My Model Railway Layout: Bench Build and Layout Ideas
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2021
- Welcome to the first episode of me building my little HO Scale Australian shelf model railway! In this episode I'll have a brief discussion about building the benches, what I used and what the plan is.
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I reckon the small staging yard is a better option, as it won’t feel as cluttered. Loved the video, can’t wait for more!
I reckon you're right mate. Thank you very much for watching as always!
Naw, he looks so happy in the thumbnail.
Feels like you can dream up a layout in your head forever, finally getting around to building one must be a good feeling
Ah I'm a pretty happy dude! haha thanks!
mate I've got the idea for the dream layout, I'll probably have to wait 30 years before i can build it! But stay tuned for more!
Thanks for checking out the video!
Enjoyed the video today .Hope there more to come
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video! With all these positive comments, there certainly will be! Really appreciate the comment!
@@WillJamesRailways Thank you if you get chance have a look at my new channel
I've just "found" you. I'm a newbie and this video has been a great lead in. Subscribed and hit the bell :)
Thank you very much!
Hi Will, looking forward to following the development of your layout, I've used foam on my small layouts as well of course I have an unlimited supply of polystyrene to carve out scenery as well , maybe a goods shed or freight gate for a variety of loads coming in. Regards Andy
Thank you very much Andy!
I am thinking a small two door goods shed, just to keep the footprint down, I did consider a freight gate, but i feel they're a lot more regional rather than suburban? I maybe wrong however!
Thanks for watching Andy, very much appreciated!
BTW - the W class looks like it performs very nicely.
ah it's by far the best runner I've got, a real pleasure to own one! I can't wait to see with IDR do next!
Looking forward to seeing the layout progress 👍😊
Thank you very much! Should be a small update video hopefully out this weekend!
great video
Thank you very much Carl! More to come, stay tuned!
Immediate thoughts when you mention space available - just an idea
Switching/fiddle yard (fully detailed - ballasted, junk, dirt, etc.) up to the corner where an "edge of urban" view can lead into medium sized industrial just outside of town. (something like a concrete depot or even Tar depot to allow for heated tank wagons etc.) Little bit of open paddock/greenery like maybe a creek or river to cross, now into single track over the bridge and a single track (maybe a short loop) typical Victorian station leading to another small section of single track that can take you to a sector plate or Track Cassette system for the "end of the line".
Thanks for watching Frank! Some really fantastic suggestions there, i reckon the Track Cassette System is a great idea! I mean I've certainly got the room for the storage for it under the layout. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and leaving the feedback!
Good idea from Frank. My thoughts exactly!!¡¡
Thanks Will, great idea for a series. Looking forward to seeing it come together!
Thank you very much! So am I! Stay tuned for more!
It's a treat to watch a Victorian Railways (always will be VR to me) layout from inception. Although I don't like the eyesore that is catenary, it would be interesting to see it modelled to later watch Taits and L-class etc. do their thing. And it is symbolic of Melbourne/Latrobe Valley railway settings. I'm recently pensioned with an interest in scale models in dioramas, so a keen eye will be watching any layout landscaping. I'm also a non-millennial renter and liked your reference to arraying the layout to suit your circumstance. Excellent!
Thank you!
I understand that, i think I'm wanting something a little different, as i see most modellers doing Victoria or VR layouts doing more regional themed layouts, which there's of course nothing wrong with!
Well landscaping will come! Eventually. Thanks for watching the video and leaving the comment!
Absolutely brilliant, I look forward to seeing the layout progress.
Thank you very much Cody! Really appreciate you checking the video out!
Hey Will. Remember as a kid riding down to the Maribynong sidings for a look. Was an interesting place with the briquette plant sidings and the soda ash being unloaded from obf wagons in another part. Pronto concrete had a plant there which recieved with a single siding one wagon of cement that sat in the open whilst being unloaded. May be food for thought with planning.
Looking forward to seeing the progress.
What great memory, would have been a very interesting time!
I'll certainly try to hunt down some photos of it, sounds like it could be a great source of ideas! Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to write the suggestion, very much appreciated!
