Hi Charlie. I think you are fun, brilliant and such a great asset to model railway builders. Whilst I am a beginner, your approach to complicated aspects has been most valuable. May I suggest that as you draw back from the intricacies of our interests for your 100th celebration, you put a focus in your presentation on enjoying the process and to use whatever skills and trains/track the modeller has? Fun in the planning, making and running.
Charlie! One of the people that deserve a giant shout-out is Mrs. Bishop. Could we please meet her in Episode 100? She certainly deserves special mention for putting up with you knocking her things!
Hi Charlie Another great instructional video. I am building my own layout and this has been a godsend. I have used double sided tape to attach the Woodlands Scenic underlay to the baseboard. Don't use the foam stuff. To attach the Peco track I have used No More Gaps. Lay a 3 -4mm bead down the center of the underlay and spread with an old membership card. You then lay the track and have about 20 minutes to adjust it. In Australia you can get it in different colours. I use the brown as it does not show up if the ballast lifts. It's also easy to retrieve and reuse your track by just pushing tne same card along between the underlay and the sleepers. Cheers and stay safe. Paul from Zillmere
Things have come on a long way since I used to make model railways as a kid in the late 80s early 90s. My hills were made of kitchen towel soaked in PVA over chicken wire and I used to break open old water filters for the coal 😂 I can't afford the hobby anymore but I love watching these videos 👍
Always fascinating to see your approach of planning and building your railroad so totally different to the way most austrians like I used to do! Thanks!
Love your work Charlie, at 17:41 if you covered your mountain with gladwrap you could have turned your insulation foam into a mould. Then by putting down your plaster sheet you could have made a hollow mountain shell. This would give you full access underneath it for recovering derailments or what ever else you may need access for.
Thanks again Charlie for another excellent video. These are certainly the highlight of the week. You demonstrate so well giving confidence to me to attempt things that I was wary of doing before, as well as showing the different materials to use.
I did a big hill using insulation as your are doing but it suffered from warping so the edges lifted where it sat on the base board. I last used floral foam blocks from Hobbycraft for the bulk and paper stops for the overall contours and Scultamold for the texture and fine detail. Stay safe Charlie!
Hello Charlie As usual another fantastic video very accomplished commentary and easy to follow instruction It’s great to see Chadwick taking shape Thanks for showcasing your skills
Another great film, Charlie. Thanks. If you can, find a friendly local builder who will let you raid his/her off cuts of Kingspan/Celotex/etc. You can save a bit of money and it reduces his/her waste going to skips. FWIW I tear the foil off; I think you get better adhesion (but also gets rid of any muck from my mate's building works). Loved the shot from a way back to see the valley as a whole - looking really good. Another vote here for a "bloopers" reel for #100.
Yes plaster cloth is great, I was lucky enough to obtain some medical plaster cloth, ie for broken limbs etc. and it was fantastic, really quick drying and incredibly hard,,great video Charlie, thanks from down under in Wairoa New Zealand
You and your wife must have a pretty good agreement going, for you to use one of her kitchen knives to cut the Celotex! Great job on this video - you just dive right in and 'go for it'! Gives modelers like me inspiration to do the same. Thanks for the lesson, Charlie!
Nice update. The hillside is looking very good and I am starting to look at the various methods to construct landscape as its something I need to tackle soon so your video came at the perfect time. Another easy way to get copydex onto the brush is just by shaking the container, However don't do what I did which was to forget to tighten the lid on first.. whoops. Cheers, Michael
Thanks Charlie, really enjoy your videos. I have mix a little earth concrete colour powder in with the Sulpamold mix. This provides a base colour on the module, plus no white on white challenges.
Thankyou so much Charlie for the way you describe everything, particularly naming the products you use so clearly....brilliant..For the 100th episode, maybe a mini competition for the best construction tip with a `lickle' prize for the winner...….good luck with everything.
Like the technique including use of the wife's kitchen knife and see you still smiling on next video! A word of caution on working with celotex if I may. They use glass fibre to reinforce the thicker sheets, the last thing you want is that on your, family or pets lungs or landing on your furnishings when cutting sanding or power planing (as someone suggested below to take the foil off). Certain one inch thick pieces I used to use did not have any fibres in hence my selection. So do check data sheets when using professional building materials, ditto for hot wire cutting and noxious gas emissions if you ever go that way to sculpt it. Stephen
Another great video Charlie. I particularly like that you don’t pretend that it’s all so quick and easy. You show the parts that you had difficulty with and yes even the parts you messed up. I think that this human approach is part of the great appeal of your work. Ps. Watch that sun you’re getting an early tan. Nice legs. Ha ha.
Evening Charlie. Always great relaxing with a brew watching you do your stuff 😂 How many times have I put on a new clean T shirt only too mess it up lol 😂 Unbelievable nearly 100 videos 👍🏻 I'm personally so glad I came across Chadwick Model Railway on TH-cam as your given me so many laughs and inspiration so a big thank you Charlie. Keep your family safe have a nice weekend see you in episode 99 🤣 Cheers Stevie 😎
Hi charlie fiddle yard taking shape and coming to fruition all down to hard work and imagination nice to see you are adding a double portal tunnel cast your mind back a few videos back when you said light at the end of the tunnel well now there is great videos and brill layout Charlie best wishes Kev (Beighton Parkway)
Hi Charlie Have been through the messy side of trimming Celotex, recently found that there is a Celotex saw. It does not have any teeth to create a mass of dust, does a great job. Keep up the videos, I look forward to a Friday evening to see what you are coming up with next.
