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Littleton Model Railway
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QUICK REVIEW: Secondhand Hornby Fowler 4P
A quick review of Hornby's ex LMS Fowler 4P in early British Railways livery.
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I toredown this Hornby 8F and was shocked
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Buying second hand locos can be a blessing and a curse. I always do a full service on second hand locos becuse you never know what you might find on closer inspection.
What's the difference? New Vs Old
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Ever wondered how model trains have changed over time? Are Old Locos any Good?I try and give some kind of answer based on the models I have so far.
Unboxing: Hornby's Skaledale Dent Station
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I've wanted this for a long time, Unboxing, review and first reaction to Hornby's Dent Station
Layout Tour and Future Plans
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This video covers my progress since my last layout Tour over a year ago, what's new and what's to do!
Fast Reviews: Hornby Pug
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This is one of my favourite locos in my collection but does that mean it's any good?
How I got Littleton Station wrong and how I'll fix it!
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Littleton Station was my first serious attempt at making a layout. 15 years on it has not aged well and needs to be rebuilt. Theres are the mistakes I made and what I'll do different next time.
Adding the farm yard. Short Vid, relaxing music.
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Adding the farm yard. Short Vid, relaxing music.
Using a model train to do real work. Relaxing ballasting with P.B.A No. 39
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Using a model train to do real work. Relaxing ballasting with P.B.A No. 39
Wimblebury leaves Bitton Station a Avon Valley Railway 50th Anniversary
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Wimblebury leaves Bitton Station a Avon Valley Railway 50th Anniversary
Birthday Presents, Woohoo!
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Take a look at what I got for my layout for my birthday, choo choo!
Fast Reviews: Caledonian Single by Tri-ang
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A fast review of Hornby Tri-ang's Caledonian Single class 123 by Drummond
How to make a Box File Layout for servicing model trains
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How to create a cheep and portable service station for your model railway locos in a box file with a scenic backdrop and built in lighting and tool storage.
LITTLETON RAILWAY 014: New Year Update
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In this video I show off some new acquisitions including the limited edition colliery set from hornby, dad's armada wagons by Dapol and I also go over an amazing resource for track planning.
Littleton Railway 013: Why Controller Choice Spoils these Locos
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Littleton Railway 013: Why Controller Choice Spoils these Locos
Littleton Railway 012: Mainline Royal Scot, a £35 bargain
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Littleton Railway 012: Mainline Royal Scot, a £35 bargain
Littleton Railway 011: Hornby GWR Autocoach Review
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Littleton Railway 011: Hornby GWR Autocoach Review
Littleton Railway 010: Is it Decouplers or Uncouplers?
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Littleton Railway 010: Is it Decouplers or Uncouplers?
Littleton Railway 009: How I Made 'Ewe Turn'
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Littleton Railway 009: How I Made 'Ewe Turn'
Littleton Railway 008: Painting Track Underlay and Mini Running Session
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Littleton Railway 008: Painting Track Underlay and Mini Running Session
Littleton Railway 007: Installing a Box Frame
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Littleton Railway 007: Installing a Box Frame
Littleton Railway 006: Wiring and Mini Running Session
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Littleton Railway 006: Wiring and Mini Running Session
Littleton Railway 005: Making the Backboards
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Littleton Railway 005: Making the Backboards
Littleton Railway 004: REVIEW Hornby BR MK1 Carrages
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Littleton Railway 004: REVIEW Hornby BR MK1 Carrages
Littleton Railway 003: Layout Tour and Future Plans
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Littleton Railway 003: Layout Tour and Future Plans
No. WD132 Sapper departing Bitton Station, Avon Valley Railway, April 2019
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No. WD132 Sapper departing Bitton Station, Avon Valley Railway, April 2019
92 Squadron 34081 and Thomas at Nene Valley Railway February 2019
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92 Squadron 34081 and Thomas at Nene Valley Railway February 2019
Hyperlapes of Cambridgeshire Guided Busway
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Hyperlapes of Cambridgeshire Guided Busway
Liked this review, thank you
Thank you John :)
I am just terrified of even attempting to service or fix my locos. Ain't gonna happen. I will just break them. I'll be sending mine away.
