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Cheers very much Pete, and it's mostly linked with one of my other layouts, just hoping to make it all work heh

I have got one of these powered chassis as the power unit for my Drewry Railcar, works very nicely and DCC'd mostly well. Think others tend to use it for diesels and the like where you can hide the wheels, I do have an ideal of a loco to make for it (not for this particular chassis however), the little LSWR Electric shunter might be able to work with it. I did pay fair bit more than that for this one, but it's out of stock at Traintraks so it's the usual eBay prices heh.

@@GosportRailworks Never thought about DCC to be honest. But ofcourse if you take a chassis with a bodykit you're bound to find room for that. As for myself I bought a cheap DCC set and still coming to grips with it, so far I can switch on the headlights 😁

Heh for DCC it's so long as I can make it go back and forth using the same controller I'm all good, everything else is just an extra.

@@GosportRailworks 😄

It's a nice little engine, though would be nice for other prototype options but oh well heh I do want to review the Kato electric engine, and also use it as a chassis for another electric engine I've got thoughts on making. The chassis itself is quite good, I've also got it for my Drewry Railcar and it's quite smooth, other than it's only got two axles for pick ups it works without issues. And personally I'm "generally prototypical) in my modelling, so long as it generally looks right then I'm happy, though rule one also is good as well!

Cheers very much, and felt like the platforms could do with some more colour, plus was somewhat prototypical of the time, and do want to add more people to the layout, there's lots already but don't feel it's quite enough yet! And they indeed are very tiny!

Ta very much Terry, glad you're enjoying the running sessions still!

Glad you like them all, though to be fair, I am trying to cut down on some of my stock since I'm printing quite a few now, have got some listed on my catalogue's secondhand section if want to have a look!

Glad that you enjoyed it, also cheers for watching twice heh, and I'll leave in the minor ones, the ones where I forget to change the points and derailments I'll keep to myself lol

@@GosportRailworks Ha, no problem 👍There’s a signalman on my layout facing disciplinary action over a derailment. He seems to think being very tiny and made of plastic with immovable arms is some sort of excuse for poor work performance. I’ve got news for him! Cheers mate.

Glad that you enjoyed it!

Might have a look at what might work for my items, currently for my coaches I just superglue a crude cross bar out of plasticard to keep the wheels on, might adjust the bogie pivots to allow a screw to be fitted. Though will have to do some tests first but cheers for the suggestion!

Cheers very much Pete, and just let me know when ready to order, the SUB does come with variations for coach internals, so just mention the unit you're modelling and will pick out the right vehicles for it! And do look forward to seeing how you got on with both the NOL and I2, somewhat seeing how you tackle the front bogie for it heh

The main market for 3d printing is for low volume items, since there's no tooling costs to recover, there's no such thing as "too few" to produce anything since it's all digital and printed on demand from a universal material. I want to keep things at a more reasonable price, £30-40 a coach is far too much personally, more so when the cost of everything else has gone up! And cheers very much, will be expanding my coach and EMU range more, do need to add some SECR coaches however, but will come in time!

@@GosportRailworks I hear you, I have certain models that go for ridiculous prices at Ebay or Catawiki. Never paid top whack for them and have no intention to do so ever. Luckily I'm easily pleased, I gladly buy cars from the bargain bin, 12 for 15 euros and just build a story around them about why they run in a specific train. But there are great models in 3D printing and I can understand people getting bored with the same locos with only different colour schemes. I'm keeping track on specific models in development in Z scale, hoping it all works out to get some very additions 😄

I keep looking at both my 4CEP models and thinking I only spent £140 on each of them, now they go £200+ each, but I'm now in the mindset that I can pretty much replace my RTR coaches with printed ones (slowly) as would give more variety then heh. I can understand the main brands, they need to make a profit so have to aim for what will likely sell, but yes it does make things a bit samey in general. And have been interested in looking at smaller scales, though will have to find space to put more layouts somewhere heh

@@GosportRailworks In my opinion main brands rely a bit too much on their name and not for producing new stuff. Ofcourse there are brands that serve a small market eg British models but all production is abroad, they use older molds and perhaps they even use slave labour. That doen't really justify these high prices. Piko also has nice models but no way that I would pay 350 for a loco that even has fragile plastic gears. I may have said it before, the Class 08 by GF looks great too but it somehow wouldn't feel right to spend that amount on a single locomotive. Btw, Z has its advantages and with the right chassis you can build a decent setup in a limited space. It's just a question of finding the right 3D kit to work on but the market is constantly developing.