Another great one Charlie. RS tools have long been one the first choices for electronic technicians. I have used mod rock sheeting for years. I find it excellent. I do not always bother to smooth out any creases or 'over folds' because I think that they add realism. Without wishing to duplicate your vids I will produce one about the kit I use.You take care and stay safe mate.
Pinkgrip, hard as nails, no more nails etc etc these all stick celotex and even old fashioned bobbly polystyrene well. they have instant grab but do take some time to fully set up. Hard as nails is available in the pound stores for (Obviously) £1 a tube. There is a Blue and red tubed version the blue is indoor the red outdoor (waterproof) I have used both interchangeably with no difference in performance. Love the video's keep em coming
Another very informative video, Charlie. You make me believe that it's not going to take me more than two years to semi complete my layout. There is a light at the end of the tunnel after all. I do like the look of the plaster of paris cloth wrapping, it was a light bulb moment for me. Take care, can hardly wait to see the next video...right away!!
Its coming on Iam very impressed .At present Iam awaiting for my local model shop to open so I can go and get some more track and cork so I can at last get my railway up and running . Good luck
As always easy to follow and interesting. Everard Junction used the same technique and you both have very good results. I used expanded poly from packaging and Jenny Kirk's idea of a J cloth soaked in diluted PVA. The EP sticks to everything, including the inside of my tea cup. Think you should try before you comment but on my next hillside I'll follow you. Like the thought that the landscape was here before the railway. Thanks.
Even though my layout is more complete I do enjoy watching your videos. I think they are excellent for new and more experienced modellers. You can always learn something new. Well done looking forward to the next one.
Almost at 100 videos. While it’s probably a bit early I just want to say thanks for all your hard work to film and edit your videos for us to enjoy. I have learned a lot from your channel and it keeps me glued to it with the content. Keep up the great work and all the best, Clint
As usual great work, clearly explained. I use Gorilla glue to stick Styrofoam to my door panels as I found the tubed latex caulks ans glues tended to add height as they are thick whereas the brown glue anything Gorilla glue lays down thinly. I also use it to stick my cork roadbed to the Styrofoam.
For your US fans, an equivalent glue to the Eco would be PL1 wood glue (or PL Premium) available at big box home centers. Sadly, it has a poor "opened" shelf life, so saving up a whole tube's worth of work is recommended. It's the cat's meow for benchwork, though as it will prevent squeaks from the frames to the surface materials, or for building up elevator spirals as you only need some brads to fixe the parts while the glue dries.
Good morning Charlie, Really excellent video to show a ‘cabbage’ like myself how and what to use at the start, which will (hopefully!) save a bit of ‘oops’ got that wrong money. I be decided to stick with Marklin, not with the Z gauge but I’m moving up in gauge to HO and using their C-Track, mainly because I never did get the hang of electrical or electronic circuits, these guys actually give you the option to install internal to the points the actuators and decoders. So a new beginning, if, by chance you know of anyone who would be interested in what is now redundant track and a Gaugemaster 4 circuit controller I’d be only to happy to pass it all on. Yours sincerely, ross
HO is Much more user friendly. If you can’t get a buyer for those bits Ross, the model railway club which I’m involved with could always find them useful.
Thank you very much again for this video! I'm glad I kept my insulation leftovers, now they will be used on my layout too. Very informative and good ideas. Looking forward for episode 100! 👍
Just a suggestion for using the plaster bandage I came across about twenty packs of the original which was called Mod-Roc and it suggests on the packaging that if you have to apply in situ on the layout you place the bandage and then apply the water with a brush. That said I'm nowhere as experienced as you as I am just starting to do the scenery on my first model railway for forty years. I do find the array scenic products available these days a little bewildering. Keep up the good work.
watching with interest as i intend to get back into model railways after a gap of some 40 years, things have changed just a bit. i have thought of using the celotex type of foam board and was thinking of covering it with plasterers fine scrim dipped in fine casting plaster to form the surface.
I like watching how you are doing the senerery Charlie, but can I suggest putting a little color in the sculptamold(use paint tint or just some paint can works) this tones it down and if broken to don't have the white showing like a sore thumb in your scenery. Here in the southwest we can't get that kind of foam board so we have to with regular styrofoam, but it's even more of a mess. I do like yor statement of making the hillsides if they are there first as we all know it you really have to plan things out if you want it to look right...thanks for sharing....Jack 👍👍👍
Wow Charlie what you've done in this episode is fantastic, going from baseboard to Hill is great, really good ideas a real inspiration ☺ cheers to the 100th episode can't wait ☺
Many a youngster has had personal experience with plaster cloth! As you may surmise, it was originally developed for use by physicians to set Junior's broken arm when he discovered that just wearing a Superman cape does NOT mean you can fly when you jump off the garage! My personal favorite foam-to-wood or foam-to-foam adhesive is actually a bonding primer paint. It used to be called Glidden Gripper, but then PPG bought out Glidden, so now it's PPG Gripper. Professional painters say it's not as good as when Glidden made it, but it does a marvelous job of gluing foam to other surfaces. I'm not sure what a similar product in the UK would be, but if you could find something it would no doubt be much more economical than using tube products.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but for all the foam we are using, as well as for laying down the cork underlayment and attaching of flex track, we have had great success using Loctite PL 300 Foamboard Adhesive. Comes in a caulking tube, easy to clean, easy to work with, and stays soft and rubbery. Pulling off is also fairly easy if removal is necessary.
