The blending of the scenery with the painted background is most superb... I often stopped the vid to figure out where the two meet & blend...the commentary is well narrated too.... the whole has a nostalgic / sombre undertone adding to the realism...
Hi Robert, You mention 'modified' Sprat & Winkle couplings in your voice-over of the lovely layout. What is changed from the standard way of using them ? Thank, Rob.
@@nineoneten Hi and thanks very much! Although the the Sprat and Winkles are fairly easy to install I found that they would often snag each other while uncoupling or coupling and the reliability was not great. Now, my hooks and loops are attached to roughly half of my wagons; the other wagons only have the wire loops. This means that I have to make up trains using wagons with alternately placed hook -equipped wagons. Locos only have loops, brake vans have hooks and loops. This can be a bit inconvenient during shunting operations, but the reliability is close to 100%. To make it easier to see which ones are which, I have a painted on chalk mark "X" on the ones without hooks. The hooks themselves are modified by having the extended "finger" at the top of the hook filed back a bit so that they don't snag while uncoupling.
@@robertbrown2728 Hi Robert, Thanks for the reply re the S&W couplings. I am into both 4 and 7 mm scales and am considering using them on both. Your system with different hook/loop installs is one I haven't come across before and sounds promising. It would certainly make for more interest in the shunting moves. I have been considering the single-ended approach where each item of rolling stock has a loop at one end and just a hook at the other. You can't have reverse loops on the layout with this otherwise the stock gets turned and won't couple but turning stock isn't a priority to me. The issue with this method is that you then have to carry it through to locos as well and finding space for mounting and operation of the hook, even on just one end can be tricky. I considered making a shorty version of the hook where the 'paddle' was reduced in length to allow easier mounting but it wouldn't be easy with all locos, especially any with pony trucks and/or bogies. Do your wagons have sprung buffers ? Rob.
@@nineoneten I did consider the single-ended approach - but that would be impractical for me because my layout includes a train turntable where entire trains are reversed. Keeping track of which couplings are pointing which way would be a similar problem to the one I already have with knowing which wagons have hooks, but I would also have the issue of fitting hooks to locos, which I wanted to avoid because of the detrimental effect on appearance. Some of my wagons have sprung buffers, but I don't think they have much effect on operations as the S&W couplings do the propelling when the train is pushed, rather than the buffers. I have also come up with another S&W variation for use on coaches (ends of the train only). It works well but needs careful adjustment and maintenance! Your comments prompted me to look at the video again - there have been quite a few additions and changes on the layout since it was made, including buildings the edge of a hamlet on the hill at the right hand side (Llanidris Uchaf). I'll make another video showing these when they're complete - probably within the next four months.
@@robertbrown2728 Thanks Robert, I look forward to any updates on the layout. When I get time I will try out some ideas on loco mounting of the couplings. Another possibility that just came on me was to have locos with loops on each end, most wagons with hook one end and loop at the other, a few 'barrier' wagons that have hooks BOTH ends. The barrier wagon is used on the desired end of the loco and effectively gives a loco+wagon assembly that acts like a loco so can then couple up to a train of wagons from either end as it is now a hook+loop vehicle like all the others. Hope I explained it well enough for it to be understood - I think I am losing the plot......
A huge part of the realism in this layout is the quality of the misty subdued palette of colours chosen for the buildings and landscape - not forgetting this amazing sky👍🤗❤️
I’m not a fan of GW branch lines or narrow gauge, but this model and all its architectural research, details and finesse is quite simply a masterpiece. Congratulations.
I enjoyed the story telling of the railway and I was expecting to see a little boy pushing his bicycle up the hill with a loaf of bread in the basket, Hovis of course, LOL. Great little O Gauge layout with all the scenes of the village and surrounding hills etc. Thank you for showing it off in this wonderfully made time capsule film.
Fantastic scene. I like the way the town curves into the backdrop but not before giving us a view up the road past the houses. This is an excellent example of diminishing scenery.
I love the use of bas relief, forced perspective and flattened buildings to make more fit into the shallow space. I do think this is very effective on this layout and I have not seen it done so well by other modelers. Very nice.
Particularly enjoyed the newsreel, special effects and narration. You captured the character and fondness for the places with the attention to detail of a charming, more leisurely time. Your roster of equipment photographs well. The allure of model railroading is the satisfaction of constructing a world more perfect than our real one.
Love your narration and the angles into the streets, which shows an excellent way of enhancing depth of field, really adds to the illusion of the model becoming a representative of, in this case, a bygone Welsh world.
This is brilliant. Your keen eye for observing the architecture and scenery of Wales pays off as I, who have spent a lot of time in Wales, immediately recognised where it was set. This would of course be much more enjoyable to see 'in the flesh'.
