Chandwell: A tour of my N gauge model railway layout
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2023
- Welcome to Chandwell! Chandwell is my N Gauge model railway layout set in a fictional West Yorkshire market town in 1993. It's been four years since I first introduced Chandwell on UA-cam, so this is an up-to-date introduction to the layout now it has had four more years of effort put into it.
In this video I show how the layout fits into my home, how it is wired, how the fiddle yard works, and give you a tour of the buildings that make up Chandwell the town.
Whether you are new to Chandwell, or whether you have been watching for four years - welcome to Chandwell! "It's not as grim as you think it is".
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This belongs in a museum. No curator in their right mind would deny it
That's very kind! Thank you.
Your self-assessment of your scratch-building is way too harsh. The buildings look amazing throughout. I love the graffiti and little details, like the missing "k" from "Market". It has been a pleasure to see your layout, thank you.
Thank you - that is really kind.
"not as grim as you think it is" - brilliant
That's the best the Visit Chandwell Tourist Board could come up with!
You're a fine artist. Sheldon Cooper would be obsessed with you. I dont think i'll ever do anything this intensive, i'm too lazy
:) That is funny! Thank you.
It's so... small. Having watched you build so many buildings I had imagined an enormous layout. It all looks amazing.
Big thanks!
You sir are an artist!
Thank you!
An amazing place, Just setting out on building an N gauge layout and this has certainly inspired me with ideas.
Great stuff - have fun!
The layout sitting in that cabinetry looks utterly fantastic!
Thank you. Yeah, I thought that since I'd have to look at it constantly while I work, I really needed something that looked neat, so that was my first priority when I decided to make a layout.
Clever use of space and makes a great change to see a curved layout......
Thank you!
That’s really rather lovely. It’s wonderful to see so many local landmarks modelled. I particularly liked the new Beehive and Shipley clock.
Thank you, and welcome to Chandwell! More local building a to come. I’ve added part of Otley Road in Shipley, and am currently adding bits of Brook Street in Ilkley, but with parts of Otley mixed in too.
Banging layout ! Morley lad here, I know West Yorkshire well, it’s bang on
Thank you!
May can't come soon enough! ❤
🤣
I think you're Britney's biggest fan!
@@Chandwell That sounds a bit scary 😟
I am sneaky, I'll go and give a like to that 1st video of yours!
Nooooooooooooo! 😂
Thank you. Just thank you. You do excellent work. Thanks for taking us along and teaching us.
My pleasure!
Good to see that Shipley has contributed such beautiful architecture to your layout 😂
😂 I know, right!!? 😂
Thumbs up, love your work
Thank you! Cheers!
Chandwell.
Where everything is planned well,
Where you never need to oversell,
It meets our needs.
Chandwell.
Planning worthy of a Nobel,
Where you can always say a farewell,
To posh buggers from Leeds.
Oh I really did like this!
I found your channel 21 March. 3 weeks later and I've watched every video from the start to now. These are just wonderful and inspiring for my own n gauge plans. Thank you for showing all of your methods. Inkscape is so useful.
Wow, thank you! I can't imagine what it must be like to watch all the videos in one big binge. Now you've seen them all, what is your favourite part of Chandwell?
@@ChandwellDefinitely how you've made it seem like a place that is truly alive. The graffiti, the adverts for other shops that you then make etc. Obviously the fake history makes for great UA-cam entertainment too but all those little visible bits could be seen in real life too and I love that !
Thank you!
Great to see. I love the design into the cabinets. I guess you're not planning on moving anytime soon!! :) Craig.
Thank you. Yes, I shudder to think what I'd do if we ever decide to move house!
@@Chandwell Yeah.. I designed mine soo that I could move it.. (Good job as it move from Oz to US...) But right now, even though I'm still working on this layout, I'm planning another one in my head.. Again it will be able to move just because you never know.. BUT.. I do like what you have done with yours. You have actually inspired me to design my own world... Crosby Garrett is a real location, so the next one.. will be unique. Craig.
Many thanks for this tour Michael always a great delight to watch and see your layout grow, take care regards Barry.
You are very welcome
Gobsmacked your buildings are really good, the nightclub rocks!!
Thank you!
I only discovered Chandwell last week, and its absolutely delightful. I'll be making a reservation at the Royal Scot for a week. I love the gritty realism and historic buildings, and it must be nice to ponder when you want to break from your work....just being an observer of life, and enjoy it. Thank you Michael. It's not only a pleasure to enjoy the finished product (if anything like this is ever finished), but also the brilliant tutorials that demonstrate construction techniques with common products rather than expensive and specialized hobby items. A heartfelt thanks for your videos! Best from the USA....