Great video Will! Looks like you have enough room for a single electrified line past the station, and maybe a couple of 'freight' non electrified lines to each end. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Oh a great suggestion Billy, I think that sounds like a pretty good idea! Thanks for checking out the video and leaving the suggestion, much appreciated!
This is amazing Will! Concrete and Grain, 2 very Victorian industries. I reckon with the station that you should do a small yard and make it not too crowded. This would leave space for scenery and any other buildings you want to add. Can’t wait for the next video!!
Thank you very much mate! I agree, yeah i think that sounds pretty good to me! Thank you once again for checking out the video and leaving the comment!
Small staging yard for sure. Love how simple you make it seem Will.
Mate simple is the key! Don’t make it to hard or to much effort, and it’ll happen! At least I guess that’s the kind of mind set I’ve got about it! Thanks for watching!
Nice layout idea, shunting operations would be fun in that terminus yard.
Thank you! I reckon it certainly would be! Thanks for watching!
Very nicely done Will, keep up the great work. Cheers.
Thank you Ross! Very much appreciate you watching the video!
Awesome stuff man, can't wait to see how this turns out 😃
Thank you very much! Really excited to get stuck into it!
I look forward to seeing your layout grow and develop as build it, Looks like it'll be great fun!
As someone who lives in Melbourne's east, Lilydale does have, or rather did have a medium sized open cut limestone mine that I believe was serviced by rail which would make for a good industry, even in a small space. The Yarra Valley does also have quite a large wine industry spread all across as you head out towards Healesville and Yarra Glen which could make for nice scenery. As for that station area, a small maintenance area could look nice.
Thanks Lachlan!
thank you for the detailed video.
think about your further operation first before building the detailed layout that tells you what put into the layout first.
Thank you for taking the time to check out the video!
oh absolutely! That's now the stage I'm in work out what fits and will work! Nothings getting fixed down until I'm confident it's all good!
Nice video Will. It was nice hearing and seeing your ideas for your layout. You asked about the center of your layout about putting a station in that area. I would say yes put a station there. Because you could proberly do some intresting passenger movements. Hope that is useful.- Nicholas.
Thank you very much Nicholas! Thanks for the suggestion, much appreciated!
Hey Will , More importantly than any suggestion given - do what you're really wanting to model , but , where there's very little to work with & suggestions are needed , try a bit of everything that you can as a bit of branch line working meeting up with some mainline working is always what ties both worlds together on a layout ; I've done a bookshelf railway in N scale with a station at both ends & a bridge in the middle to separate both ends & as a reason for each end & the pics can be seen in my "Layout" page of my "Kev's Workshop" website ; Best of Luck & keep up the good work.
Thanks for that Kev’
Building a model track to success
Thank you Ellen! Cheers for taking the time to watch the video and leave the comment!
I like the idea of a station in the middle though it doesn't need to be complicated just a single track for the platform, though if you have the room an island platform and two tracks would be better. Also you could include sidings for storing off peak locos much like they have in Eltham on a track that parallels your main and the line to the grain silos and have it under wires, again if room allows. Either way glad to see you getting track down and having a blast doing it☺
Thanks Chris! I did think about a platform, not sure how well it would fit for this layout, but I'll certainly take another look!
Now that's a great idea, ill have a sus at Eltham's track plan!
Thank you very much for the kind words and suggestions! Really appreciate it!
Get some tracksetta laying tool(s) for your curves, They help big time. Greenstuff World rolling pins, get a brick shape one, roll it on some of that foam, weather it up. easy background for shots. Looks like a switching puzzle and an engine yard will be needed for all the hundreds of locos you'll have, Will.
I actually have picked some up! Mainly just to gauge a 24" curve at the moment, which even then seems almost a bit tight for say the VR E cars or N Set's Ive got. But they still get around it, no dramas with the 4 wheelers.
Thanks for the tip, that sounds like a great idea!
haha I do actually have an engine house i bought and built awhile ago, but it's a little to big for this layout to look correct!
I like the video, perhaps it is what most of us have to contend with limited space etc. But if you could include a quick hand drawn layout to help me visualize it as it doesn't quite reveal its self in the video.
Thank you Matthew! I'll certainly add it into the next video! Thank you very much for watching and leaving the comment!