Nearly forgot to reply, busy weekend, and that's pretty much most brands these days, too much relying on the goodwill they built up over the years only to waste it later on. Hopefully some cheaper alternatives will help move things in a better direction, but will have to see. Only model I paid that much for (outside the big one in the shed) was the Brighton Belle which looks great, but it's only features being that it lights up and despite power all the way through, pickup is only in the motor car, might make a replacement someday heh I've been eyeing up T Gauge, mostly for making cityscape layouts or some other silly ideals I've got heh

Cheers very much and glad that you found it helpful, do hope that you have fun with model trains!

Hello there, if it's the white metal model, you might be able get some spares from the manufacture from this site: lytchettmanor.co.uk However it looks like they're scaling back their business, but still worth a go, otherwise if you've got a steady hand, build some from plasticard. Though will see if I can print off some steps from my version, if you'd like to go that route, put in an order via my order form on my website so we can talk via email etc gosportrailworks.carrd.co

@@GosportRailworks Thank you but the e-mail address you have provided for you is not being recognised.

That's just a link to my website which has a form you can message me on. If you click on it then go to middle button, then at the bottom there's a link to the order form and a link to how to contact me via facebook if you're on there.

Ta very much, I think at the time I was just focused on trying to make sure there was enough space for the decoder and removed as much as I could (even though the legs wouldn't take too much heh) But again, cheers for the extra advice!

Cheers very much Pete!

While I can only speak about the N version, but do hope that you have fun putting it together and it is indeed a nice kit!

Well done! And I'm still somewhat like that, though it's bit hard to tell with the time lapse but normally by the end of it I've usually got something glued to me somehow heh

I just find them relaxing to put together, just get it all set up, put something on to listen to in the background and after a bit it's all built heh And do think these are quite good value, and yeah I know I shouldn't be too fussed about getting it exact, but since I tend to give these away for my usual give-aways I keep thinking their new owners might want them more correct heh

@@GosportRailworks I see, kits can be quite relaxing indeed. The more I look around the more kits I see. Gone are the days when we would just have to be satisfied with kits by bigger brands that weren't all that. Cardboard kits are everywhere now in every scale.

Indeed, the market does seem to be more varied with the range of kits available for all skill levels, have seen some that can take a good while to put together (I think, might've been a scratch build) along with some that you just glue the sides together and it's all done.

Ta very much, and would recommend having a go building one, it's a nice kit for an afternoon project!

Cheers very much!

Cheers very much Pete heh, and there is a local one near me, been more focused on health things as of late (mostly alright however), did buy a book on another 3.5in engine just for some info on some of the basics but will join them when I can! Will try to get videos as well when I visit too!

Cheers very much, and there is a local one in Fareham, however they don't do open days all too often, but do know someone at work and she and her husband are in their group if I remember right, so will have to ask her about joining when possible. Though might have to book a day off work to attend the open meeting, always on a day I'm at work heh!

@@GosportRailworks Well strangely, the Chichester one had an open day this weekend just gone apparently. My other half told me yesterday. I would imagine joining a society would be a sensible thing to do with this loco as it is a bit more complex than a good old n gauge 😀

Only a little bit more complex! Though I'm still wondering where the pickups are heh And yeah I do need to join up with one, but it's no rush, will get it running in time!

Glad you like it Terry, and it's the usual Kato N Gauge unitrack!

Cheers very much!

That's all fine Pete, figured to have a go at trying something different heh, but do hope you enjoy the build as it progresses!

Heh I tend to always buy my PVA glue in 5lt bottles since I use so much of it for pretty much everything! And have used Kato track before (for a smaller layout), it's just the double return loops I need to work out! Hope you enjoy the build as it continues!

That's alright, either way do hope you enjoy the build! And quite glad that they enjoy the concept, main reason I'm going for layouts based off games is to bring something more familiar to younger audiences while showing them the fun of modelling!

@@GosportRailworks I always enjoy your builds James and I think the thought behind it is a great idea for the hobby. Looking forward to seeing it progress 👍

Ta very much, do already have a list of other things with trains in to try out in the future, but seeing how this one turns out first before getting too carried away with the ideas!

