I'm amazed at the level of detail but also the speed in which the layout is coming together. You've done in six weeks what would take most people years
Brillant! And you did it so fast! It's just gorgeous! What can you do now, short of moving to a larger house? Your artistic geniuses are flowing strong right now and you need to keep going! Now that you have one on the floor, build another above it waist-high! Then a third above that! All the best, my friend!
Hey hey hey it’s Mouldy Thursday baby... Hello Lewis As ever you have done more great work on the new layout. The canal looks good and the two houses simply flow seamlessly into the end of the Terminus Station, fantastic effort. Stay safe, keep sharing and model on. Regards Lee@NEAR
Hi Lewis, the joy railway modelling...adapting scenery as you go along....the canal looks just the part disappearing into the tunnel under the branchline....the cottages on the slope behind the station fits in well...keep up the great work 😀👍🚂
Thanks Gary, appreciate it. That’s the way to do it! Im sure they’ll be some other bits that get the chop and end up changing, but as you say that’s all part of the fun. 😀
Hi Lewis. The layout is looking absolutely great. A lovely sleepy branch line. I love the two new cottages you have put in the corner there they look great ,I also scratch build all my buildings using the same wills stone work .the canal boat setting looks great. well done Lewis smashing. And thanks for the link the other week regarding spray paint.
Hi Lewis, An excellent solution to model a canal & boat ! A nice 'Pub' next to the cottages for thirsty skippers ? Great additions to the peaceful scenery. It just blends all perfectly. I love it ! Wonderful work Lewis - Wow ! Greetings, Filip
Just moved attention from loft to garden, new fencing and shed, carefully thought about, for fresh venture to build a sort of nevelator in the lounge then 4” diameter bored out wall, for a 40 foot run to shed. Still debating single or twin line. Your layout being a great inspiration. Love the undulation you’ve built in that you obviously envisaged long beforehand, which is so important and works so convincingly. As I’ve said on other comments, admire your simplistic detailing, done so well, without adding the gut wrenching clutter ie parking lots, heavy industry, cars, buses and out of place, badly glued figures, unimaginable fishing scenes or anything from the wrong era like a highly polished flashing police car. A great test for me is if I watch a layout in action and feel an inner peace or slight nausea. Inner peace ✌️
Thanks Andy, appreciate it. Wow, that sounds like a great project. Let me know what you decide to go for, whether single or double track. Ha, that’s a good test! Thanks again 👍🏻
Interesting to see what a person with talent, experience and patience can achieve with the tools and materials available. It's going to look fantastic.
Gorgeous. Simple as that. The canal was a pleasant surprise - I'd wrongly assumed that it was a road going through that archway, but the canal is so much nicer to the eye. I love the music you use - some of it sounded like the tremendously 'English' score composed by Russell Garcia, for the 1960 movie, 'The Time Machine'. Thank you for sharing; you have a tremendous eye for detail, like the rogue clumps of grass by the canal towpath. I'm at work, and I've found these videos really calming. Cheers!
Thanks Brian, appreciate it. To be fair it was a road at one point, but I thought the canal might be a bit more interesting - so I’m glad to hear you think so as well! Thanks again 👍🏻
Hi Lewis You really make these videos look so easy, but I know you put a lot hard work into them. Your choices of music is great go's long what your doing 👍 I liked the way you done your water effects. How do really do your work so well. Love it Many thanks Brian ❤🏴
I have never tried PVA for water but once made some iced over pond for skaters using it. Poured onto glass then peeled off it came out quite well. The bubbles I think are like when fish have caught a fly. Like that. The cottages fit the slope very well and look really good
This was my first attempt as well so I had no idea how it would turn out, but it’s alright I reckon. That’s what came to my mind as well! Thanks very much as always, glad you liked it.
The canal and boat caught my eye immediately. Perfect for your scene. I live near the Erie Canal, but it is nothing like English canals and narrowboats. Because it was inexpensive and quickly built, does not mean the boat cannot be improved. Several companies offer detail parts for boats and ships. Door and window.frames of paper, or very thin card would add some relief. You might check out some of the techniques used by boat and ship modelers for inspiration. PVA does tend to yellow over time, but that just might make it look more like murky canal water. Some modelers here use a liquid acrylic floor polish called Future to get a shiny water surface. Ripples and waves can be painted on using artist's acrylic gloss medium. Superb railway, and getting better all the time!