Great video Charlie . It’s fun to see how you can take a few cut up sheets of insulation and turn it into a hill side with just some imagination and a little bit of time.
Charlie, ref your little celebration why not have a nice glass of cola. Personally, I find the flavour a little overwhelming, so I dilute my cola with some Rum! Why not try it....? Great video Charlie, thanks and well done, regards, Terry.
Charlie, your videos have inspired me to actually get started om my build. I have been putting it off for way too long. I thank you. My wife, however, may not. Lol.
Thanks for the video...... Never too long for me.... Before I use to use brown paper towels dipped in wall plaster, what a pain and a mess. Now using plaster cloth I will never go back. I purchase a 5 pound roll from Amazon, about 50 feet long. Never over lap 50%, to me thats a 50% waste and I never do a second layer, another waste. If it was going to be moved a lot yes then I would consider it, but stationary, no. I then follow up with pre-mixed wall plaster. What it boils down to is whatever you are comfortable with and what is available to use. My 2 cents worth....
Hi Charlie, Great video. I have 3 quick observations. 1. I think, from my own experience of cutting celotex board, that I'd recommend wearing a dust mask regardless of whether cutting it inside or outside. The dust seems to keep coming off even just handling it. 2. When I've removed the aluminium skin, the board has bowed quite substantially. I'm not sure if that was because I tried peeling it off or if it was a thinner board or larger area. 3. I cut 50mm thick stuff with one of those long sectional blades where you snap off a section when it goes blunt. A new one can be pushed out a fair way. Cutting through the foam and 2 aluminium skins in one is quite an ask though so I just cut through the aluminium skin on one side first, then extended the blade out and cut the rest in a second pass following the first cut.
Great video, as always. Silly but I never thought of using set track where you need a consistant bend, in my case nearly a full circle, and avoids awkward joins in flexitrack on bends. Set track on order flexi removed. Thanks as ever. Andrew Page
Hi Charlie. Recently discovered your channel. Loving everything you do, wish I had your talent, patience and expertise. Love the way you go into detail. As I'm a bit of a technophobe I have no chance of being at your level. Thanks for the great viewing mucker. All the best and keep safe. Pete and Su.
Hi Charlie Another option instead of the plaster bandage is brush on a coat of PVA cover with old newspaper keep painting PVA over it and layer newspaper a bit like Pape mashe ,it also hardens and is easy to spray or paint have found this very cheap and very effective, did you check out scalecast , have done the sides of my inclines with retaining wall. Regards David Ps another great video keep it up.
Yes I have checked out the scale cast moulds. There are two different options but I’m still undecided. Could you email me some photos of your inclines?
@@ChadwickModelRailway I'll try am not very good with all that sort of thing , I'll wait until I have them in place and painted, am tinkering little bits and pieces all over the layout, the machine shed is fantastic. Regards David
@@ChadwickModelRailway hi charlie sent you pictures on your facebook page can you let me know if you got them my email is david.clifford7@gmail.com if you send me a message i willl have your e-mail Regards David
Another brilliant video Charlie, and on the cusp of a great milestone. Looking forward to episode 99 and 100, plus the continued progress on the new hill section👍. Cheers Julian @ Station Road
Another great video Charlie, one thing about Celotex over Polystyrene worth mentioning is its fire safety, put a match against the two and you will be horrified at what happens to the polystrene.
Thanks Charlie for another enjoyable video. I'm not sure what I think about polystyrene particles being blown into the environment, but the result of the hill does look good.
Great video as always Charlie. Enjoyed watching it on my lunch hour - a great way to unwind the grey matter from a rather hectic morning's work. Cheers Euan
Looking forward to the celebratory #100 Charlie, doesn't *feel* like 100 but, thinking back to the old Chadwick, it does seem quite a while ago. You're pretty comfortable with the cameras, so maybe some "special effects, visual *and* audio"? Some video trickery could be fun. Will you include the old layout in this spectacular? It was a major part of many of the 100, after all. I'm sure you'll come up with something fitting.👌 Cheers for now, Dougie.
Charlie, certainly Your hilarious misadventures like the back drop behind the Vioduct, and on the oposite side would help to inject Your ever present humor for the 100th Video. By the way, the Wife really hot a good chuckle out of Your Celotex remark. Keep the Videos coming, always apreciate the humor, and excellent how too's. Love all of Your work. Ray USA
Really enjoyed the vid Charlie, loads of Blackmail material available, her indoors best kitchen knife and scissors, us model makers certainly live on the edge.😂🤣😂🤣.Take care and looking forward to hillside progress. 👍
Another wonderful sailing through your excellent work. I love watching the idea, plan, and formation. It always comes out so well. Anyhow, Cheers again!
Dear Sir I enjoy your show a lot. I'm driving Ho about to satrt up a kinda german environment 1980-now just to a freerange into good locos an roling ware. Kind regards Niels Werngren Pedersen Aalborg (Denmark)
Hi Charlie, Still love your TH-cam channel, it's been a while leaving a compliment as the way you present yourself, also its great that you can laugh when things aren't right, phew!! I have been using foam boards too, and what I use and it worked really well and it was very cheap yo buy, which was 3 in 1 no nails from the pound shop, its just Maybe one to mention. Many thanks Brian 🤩
Hi Charlie, another superb video, I think for your 100th i should be bloopers! I model on the dark side, (n-gauge) but what you do and how you explain it is so useful for me. When it comes to tools I use the DCC Concepts High Quality Power Bus Strippers. Once you get used to them they are really good c.£26 from DCC. Mostly I have raided my tool box plus the odd steel rule, trusty Stanley knife (copious supply of blades and a scalple. I also order stuff on line then beg forgivemess, it works for me .......... so far! :)
Great video as always Charlie, perfect timing as I will be starting a new layout shortly and all the methods you explain will be invaluable to me in making sure I go down the right “tracks”. For the 100th show, it has to be outtakes, I’m sure the “bleep” machine will be working overtime!!
