Well done Charlie, things are taking shape and once your track is laid it will be good to see things running. The station is a project all on its own and I`m still building mine after 6 months !!!
Hi Charlie. Thanks for mentioning that the foam tack glue is rubberised and therefore doesn't transmit the sound as would pva. Didn't know this before; luckily I have used foam tack glue so far and will continue to do so, despite the extra cost. Cheers, Rick the Bulldog.
Hi Charlie. I really enjoy your videos. I'm 23 now, and I'm looking to get back into the hobby I stopped at 8 or 9. Your videos have made me so excited to go and get the first bits of track for my layout! Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos
Ikeep finding odd videos that I must have missed while I binged through your series earlier this year. this was great info about vibration through the board thanks
I can't believe that I've never thought about the sound transference of white glue. And yet, I'm a woodworker who makes musical instruments and we use a special white glue which dries very hard specifically to aid in transferring the sound. I learn something with every video. Thank you Charlie.
Nice work and planning out. Great to see the viaduct and all back in place and track lain. I like how you put that beautiful bridge over your underpass and I am thinking "that would look fantastic there, especially with a metallic sheen," and then you say that it is just a mock up and not the one to go there. lol
Another wonderful video. I have been using both foam and cork roadbed. I also started using the foam safe glue to lay the roadbed and track. The base material for my layout is homesote over 1/2 inch plywood, which is something I used on my 2 previous layouts. I also follow your lead wiring rule of "black to back" as well. Again, great video. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Charlie, being compared to Laurel and Hardy should be a great honor those two are the best slap stick comedians of all time in my opinion. Great update video as always, everything is looking great . Cheers Charlie
The slight curves at the station will look great especially with the brach line bridge adding to the feature,great idea.Looking forward to the next few video's and see how it all takes shape.
It is looking good Charley. One thing I can suggest is to scrape the Foam Tack glue very, extremely thin. If you do that, you can peel up the track at a later date without damaging the underlay or the track. Same with the Woodland Scenics Track Bed.
I cannot wait to see what it will all look like when everything is completed. I think flyover does make a layout look more exciting, if there is room of course.
Your layout is really coming along Charlie. I'm sure you are happy about the results. I too could watch your videos all day, but then the cats would get hungry, the dog would would want me to play and the house chores would get neglected. My husband may ask, "so, what did you do all day?" 😂 Keep up the great work, it's inspiring.
Hello Charlie - Many thanks for thre prompt reply. I always wondered where this "Show More" tab you keep refering to, was located. After much searching, (It really isn't obvious), I am now a really happy bunny. Cheers, Fred
Hi Charlie. This may sound a silly idea but you might want to take a large sheet of ply outside, using a pencil tied to a piece of string with the other end tied to a convenient post and draw yourself a large ark to match your inside track base. This gives you a base/template for your platform, a nice curve to the inside track and using the '6ft gauge' all the other tracks should follow nicely. Colin.
I think curved platforms look so good, but as you point out, there is a problem with long vehicles fouling the edges. I have made my main platform a timber trestle one out of balsa. As the material is so soft I can gently scrape/rub away any edges where a coach may touch and repaint as necessary. I wish I'd seen your use of Tracksettas prior to laying my track, it would have saved me a lot of time getting alignments correct. Anyway, another informative video, thanks Charlie.
Looking great Charlie, one of the reasons I enjoy watching is you show it all not just the edited version, your more like most of us things don't always go smoothly. (What no phone calls this week) eddy xx
Great update Charlie loving the station area cant wait to see it develop. I am about to look at putting a large station on my loft layout and this video has gave me an idea of how i can fit it in. Keep the great work coming Charlie I could watch chadwick all day long👍
Great video charlie, a master at work. You will have trains running in no time, I do my wiring black to front, just makes me smile every time I say it. Thanks Alex
Just a general comment Charlie, not necessarily about this video. I enjoy your films so much, warts and all. I have learned so much about our hobby but perhaps more importantly I now have the confidence to attempt some of the more trickier side, such as proper electrics (I now have working point motors, rather than just two wires feeding the track!) I’m definitely not a youngster but I’m still eager to learn. Thanks again. Keep up the good work
Great video Charlie, the layout is coming along. Great tip with the 6 foot way gauge to snip the ends so it fits on the viaduct. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing. Ken
Really nice Charlie, like the idea of painting before laying track, and the Woodland foam glue is much better than the white glue I have been using as it does transmit sound....thanks for sharing....Jack 👍
Only found out about your channel this afternoon & I'm really impressed how you go about laying track & making scenery etc. Your videos have given me some great ideas for building my layout that's for sure! I'll press that subscribe button once I've posted this comment, keep up with the good work!
HI CHARLIE, i have been under the baseboards all morning trying to finish my wiring and having the usual rant ,got a RUclips notification for your video on my phone which give me an excuse to have a break. in the kitchen laptop on cup of tea and wind down great video has always Charlie.