It really depends on the loco, some are very easy to service, others are a real pain. I'd say the easiest loco to service (so far) are the older tri-ang locos, overall they have very few parts, zero delicate pieces, and they come apart very easily, usually 2 easy to access screws hold the shell on and they you can pretty much clean the entire thing easily with cotton buds. They only thing I'd say is, if you are using rubbing alcohol like me, keep it away from shell and when cleaning the wheels, careful not to get it on the painted spokes, if you do, don't rub it off, just let it dry naturally and it should be fine. They are also cheap, so get a second hand one to practice on for your first attempt, there are loads of videos on YT on how to service them. If you tempted, give it a try, servicing locos can actually be quite fun, relaxing and very satisfying when you see how well it works after :)
@@DaveAtLittleton Since writing this, I have actually repaired a non- running Terrier which now runs beautifully. I have attempted to repair my Adams Radial but the motors are just too weak. I have attempted to fix my Schools class but it has been a nightmare. Really stuck on that one. All of the above (apart from the Adams) were Ebay purchases and all turned up as poor runners. I didn't break them myself! I am addicted to taking them apart now!
Sounds like you're having a great time :), OOBill has serviced some schools, maybe those videos might help if you've not seen them already
@@DaveAtLittleton watched loads of his vids. I will watch those next! The collector arrangement on the Schools is a nightmare!
What solvent, if any, do you use to clean off the old oil?
I used rubbing alcohol as it normally doesn't react with the finish or decals on modern models unless you really scrub as I had to on this occasion. The loco is all fixed now, I used thinned satin acrylic gloss in a cheap air brush and it looks like new.
@@DaveAtLittleton Excellent, thanks. I use paraffin on my live steam locos but the oil is a lot thicker!! I hope nobody uses 460 steam oil on N scale locos…
A good, practical, helpful video here, THANK YOU. I've bought second hand stuff many times. Usually quite worth it if you are willing to put in the time and effort (and care) to do a proper job, but sometimes you come across an item that's been "attacked" by somebody who should never have been allowed to get anywhere near anything that has moving parts.
Good points well made👍💜✌️ I could tell a story or two about second hand purchases - most of my stuff is😲🤕🙄🤭🤭🙄🙄
Good video. I have had mainly good luck with secondhand models. I would like to add a few more things. Carpet and or pet hair tangled up in the wheels. Loose crank pins I had a loco self destruct through this. I would ignore people just being negative rather than being helpful. Cheers Paul.
Great advice 👍
I have enjoyed your videos, but for goodness sake coughing into the mic is not acceptable.
I'll try not to
That sounds silly putting lose weights inside the Loco!!! 🤔😉🚂🚂🚂
Perhaps the lesson here is to buy new, not second hand. If you buy second hand then golden rule is Caveat Emptor. Cheers.
A very sensible rule to keep in mind 👍
nice tri ang loco. I like the sigel wheeler. 👍👍👍🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Ignore the keyboard warrior criticsm about your production values, I suspect they have never tried to run a You Tube channel or create content, you will of course improve with experience, what matters is the content, which was most helpful for new modellers or modellers who want to buy second hand, and improve their purchase. It was most helpful, and is why we watch these videos. I also watch OO Bill, Ians N Gauge, and Chadwick Model Railway, they all do good stuff some of which I would never attempt, but is still worth following to learn from them. Charlie is also running U Tube channel development workshops so it might be worth you investigating if you want to enhance your craft ? I have subscribed and look forward to your future content.
Thank you for the very kind words Mark. I'm not sure I will ever reach Charlie's standards but I am with practice my videos will get better. My videos are all very different at the moment as I am still trying different ways or making & editing videos and working out what works well for me and what people like so thank you very much for the feedback 😊
@@DaveAtLittletonkeep at it. :-)
For future videos I'd suggest you avoid repetition - 3 minutes on not overdoing oil? And 3 hours to clean it with a huge pile of cotton buds? 1 minute with electrical contact cleaner and a couple of cotton buds is all it needs - see OO Bill videos. I'm afraid I stopped watching the rest of the video.
Noted, I try to avoided repletion but in videos that are meant to be educational in a sense, repetition is also necessary as it's how people generally learn so there is a balance I have to strike. Yes, I watch OOBill, he's very good, the oil or grease on the loco body was old and had dried and worked its way in to every tight space. I can take apart and clean a loco relatively quick and easily but this one was really bad and that's what led me to making the video.
@@DaveAtLittletonone of the problems is that many plastics are made from mineral oil, so if any mineral oil is left on the plastic bodywork, the oil and the plastic begin to amalgamate with each other.
I would suggest that if you’re going to glue lamps on brackets, then use a PVA type glue as it’s water soluble. It dries clear and can be easily removed without damaging the paint work. You can also use this method to secure weights in place too. Good instructional video by the way!
That is a great tip, I think when starting out you just assume Polycement is the way to go as it comes with Airfix kits and so there is a strong association there and so people, including myself, fall in to that trap.
Please use a tripod shakey video is so anoying.
