N GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY - MAKING REALISTIC MODEL TUNNELS
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- N GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY - MAKING REALISTIC MODEL TUNNELS
I go through step by step how to make and weather tunnels and tunnel portals.
In this video I:
- Explain how I make the templates for the tunnel apertures.
- Show the testing of the templates on the layout.
- Demonstrate the process of applying N gauge brick paper (no I’m not cutting out every brick, lol).
- Demonstrate the process of create the internal walls.
- Demonstrate how to create a compound curved ceding for the tunnel.
- Finally how to weather the whole thing, before fitting.
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An extremely helpful and concise video for the beginner, many thanks mate.
Thank you, glad it was helpful. This was quite an old video now. Just done another bridge video only just few weeks ago around the ‘countryside scene’ if you fancy taking a look.
This is the video I've been looking for this morning - tunnels and walling. As you know from my videos I have a lot of walling and tunnel mouths and they were done last year as the first part of modelling my layout (you did me a shout and mentioned them). Well the thing is John, this is my first layout and the more I do, the better my modelling skills are getting as so my next big thing is going back to the walling and tunnel mouths and this video was just what I was looking for its perfect! I think they came out absolutely brilliant! The thing I love about your videos is that you show it in such simple steps and the final result looks absolutely amazing. Well done John, I have definitely taken a lot away from video. Thanks again, Lee
Ahhhh thanks that’s really kind. This video as you know is N gauge, and although the idea is the same, it’s done differently to OO. I a similar thing on the OO gauge layout, using a metcalfe viaduct as a basis. VIDEO BELOW. (I made a different channel for the OO gauge layout, it’s only 2months old).
ua-cam.com/video/rl5sEWUeLGc/v-deo.html
I do suggest looking at real walling and tunnels in the type of area you are modelling. Eg you mentioned graffiti in London on the girder bridges, might be worth having a wander out and about or google particular settings.
This may be of some help too:
It definitely is help to me John. The area that I'm modelling does actually have extremely similar tunnels and brickwork that you were modelling because it involves lors of london Underground systems and the the bridge work and tunnel mouthe (the majority) really are old. The bridges are equally rife too, so I want a mix. This has been really helpful John and thanks as always 👍🏻
Thanks Lee, always glad to help. Thank you also for your contribution, much appreciated.
Very impressed with the tunnel build. The use of OO gauge texture paper for the brick arch was inspired and gave a really good result. Interested to see you weathering the model afterwards. The result if very effective. That is something so far I simply can't bring myself to do having laboured over building them - although a start has been made with an item at High Elven. It is a good job my layout is a fictitious place where everything is kept very clean. Stephen
Hi Stephen thank you. I know what you mean when a model takes time. I feel the secret is a good varnish coat, protects the model but allows the weathering to be toned back if desired. If you go straight on the the bare card it’s permanently stained
Dude, you're a natural teacher. Always interesting. Always informative.
Thanks Charlie, funny you should say I’m a natural teacher, I am a teacher lol, I teach primary school children.
Again a great video, you have so much patience! keep it up, i'm enjoying your videos :)
Thx Tris
Great video - thanks. You are on to a winner with the removable scenery modules. Loved the technique you used for getting the interior walls in place. You’ve given me some inspiration and pointers for the weathering of my viaduct too - thank you!
Bless you thanks, very kind of you to say. So glad you found it helpful.
Looking good John, another great scratch build from Mr Warner. The whole area looks so much better with all the scenery and tunnel portals on.
Alex
Thanks Alex, it’s getting there still loads to do, one step at a time.
Another master class in rail civil engineering, awesome work John
Thanks Dave I’m so glad you like these, you’re clearly on a binge watching session. Enjoy!!
Hi John, you just have that knack of making everything look so easy. Great job as always, looks awesome mate..cheers, Chris
Thanks Chris, I just copy Chris just copy ha ha ha. You’ve got a great ‘eye’ for such things too, Ive seen your work Chris...
Thank you John. Enjoyed the video. Very informative as always👍
Thanks Will, glad you enjoyed it.
Hi John - Another excellent demo and the results speak for themselves...…….Cheers Kev
Bless you Kev, looking forward to your YT update...
Superbly done John..Your getting to be a real pro at doing this type of thing..Top Man...
Lol, I don’t know about that Allan I’m just playing with bits of card and glue ha ha ha
Hi John - fantastic build there mate. So simple but so effective and looks great on the layout. Once you ballast it will be so realistic. Cheers Euan
Thanks Euan, lots of track detail first, not far off
Hi John, excellent tunnel mouths, they were almost to good to weather! Always informative and I always look forward to the next episode, cheers John, John
Thanks JohnJohn lol, so glad you liked it. I do try to weather my buildings to give the realistic look
Love watching it all come together 🙂👍
Thank you Andrew glad you enjoyed it.
