As a Brit ,i think you,ve done a great job of replicating the countryside. I heard some American tourists one day on the train from Stratford upon Avon ,they were fascinated by looking out of the window at how many sheep were about looking like cotton wool.😂.
Thank you for the nice comment! Some of those sheep appear in a field in the next video….(T Gauge Model Train Layout Set in the U.K. Part 3). Thanks for watching.
Did anyone here me yell; dont touch the water with your bare finger!! Its ruined, thanks shines gone now... im kidding but you know what i mean. You are a great 3d artest, thank you
Thank you for the nice comment! If you are interested in seeing this layout as it progressed to a more finished state, please look at the (part 3) video. Thanks again.
T-scale is amazing! Thank you for inspiring others, the layout looks impressive. The colours are so perfectly blended together and with the background, just love your work.
Thank you for the nice comment! I know what you mean as I’ve always modeled in HO then N, Z and now T. I should be going to S or O scale as my eyes are aging too.
Great layout 👍. I hang with some train modellers here in Ottawa. They're into shunting goods trains but I'm happiest running the passenger trains. I guess it's being raised in the UK where the romance is with passenger trains zipping through the countryside.
Duuuuude! This layout is totally cool! Great job. I use a N gauge for a Christmas layout on a Coffee Bar, and an HO layout for a shelf train in my man cave. You did a terrific job getting the feel of the English country-side, and the river is totally natural looking. I forwarded this to the wife to watch and she said that it was very well done. My only issue is preference, but I would show it with the trains running slower to get that image of the trains slowly winding through the country.
This is excellent, Dave; you've obviously made a good study of the British countryside, & the detailing you've created is superb. I wonder, have you visited the UK ever ? Nice long runs for larger trains, too. I must look at your Bavarian layout as well. I am torn between the Z gauge & T guage as a construct - tho' the Z is very compelling, having seen yours. Flawless work ! Thank you, Andrew 🙂
Not at all, Dave...I'd recommend a visit to the National Railway Museum in York - plenty of railway history, locomotives & memorabilia to feast your eyes upon, there... Best, Andrew.
Hi Dave, this is a very interesting layout. The hill with the burial mound is reminiscent of Dragon Hill at Uffington White Horse on the border between Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Also the mound itself is like Waylands Smithy and West Kennet Long Barrow, I wondered if you have visited the area. The residential area would probably have more detached houses. However, this is a very nice layout with great observation of the English landscape and your video is a pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much for the nice comment! You’re right about the burial mound, West Kennet Long Barrow was my inspiration. I have not visited the area…yet. The closest I have been was a couple trips to Ireland. Besides model trains, I love ancient history - Bronze Age, Iron Age, etc… and researching family history. I hope to have another update of this layout soon. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I've never seen T gauge. . .there used to be a TT scale/gauge which was 1" = 10' (1:120), about half way between HO & N scale. This scale makes sense in a world of feet & inches so I'm surprised it didn't catch on more
You're right, there is TT gauge. I picked up a couple TT gauge freight cars during a trip to Germany. Hornby recently released TT scale equipment - I think one is the "Flying Scotsman". For now, I'll continue with 1:450 T Gauge. Thanks for watching!
I remember the TT scale, also back when we started our HO scale layout as a kid in the 1960's. My cousin, Lowell, always said TT scale stood for "Too Tiny".
Hornby are trying to resurrect TT in the UK. I don't really see the point, personally. Adding more and more scales isn't going to bring new people into the hobby, so it just fragments the market more. And, as the market becomes more fragmented, less will be available in each scale, because manufacturers' resources will be more thinly spread. And I don't see any real advantage of TT -- it takes up more space than N, and gives less scope for detail than HO.
Contemplated T or Z scale in January 2023 went with Z scale because of much more available Road names an many more various Rolling Stock available Nice work very impressive layout...
This looks really good; a question, I notice that the rail joiners are quite apparent and appear at frequent intervals, is that becasue T is inly available as set track or can you get long flexible track or even components for bespoke track work?
Thank you for the nice comment. They do make flex track, but I didn't feel like taking the time to ballast it. The rail joiners do stand out more than I like so I may touch up with some paint at a later date. Look at T Gauge.com for what other track is available. Thanks for watching!