Hello Charlie, I am coming from Nebraska in the USA. I just wanted to say that I really enjoy all your videos and I have pick up something off of everyone of them. I am fairly new to the DCC world and you have help clear up many things technical along with giving options on how to set up a lay out. I found your video on rivet counters and keyboard warriors quite amusing. I believe we all would like to have the perfect lay out but to enjoy ourselves is the goal. Myself I find it appalling that someone would demean another persons layout, but there are those that quite cant stand themselves and must be heard. Thank you again for all you do and keep the videos rolling. Good Day!
Yes Charlie a great video, I find your videos very interesting especially the fact you actually show yourself doing things and yes I have subscribed, thankyou from Wairoa in New Zealand
Hi Charles, I hope you get an engine out for a run occasionally, they alone must spur you on! Great work and as a returner/beginner your videos are very inspiring
Looking good as ever! I'm glad you're moving towards making a complete circuit. Its hard to keep your mojo up when you get bogged down in groundwork. Not sure if you've fully committed to glueing down that station track bed yet, but I thought I might share with you just a few points about the transition from the cork section onto the other baseboard. Before I packed up, I was an instrument repair tech and worked with cork every day - it's used extensively on the joints of a lot of woodwind instruments. Once it's glued down firmly - say with superglue you can carve it with razor blades, sand it smooth and shape it with sand paper or even work it with a dremmel. The process for making a tennon cork on a clarinet would be to cut a strip, sand the end until it tapers to nothing, attach the tapered end with an adhesive, wrap the strip around the joint of the instrument and then overlap cork to cork. This then leaves you with a lump where the cork overlaps that needs to be trimmed with a blade ande then sanded with sandpaper so it's perfectly round and a snug fit in the socket of the other half of the instrument. With a bit of patience and time with some sandpaper you can get an absolutely seamless joint with cork. If you have a nice large electric sander, if you fit it with some fine sandpaper you could sand that joint flat over a large area to the point that you wouldn't be able to feel it with your finger tips. It's a much more "workable" material than a lot of people give it credit!
Hi Charlie, One tip I have if it will help, for any curved platforms I’ve made I used my LMS 12 wheel dining car (my largest item of stock) with a pen on the middle for the inside of the curve to give you a line of clearance and on the out side I put the pen in one of the ends to give you a line. I use a felt tip pen gently rested upon the base board or cork depending on where your platform will be placed. Plus I wouldn’t worry about the 8 coaches being too long for the platforms and Bath Green Park often had coaches over hang onto the bridges outside the station on the 10-12 coach expresses. So dare I say it would be somewhat ‘prototypical’ (please don’t hurt me) for the overhang. Anyways great video and a very pleasant watch. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Ross.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Ross. Many thanks for the tip regarding the pen, I will use it on my mark three coaches as they are my longest. Regards Charlie.
Chadwick Model Railway Hi Charlie, on that note, check out TONY Northeastern’s latest video he partly demonstrates what I’ve explained here. Regards Ross.
Charlie, I like your idea of weathering the track before laying it. I have also decided to make the scenery as a set of dioramas away from the boards (Still not made yet) by using Scram to design my layout I can measure the areas were these dioramas will fit hopefully. I will be using 5mm foam underlay which I can buy in sheets. More work but, cheaper... The only drawback is not having a chamfer on the sides of the foam for the ballast. I was thinking of designing a 3D printed tool to hold two craft knives at a 45-degree angle and use it to cut the strips from the foam sheets. Nice video as always. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
Interesting with 'black to the back', mine is 'red to the rear' ! I very much like your use of curves on the station lines and that station length is mammoth.
Hello Charles ,.good information on checking your track with a gauge to stop kinks. I have seen a lot of layouts with this problem. Also I am installing my Viaduct just like yours at this previous time . It has also been time consuming lining up like yours. Anyway nice video?
Greetings Charlie. Another excellent video. It is strange how we all have different methods of doing certain tasks. I have always used the old method of attaching a pencil point vertically on the corner of a carriage so the point touches the baseboard to mark out the distance between the passing carriages. I am not keen on the track gauges as in N GAUGE the measurements are not accurate...not sure about OO. Looking forward to the next adventure. Cheers, Bob
Hello Charlie, Watching you videos and having a personal debate on what track to use on my new layout, you have sold me on PECO track. Here in the U.S. there are many of options. It seems Atlas is a high ranking favorite here. My problem with Atlas is the first two ties(sleepers) on each end of every track piece need to be removed and discarded, because they give a very toy look. The track itself is a very good running tack though. Keep the videos coming and "yes" it does give many of use something to look forward to in this crazy time.
Hi Charlie. Thanks for another interesting video. I’m very much a novice and only have room for a small layout but I do want to get the signalling to work properly with blocks/sections etc. A friend who has a huge continental layout in a purpose brick built bungalow in the garden tells me it’s best isolate both rails for the block/sections would you agree. I will be building a Digitrax system and using BDL 168s, train controller etc. Also want a bi-di section of track.
I have thoroughly enjoyed Charlie's modelling, very insprining, reached video #79 where friend Ian stepped in. As a complete novice just starting my oo baseboard build using my garage, any comments on fastening the baseboard to the wall?
@@ChadwickModelRailway thanks for the reply. I had considered a wood block but the bracket would look neater so I shall follow your lead. Best regards Laurie
Hi Charlie, another great video, will be good to see your layout running. On the subject of the 6 foot way I'm sure I read somewhere that on curves the 6 foot way opens up to keep a safe distance?
