you’ve done a great job and have some of the best shots on RUclips that I’ve seen. Well done and keep it coming!
Hi, Richard
Another excellent update on your superb Everard Junction. One comment - your new Total tanks are begging for an Immingham class 47 on the front! 47322 was an LMR or Tinsley loco during your time period. Otherwise, what fantastic work in every aspect!
Regards
Steve
Friday evening sorted. Signal box is amazing. Wow!
The signal box is the area (but Hidden) is where I would have hung around a trespassing (bad) teen! (Terrific work)
Enjoyed the update Richard. I can see you have put in a lot of work again. Signal box looks great. People forget how much time is taken in producing the update as well as the modelling itself. Great stuff, you continue to inspire me as you have done since I returned to the hobby. ATB Graham 👍
Mate I know it’ll be a lot of work. But that spare area on street opposite town House would be good as a market I think
Wow... just catching up on videos after 4 weeks in the UK. As always, a lot of brilliant touches and bits that piece it together so wonderfully. Also, even though this is set in the late 80s, our 4 weeks in the UK definitely have some things making more sense and realizing how spot on some of this looks... housing, yards, roadways, etc. Cheers.
Great video. Love the detail.
With the curved points Charlie at Chadwick Model Railway has done a couple of bits on the points. Filing the nose blades and inserting a thin piece of plasticard could help as Charlie shows.
Is this layout DCC sound? If not, will you ever get it done?
Everard Jct is fast becoming a "modern classic" Richard, as you just keep raising the bar. There's no doubt the layout is exhibition standard. As you approach the 100k subs, maybe we can count RUclips as a "virtual exhibition". Not many layouts on the exhibition circuit are viewed by that many, even over a decent career, spanning many years. If you can find a way of getting an entrance fee out of us all, you'll be in business.😁👍
Excellent just goes from strength to strength! Sad sign of the time in that we have replicate the graffiti that the yobs splatter everywhere now.
Enjoy watching your videos and your impressive productivity, thank you for sharing them.
Speaking as a professional in the architectural field I can give you some info on your terrace of houses (based on Coldharbour Lane):
1. re the chimneys, the reason that there are chimney stacks on every party wall is because the houses in that terrace are not handed. In other words, the doors are always on the same (left) side. In this terrace, each chimney stack serves only one house, and this is why they are long and thin, being only one flue deep. They don't sit centrally over the party boundary, as the breasts are all facing one way. On your model, the floor plans are handed, i.e. the position of the front doors moves from left to right in pairs. In that case, the chimney stacks would be shared double flue deep stacks, central to the party boundary line.
2. I note that you have chosen not to model the semi-basements of this terrace. What I suggest you might consider doing to make the model even more realistic, is to raise the model by a scale 6" to 12", effectively raising the building on a plinth. This would be standard practice, as a minimum, on a terrace of this era, as otherwise rainwater would flow directly into the houses, and to allow underfloor ventilation and damp proofing. The plinths were often rendered over, so it would not require "matching" of brickwork.
Keep up the excellent work. The above constructive advice is not a criticism and is given in good faith.
I think I'd try some hunt couplings on the new wagons, you could space them out a little more, before you rebuild the fiddle yard.
I've found the issue is due to the brake shoe detail getting caught on the underframe when turned to a certain point. If you cut off some of that underframe detail the bogie is able to turn further. Further communication from Cavalex has informed me the minimum curve for the model is 3rd radius. Tighter than that requires modification to the wagon.
As usual, superbity work :) A few weeds on the roof of the box, maybe..
Hi Richard just a quick thought try some Hunt couplings on your tankers, they tend to keep the wagons in line when going through points worth a try it may save you lifting track work again. Regards Alan
Absolutely. I also find the Hunt magnetic close couplers work very well on keeping the units aligned, Very rare for a derailment. Still happens of course..
@@Andrew-mb8xp Nice youv'e confirmed what i thought Regards Alan
I've found the issue is due to the brake shoe detail getting caught on the underframe when turned to a certain point. If you cut off some of that underframe detail the bogie is able to turn further. Further communication from Cavalex has informed me the minimum curve for the model is 3rd radius. Tighter than that requires modification to the wagon.