Thank you so much, and welcome to Chandwell. You've made the right choice to stay in the Royal Scot. It's a bit more expensive than the Earl Chandfield (especially if you stay in Grants Tower), but well worth it. The Earl Chandfield has quite "tired" carpets and smells a bit damp.
Hey that is a really cool synopsis of Chandwell, enjoyed it immensely!
Don
Thanks Don! I thought it was about time to do an intro for new viewers as much as old ones. Making this video took my mind off the Town Hall’s roof for a bit too.
Michael, You've done an outstanding on n Chandwell. The attention to detail is amazing.
Thank you very much!
4yrs of outstanding modelling Michael. I looked back and I've followed since February 2020 - that's when I found your channel. You should be rightly proud of what you're building - one of the best N Gauge layouts in the UK. Cheers Euan
Wow, thank you, Euan. You have been an almost constant source of encouragement and a friendly word or two. I am always inspired by your own modelling too. Thank you for watching all this time. -Michael
Beautiful work, you must have the patients of a saint...
It does take quite a bit! :)
Brilliant ,well done ,wow nightlife in Chandwell ,cannot wait
Looking forward to it!
Wonderful! The things you say are not perfect are still far better than I could do!
Thank you, that’s very kind!
The best thing you ever did was changing to a weekly update schedule. These Friday visits are a highlight of my week.
Thank you so much! I sometimes worry I will run out of things to say.
Michael, it's a thing of beauty. Something I really enjoy is how the story of Chandwell and it's buildings are still evolving. 👍Ps Really love the meticulous documentation of your electrical / track connections. Also, look forward to Brittany's tour and entertainment guide 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you!
The layout was good on its own - particularly in that bespoke cabinet setting - but the buildings, bridges and other items are wonderful. The results you get from cardboard, glue and paint are just astounding! 💯
Thank you! I also use printed textures rather than just paint, and I think they help the overall scene very much.
Wow I love your buildings. I’ll have to go back and check out your previous videos now.
Thank you! This video may be of interest to you. It explains a bit more about the overall look I am trying to achieve. 2022 in review and a look at what's coming in 2023 in Chandwell
ua-cam.com/video/HEo0Gy90q6A/v-deo.html
I remember the wiring videos . . . Can't quite get my swede round just how long I've been watching the channel . . . . Loved every minute
Thank you for joining me for the ride!
Another brilliant video, have been making recommendations to other to view your channel to see the quality and ideas. Keep the videos coming.
Much appreciated!
The layout is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you!
Enjoyed seeing your layout.
Cool. Thank you.
Nice! That's gotta be Shipley Clock Tower
It certainly is!!!
WOW
Four short years and this progress creating an entire (REAL?) market town!
A truly amazing feat at this level of reality and most especially - cost
Couple things stand out...
As mentioned the cost is kept very very low but it is a cliche that the Scotts aare canny with their cash
Secondly, there is a small error in the description of chimney pots and staircases as they are entirely astounding in their realism while claimed to be not so...
The "broad brush" modeling claim is also questionable as I firmly believe I could walk through this town, recognize all the places, meet with other folk famously mentioned and enjoy the informative company of your famous tour guide, id only I could shrink down to 1:148th my current size.
Thank you for this wondrful tour. I have been following for some three + years and loved EVERY one of your videos. You continue to inspire my efforts
That is really kind to say, thank you. You have been one of my most regular supporters and I value yuor encouragement every single week. I hope you realise how much energy it gives me!
This cassette system is genius! 😮
It works well.
Looks fantastic layout cheers from Bruce.blenheim south island new Zealand
Thank you! That’s a long way from Yorkshire! 😂
Michael interesting update video good to see the setting also watched first video, change so. Unchanged in four years. I also use the plastic pipe covers from Wikes for storing trains being similar in profile to your conduit but for 00 gauge are larger
Thank you!
Excellent layout!❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Watching that HST coast over the viaduct is a stunning scene. Amazing layout.
Thank you!!
The buildings look so good!
Thank you!
Been watching & enjoying your layout since you first started as I was going to copy it in OO
Thank you for joining me on my Chandwell journey!
Lovely bit of modelling. Great work.
Thank you!
Hi Michael,
Nice to see the layouts background and progress, to date. It also looks like your model making skills have moved on in leaps and bounds! Well done. Look forward to the next update/progress video.
When I look at my earliest work, I can definitely see places where I have improved! Roll on the next four years! :)
Michael, your layout continues to grow and inspire the rest of us.