Some great progress made Charlie. I can’t wait to get my track put down and painting the track before setting is something I have considered. “Best sprayed outside” “looks into camera mischievous” - love the humour you put in these videos. Your view about having a curved station and not a boring straight one I love. It’s part of the reason why I have torn down my last layout, I wanted some more gentle curves as opposed so straight track. The station with its curves is going to look great when done. Have you got a name for your station? Will it be Chadwick station or something different? Love the progress and the video. All the best, Clint
Hi Charlie must of been a Friday thing I was doing my track layout yesterday as for you and your friends It was funny to watch am really liking the station area be good once the platforms are down am just about to do my platforms down but mine will be on a bend but I know that you mean with the gap hopefully it will look okay cheers Paul
Hi Charlie Yet another great video and the quality of the close ups are fantastic (I tend to watch RUclips on my 43” UHD TV). Great to see the beginnings of the station especially the curve though it. I’m planning a layout for my retirement years and the station I’m wanting to model is based on a real one which has a curve running through of 22m radius (for HO/OO) and so even though the deviation is 53mm for the length of the 2.5m platform I think it is still worth curving it. I’m also being tempted by 3mm scale to match up with my ex-exhibition layout of the junction up the line from the station. Would make sense if I’m going to have to build rolling stock for it. But I do like the new Peco bullhead turnouts and RTR locos are attractive. It does make sense to keep your existing platform and create a new one. Have you considered making it with a wood template, suitably sized (18mm thick I remember being the trick) and then clad with the Peco edging and a topping? Would be very rigid and no warping especially the top.. Cheers.
Hi Charlie another great video mate i really injured your video on track laying I am overhalling my model of the BR sealink carferry Galloway princess for my stranraer harbour part of my layout i will send you photos of the Galloway princess when I have finish her clive
What you have done looks great as always. This was a great video, very informative and conveys your techniques very well. I've heard more negative talk about the black foam roadbed material than good. Most comments are about how its difficulty to work with. Would you give me your thoughts on the foam roadbed material including your likes and dislikes? I also see you have used cork roadbed. Was it only under yard areas or have you used it under the entire trackage. Please explain, if the reason is different than the cork comes in wide pieces; why you only used it under the yards not the entire track, if that is indeed how you did it. Would you also include your likes and dislikes of the cork aswell and why you use foam or why you use it now, if you've changed from cork to foam. I think you are a very accomplished modeler and would like to hear your thoughts on this subject. If you have a video on this subject, please point me toward it. If not and you don't think you would be able to answer thoroughly enough in the comments section maybe that could be a video subject. 🤷♂️ Just a suggestion, no expectations. Thanks for any reply you give on this subject. 👍
Hi William, i’m trying to move away from Cork track bed and to try the woodland scenics foam track bed instead. This is primarily driven by its sound absorption properties. I’m desperately trying to remove the rumble that goes into the baseboards and cork doesn’t appear to stop this. However everything can change once the track that is ballasted.I have bought a rubberised glue to hold the ballast in place and hopefully once complete, the problem should be sorted. Stay tuned.
Hi Charlie, You said in a recent video that you found it difficult to keep the noise down from trains through the board, and you were discussing the merits or otherwise of track pins or gluing to foam or cork. I recently saw a Pecorama RUclips video where they used a fire-retardant baseboard called sundeala, available from sundeala.co.uk. It comes in various sizes, colours, thicknesses etc, but Pecorama recommends it as a model railway baseboard, especially for its noise-reducing qualities. I had never heard of sundeala board before, but if it’s as good as Pecorama claims then it could be worth investigating, well it might be for those of us who haven’t yet invested lots of time and effort and money on other boards! Just thought you’d like to know about it’s whispering trains... Jim
Chadwick Model Railway Oh, OK. Is it impractical to use it like you said, with a plywood baseboard then Sundeala on top, if it deadens the extraneous noise so much? I notice on RUclips that a model railway baseboard manufacturer uses just that combination in their “luxury” (I.e. most expensive) product. Just search for “Sundeala model railway“ to see that. I haven’t yet completed building my layout so I don’t yet appreciate how noisy it will be. If not Sundeala what about gluing several large egg trays underneath the baseboard?
Hi Charlie ... thanks for yet another informative and interesting video ... even though I'm not a modeller ... just interested in things "trains". Having followed your recommendation to have a look at "McKinley" Railway ... and having "binged" on their videos to bring myself "up to date" there ... as promised ... I'm now doing the same pleasurable experience with your project ... (and very much enjoying the journey!} A small suggestion please. ... Would it be possible to numerate your posts? ... That way we can follow the evolution in some sense of order ... thus increasing our pleasureable discovery. I now find I have viewed the "almost final" video of the viaduct ... and am now scrambling to catch up on the actual sequence of construction. Something "silly" perhaps ... which in no way detracts from your excellent posts. Keep safe in these troubled times ... regards, AB
Another very helpful video as usual, thanks. A bit off topic as they say, but where did you find the landscape photos that you have on the walls behind the layout. Not where did you get it printed, but where did you find the actual graphics??