An absolutely superb model with lots of ingerest and the back scenes are stunning. Well videoed and narrated, I particularly like the prototype references . I look forward to seeing the completed narrow gauge shed
This is a true work of art, together with Central Los Andes. Completely different eras and dimensions, same artistic skills and attention to detail. Congratulations.
Personally, I consider you've made this an accomplished job; clearly, many hours have lovingly gone into this reconstruction. I was but four years old when I rode on one of the last steam trains ever run - prior to the Diesel/electric era, but similarly, I remember that experience well - etched as it is into my memory. In my mind, nothing beats steam. Very well done !! 🙂
Very clever use of aerial perspective, with the misty views of the hillside behind the village... I was intrigued to know how that was created. It looked like diffusion material ? Excellent layout !!
I love it. One thing that I consider it constitute the "british touch of modelling," is the art of doing magnificent and splendid layouts based on a simple and extremely clever trackplan. This layout is a splendid example of this way of modelling, in my opinion. Great from everyside too !
What a nicely produced portrait of an exquisite piece of modelling. Are you planning to exhibit it in due course? Please update when you have completed the elements you will be doing next...You've unwittingly put yourself under some pressure!😉
The walls are mostly done with DAS clay and painted with a mixture of watercolour and artists oil paints. The stone blocks are scribed into the clay while it is still a bit damp. When the clay is completely dry I use abrasive paper to finish the shapingshaping basic shells puff the buildings are from card/ balsa. I usually treat three card with knotting to protect it from the oil paints and also to stiffen it a bit.
Nice layout. Your buildings and backdrop are excellent and capture the character of a landscape I know quite well. Will you be adding figures to add life and narrative to the model?
Looks amazing but I can’t believe that the sky dish was to difficult to make and put up 😂, seriously though a beautiful piece of modelling. Cheers Glyn.
Thanks Chris. I put the video together using the paid version of VSDC. I downloaded and imported some "old film flicker" which I found on TH-cam, and set it to "lighten" mode to allow it to blend with the footage on the layer beneath.
@@tonytowers5889 He's not. Narrator put a lot of effort into getting the pronunciation right, bless him. Percy acknowledged that and gave a small pointer to help him further.
This is a true work of art...
The blending of the scenery with the painted background is most superb... I often stopped the vid to figure out where the two meet & blend...the commentary is well narrated too.... the whole has a nostalgic / sombre undertone adding to the realism...
I'm not a railway modeller but this was very impressive, a beautiful diorama
A great work of art, and truly Welsh
British fanaticism and brilliance rolled together to make a beautiful video. Thank you.
"British fanaticism" 🙄🤡
Thank you very much! I shall spend the day muttering "I am a fanatic". 🙂
Absolutely superb!
Cheers from across the Pond in mid-America!
Thanks everyone for the very kind comments! It is very encouraging and rewarding when people appreciate your efforts :)
Hi Robert, You mention 'modified' Sprat & Winkle couplings in your voice-over of the lovely layout. What is changed from the standard way of using them ? Thank, Rob.
@@nineoneten Hi and thanks very much! Although the the Sprat and Winkles are fairly easy to install I found that they would often snag each other while uncoupling or coupling and the reliability was not great. Now, my hooks and loops are attached to roughly half of my wagons; the other wagons only have the wire loops. This means that I have to make up trains using wagons with alternately placed hook -equipped wagons. Locos only have loops, brake vans have hooks and loops. This can be a bit inconvenient during shunting operations, but the reliability is close to 100%. To make it easier to see which ones are which, I have a painted on chalk mark "X" on the ones without hooks. The hooks themselves are modified by having the extended "finger" at the top of the hook filed back a bit so that they don't snag while uncoupling.
@@robertbrown2728 Hi Robert, Thanks for the reply re the S&W couplings. I am into both 4 and 7 mm scales and am considering using them on both. Your system with different hook/loop installs is one I haven't come across before and sounds promising. It would certainly make for more interest in the shunting moves. I have been considering the single-ended approach where each item of rolling stock has a loop at one end and just a hook at the other. You can't have reverse loops on the layout with this otherwise the stock gets turned and won't couple but turning stock isn't a priority to me. The issue with this method is that you then have to carry it through to locos as well and finding space for mounting and operation of the hook, even on just one end can be tricky. I considered making a shorty version of the hook where the 'paddle' was reduced in length to allow easier mounting but it wouldn't be easy with all locos, especially any with pony trucks and/or bogies. Do your wagons have sprung buffers ? Rob.