I think if you could soldier the joints so the rail connections are seen, or paint them darker would pay off good. Put it's still amazing being T scale.
hi great layout how is two trains running? I`m new to dc / dcc. Ah I see in the comments you have answered this and look forward to any videos on switching, power, points etc. Appreciate the work and channel :)
Thank you for watching and I’m glad you enjoy the videos! I am planning to do a video (hopefully soon) that will show the track plan along with the trains running through the switches/points.
Hi, thanks for watching. They can go slower and I’ll try to slow them down in future videos. Part of the problem (at least for me) is they don’t appear to be going so fast in person as I’m doing the video, but becomes apparent upon watching the video. Thanks for bringing this to my attention as have some other viewers.
Nice layout!👍 The only thing that does not look quite correct for a rural railway is the terraced houses, especially three rows on the right hand hill🤔 Personally I think two rows at most would have make it look prototypical, especially for a rural English🏴/British🇬🇧 scene😉
Thank you for the nice comment. I’ll probably leave the third row intact at this point since everything is firmly glued down. Maybe a project in the future.
Thank you for the nice comment! I’ve wondered about the overall cost myself and every time I start a new layout I start to keep a list, but never finish it. So to answer your question (and mine) I added up everything to the best of my memory. I included the trains also and since this video came out, I have obtained more rolling stock. So when the third U.K. video comes out you will see 3 complete trains, vehicles, and people. The total I came up with is approximately $1900 - $2000 U.S dollars.
@@daveb.trains7019 hi dave. thank you for your answer. will watch the 3rd video for shure. this small scale is hard to get in switzerland, but i was thinking of geting stuff to just build a really small layout. i definitly like your layout.
There is. I turned them on for the video and started talking without realizing just how fast they were going. When I do the next video I will hopefully remember to slow them down. Thanks for watching.
Nothing wrong with N-scale. There’s a large variety of items available in N-scale at a range of prices, some less expensive than T-gauge and some more expensive. I also have some N-scale trains that I enjoy.
Scalology/Modelmasters websites. The shipping package has both Scalology and Modelmasters names on but I think it was ordered through Scalology. They both have websites. Thanks for watching!
They're not far off scale speed. I timed the longer train in part 1, and it took 3.25s to cover its own length, which turns out at a scale 120mph. Those trains cruise at 125mph, so that's dead-on. I didn't time precisely in this one, but the longer train took about 3s to come out of the tunnel, so it's doing something like 100-150mph, which is still about right.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208I’ll have to slow them down in future videos. Sometimes they don’t appear to be going too fast in person, but it becomes apparent in the video. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for watching and subscribing! I usually vacuum the track first, then use cotton swabs to remove the black grime until no more grime is seen on the swabs. Next I will remove any fibers that may have come off the swabs (usually very few will be found). At this point I use an equalizer pen on the rails as suggested by T Gauge.com and is included in their starter sets. Sounds like a lot of work, but it doesn’t take very long. I’ve noticed that probably the greatest thing to do to avoid track cleaning is keeping the layout covered when not in use (dust is the enemy). Also, once in a while I will clean the engine wheels using the device included in the sets. Overall, I haven’t had to spend anymore time cleaning T gauge track than I have with the larger scales.
Thank you for the nice comment! The layout dimensions are 2’x4’. Yes, the trains can run at lower speeds which I can show when the next video comes out.
As a Brit ,i think you,ve done a great job of replicating the countryside.
I heard some American tourists one day on the train from Stratford upon Avon ,they were fascinated by looking out of the window at how many sheep were about looking like cotton wool.😂.
Thank you for the nice comment! Some of those sheep appear in a field in the next video….(T Gauge Model Train Layout Set in the U.K. Part 3). Thanks for watching.
Very impressive! The integration with the backdrop photo is really cool. And what I really like is the way you can have long trains in this gauge.
Thanks!
Did anyone here me yell; dont touch the water with your bare finger!! Its ruined, thanks shines gone now... im kidding but you know what i mean. You are a great 3d artest, thank you
Thank you for the nice comment!
This is absolutely stunning. So much detail for such a small scale, and you've captured some of the UK countryside perfectly
Thank you for the nice comment! If you are interested in seeing this layout as it progressed to a more finished state, please look at the (part 3) video. Thanks again.