It continues to grow! Whatever will I do when it's fully grown!?
I really enjoyed wacthing this. Definitely a nice n gauge layout
Thank you!
Fantastic modelling. Well done.
Thank you!
What a wonderful little gem. Charmingly narrated as well. 👌
Thank you! Did you find this video from SmallPrint?
Yes, the link from Small Print at Menston.
Has this won some kind of award? It's absolutely fantastic!
No, it's won no award other than "Best model railway in the whole world ever" from my 7-yr old son!
I like your cost effective approach. The results are really excellent!
Glad you like them! Thank you.
I know that part of the world very well and he's nailed it to perfection.
Thank you!
Superb.. and motivational for anyone who wants to get into the hobby.
Thank you!
Dude, to be honest, I like small details, but this proves again that the overall atmosphere is a huge thing. This is beautiful. I like the weathered trains. I like the perfectly captured rundown scenery. And to be honest the details that do not stand closer inspection: They are not an eyesore like other things in other layouts often are. Beautifully done, sir. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much!
Yes! This is fan-tas-tic! This is the kind of layout I always imagine doing. I hardly ever see that style anywhere: super-realistic, gritty urban city scenery with bridges and rivers and beautiful old city houses next to worn-down 70s monstrosities, self-built houses and bridges and roads... I love it!
Thank you so much, and welcome to Chandwell! :)
The whole concept, the construction, the promotion of what can be achieved in N Gauge makes this, Michael, one of the best layouts on UA-cam. The shorter length of the videos coupled with what is within them is excellent. How often have we seen a video showing the construction of a grass embankment which runs for nearly an hour!!!
I was amazed at the size of the layout, thinking it would be a lot larger, but then this is however what can be created when you are an expert in your field, and why N is so good.
Thanks for the tour Michael, really enjoyable. Cheers, Bob
Thank you Bob! The layout seems bigger because there are so many different vantage points to film from. I think because every road/river crosses the tracks and the layout at acute angles, and because none of the ground is flat, there's never really a clear line of sight from the front to the backscene, or from one side to the other. This makes it feel more like a town than a model.
Michael, as the builder of a small layout myself (less than 5 m2) I have made a careful study of what it takes to make a small layout look larger. One important element is detail: small details, which are not necessarily easily seen, draw the viewer in and invite even closer examination. This leads the viewer to experience the layout from a closer distance, making the overall layout seem much larger. Chandwell is a classic example of this: your attention to detail is phenomenal, and you have created - and continue to create - your own little world where a visitor can get lost for hours on end. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I think you’re right but I’ve never really considered it before. I think something else that works well is that all my roads cross the layout at an angle other than 90 degrees. And the my go up hill. With the buildings in place, this means that there are so many different angles to see things from and you have to move around a lot to get a clear view of any given thing. To me, that makes the town seem quite real too.
Brilliant video! Brilliant layout!
Thank you!
Your detail work is quite amazing!
Thank you so much 😀
Incredible work. Wow!
Thank you!
How wonderful! Great work.
Thank you!
Marvellous, really enjoyed the story, it's a masterpiece.
Thank you so much! I still dream of a layout like yours one day though!
Great layout with wonderful detail. I really enjoyed seeing it all. Regards Michael
Thank you Michael.
Fantastic layout. Well done !
Thank you!
Absolutely excellent. The buildings are exceptional. Well done indeed.
Many thanks!
The thumbs up No. 391 came from Sweden!
Thank you so much!
fabulous
Thank you!
Its an amazing layout Michael. the attention to the detailing of your buildings is very realistic. what a creation my friend. and its all done in N gauge. pure Magic. best wishes Tony
Thank you Tony. It’s an honour to have you comment here. Your layout is an endless inspiration to me.
The missing K in Chandwell Market was a highpoint for me. I was loving the grimness of it all but this just pushed it up to the next level. Well done!
Hahah! Than- you!
Fantastic layout!
Many thanks!
This looks superb, Michael. A beautifully balanced model that really reflects the real towns that you have drawn from. I like, too, that you have presented it so well in your office. You can be justly proud of your workmanship.
Thank you very much indeed!
Really enjoyed looking at your layout. Great track set-up and good to see 31s and 43s side by side as in the 1990s.
Glad you enjoyed it
There's so much to love about this, I think all of the back-stories and the very detailed perspectives are the best bit! Also amazing how you've fit so much into such a small space without it feeling cramped, cracking effort! 😊
Thank you so much!
Glad I just found your channel today! I was thinking about a gritty layout (previously having a model railway as a teenager). The graffiti and grey tones you've made is a perfect execution.