I am a model aircraft Builder I have been following this build for some time I am blown away I see the attraction now of model railway building brilliant top marks for this 👏👏👏👏👏👍🏴🏴🏴
Man that derailment was dramatic!
Otherwise, loved the video as always. Particularly found the 3d printed scrap cars interesting. I'm sure there'll be plenty of models out there in the 3d printing world that could just be scaled down etc for people like us who find them a little short in supply.
Thanks again. You're still my #1 modellist
I see, that on the left side of the brixton-buildings is are large bare wall. Maybe it could use a some larger graffiti, a huge lit-up ad or maybe some scaffolding for maintanance of some sort? I think it would add a bit more life to that part of the scene. Thx, for another update, -looking good :)
Or an old and faded painted ad dating from the late 19th/early 20th Century. You can still traces of them high up on houses and industrial buildings all over the city, sometimes (but not always) indicating that a house was once a corner shop.
Outstanding work once again. A new video is always a highlight of my day. Love the signal box! I reckon an 08 shunter would look good parked in the siding next to the box. I spent a lot of time in my Dad's signal box as a kid, and it had a siding ending close to the bottom of the steps of the box much the same as this. There was always an 08 shunter stabled there, and I spent a lot of time playing in the cab. Wouldn't happen now of course, but this was the 1970s.
The red scrap car reminds me of the old Renault 20 or 30... Fantastic details tho... Very. Much enjoy your updates!
Could be one of those certainly. Talbot Alpine or Simca 1307 are other options
22:25 Richard, re the comment from others about the chimney stacks: the prototype Coldharbour Lane houses are all handed the same way, so the party walls are between the hallway and stairwell of one house and the parlour/front rooms of the next, with the rooms of course containing the fireplaces. On your model terrace, the handing alternates, with the chimney stacks on the party wall between two hallways/stairwells, which puts fireplaces in the hall but not in the rooms.
The detail of the ‘lower ground floor’ or semi-basement is quite meaningful to making these houses realistic: assuming they're meant to be Regency or Victorian, the front doors of townhouses this big would very rarely (if ever) just give out onto the pavement. Steps up over a separate outer stair down to the servants' hall and scullery, with the main house set up and back from the (then very smelly) street are a key feature. However, it would take baseboard surgery to achieve the right effect.
Also on your prototype, the ground floor windows are centred to the room inside and not aligned to the windows higher up, which came about when builder-architects began balancing interior layout with exterior geometry. If we're very pedantic, the brick bond isn't right.
A good solution to the issue here would be if the model was of a 1980s mock-Victorian terrace, of which there are hundreds of examples across the south of England. This is an incredibly convincing model of those, and is what I assumed you were going for until you said otherwise! This narrative would also save the hassle of any chimneys at all 🙂
Hope this is helpful - it's certainly meant that way! All the other buildings are SO convincing 👍
Brilliant very entertaining thanks I have joined a model railway club all because of your videos
Everard Junction never disappoints. Your attention to detail is a joy.
I taught him everything he knows 😆
So THIS is why the Queen isn’t attending all the events of the weekend, she knew an Everard Junction video was imminent.
I can really recommend MBR Model for fantastic foliage. 100 times better than the things you can buy in my local stores.
only my second look at your site, very interesting. I'm thinking the terraced houses backing onto railway would have at least a washing line, if not a whirly gig one. tennant would at least need somewhere to air their washing. still very impressed with your layout, will watch more back issues. thank you.
I do love seeing your videos, but I sincerely hope you don't fall into the trap I have; I enjoy making the layout more than running the trains.
Fell into that years ago! I only run the trains when I'm making a video. Most of my time is spent modelling and building stuff.
@@EverardJunction Is it a common problem in the hobby today? I would be interested to find out.
@@pepegalego I haven't run any trains in ages, I've been too busy building. Curiously there are still locos and things I'm tempted to add to the collection, even though I know perfectly well I'll run them a few times then they'll sit there gathering dust with the rest of them while I get back to building things!
@@philhimsworth Me too, I've just bought one, but don't tell the wife!!!
