Made me laugh you commenting on the price of DAS clay whilst stood next to 300 O gauge wagons 😂 Great to see the attention to detail going in despite the large size. :)
The size and scope of the layout is beyond Fantastic. I also think the tutorial on aging cars and making road surfaces was on point. Great video, Jersey Bill
With that inspection vehicle, apart from weathering, add figures and a chart on the table with someone leaning over it. What a great layout. Wish it would come to Australia.
Hi Simon, I recently watched, again, the Hornby Model World episode whereby you finished the 3DP model of yourself on the fencing. I admire your love and dedication towards the area and line. I have to admit I didn't think it was possible to have such a large layout without compromising on the details and being worse for it (less being more) you clearly haven't compromised on the detail and I'm delighted to be proven wrong too👍✌️💜😀 300 HAA's?! Wow! That must have been a huge chunk of Dapol's stock/output, I hope that they gave you a good discount 🙏🤞😉 I can imagine it takes a lot of will power to keep going, especially working alone, those train rakes are inspirational though👍 Love the idea of diesel clag and until the advent of Hornby's new mobile vaporiser system, the O gauge diesel smoke was the most accurate. Hornby's system is more to scale and less messy though, no residue on the models. I wonder if they would licence or sell such as individual units or if they're keeping them secret a little longer? I see that Giles Favell has also done a nice job of 'steam' on his latest 16mm models too. Water, sound and smoke are often hard to scale, water and sound both being waves of course. Your progress with modelling is remarkable, puts my efforts to shame, I suspect you'd complete a small layout like mine in a week😀👍💜 BTW talc is often used to flatten or matt down gloss paint too. HLJ is really growing on me, you must be pleased with what you have achieved, especially modelling two eras - brave move✌️👍
Thanks for all the kind comments! The new era will replace the ‘80’s only because I feel the 2000’s will go down better with family’s etc Thanks again. Simon
Hello Simon well done and thanks for the information on how to do your roads they are very impressive and will definitely be giving them a go now. Can’t wait to get the snowy 26 a run once my layout is done. Hope to add a 24 when they come out.
Hi Simon. Power Station design was such that rail traffic movement was on the boiler house side rather than the turbine hall/generator side. The reason being two fold. Ease of run of coal conveyors to bunkers (normally housed to boiler house rear) and generator electrical output fed, via transformers directly into the substation (400kV overhead lines presented height restrictions). The turbine hall housed both the steam turbines and generators (directly coupled machines). The Generator and Unit Transformer compounds would run along the outside wall of the turbine hall. Some designs would have the main control room building attached to the steam turbine hall building, eg, West Burton. Hope this will help you with the design of your build. All the very best, it's coming on great.
Hi Gary that’s interesting I didn’t know that thanks! Makes sense when you think about it. I will have to employ some modellers license then! Thanks again. Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Hi Simon. Thanks for your reply. As an alternative, you could adapt the current building into a boiler house, run a lower building called an annex along the back wall. West Burton's boiler house was approx. 180ft tall with a 115ft approx high annex building attached to it (inside which were housed the conveyor systems and bunkers). The precipitators, ducting and Fans would then connect to a chimney (650ft high at West Burton). You don't, necessarily, have to have cooling towers as some power stations were directly cooled (ie; river/estuary water pumped straight through the condensers then discharged back to source). I would imagine it will be easier to model a chimney than a cooling tower! Please let me know if you'd like any details.
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 I'd highly recommend, if you're wishing to know more about the stations, a very good book that comes up second hand, time-to-time. The book "Advances In Power Station Construction" C.E.G.B. Barnwood has lots of details about all the generation station types, but has sections on coal fired plant (Drax) and the design considerations that Gary outlines.
Love it mate right up my street, grew up next to a branch line serving a coal wash everyday in the MGR days. Hopefully one day I can get enough space for a layout to do something similar albeit probably not on this scale!
Inspirational, and thanks for the tips. Just subscribed. I guess those cooling towers will have a huge diameter as well. Perhaps the bottom half could be modelled in the basement with the top section added for the tours?