Thanks Steven. Good suggestion, something to keep my busy later down the line when the layout is a bit more developed. I’d like to build a couple so I can switch them out. Good point on the PVA as well, I’ll have to keep an eye on it - but I’ll looking to the Future stuff you mention.
Lewis, I did a bit of research on "Future". Looks like it has been discontinued, although it exists in other products: "The original Future floor wax was very similar to a clear acrylic paint, according to Make magazine. The floor wax became popular with makers of models and figurines as an inexpensive substitute for clear acrylic paint. When Johnson & Johnson discontinued the brand in 2008, it incorporated it as a component of certain types of Pledge (labeled as "with Future Shine"). This same formulation is sold outside of the United States under a variety of names, such as Klir, Sols Plus and Pronto Wax." Acrylic gloss medium may be the better choice now. Sold in art depts. and stores. Why not send pictures and video to our Model Railroader Magazine? It is much less USA oriented than in the past, and your style of modeling would be a delightful change from the usual fare! You have already done all the hard work making videos.
Brilliant update. Those cottages are a work of art. i like how you used PVA for the water in the canal that is a great idea. I have done the same for a pond that i did on my layout.- Nicholas.
Each new episode stuns us with you imagination and creativity, I am getting so many ideas and you showing how to do these magical additions just inspires to do it. Thank you.
I think the canal and boat is a good choice. With your scenery, the tunnel would have to a long one. For your time period, doing a long tunnel for a road would not be an economical choice. But for a chanal, it would pay for itself. Thanks for sharing 😁
It is always such a serene joy to see you build, even time-lapsed... waiting for the end result. The canal is nice and the boat is fantastic, and the entire scene is not even done, but it is already such a joy to see in action. Cheers Lewis, as always!
Great idea for your tunnel : I was expecting everything but a canal ! It's all what I love : original, surprising, and a typîcal english scene. UK modellers tends to model canals on their layout, it's a nice and original tradition I'm glad you have followed. For my own projects, I have the idea to model a canal but one that would go OVER the railway line. I had made some research and I have been surprised to see how shallow UK canals are : you have to take 2 to 4 ft in account for the draft of a longboat ! I yought it was deeper... The two houses on the slope is also a great idea. Simple and well thought to fill a corner with something nice. Simple but both original and efficient, your signature. Keeep the good job done, it's a delight to see your work, and take inspiration from it.
Thanks Olivier, glad you liked it! I’d never actually thought of that, but now you mention it that does seem very shallow. Makes modelling them a bit easier I guess. I like the idea of a canal bridge going over the railway.
Hi Lewis. Gobsmacked, stunned, amazed, awesome?. I can't think of the right word to use here, as they all came to mind. What I will say is that this takes the word masterpiece to a new level. The canal looks good. If you want to make the water look deeper, a coat of clear varnish will help. All in all a wonderful piece of modelling. 👍👍👍. Cheers Chris.
@@MouldyRaspberry Hi Lewis. In the past I have used cheap none gloss yacht varnish on top of a green/brown paint mix to make rivers etc. If your canal surface is already shiny due to the pva drying clear, then I personally think that gloss would not have the desired effect. Especially if you have bright light above the layout. Try whatever you choose on a old piece of wood first. Other modellers reading this might come up with some tips of their own that may be of use. Please note that Some varnishes sold as clear tend to have a brown tint in the mix. Hope that I've been of some help, and I'm honoured to be asked. Cheers Chris.
Morning Lewis, such a wonderful tranquil setting, as usual you've captured that all important moment in time we all crave. Your skills and patience are on a whole new level, I think the canal idea is brilliant and the two cottages behind the station well, who would have thought to put them slightly off line, so realistic. Thank you for sharing I always look forward to seeing the next instalment. You look after yourself see you on the next one Eddy xx
Mr. Waller was busy in those parts wasn't he? Liking the canal. Near my home in Maryland, USA is the remnants of the C&O Canal, I've bicycled the towpath several times. A lot of interesting structures along it's path. Nice job on the detail work and a most pleasant choice of music.
The canal idea is pure genius. Two little tricks though : one, use rather Vallejo Still Water or the woodland scenics similar stuff (murky water) rather than PVA to avoid bubbles. Also, I found that some PVAs can get rubbery and even yellowish with times while resins don't. If you had still bubbles with the resin, simply blow with a small solder torch or lighter, a trick that doesn't work with PVA if I am not mistaken. Second trick to spread the gravel, cap the container with the end of an old nylon sock which will act as a sieve and ensure a more regular dispersion of the gravel. And also, the staired cottage behind the station are also a nice way to suggest the layout is bigger than it is. All in all, this really is getting better each time and show that you can do way more than you think on a small layout if well deligned like your extension to Yorkshire Dales.