Hi Charlie, love the videos. Keep up the good work! Just a quick query that maybe you or one of your viewers could help with... Is there a reason why plyboard is used so widely? OSB boards seem cheaper, lighter and more ridged, but no-one seem to use them. Do you know of any reasons? Cheers!
Yet again another excellent video Charlie! I have started pre painting my track on my board 2 of my current layout but board 1 track is already laid but not painted, any suggestions on painting this....some areas have fixed scenery in place tho a nightmare!! ....Chris
Hi Charlie interesting video as always regarding block detection do you think points should be in a block or outside I’m presently doing this on my layout using the ESU system. Keep up the good work
Thanks, Charlie for another informative video. I didn't quite see how you had linked the end of the viaduct with the curved section. Was that section flexible track or did you insert a flexible section? Kind Regards Don
Well done Charlie, things are taking shape and once your track is laid it will be good to see things running. The station is a project all on its own and I`m still building mine after 6 months !!!
Thanks Anthony, I just need to get trains are running. Regards Charlie.
Hi Charlie. Thanks for mentioning that the foam tack glue is rubberised and therefore doesn't transmit the sound as would pva. Didn't know this before; luckily I have used foam tack glue so far and will continue to do so, despite the extra cost. Cheers, Rick the Bulldog.
I’m pleased that you found it interesting, regards Charlie
The layout is looking better than ever.
Thanks Jazz Man, you’re too kind
Hi Charlie.
I really enjoy your videos. I'm 23 now, and I'm looking to get back into the hobby I stopped at 8 or 9. Your videos have made me so excited to go and get the first bits of track for my layout! Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos
Thanks Docs, it’s comments such as yours that make it worthwhile.
Ikeep finding odd videos that I must have missed while I binged through your series earlier this year. this was great info about vibration through the board thanks
I’m so pleased that you found it useful John. Regards Charlie
Thanks very much for another great video Charlie. I'm glad you finally found a use for those dumbbell weights!
They’re too light for my massive biceps 💪. 😂😂
I can't believe that I've never thought about the sound transference of white glue. And yet, I'm a woodworker who makes musical instruments and we use a special white glue which dries very hard specifically to aid in transferring the sound.
I learn something with every video. Thank you Charlie.
I’m so pleased that you found it interesting MC. It’s rubber glue for me.
Nice work and planning out. Great to see the viaduct and all back in place and track lain. I like how you put that beautiful bridge over your underpass and I am thinking "that would look fantastic there, especially with a metallic sheen," and then you say that it is just a mock up and not the one to go there. lol
Thanks Anthony, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it
Another wonderful video. I have been using both foam and cork roadbed. I also started using the foam safe glue to lay the roadbed and track. The base material for my layout is homesote over 1/2 inch plywood, which is something I used on my 2 previous layouts. I also follow your lead wiring rule of "black to back" as well. Again, great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Larry, I’m so pleased that you find my videos useful. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie, being compared to Laurel and Hardy should be a great honor those two are the best slap stick comedians of all time in my opinion. Great update video as always, everything is looking great . Cheers Charlie
Thanks Jim, you’re too kind as usual
The slight curves at the station will look great especially with the brach line bridge adding to the feature,great idea.Looking forward to the next few video's and see how it all takes shape.
Thanks Robert, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it
It is looking good Charley. One thing I can suggest is to scrape the Foam Tack glue very, extremely thin. If you do that, you can peel up the track at a later date without damaging the underlay or the track. Same with the Woodland Scenics Track Bed.
You’re right Rob, I’ve learnt that one already!!!
Hi Charlie
Nice to see more work completed on your layout.
Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul, I’ll get there, slowly!
I cannot wait to see what it will all look like when everything is completed. I think flyover does make a layout look more exciting, if there is room of course.
Thanks Alan, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Your layout is really coming along Charlie. I'm sure you are happy about the results. I too could watch your videos all day, but then the cats would get hungry, the dog would would want me to play and the house chores would get neglected. My husband may ask, "so, what did you do all day?" 😂 Keep up the great work, it's inspiring.
Thanks Crystal, best get on with the chores now!
The six foot way gauge also gives set measurement of station platform heights as well
You’re right Sam, thanks.
Nicely laid track Charlie. The video was a great way to wind down after a very hectic day at work.👍 cheers Euan
Thanks Euan. I’d never thought about the therapeutic effect of my videos.
Hello Charlie - Many thanks for thre prompt reply. I always wondered where this "Show More" tab you keep refering to, was located.
After much searching, (It really isn't obvious), I am now a really happy bunny.
Cheers,
Fred
Thanks Fred, I’m so pleased that you have had some success. Regards, Charlie.
Hi Charlie. This may sound a silly idea but you might want to take a large sheet of ply outside, using a pencil tied to a piece of string with the other end tied to a convenient post and draw yourself a large ark to match your inside track base. This gives you a base/template for your platform, a nice curve to the inside track and using the '6ft gauge' all the other tracks should follow nicely. Colin.
An interesting point Colin and well worth considering.