I totally agree with your comments on the commercial grass tufts sometimes being too bright a green, for that reason, I bought a flocking box and make my own tufts, using painted sawdust for the "flowers"
Richard, brilliant modelling as always, thank you ..
However, I question your conclusion that a higher level of detail and realism on the Cavalex Tankers has the consequence of needing to accept derailments! That's just not a logical correlation. There must be an actual physical cause for these derailments. Beautiful as these are there is obviously a production/manufacturing fault or oversight on these wagon's bogies/specification/tolerances. Why should we be expected to just put up this sort of thing again and again from manufacturers charging substantial amounts of our hard earned cash?
Derailing happens for a physical reason; because of either the back to backs, insufficient coupling spacing causing buffer squeeze or lock, insufficient or restricted bogie movement in both their side to side and front to back planes (people over tighten the securing screw or sometimes its bogie mounting post is set slightly bent in angle off vertical during manufacturing, as with many of the EFE JIA Imerys wagons), wrong wheel geometry or flange heights, really dirty and clogged wheels, bent axle, bowed axle, a twist in the wagon chassis or in the bogie itself, dipping or twisted track on a single rail or both rails near to or through the point, point blades out of shape or alignment (common as these are thin and weaker than the main rails and tend to bend over time), bowing up of the point (usually because of the securing nails or an under-board joint), point blade not locating/seating correctly with perhaps a bent leading edge or because there's too much tension across the rake and it wants to cut the corner (caused by long or heavy rakes and by a high drag coefficient when the wheels don't run freely).... I suggest a lubricant for all axle wheels, even brand new ones, to stop wear, prolong their life and secure smooth, quiet, squeak free running. (A tiny amount of grease or PTFE lubricant)
If it tends to be the first wagon or carriage attached to the locomotive that derails then swap out the first couplings for a slightly longer or wider pair or change over to long Kadees between the loco and first coach/wagon. The modern loco coupling aren't the best design and can be somewhat tetchy!
So Richard, please investigate these constant derailment as I'm sure thousands of people want to know the actual physical cause.
Thanks again for your wonderful channel. Regards Julian
The cause is insufficient bogie movement due to brake pipe and brake shoe details. A section of brake detail that runs down the centre of the wagon fouls the brake shoes on the inner section of the bogie. Removing a portion of said detail with a sharp knife allows sufficient clearance. The bogies are able turn turn a few mm further after doing this.
Thank you for taking the time to reply with concise details Richard. I'm not sure if that counts as a manufacturing fault, defective planning for tolerances or a deliberate compromise by Cavalex! If it is solvable with a scalpel cut then the manufacturer should add a descriptive fix note in each box. Why is it left to the poor old buyer to experience disappointment, uncover the reason through fault-finding and then have to remedy the problem on a brand new release?
So are you going to cut the offending extrusion or revamp your entire track yard? I'd go for the chop! Regards Julian@@EverardJunction
@@theeventhorizon-valebridge9512 Further communication from Cavalex has informed me that the model's minimum curve is 3rd radius. As it's generally accepted to be 2nd radius in the UK a note on the box would help potential buyers before making a purchase. I've decided to make some changes to the fiddle yard to avoid this from happening again in future.
@@EverardJunction Thanks for the update Richard, appreciated. I'm sure it will be worth you putting out a quick announcement on your channel to warn/inform people. This is not good enough from Cavalex, to release these eagerly awaited models with this issue and then make an afterthought communication once the issue has been highlighted on a social media platform. A public announcement/apology from Cavalex and an update to their retailers is the minimum they should do. They must have known about this issue before the release, surely! If not then it's a bit of a shambles!
Good luck with the fiddle yard revamp...More work I'm sure you can do without though!.....Perhaps Cavalex will compensate you being the prominent figure you are! Regards Julian
Lovely update thanks i love the engineers wagons I used to work sea lions at weekends great carried for ballast....signalbox looks very nice too.
Its been an absolute pleasure, seeing your bush in such detail ❤️
Fnah fnah .
Hej there, about your lighting projects... I went down a rabbit hole witha arduino based light control - MoBaLEDLib, oh boy, do they make animation a scence with light a joy. and you find yourself making more and more little adjustments to add more 'light life' to your layout...
anyways, i really like how that signalbox turned out! the interior is supherb. And it looks so different from the signalboxes i know on mainland europe. but that is to be expected... never have been to the bittish islands, and probarly never will.