@@davidbraun6568 Thanks for the feedback, I do have one but opted not to use it for this video so I could easily bring the camera in close on the damage, but I will try and use it more 👍
@@DaveAtLittletoncan I suggest that you make up a semi-flexible arm to mount whatever you are using for a camera: Basically 3 lengths of 2 x 1. One of them you drill through near both ends (the middle piece), and the other 2 drill through (the same hole size) in one end only. Join the 3 pieces with a couple of bolts with plain washers and WING NUTS, to make an arm which can be positioned any way you want, and locked tight with the wing nuts. At one end fix your camera mount, and at the other end make a foot/ base (a couple of small blocks of wood and a board to do as a foot), which can be clamped in place, or weighted down. Simply position the arm to suit your preferred camera view. Hope this helps.
@@martinsims1273 I had not thought of that, thanks!
Anyone who has trouble sleeping doesn't need to take any sleeping pills just watch this video. I had fallen asleep after 2 minutes of watching it.
Haha, well glad I helped you achieve something :)
Such a gentle and soothing voice. Lovely :)
Your layout is really small but full of details!
Thanks :)
All good advice, and even more so if you model in N gauge! Tiny quantities of oil particularly, and blot off the excess with a paper towel or cotton bud! Keep the wheels and pickups clean as well.
Thanks, Yes I have one N-Gauge loco (a LMS 4F that I picked up for £25), after a fiddly clean it is a speedy little thing!
You are quite correct about purchasing second hand, it can be a blessing or a curse. However, I wouldn't have touched this one on seeing the damage done to the smokebox, handrail, broken vacuum pipe. In my experience, if it looks clean/as good as new it usually is just that, and that goes for the running characteristics as well. Again if the purchase was made with a makeover in mind then that is another consideration.
True, I have had some beautiful bargains through second hand. With this one, I didn't plan on having it weathered, I would have preferred pristine, however, I am not adverse to having it weathered, and so a slightly cosmetically tarnished loco with be the perfect candidate for me to dip my toe in the water in that area.
@@DaveAtLittleton Try weathering powders, Humbrol make them, very quick, very easy to apply and give a terrific look and finish. I'd spray the bodywork matt black or dark grey first. The powders do stick to the matt, but I'd recommend a matt varnish over the top to aid with handling.
P.S.: I forgot, not being funny, do look at archive colour photos first. Because it's "weathering" it's easy to think it can done without referencing the "real" thing first. Believe me, it won't look right if you don't get a feel for how it really looked!
@@crewelocoman5b161 Thanks, great tips, I will either do some thing like that or I will chicken out and bung £30 to TMC to do it for me
Feel for you, not nice to realise that its not worked how you wanted. Its what stops me from getting going with the applicator tbh! 😂... What i would say though is that you could find that static grass on that 'clumpy' grass might actually give a good rough look. I remember seeing wws scenics purposely create a look like that.
I will have to watch their video to see how they did it, I do want clumpy grass in some areas and I really want it to look like a reflection of natural overgrowth, and less like a clumsy slap dash attempt with too much PVA :)
@@DaveAtLittleton the technique I've seen involves putting down the scenic grass and then manually clumping it up to create mounds.... Then static grass over the top. Seems to create a nice effect, I've just not got the balls or time to try it myself 😂
Been following you for a while on Instagram, but just realised today you have a YT channel too!
Yeh, just me rambling, feel free to watch with the sound turned off! Nothing on my channel as good as you produce
@@DaveAtLittleton don't be so hard on your self, Dave. Good advice you gave about that loco!
That’s the worse 9F I have ever seen. 😊 Set of wheels missing for a start.
@@briandugan4974 haha, I best change the title!
really nice,i like it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for a great channel and a video that was very interesting and informative at the same time. Well done sir. 👍🚂
That's very kind of you Martin, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Great idea for this video. Sharing your honest mistakes, so we don't have to make the same ones! One thing about paint colour - here in Canada, our hardware stores have walls of swatches you can choose, and then a paint mixing machine makes the colour on the spot. But to be honest, it wouldn't have mattered much if the shade of green or brown was subtly different once the scatter went down.