I think curved platforms look so good, but as you point out, there is a problem with long vehicles fouling the edges. I have made my main platform a timber trestle one out of balsa. As the material is so soft I can gently scrape/rub away any edges where a coach may touch and repaint as necessary. I wish I'd seen your use of Tracksettas prior to laying my track, it would have saved me a lot of time getting alignments correct. Anyway, another informative video, thanks Charlie.
Thanks Mr D, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Comming along nicely Charlie
Thanks Adam
Looking great Charlie, one of the reasons I enjoy watching is you show it all not just the edited version, your more like most of us things don't always go smoothly. (What no phone calls this week) eddy xx
Thanks Eddy, you’re too kind
you’re so clever at this Charlie I could watch you for hours 😂❤️
No, you need to get out more.
20 minutes of chadwick model railway how wonderful.
Thanks mate, you’re too kind
Charlie, you are a complete inspiration!
Thanks for the videos.
You’re too kind Steve
Great update Charlie loving the station area cant wait to see it develop. I am about to look at putting a large station on my loft layout and this video has gave me an idea of how i can fit it in. Keep the great work coming Charlie I could watch chadwick all day long👍
Thanks Paul, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Great video charlie, a master at work.
You will have trains running in no time, I do my wiring black to front, just makes me smile every time I say it.
Thanks
Alex
I think you mean red to the rear Alex!
Great Video as always Charlie (Laurel).
Kind regards Greg Brassington. 👍
I’m so pleased that I keep you entertained Greg .
Those reverse curve are looking very nice! Great work. Good luck with the platforms.
Thanks Nick, I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Another great video Charlie. Thank you.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Kevin.
hi charlie love your videos i have lent a lot off good things from yore videos keep up the good work.derek
Thanks Derek, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed them.
Thank you so much for sharing. Its looking great.
Thanks Dave, you’re too kind
Just a general comment Charlie, not necessarily about this video.
I enjoy your films so much, warts and all.
I have learned so much about our hobby but perhaps more importantly I now have the confidence to attempt some of the more trickier side, such as proper electrics (I now have working point motors, rather than just two wires feeding the track!) I’m definitely not a youngster but I’m still eager to learn.
Thanks again. Keep up the good work
Thanks David, it's comments such as yours that make it worthwhile.
Smashing progress Charlie 👍. It's really coming together, the viaduct in situ, the hill in place - now an impressive station to be built. GWR
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it CG
Coming along nicely Charlie
Thanks D827
Nice video Charlie. It's all looking goood so far.
Cheers
Geoff
Thanks Jeff, it’s coming on slowly but surely.
Great video Charlie, the layout is coming along. Great tip with the 6 foot way gauge to snip the ends so it fits on the viaduct. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing. Ken
Thanks Ken, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it
Really nice Charlie, like the idea of painting before laying track, and the Woodland foam glue is much better than the white glue I have been using as it does transmit sound....thanks for sharing....Jack 👍
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Jack
Nice one Charlie, thanks for the last Kadee coupling video, it got my brain ticking.
Brain ticking it’s a good thing Roy. I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Well, we all knew it would happen. Charlie has finally gone round the bend!
Probably not for the first or last either!
Looking good, Sir Charles
Thanks Mac
Only found out about your channel this afternoon & I'm really impressed how you go about laying track & making scenery etc. Your videos have given me some great ideas for building my layout that's for sure! I'll press that subscribe button once I've posted this comment, keep up with the good work!
Thanks Tom, it’s great to have you onboard.
Nice work as always Charlie, can’t wait to see what the station ends up looking like. It looks great with the eight coaches 👍🏻
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Well you truly are well on track to running a few trains around the bend .............. in the station.......
At last I’m getting somewhere! Thanks Bob.
HI CHARLIE, i have been under the baseboards all morning trying to finish my wiring and having the usual rant ,got a RUclips notification for your video on my phone which give me an excuse to have a break. in the kitchen laptop on cup of tea and wind down great video has always Charlie.
That’s very nice of you to say so Dave.
Hello Charlie, I am coming from Nebraska in the USA. I just wanted to say that I really enjoy all your videos and I have pick up something off of everyone of them. I am fairly new to the DCC world and you have help clear up many things technical along with giving options on how to set up a lay out. I found your video on rivet counters and keyboard warriors quite amusing. I believe we all would like to have the perfect lay out but to enjoy ourselves is the goal. Myself I find it appalling that someone would demean another persons layout, but there are those that quite cant stand themselves and must be heard. Thank you again for all you do and keep the videos rolling. Good Day!
What a heart warming comment Todd, many thanks.
loving your videos charlie .Im just starting this game .youve a great relaxed way of showing things thats easy to understand
Brian, you're too kind. Thanks mate.
Gday Charlie
It's all looking great mate, looking forward to seeing the Station build 👍
Thanks Mick, you’re too kind
Awesome video again Charlie!!! Thanks for sharing. Cheers Onno.
Thanks Onno, I’m so pleased that you’re still with me.
Yes Charlie a great video, I find your videos very interesting especially the fact you actually show yourself doing things and yes I have subscribed, thankyou from Wairoa in New Zealand
Thanks Jed, it’s great to have you onboard.