Great video John and great tunnel portals well done. Take care - Kevin
Thanks Kevin glad you liked it.
Oh mate you have done it again your paint jibs are incredible how you caught my attention in the first place ! Ps your pinned comment works 👍🏻
Thanks Sam, so glad you like it. Sadly pinned comment is definitely not working :(
nicely done m8, I think maybe individual bricks would have been fun to do but there are only so many hours in the day lol. very good video as always and some cool looking tunnels.
Lol, perhaps that’s one for you Tim, lol
@@piccadillymodelrailways LOL I will give it a miss
Oh go on, be a sport, lol. I’ll watch it, promise!
Piccadilly Model N Gauge Model Railway , yeah Tim, go on! Bah ha ha ha ha.
Hi John. Beautiful build. Great tutorial. I was wondering how you would wrap the “bricks” around the mouth. That was brilliant. Woodworkers would bend wood by notching it. Excellent. Beautiful results as always. A wonderful video to watch on a Weds. morning with a cup of coffee. See ya next time. Probably on Piccadilly Sidings.
Thanks Norman, always appreciate your support.
Nice work and great tips
Hi John , Hope your keeping well ? Really enjoying this Video tonight , Wow the abosulote Level of detailing is just Mind blowing , I will tell you i will never look at Tunnels again Quite in the same way again , I use OO brick , Reason why i also think the n Gauge brick does indead look Too small even for N gauge , Never thought about modelling inside as when we were building Westcombe , The original intension was to put Catenary under the tunnel and might even catch the Pantographs on the Tunnel mouths . John have you thought , You wont see the detailing inside ( Ha Ha )
Hi Andrew, so glad you like it. Yes very much did think abt the inside, prepping if I was able to get a train cam, and wouldn’t want the inside of the tunnel to look bad. Yes the clip would go black but the amount of wall I’ve made would be kind of in the light for some anyway with train lights on too
great informative video as always on this marvellous channel im relatively new here but really enjoy your content
Ahhhh thanks SJ, that’s really kind of you to say. If there’s anything you’d like to see just say I’ll do my best.
Another excellent video those turntables are superb Steve from Piccadilly circus 😂 your secret is out John you've got Steve helping you. In all seriousness brilliant detailing again. I did some of my tunnels in a similar manner to you the master craftsman so I'm chuffed (excuse the pun) to be getting it right. The only disappointment is that you used brick paper but I'll let you off 😂 as the end result is again super. 10 out of 10 top of the class. Thanks for pushing my modelling upwards to emulate yours cheers Andy
Had to stop and think for a second, Jason’s stream. Honestly thought he knew me better than that, oh well. Thanks Andy really kind words, I appreciate that. If you want to make an N gauge tunnel with bricks 1mm x 1/2mm lol, I WILL watch the video, PROMISE GUVNER. LOL
@@piccadillymodelrailways that's why I don't model in n gauge far to small I struggle at times with 00. I did laugh last night when he called you Steve and then said you were making turntables. Almost as bad as Tim continually saying Piccadilly circus. Going to watch your 00 vid now 👍
Yes, lol, I did have to double take, then wondered what, in the name of sanity is he on about! Lol oh well.
Gday John,
Great job there, it's all looking good,
Thanks Mick I’m so glad you like it
Looks great John as per usual, you have a very creative flair with a paint brush and colours and it shows on both your layouts. Has this decision about the schools from the government, given you more modelling time?
Absolutely Steve, I’m a supply teacher, so every day atm is a potential modelling day, lol Seriously though with current situation am quite relieved not to be herding children from pillar to post through a serious lack of space, as every class has been cut in half and needs its own space., which 80% of schools simply don’t have.
I agree John a totally unmanageable situation for teachers and unfair to the students to be expected to learn in these circumstances.
Steve Harper the regression will be enormous, do schools put pupils into the next year but reteach last years work, or restart the previous year? I do hope Govt makes a decision on that one.
Absolutely brilliant and very enjoyable I might take some parts of your videos to enhance mine this laying cork lark is not as easy as it looks but I’m getting there cheers John stay safe speak soon .... :0) .... Chris
Thanks Chris yes ofc please do use the vid as you please.
If you cut the cork into track width strips and cut them into shorter pieces around the curves it should be straight forward. How are you doing it?
Piccadilly Model N Gauge Model Railway I’m getting there John I’m having problems with soldering the dropper wires as my fingers are numb from the diabetes so I’ve ordered dropper wires soldered on fishplates I get frustrated with not feeling my fingertips never mind I will get there cheers John it’s times like this I miss my Andrew because he would come and help me if I needed it still he not here and i just have to plod on regardless .... :0) .... Chris
So sorry to read that Chris it isn’t easy on either count. The soldered fish plates are then a great option for you, I understand that.