Great video, look forward to more. Would be good to see a shot of the whole room (if possible)
Thank you very much! I did realise this after I'd finished it i didn't have a complete overview of the room, I'll certainly add it into the next video what I make it, and tidy up a little bit more! Thanks for watching and leaving the feedback!
Loving your channel mate ,hope to catch up when we get over to Victoria.
Regards from a freezing Perth
Cheer's mate! Hopefully things are back to normal soon!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave the comment, from an even colder Melbourne!
@@WillJamesRailways we are having the coldest July in twenty years.To cold to even build some bench work out in our covered alfresco area.I only have a small alcove to build in so are looking at a shelf switcher with several industries and a small sorting yard.
Nice video as usual Will
Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Will, nice to see you constructing a layout, it's a great hobby. I would give consideration to having at one end of the layout a terminus station which will allow you to run a train into the station, uncouple the locomotive run back on a passing loop then hook up at the back of the coaches, the train can then depart with the loco travelling tender first. With a point to point layout a turntable can be usefull. Good modelling. Cheers Greg....Australia
Thank you Gregory! The best hobby, so many things to learn and grow a knowledge base!
A fantastic suggestion, something I think I'll most likely incorporate! Thank you for taking the time to write and watching the video!
Could go for a station yard where larger grain trains come in to be disbanded into shorter mill rakes.
So say a 12 wagon train goes into the yard with an L class or 2 then have a t class take 3-4 hoppers to the silo?
Then you can incorporate the principle towards a cement plant.
All of your videos are great. Very informative and different. Looking forward to see you visit different layouts in people homes.
In regard to layout please go down the electrification path. I think all Victorians would love to see as I think we all want to do....
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I was actually scheduled to shoot the first one as i write this reply but due to the current circumstances in Victoria I've had to residual! But rest assured they'll be coming!
Yeah I'm pretty keen to do it, and I appreciate your enthusiasm towards me going down that path!
Thank you very much for taking the time to write and watch the video!
Will ,I think you should get a tait set and overhead wire . You could have a station at each end and have it run automatically between the 2 stations and it could be running in the background of your videos. Then just have shunting roads as you are doing. Cheers John.
I think I should too! Still holding out for the Steamrail one, so I guess we'll wait and see?
That's a fantastic idea. Much like the Town and Country layout that i believe the Bendigo model railway club have (at least i think it's them)
Thank you for the suggestion and watching the video!
@@WillJamesRailways Yes like Town and Country, if you have a Tait set, you will need a Harris set also, so maybe 2 tracks with wires.
@@1johnmcwilliams One of my favourite layouts on the circuit! Well if Auscision ever give us an update on the harris they posted about many years ago, that'll be easy done!
Great start to your layout. I would go for an electrified suburban station with the two industries you have already. I'd also add a goods shed so you can run some other types of wagons and some electric parcel Van's. Keep the electric overhead to the station and yard so you have an excuse to shunt the industries with your W class. This should give a good variety of trains to run.
Thank you very much Michael. That's an excellent suggestion, and I'll certainly take that on board! Really helpful!
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and leave the comment!
If electric multiple units don't rock your boat I've also thought Fitzroy would make a good terminus layout. Briquettes, grain, timber and flour. Some really good industries in a small space.
Definitely grain n cement mate as a few said like you mentioned too. Cool to see your progress. I am doing the Timboon branch where I grew up along with Mount Gambier coz I model Sar anr vr vline era giving me endless load ideas too n branchline specials. But modelers rights I say your layout your ideas mate. Keep it up. Enjoying your videos
Looks like I should be able to hopefully get both in! ah mate that sounds fantastic, how far along are you with it? any photos posted around? That's a great era to model, plenty of variety.
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video and leaving the feedback!
