My "thoughts" are; hours of fun! Exchanging empty freight stock for loaded, and the odd passenger train thrown in. As always, no clutter, but balanced detail. Exquisitely done again.
I was worried you’d given up! 😜 Well, you certainly have been busy again, but it was all worth the wait. Really like that layout and I really like the incredible bargains you have acquired. Be nice to see the 3-car set in the next video…just make sure it isn’t too long in coming! 😎 Cheers mate, great to see another of your projects taking shape 👍🍀😎
Great to see some more of your N gauge, and to see shunting is possible in this scale. The buildings are excellent, especially the grain silo, and until your arm came into shot you couldn’t see just how small it is, love the painted background too, thanks for posting 😁👍
As always, another great layout...and at a cost that won't break the bank. Small shunting layouts can provide just as much enjoyment as a large one plus you can actually finish one and not have to spend hours doing maintenance.
Glad to see your getting into N again. I keep thinking about getting into N myself, manly due to lack of space. I hadn't realised a N layout is 4x smaller than 00, even more tempting! But the price of locos, even 2nd hand... ouch!
I've had another go at N. I was as you say tempted by the space savings, I found cheap buildings by Kestrel, cheap wagon kits by Peco, then I tried to source cheap locos!? So that's the end of that idea, at least as far as UK outline goes. I will persevere with freelance N using 3d printed locos on Kato chassis, but it's not ideal
You can get a thing called a "smooth draw camera head" to attach to a regular tripod so you get smooth adjustments, and only for about $50. Love the look of this layout. Been trying to do a small round and round briefcase style layout in N, but cost of wood at the moment has had that on hold.
For rolling stock, look for Minitrix and Arnold, those two were the first. And practically no coupler issues, as the selection is reduced to just two variations: the 'Arnold' style couplers in the video, and the Fleischmann ones (which are mainly aimed at passenger trains as they allow close coupling)
The draw of N scale is being able to put more railroad in a smaller space. If you change over to knuckle couplers you can uncouple them with bamboo skewers from the top, which can make shunting a bit easier, but I don't know how prototypical that is where you are.
Nice to hear from you again. I have been in N since late 1980's and loved the good quality and space advantage, as you mentioned. Now I'm "between layouts" and finding no. 1 scale very attractive, just for variation i guess. I will certainly not sell my N collection.
Great little layout and the backdrop sure adds to the atmosphere. Lots of potential for further modules too I'd say. If you ever come across a cheap Simplex loco by Arnold that might add to the fun of shunting.
@@BudgetModelRailways I just found something which shows even small services still exist today and might act as an inspiration. It's a little terminal which handles all kind of goods. ua-cam.com/video/K8fQj_0o8Dg/v-deo.html
Nice little layout! You can get quite a lot the small space that N offers. I have to say that the scene also looks like it could fit a North American city/industrial area, so if you wanted to run that equipment on it, you could do it. I thought that because I wonder if North American N equipment might be cheaper there than it is here.
Glad to see you back on UA-cam again Mike and giving N scale a good try. I call the N gauge diesel loco shell I bought from you that you call a mini Clayton a Class 8.5 since it looks like a half sized Class 17. I did try to do a similar N gauge shunting layout but was having terrible issues with the Peco Setrack Turnouts and took it apart. Think I might try to build another one with KATO N Unitrack instead.
Glad you liked the body. I have found the Peco points ok, but very hit and miss second hand. Very tempted by Kato points as I have quite a bit of Kato track, but they are double the price of Peco and I need 6-8 for my next layout.
Welcome back. I wondered if all was well. Peco do a magnetic uncoupling system which really works. It soesn't need the electromagnets and works well with a fixed magnet. There are videos on youtube showing you how.
Hello, brilliant video,the layout seems right as freelance,the buildings,locos and trucks fit in perfectly to the era.i have the same trouble with the couplings.