Thank you for the videos sir. Very instructive and enjoyable. I will tell you i have had some surprising success joining foam board with a hot glue gun. looking foreward to next friday
Clearly allowing the dust/fibres to be dispersed by the wind is wrong. They should be cleaned up and disposed of, with normal household waste destined for landfill. Rest assured I did clean up my patio. I'm sorry that it came acros as a somewhat glib remark.
Taking this a stage further, the acquisition of this material can sometimes be obtained for free from building sites as the off-cuts. Builders would normally have to pay for disposal so it could be a “Win-Win” situation.
I didn't see the comment in question and perhaps would have disagreed with it, but even so, I hope you weren't given a hard time over saying so, and at the very least, it has been forgotten about by now. We all say things sometimes, it's depressing how touchy people can be these days.
Your first hill was an inspiration for mine. Your second is coming on a treat but I just wonder why modellers don't make more of lining the tunnel so when using an onboard camera we don't get to see the back of roughly cut celotex. Driven by detail. As with any comment rule 1 applies it's your railway. Once again Charlie you know how to entertain. 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Hi Charlie, I have used Celotex type board for scenery but I found the dust from cutting and shaping irritated my hands. I hope that wasn't your good lady's best carving knife you were using! Good to see all the different types of products you used to create the base shape of the hills. Maybe you could end your 100th video with bloopers and out takes. I always find your videos a very good source of information and tips. Regards, David.
Love the way we are not always in the room, but often we are on trips out to the garden, again great work. Easy step by step. Thanks Charlie
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it, Quarry Central, regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie. I think you are fun, brilliant and such a great asset to model railway builders.
Whilst I am a beginner, your approach to complicated aspects has been most valuable.
May I suggest that as you draw back from the intricacies of our interests for your 100th celebration, you put a focus in your presentation on enjoying the process and to use whatever skills and trains/track the modeller has? Fun in the planning, making and running.
Thanks Michael, I’m so pleased that you enjoy the channel.
Charlie! One of the people that deserve a giant shout-out is Mrs. Bishop. Could we please meet her in Episode 100? She certainly deserves special mention for putting up with you knocking her things!
I’m unsure about the support staff Mike, she could end up a 🌟
@@ChadwickModelRailway You can handle it, Charlie!
Hi Charlie
Another great instructional video. I am building my own layout and this has been a godsend. I have used double sided tape to attach the Woodlands Scenic underlay to the baseboard. Don't use the foam stuff. To attach the Peco track I have used No More Gaps. Lay a 3 -4mm bead down the center of the underlay and spread with an old membership card. You then lay the track and have about 20 minutes to adjust it. In Australia you can get it in different colours. I use the brown as it does not show up if the ballast lifts. It's also easy to retrieve and reuse your track by just pushing tne same card along between the underlay and the sleepers.
Cheers and stay safe.
Paul from Zillmere
A sensible option Paul. Thank you
Things have come on a long way since I used to make model railways as a kid in the late 80s early 90s.
My hills were made of kitchen towel soaked in PVA over chicken wire and I used to break open old water filters for the coal 😂
I can't afford the hobby anymore but I love watching these videos 👍
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video RebornRockerVids. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Always fascinating to see your approach of planning and building your railroad so totally different to the way most austrians like I used to do! Thanks!
You’re too kind Thomas.
Love your work Charlie, at 17:41 if you covered your mountain with gladwrap you could have turned your insulation foam into a mould. Then by putting down your plaster sheet you could have made a hollow mountain shell. This would give you full access underneath it for recovering derailments or what ever else you may need access for.
Now you tell me! I still haven’t forgiven you for your wiring advice!
Thanks again Charlie for another excellent video. These are certainly the highlight of the week. You demonstrate so well giving confidence to me to attempt things that I was wary of doing before, as well as showing the different materials to use.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Tony Hedges. Stay safe, regards Charlie
I did a big hill using insulation as your are doing but it suffered from warping so the edges lifted where it sat on the base board. I last used floral foam blocks from Hobbycraft for the bulk and paper stops for the overall contours and Scultamold for the texture and fine detail. Stay safe Charlie!
I think that the plaster cloth will keep it all together Chris.
Hello Charlie As usual another fantastic video very accomplished commentary and easy to follow instruction It’s great to see Chadwick taking shape Thanks for showcasing your skills
You’re too kind Kevin.
Another great film, Charlie. Thanks. If you can, find a friendly local builder who will let you raid his/her off cuts of Kingspan/Celotex/etc. You can save a bit of money and it reduces his/her waste going to skips.
FWIW I tear the foil off; I think you get better adhesion (but also gets rid of any muck from my mate's building works).
Loved the shot from a way back to see the valley as a whole - looking really good.
Another vote here for a "bloopers" reel for #100.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Tom. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Yes plaster cloth is great, I was lucky enough to obtain some medical plaster cloth, ie for broken limbs etc. and it was fantastic, really quick drying and incredibly hard,,great video Charlie, thanks from down under in Wairoa New Zealand
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Jed.