@@WillJamesRailways that's awesome mate. So far I've got a staging yard underneath done, the town of Frances on the Mount Gambier line I've done a condensed version of the yard. A condensed curdies river trestle. Had to do my own style of the Timboon yard minus turntable and superphospate shed n line has to be separate. Hopefully starting with the second level soon. Will do a run up line behind the limesworks and Frances yard into Mount Gambier. I'll do a double track mainline on that level with a half size goods shed which I've done with the flourmill loco area cement depot shell depot and timber processing plant. I can do some videos soon sure. I'm an amateur myself nothing special but hey that's part of learning lol
Well, this is exciting for you. Once you start constructing it, you will know if you are over-reaching or not. Just stand back and think about what you are planning and it will make sense as you go along. As for the catenary, fantastic idea but please make it functional. Fake catenary is one of my pet hates. I am in the middle of constructing my own layout. Also due to lack of space, I have made a base board that has castors on one edge and can be flipped up and wheeled away to be stored up against a wall. It makes grades and bridges impossible 😢 but at least I will have a decent layout to run my trains on. I'm retired and recently discovered the hobby (in last years lockdown) and started down the vintage Tri-ang path. I have many lovely things now. Very unlike the super scale trains! haha. I am looking forward to seeing what you do and share your excitement. Have fun with it! 👍😊
Thank you!
Well i guess that's the next stage, track planning, test fitting everything in before locking it in!
I'll certainly be looking at make as nice as possible, would be pretty cool it was actually operational like the prototype, but i feel that might be a bit much!
Ah fanatic, nice and classic! Something i feel we never see anymore!
Thank you very much once again for leaving such a nice comment, and watching the video!
@@WillJamesRailways Cheers. I used AnyRail to plan my layout but it must be much easier with flex track, I'm on Super 4. Love the VR trains.
Do a terminal station , there was a suburban layout at the Sandown exhibition it wasn’t that big it had overhead wires and a terminal station with taits and harris looked really good
Was the Town and County?
@@WillJamesRailways might have been
sounds like a good series. would love to see the next video
over head wires would be cool, maybe don't actually put in the wires, just the gantries that hold them as having wires would be quite difficult, finicky and probably will get broken.
Thank you! Hopefully I’ll be able to give monthly updates so stay tuned!
I reckon! I think I’ll definitely give it a god trying to get the wires in! I reckon the end result will be worth it! Thanks for watching and leaving the feedback!
@@WillJamesRailways no worries, your content is good
I really hope someone makes a model of the new HCMT for Melbourne, all 7 cars lmao. They just look so God damn good.
Looking at you southern rail models, would compliment that cheeky Vlocity purple gem.
I reckon! Although we’re still waiting to see a non brass comeng, hitachi and Harris (was posted by Auscision back in 2015 they were in production but no news in 6 years)
I’d say we’d see it eventually, I guess we’ll see how popular the Tait sets are and maybe if they go well we’ll see more Melbourne suburban electrics!
Send them an email! See if they want backers! Haha
@@WillJamesRailways I already sent them an email 🤣
No reply as of yet cause I think they can't access their work email due to lockdown in NSW.
Have a station, most places in vic had a station with freight areas
With your terminus station (should you make one), I’d love to see the tract continuing off to the end of the board but then blocked off by a fence and use that as a yard in your station (like upfield)
I reckon you're spot on with that idea mate, I was thinking off just having the end of the line booked out, but have enough room for a headhunt to run any locomotives around! Thanks for the message and watching the video!
Model railway in your office ? If you work from home I can see your productivity dropping heh!
I mean I can dream right? Haha the best work place!
I think you should do the Lilydale line. Starting from the old david Mitchell quarry, the middle base board would be Lilydale station, then out towards coldtream and the branch to Warburton. Great video by the way bro
I reckon I can certainly take some inspiration from Lilydale, I'm hoping once we can move about a bit more freely again, i can get down there before they pull the station out, and have a look around to get some inspiration!
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch it and leave the feedback and suggestions!
I've always been of the opinion that to build a realistic layout, look to the prototype! Not necessarily to reproduce an actual location, but work out what the prototype may have done in your circumstances and go from there. A VR-inspired outer suburban location should be quite interesting. A small goods yard, plus cement distribution depot would fit the scenario quite well. Though, I would think that a location on the outskirts of Melbourne would be more likely to have a facility to process wheat, such as a flour mill, pet food factory, rural supplies business, etc, rather than a receival silo.
Your basic ideas appear to be quite sound and I am looking forward to seeing how you realise them!
Thank you James! Yes, once this little lock down is over i think ill pop around to a few places and take some reference photos of what I like the look of, as well as keep searching up places no longer there!