I moved over n around 6 months ago and found prices are now quite similar to OO. Bargains do exist for UK stock, you just need patience. So far I’ve collected a Deltic, 4 mk1 coaches, 3 wagons and an 060 tank, for less than £100. I found I’m spending more on track vs OO but that’s purely because I can have more of it
Great live preview Mike. Really like that you’re giving n a go. I must admit I’ve been trying sone of your designs in n I hope you don’t mind. As you say. The only issue unless you want to spend loads on magnetic couplets is hand uncoupling other than that it’s fine for a personal layout to run for your own enjoyment and relaxation. The only other issue is you don’t tend to find many n gauge bargain locos. Like some of your recent oo new loco bargains.
There are locos with ''real'' automatic couplers out there. Arnold Simplex is quite an invention, very simple but for shunting sets of wagons it can be very helpful. Agreed on the bargains though, N scale can be more expensive than OO so fairs are the place to go.
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Hi, inspired by your just build it approach, I am doing an n gauge on a cupboard self. My first every build I am somewhat stumpted at how to get my ST-05/06 points to connect to each other to make a passing loop. I find that the large sleepers on the end just get in the way of connecting. I assume you cut them off or do you have to inlay a small section of track? All peco even the straight seem to have the double width sleepers on the end, and I don't understand why? Hope you have a good Christmas. Thanks for any advice, Andy
Hi Andy , I have had no problems with Peco points, the fishplates should just slide on and the is just enough clearance? You will need a short curve to bring the tracks parallel
@@BudgetModelRailways I've got a Playcraft 009 set somewhere which included a plastic ramp that allowed easy re-railing. It should be possible for you to 3D print something similar, just needs to sit across the rails and slope down to rail height, plus two tapering raised tracks to gradually align the wheels to the correct placing as they roll down the slope and onto the track. Cheers. Mike
Glad I kept all my N equipment ,great video I can imagine the kind of layout you could get in your loft ,prices are going through the roof sorry no pun intended and I’m now keeping all my stock well maintained I have the latest models but so pricy so I’m holding back a bit ,I’ve just repaired my Bachmann 108 needed a good clean oil and re gauging one one wheel set it’s now good as new and looks it if you think I paid brand new £45 in 2006 and now equivalent models over £200 it makes you think and I appreciate your channel for showing what can be done BTW any chance of doing the subway in 00 please all the best Mark 😊👍🏻
Hi, I remember seeing a video you did on making an incline/decline. I tried to find it in your list of videos but I can’t find it, could you point me to it? Thanks
Nice video you All way's do a good job n scale cool i use to do n scale i thought about n scale but to far gone in ho scale but Love it keep up the good work will be looking for the next one.
have been trying to edit together a new you tube video, but however you tube editor / studio now works, it seems to bear no relationship to all the videos saying how it should work and i was wondering what software you used for editing and preparing your videos?
That as got me thinking a bout n gsuge again before when I looked it would have been to expensive but seeing those prices has go me thinking about n gauge again
I had two dock layouts on the go but neither of them really worked for me so have been binned, with the buildings to be used elsewhere. A big issue has been trying to find permanent storage homes for the shunting layouts , hence my current interest in N and possibly 009
Funny. I had changed from UK N to OO due to the lack of reliability and the poor performances of the locomotives. Then, I have recently bought some japanese DMU and diesel engines, and they are what every N scale rolling stock should be : good looking, reliable, smooth runners, and decently priced (roughly up to half the price of the UK models new). Better than some UK OO models... If you want to buy directly new rolling stock in Japan, you can visit 1999 point co point jp . I'm one of their customers, all my N track come from them.
Pretty much my conclusions. I stopped buying direct from Japan when I kept getting hit with £15 import and postal duty on each order. There is a supplier in the UK called train Trax and he is as cheap
My "thoughts" are; hours of fun! Exchanging empty freight stock for loaded, and the odd passenger train thrown in. As always, no clutter, but balanced detail. Exquisitely done again.