You and your wife must have a pretty good agreement going, for you to use one of her kitchen knives to cut the Celotex! Great job on this video - you just dive right in and 'go for it'! Gives modelers like me inspiration to do the same. Thanks for the lesson, Charlie!
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Pat. We all learn by mistakes and I’ve made hundreds! The trick is to learn by someone else’s.
Nice update. The hillside is looking very good and I am starting to look at the various methods to construct landscape as its something I need to tackle soon so your video came at the perfect time. Another easy way to get copydex onto the brush is just by shaking the container, However don't do what I did which was to forget to tighten the lid on first.. whoops. Cheers, Michael
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Michael. Stay safe, regards Charlie
A nice selection of buildings on the shelf there,
Bring on the town scene.
Great job ,just a tip on using plaster cloth. I use a paint brush to spread it out it’s a lot less messy. Look forward to seeing that finished.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks Charlie, really enjoy your videos.
I have mix a little earth concrete colour powder in with the Sulpamold mix. This provides a base colour on the module, plus no white on white challenges.
A smart move Ross, I only wish I had thought of it. Regards Charlie.
Thankyou so much Charlie for the way you describe everything, particularly naming the products you use so clearly....brilliant..For the 100th episode, maybe a mini competition for the best construction tip with a `lickle' prize for the winner...….good luck with everything.
A great idea Martin, regards Charlie
Like the technique including use of the wife's kitchen knife and see you still smiling on next video! A word of caution on working with celotex if I may. They use glass fibre to reinforce the thicker sheets, the last thing you want is that on your, family or pets lungs or landing on your furnishings when cutting sanding or power planing (as someone suggested below to take the foil off). Certain one inch thick pieces I used to use did not have any fibres in hence my selection. So do check data sheets when using professional building materials, ditto for hot wire cutting and noxious gas emissions if you ever go that way to sculpt it. Stephen
A great tip Stephen, thanks.
Another great video Charlie. I particularly like that you don’t pretend that it’s all so quick and easy. You show the parts that you had difficulty with and yes even the parts you messed up. I think that this human approach is part of the great appeal of your work.
Ps. Watch that sun you’re getting an early tan. Nice legs. Ha ha.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Joe, even my legs!
Evening Charlie. Always great relaxing with a brew watching you do your stuff 😂 How many times have I put on a new clean T shirt only too mess it up lol 😂 Unbelievable nearly 100 videos 👍🏻 I'm personally so glad I came across Chadwick Model Railway on TH-cam as your given me so many laughs and inspiration so a big thank you Charlie. Keep your family safe have a nice weekend see you in episode 99 🤣 Cheers Stevie 😎
Thanks Stevie, what a heartwarming comment.
Hi charlie fiddle yard taking shape and coming to fruition all down to hard work and imagination nice to see you are adding a double portal tunnel cast your mind back a few videos back when you said light at the end of the tunnel well now there is great videos and brill layout Charlie best wishes Kev (Beighton Parkway)
Thanks Kev, you’re too kind mate. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie
Have been through the messy side of trimming Celotex, recently found that there is a
Celotex saw. It does not have any teeth to create a mass of dust, does a great job. Keep up the videos, I look forward to a Friday evening to see what you are coming up with next.
Thanks for the tip Iain, and I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the video, see you next week
Another great one Charlie. RS tools have long been one the first choices for electronic technicians. I have used mod rock sheeting for years. I find it excellent. I do not always bother to smooth out any creases or 'over folds' because I think that they add realism. Without wishing to duplicate your vids I will produce one about the kit I use.You take care and stay safe mate.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it. Good luck with yours mate.
Pinkgrip, hard as nails, no more nails etc etc these all stick celotex and even old fashioned bobbly polystyrene well. they have instant grab but do take some time to fully set up. Hard as nails is available in the pound stores for (Obviously) £1 a tube. There is a Blue and red tubed version the blue is indoor the red outdoor (waterproof) I have used both interchangeably with no difference in performance. Love the video's keep em coming
Thanks Bill and I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it.
Another very informative video, Charlie. You make me believe that it's not going to take me more than two years to semi complete my layout. There is a light at the end of the tunnel after all. I do like the look of the plaster of paris cloth wrapping, it was a light bulb moment for me. Take care, can hardly wait to see the next video...right away!!
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video John. Stay safe, regards Charlie
This video couldn't have been better timed. I have a very similar corner on my layout and you've given me lots of useful ideas.
Glad it was helpful!
Great instructional video Charlie.
Thanks for sharing.
Stay safe.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it mate.
half an hour of Chadwick model railway BRILLIANT!
You’re too kind EC.
Another great informative session. Bottle of fizz in the fridge for 19th June!!! Congratulations real information with a great sense of humour
Thanks Laurence, you’re too kind
Its coming on Iam very impressed .At present Iam awaiting for my local model shop to open so I can go and get some more track and cork so I can at last get my railway up and running . Good luck
It’s a difficult time for all. I’m awaiting the opening of hobby craft, I need paint plaster and glue. We’ll get there in the end. Regards Charlie.
As always easy to follow and interesting. Everard Junction used the same technique and you both have very good results. I used expanded poly from packaging and Jenny Kirk's idea of a J cloth soaked in diluted PVA. The EP sticks to everything, including the inside of my tea cup. Think you should try before you comment but on my next hillside I'll follow you. Like the thought that the landscape was here before the railway. Thanks.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the video Martin.
I love the way you've used those two corners of the room, Charlie. The view at 30:22 is just stunning, even unfinished.
