I find it hilarious in our hobby that the main aim is to have fun, but there are those who try and regulate the fun we have with their "rules". I quite like to just do what I enjoy and not be tied down
@@ModelMinutes that's a good point, at least you know what you are getting. I have been quietly buying a few old kits cheaply second hand that I either had as a kid or wanted and didn't get lol. It's pure nostalgia I admit
Well done mate! Yet again you have shown how relatively simply and cheaply you can build a decent railway that has operating potential, doesn’t require extensive skill or knowledge and can be made using simple off-the-shelf bits armed with no more than a few simple tools and glues 😎🍻👍🍀
“You do what you want in the space that you’ve got.” As an American 🇺🇸 I totally agree. I use short wagons on my layout which not prototypical for current day; however, you would be hard pressed to determine the era that is modeled. And that’s ok with me. HOG mimics some of the short line switching I’ve seen in small towns when the a rail worker hops off the train and manually operates a switch before the engineer delivers the load. 😊
I have enjoyed watching all your N gauge adventures. The superb running and low priced Kato Pocket Line range has tempted me to have another go at N and I'm enjoying watching trains go by again.
Thanks for the video, love the layout, it's yours so do what you want when you want. This is how I played as a kid with my hands like you it yours. Looking forward to seeing the building of the next layout!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
I have the two locos you show. They work beautifully. Since I live in the States, I built my switching layout with longer sidings to use American 40' cars. I also have a lot of British stock, so I can run either way.
I'm looking forward towards seeing more or your new little project! The Kato Pocket Line train set you showed in the video is currently for sale at my favourite Japanese online store Hobbysearch for 20 pounds. I'm glad my interest is in Japanese trains.
Nice bit of shunting there, the layout really comes alive. And it's your layout, your choices of rolling stock. I'm quite a collector of books on smaller railway companies and you wouldn't believe the kind of traction that was used sometimes, if it ran it was suitable so ''anything goes'' is even more prototypical than people might think 😁
@@johncherrington6080 I have noticed that many of the American Short Lines have a hodgepodge of locos and rolling stock in their inventory. It makes for very interesting watching and contemplation.
@@southjersey10 I came across a video a while ago from the Iowa Traction Company that ran on track powered by overhead wires, locos looked similar to some cheap Tomix stock. And I know that trains sometimes arrive with electrical traction and then are pulled to an industrial estate by diesels, electric loco included. So we can afford not to be too fussy in general 😄
Hello,great video as always,the first layout is ideal to move trucks around and ideal how it is done,the second one is very smart and can't wait for the progress.
This is a nice micro layout. My Kato 11-109 (with BMR body, no less!) is brilliant: It works well with my PWM controller, from a 9V rechargeable battery. This makes my layouts portable (shunting in the garden, anyone?).
it was due to your video on two wires and a switch to isolate that got me building my own layout, which is a shunting layout. Inglenook and your encouragement has me a full 7 ft and 3 ft fiddle-yard and yes, very theraoutic
I'm definitely going to give this a try, but I'm going to build mine with another station/yard and just shuttle my finished trains back and forth between them. :)
You could do an arrivals/departures classification yard scenario where the trains arrive then are broken up and reassembled for other trains to move them to their destination.
I would add to a inglenook layout the provision for a small fiddle yard, so you have the excuse to change the rolling stock and locomotive. You could also have a separate sheet that gives instructions to where the new wagons on the layout need to be placed.
I have built them.like that before with a fiddle yard , but the whole point of this one is that it's compact and self contained. If I want to change the locos and rolling stock can do that easily on the layout , we just get used to doing it in the fiddle yard, but in reality it makes no difference
I've always liked the Inglenook, Timesaver and their variations. In fact I grew up competing on the original Timesaver that was brought to NMRA shows by Allen Fenton. I also have what I call a TimeNook on my workbench that will suffice until I get my shelf layout built in my office. I too prefer using old kits and motive power, mainly because I like building custom locomotives and would prefer to not hack apart an expensive new one. One of the "rules" that always bugs me is people's opinions about track plans and their practicality. I have one track plan I through together and received comments like "that's so impractical, I real railroad would never build a setup like that. They usually get quiet once I mention that it's based on the track setup at my work, and just adjusted to make it practical to build onto a reasonably sized module.