Ta very much, and think it's mostly that after I've built it, I then think up a better method of building the thing I just finished heh But am glad that everyone else is happy with how it's turned out, Cheers again!

Cheers very much!

Cheers very much Pete!

So far, without the lake on the other side of the layout, there's enough clearance for the chimneys, however will have to see once I add the lake in and double check it all, but so far it seems fine!

First of all, glad you found the project, though sounds like TH-cam is doing it's usual in not showing all videos again, only suggestion is to check the notification settings on my channel (think it's the drop down menu on the subscribe button) And I'll be going with the scenery on both sides route as I'll generally only be running the single engine on the layout and glad your enjoying how it's coming along! And for the hinges, did look for the ones that fitted on the outside, however at the time I couldn't remember which type they were and went with the ones I found heh

@@GosportRailworks No worries, been a bit busy so I don't catch all the new stuff. Just thought it was an interesting concept, people sometimes look upon it as a childlike approach but it has possibilities. And just one engine seems quite enough for plenty of action. Am I right in guessing it would be another special you want to run on it? Anyway, looking forward to see it coming along.

That's all fine, vids will still be there when you have time! And people might think that, but personally it makes it quite easy to store and move about since it folds up to be a nice case sized package! Though might try another two section layout again sometime. And it was mostly just cause I spotted some space under my bed and wondered how big of a layout I could fit under there heh, been looking around my room and trying to see if anywhere else has space for another layout before I have to sell off one! Though might make this one for more ex-LSWR items which I've mostly made myself.

Cheers very much!

That is unfortunate, hopefully some of the engines can be saved into preservation or sold to other operators that will find a use for them.

@@GosportRailworks Yes indeed, it is sad :( The end of an era for sure. I haven't seen many DRS 37's around recently, but have seen a couple of Colas liveried ones doing Permanent Way stuff...

Hopefully a few more find a good home!

Heya Pete, glad that you're enjoying the new format, hopefully everyone will feel the same though future ones will be shorter once I get through the backlog! And do look forward to seeing how they come out when done, am getting a gallery set up hopefully soon on my site so customers can upload their pics of the models on there!

Cheers very much, and I do agree which is why I've been trying to revisit some of my older models to add some updates to them where I can, though do need to go through all my older coach designs to add some door handles now heh

You're welcome, glad that you found it useful!

They do run very well, though do think I need to put bit more effort into cleaning the track so they run smoother!

Ta very much Pete, do hope to make a larger Thomas layout sometime based off one of the stations from the show so I can try to recreate or make my own stories about them!

Heh no worries, hope that you're enjoying them all!

Cheers very much, and think all my trucks are troublesome! And no worries, sometimes I do reshoot some scenes if something happens (point set wrong or derailment etc), but something like a engine stalling, it's just easier to give things a quick nudge and remember to sort it for next time!

Cheers very much, and I think there's still the odd bit which needs a bit more attention, but it's mostly all working now!

You're welcome! And do quite like how Metcalfe kits are, though do agree they can be bit bigger than ideal at times but being card they are easy to modify. I have tried plastic kits before as well, and they do the job, but do agree that without a decent amount of work they do look more on the toy side due to it's harder to hide the plastic look to them, but think they work better on the beginner/younger user side due to they don't have many pieces and aren't too hard to put together. Personally though I mostly go with card/paper builds for my own projects now as I can get them to fit where I need them to go.

Glad you like it!

Glad you enjoyed them! And I've now added door handles to the BR EPBs, and yeah it's just much much easier with a paint pen, I've not done the larger handrails which are normally around doors but all the smaller ones are done! Do still need to go over some of my older coaches to add them in, just need to find time for it all!

Glad you like them, might do some more that are just the sound of the trains running without sound, though do need to get more of my other layouts up an running to add more variety!

Cheers very much, and I have seen the odd few modern kits, but yeah do think the majority of their range is older items, after I've worked through the kits I've already bought I'll see about doing some more modern kits in their range!

I have seen a few card kits on Etsy, might have a go at some of them when I find one which really catches my interest! And I'm just use to building things heh, I'm somewhat like my mother, though she prefers puzzles, card kits are pretty much the same to me.

Cheers very much, and I would recommend them, nice little build, and even with three of them they shouldn't take too long!