Thanks Mark, you’re too kind
Even though my layout is more complete I do enjoy watching your videos. I think they are excellent for new and more experienced modellers. You can always learn something new. Well done looking forward to the next one.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Ken. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Almost at 100 videos. While it’s probably a bit early I just want to say thanks for all your hard work to film and edit your videos for us to enjoy. I have learned a lot from your channel and it keeps me glued to it with the content. Keep up the great work and all the best, Clint
Thanks Clint, That’s very kind of you to say so.
Thanks Charlie, I got it from eBay and didn’t find out how to wire it on my first try. I’ll look some more. You have always been a good help, thanks .
Very welcome RH S
As usual great work, clearly explained. I use Gorilla glue to stick Styrofoam to my door panels as I found the tubed latex caulks ans glues tended to add height as they are thick whereas the brown glue anything Gorilla glue lays down thinly. I also use it to stick my cork roadbed to the Styrofoam.
Great advice David thank you. Regards Charlie
Great to see you make scenery Charlie brillent vedio thanks a lot waiting with baited breath for No. 100 .
Coming soon to a computer near you!
For your US fans, an equivalent glue to the Eco would be PL1 wood glue (or PL Premium) available at big box home centers. Sadly, it has a poor "opened" shelf life, so saving up a whole tube's worth of work is recommended. It's the cat's meow for benchwork, though as it will prevent squeaks from the frames to the surface materials, or for building up elevator spirals as you only need some brads to fixe the parts while the glue dries.
Thanks for the advice buddy.
Good morning Charlie,
Really excellent video to show a ‘cabbage’ like myself how and what to use at the start, which will (hopefully!) save a bit of ‘oops’ got that wrong money.
I be decided to stick with Marklin, not with the Z gauge but I’m moving up in gauge to HO and using their C-Track, mainly because I never did get the hang
of electrical or electronic circuits, these guys actually give you the option to install internal to the points the actuators and decoders. So a new beginning,
if, by chance you know of anyone who would be interested in what is now redundant track and a Gaugemaster 4 circuit controller I’d be only to happy to
pass it all on.
Yours sincerely,
ross
HO is Much more user friendly. If you can’t get a buyer for those bits Ross, the model railway club which I’m involved with could always find them useful.
Thank you very much again for this video! I'm glad I kept my insulation leftovers, now they will be used on my layout too.
Very informative and good ideas. Looking forward for episode 100! 👍
Thanks mate you’re too kind. Regards Charlie
Just a suggestion for using the plaster bandage I came across about twenty packs of the original which was called Mod-Roc and it suggests on the packaging that if you have to apply in situ on the layout you place the bandage and then apply the water with a brush. That said I'm nowhere as experienced as you as I am just starting to do the scenery on my first model railway for forty years. I do find the array scenic products available these days a little bewildering. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Phil, I’m so pleased that you found the video interesting.
watching with interest as i intend to get back into model railways after a gap of some 40 years, things have changed just a bit. i have thought of using the celotex type of foam board and was thinking of covering it with plasterers fine scrim dipped in fine casting plaster to form the surface.
Sounds like a plan Andy.
That tor looks good, Charlie. Perhaps have a stone circle, ruined abbey or a chalk horse on it? :)
Now there’s an idea.
Love the video , plastered again Charlie..!..!..!
You know me Peter!
I like watching how you are doing the senerery Charlie, but can I suggest putting a little color in the sculptamold(use paint tint or just some paint can works) this tones it down and if broken to don't have the white showing like a sore thumb in your scenery. Here in the southwest we can't get that kind of foam board so we have to with regular styrofoam, but it's even more of a mess. I do like yor statement of making the hillsides if they are there first as we all know it you really have to plan things out if you want it to look right...thanks for sharing....Jack 👍👍👍
Yes it’s a good tip regarding adding the dye as you mix it up. Stay safe Jack, regards Charlie.
Wow Charlie what you've done in this episode is fantastic, going from baseboard to Hill is great, really good ideas a real inspiration ☺ cheers to the 100th episode can't wait ☺
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Justin. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Many a youngster has had personal experience with plaster cloth! As you may surmise, it was originally developed for use by physicians to set Junior's broken arm when he discovered that just wearing a Superman cape does NOT mean you can fly when you jump off the garage!
My personal favorite foam-to-wood or foam-to-foam adhesive is actually a bonding primer paint. It used to be called Glidden Gripper, but then PPG bought out Glidden, so now it's PPG Gripper. Professional painters say it's not as good as when Glidden made it, but it does a marvelous job of gluing foam to other surfaces. I'm not sure what a similar product in the UK would be, but if you could find something it would no doubt be much more economical than using tube products.
Thanks for the tip Flyboy. Choosing the right glue is always a very difficult task.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but for all the foam we are using, as well as for laying down the cork underlayment and attaching of flex track, we have had great success using Loctite PL 300 Foamboard Adhesive. Comes in a caulking tube, easy to clean, easy to work with, and stays soft and rubbery. Pulling off is also fairly easy if removal is necessary.
Thanks Craig, I’ll have to check it out.
Great video Charlie . It’s fun to see how you can take a few cut up sheets of insulation and turn it into a hill side with just some imagination and a little bit of time.
Hi Jim, i’m so pleased that you found it interesting. Regards Charlie
BZ, shippers. Nice easy watching and informative video......thanks for the effort.
Any time shipmate
Love your videos, such a gentleman
Thanks Sarah, you’re too kind.