And by the way, I use my Bachmann Collectors Club wagon, of which I have four, to build a freight train for my Dad’s Army layout!! There’s a FREE wagon each year on renewal.
Although I like diesel locomotives and can appreciate their importance in the history of railways, I’m a steam locomotive fanatic. My collection consists of Southern Railway steam locomotives, most with DCC Sound installed.
Hi, What glue do you use to stick your buildings together. A friend and I quite often do shunting puzzles on part of his radio control live steam 32mm narrow gauge layout. Its load of fun even when we make mistakes. His sidings are proportionally longer and can successfully hold up to 15 wagons and still have room to manoeuvre. It does not matter what gauge you are using shunting puzzles give hours of fun. You are doing the railway modelling community a great service by doing these videos. It is too easy for the young and adults alike to see the price of trying to set a layout and shudder at what they find. Then decide it is far too expensive. These videos show that it is affordable.
The best places to get inexpensive locomotives is from the salesman in your local model railway club. Ted at Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club sells all gauges at very reasonable prices. We have two open days a year on the last Sunday in May and the last Sunday in August. Come and meet Ted the salesman.
Nice layout for the beginner!! I’m slightly more advanced than that!! I have a small layout that is ideal for use as a Dad’s Army layout. I use it with DCC Sound via the ANEMODEL LD101 controller that controls both my DCC and DC models.
Yes it's probably the best cheap UK loco available, however it's the same price on its own as the freelance one is plus two wagons, so I buy those. If I can get a BR one cheap I will though
@@BudgetModelRailways sorry typo Irvin ?? Hehehe Z sounds good and you could 3D print some stock there’s a few modellers out there wanting British outline Z mate
I had the same thought, so checked with a T gauge modeller: the points would make an Inglenook about the same size as n gauge, apparently. Similar thing with Z. N seems to be the optimum for small shunts.
Hi Mike, is the 4 wagon consist your take on the puzzle? From what I'd seen on UA-cam I was under the impression that it was a 5 wagon formation that needed go be built up from the i wagons.
Like I say there are no rules , it was built as a puzzle for the space you have, the original had no constraints these have been added by others afterwards especially in the US. Cyril Freezer's explanation in his many books makes this clear
I model in 00 Gauge and 0 Gauge live steam. I would now be unable to see to build an N Gauge layout!! I’m 66 years old and have cataracts in both eyes!!
I find it hilarious in our hobby that the main aim is to have fun, but there are those who try and regulate the fun we have with their "rules". I quite like to just do what I enjoy and not be tied down
Me too. Love your channel, especially the fair reviews of some of the older retro kits
@@BudgetModelRailways I love old kits because they are already dated, compared to recent kits which can be a disappointment
@@ModelMinutes that's a good point, at least you know what you are getting. I have been quietly buying a few old kits cheaply second hand that I either had as a kid or wanted and didn't get lol. It's pure nostalgia I admit
Well done mate! Yet again you have shown how relatively simply and cheaply you can build a decent railway that has operating potential, doesn’t require extensive skill or knowledge and can be made using simple off-the-shelf bits armed with no more than a few simple tools and glues 😎🍻👍🍀
Thanks, that was my aim. Having great fun with this
“You do what you want in the space that you’ve got.” As an American 🇺🇸 I totally agree. I use short wagons on my layout which not prototypical for current day; however, you would be hard pressed to determine the era that is modeled. And that’s ok with me.
HOG mimics some of the short line switching I’ve seen in small towns when the a rail worker hops off the train and manually operates a switch before the engineer delivers the load. 😊
A great way of putting it
I have enjoyed watching all your N gauge adventures. The superb running and low priced Kato Pocket Line range has tempted me to have another go at N and I'm enjoying watching trains go by again.
