I switched to N in 1976, but took a hiatus for education, then work, family, etc and now as I look toward retirement I’m inspired to get back into it. I just cannot get over the quality of your layout and what is feasible and available in N. Back then the real quality was German made, but my instincts are always towards the UK and the pre-Beeching steam/diesel transition, our beautiful stations, gentle landscapes, ornate brickwork and stone, milk churns, fire buckets and a cat on a seat….
Too kind sir. Snap, I too built in N gauge 40 odd years ago and came back when I got the space and the time a few years ago, kids flown nest etc. I too am coming close to retirement so hopefully more time to work on it. I wish you well in your endeavours, thanks again for kind comment, cheers mike
Thanks for your kind comment, really appreciated. Good luck with your layout, so much is achievable in n gauge these days. Delighted to know my little project has given you some inspiration. Cheers Mike
Hi Alan thank you very kind! I do seem to get a lot of nice comments about the back scenes so really pleased the work paid off! ID backscenes really are great, thoroughly recommend them. Cheers Mike
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. I use sculptamold as the base on top of the plywood baseboard. Then it’s just painted with acrylic paints. Cheers Mike
Hi and thanks for comment much appreciated. I’ve used greenscene mostly spring and summer shades, short and medium lengths which seem ok for n gauge. Cheers mike
Looks a great layout. As a someone returning to the hobby, I am interested to know what the grey coloured material is on the wooden baseboard top? Is it some sort of foam? Have bought a publication on baseboard construction and it mentions foam as an option. Not sure what the best approach is. In the 80's my father used 'Sundela' on pine bracing.....
Hi and thanks for comment, appreciated. I used plywood on 3” by 2” bracing as best to prevent warping and has proved so far to be the case over the last 2 or 3 years. The material on top is unused foam underlay from a laminate floor job, it’s cheap, you can get packs from any diy store and easy to cut and stuck down with pva does help with noise reduction. Hope that helps cheers mike
@@ksld You could try fitting a resistor in line to drop the current. Maybe a 1K Ohm. With out a bar to hand to measure the drawn current it's hard to work out the right value. Another way would be to cover the bar with a theatrical lighting Gel or diffuse the light with some greaseproof paper. ( www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304037858173?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item46ca118b7d:g:1YwAAOSwdqxgzW6y&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACgPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSzaVbXtmGxqmWnpn8RLN2q23yAw%252B%252BNP7D6ObBtEnxiszOTbRWDMb09Dvo%252Bt9OyU%252BqT0Zq4fT7jtjpTvo8W1JLBDQtWlsxJNhe5kkdO6x84YI5I0jSCMtpIlJX3nX2X99smqCoFXDOT5g4tmj3DQv5D5i%252FX1cA0lhK%252FXzK2lxyZN19G%252FmlT9y4zHEz9iFS%252BsQ0O2wEZaWjfd9wbAbqIafYvJmhV4MzDmq0PNtGAQa8SeL87fom3XyLPosw6TeUaT%252ByAz%252F81zuupr9%252Bqd7GGWdoyCu439MxynHQ8%252BIpGRwFFCQFMfqXlQ74WvrNDCVT3HELyfy73fhrwLljWHr5T4BmQGx3UC19QKAO0X7E5wi8n65kdqCaJZLE402PKlUrsrNlHBinQrAu6yxri32yxH81OCOqSu%252BMbzf01AeMD4Naz7WCwztL3mTJ27L2UH6%252BpqUOxObi9shCVy8JZ5hcgORGf0girOY2VQ6EG5aKmAVk2I1Dv5Po8OzLmRTqqo04FLRmUW7doTlX60RIjUS%252BOfokmzRm9fHrGLb%252BHuuNyyLbmV7gTDl%252BCGTo05D9FJzMl3NAG73F1%252BHMremA%252BTRSmur4tSW9pB6fperEsguIgk2Dxtl8fF2d3OYvNjm3trbNq98SSFABDwoliF8DeTVhtdjb2dzVi%252FlhBKj5xX7QRD99vTBMzSVYaip1MMBU7djFiER3YUNlBu85W0CPmfrQluAQhizp4IMGeo47lZFDRT8KgchBkxqUEDoN1IttfqBMAMYyxIJioMJ3p3pf7PSZYl%252FOKxl9mBSIyobnHUZzSM8o5Sc%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524 )
Really nice looking layout 😀👍
Thanks! Kind words much appreciated cheers! Thanks Mike
What a fantastic layout!
