I love your methodical, scientific approach to modelling & weathering, but what makes it most impressive is you haven't lost any of the artistry throughout the process.
Lol, thank you very much. Interesting comment, I do have a history in science in a past life and I'm a software engineer now so that must be bleeding through!
Great update, the fencing is superb as is all of the scenery. The weathering on your track is incredible, thanks for all the tips you have shared in this update.
The layout is really progressing. 👍 Great explanation on your processes. As you correctly point out, making notes on your blends of colours and materials is definitely important. Happy modelling
Thank you Monsville! I always take notes, my pet peeve is trying to figure out something I know I've already figured out before at some point in the past :)
Your scenery is really up there, love the good use of colours and not everything being uniform. Also nice little details like pieces of rubbish along the fence, these aspects make a layout having the real life feel. It's the first video which popped up in my feed and I subbed immediately.
I've had glue gum up point motors before. Was the last straw, threw a wobbily n beat up the layout, fists n feet n blood! Out n About End of the Line vid on my channel lol. I use bluetack to gum up the point blade ends and holes before ballasting now. Yoir layout looks mint, subbed
A stunning layout, wonderfully informative video too, thanks so much for sharing. A thing, that might possibly help regarding ballasting points ? I tend to put a small line of PVA around the point motors and let it set, so then I can chuck the ballast and glue about and the PVA acts like a tiny wall. I also individually mask the point operating arms while painting too, possibly because I can be rather heavy handed. Thanks again for sharing
Lol, yeah but the gauge we use in Ireland is pretty unique, I believe it’s shared with one of the states in Australia and one other country in the world I think. So it’s not a big enough market for the rail manufacturers to create a specific gauge, so we use whatever’s manufactured for the UK as it’s the closest ;)
No worries, I'll add that to the list. I might do a series of shorts on that one cos there's a lot of waiting time in between each layer - I'll keep you posted!
Wow! It´s brilliant!
Thank you Nikolaus :)
Superb work! Very impressive. Excellent tutorial. Thank you!
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it :)
I love your methodical, scientific approach to modelling & weathering, but what makes it most impressive is you haven't lost any of the artistry throughout the process.
Lol, thank you very much. Interesting comment, I do have a history in science in a past life and I'm a software engineer now so that must be bleeding through!
Pretty work.
Greetings from Colorado Springs.
Thanks a lot Dave, greetings from Ireland!
Lots of really useful information. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers John, glad you found it useful 👍
Great update, the fencing is superb as is all of the scenery. The weathering on your track is incredible, thanks for all the tips you have shared in this update.
Thank you Maura, appreciate the compliments :)
Your groundwork is insanely good. Given me lots of inspiration for the second module.
Thanks Dibs, glad you liked it :)
The layout is really progressing. 👍
Great explanation on your processes.
As you correctly point out, making notes on your blends of colours and materials is definitely important.
Happy modelling
Thank you Monsville! I always take notes, my pet peeve is trying to figure out something I know I've already figured out before at some point in the past :)
Amazing! I love how real it all looks. Nice Job. Like and Subbed!. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Shelvington :)
This is an incredible layout. I’m jealous of you.
Thanks Jay!
I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!!!
Cheers Shawn, glad you liked it :)
Your scenery is really up there, love the good use of colours and not everything being uniform. Also nice little details like pieces of rubbish along the fence, these aspects make a layout having the real life feel. It's the first video which popped up in my feed and I subbed immediately.
Thank you very much Tom, appreciate the compliments :)
Grand job, James !!
Thank you!
Sure, & you're welcome, Séamus; slan go foill !
That looks first class!
Cheers Richie!
great modelling, detail is superb. I vowed never to ballast my layouts again, but after seeing this, I'm in two minds now
Lol, I actually love the ballasting, for me it's the point at which it goes from a train set to a model railway :)
VERY wonderful!!! SUPERB landscaping etc!!!...Even the permanent Way is suitably 'used'!!!!
Cheers Anthony :)
This is a great update. It is brilliant scenics. My grandson is very impressed ....cheers James 🙂👍
Thank you James and James' grandson!
Very nice layout. Great details. Fencing looks real 👍
Thanks a lot, appreciate the compliment :)
Beautiful, realistic colors and weathering
Thanks Tony!
Very impressive scenery and groundwork,. Your detailing is superb and very inspiring.
Thank you very much 3B, appreciate the compliment :)
Amazing piece of work some brilliant detail. Well done.👍
Thank you Mark :)
Another great video, many thanks. Looking forward to the next one already. All the best 👍
Cheers Alan ;)
Awesome work and really great advice, cheers for sharing your experience.
Thanks James, glad you liked it!
Great update.
Thank you!
I've had glue gum up point motors before. Was the last straw, threw a wobbily n beat up the layout, fists n feet n blood! Out n About End of the Line vid on my channel lol.
I use bluetack to gum up the point blade ends and holes before ballasting now.
Yoir layout looks mint, subbed
Lol, yeah my heart sank when I realised. Luckily it only happened to 4 points out of 17 :) Cheers Sparkshot!
A stunning layout, wonderfully informative video too, thanks so much for sharing. A thing, that might possibly help regarding ballasting points ? I tend to put a small line of PVA around the point motors and let it set, so then I can chuck the ballast and glue about and the PVA acts like a tiny wall. I also individually mask the point operating arms while painting too, possibly because I can be rather heavy handed. Thanks again for sharing
Thank you John, interesting idea, thanks for that tidbit. I have a feeling gluing your point motors is something you only do once ;)
I'm off to buy me some of those fences. They look awesome.
They're well worth it, good value and great results
Looks great, but what gauge is it? Can't be OO surely for Ireland.
Definitely OO, the best gauge ;)
@@riverbankrailways But it's even worse than in the UK where OO is already 7" too narrow. In Ireland it would be 13 1/2" too narrow.
Lol, yeah but the gauge we use in Ireland is pretty unique, I believe it’s shared with one of the states in Australia and one other country in the world I think. So it’s not a big enough market for the rail manufacturers to create a specific gauge, so we use whatever’s manufactured for the UK as it’s the closest ;)
Id like to see how you weather your locomotives.
No worries, I'll add that to the list. I might do a series of shorts on that one cos there's a lot of waiting time in between each layer - I'll keep you posted!