Some fantastic suggestions, I'll certainly take some of those suggestions on board into this next stage!
Thank you once again for watching and leaving the feedback!
Great video mate! I started my first layout over 50 years ago and never finished it! Using the IKEA stuff and foam is brilliant! I currently use Noch preformed which is ok but expensive and the radii are tight. After many years I have finally got it together and we are moving again, so your video has given me renewed interest - thx
Thanks Ken! Yeah it's been a good start to keeping it pretty easy to build! Thats excellent to hear! Thanks!
It wasn't a great video.
It wasn't even a good video either.
How dare you lie to us.
You need to realise you're WRONG.
The sad problem you have is the scaled model is only in scale at 1 location.
You can only view the train from 1 metre away from you.
Of the train is viewed from 2 metres away, ITS NO LONGER IN SCALE.
Would you consider using two spirals....could have two layouts ( top and bottom). Maybe more expensive though
Hello Brett! I did consider it, I measured it out, and it would just be way to big for the space!
Will James: Railways thanks for the reply, I reckon Im in the same boat, sort of,..working out what I can have, I'm starting out in n gauge though.
I'm from Ballarat, thinking Victorian, maybe ssr stuff.
I'll be following with keen interest! Just remember not to overdo it with too much track. Keep some room for scenery especially at the front ie. try not to run track along the very edges.
Thank you very much! Something I'm very much trying to keep in mind! Thanks for writing and watching the video!
All depends on if you wish to transport whatever was present as common carrier ie briquette, steel, timber, spare parts, fruit, wheat, flour, tallow, fats, furniture, tyres and many other different types of good . These item would dictate what type of wagon you would need. Loco power would depend if you had overhead wires or not.
I think it's looking like grain and cement, as well some mixed goods. I would like that mix of electric and diesel locomotives, I mean having the tait parcel van's will be an interesting aspect. I also hear rumours of an E Class coming, and I reckon that would be a lot of fun! But i guess I'll keep planing until Ive got a solid idea!
Thanks for watching and leaving the comment!
As I'm currently moving and tearing down my layout, I look forward to my new home, but it's 1/4 the sf, and no room for a layout. I knew this day was coming, so, my 10 carriage Ghan set, pair of GM's, trio of NR's are still in original packaging and will probably stay that way. All this to say, I look forward to watching your build. PS The foam and cutter are a great way to build. And, a 2" pink foam will not warp. Your plans sound fantastic.
Try to avoid too much track. A 3 or 4 track staging yard for your passenger, grain, and cement in and out is all you need for great operations, and it allows more room for some of that great Australian scenery.
Ah i see! Are you a member of a club to perhaps be able to run your Ghan set?
Thank you very much for watching and leaving the comment!
I agree, it's the hard part wanting a lot but not having the room, and yeah i absolutely don't want to over clutter the layout with track and have far too much going on in such a small space.
@@WillJamesRailways I've always been a lone wolf modeler. However, that appears to be my only option now. I'm moving to be near North Conway, New Hampshire , and they have not only a tourist railroad, but an HO club on premises, too. I'll certainly give them a look. Don't know how they'll take to the Ghan, though!
@@WillJamesRailways From your videos and approach to this layout, I know it'll turn out great.
Hi Will, always enjoy your videos.
I have a home office / spare bedroom that I didn't think was big enough for anything worth while. I was thinking just a cameo style scene to run trains into.
I think you have inspired me, how big is you space?
Cheers Brett
Thank you Brett! That sounds like a pretty good idea! Well let us know if you do decide to go ahead with anything! It's about 3m x 2m
In terms of buildings in the layout I would recommend models n more, they have a great selection of Victorian and south Australian buildings and kits.
I do actually have some of their models, the station and signal box i build a little while ago. Unfortunately, and it'll be broadcast in the model railway news video coming on the 1st of August, Models n More are about to stop building/selling their kits!
@@WillJamesRailways oh no that’s no good I also have a few of their models. I also have a few steam era models kits.
@@codystrains8941 Yeah steam era i feel is a stable of the VR collectors in Vic! Nice easy well made kits!