Only just come across your channel, deeply impressed. Some minor thoughts on the excellent road. a) Indication of tyre marks on the cross trench, it would almost certainly have been used within a few days of being laid and there would be a slight, smoother, depression near the kerb. Maybe lift the top layer of cardboard, fill with DAS so it's slightly proud and then run a thin roller over the centre (of your example) before painting with less texture? OK, I really am nit-picking. b) On an industrial road like this there would be short stretches where the edge of the tarmac had slightly collapsed, a few centimetres (1:1) of surface merging into the grass/whatever edging with loose tarmac stones laying around in the grass and a crack in the actual road surface where it had given way. One thing that bothers me with static vehicles on model railways is that they ALWAYS have the front wheels dead straight, obviously as supplied. Has anyone found a way to realistically bend the front wheels (in the centre of the tyre, not the axle itself) so it looks more natural? Very few vehicles are parked with the wheels perfectly straight. A tiny point but you did say Ultra Realistic, and By God you are certainly achieving that on this layout! Very VERY impressive! Will be catching up on previous uploads!
Thanks for that Tony, I concur with your comments about the front axles on model cars. I actually take the front axle out and break off the wheels before supergluing them back on at an angle. Also another little gem I learnt was to sand off the bottom of the rubber tyres so the model vehicles ‘sit’ better on the road. This misled a huge difference. In the next video I’m covering vehicles so please tune in in two weeks! Cheers & thanks Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428Thanks for your reply, I should have realised that you're onto that one! All the Very Best, keep up the incredible work
Amazing stuff. Can I ask if your still going ahead with the idea of Healy Mills depot. Where you can also have a model of yourself sat down at the side of the water tank, Doing a bit of spotting.
Yes the Healey Mills MPD is being built as we speak! Steve at Railway Laser Lines is about half way through it and this will be the subject of a future video. Thanks. Simon
Are you going to go for oil based smoke effect (seuthe type) or the TRS water vapour ones ? I'm curious on those water ones as when I've used seuthe oil types before the layer of oil left everywhere was a right pain ! Layouts coming along great, can't wait to see it 👍
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Yep, Dave and I have a 7mm DJH Scotsman kit to do in 80's guise, want to add DCC controlled smoke to it along with sounds, need to investigate the TRS options as seeing Scotsman spewing out smoke on a steam special hurtling past a rake of mk1's behind a 50 would be something to behold 🙂
Simon, with regard to applying static grass, having watched a demo at the last show I went to, it appears that it's not actually necessary to attach or touch the lead of the applicator to the layout. It's only necessary to hold it nearby. Makes sense really, as baseboards aren't conductive. Maybe give it a try and see what you think.
Another excellent video. It's great to watch a down to earth, level headed owner of a large train set as opposed to certain others who own allegedly 'the largest' one but who are primarily doing it so they can put a logo on their videos and for their own self aggrandisement. Keep up the good work, see you on the road in 18 months time!
Thanks again Simon another great video Quick question where did you get the 75 ton brake down crane shown in the video Once again great videos can’t wait for the next one
Made me laugh you commenting on the price of DAS clay whilst stood next to 300 O gauge wagons 😂
Great to see the attention to detail going in despite the large size. :)
The HAA’s were a bulk purchase a good 4 years ago now but Dapol were very good with a price back then 😁
The size and scope of the layout is beyond Fantastic. I also think the tutorial on aging cars and making road surfaces was on point. Great video, Jersey Bill
@@JerseyBill-x9r thanks for the support Bill! Cheers. Simon
With that inspection vehicle, apart from weathering, add figures and a chart on the table with someone leaning over it. What a great layout. Wish it would come to Australia.
Thank you & a great idea 👍
Hi Simon,
I recently watched, again, the Hornby Model World episode whereby you finished the 3DP model of yourself on the fencing. I admire your love and dedication towards the area and line. I have to admit I didn't think it was possible to have such a large layout without compromising on the details and being worse for it (less being more) you clearly haven't compromised on the detail and I'm delighted to be proven wrong too👍✌️💜😀
300 HAA's?! Wow! That must have been a huge chunk of Dapol's stock/output, I hope that they gave you a good discount 🙏🤞😉
I can imagine it takes a lot of will power to keep going, especially working alone, those train rakes are inspirational though👍
Love the idea of diesel clag and until the advent of Hornby's new mobile vaporiser system, the O gauge diesel smoke was the most accurate. Hornby's system is more to scale and less messy though, no residue on the models. I wonder if they would licence or sell such as individual units or if they're keeping them secret a little longer? I see that Giles Favell has also done a nice job of 'steam' on his latest 16mm models too. Water, sound and smoke are often hard to scale, water and sound both being waves of course.