Love it. Need to stop watching. Very tempted to rip mine up and start again! 😱😱😱😱😱
No, don’t do it RB, well you could!
Chadwick Model Railway 😂😂😂😂
Great video as always Charlie. Good to see some more track being laid, looking forward to seeing trains running 👍
You and me too Paul.
Another great Charlie.
Thanks Roger
Charlie, this is looking good. I just love long passenger trains. Looking forward to your next installment! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Pat, you’re too kind
Amazing work and always a pleasure to watch.
Thanks Simon, you’re too kind
Great video again and looking forward to the next update it's gonna look grand 👍👍👍
Thanks Ian. You’re too kind
Hi Charles, I hope you get an engine out for a run occasionally, they alone must spur you on! Great work and as a returner/beginner your videos are very inspiring
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the channel Simon.
Looks good, Charlie.
Thanks Nige
Great video Charlie ,Regards Dave
Thanks Dave
Brilliant Charlie so helpful and inspiring.
Thanks Bob you’re too kind.
Spot on Charlie, great progress!
Thanks Nick
Looking good as ever! I'm glad you're moving towards making a complete circuit. Its hard to keep your mojo up when you get bogged down in groundwork.
Not sure if you've fully committed to glueing down that station track bed yet, but I thought I might share with you just a few points about the transition from the cork section onto the other baseboard.
Before I packed up, I was an instrument repair tech and worked with cork every day - it's used extensively on the joints of a lot of woodwind instruments. Once it's glued down firmly - say with superglue you can carve it with razor blades, sand it smooth and shape it with sand paper or even work it with a dremmel.
The process for making a tennon cork on a clarinet would be to cut a strip, sand the end until it tapers to nothing, attach the tapered end with an adhesive, wrap the strip around the joint of the instrument and then overlap cork to cork. This then leaves you with a lump where the cork overlaps that needs to be trimmed with a blade ande then sanded with sandpaper so it's perfectly round and a snug fit in the socket of the other half of the instrument.
With a bit of patience and time with some sandpaper you can get an absolutely seamless joint with cork.
If you have a nice large electric sander, if you fit it with some fine sandpaper you could sand that joint flat over a large area to the point that you wouldn't be able to feel it with your finger tips. It's a much more "workable" material than a lot of people give it credit!
What a fascinating comment. I must admit I hadn’t realised that cork was so malleable.
Hi Charlie,
One tip I have if it will help, for any curved platforms I’ve made I used my LMS 12 wheel dining car (my largest item of stock) with a pen on the middle for the inside of the curve to give you a line of clearance and on the out side I put the pen in one of the ends to give you a line.
I use a felt tip pen gently rested upon the base board or cork depending on where your platform will be placed.
Plus I wouldn’t worry about the 8 coaches being too long for the platforms and Bath Green Park often had coaches over hang onto the bridges outside the station on the 10-12 coach expresses.
So dare I say it would be somewhat ‘prototypical’ (please don’t hurt me) for the overhang.
Anyways great video and a very pleasant watch. Keep up the great work.
Cheers, Ross.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Ross. Many thanks for the tip regarding the pen, I will use it on my mark three coaches as they are my longest. Regards Charlie.
Chadwick Model Railway
Hi Charlie, on that note, check out TONY Northeastern’s latest video he partly demonstrates what I’ve explained here.
Regards Ross.
Hello Charlie, always interesting, and informative. Often amusing, sometimes hilarious! Thanks. See ya next time.
Thanks Norman, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it
Charlie, I like your idea of weathering the track before laying it. I have also decided to make the scenery as a set of dioramas away from the boards (Still not made yet) by using Scram to design my layout I can measure the areas were these dioramas will fit hopefully. I will be using 5mm foam underlay which I can buy in sheets. More work but, cheaper... The only drawback is not having a chamfer on the sides of the foam for the ballast. I was thinking of designing a 3D printed tool to hold two craft knives at a 45-degree angle and use it to cut the strips from the foam sheets. Nice video as always. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
A great idea Martin and cheaper too
Great update charlie. making good progress. I enjoyed watching this one.
Thanks Rick,you’re too kind
Hallo Charlie , youre platforms has the same length as my compleet layout . Great video , nice weekend !
Thanks Bert, you’re too kind
Another great video Charlie, really coming along nicely now, great advice and tips as always ☺ really excited to see next one
Thanks Justin, you’re too kind
Interesting with 'black to the back', mine is 'red to the rear' ! I very much like your use of curves on the station lines and that station length is mammoth.
Thanks William, my fingers are crossed that the show isn’t cancelled!
Great video again Charlie, cheers, Chris
Thanks Chris
Wath a great video like alwhase befor.
HC Treintje Belgium.
Thanks HC.
@@ChadwickModelRailway No thanks look forwarth do de next video.
HC Treintje.
Hello Charles ,.good information on checking your track with a gauge to stop kinks. I have seen a lot of layouts with this problem. Also I am installing my Viaduct just like yours at this previous time . It has also been time consuming lining up like yours. Anyway nice video?
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Adrien and good luck with yours.