Thanks for the video, love the layout, it's yours so do what you want when you want. This is how I played as a kid with my hands like you it yours. Looking forward to seeing the building of the next layout!!😎🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇬🇧
I have the two locos you show. They work beautifully. Since I live in the States, I built my switching layout with longer sidings to use American 40' cars. I also have a lot of British stock, so I can run either way.
Cool little setup, I run my layout the way I want makes it more interesting 👍
I'm looking forward towards seeing more or your new little project!
The Kato Pocket Line train set you showed in the video is currently for sale at my favourite Japanese online store Hobbysearch for 20 pounds. I'm glad my interest is in Japanese trains.
Always enjoy your videos.
Great layout and great inspiration 👏
Thanks
And good morning to you Mike well done on the layout cheers from Bruce sunny blenheim south island new Zealand
Thanks, hi to all our kiwi friends
Nice bit of shunting there, the layout really comes alive.
And it's your layout, your choices of rolling stock.
I'm quite a collector of books on smaller railway companies and you wouldn't believe the kind of traction that was used sometimes, if it ran it was suitable so ''anything goes'' is even more prototypical than people might think 😁
I found the same from KY reading, it's amazing how often the rivet Counters are wrong
I live in Weston super Mare and the now defunct Weston to Clevedon line was exactly like that with stock and locos acquired from a variety of sources.
@@johncherrington6080 I have noticed that many of the American Short Lines have a hodgepodge of locos and rolling stock in their inventory. It makes for very interesting watching and contemplation.
@@southjersey10 I find the US shortlines fascinating in concept and operation
@@southjersey10 I came across a video a while ago from the Iowa Traction Company that ran on track powered by overhead wires, locos looked similar to some cheap Tomix stock.
And I know that trains sometimes arrive with electrical traction and then are pulled to an industrial estate by diesels, electric loco included.
So we can afford not to be too fussy in general 😄
That is excellent Mike, very inspirational, thank you.
Thanks
Anyone putting off having a model railway should watch your videos. None of the "You can't do that" with you!
Thanks, that's my plan. There is so much nonsense around that tries to restrict what people can do.
Hello,great video as always,the first layout is ideal to move trucks around and ideal how it is done,the second one is very smart and can't wait for the progress.
Nice. enjoyed...
Glad you enjoyed
This is a nice micro layout. My Kato 11-109 (with BMR body, no less!) is brilliant: It works well with my PWM controller, from a 9V rechargeable battery. This makes my layouts portable (shunting in the garden, anyone?).
We did the same with batteries, in fact we powered an exhibition layout for a whole day using one, as you say very portable
it was due to your video on two wires and a switch to isolate that got me building my own layout, which is a shunting layout. Inglenook and your encouragement has me a full 7 ft and 3 ft fiddle-yard and yes, very theraoutic
Glad I could help!
Love your ideas..this layout is great!
Thanks
I'm definitely going to give this a try, but I'm going to build mine with another station/yard and just shuttle my finished trains back and forth between them. :)
Thanks, you have given me an excellent idea for another layout
You could do an arrivals/departures classification yard scenario where the trains arrive then are broken up and reassembled for other trains to move them to their destination.
@@TheJpec361 that was what I had in mind thanks
I would add to a inglenook layout the provision for a small fiddle yard, so you have the excuse to change the rolling stock and locomotive. You could also have a separate sheet that gives instructions to where the new wagons on the layout need to be placed.
I have built them.like that before with a fiddle yard , but the whole point of this one is that it's compact and self contained. If I want to change the locos and rolling stock can do that easily on the layout , we just get used to doing it in the fiddle yard, but in reality it makes no difference
Once again you have demonstrated how much you can get into a small place
Thanks, I try my best. My next layout has even more crammed into a small area, inc a castle! Videos to follow
I've always liked the Inglenook, Timesaver and their variations. In fact I grew up competing on the original Timesaver that was brought to NMRA shows by Allen Fenton. I also have what I call a TimeNook on my workbench that will suffice until I get my shelf layout built in my office. I too prefer using old kits and motive power, mainly because I like building custom locomotives and would prefer to not hack apart an expensive new one. One of the "rules" that always bugs me is people's opinions about track plans and their practicality. I have one track plan I through together and received comments like "that's so impractical, I real railroad would never build a setup like that. They usually get quiet once I mention that it's based on the track setup at my work, and just adjusted to make it practical to build onto a reasonably sized module.