Your progress with modelling is remarkable, puts my efforts to shame, I suspect you'd complete a small layout like mine in a week😀👍💜
BTW talc is often used to flatten or matt down gloss paint too.
HLJ is really growing on me, you must be pleased with what you have achieved, especially modelling two eras - brave move✌️👍
Thanks for all the kind comments!
The new era will replace the ‘80’s only because I feel the 2000’s will go down better with family’s etc
Thanks again. Simon
Absolutely brilliant - this is by far my most favourite layout. Love the smoking effects on the Class 37s👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you. As I said in the video the smokey diesels will be playing a big part going forward. Cheers. Simon
Magnificent!!
Thank you!
Just bloody brilliant. My favourite too 😀 not the largest layout Simon but it has atmosphere and that’s more important. Bob.
Bob thanks for that. I think atmosphere is judged by whether the model still looks realistic without any trains in sight! All the best
Simon
Very interesting Simon. Love the speed weathering, very effective.!
Thank you!
Awesome layout weathering just right certainly beats using water colours mixed with liquid soap.
Thanks for the comments! Another video is out tomorrow 👍
Hello Simon well done and thanks for the information on how to do your roads they are very impressive and will definitely be giving them a go now. Can’t wait to get the snowy 26 a run once my layout is done. Hope to add a 24 when they come out.
Thanks Neil! All the best. Simon
Totally inspiring in terms of your skills, commitment and the scale of the project! 😎💖
I really appreciate your support & your previous donation! Thank you
Hi Simon. Power Station design was such that rail traffic movement was on the boiler house side rather than the turbine hall/generator side. The reason being two fold. Ease of run of coal conveyors to bunkers (normally housed to boiler house rear) and generator electrical output fed, via transformers directly into the substation (400kV overhead lines presented height restrictions). The turbine hall housed both the steam turbines and generators (directly coupled machines). The Generator and Unit Transformer compounds would run along the outside wall of the turbine hall. Some designs would have the main control room building attached to the steam turbine hall building, eg, West Burton. Hope this will help you with the design of your build. All the very best, it's coming on great.
Hi Gary that’s interesting I didn’t know that thanks! Makes sense when you think about it.
I will have to employ some modellers license then!
Thanks again. Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Hi Simon. Thanks for your reply. As an alternative, you could adapt the current building into a boiler house, run a lower building called an annex along the back wall. West Burton's boiler house was approx. 180ft tall with a 115ft approx high annex building attached to it (inside which were housed the conveyor systems and bunkers). The precipitators, ducting and Fans would then connect to a chimney (650ft high at West Burton). You don't, necessarily, have to have cooling towers as some power stations were directly cooled (ie; river/estuary water pumped straight through the condensers then discharged back to source). I would imagine it will be easier to model a chimney than a cooling tower! Please let me know if you'd like any details.
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 I'd highly recommend, if you're wishing to know more about the stations, a very good book that comes up second hand, time-to-time. The book "Advances In Power Station Construction" C.E.G.B. Barnwood has lots of details about all the generation station types, but has sections on coal fired plant (Drax) and the design considerations that Gary outlines.
Thanks Simon. Great video on weathering, so easy. Thanks again. Mike HO from Australia.
No problem thanks for the kind feedback from down under!
Cheers. Simon
this has helped me no end thank you great demo on scenery brilliant
Glad it’s helped
Cheers. Simon
Absolutely fabulous
Thanks Graham 👍
Awesome road effects 😊. Love it 👍
Thank you
Love it mate right up my street, grew up next to a branch line serving a coal wash everyday in the MGR days. Hopefully one day I can get enough space for a layout to do something similar albeit probably not on this scale!
@@ForSunday thanks for the kind comments! Yea I miss those MGR days
Cheers. Simon
Hi 👋🏻 Simon what another cracking video on a fantastic O gauge layout with superb tips included 😊
Thanks mate much appreciated
outstanding
Thanks
Hi Simon, thank you very much for this video, very interesting and thank you for the tips, 🎉🎉
Thanks for watching it 👍
Totally amazing
Thanks
Inspirational, and thanks for the tips. Just subscribed. I guess those cooling towers will have a huge diameter as well. Perhaps the bottom half could be modelled in the basement with the top section added for the tours?
I’ve been thinking along these same lines Dave! They are in 3 sections so can be carried
Best regards.