@@WillJamesRailways do you know if steam era models are still in business?
@@codystrains8941 They sure are! They're one of the only manufactures that replied to my email about contributing to the monthly news video, they just don't have anything new coming soon!
Will, I don't think you can ever "over reach" as such. It's entirely what suits you and your budget. I am lucky in that I have huge triple garage that is no longer a garage where I can expand as I like. I run an HO scale layout mainly older British diesel hauled and DMU stock. I had a heap of old Triang catenary that was given to me as a kid, and i dug that out of storage, sadly not all could be used but most was fine. I do have a Walker rail car in HO and a couple of S class diesels, and quite a few older Lima NSW carriages and locos, but hey, I just mix it all up. That's half the fun, but I see your point in running the Taits and Harris, etc. The up side is that if you don't like what you built, you just take that section apart and try an alternative. Iv'e done that with modules. I even run an HO W class tram on old Triang series 3 track. Works a treat. The old steel track wont rust if sprayed with Inox, in fact I hardly ever have to clean the normal track due to spraying Inox on a rag and wiping it on tracks twice a year. It is not about really "clean" tracks like the "purists" keep saying, it is about conductivity, which Inox assists with. The tracks can be black but if Inox has been used, it is like a new track. Inox keeps contact between wheels and track. Cleans the wheels of rolling stock as they roll around too..I never use a track rubber now, they only leave invisible "pitting" on the rails anyway that hold grime, which the naked eye cannot see. Now i am getting pedantic though. haha. I reckon keep going the way you are and try what you like. If it doesn't suit later just change it. That's half the fun. Hobbies, especially model railways, are a learning curve, even for experienced people. Some new idea always pops up. And changing a few things later is fun also. I think your layout will turn out great. It is not all about huge space anyway, it is how what space you have is utilised. Endless options. However the small staging yard as vandenbricks suggests here would be the way to go and see how you like it.
Ah i think it's the old, 'i want it all now' problem, but yeah absolutely just need to build to the space and try not to over clutter it! Sounds like you've got quite the layout if it's taking up that much space?!
I'll take a look into Inox! sounds like quite a product!
Absolutely, and like a real railway, some what always changing!
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this comment, and watching the video. It's very much appreciated!
Will, it is not a "huge" layout really, but reasonable. It is just nice to have the room to work around it, and expand if I feel the need again. Certainly look into the Inox. I found Bunnings cheaper than Supercheap Auto for it, strangely enough. I think I paid 11 dollars for a can. Lasts for over a year, even more. Make sure it is the Inox MX3 original formula. That is the one that works well on model railways. It feels slippery after wiping off but it doesn't affect loco traction, even on reasonable inclines, but traction tyres being rubber do not always like it. OK on level surfaces though. Even the Brits are catching on to the Aussie product. You can clean rolling stock wheels the "normal" way as well with this stuff with a cotton bud or whatever. It will not harm plastic either. Some people use automatic transmission fluid to clean the track, and it does work, but Inox is way better, and lasts for ages too, and it is designed to work with electrics as well as penetrate/lubricate, and the rolling stock picks it up and puts it down along the track so to speak. Transmission fluid needs to be placed at various points around the layout to be "carried along". inox doesn't. I have thrown out any track rubber I had, even the Peco ones.
I think that you should go with the electric wires over the track so that you can run l class locos and other electric locos, also the electric wires would look cool in my view.
I fully agree! Looks like that’s going to happen! On at least the mainline tracks to begin with!
Mate I a Boomer and have to rent, I have a 16ft x 2ft O Gauge would love to have a circle but alas maybe one day, good video mate Best Regards Andrew
I am looking forward to this series. There must be a lot of people who want to model a Victoria based layout, and have limited space.
Thank you Rose! I feel like there might be! In my Diamond Creek Exhibition there was a chap there who had built two micro Victorian layouts, which has amazing detail in such a small amount of room. Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment!
You're a crazy lunatic.
Scaled down objects only appear to be real at 1 metre away from you.
At a distance of 1 metre away, the object appears to be 100 metres away from you.
If you want to look at a train from 3 metres away from you it must be built in a larger scale.
good job I love this video but where did you buy the foam board thanks Matt
Thanks Matt! At Bunnings
Very nice, Will. Is it gonna be DDC powered, or both DC and DDC?