T-scale is amazing! Thank you for inspiring others, the layout looks impressive. The colours are so perfectly blended together and with the background, just love your work.
Thank you for the very nice comment and thanks for watching!
A truly beautiful layout. My compliments on being able to work in such a tiny scale. N gauge is as low as my aging eyes can manage.
Thank you for the nice comment! I know what you mean as I’ve always modeled in HO then N, Z and now T. I should be going to S or O scale as my eyes are aging too.
A really inspiring layout! I just picked up some t gauge items and this is the kind of layout I'd like to end up with. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your nice comment and good luck with your T Gauge layout!
Amazing job, and they're running very smooth. Plus you could build a big landscape in a small place
Thank you!
Wow! Great work! I like the Stone Age grave on top of the hill. Nice touch...
Thank you for the nice comment!
Great layout 👍. I hang with some train modellers here in Ottawa. They're into shunting goods trains but I'm happiest running the passenger trains. I guess it's being raised in the UK where the romance is with passenger trains zipping through the countryside.
Thank you for the nice comment! It’s always interesting hearing about the interests of other modelers, what scales do you model?
@@daveb.trains7019 I just operate at the other guys' tracks (HO). They're into operating goods trains so they always need extra drivers.
Duuuuude! This layout is totally cool! Great job. I use a N gauge for a Christmas layout on a Coffee Bar, and an HO layout for a shelf train in my man cave. You did a terrific job getting the feel of the English country-side, and the river is totally natural looking. I forwarded this to the wife to watch and she said that it was very well done. My only issue is preference, but I would show it with the trains running slower to get that image of the trains slowly winding through the country.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Hello from the UK. Very impressive it looks a lot like where I live in the Derbyshire peak district. That felt is a perfect match.
Thank you for the nice comment.
What a great layout! You have really captured the feeling of the English landscape!😮
Thank you for the nice comment! A new video (part 3) of this layout should be out soon.
Dave! It's a wonderful representation of the english countryside. I should know I live here. Thanks great video !
Thank you for the nice comment!
Wow that is one of the smoothest backdrop photos I have ever seen
Thank you!
That's beautiful work!
Thank you.
Excellent job on the entire layout!
Thank you!
Beautiful! 🤩
Thank you!
Wow!! Outstanding work!
Thank you for the nice comment!
Amazing given me an idea or two for my coffee table Z guage layup lol ... awesome thank you
Thank you for the nice comment!
Looks amazing!
Thank you!
Great layout. Nicely done. Very realistic.
Thank you!
That looks cool👍
Thank you for the nice comment!
This is excellent, Dave; you've obviously made a good study of the British countryside, & the detailing you've created is superb. I wonder, have you visited the UK ever ? Nice long runs for larger trains, too. I must look at your Bavarian layout as well. I am torn between the Z gauge & T guage as a construct - tho' the Z is very compelling, having seen yours. Flawless work ! Thank you, Andrew 🙂
Thank you Andrew for the nice comments! I have not been to the UK yet, but I do plan on visiting sometime.
Dave
Not at all, Dave...I'd recommend a visit to the National Railway Museum in York - plenty of railway history, locomotives & memorabilia to feast your eyes upon, there...
Best,
Andrew.
It looks amazing. Nice job sir.
Thank you for the nice comment.
This is twice as good as anyone else in the world. I didn't think it could be done.
Thank you for the very nice comment, I truly appreciate it!
@DaveB.Trains
It looks great for T gauge. Others look like toys. Your looks like N gauge, brilliant 👏
Thank you so much.
Nice train!
Thank you!
Uncle Harry would be beaming!
Thanks Ant!
Hi Dave, this is a very interesting layout. The hill with the burial mound is reminiscent of Dragon Hill at Uffington White Horse on the border between Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Also the mound itself is like Waylands Smithy and West Kennet Long Barrow, I wondered if you have visited the area. The residential area would probably have more detached houses. However, this is a very nice layout with great observation of the English landscape and your video is a pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much for the nice comment! You’re right about the burial mound, West Kennet Long Barrow was my inspiration. I have not visited the area…yet. The closest I have been was a couple trips to Ireland. Besides model trains, I love ancient history - Bronze Age, Iron Age, etc… and researching family history. I hope to have another update of this layout soon. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Wow great job
Thanks!