Thanks
I was worried you’d given up! 😜 Well, you certainly have been busy again, but it was all worth the wait. Really like that layout and I really like the incredible bargains you have acquired. Be nice to see the 3-car set in the next video…just make sure it isn’t too long in coming! 😎
Cheers mate, great to see another of your projects taking shape 👍🍀😎
Not given up just lots of real life stuff getting in the way of model Railways lol
Great to see some more of your N gauge, and to see shunting is possible in this scale. The buildings are excellent, especially the grain silo, and until your arm came into shot you couldn’t see just how small it is, love the painted background too, thanks for posting 😁👍
Hadn't realised I was missing you till this popped up, Mike. As ever - instant inspiration.
As always, another great layout...and at a cost that won't break the bank. Small shunting layouts can provide just as much enjoyment as a large one plus you can actually finish one and not have to spend hours doing maintenance.
Well said thanks
Glad to see your getting into N again. I keep thinking about getting into N myself, manly due to lack of space. I hadn't realised a N layout is 4x smaller than 00, even more tempting! But the price of locos, even 2nd hand... ouch!
I've had another go at N. I was as you say tempted by the space savings, I found cheap buildings by Kestrel, cheap wagon kits by Peco, then I tried to source cheap locos!? So that's the end of that idea, at least as far as UK outline goes. I will persevere with freelance N using 3d printed locos on Kato chassis, but it's not ideal
Great to see you back my own project is going well. I have the track plan realised
You can cram a decent layout into a tiny space with N gauge. Great video and layout!
Thanks
Getting started with n scale. Enjoying the hobby. Thanks for ideas!
My current layout is N, so there a few more ideas there
Like the trams, be great to see a complete runaround town scene with them
You can get a thing called a "smooth draw camera head" to attach to a regular tripod so you get smooth adjustments, and only for about $50.
Love the look of this layout. Been trying to do a small round and round briefcase style layout in N, but cost of wood at the moment has had that on hold.
For rolling stock, look for Minitrix and Arnold, those two were the first.
And practically no coupler issues, as the selection is reduced to just two variations: the 'Arnold' style couplers in the video, and the Fleischmann ones (which are mainly aimed at passenger trains as they allow close coupling)
The draw of N scale is being able to put more railroad in a smaller space. If you change over to knuckle couplers you can uncouple them with bamboo skewers from the top, which can make shunting a bit easier, but I don't know how prototypical that is where you are.
Great to see you enjoying n gauge! Look forward to your progress👍
Nice to hear from you again.
I have been in N since late 1980's and loved the good quality and space advantage, as you mentioned.
Now I'm "between layouts" and finding no. 1 scale very attractive, just for variation i guess. I will certainly not sell my N collection.
Hi, yes the large scales are equally tempting lol
I just became your greatest fan.. Lovely looking trams. And hats off to that layout..
That's very kind, thanks for the support
Glad your back (yes I remember that like hill project that disspeared) in N scale. Look forward to seeing your adventures in N.
Great little layout and the backdrop sure adds to the atmosphere.
Lots of potential for further modules too I'd say.
If you ever come across a cheap Simplex loco by Arnold that might add to the fun of shunting.
Thanks I will look out for one
@@BudgetModelRailways I just found something which shows even small services still exist today and might act as an inspiration.
It's a little terminal which handles all kind of goods.
ua-cam.com/video/K8fQj_0o8Dg/v-deo.html
Nice little layout! You can get quite a lot the small space that N offers. I have to say that the scene also looks like it could fit a North American city/industrial area, so if you wanted to run that equipment on it, you could do it. I thought that because I wonder if North American N equipment might be cheaper there than it is here.
Thanks, yes it's a thought. I actually bought a 2nd hand Mehano SD40 for only £15 about a third of UK outline prices
Glad to see you back on UA-cam again Mike and giving N scale a good try. I call the N gauge diesel loco shell I bought from you that you call a mini Clayton a Class 8.5 since it looks like a half sized Class 17. I did try to do a similar N gauge shunting layout but was having terrible issues with the Peco Setrack Turnouts and took it apart. Think I might try to build another one with KATO N Unitrack instead.