Thanks Eric. Good point and suggestion on the yellowing PVA over time, I hadn’t thought of that. I do have some WS murky water left over, so could always use that on top of needed. Nope definitely doesn’t work on the PVA - I tried it! Glad you like it so far, thanks again.
Hi Lewis, this has to be one of the best "How to" videos you have made. The description you gave as to how you went about this project made very interesting reading. As for the finished product, what can I say, but perfection. The reflection of the canal boat in the water added a nice touch. Well done mate. Cheers Greg
Ahh! You're an 'applicator version 1" guy (fingers) like me. Those Hillside houses look sensational. With the "water" a heat gun or hairdryer is good to get rid of any air bubbles. Excellent update mate, I'm still ages away from my big layout sadly ...
Absolutely brilliant!!! Both your layouts are simply fabulous! Considering they’re both set in the Yorkshire Dales, it might be a nice/funny idea to create a two-story stone building to the style and name of ‘Skeldale House’, the veterinary clinic from James Herriot’s novels (if you haven’t read them I strongly recommend doing so!) and the inspired TV series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’! You could park an Austin 7 (I think that’s James’ car) out the front too! The first novel gives a great description of the house if you need one! Thanks for the entertainment and stay safe!!
I've been following this project, and the canal scene really makes it special in my opinion. It's also very inspiring as I recently bought the Scalescenes Canal Wharf box file layout and canal lock kits. I had in the back of my mind to combine them in a mini layout. Seeing your creation of the canal has answered a lot of questions and given me impetus to get on with the project. I just love the atmosphere you create in your models. I hope I will achieve even a fraction of that.
Thanks, glad you’ve enjoyed it! I did look at the lock kit, it looks very good. I couldn’t really squeeze it in, but one for a future layout hopefully. Good luck with yours!
10mins and 15 seconds of sheer delight , badly needed .
Thank you so much for sharing Lewis .
Thanks Eric, glad you liked it!
I'm amazed at the level of detail but also the speed in which the layout is coming together. You've done in six weeks what would take most people years
Thank you, glad you like it so far!
It’s a real world but in miniature! Awesome, blink and you miss it, there is so much to see!
Thanks Peter 👍🏻
I am honestly in awe of what you create with what appears to be with such ease 😯
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
What I like most about your models is that I pamper and with which love you take care of and reproduce all kinds of details
Haces un gran trabajo👏👏👏
Thank you 👍🏻
Nothing makes me happier than a new Mouldy Raspberry video in my subscription feed. stellar work as usual!
Thanks Joseph!
Brillant! And you did it so fast! It's just gorgeous! What can you do now, short of moving to a larger house? Your artistic geniuses are flowing strong right now and you need to keep going! Now that you have one on the floor, build another above it waist-high! Then a third above that! All the best, my friend!
Thanks Greg, appreciate it - good idea! 👍🏻
Not sure what to say - maybe that:
Simply stunning. Always a pleasure to watch!
Fine music and great modelling! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 😀
The sheer magic of scenic railway modelling.
Glad you liked it 👍🏻
What a lovely day out of work to get great ideas from the master!
Thank you
Thanks Ross!
Hey hey hey it’s Mouldy Thursday baby...
Hello Lewis
As ever you have done more great work on the new layout. The canal looks good and the two houses simply flow seamlessly into the end of the Terminus Station, fantastic effort.
Stay safe, keep sharing and model on.
Regards
Lee@NEAR
Thanks Lee, glad you liked it!
Absolutely delightful. This whole series has been really useful for me as I start out on creating my own layout. Thank you.
Thank you 👍🏻
Masterpiece. Down to the last piece of grass.
Thanks Tim!
Stunning results and not overly complicated, beautifully done! Thank you for another excellent lesson!
Thank you Alistair 👍🏻
We are very lucky to have someone like you to let us share your endeavours for free thank you
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoy the videos.
It has been great to watch the amazing transformation of this layout
Well I’m pleased you’ve enjoyed watching it!
I am fast running out of superlatives, another wonderful video accompanied by lovely soothing music, hats off friend.
