My Top 10 Model Railway Layouts of 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- Here they are - my top 10 favourite model railway layouts of the year... and a few Bloopers thrown in for good measure!
Happy New Year - see you in 2024!
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Dawn Quest's Model Railways Videos are the BEST EVER
Aww, thanks so much!
Your excellent as a show host its very professional im surprised your not hosting on television.
She is a professional with a career in media. One would assume the aim of the channel is to get picked up by a TV company. How many new model railway channels have a professional camera person and a website already before the first video has gone out. Good luck to her.
Great production and detail of the layouts. Certainly the hobby gives something to look forward to in 2024.
Love your outfit also, lovely dress and tights.
Thank you!
*Dawn: **_"...I thought I'd reward Grumpy Cameraman and allow him to pick one of his own. So, have you chosen one, Grumpy Cameraman?"_*
*Grumpy Cameraman: **_"NO!"_*
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Great Video, Thanks for Sharing !
Such a professional presentation. Thank you
Thank you!
Nice mix of layouts, and have to say the winter layout at the end was spectacular and can see why it would be the number 1. And the layouts in a box where nice to see.
Enjoyable selection - but Moor View is stunning and my favourite as well. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy 2024
It is breathtaking isn't it! Have a great weekend.
Such a lovely young lady with an enchanting eloquent voice, and with an interest in model railways. What a treaty. ❤❤❤
What a great choice of your favourite layouts including Mr Grumpy's. But what makes it so much more interesting is how you present your videos, so very professional. The plus to this presentation is the inside story to each layout. Your narration brings it to life for those model makers who created these masterpieces. Well done team and Happy New Year to you both.
Thank you Chris - it's subscribers like you who make all the hard work worthwhile! I appreciate your support, as always.
Happy New year Dawn and also Grumps! An enjoyable and well produced video as always. Looking forward to seeing many more in the new year👍🚂🚂
Thanks Steve - Happy New Year to you and the family!
Great vid!
Happy new year classy Dawn. Looking forward to your presentations in 2024.
Thank you - Happy New Year!
Just stumbled across your fantastic channel. Love the high standard of production. Wishing you, grumpy cameraman and all viewers a very Happy and Healthy 2024 😊
Thank you Peter - Happy New Year!
Hi Dawn, hope you had a lovely Christmas and New year, fantastic videos, also liked the bloopers,(trust a dog to steal the show), hope Mr Grumpy Cameraman enjoyed his medicinal pizza, thanks for sharing, take care, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.
Did see Gordon's Lane at the Great Electric Train Show in 2023 and was a stunning layout and did see Moor's View in Stafford the same year as well. but those layouts are brilliant. Also love the bloopers as well, Happy New Year.
The warmth and charm Mr. Grumpy displays is truly inspiring. I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye watching, during the heartfelt moment when Mr. Grumpy mentioned the dog. Reminded me of Timmy calling Lassie. A true dog lover. Being somewhat a food critic myself I wasn't at all surprised at Mr. Grumpy's highly unusual yet daring choice of pizza. Equally inspiring are the absolutely gorgeous railroads you picked. Thank you for a great video and hope Mr. Grumpy has recovered from the injuries he sustained during the filming .
Grumpy 😂😂😂😂😂
Please do not give him any ideas about his acting ability. It will go straight to his head and he will be even more unbearable. The party popper went nowhere near his eye... only his ego.
@@modelrailwayquestlove it...
Happy new year and a grumpy new year to Mr Grumpy. Thanks Dawn, recently subscribed to the channel because of your amazing Brief Encounter layout. Love the content of your channel. Cheers!
Thank you David and welcome aboard! :-)
Morning happy new year
Great review
Really enjoyed it thank you
Thanks David - Happy New Year!
Love the dog! Oh, and the layouts too. I subscribed to this channel yesterday after watching the presentation on Krakow and am looking forward to more.
Thank you - welcome aboard! :-)
I like the idea of using blue lighting on a snow scene. I've never seen that before. It's very atmospheric.
Great choice of layouts, especially moors view i also had to have that 1st out of my top 10 layouts and just managed to dig out a railway modeller magazine that featured it by chance, super layout, am working on a miniature version at the moment to run my n gauge stock on am sure it wont be anywere near as good but it did inspire me to have a go, happy new year, all the best. Tom
Thank you! Great minds think alike ;-) - it is a beautiful layout isn't it? And that's what it's all about - to create things we love and inspire and be inspired by others' work and creativity! Would love to see photos of your miniature layout when you're ready to share - I have a gallery on my website where I share other layouts.
You just popped up on my feed, watched, liked and subscribed!
Excellent video and layouts....👍🏻👌🏼👏🏻
Being a huge fan of old US railroads (Milwaukee Road), I've got a soft spot for the Big Four and earlier companies (LMS RULES! 🤘🏻)....
Greetings from a Swede in Glasgow....
All the best for 2024! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Hello and Happy New Year to you in Glasgow! A Swede in Scotland who loves US railroads... love it!
Happy new year Dawn,loved the video
Thanks Mark - Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thanks for this brilliant video Dawn 🚂
Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it!