Greetings Charlie. Another excellent video. It is strange how we all have different methods of doing certain tasks. I have always used the old method of attaching a pencil point vertically on the corner of a carriage so the point touches the baseboard to mark out the distance between the passing carriages. I am not keen on the track gauges as in N GAUGE the measurements are not accurate...not sure about OO. Looking forward to the next adventure. Cheers, Bob
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it Bob.
Great work as usual, well done
Thanks ER
Cool video, Charlie.
Thanks James
nice update!
Thanks mate
Hello Charlie,
Watching you videos and having a personal debate on what track to use on my new layout, you have sold me on PECO track. Here in the U.S. there are many of options. It seems Atlas is a high ranking favorite here. My problem with Atlas is the first two ties(sleepers) on each end of every track piece need to be removed and discarded, because they give a very toy look. The track itself is a very good running tack though. Keep the videos coming and "yes" it does give many of use something to look forward to in this crazy time.
This railroad modelling is such a drama.
Good luck with your track choice Todd and stay safe.
Hi Charlie. Thanks for another interesting video. I’m very much a novice and only have room for a small layout but I do want to get the signalling to work properly with blocks/sections etc. A friend who has a huge continental layout in a purpose brick built bungalow in the garden tells me it’s best isolate both rails for the block/sections would you agree. I will be building a Digitrax system and using BDL 168s, train controller etc. Also want a bi-di section of track.
Hi Chuckles, no I have never isolated both rails and I know several guys who don’t either. It doesn’t make your friend wrong but I’d ask why?
I have thoroughly enjoyed Charlie's modelling, very insprining, reached video #79 where friend Ian stepped in. As a complete novice just starting my oo baseboard build using my garage, any comments on fastening the baseboard to the wall?
I screw a wooden batten to the wall to spread the weight. Then place the layout in the batten and use a steel plate to hold it in place.
@@ChadwickModelRailway thanks for the reply. I had considered a wood block but the bracket would look neater so I shall follow your lead. Best regards Laurie
The space in the middle between your 2 groups of 2 running lines (which you are spacing at setrack gap) is known as the 10ft.
Thanks Holly, I didn’t know that.
You're very welcome, Charlie.
Hi Charlie great video. I was wondering if you could do a video about Woodland Scenics risers and inclines. The difference in hight etc
Hi Daniel, I did a couple of months ago, compare 3 percent and 4 percent. Please check out my recent videos.
Hi Charlie, another great video, will be good to see your layout running. On the subject of the 6 foot way I'm sure I read somewhere that on curves the 6 foot way opens up to keep a safe distance?
You’re dead right David. I open mine using Mk 3 coaches to ensure clearance.
Some great progress made Charlie. I can’t wait to get my track put down and painting the track before setting is something I have considered. “Best sprayed outside” “looks into camera mischievous” - love the humour you put in these videos. Your view about having a curved station and not a boring straight one I love. It’s part of the reason why I have torn down my last layout, I wanted some more gentle curves as opposed so straight track. The station with its curves is going to look great when done. Have you got a name for your station? Will it be Chadwick station or something different? Love the progress and the video. All the best, Clint
Thanks Clint I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it and find that curved platforms bring that little bit of extra interest too.
Hi Charlie must of been a Friday thing I was doing my track layout yesterday as for you and your friends It was funny to watch am really liking the station area be good once the platforms are down am just about to do my platforms down but mine will be on a bend but I know that you mean with the gap hopefully it will look okay cheers Paul
I’m sure that they will be just fine.
Hi Charlie
Yet another great video and the quality of the close ups are fantastic (I tend to watch RUclips on my 43” UHD TV). Great to see the beginnings of the station especially the curve though it. I’m planning a layout for my retirement years and the station I’m wanting to model is based on a real one which has a curve running through of 22m radius (for HO/OO) and so even though the deviation is 53mm for the length of the 2.5m platform I think it is still worth curving it. I’m also being tempted by 3mm scale to match up with my ex-exhibition layout of the junction up the line from the station. Would make sense if I’m going to have to build rolling stock for it. But I do like the new Peco bullhead turnouts and RTR locos are attractive.
It does make sense to keep your existing platform and create a new one. Have you considered making it with a wood template, suitably sized (18mm thick I remember being the trick) and then clad with the Peco edging and a topping? Would be very rigid and no warping especially the top..
Cheers.
Hi Paul, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it. The jury is still out on the platforms but many thanks for your advice.
Great vid charlie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Dylan
Great video and love how your layouts coming 🙂🙂
Thanks MT, you’re too kind
very good some ideas i got for mine x
Thanks Sammie.
@@ChadwickModelRailway no problem all you vids are good can you do one about powering normaly but with point set up
Hi Charlie another great video mate i really injured your video on track laying I am overhalling my model of the BR sealink carferry Galloway princess for my stranraer harbour part of my layout i will send you photos of the Galloway princess when I have finish her clive
A tall order Clive, happy sailing.