THANKS FOR SHOWING US NEWBIE HOW GOOD THIS LOOKS AND FUN TO RUN
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
I THINK THEY ARE FANTASTIC LITTLE THINGS, AND AS I DON`T BUY ONLINE ILL HAVE TO FIND THEN IN LONDON SOME WERE
It actually does look like Britain. Scottish borders near Alnwick maybe. Nice!
Thank you for watching and the nice comment!
Well done!
Thank you!
I've never seen T gauge. . .there used to be a TT scale/gauge which was 1" = 10' (1:120), about half way between HO & N scale. This scale makes sense in a world of feet & inches so I'm surprised it didn't catch on more
You're right, there is TT gauge. I picked up a couple TT gauge freight cars during a trip to Germany. Hornby recently released TT scale equipment - I think one is the "Flying Scotsman". For now, I'll continue with 1:450 T Gauge. Thanks for watching!
I remember the TT scale, also back when we started our HO scale layout as a kid in the 1960's. My cousin, Lowell, always said TT scale stood for "Too Tiny".
Hornby are trying to resurrect TT in the UK. I don't really see the point, personally. Adding more and more scales isn't going to bring new people into the hobby, so it just fragments the market more. And, as the market becomes more fragmented, less will be available in each scale, because manufacturers' resources will be more thinly spread. And I don't see any real advantage of TT -- it takes up more space than N, and gives less scope for detail than HO.
I didn't realize how tiny T gauge is until I saw your fingers at 0:54.
Yes! Very small at 1:450, makes Z scale seem gigantic. Thank you for watching.
Contemplated T or Z scale in January 2023
went with Z scale because of
much more available Road names an
many more various Rolling Stock available
Nice work very impressive layout...
Thank you for the nice comment! There are many items in Z scale as you mentioned. I hope more become available in T.
Very nice ! At 0,25 playback the speed of the trains look within scale too.
Thank you.
Good job
Thank you.
Great job, love it!
Thank you!
Very cool! Very nice work! Z scale is too small for my eyes and fingers so T scale would be even harder for me.
Thank you for the nice comment!
This looks really good; a question, I notice that the rail joiners are quite apparent and appear at frequent intervals, is that becasue T is inly available as set track or can you get long flexible track or even components for bespoke track work?
Thank you for the nice comment. They do make flex track, but I didn't feel like taking the time to ballast it. The rail joiners do stand out more than I like so I may touch up with some paint at a later date. Look at T Gauge.com for what other track is available. Thanks for watching!
Almost done. Looking really nice.Question... do the points work? If so, can we see how in an upcoming video? 😊
Thanks Allistair, the points do work - I can show them in the next video. Dave
I think if you could soldier the joints so the rail connections are seen, or paint them darker would pay off good. Put it's still amazing being T scale.
Thank you for the nice comment! You're right, I think maybe some paint on the rail joiners will be an improvement (a future project).
With the river flowing off the board like that doesn't your floor get wet???
It may get messy....
hi great layout how is two trains running? I`m new to dc / dcc. Ah I see in the comments you have answered this and look forward to any videos on
switching, power, points etc. Appreciate the work and channel :)
Thank you for watching and I’m glad you enjoy the videos! I am planning to do a video (hopefully soon) that will show the track plan along with the trains running through the switches/points.
Can you make them go really slowly though? They always seem to be going at a crazy speed.
Hi, thanks for watching. They can go slower and I’ll try to slow them down in future videos. Part of the problem (at least for me) is they don’t appear to be going so fast in person as I’m doing the video, but becomes apparent upon watching the video. Thanks for bringing this to my attention as have some other viewers.
A scale so small you could make a proper cross-country run between two towns!
Or, as they make some JR trains, the entire Osaka Loop Line!
So true! Thanks for watching!
Nice layout!👍 The only thing that does not look quite correct for a rural railway is the terraced houses, especially three rows on the right hand hill🤔 Personally I think two rows at most would have make it look prototypical, especially for a rural English🏴/British🇬🇧 scene😉
Thank you for the nice comment. I’ll probably leave the third row intact at this point since everything is firmly glued down. Maybe a project in the future.
great layout and nice scenery! would you mind telling me what this overall costs? not exactly just like 1000€ or 5000€ would be great. thank you
Thank you for the nice comment! I’ve wondered about the overall cost myself and every time I start a new layout I start to keep a list, but never finish it. So to answer your question (and mine) I added up everything to the best of my memory. I included the trains also and since this video came out, I have obtained more rolling stock. So when the third U.K. video comes out you will see 3 complete trains, vehicles, and people. The total I came up with is approximately $1900 - $2000 U.S dollars.