All DCC man! Everything I buy now is DCC/Sound and everything else I own is slowly being switched over! I much prefer the control, and ease of wiring it all.
@@WillJamesRailways Ah, very nice. I look forward to seeing some layout testing.
Consider a turntable.
I'll certainly consider it! Just got it see if it would fit comfortably with out cluttering up the layout! Thanks for the suggestion and taking the time to watch the video!
@@WillJamesRailways Understood. May have to create a build a small one to allow turning around in confined space. All the best.
I am on my 3rd layout in the same small bedroom / study. Even tried N scale for a while. Too small for me.
This last attempt is my most ambitious and longest project. I'm more into railfanning than switching. space is very tight so the plan is an around the ceiling layout. Of course I'm not going to just put trains up there by hand. It has to be a helix. So back in 2018 I built a 2 lane, 8 level HO scale helix. about 1.6 grade. and it still goes nowhere. Great staging though.
I do have a squashed oval at the lower level with my computer desk and workstation underneath, So i have trains going overhead as I sit at my computer.
Once I knock a hole in the wall through to the living room I know it's point of no return and I'll need to think a lot more about what the hell I have done and need to do. So I've been procrastinating for years. until..
Will. Your channel has been a great inspiration over the last few months, and has led to me purchasing quite a bit of Ausicion models and I'm more interested in australian modeling these days. No matter how much a bag out Victoria. I have been modeling US all along.
Oh nice, so it's all US themed? Yeah part of me kind is some what envois of N scale, as you can fit so much in, but I'm in the same boat, it's just too small for my clumsy hands!
That sounds awesome! I wish i had that much space!
Thank you very much for you kind words! makes making these videos very worth while with comments like that. ah we all have our preferences!
Thank you again for watching and leaving the comment!
@@WillJamesRailways nothing prototypical, but i have lots of Canadian pacific and southern pacific, all era's. My scenes are even less prototypical. And mainly bare baseboard. Lol.
Passenger cars are going to be long and look awkward on the corners Will. But we want to see your $2.5k special edition Indian pacific though!
Oh. I notice your digitrax. I'm sorry...
How do i send you my digitrax stuff will?
G'day Will, could you help me? I am looking at relocating home to Melbourne soon and have my heart set on building a layout but concerned whether the loco's & rollingstock I want are available these days? VR S class, VR Y class, VR E class, ANR CLP class, VR C class and some old VR passenger coaches.
Is Train World in Brighton the best bet for these?
Cheers
Gary, Adelaide.
Hey Gary! Great to hear, yes TW is the go down here
@@WillJamesRailways Thank you.
Hello how are you today a model v set for car set
Good thanks Karl! Not sure what you mean in the second part there! Did you get a V Set?
So sorry to hear you have to model Victorian, Will...
Don't be!
@@WillJamesRailways ha! just messing with ya Will!
@@warpo007 I know mate! it's all good!
I agree, I think you should have it as working yards, coal, wood etc. It would look great if you consider this option 🙂
Certainly will consider! Thanks for watching Gus!
Great! Can't wait to see the next episode 😉🙂
@@Gus-jb8cm Thanks mate! It's in the works now! Should be out in a couple of weeks behind the Model Railway News and train compilation video!
I know Americans live huge amounts of trackage but for an Australian layout, that tends to look unrealistic. In your case, less is more or less is better. Remember Australian railways don’t spend as much money on their lines, so there is less railway related infrastructure around.
Very much so! I look at their diagrams, and just think it's bonkers sometimes, the amount of cross overs, shortlines and well everything else they have going on!
haha that's spot on, yes something I'm trying very much to keep in mind regarding this layout! Thanks for watching and leaving the comment!
I need r class models
Hopefully we get a quality release soon! I mean there’s the trainbuilder ones but they’re a bit out of most peoples budgets!
@@WillJamesRailways indeed, I've currently got an X class on laybuy so hopefully I can get that
Smaller trains, shunting, are always better than larger trains running around and around.
Totally agree, i mean i wouldn't mind something to just be able to set a train running around whilst having switching! Maybe one day