Welcome to Chandwell! Thank you!
Outstanding
Thank you!
I think i must have been following this build from its inseption,fantastic work,looking forward to the delightful miss Scroggins update.
Many thanks!
Absolutely taken aback by your design , it looks amazing ,you made great use of the space 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you!
Great video this Michael delivered with no small amount of polish and a touch of swagger deserved of four amazing years of modelling. Highly inspiring and occasionally, ever so slightly intimidating! Here’s to the next four years. Now where’s that Britney...👍
Glad you enjoyed it! I don't ever mean to be intimidating! But I know what you mean when you see something that inspires you. I feel the same when I look at things like Patapsco Falls Division, N Scale Dystopia, Marklinofsweden, and such like.
What dedication 😮 great layout and build .
Thank you so much!
Great video. I started an N guage layout few years back, then sadley moved and never continued. However Watching this video aswell as a few others I have come up with a new layout idea and thank you for the kick I needed. New build to start June 2024.
Great to hear! Good luck!
Hi Michael, enjoyed the video, great tour of your fantastic layout! Cheers Gary
Thank you! I really enjoyed making this video.
The buildings on your layout are the nicest I've seen. The look so realistic. It's hard to believe that the scale is 1:160. I'm gonna watch more of this channel. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you very much. I have really enjoyed making the buildings.
I have only just come across your channel and as someone who lives very close to Bradford and Shipley...and Otley (I live in Keighley), looking at the buildings I didn't need the real life pictures or where they are, I was saying them as you were. The buildings are stunning. The Shipley Market tower looks like you just shrunk the original. This layout is inspiring. Once my family grows up, I have already informed my wife I was to build a layout and I may be taking ideas from this. Amazing job mate. Now, I have some more of your videos to watch :)
Thank you so much! If you enjoyed recognising the buildings, you may enjoy this silly video… ua-cam.com/video/dVW8YTq06oQ/v-deo.html Enjoy your layout once you have the space. Making buildings is my most favourite thing.
Best "layout in a living space" I've seen. Looks like it grew there, well done. Love the details and the buildings' back stories. Superb!
Thank you very much!
Gosh that's superb
Thank you!
The downward shot of the 31 crossing the station throat over the viaduct was amazing. That pointwork is a thing of beauty! One day you just have to do a time lapse of that area from that angle.
Thumbs up well earned!
Mike.
Thank you. I loved that shot too.
Amazing detail in your layout - you should be suitably proud of your work 😁👍🇦🇺
Thank you very much!
I keep thinking I'm looking at an H0 layout. Absolute marvel the details on the buildings and even the trains look so good. N has come a long way. Your modeling skills are outstanding and good for you for using anything you can get hold of instead of just buying of the shelf.
Thank you!
Hi Michael I've only found your channel fairly recently but it really is inspiring, great work that you have achieved over the 4 years, with no doubt still more to come. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
My sister in law knows I have many hobbies and have a deep appreciation for other people's art and work. I have enjoyed this video and look forward to the others in your library! Cheers from Brisbane Australia!
Thanks for sharing!
Just the best...makes an old man very happy
Thank you very much indeed. That makes a not-so-young man happy to hear! :)
Such great storytelling❤
This is the first video I’ve seen of Chandwell. How delightfully charming.
I’ll be watching more asap.
Thank you and welcome to Chandwell. Most of my videos are about making buildings but there are many which are almost 100% story. Look out for the Visit Chandwell Tourist Board films or the history programme about the Royal Scot hotel. My most recent one with a bit of story is this one. A dreary urban scene - finishing an atmospheric scratch-built model street scene
ua-cam.com/video/T33uu8t3K4o/v-deo.html
very nice i like the details and its built into the cabinet, touches like the tree in the river are a nice addition
Thank you very much!
love this layout and your buildings are just brilliant - such great inspiration
Thank you!
Chandwell is strangely familiar ... I live on Tyneside but make occasional visits by train to West Yorkshire for work. You've caught the atmosphere perfectly, and I love the wry humour - model railways as social commentary :)
Thank you very much, and welcome to Chandwell!
It has to be a lot of fun to create the various scenes and story. Recording, with the details narrated by Brittany, is a really nice touch and makes the model and the story so convincing. This is really a very nice job all the way around!
Thank you. I find that thinking of Chandwell as a real place, or at least a place with a story, really does help me in my modelling. It helps make it gel together somehow.
Love your layout and your vids and this is a great one. Really shows your layout to its best, well done
Thank you very much!