What you have done looks great as always. This was a great video, very informative and conveys your techniques very well. I've heard more negative talk about the black foam roadbed material than good. Most comments are about how its difficulty to work with. Would you give me your thoughts on the foam roadbed material including your likes and dislikes? I also see you have used cork roadbed. Was it only under yard areas or have you used it under the entire trackage. Please explain, if the reason is different than the cork comes in wide pieces; why you only used it under the yards not the entire track, if that is indeed how you did it. Would you also include your likes and dislikes of the cork aswell and why you use foam or why you use it now, if you've changed from cork to foam. I think you are a very accomplished modeler and would like to hear your thoughts on this subject. If you have a video on this subject, please point me toward it. If not and you don't think you would be able to answer thoroughly enough in the comments section maybe that could be a video subject. 🤷♂️ Just a suggestion, no expectations. Thanks for any reply you give on this subject. 👍
Hi William, i’m trying to move away from Cork track bed and to try the woodland scenics foam track bed instead. This is primarily driven by its sound absorption properties. I’m desperately trying to remove the rumble that goes into the baseboards and cork doesn’t appear to stop this. However everything can change once the track that is ballasted.I have bought a rubberised glue to hold the ballast in place and hopefully once complete, the problem should be sorted. Stay tuned.
Hi Charlie,
You said in a recent video that you found it difficult to keep the noise down from trains through the board, and you were discussing the merits or otherwise of track pins or gluing to foam or cork. I recently saw a Pecorama RUclips video where they used a fire-retardant baseboard called sundeala, available from sundeala.co.uk. It comes in various sizes, colours, thicknesses etc, but Pecorama recommends it as a model railway baseboard, especially for its noise-reducing qualities. I had never heard of sundeala board before, but if it’s as good as Pecorama claims then it could be worth investigating, well it might be for those of us who haven’t yet invested lots of time and effort and money on other boards! Just thought you’d like to know about it’s whispering trains...
Jim
Hi Jim, I believe that Sundeala is dreadful as it warps terribly. It has to be placed on another board to ensure that it remains flat.
Chadwick Model Railway Oh, OK. Is it impractical to use it like you said, with a plywood baseboard then Sundeala on top, if it deadens the extraneous noise so much?
I notice on RUclips that a model railway baseboard manufacturer uses just that combination in their “luxury” (I.e. most expensive) product. Just search for “Sundeala model railway“ to see that.
I haven’t yet completed building my layout so I don’t yet appreciate how noisy it will be. If not Sundeala what about gluing several large egg trays underneath the baseboard?
Jim, there is no "one" answer to this. I'm currently trying foam with a rubberised glue holding the ballast. Stay tuned .....
Hi Charlie ... thanks for yet another informative and interesting video ... even though I'm not a modeller ... just interested in things "trains".
Having followed your recommendation to have a look at "McKinley" Railway ... and having "binged" on their videos to bring myself "up to date" there ... as promised ... I'm now doing the same pleasurable experience with your project ... (and very much enjoying the journey!}
A small suggestion please. ... Would it be possible to numerate your posts? ... That way we can follow the evolution in some sense of order ... thus increasing our pleasureable discovery.
I now find I have viewed the "almost final" video of the viaduct ... and am now scrambling to catch up on the actual sequence of construction.
Something "silly" perhaps ... which in no way detracts from your excellent posts.
Keep safe in these troubled times ... regards, AB
I'm so pleased that you enjoy my videos. You aren't the first to mention the numbering question. I'll put it to the vote in the next video.
Another very helpful video as usual, thanks. A bit off topic as they say, but where did you find the landscape photos that you have on the walls behind the layout. Not where did you get it printed, but where did you find the actual graphics??
Sorry it's taken so long Barry. It's
www.art-printers.com/
They come complete.
Nice one looking good , where did you get the track riser for branch line sort of thing I’m after
Woodland scenics Mark, 3% incline.
Hi Charlie, love the videos. Keep up the good work!
Just a quick query that maybe you or one of your viewers could help with... Is there a reason why plyboard is used so widely? OSB boards seem cheaper, lighter and more ridged, but no-one seem to use them. Do you know of any reasons? Cheers!
Actually Alan two of my boards are OSB recycled from another layout.
But to your question, I’ve no idea.
I used the tracksetta to hold the track while the glue set on a tight corner and I'm thinking it's going to spring out when I ballast 😥
Perhaps you need to pin down some of the sleepers until the ballast is set, and then remove the pins and fill the tiny holes that are left behind.
Yet again another excellent video Charlie! I have started pre painting my track on my board 2 of my current layout but board 1 track is already laid but not painted, any suggestions on painting this....some areas have fixed scenery in place tho a nightmare!! ....Chris
Use cling film to protect areas as its not sticky and won’t cause damage, just a thought.
@@ChadwickModelRailway Thanks Charlie.....Good Idea! I'll give it a try: Chris
1000 like :) good progress as always :)
Thankd DJ
Hi Charlie interesting video as always regarding block detection do you think points should be in a block or outside I’m presently doing this on my layout using the ESU system. Keep up the good work
I don’t but others do. I have never found that I need to but if that should change, it’s a simple fix.
Thanks, Charlie for another informative video. I didn't quite see how you had linked the end of the viaduct with the curved section. Was that section flexible track or did you insert a flexible section? Kind Regards Don
Yes, sorry Don, just a small piece of flexi
@@ChadwickModelRailway Thanks!