All so true, I think the rivet Counters all forget that it's all just playing with toy trains lol
That shunter is great
Thanks
And by the way, I use my Bachmann Collectors Club wagon, of which I have four, to build a freight train for my Dad’s Army layout!! There’s a FREE wagon each year on renewal.
Although I like diesel locomotives and can appreciate their importance in the history of railways, I’m a steam locomotive fanatic. My collection consists of Southern Railway steam locomotives, most with DCC Sound installed.
Hi, What glue do you use to stick your buildings together. A friend and I quite often do shunting puzzles on part of his radio control live steam 32mm narrow gauge layout. Its load of fun even when we make mistakes. His sidings are proportionally longer and can successfully hold up to 15 wagons and still have room to manoeuvre. It does not matter what gauge you are using shunting puzzles give hours of fun. You are doing the railway modelling community a great service by doing these videos. It is too easy for the young and adults alike to see the price of trying to set a layout and shudder at what they find. Then decide it is far too expensive. These videos show that it is affordable.
I use PVA from screwfix and a clear uhu type glue for the windows
Thanks, my main theme is trying to show you don't need lots of space, skills or money to have fun with model trains
The best places to get inexpensive locomotives is from the salesman in your local model railway club. Ted at Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club sells all gauges at very reasonable prices. We have two open days a year on the last Sunday in May and the last Sunday in August. Come and meet Ted the salesman.
Nice layout for the beginner!! I’m slightly more advanced than that!! I have a small layout that is ideal for use as a Dad’s Army layout. I use it with DCC Sound via the ANEMODEL LD101 controller that controls both my DCC and DC models.
Hi great layout and great series! Any updates on your countryside n gauge layout? I think it is one of your best to date.
Thanks, yes the countryside one is basically done so I'm hoping to get some more video updates done soon
The background looks great
Kato do a BR steeple-cab loco that looks good with the early loin an wheel totem.
Looking forward to the new layout build
Yes it's probably the best cheap UK loco available, however it's the same price on its own as the freelance one is plus two wagons, so I buy those. If I can get a BR one cheap I will though
@@BudgetModelRailways yes that is the only downside.
When I bought my loco and 3 Peco wagon kits I paid £60 for the lot
Imagine if T gauge was more widely available you could do your layout on Irvin an old VHS case imagine ,all the best
Mark 😊😊
We have toyed with Z lol
@@BudgetModelRailways sorry typo Irvin ?? Hehehe Z sounds good and you could 3D print some stock there’s a few modellers out there wanting British outline Z mate
I had the same thought, so checked with a T gauge modeller: the points would make an Inglenook about the same size as n gauge, apparently. Similar thing with Z. N seems to be the optimum for small shunts.
Hi Mike, is the 4 wagon consist your take on the puzzle? From what I'd seen on UA-cam I was under the impression that it was a 5 wagon formation that needed go be built up from the i wagons.
Like I say there are no rules , it was built as a puzzle for the space you have, the original had no constraints these have been added by others afterwards especially in the US. Cyril Freezer's explanation in his many books makes this clear
@@BudgetModelRailways That's very interesting thanks for the clarification Mike.
You caouild add one more straight to each of the ends and also the sidings....?
The board is not big enough
I model in 00 Gauge and 0 Gauge live steam. I would now be unable to see to build an N Gauge layout!! I’m 66 years old and have cataracts in both eyes!!
Looks good but not my idea of fun but do like the scenery
To each their own lol. I also like just watching trains go round.
3:21, Even Battery power could be feasible theese days!
We have used batteries very successfully inc running a layout at an exhibition for a whole day
I use battery power for all my small layouts and have run T-TRAK layouts on them as well.
cool vid on channel thanks ;lee
Thanks for watching and commenting