You can't beat a claggy Class 37
Only just come across your channel, deeply impressed. Some minor thoughts on the excellent road.
a) Indication of tyre marks on the cross trench, it would almost certainly have been used within a few days of being laid and there would be a slight, smoother, depression near the kerb. Maybe lift the top layer of cardboard, fill with DAS so it's slightly proud and then run a thin roller over the centre (of your example) before painting with less texture? OK, I really am nit-picking.
b) On an industrial road like this there would be short stretches where the edge of the tarmac had slightly collapsed, a few centimetres (1:1) of surface merging into the grass/whatever edging with loose tarmac stones laying around in the grass and a crack in the actual road surface where it had given way.
One thing that bothers me with static vehicles on model railways is that they ALWAYS have the front wheels dead straight, obviously as supplied. Has anyone found a way to realistically bend the front wheels (in the centre of the tyre, not the axle itself) so it looks more natural? Very few vehicles are parked with the wheels perfectly straight. A tiny point but you did say Ultra Realistic, and By God you are certainly achieving that on this layout!
Very VERY impressive! Will be catching up on previous uploads!
Thanks for that Tony, I concur with your comments about the front axles on model cars.
I actually take the front axle out and break off the wheels before supergluing them back on at an angle. Also another little gem I learnt was to sand off the bottom of the rubber tyres so the model vehicles ‘sit’ better on the road. This misled a huge difference.
In the next video I’m covering vehicles so please tune in in two weeks!
Cheers & thanks
Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428Thanks for your reply, I should have realised that you're onto that one! All the Very Best, keep up the incredible work
The clag will be good to see. I hope that the Deltics have the right amount haha. I dread to think how much you've spent up to date
Yea it’s very effective when smoke is done right.
I dread to think but I’m determined to create something special 👍
Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 You have created something special. I saw the layout at Wakefield. I grew up not far from Heaton Lodge
Amazing stuff.
Can I ask if your still going ahead with the idea of Healy Mills depot.
Where you can also have a model of yourself sat down at the side of the water tank,
Doing a bit of spotting.
Yes the Healey Mills MPD is being built as we speak!
Steve at Railway Laser Lines is about half way through it and this will be the subject of a future video.
Thanks. Simon
Are you going to go for oil based smoke effect (seuthe type) or the TRS water vapour ones ? I'm curious on those water ones as when I've used seuthe oil types before the layer of oil left everywhere was a right pain ! Layouts coming along great, can't wait to see it 👍
I like the water vapour ones but haven’t seen them work reliably in O gauge yet.
Thanks for the comments . Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Yep, Dave and I have a 7mm DJH Scotsman kit to do in 80's guise, want to add DCC controlled smoke to it along with sounds, need to investigate the TRS options as seeing Scotsman spewing out smoke on a steam special hurtling past a rake of mk1's behind a 50 would be something to behold 🙂
Simon, with regard to applying static grass, having watched a demo at the last show I went to, it appears that it's not actually necessary to attach or touch the lead of the applicator to the layout. It's only necessary to hold it nearby. Makes sense really, as baseboards aren't conductive. Maybe give it a try and see what you think.
Thanks for that I didn’t realise! I will definitely try that next time 👍
Simon
@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Oddly I just found that out today watching a Noch video on here and tried it out this afternoon It works !
🚂Cool
Thanks!
Another excellent video.
It's great to watch a down to earth, level headed owner of a large train set as opposed to certain others who own allegedly 'the largest' one but who are primarily doing it so they can put a logo on their videos and for their own self aggrandisement.
Keep up the good work, see you on the road in 18 months time!
Thanks Mike that’s very kind of you.
Really appreciate your support too.
Simon
😯
When can we see it? And where? Wakefield again would be great.
Chris I’ll be publishing a list of venues and dates as soon as the completion of the layout is in sight
Thanks
Simon
Thanks again Simon another great video
Quick question where did you get the 75 ton brake down crane shown in the video
Once again great videos can’t wait for the next one
Hiya I borrowed it - I can’t remember where it came from but I do remember it didn’t like curves!!
And I thought the Graham Farish Power station was big
😀
Bloody heck I thought my full HAA rake in N gauge was impressive
I love those HAA’s! They still look great in N!
Cheers. Simon
No wonder i can find any of these coal wagons. Do you really need that many
They were bought about 4 years ago Daniel! Only opened them now.
The real power station yards often had more than 20 trains standing each with 36 on 👍
Valley-Jo??😂😂
Oh well we can’t all be perfect 👌