Thanks Tom!
Absolutely brilliant Lewis! The canal is a great idea... and I see you've been very busy with trees! Looking really good my friend.
Thanks Andrew! 👍🏻
The scenery on this layout is 110% the reason I got back into model railroading.
Thanks Alexander, that’s great to hear - hearing that makes posting the videos worthwhile for me!
Fantastic. You've really captured the atmosphere of a small dales branch line. Well done. Love the stepped terraced houses.
Thanks David!
Another masterclass In scenic modelling. Love that end piano music, could go asleep but then I would miss a master at work. Thank you
Ha thanks Tom!
You make it look so easy when I know it's anything but. Compulsive viewing !
Thanks Mark!
Hi Lewis, the joy railway modelling...adapting scenery as you go along....the canal looks just the part disappearing into the tunnel under the branchline....the cottages on the slope behind the station fits in well...keep up the great work 😀👍🚂
Thanks Gary, appreciate it. That’s the way to do it! Im sure they’ll be some other bits that get the chop and end up changing, but as you say that’s all part of the fun. 😀
Always look forward to every new video of this new layout. And will be to the next one.
Thanks John 👍🏻
Hi Lewis. The layout is looking absolutely great. A lovely sleepy branch line. I love the two new cottages you have put in the corner there they look great ,I also scratch build all my buildings using the same wills stone work .the canal boat setting looks great. well done Lewis smashing. And thanks for the link the other week regarding spray paint.
Thanks very much Tony, glad you liked it. The stone sheets are hide to beat.
Hi Lewis, An excellent solution to model a canal & boat ! A nice 'Pub' next to the cottages for thirsty skippers ? Great additions to the peaceful scenery. It just blends all perfectly. I love it ! Wonderful work Lewis - Wow ! Greetings, Filip
Good idea Filip - thank you!
Fantastic. Due to work I'm always getting to your new videos, but such a great way to end the day. Thank you
Thank you, glad you like them 👍🏻
Well done,truly a joy to behold,real engineering in miniature,thank you!!!…
Thank you!
Just one word, Lewis, "Brilliant".... Greg
Thanks Greg 👍🏻
Absolutely stunning! Those cottages are a work of art in themselves 🤩
Thank you 😀
Absolutly stunning, like I said before an Artist at work even down to the music.
Thank you, appreciate it!
Just moved attention from loft to garden, new fencing and shed, carefully thought about, for fresh venture to build a sort of nevelator in the lounge then 4” diameter bored out wall, for a 40 foot run to shed. Still debating single or twin line. Your layout being a great inspiration. Love the undulation you’ve built in that you obviously envisaged long beforehand, which is so important and works so convincingly. As I’ve said on other comments, admire your simplistic detailing, done so well, without adding the gut wrenching clutter ie parking lots, heavy industry, cars, buses and out of place, badly glued figures, unimaginable fishing scenes or anything from the wrong era like a highly polished flashing police car. A great test for me is if I watch a layout in action and feel an inner peace or slight nausea. Inner peace ✌️
Thanks Andy, appreciate it. Wow, that sounds like a great project. Let me know what you decide to go for, whether single or double track. Ha, that’s a good test! Thanks again 👍🏻
Another fantastic video. Everything looks brilliant.
I am Always pleased to receive a notification you have posted an update.
Well done
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, appreciate it.
Different levels make this so realistic...great modelling...want to see more
Thanks David 👍🏻
Pure class a joy to watch a good modeler at work.
Thanks Rob!
Interesting to see what a person with talent, experience and patience can achieve with the tools and materials available. It's going to look fantastic.
Thank you, that’s very kind of you! Glad you liked it.
What a superb update. Canal boat excellent idea. The new cottages are beautiful. Brilliant, brilliant
Thanks Dave 👍🏻
Gorgeous. Simple as that. The canal was a pleasant surprise - I'd wrongly assumed that it was a road going through that archway, but the canal is so much nicer to the eye.
I love the music you use - some of it sounded like the tremendously 'English' score composed by Russell Garcia, for the 1960 movie, 'The Time Machine'.
Thank you for sharing; you have a tremendous eye for detail, like the rogue clumps of grass by the canal towpath.
I'm at work, and I've found these videos really calming. Cheers!