Another great video,thank you. Just one thing that seems very noticeable on camera, the faceure board of the signal box roof looks very clean and newly painted. Would this be the case if the building was at the end of its useful life? Please keep up the good work.
It is weathered, the camera often makes things look brighter or richer than they are to the naked eye. Cheers
21:35 To have chimneys on each wall in the model is wrong !
In the original houses all doors are placed on the left side of each house, so each house has its chimneys on the right side (where there are living and bedrooms).
In the model the doors are placed alternately, this makes the difference (the living and bedrooms are logically also alternated for each house), and so the chimneys must also be placed alternately (on each wall on the side opposite to where the doors are).
BR began introducing computerised signal boxes even before steam was finished. The SR mainline from Waterloo to Bournemouth, had computer boxes at Surbiton, Basingstoke, Guildford, Eastleigh & slightly later Feltham, coming into use during 1966-67-68, as part of the preparations for the 1967 Bournemouth electrification. These early computer boxes used what was called BR SSI (Solid State Interlocking). But there were still electro-mechanical boxes at Waterloo, Clapham Junc, Wimbledon, Woking, Southampton, Brockenhurst, Christchurch & Bournemouth itself. These later boxes not being replaced until the late 1980s early 1990's.
The WR mainline out of Paddington, was a little behind in this case, so still had a number of mechanical & electro-mechanical boxes until the early/mid 1980's. Slough, Reading, Bristol, Exeter & Plymouth then certainly got computerised boxes in that era, and from memory Cardiff as well. But there are still mechanical & electro-mechanical boxes in use to this day !!!
Happy Modelling 😝.
Glad to see the Junction is now being over seen by a signal box.
Can't have a railway without a way to control the trains!
Great video! I am a bit angry.......😉
Listen and was amazed by the signal box and detail AND what you used to build it.....
Very impressed and went and bought a cricut Maker!!!!! 😄.
Now, to redeem yourself, can you direct to the video mentioned in your comments, please 🙂
Very very very impressed with your eye for detail. Congratulations.
I know nothing about real model railways, my uncle had a massive layout when I was young which fascinated me, but I’ve never built anything other than a simple loop. I tend to use my PC to scratch th8s itch playing Transport Fever 2 which is a fantastic (and significantly cheaper!) way of scratching the model railway itch!
Please can you explain or link me to a video that shows how the road/car mobility system works. It looks amazing!
I’d just like to say that as a child of London, your railway very much captures the atmosphere of (I assume?!) early 80s London? You are truly talented 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
On your “no signal boxes” point: My first job after graduating was writing software for, and the installation of, the BritishRail IECC system at the new centralised control centres. I worked on installations at Liverpool Street, York (once stopped all trains in the vicinity of York for 10 minutes) and Glasgow, as well as writing software, most of which was written in PASCAL. Had to go out to ASBs (associate/associated signal boxes) around York installing equipment in old signal boxes with no lever frames left in them… they were still used, to a degree.
Watching this again and, my god those tank wagons are terrible. They squeak, wrong back to back, coupling are too close and the wheels fall out! Thats a deal breaker for me, dont care how sexy they look thats NOT on.
I think on that spot opposite the Farce Insurance company that you’ve been holding back on, you should slap a little London boozer in there and maybe a video shop or a Wimpys or something contemporary for the time; absolutely mind blowing attention to detail as per usual though sir, always a great pleasure to take a trip to Everard Junction!
Perfect for a friday evening 👍👍👍
Better than the real..this looks just perfect ... great work ..