@@daveb.trains7019 hi dave. thank you for your answer. will watch the 3rd video for shure. this small scale is hard to get in switzerland, but i was thinking of geting stuff to just build a really small layout. i definitly like your layout.
Is there any speed control on T gauge? They allow seem very fast to me
There is. I turned them on for the video and started talking without realizing just how fast they were going. When I do the next video I will hopefully remember to slow them down. Thanks for watching.
Does the t-gauge only have that one speed, fast!? Can you slow in down any?
Hi, yes the trains will go slower. I slowed them down on the U.K. Video after this one (part 3). Thanks for watching!
I looked into T-Gauge about 15-18 years ago. Didn't get it and now the pricing is outrageous. I'll stick with N-Scale 🙂
Nothing wrong with N-scale. There’s a large variety of items available in N-scale at a range of prices, some less expensive than T-gauge and some more expensive. I also have some N-scale trains that I enjoy.
Where did you get the background?
Scalology/Modelmasters websites. The shipping package has both Scalology and Modelmasters names on but I think it was ordered through Scalology. They both have websites. Thanks for watching!
already great layout, you need to scale the speed of the trains too :D they are going far too fast.
Thanks for the nice comment! You’re right, I do need to reduce the train speed.
In what scale is T gauge, please?
T is 1:450 or half of Z scale.
Are there any updates coming up soon regarding the layout? My friend.
It shouldn't be too much longer, I just placed a bunch of vehicles and people on the layout and have a few more details to add. Thanks for inquiring!
How big is the layout ?
Thanks for watching. It is 2ft. X 4ft.
Nice
layout though.
Thank you.
That is insane.
I thought n gauge was small, then up comes z gauge then t gauge.
What next
Thanks for watching! It is amazing how small T gauge is.
One thing…. It is a train track.
Not a Race track…
They're not far off scale speed. I timed the longer train in part 1, and it took 3.25s to cover its own length, which turns out at a scale 120mph. Those trains cruise at 125mph, so that's dead-on. I didn't time precisely in this one, but the longer train took about 3s to come out of the tunnel, so it's doing something like 100-150mph, which is still about right.
And what about the 180 gr turn? Absolutely unreal.
@@geiryvindeskeland7208I’ll have to slow them down in future videos. Sometimes they don’t appear to be going too fast in person, but it becomes apparent in the video. Thanks for watching.
@@beeble2003. Very interesting how you figured out the speed - nice! Thanks for watching.
How do you clean the trac
Thank you for watching and subscribing! I usually vacuum the track first, then use cotton swabs to remove the black grime until no more grime is seen on the swabs. Next I will remove any fibers that may have come off the swabs (usually very few will be found). At this point I use an equalizer pen on the rails as suggested by T Gauge.com and is included in their starter sets. Sounds like a lot of work, but it doesn’t take very long. I’ve noticed that probably the greatest thing to do to avoid track cleaning is keeping the layout covered when not in use (dust is the enemy). Also, once in a while I will clean the engine wheels using the device included in the sets. Overall, I haven’t had to spend anymore time cleaning T gauge track than I have with the larger scales.
Tanks for the quick respons
You’re welcome, I hope it helps.
“Guage” 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for pointing out the spelling error, I’ll have to correct it.
You should get into 3D printing make your own stuff
Good idea!
In scale they would be going 260 km/h…
Thanks for watching, I'll be sure to slow them down in the next video.
That's only slightly fast -- they run at 200km/h IRL.
Trains are moving abit too fast for the scale.
You’re right, they are moving quite fast. I’ve slowed them significantly in the video after this one (U.K. Video 3). Thanks for watching!
Very Nice !
Thank you!
Really nice layout bud, what size is your baseboard, can the t gauge hst's run at lower speeds?
Thank you for the nice comment! The layout dimensions are 2’x4’. Yes, the trains can run at lower speeds which I can show when the next video comes out.