Thanks Brian, appreciate it. To be fair it was a road at one point, but I thought the canal might be a bit more interesting - so I’m glad to hear you think so as well! Thanks again 👍🏻
It all looks so easy when I watch you do it. In real life it is not of course!! Great watch, thanks for sharing….Chris
Cheers Chris 👍🏻
Cool, I adore channels and narrow boats - cool idea to integrate this in a model railway 👍
Thank you 👍🏻
Brilliant idea for how to do water, so simple, cheap but very effective. Like the road ash too, makes a great looking country road. Cheers, John.
Thanks John 👍🏻
Hi Lewis
You really make these videos look so easy, but I know you put a lot hard work into them.
Your choices of music is great go's long what your doing 👍
I liked the way you done your water effects.
How do really do your work so well.
Love it
Many thanks Brian ❤🏴
Thanks Brian, always appreciate it mate 👍🏻
I have never tried PVA for water but once made some iced over pond for skaters using it. Poured onto glass then peeled off it came out quite well. The bubbles I think are like when fish have caught a fly. Like that. The cottages fit the slope very well and look really good
This was my first attempt as well so I had no idea how it would turn out, but it’s alright I reckon. That’s what came to my mind as well! Thanks very much as always, glad you liked it.
Love the bubbles on the canal. Looks like it’s raining.
I quite like them too. Or the little circular ripples you get when a fish comes up perhaps.
I WAS going to suggest a blow torch to remove the bubbles but your point is well taken :)
Outstanding Lewis I do believe you should be knighted sir Lewis of the dales I shall have a word in the old ducks ear about making it happen
Ha thank you! It has a nice ring to it!
Looks great again. Nice feature that canal boat. The grey stuff you use on the harbour roads is brilliant.
Thanks Ron!
Great work! Those hillside cottages look fantastic! 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Ray 👍🏻
that makes a little bit of a river very good , thank you for this video
Thank you 😀
The standard of modelling is out of this world, I love the canal, it looks so real.
Thanks Stephen 👍🏻
The canal and boat caught my eye immediately. Perfect for your scene. I live near the Erie Canal, but it is nothing like English canals and narrowboats.
Because it was inexpensive and quickly built, does not mean the boat cannot be improved. Several companies offer detail parts for boats and ships. Door and window.frames of paper, or very thin card would add some relief. You might check out some of the techniques used by boat and ship modelers for inspiration.
PVA does tend to yellow over time, but that just might make it look more like murky canal water.
Some modelers here use a liquid acrylic floor polish called Future to get a shiny water surface. Ripples and waves can be painted on using artist's acrylic gloss medium.
Superb railway, and getting better all the time!
Thanks Steven. Good suggestion, something to keep my busy later down the line when the layout is a bit more developed. I’d like to build a couple so I can switch them out.
Good point on the PVA as well, I’ll have to keep an eye on it - but I’ll looking to the Future stuff you mention.
Lewis, I did a bit of research on "Future". Looks like it has been discontinued, although it exists in other products: "The original Future floor wax was very similar to a clear acrylic paint, according to Make magazine. The floor wax became popular with makers of models and figurines as an inexpensive substitute for clear acrylic paint. When Johnson & Johnson discontinued the brand in 2008, it incorporated it as a component of certain types of Pledge (labeled as "with Future Shine"). This same formulation is sold outside of the United States under a variety of names, such as Klir, Sols Plus and Pronto Wax." Acrylic gloss medium may be the better choice now. Sold in art depts. and stores.
Why not send pictures and video to our Model Railroader Magazine? It is much less USA oriented than in the past, and your style of modeling would be a delightful change from the usual fare! You have already done all the hard work making videos.
Such I brilliant railway! Your scenic skills are absolutely amazing!
Thanks Jacob!
This is your best series yet Lewis!-Das Mann
Thanks, glad you’re liking it!
That is looking really good. Makes me want to get back to my model railway rebuild. Thanks for sharing. Regards Michael
Thanks Michael 👍🏻
Nothing like a new Mouldy Raspberry video to restore ones mojo for model railroading.
Thanks Tom - always gotta keep the mojo topped up!
Brilliant update. Those cottages are a work of art. i like how you used PVA for the water in the canal that is a great idea. I have done the same for a pond that i did on my layout.- Nicholas.
Thanks Nicholas 👍🏻
Looks great. Love the canal. Really nice textures and tones on the towpath.
Thanks Ian 👍🏻
Each new episode stuns us with you imagination and creativity, I am getting so many ideas and you showing how to do these magical additions just inspires to do it. Thank you.