Hello how are you I am Victor from New Jersey USA. Your layout detail and the attention to detail is very nicely done. I'm a rookie I had a gauge as a car dealer once told me it's a little out of my league. It's right downsized to a Hyundai now just kidding HO scale but you know what I mean. But those are six words no one ever wants to hear but again back to your layout exceptional work I'd like the way you describe it and what you do I like watching it I'm sitting here with a piece of plywood on legs waiting to get what I need to get going I'm a carpenter I'm all about detail I've done layouts before but not this type of layout. Meaning of 100% detailed for instance ballast work I'm starting out with a turntable scratch build roundhouse in my first block also my first DCC layout. I have somewhat of a plan but I tend to change my mind often I was going to build the Hoover dam right in the first corner but I'm trying to go more prototypically correct and that's not prototypically correct at all also I jump in head first with 700 lb of weight on my head you know what I mean I'm all in. I am going to build a concrete bridge show coming off of this around the corner from there I'll go into the railyard. And I don't want my railroad to be straight of course mine has to have turns in it with all my turn outs. I'm a hundred and fifty percent or nothing. Now I own a Christmas village which was my mother's God rest her soul that is HO scale so I don't need to build a lot of houses and stuff like that I've got walkways bridging buttons fencing you name it houses people trees heck I even have a water tower and a coil storage building. So I'll build Bridges bench work elevations all the scenery through various other buildings that make it look better like any other layout design to conception I'm already at 6 months not even a piece of track yet but I'll get it down well I just want to thank you for your nice video work like I said exceptional work thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge with me I will certainly be a subscriber and we will talk again sorry for the long winded email
Great work, one point though. As guys as your plants are there colour is out of scale. If you look at white from a distance it’s never white, it always takes on a tinge of the surrounding colour. It’s very subtle but it dampens down the colour. What I do is mix up a grey wash of 20% Tamiya and 80% ipa and cover the white with it. Use a buff wash on the yellow. The very bright green leaves you don’t like give them a thin coat of lilac that tones them down a treat.
Absolutely amazing as always! Thanks for a great update!
Interesting comments about Peco Setrack curved points. Have a similar issue and had to replace/re-site one recently. The old one had probably been on one layout too many and the new one much better but still some locos and stock still don’t want to know. Like you, stuck with some without a big rebuild but if and when I get to a v2 of my layout, will try to loose anything 2nd radius including curved points!
I know Coldharbour Lane Brixton very well back in the 80s and 90s an early 2000s it was very unkempt all the houses have now been converted into flats and yes they would have been a fireplace in each run, Mr Everard on a very good job at the end of the road there is Archers and it was very industrialised back in the day pretty much Mum and pop type of businesses and my father used to keep horses in The Archers, when you first the terrorist it did remind me Coldharbour Lane. I love what you've done with the layout I've been binge watching all your old videos over the last few evenings even though I whatever a video new release is my sister and just been to watch them back to back 🙂
Your work is breathtakingly good - but my OCD is kicking in, and, once I mention it, perhaps yours will too! The weathering on the points is not quite right. The inner retaining rails will never be shiny on the top as the wheels never traverse those surfaces. I’m sure you’ll see what I mean when examining real points in photos. Sorry to nitpick such beautiful work.
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I reckon that signal box needs some weathering. Probably a lot of moss on the roof too.
Still waiting to see "HELCH" graffiti, but maybe it's not strictly period correct. 😄
Absolutely fabulous video, just regarding the wheel noise i had the same problem with the Bachmann container flats which are the earlier version dating back to around 2007 the axles on one end on all six flats are actually making contact with the bogie under frame so a little oil did help also the mainframes on all six do appear to be warped from the manufacturing process . Many thanks 😊
Some really great progress here, thought the brick retaining wall was real until the Hand Of God appeared and spoiled the illusion. Makes two of us with infections - I've had a summer of them and am currently out for the count with pleurisy.
Sorry mate but there is a slight flaw in your research as the houses you are referring to are different to your model design.
Your design is 1 chimney stack per 2 houses on the shared chimney walls not door walls. The real ones you have referenced have individual chimney walls as they are all the same way round (chimney wall to stairs/door wall).
If you look closely on the real chimneys are offset onto the house with a chimney wall and not staggering both sides of the deviding wall......other than that your layout looks GREAT. Always look forward to your videos
I enjoy every episode of this. Great. About the "gardens" you created, I would have expected some 'rear entries' trough the gardens for bikes etc or is that unusual in GB?
Kudos on the choice of a rightfully placed signal box out in the yard. Suppose you had to work in a signal box like that, Where would you park your car, and where would you go to the Lou at? You should make kits available for purchase of your design, I think you would do well with that.