Losing a loved one is always tough, I lost someone close coming up to 15 months ago now, time does help, but you’ve got those wonderful memories of lovely times. You know building this layout was Andrew’s ‘will’ for you, so hang in there you’re doing a great job, with loads of us ready to support as and when.
Piccadilly Model N Gauge Model Railway thank you for those kind words they do help me I will get there with the layout it’s people like you that helps me to succeed if we had more people in the world like you and the friends on UA-cam this world would be a wonderful place to live you help me get through the days but I have my little Lou Lou she’s 20 months old puppy and she’s as mad as me she a miniature jack Russell chihuahuas day she’s adorable and spoiled by nana Andrews mum anyway cheers John stay safe and hobbie on .... :0) .... Chris
Looking great John. Sorry about the confusion last night when you commented on my hill form post on facebook. Its a joint profile but unfortunately my partners name is first!
Thanks Chris, ahh ok, I’ll try to remember, forgive if I’m half asleep and forget again lol.
@@piccadillymodelrailways lol not to worry. Your picadilly sidings we're my kick up the backside to start that project anyway after seeing what you can achieve in a small space
So glad to read that Chris, please do post some pics.
This is a great video! I model in OO but I’m sure I can apply this to OO gauge! Take care
Hi, definitely it would be double the size. I’m thinking into the future and camera technology getting small enough to run round on N gauge and it would be better if the illusion of reality isn’t ruined by lumps of oversized wood and pages from the Daily Mail showing through the back lol. The current cube cameras are far too big. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Piccadilly Model N Gauge Model Railway check out Neil Oldie on UA-cam - he has a massive N gauge layout and has a camera that I think is small enough to go on the trains - maybe ask him what he used
Piccadilly Model N Gauge Model Railway here is the video ua-cam.com/video/wxrIAFu9DIY/v-deo.html you could comment and asked what he used perhaps?
Learning OO Gauge thank you, I been following for quite a while now. Think I’d rather wait till technology shrinks, in size, but quality improves dramatically. Thankyou for taking the time to comment.
Piccadilly N Gauge Model Railway . Ah good idea! And my pleasure!
Wow that a tunnel to the next leave, love it. Question you use the Z21 DCC controller, how are you getting on with it?
Hi thanks for your comment, think I know what you’re saying. Predictive text I feel.
Z21 is amazing, does have one or two awkward bits, but in the main brilliant.
just watched nearly all of you videos and was hopping to find out how you make your platforms so when i looked at new mills 1 they were already built do you have any videos of how to make platforms
Hi Mick, blimey how long did that take? Several days I would imagine?
Building platforms in N gauge sadly not. None scheduled until I build Dinting station, not sure when though.
However, I do for the OO gauge layout so it’s just scaling down the idea. (Video link below), The only difference would be the edging would be one continuous strip glued on checking the position against your carriages to avoid fouling. Then varnish to seal the surface before using filler.
Alternatively... you could start by making the top, marking a paper template on the baseboard using you longest vehicles in the middle AND at the corners where buffers are. Make a template check against the coach adjust as necessary. Make out of card when you’re happy 1-2mm grey board or alike.
Then glue the card structure, as I showed in the video, to the top that you’ve just made. position on the layout make any adjustments using a file and glass paper, then apply textured papers.
Here’s the OO gauge video:
ua-cam.com/video/QWZfTmnR3ho/v-deo.html
Any questions just say..
Hope that helps
Hi I love your videos could you please review dempster trains.
Thank you, review? What do you mean?
What Matt varnish an glue do you use in your tunnel video please
Also do you varnish inside and out
Hi, think I’ve changed brands since this video, but now I use Ronseal acrylic Matt varnish. I buy 1 litre, lasts ages. The secret to using it is keep the rim of the tin and the lid dry from varnish that way the lid won’t stick. Hope that helps.
@@piccadillymodelrailways thanks do you varnish all surfaces inside and out ? Also what glue do you use for paper detail that’s cut every other brick around mouth. Thanks
I make the model then varnish the whole thing. The idea is to seal against moisture. My layouts are indoors. However, if yours are in an attic or shed where temperature fluctuations are more extreme I would give it a couple of coats.
Glue, again it depends on your environment. I use a lot of PVA, pritt stick (PVA in a stick) and super glue.
If your in a damp environment use something like UHU, superglue or Gorilla contact adhesive (clear)in a tube.
Many glues will do the job as will the varnishes. Any Matt acrylic varnish. They are all similar but it’s the prices that vary. I do hope that’s helpful but I buy small amounts of something, try it, if it works for you over a whole year, great stick to it. If you find models ungluing or warping try something different. I strongly advise against oil based varnish ie polyurethane varnish as this will ‘yellow’ your models over time. Ie with acrylic paints and varnishes you wash your brushes in water (NOT WHITE SPIRIT).
If you can, draw the curtains on really sunny days to help stop fading. Acrylic varnish really does help.
Anything else, just say…
@@piccadillymodelrailways thanks for all your help