Happy New Year to everyone from us here at Exeter Road Model Railway.Loved to see the top 10.....
Happy New Year to you!
What a regal introduction Dawn, very festive 💖💖
Thanks Steve! Not sure about regal... grumpy cameraman keeps me humble!
"Grumpy Camera-man" indeed! Well done all around.
Nice Dawn🎉
Happy New Year Dawn and Grumpy Camera Guy!
Happy New Year to you!
cool vid thanks lee
Thanks Lee. Happy New Year to you!
What a pleasant and enjoyable video. Thanks for posting. I subbed just because of this video!!
Thank you! Great to have you as a subscriber!
Nice to see a young lady presenter rather than the old boys l always see at the club 🙂😎
Hi MRQ, first time I’ve seen a video, I’ve clicked on Subcribe. Some great layouts. My favourite was the Rossiter Rise but only because I’m a huge London UndergrounD enthusiast. See again during 2024
Hi and welcome! Rossiter Rise is a fantastic layout, isn’t it. I love all things London Underground too.
Great collage of layouts.....do more plz
thumbs up 👍🍀💯
Thank you
I like your sense of humour. Dave from Southend on sea
Thanks David!
Brilliant video again, thanks
Thanks John - Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too.
I agree with you totally about your 1st choice: even my other half, who's usually indifferent to anything to do with model railways, was impressed by this layout. Maybe there's hope for her. Really good video, by the way!
It's a slippery slope! Moors View one day and then, pretty soon your other half will be taking up half the garage with their own layouts! Thanks for the comments.
British railways are growing on me, i love the terminology you use, here we call them switches, British call them points. Caboose here, there brake vans.
Don't forget railway sleepers for railroad ties! 😉
Brilliant liked the bloopers 😂😂
Thanks! Happy New Year!
Nice list, I used to live near Wickwar and it captures the area perfectly but I have to agree with your No.1 Moors View is just an astonishing bit of modelling, simply a beautiful and evocative scene
Yes, I think astonishing is absolutely the right word for it! Great to hear that Wickwar the model railway is a faithful a reproduction of the original location. Farnham & District MRC are exceptional when it comes to detail.
Great review of your favourite top 9 layouts, Dawn, and the grumpy camera choice man's wasn't bad either. In fact, I noticed you pinched the idea of having a dog on the layout 😂. Best wishes for 2024. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos....cheers James 🙂👍
Dogs help with the appeal factor :-) Happy New Year to you and your family James!
@@modelrailwayquest Thank you 🙂👍
"70s era, which takes me back to my childhood"? Thats way before your time!
“The dog” 😂 brilliant
Keep up the good work Dawn hope to see you guys at an exhibition soon
Thanks Paul - and yes, do come and say Hi if you see us. My website has details of our upcoming shows with Brief Encounter, but I'll also let you know which shows I'm attending in my TH-cam weekly updates.
Well done brilliant layouts brilliant video and the grumpy camera man made me laugh 😂 happy new year hope you have a good one.
He makes me laugh too... but I don't let on, otherwise he'd be insufferable. :-)
@@modelrailwayquest u do a good job not letting on don’t know how u manage to keep a straight face on camera id be laughing. Definitely and u don’t want that ey 🙂
Love your dog !
She loves the limelight... until she gets bored (or hungry!)
Some great choices there... Gordons Lane & Moors View were lovely, but I think Hazelcombe would be my pick of your bunch.
Mr Grumpy's choice was also a nice pick, but his re-enactment of The Italian Job, was a tad lack-lustre by using an incorrect bus! You'll have to beat it into him, or fire another party popper, that its the attention to detail which matters, but funny none the less.
Well Happy New year and I hope you get a chair in the near future, as according to my wise mother, you'll get a chill sitting on the floor! 😆
Plus always great to see bloopers, thanks for adding them in...
So he even used the wrong bus!! Typical! :-) Thanks Martin - and Happy New Year to you!
Glad I found your channel, just subd you ❤
Thank you! Welcome aboard!
At least one lady appears not to think badly of railway modellers
Haha love the special effects lol 😝 😊
Don't tell him - he'll be up to no end of trouble otherwise! :-)
@@modelrailwayquest haha 😛 I approve hehe 😜
Well great selection of layouts. 4 of them are coming to the Chatham Show this year. I need to discuss the chatham show with you.
Hi James - happy to discuss Chatham. Please do email with details and then let's have a chat. modelrailwayquest@gmail.com.
If beautiful women love model railroading then I'm amazed and really surprised . Great videos . Cheers . ❤ 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃✨💝
I ***NEED*** to get myself some Hornby Dublo!!!!! The 3 rails don't bother me, I've collected Lionel for well over 50 years.
Really enjoyable video. Grumpy camera man should have his own channel!
Ssshh don't give him any ideas... he'd be unbearable! 😂
My son was born at Pembury hospital.....
I saw your monochromatic layout from the mid Kent exhibition on another channel 👍👍😊
Hi and welcome!
Excellent video and super nice choices. First time watching here and enjoyed it!...