Thanks Peter, that’s great to hear you’re finding the videos useful 😀
I think the canal and boat is a good choice. With your scenery, the tunnel would have to a long one. For your time period, doing a long tunnel for a road would not be an economical choice. But for a chanal, it would pay for itself. Thanks for sharing 😁
Thanks Greg - I agree, much more convincing and more interesting! Glad you liked it.
Great job! What a lovely place to live.
Thank you 👍🏻
It is always such a serene joy to see you build, even time-lapsed... waiting for the end result. The canal is nice and the boat is fantastic, and the entire scene is not even done, but it is already such a joy to see in action. Cheers Lewis, as always!
Thanks Anthony, glad you liked it!
Great idea for your tunnel : I was expecting everything but a canal ! It's all what I love : original, surprising, and a typîcal english scene. UK modellers tends to model canals on their layout, it's a nice and original tradition I'm glad you have followed.
For my own projects, I have the idea to model a canal but one that would go OVER the railway line. I had made some research and I have been surprised to see how shallow UK canals are : you have to take 2 to 4 ft in account for the draft of a longboat ! I yought it was deeper...
The two houses on the slope is also a great idea. Simple and well thought to fill a corner with something nice. Simple but both original and efficient, your signature.
Keeep the good job done, it's a delight to see your work, and take inspiration from it.
Thanks Olivier, glad you liked it! I’d never actually thought of that, but now you mention it that does seem very shallow. Makes modelling them a bit easier I guess. I like the idea of a canal bridge going over the railway.
Oliver,
The classic canal boats you find in the UK are called narrowboats. The last time we had longboats in this country was probably in 1066.
@@YorkyOne Thanks for the precision, I had not remembered the right word ! I just rememvered it has something to do with the size...
Hi Lewis. Gobsmacked, stunned, amazed, awesome?. I can't think of the right word to use here, as they all came to mind. What I will say is that this takes the word masterpiece to a new level. The canal looks good. If you want to make the water look deeper, a coat of clear varnish will help. All in all a wonderful piece of modelling. 👍👍👍. Cheers Chris.
Thanks Chris, appreciate it. Good idea for the varnish - would you recommend gloss varnish, or do you think that would overdo it?
@@MouldyRaspberry Hi Lewis. In the past I have used cheap none gloss yacht varnish on top of a green/brown paint mix to make rivers etc. If your canal surface is already shiny due to the pva drying clear, then I personally think that gloss would not have the desired effect. Especially if you have bright light above the layout. Try whatever you choose on a old piece of wood first. Other modellers reading this might come up with some tips of their own that may be of use. Please note that Some varnishes sold as clear tend to have a brown tint in the mix. Hope that I've been of some help, and I'm honoured to be asked. Cheers Chris.
Brilliant my friend
Thank you!
That is brilliant, excellent scenery!
Thank you.
Morning Lewis, such a wonderful tranquil setting, as usual you've captured that all important moment in time we all crave. Your skills and patience are on a whole new level, I think the canal idea is brilliant and the two cottages behind the station well, who would have thought to put them slightly off line, so realistic. Thank you for sharing I always look forward to seeing the next instalment. You look after yourself see you on the next one Eddy xx
Thanks Eddy, always appreciate it 😀 Glad you like the cottages 👍🏻
I am watching relaxing and learning .A truly inspirational experience , thanks for sharing.Best Wishes Mick Baines.
Thanks very much Mick, glad you liked it.
Wow A W E S O M E Lewis!!! Well done. Cheers Onno.
Thanks Onno 👍🏻
Truly amazing progress. Well done Lewis. Roy.
Thanks Roy!
Just brilliant, Lewis. Henry.
Thanks Henry!
Mr. Waller was busy in those parts wasn't he? Liking the canal. Near my home in Maryland, USA is the remnants of the C&O Canal, I've bicycled the towpath several times. A lot of interesting structures along it's path. Nice job on the detail work and a most pleasant choice of music.
Thanks Paul, glad you liked it!
Just your signature through out well done
Cheers Sam 👍🏻
Just brings everything to life excellent video thankyou
Thanks Mark 👍🏻
Beautiful scenery
Thanks!