Glad you liked the body. I have found the Peco points ok, but very hit and miss second hand. Very tempted by Kato points as I have quite a bit of Kato track, but they are double the price of Peco and I need 6-8 for my next layout.
Welcome back. I wondered if all was well. Peco do a magnetic uncoupling system which really works. It soesn't need the electromagnets and works well with a fixed magnet. There are videos on youtube showing you how.
Thanks I might take a look as I don't fancy wiring in magnets lol
Hello, brilliant video,the layout seems right as freelance,the buildings,locos and trucks fit in perfectly to the era.i have the same trouble with the couplings.
I moved over n around 6 months ago and found prices are now quite similar to OO. Bargains do exist for UK stock, you just need patience. So far I’ve collected a Deltic, 4 mk1 coaches, 3 wagons and an 060 tank, for less than £100. I found I’m spending more on track vs OO but that’s purely because I can have more of it
I'm sure you are right that patience will be the key
Happy to see your post up.🚂🚃🚃🇨🇦
Good to see you guys are back Great little layout there is alot of shunting and operational potentional.- Nicholas.
good to have you back boys lovely little layout well dune
Welcome back Mike !
Love that Treble 0 👍
Great live preview Mike. Really like that you’re giving n a go. I must admit I’ve been trying sone of your designs in n I hope you don’t mind. As you say. The only issue unless you want to spend loads on magnetic couplets is hand uncoupling other than that it’s fine for a personal layout to run for your own enjoyment and relaxation. The only other issue is you don’t tend to find many n gauge bargain locos. Like some of your recent oo new loco bargains.
The price of 2nd hand UK outline locos is bonkers so I will be staying with freelance and kato
There are locos with ''real'' automatic couplers out there.
Arnold Simplex is quite an invention, very simple but for shunting sets of wagons it can be very helpful.
Agreed on the bargains though, N scale can be more expensive than OO so fairs are the place to go.
You can certainly squeeze a lot in with N scale, a bit harder on the ageing eyesight though 🔎
Yes a bit concerned about that lol
Excellent small space layout.
Hi Mike looks great lockdown again for us kiwis will sort out my payment next week ok mate been busy doing other projects cheers from Bruce
Really good. The only thing is I find the locos so small in N guage. Something you get used too I suppose.
Very nice, thank-you!
This is a great video enjoyed it very much. Hope there more to come.
Thanks, yes more planned
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Beautiful video like and subscribed from Czech Republic 🙂👍👍👍
Many thanks
@@BudgetModelRailways you're welcome 🙂
Hi, inspired by your just build it approach, I am doing an n gauge on a cupboard self. My first every build I am somewhat stumpted at how to get my ST-05/06 points to connect to each other to make a passing loop. I find that the large sleepers on the end just get in the way of connecting. I assume you cut them off or do you have to inlay a small section of track? All peco even the straight seem to have the double width sleepers on the end, and I don't understand why? Hope you have a good Christmas. Thanks for any advice, Andy
Hi Andy , I have had no problems with Peco points, the fishplates should just slide on and the is just enough clearance? You will need a short curve to bring the tracks parallel
Glad to see another video from you guys! I was wondering where you had gone.N Gauge is to fiddly for me as i have hulking great land working hands.