Being as I am a long time model railroader and also a recording studio engineer and also a jazz-fusion guitarist, I'd love to know who did the song (and song title) for Mike Perry's, The Tar Works, if you could please share that would be great. Thanks.
Philip
NYC / New Jersey Shore Area
Happy New Year Dawn and Mr Grumpy cameraman. Some nice choices especially the snow scene of moors view. Looking forward to 2024 now atb Andy
Thanks Andy - Happy New Year!
Dawn you some great layouts and I agree about the last one, I could feel the cold, I also think it's, not that easy to achieve the effect, it also strikes me that most of us models summer layout as all the trees have leaves on them.
I think you're right! With snow, it's easy for it to look fake, not so easy to make it look realistic - Paul has done a simply amazing job.
@@modelrailwayquest My view is that a model railway is really art in a very broad sense, people have different interests, some like building locos, others don't care about scenery, the fact that im not a brilliant artist doesn't mean I'm not an artist and so when you look at model railways you see a whole spectrum right up to the layouts simply look so real.
As an old bloke railway photos were mainly black and white, so had a thought about a model railway and I think it would be a greater challenge than snow.
What if someone built a model railway that was monochrome, the locos, the scenery everthing including scenery,, a different mesning to 50 shades of grey,
Yes you can cheat and photograph it in monochrome., I think that would be a real artistic challenge .
well, funny you should say that Steven.... take a look at my other videos about my Brief Encounter fully monochrome model railway. It made its debut at the Woolwich show in December and its second outing this past weekend in Maidstone. It's booked into more shows this year - dates are on my website. And if you are in any of the areas, I'd love you to see it in real life!
@@modelrailwayquest Dawn I live in a land where real men eat Vegitmite for brekkie and snakes and spiders and sharks are predators.
I remember the big freeze that started on boxing day 1962, even the sea froze and you could walk across the Thames like Jesus walking on water.
@@modelrailwayquest I just watched you monochrome layout, that is freaky, in a good way,.
To get all the shades is no easy task, this is what I call serious ART.
Over the years I have come to realise colour photography which we all wanted as a kid is not everything, when I look at old black and white photos it allows the viewer to indulge the imagination far more than a high fidelity colour photo, you could make skies and clouds dramatic by using red filters etc
I the saw Gordon Lane, Ipswich to Weymouth and Tar works at Gravesend. The N gauge layouts in cases at Woolwich, where I met you and saw A Brief Encounter, I am in your video of the show talking to you.
Hi Paul - thanks for coming to the show and stopping by - great to talk to you! Happy New Year!
My favourites from 2023 include the James Street layout which is best viewed IMO from above which was possible at GETS, and White Meadow Quarry.
Hope to see you somewhere next year if you are at a show in the Milton Keynes area.
On my list! I'll hope to see White Meadow Quarry at Longfield this month.
@@modelrailwayquest I'm sure you will enjoy it! Sadly I will not be able to visit any shows where Ray and Anna are exhibiting this year.
Starting at about 05:43 in this video:
That looks like a _Roger Corman_ film...😉
Starting at about 15:15 in this video:
_Dawn_ and I are _alike_ in that respect...🤭
She is the top model…..
Wish i found something that nice under my Christmas Tree, 😊....
Some excellent modelling…but only boring standard gauge…where’s the narrow gauge?
You can see my favourite 009 layouts in this week’s video. 😊
You’re so Cute! ❤
I love those tiny suitcase layouts. I plan to build something like that myself. Mixing Lego and normal model railway track had never crossed my mind before. I am totally stealing that idea.
Good for you. It's not stealing... it's called inspiration ;-)
One general comment: the trains mostly move at unrealistic speeds and without variation.
I love the idea of miniture world and magical feel rather than just trains. I do remmber train spotting at Reading Station in the 1979 ish I went with him for sothing to do lol so I'm not only women who likes this.
Hi Christine - you're right - not the only woman who likes railway modelling! Do you do any railway modelling now? I have a FB group for women railway modellers if you're interested in joining? x
@@modelrailwayquest I don't railway model but love too look at them. And as for Facebook I don't use it because it's caused so many problems in past. You have a laugh u make funny comment everyone laughs acsept the od one and then u get row started. I'm very bubbly love laughing. Life is too short. So reason I don't use Facebook
@@modelrailwayquest love to be friends tho
Grumpy camera man
Model rail scotland 2024 will have Eastfield a O guage layout itl beat all of the ones seen here
Would love to see that!
Just googled it and it looks fantastic. I'm aiming to go to Glasgow this year so will get to see in "in the wild" so to speak!
Find it hard to believe a woman could enthuse over train layouts - heard many tales of women wanting to murder their partners over being involved in model building and trains....or am I out of touch. Very pleasant video.
Music goodbye
There's more comedic talent here than from our politically biased, seemingly woke, state-taxed broadcaster! Dawn's on-screen talent is fantastic, whereas the off-screen grumpy side-kick/contributer certainly knows his place 😜 Thanks guys; happy new year
Thank you! Happy New Year to you!
Damn, I can’t get the stench of irony out of the screen now.
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Yeah whatever 😂
he's a man of very limited vocabulary! ;-)