That’s looking fantastic 👍👍👍
Glad you like it
Loving the new section Charlie can't believe how far it has come from the old Chadwick and can't believe I have watched now all 98 videos
All 98, you need to get out more Adam.
It has got to be all the out-takes and bloopers, great video as always Charlie.
There will be some Colin
Charlie, ref your little celebration why not have a nice glass of cola. Personally, I find the flavour a little overwhelming, so I dilute my cola with some Rum! Why not try it....? Great video Charlie, thanks and well done, regards, Terry.
An interesting option Terry, many thanks
And for your next trick, carving the hog roast . . . Another great one, Charlie. Keep them coming!
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Peter. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Charlie, your videos have inspired me to actually get started om my build. I have been putting it off for way too long. I thank you. My wife, however, may not. Lol.
Good on you Paul.
Thanks for the video...... Never too long for me.... Before I use to use brown paper towels dipped in wall plaster, what a pain and a mess. Now using plaster cloth I will never go back. I purchase a 5 pound roll from Amazon, about 50 feet long. Never over lap 50%, to me thats a 50% waste and I never do a second layer, another waste. If it was going to be moved a lot yes then I would consider it, but stationary, no. I then follow up with pre-mixed wall plaster. What it boils down to is whatever you are comfortable with and what is available to use. My 2 cents worth....
You clearly have a working solution mate.
Thanks for the great advice,
I'm definitely using it on my railway
Thanks James
Chadwick Model Railway thanks for the reply and at lest someone thing good came out of lockdown
It is always a great pleasure for me to watch your work.
Thank you very much!
Hi Charlie, Great video. I have 3 quick observations.
1. I think, from my own experience of cutting celotex board, that I'd recommend wearing a dust mask regardless of whether cutting it inside or outside. The dust seems to keep coming off even just handling it.
2. When I've removed the aluminium skin, the board has bowed quite substantially. I'm not sure if that was because I tried peeling it off or if it was a thinner board or larger area.
3. I cut 50mm thick stuff with one of those long sectional blades where you snap off a section when it goes blunt. A new one can be pushed out a fair way. Cutting through the foam and 2 aluminium skins in one is quite an ask though so I just cut through the aluminium skin on one side first, then extended the blade out and cut the rest in a second pass following the first cut.
Great tips mate, mine did bow a fair amount.
Great video, as always.
Silly but I never thought of using set track where you need a consistant bend, in my case nearly a full circle, and avoids awkward joins in flexitrack on bends.
Set track on order flexi removed.
Thanks as ever.
Andrew Page
Thanks Andrew, I’m so pleased that you found it useful.
Hi Charlie.
Recently discovered your channel.
Loving everything you do, wish I had your talent, patience and expertise.
Love the way you go into detail. As I'm a bit of a technophobe I have no chance of being at your level.
Thanks for the great viewing mucker.
All the best and keep safe.
Pete and Su.
What a heartwarming comment Pete.I’m so pleased that you and Su enjoy the channel, regards Charlie
Hi Charlie
Another option instead of the plaster bandage is brush on a coat of PVA cover with old newspaper keep painting PVA over it and layer newspaper a bit like Pape mashe ,it also hardens and is easy to spray or paint have found this very cheap and very effective, did you check out scalecast , have done the sides of my inclines with retaining wall.
Regards
David
Ps another great video keep it up.
Yes I have checked out the scale cast moulds. There are two different options but I’m still undecided.
Could you email me some photos of your inclines?
@@ChadwickModelRailway I'll try am not very good with all that sort of thing , I'll wait until I have them in place and painted, am tinkering little bits and pieces all over the layout, the machine shed is fantastic.
Regards
David
@@ChadwickModelRailway hi charlie sent you pictures on your facebook page can you let me know if you got them my email is david.clifford7@gmail.com if you send me a message i willl have your e-mail
Regards
David
Another brilliant video Charlie, and on the cusp of a great milestone. Looking forward to episode 99 and 100, plus the continued progress on the new hill section👍. Cheers Julian @ Station Road
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Julian. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Another great video Charlie, one thing about Celotex over Polystyrene worth mentioning is its fire safety, put a match against the two and you will be horrified at what happens to the polystrene.
A good point Richard.
Can’t wait for the 100th episode!
Another thing, I just love the scenery videos! I would love to see more!
Then I should probably do scenery next time as well.
I
t's always a real treat to watch you videos.
Thanks IK, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.
That was educational Charlie. Looking at the mess in the garden I reckon your lucky to be still living lol. Gotta be outtakes for your 100th
Thanks Clive, but the outtakes, I haven’t really been collecting them.
Thanks Charlie for another enjoyable video. I'm not sure what I think about polystyrene particles being blown into the environment, but the result of the hill does look good.
Hi Don, a fair point but it wasn't polystyrene but a foam dust. Regards Charlie
Great timing on this video Charlie,just starting the scenics on my layout,so it was invaluable.Thanks.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Bob. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Very nice video, Charlie. Thanks for sharing and stay well. - Drew
You too Drew.
Great video Charlie very timely for me as I too am at the stage of landscaping. I will certainly be putting your method to good practice Many thanks
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Denis. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Thank you for sharing Charlie. As ever, you are a font of knowledge!
If only mate, if only.
Brilliant I have some of that foam in the garage I will have to put it to good use now 😁
Go for it TM
Very good how to Charlie!! Thanks for sharing this video. Cheers Onno.
My pleasure Onno.