The canal idea is pure genius. Two little tricks though : one, use rather Vallejo Still Water or the woodland scenics similar stuff (murky water) rather than PVA to avoid bubbles. Also, I found that some PVAs can get rubbery and even yellowish with times while resins don't. If you had still bubbles with the resin, simply blow with a small solder torch or lighter, a trick that doesn't work with PVA if I am not mistaken. Second trick to spread the gravel, cap the container with the end of an old nylon sock which will act as a sieve and ensure a more regular dispersion of the gravel. And also, the staired cottage behind the station are also a nice way to suggest the layout is bigger than it is. All in all, this really is getting better each time and show that you can do way more than you think on a small layout if well deligned like your extension to Yorkshire Dales.
Thanks Eric. Good point and suggestion on the yellowing PVA over time, I hadn’t thought of that. I do have some WS murky water left over, so could always use that on top of needed. Nope definitely doesn’t work on the PVA - I tried it! Glad you like it so far, thanks again.
What a smashing layout....well done!!!
Thank you!
Brilliant detailing again just love the cottages atb Andy
Thanks Andy 👍🏻
Great detail as usual like the canal scene in fact it all looks great great work 😀👍
Thanks Michael!
Hi Lewis, this has to be one of the best "How to" videos you have made. The description you gave as to how you went about this project made very interesting reading. As for the finished product, what can I say, but perfection. The reflection of the canal boat in the water added a nice touch. Well done mate. Cheers Greg
Thanks Greg, glad you liked it. Always good to try something new!
I love watching a masterpiece take shape, brilliant work Lewis.
Thanks matey 👍🏻
Another great video. PVA glue for water. It looks good. Who would've thought?
Thanks Thomas 👍🏻
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful...
Thanks!
This is just so stunning and inspiring love it
Thank you 👍🏻
Ahh! You're an 'applicator version 1" guy (fingers) like me.
Those Hillside houses look sensational.
With the "water" a heat gun or hairdryer is good to get rid of any air bubbles.
Excellent update mate, I'm still ages away from my big layout sadly ...
Thanks Gerry. Applicator V1 has never let me down yet!
The canal is great. As others have said, the "bubbles" are a nice touch that suggest some kind of movement. A lot happening in a small space!
Thanks Rob 👍🏻
wow that is really cool looking
Thanks!
Absolutely stunning
Thanks Stephen 👍🏻
As per usual...superb!
Thanks 👍🏻
Excellent. I would be happy to be on that boat on my way to a canalside pub Mr Mouldy. Regards.
Thanks John, me too!
Absolutely stunning!
Thanks Tom 👍🏻
Magic. I’ll order a thesaurus as I’ve run out of words.
Thank you 👍🏻
So amazing beuatiful scenery and layout thanks for placed on TH-cam so wie can sie it ! 🙏😁🚂🚆😎.
HC Treintje Herman from Belgium 😁😀🚂🚆😎.
Thank you 😀
Absolutely stunning yet again, I do envy your skills those cottages just sat perfectly on the hillside.
Thanks Rob - took a bit of scenery slicing to get them in there properly!
Absolutely brilliant!!! Both your layouts are simply fabulous! Considering they’re both set in the Yorkshire Dales, it might be a nice/funny idea to create a two-story stone building to the style and name of ‘Skeldale House’, the veterinary clinic from James Herriot’s novels (if you haven’t read them I strongly recommend doing so!) and the inspired TV series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’! You could park an Austin 7 (I think that’s James’ car) out the front too! The first novel gives a great description of the house if you need one! Thanks for the entertainment and stay safe!!
Thank you, glad you liked it! That’s a great idea for a cameo, I like it!
Superb modelling
Thanks!
Fantastic modelling great skills i love it all 😎😎😎
Thanks Mike!
Another great video, thanks! Bob Zimmer, Trainster, Erie, Pa USA
Thanks Bob!
Beautifully done Lewis! That has come together very quickly. Looks lovely.
Thanks matey, appreciate it.
This looks so good! 12/10
Thanks!
Just one word "AWESOME"
Thanks Denis!
I've been following this project, and the canal scene really makes it special in my opinion. It's also very inspiring as I recently bought the Scalescenes Canal Wharf box file layout and canal lock kits. I had in the back of my mind to combine them in a mini layout. Seeing your creation of the canal has answered a lot of questions and given me impetus to get on with the project. I just love the atmosphere you create in your models. I hope I will achieve even a fraction of that.
Thanks, glad you’ve enjoyed it! I did look at the lock kit, it looks very good. I couldn’t really squeeze it in, but one for a future layout hopefully. Good luck with yours!