It's interesting how things like signal boxes have faded into obscurity while other things like "Tory scum" graffiti remain just as relevant today. This is one of the finest layouts I have ever seen.
Hello I just have to say me and my wife love your videos, can I asks you on your retaining walls you have drain or downspouts coming down I was wondering if you scratch built them or did you buy them as a kit ? Many thanks
Andy & Karen
Check the wheels of the dogfish, a number of batches had brass wheels and they are very prone to getting very dirty and running poorly. If you have any with brass wheels, save yourself a lot of headaches and get better ones. You have been spared their other problems potentially with the kadees though.
Be sure to check you don't mix air and vac brake in the same train unless they have through pipes or a second brake van between that is dual braked. If the tops code is A they're air, V for vac, and other letters denoting no brake, no brake with through air or vac or dual. The southern region was a early adoptor of air braking though, so most stock would be air braked by your time period even in engineering trains.
Loving the updates, really love the sodium vapour glow
If I lived in those council houses I would want the building across the street to be The Everard Arms Pub sporting the local FC colors.
Great update on the layout Richard, some great stock additions too, keep up the good work.
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The row of houses - the doors are not in the same configuration as the real life Brixton street you modelled them on.
Such a shame about your fiddle yard throat issues, always wondered how reliable the tight curved points are. Although you’ll lose space I’d recommend going for the standard curved points. I have code 75 curved on my fiddle yard throats and can’t remember the last time I had a derailment so would say it’s worth taking the plunge.
The gardens are looking fantastic and it always blows my mind how much effort and detailing you add, let alone to bits of the layout that will rarely be seen!
Thanks for another entertaining update, cheers! 👍
Funny the whole time ive been watching these videos i thought that urban area really reminded me of loughborough junction and coldharbour lane as i was born and grew up round there and low and behold that was the inspiration... great work amazing detail 👌🏻
Brilliant video as always. On the chimney question they would be on every adjoining wall opposite a front door. The real world ones have the front door on the left of every building rather than swapping sides so that the front doors adjoin as they do on the model. This would be why in the model they should be on the walls without the doors. Love the attention to detail that makes you check on things like this 👍
I was about to comment, and found my point already made. Having the buidings alternately handed means there are alternate party walls having a flue running up each side, and those with none.
I apologise I’m so far behind in watching. Can you do a fuller length story videos like the prom br videos you have done or similar as would be a good xmas video special
Doesn’t matter of the box is in use or not. Could still have a small panel for your branch and it’s not been put on the main panel at slough yet. Or it could be redundant as a box, but the p way have taken it over as a mess. Like east Croydon and Balham boxes.
You have certainly motivated me, I will be building a new HO gauge layout in September, after having had a log cabin built.
bit late to the channel but I cam across your update video around 1year ago and now this one also.
Infront of the houses the clear space would lend itself to a fantastic construction yard scene, "new houses or retail outlet" but in a stage of half build, some construction workers, jcb and steam rollers would look great!
These videos give me ideas for my future European-American themed layout.
I thought the squeaking is quite prototypical actually.. maybe cavalax intended it lol
Those massive fuel wagons reminded me of when i used to work as an occupational hygienist at work. We had a jobb to monitor staff during a fuel delivery and we got to walk along the tops of such wagons. Its a long way down standing on one of those lol.
Hi Richard, was just re-watching this and slowed down the derailment. I noticed that the second set of bogies on the first car derail on the first point. Hope this is of some help. Cheers!
Just too good. BTW, he tall wall between each house is a firewall, designed to protect neighbours should your hose catch fire.
Fantastic stuff. RUclips recommended me your channel yesterday and i've been hooked since.
I'm still waiting for the 'TOX' graffiti tag, even if it would be wrong time period ;-)
Great video Richard signal box certainly looks the part and fits in perfectly.. just ordered some bushes they do look good 👍
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Brilliant work on the layout, quite prototypical. However, i would of thought there would have been some back gates to the council fencing rear of the houses leading into the alley. Maybe its a sign of the times with the council not spending enough on the job.
I think the signal box would work well with the focal length and depth of field to make the flats look further away so it's a good addition.