Great video as always Charlie. Enjoyed watching it on my lunch hour - a great way to unwind the grey matter from a rather hectic morning's work. Cheers Euan
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video The Growler - Blackwood N Gauge Layout. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Thanks Charlie another enjoyable and entertaining update.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great update Charlie I love the building side of the model railway cannot wait to see the next update on the hillside brilliant work
You and me both!
I am glad to see that only 1 locomotive was slightly hurt during the construction :) 8:02
Sadly there’s always one casualty in my videos. But usually it’s me!
Looking forward to the celebratory #100 Charlie, doesn't *feel* like 100 but, thinking back to the old Chadwick, it does seem quite a while ago. You're pretty comfortable with the cameras, so maybe some "special effects, visual *and* audio"? Some video trickery could be fun.
Will you include the old layout in this spectacular? It was a major part of many of the 100, after all. I'm sure you'll come up with something fitting.👌
Cheers for now,
Dougie.
There are so many ideas going through my mind at the present moment, it’s hard to choose.
Charlie, certainly Your hilarious misadventures like the back drop behind the Vioduct, and on the oposite side would help to inject Your ever present humor for the 100th Video. By the way, the Wife really hot a good chuckle out of Your Celotex remark. Keep the Videos coming, always apreciate the humor, and excellent how too's. Love all of Your work.
Ray USA
Thanks Ray, what a heartwarming comment. Regards Charlie.
Really enjoyed the vid Charlie, loads of Blackmail material available, her indoors best kitchen knife and scissors, us model makers certainly live on the edge.😂🤣😂🤣.Take care and looking forward to hillside progress. 👍
Thanks Colin I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it. Regards Charlie
Another wonderful sailing through your excellent work. I love watching the idea, plan, and formation. It always comes out so well. Anyhow, Cheers again!
What a heartwarmimg comment Anthony. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Dear Sir I enjoy your show a lot. I'm driving Ho about to satrt up a kinda german environment 1980-now just to a freerange into good locos an roling ware.
Kind regards Niels Werngren Pedersen Aalborg (Denmark)
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Niels Werngreen Pedersen. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Hi Charlie,
Still love your TH-cam channel, it's been a while leaving a compliment as the way you present yourself, also its great that you can laugh when things aren't right, phew!!
I have been using foam boards too, and what I use and it worked really well and it was very cheap yo buy, which was 3 in 1 no nails from the pound shop, its just Maybe one to mention.
Many thanks Brian 🤩
Thanks Brian , I’ll have to check them out.
Really enjoyed this video - looking forward to number 99!
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video Mr Spock MM. Stay safe, regards Charlie
Hi Charlie, another superb video, I think for your 100th i should be bloopers! I model on the dark side, (n-gauge) but what you do and how you explain it is so useful for me. When it comes to tools I use the DCC Concepts High Quality Power Bus Strippers. Once you get used to them they are really good c.£26 from DCC. Mostly I have raided my tool box plus the odd steel rule, trusty Stanley knife (copious supply of blades and a scalple. I also order stuff on line then beg forgivemess, it works for me .......... so far! :)
Great tips Ken, thamks
Great video as usual, when you weighted down the lines is that what you call product placement!!!
It was more of a glue competition Tony
@@ChadwickModelRailway you have enough of them mate
Thanks Charlie Great info I love your videos.
Glad you like them Keith.
Great video as always Charlie, perfect timing as I will be starting a new layout shortly and all the methods you explain will be invaluable to me in making sure I go down the right “tracks”. For the 100th show, it has to be outtakes, I’m sure the “bleep” machine will be working overtime!!
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Andrew. You are not the 1st to suggest the outtakes for my 100th video. We shall see. Regards Charlie.
It just gets better and better
Thanks petrol head
Great video again Charlie! Many thanks! Looking forward to the Centenary Show!! ☺️
Me too!
Thank you for the videos sir. Very instructive and enjoyable. I will tell you i have had some surprising success joining foam board with a hot glue gun. looking foreward to next friday
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it HD.
Clearly allowing the dust/fibres to be dispersed by the wind is wrong. They should be cleaned up and disposed of, with normal household waste destined for landfill. Rest assured I did clean up my patio. I'm sorry that it came acros as a somewhat glib remark.
Taking this a stage further, the acquisition of this material can sometimes be obtained for free from building sites as the off-cuts. Builders would normally have to pay for disposal so it could be a “Win-Win” situation.
I didn't see the comment in question and perhaps would have disagreed with it, but even so, I hope you weren't given a hard time over saying so, and at the very least, it has been forgotten about by now. We all say things sometimes, it's depressing how touchy people can be these days.
Your first hill was an inspiration for mine.
Your second is coming on a treat but I just wonder why modellers don't make more of lining the tunnel so when using an onboard camera we don't get to see the back of roughly cut celotex.
Driven by detail. As with any comment rule 1 applies it's your railway.
Once again Charlie you know how to entertain. 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Thanks DJ, that’s very nice of you to say so.
Nicely demonstrated Charlie
Thanks mate.
you may think about putting a removable liner to the tunnel. If you thinking of filming a train going thru the tunnel in the future.
Thanks Ron, that’s a very good point.
Hi Charlie, I have used Celotex type board for scenery but I found the dust from cutting and shaping irritated my hands. I hope that wasn't your good lady's best carving knife you were using! Good to see all the different types of products you used to create the base shape of the hills. Maybe you could end your 100th video with bloopers and out takes. I always find your videos a very good source of information and tips. Regards, David.
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video David and bloopers it is.
Stay safe, regards Charlie