Well what can I say Ian, thank you so much. Generous comments keep me going and enjoying what I’m doing, for fun really. 🎉😜 thanks again cheers Mike
So cool, really like it dude.
Hey there thanks for kind comment, much appreciated. Cheers!
I switched to N in 1976, but took a hiatus for education, then work, family, etc and now as I look toward retirement I’m inspired to get back into it. I just cannot get over the quality of your layout and what is feasible and available in N. Back then the real quality was German made, but my instincts are always towards the UK and the pre-Beeching steam/diesel transition, our beautiful stations, gentle landscapes, ornate brickwork and stone, milk churns, fire buckets and a cat on a seat….
Too kind sir. Snap, I too built in N gauge 40 odd years ago and came back when I got the space and the time a few years ago, kids flown nest etc. I too am coming close to retirement so hopefully more time to work on it. I wish you well in your endeavours, thanks again for kind comment, cheers mike
Brilliant layout . Im thinking of starting in N Gauge, iv got about 8ft by 4ft space. Some great ideas there 👍
Thanks for your kind comment, really appreciated. Good luck with your layout, so much is achievable in n gauge these days. Delighted to know my little project has given you some inspiration. Cheers Mike
You've absolutely nailed blending the back scene into the layout at the left end, bravo :-)
Hi Alan thank you very kind! I do seem to get a lot of nice comments about the back scenes so really pleased the work paid off! ID backscenes really are great, thoroughly recommend them. Cheers Mike
Totally agree with that. When you have difficulty seeing where it blends in
Like the river, great layout. You sure make it look easy.
Thanks very much!
Excellent layout and your rolling stock is so smooth. Nice job.
Thanks for the generous comment, much appreciated. Must say latest n gauge tooling really helps with the running. Cheers Mike
The whole thing looks great 👌
Thanks for your kind comment, truly appreciated! 👍🙂
Great layout and scenery. good viewing. All the best. Glynn
Thanks Glynn glad you like it. Hopefully not getting too repetitive yet. Thinking trees next for a change! Cheers Mike
Great video, it's great to see the whole construction and size etc. Love the bridges which really give the layout dimension.
Thanks for your comment, wasn’t sure how much to include/exclude, learning all the time, cheers Mike
Great update! Nice to see the China Clay wagons...
Andrew🙂
Haha thanks for comment! I’ll try and get some more!
Great video update, really enjoyed it! Good addition of the fiddle yard. Cheers Gary
Thanks Gary for comment! Learning as I go. Trees next hopefully, bit of variety and yeah always wanted somewhere to store stock lol. Cheers Mike
Great video and beuatiful layout loff to sie yor work !!
HC Treintje Herman from Belgium 😁😎.
Thanks again for kind comment 👍🙂 helps me keep going cheers Mike
@@ksld thanks hope for more of your beautiful layout.
It's amazing watching you build this. I pick up so many tips as I'm crap at modelling. What was the railcar and who makes it? Thanks.
Hi and thanks for comment. It’s a dapol class 121 with the dapol lighting bar fitted. Nice runner as it happens, cheers
@@ksld I'm not much of a diesel man but always hanckered for a GWR Railcar and got one. I think I'd like one of those too.
Hey mate this is amazing. What was the path made out of? Glu and paint?
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. I use sculptamold as the base on top of the plywood baseboard. Then it’s just painted with acrylic paints. Cheers Mike
Hi scenery is very effective what grass shades did you use
Hi and thanks for comment much appreciated. I’ve used greenscene mostly spring and summer shades, short and medium lengths which seem ok for n gauge. Cheers mike
Looks a great layout. As a someone returning to the hobby, I am interested to know what the grey coloured material is on the wooden baseboard top? Is it some sort of foam? Have bought a publication on baseboard construction and it mentions foam as an option. Not sure what the best approach is. In the 80's my father used 'Sundela' on pine bracing.....
Hi and thanks for comment, appreciated. I used plywood on 3” by 2” bracing as best to prevent warping and has proved so far to be the case over the last 2 or 3 years. The material on top is unused foam underlay from a laminate floor job, it’s cheap, you can get packs from any diy store and easy to cut and stuck down with pva does help with noise reduction. Hope that helps cheers mike
@@ksld Hi, many thanks for the info.
The lights are too bright on your diesel railcar
I know. Standard dapol lighting bar. Any suggestions how to dim welcomed
@@ksld You could try fitting a resistor in line to drop the current. Maybe a 1K Ohm. With out a bar to hand to measure the drawn current it's hard to work out the right value. Another way would be to cover the bar with a theatrical lighting Gel or diffuse the light with some greaseproof paper.
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