@@nineoneten I did consider the single-ended approach - but that would be impractical for me because my layout includes a train turntable where entire trains are reversed. Keeping track of which couplings are pointing which way would be a similar problem to the one I already have with knowing which wagons have hooks, but I would also have the issue of fitting hooks to locos, which I wanted to avoid because of the detrimental effect on appearance. Some of my wagons have sprung buffers, but I don't think they have much effect on operations as the S&W couplings do the propelling when the train is pushed, rather than the buffers.
I have also come up with another S&W variation for use on coaches (ends of the train only). It works well but needs careful adjustment and maintenance!
Your comments prompted me to look at the video again - there have been quite a few additions and changes on the layout since it was made, including buildings the edge of a hamlet on the hill at the right hand side (Llanidris Uchaf). I'll make another video showing these when they're complete - probably within the next four months.
@@robertbrown2728 Thanks Robert, I look forward to any updates on the layout. When I get time I will try out some ideas on loco mounting of the couplings. Another possibility that just came on me was to have locos with loops on each end, most wagons with hook one end and loop at the other, a few 'barrier' wagons that have hooks BOTH ends. The barrier wagon is used on the desired end of the loco and effectively gives a loco+wagon assembly that acts like a loco so can then couple up to a train of wagons from either end as it is now a hook+loop vehicle like all the others. Hope I explained it well enough for it to be understood - I think I am losing the plot......
A huge part of the realism in this layout is the quality of the misty subdued palette of colours chosen for the buildings and landscape - not forgetting this amazing sky👍🤗❤️
I’m not a fan of GW branch lines or narrow gauge, but this model and all its architectural research, details and finesse is quite simply a masterpiece. Congratulations.
can only second that.... it is already outstanding & is not even finished.... wow... what a work...
Beautiful rock and stone buildings and scenery
I enjoyed the story telling of the railway and I was expecting to see a little boy pushing his bicycle up the hill with a loaf of bread in the basket, Hovis of course, LOL. Great little O Gauge layout with all the scenes of the village and surrounding hills etc. Thank you for showing it off in this wonderfully made time capsule film.
Fantastic scene. I like the way the town curves into the backdrop but not before giving us a view up the road past the houses. This is an excellent example of diminishing scenery.
This is a work of art... beautifully done!
Awesome! Greetings from Italy
What a beautifully atmospheric layout.
Perfectly charming, and beautifully constructed.
Quite so, Tony.
An atmospheric masterpiece, absolutely superb.
Nice memories of Wales. Great storytelling, modelling and film making. Cheers from Tasmania.
I love the use of bas relief, forced perspective and flattened buildings to make more fit into the shallow space. I do think this is very effective on this layout and I have not seen it done so well by other modelers. Very nice.
Oh my gosh 😮 absolutely stunning. Lovely narration and filming
Glad you enjoyed it!
This has got to be one of the best films I've ever seen on tube of a superb model many thanks
Really love this layout with the fantastic buildings and landscape. It is a fine piece of art work !
The landscape, the colors, the weather (!): Absolutely fantastic 👍
Magnificent attention to detail; expertly modelled. Thank you.
It's a beautiful layout and a lovely fantasy story. I was able to indulge my imagination and was taken on a journey. 😊
Beautiful
Beautiful layout with very impressive scenery.
Exquisite modelling, and extraordinary back-scene! Beautiful!
Thank you.
absolutely gorgeous and an immense amount of loving work. Thanks for sharing it with us
Love this, it’s scenery with a railway running through it as in real life excellent job 👍
I really enjoyed this and the commentary was great. Beautiful detail. Thank you for taking us on this adventure back on time.
What a beautiful layout. I don't know how accurate it is to old Wales but it makes me want to visit there. Good job and thanks.
Particularly enjoyed the newsreel, special effects and narration. You captured the character and fondness for the places with the attention to detail of a charming, more leisurely time. Your roster of equipment photographs well. The allure of model railroading is the satisfaction of constructing a world more perfect than our real one.
I love the palette you have chosen, it's very evocative and adds to the scene you are trying to create. Masterful.
Love your narration and the angles into the streets, which shows an excellent way of enhancing depth of field, really adds to the illusion of the model becoming a representative of, in this case, a bygone Welsh world.
Beautiful layout and the sound of rain early on really helped create the atmosphere.
When I saw the shot of the bridge from the road, looking up the hill, I just said "wow!" You have captured North Wales in that one scene.
Beautiful !!
Incredible detail and amazing work :)
Congratulations! That's very convincing and a fine model railway.
Amazing detail of the buildings . Good history lesson too .
This is brilliant. Your keen eye for observing the architecture and scenery of Wales pays off as I, who have spent a lot of time in Wales, immediately recognised where it was set. This would of course be much more enjoyable to see 'in the flesh'.
Beautiful and very relaxing!
very very good, says enthusiast Master 3>4 yr old...the buildings and streetscape seem so realistic...if gloomy.
LeviNZ in NZ gives it a gold star.