Good idea about colour match. On my new layout I have used wall paint on one place, just they sky, but this time I bought an absolutely huge pot so I don't have to worry about the same problem again
I agree with Monseville you really could refresh this layout in a weekend The back siding could stay just put a few carriages in there that come close to the point but not too close that it fouls the points the Hornby Lima and mainline couplers will hold fine on that incline with plenty of give The push pull coach you brought could stay as is no need to cut change etc Wiring wouldn’t be too difficult to improve either on a layout that size We all go through that skills improvement thing and see so many things we should improve but in the end we can end up only improving and never enjoying it,which is why we start doing it all running trains and that is supposed to be the main reason we are in the hobby BUT OF COURSE IT IS YOUR LAYOUT AND YOU CAN MAKE /DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE 😊👍
Thanks RR, you're right, it could be made good, for me, it just got to the point of, how much effort is needed to put it right vs how much effort is needed to rebuild it and just about reached that tipping point for me. Up until now it had been my plan to refurbish it :)
I think those small layouts are very handy when u just like to shunt and don’t have time to do much else you can really get close to realistic operations with these layouts perhaps think heritage more than a particular railway I’ll be watching it all 😃
also, if you are modelling a region, turn the fiddle yard into a marshalling yard, holding viable stock within a modelling area is something many modellers miss even if it's only to the front of the yard.
Again, great suggestion, when I start laying boards for the fiddle yard I will look up images/plans for LMS marshalling yards and perhaps decorate with some simple scenery, something quick and cheap but that looks tidy.
On my layout, the fiddle yard has cork, gravel paper ballast, and painted the bare board with burnt umber paint. Simple, but makes it part of the layout.
@@garagewindowrailway that's a great suggestion, thanks
this is looking good, regarding the wrong engine shed, make it into a disused one with a short siding. It will come in really handy for storage of either a loco or coach and offer you something else to model
Great suggestion, I may do something like that for either a shelf or portable layout, something for when I'm not able to go in the loft.
Love it .
Im wanting to make my own layout like this do you know how long the baseboard is?
Thanks for watching. It's 4 ft long and 1 ft deep (120 cm x 30 cm approx), the backscene is the same, size, I bought a 2 ft x 4 ft board (60x120cm) cut in half and folded it. The thickness is 12m,. Good luck with the build, remember the base frame so it doesn't sag and warp like mine. Mike from Hornby Magazine did a short video on how to build a simple and easy base frame.
OK. You're being pretty hard on yourself. The backdrop is great. MDF still works but it needs to be sealed with either varnish or waterproof paint before you start. And it needs to be on a support frame to avoid the sag or warp. There is nothing on you little layout that is not salvageable if you want to go down that path. Buy cheap house paints from a hardware store that can be remade so you get consistent colours. Sheets of grass mat and gravel mat do work, but they need to be fully glued down and weighted while the glue dries. You can fix up all your scenery with PVA glue and fine turf. Good luck with what you decide. Happy Modelling.
Thanks MR :) I don't think I'm being too hard on myself, it was my first try and I have had 15 years of enjoyment out of it. I could do what you said but I think given how much I would like to change a fresh start might be easier though I will salvage as much as I can, thanks for the tips!
I must admit I prefer the flexible plastic strip pinned into the baseboard. It works as well as the proprietary uncouplers and costs practically nothing. It's also almost invisible, so you will need that piece of scenery to find that uncoupling spot.
I see a tidy worker. Well done. Love it. All the best
Thanks Martin 😊
Nice tips, I read of Many a Loco Damaged during unboxing, would be too Scary for me to buy a 3 figure Item fer sure 😅
I love an Autocoach Combo, and I have Rescued many and restored them back to life. I have a few Airfix ones from the 1970’s that were super cheap and ideal for practicing weathering & Detailing, and if you mess them up, there’s no drama. Nice Vid L&Subd👍🏻
Thanks Donni, do you put pictures of your work on Instagram? If so, I'll follow you as I'm always looking for ideas around weathering, it's an area I'm cautiously dipping my toe in to :)
@@DaveAtLittleton I post on some fb groups and that’s as far as I’ve got, so far - I run older Analogue 00 gauge and like to do Historical style posts, that include some old pics of the real thing, then bring it into the present on the layout. This week I’ve been running (L)NER stock and did a mini feature on the North Eastern Railcar, using a blood and Custard Autocoach renovation and looked strikingly Similar. Gr8 fun to be had 👍🏻✨
Hi your idea of the plastic to lift out locos is great been doing it on all my models I use the plastic sleeves from A4 files keeps them safe I also trim the polystyrene boxes to fit loco better good luck
Thanks Michael, yes, on some of my boxes, after fitting the added details like lamps, I have found the polystyrene boxes need to be modified. Hopefull, once I get the fiddle yard sorted it will be less of a concern as I can just keep the locos out ready for use :)
@@DaveAtLittleton glad to be of help
Looking good now!
and is that my star pencil?
@@rutheniclmusic8888 *was*
Looking good. Well done. That wouldn`t be Littleton which is near Evesham would it?
Thanks Martin. It's not but here's a history of Littleton No 5 and where it got it's name preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/manning-wardle-works-no-2018-littleton-no-5-0-6-0st/
My two favourite engines from the line.