Real life a bit busy at the moment but hoping to get more videos done. N is certainly a bit fiddly esp getting locos on the track,
@@BudgetModelRailways I've got a Playcraft 009 set somewhere which included a plastic ramp that allowed easy re-railing. It should be possible for you to 3D print something similar, just needs to sit across the rails and slope down to rail height, plus two tapering raised tracks to gradually align the wheels to the correct placing as they roll down the slope and onto the track. Cheers. Mike
Thanks I've just bought one cheap on eBay by coincidence
Looking very cool! I'm tempted to do a little shunting layout with mine at some point
Thanks, I'm going to try and make a smaller one just for my BR green shunter
Glad I kept all my N equipment ,great video I can imagine the kind of layout you could get in your loft ,prices are going through the roof sorry no pun intended and I’m now keeping all my stock well maintained I have the latest models but so pricy so I’m holding back a bit ,I’ve just repaired my Bachmann 108 needed a good clean oil and re gauging one one wheel set it’s now good as new and looks it if you think I paid brand new £45 in 2006 and now equivalent models over £200 it makes you think and I appreciate your channel for showing what can be done BTW any chance of doing the subway in 00 please all the best Mark 😊👍🏻
Thanks, yes I'm keeping my newer better OO items but selling off some of the rest. We can have a look at the subways in OO
@@BudgetModelRailways that’s great news on the subways something needed ,many thanks
Hya Mike after seeing your n gauge I am thinking about doing a layout in n gauge just to have the room for other things
Hi, I remember seeing a video you did on making an incline/decline. I tried to find it in your list of videos but I can’t find it, could you point me to it? Thanks
Nice video you All way's do a good job n scale cool i use to do n scale i thought about n scale but to far gone in ho scale but Love it keep up the good work will be looking for the next one.
Thanks
I've just bought quite a bit of HO and realise now I probably should have bought N lol
Good to see another video great job 🙂👍🏻
Superb! Glad you are using N-scale. It sure give you loads of possibilities with so much less space. How is Doug?
He is off on his silver Duke of Edinburgh's award hike tomorrow
Amazing!👍😎🇺🇸
Thanks very kind
Yay another video love the content really inspiring thank you
Thanks for watching
have been trying to edit together a new you tube video, but however you tube editor / studio now works, it seems to bear no relationship to all the videos saying how it should work and i was wondering what software you used for editing and preparing your videos?
good live stream stay safe looks good lee
That as got me thinking a bout n gsuge again before when I looked it would have been to expensive but seeing those prices has go me thinking about n gauge again
Second hand UK outline locos are still very expensive, that's why I'm trying freelance and new Kato
The english one from a distance I couldn't tell that that was a freelance it looked as good as one from a factory
That's very kind
Nice! Where did you get the 3D printed boxcar diesel?
It's our own design. Have a look at our budget model railways website for details
Thanks. I just ordered one. @@BudgetModelRailways
Nice to see you are back and will you do anything with 009 an your 3d printed 009 range
Personally no as I'm interested in branch/mainline rather than narrow guage
even though i love what your doing here, i wonder what happened to the dock layout? it just vanished really, great work though!
I had two dock layouts on the go but neither of them really worked for me so have been binned, with the buildings to be used elsewhere. A big issue has been trying to find permanent storage homes for the shunting layouts , hence my current interest in N and possibly 009
@@BudgetModelRailways i mean makes sense, i suppose that n and oo9 is the way forward haha
Have you tried 009 gauge runs on ngauge track but smaller wagons and locos
We make a lot of 3d printed 009 but I want to run branch/mainline not narrow guage, but thanks for the suggestion
Funny. I had changed from UK N to OO due to the lack of reliability and the poor performances of the locomotives. Then, I have recently bought some japanese DMU and diesel engines, and they are what every N scale rolling stock should be : good looking, reliable, smooth runners, and decently priced (roughly up to half the price of the UK models new). Better than some UK OO models...
If you want to buy directly new rolling stock in Japan, you can visit 1999 point co point jp . I'm one of their customers, all my N track come from them.
Pretty much my conclusions. I stopped buying direct from Japan when I kept getting hit with £15 import and postal duty on each order. There is a supplier in the UK called train Trax and he is as cheap
Hi Mike. I model in N gauge for the same space reasons. What do you mean by "freelance" in the modelling context?
Not based on any particular country/ region / era or specific railway.
@@BudgetModelRailways Cheers.
You must be working on a vid as none as been published in over month
Doug is really busy with A levels so that's the priority
@@BudgetModelRailways aye
New video now up