...this is such a beautiful layout, compact yet so authentic especially the scenery, buildings and the overall 3D effect top work! 👌
An absolutely superb model with lots of ingerest and the back scenes are stunning. Well videoed and narrated, I particularly like the prototype references .
I look forward to seeing the completed narrow gauge shed
Very good video. Lots going on .Thanks for sharing.
This is a true work of art, together with Central Los Andes. Completely different eras and dimensions, same artistic skills and attention to detail. Congratulations.
Very Nice. Martin. (Thailand)
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I lived in Corris Uchaf for a few years as a teenager. This takes me back.
Best lay out I ever saw, please put some Modulu people and animals in it
Thats one hell of a layout, I couldnt keep from thinking of Ivor? The engine in a nice way thank you.
Glad you like it!
What a great and detailed model railway 👍
I well remember the Cambrian line in the 60s when it was still all steam. This model really does bring it all back and is 100% realistic
A excellent and well put together video, what an amazing layout that is really looks great 😊
Personally, I consider you've made this an accomplished job; clearly, many hours have lovingly gone into this reconstruction. I was but four years old when I rode on one of the last steam trains ever run - prior to the Diesel/electric era, but similarly, I remember that experience well - etched as it is into my memory. In my mind, nothing beats steam. Very well done !! 🙂
I loved watching this. Beautifully presented, very atmospheric. I am way sort of your skills but inspired to improve.
Fantastic model and the backscene is wonderful. Didn’t know they had satellite tv in 1946!
Excellent video and an amazing layout very emotive top marks
Can never get enough of modified Sprat & Winkle couplings, personally.
JK - lovely model.
Very clever use of aerial perspective, with the misty views of the hillside behind the village... I was intrigued to know how that was created. It looked like diffusion material ? Excellent layout !!
I think he used a boiling kettle 🤔
Fantastic I thought I.saw the mist moving !
I love it. One thing that I consider it constitute the "british touch of modelling," is the art of doing magnificent and splendid layouts based on a simple and extremely clever trackplan. This layout is a splendid example of this way of modelling, in my opinion. Great from everyside too !
Love this
A lovely commentary!
Stunning!
Pure MAGIC !
What a nicely produced portrait of an exquisite piece of modelling. Are you planning to exhibit it in due course? Please update when you have completed the elements you will be doing next...You've unwittingly put yourself under some pressure!😉
Very nicely done on the atmospheric look, first class buildings and perspective . Felt odd not having any figures about particularly no engine diver?
Great Story to match a GREAT MODEL RAILWAY --- OMG AND ITS O Gauge
So good, I thought you edited in some actual clips of the real railway at the start, brilliant model
Yes - me too!
What are your rock buildings made from. This whole thing is amazing!
The walls are mostly done with DAS clay and painted with a mixture of watercolour and artists oil paints. The stone blocks are scribed into the clay while it is still a bit damp. When the clay is completely dry I use abrasive paper to finish the shapingshaping basic shells puff the buildings are from card/ balsa. I usually treat three card with knotting to protect it from the oil paints and also to stiffen it a bit.
Nice layout. Your buildings and backdrop are excellent and capture the character of a landscape I know quite well. Will you be adding figures to add life and narrative to the model?
Thank you - yes there will be a few figures eventually
I'm too young to remember steam. My memories of the branch lines in North Wales are of old DMUs in BR blue, weathered by the grime and rain.
Lovely🚂⭐👍
Lovely! :)
I must say the rain outside gives a certain authenticity to the gloomy layout ;-)
Looks amazing but I can’t believe that the sky dish was to difficult to make and put up 😂, seriously though a beautiful piece of modelling. Cheers Glyn.
shed unfinished? Or run down and roofless in the Narrow gauge lines final days? Nice layout
Very nice.
Which editing software did you use to get that cine film effect?
Thanks Chris. I put the video together using the paid version of VSDC. I downloaded and imported some "old film flicker" which I found on TH-cam, and set it to "lighten" mode to allow it to blend with the footage on the layer beneath.
"Time passes. Listen... Time passes..."
What buildings are those, self build ?
Very nice layout, well detailed but shame theres no loco crews on any of the foot plates, kind of lets it all down a bit
Thanks - the crew's are on the way, but it's going to be a while yet before they arrive :)
A lovely model but I really think that the loco needs a crew.
Only fault is that the commentator pronounces "Aberdyfi" with an "F" whereas in Welsh a single "F" is pronounced as a "V"
Don't be so petty!!!
@@tonytowers5889 He's not. Narrator put a lot of effort into getting the pronunciation right, bless him. Percy acknowledged that and gave a small pointer to help him further.
Can you spell “mukenthkleth” please.
@psycholegal cheers :)
Beautiful