Hornby Magazine are featuring Dean Park Station! I was contacted in June asking if I'd like to have a visit from Hornby Magazine! - Obviously I said YES! ;-)
One question regarding the "left lead" into Platform #1 at 1:01 ... It's one of you Main line tracks into the station , but the sharp "S" curve can surly be avoided by starting it earlier (Maybe with a a smooth Wye switch? or even a much longer left hand switch Or easiest yet would be just Cut the corner off the Platform and ease into it). I am not one to ever criticize your brilliant work sir, as it is top level! However I noticed that one issue on my very first viewing of your videos almost 3 years ago and surprised me back then (So it's ingrained in my head now! lol 😎 Sir, your Layout is Perfection so please only take this as a suggestion for a "potential" track rework one day. Interestingly, my mates at our rail club here in Canada said to me one day when I suggested to do a similar small change at our huge Terminus Station. They said ""Do Any of our Passenger Consists Derail there?" I replied.. "No" They answered: "Well "F*** It!" 😏 lol
That's great news to hear Dave. If you ever wanted to make an APT-P Class 370 on the layout with some extra cars. I would buy spare trailers that are in average to good condition as you will end up cutting them in half and fixing the articulated ends together as well as possibly having to repaint the modified cars after filling in the gaps with model putty etc :). I remember back in 1996 when I went to the Nottingham Model Railway exhibition I saw a Hornby APT on the (I think Carstairs/Law Junction) layout that they had a lengthened APT train with extra coaches which was interesting to see. Not sure if that layout is still on the go now as that was 20 years ago. Hornby sadly never made the extra coaches due to the negative press that the real train got in the 1980's. So I asked them how did they make the extra coaches for it and they told me by buying up loose/surplus trailer cars/driving units and chopping them in half and sticking the two articulated ends together to make the carriages :). I think that if its a viable train for you to make. A long APT train on Dean Park would look great and something unique :). Kind Regards Ash.
'A Labour of Love'....that's probably the best description I have read for my layout. It really is a passion of mine. So glad you rate what I do, and thanks for your support and comment. Dave
Well done and totally deserved thearticle in Hornby magazine. I remember commenting a couple of years back now, but I am from Glasgow and haven't been to Edinburgh a whole lot(flights from or a train re-routing etc,even football matches ) but I do always think of Waverly station when I see your layout and standing on the bridge looking down into the station at the trains arriving and leaving. Always look froward to sitting with a coffee and watching when you post a video , thanks Alan.
Hi cheers! I was surprised they wanted to feature me as I am only 1/4 finished, but they said they'd like to come back and do another feature when the TMD or another scenic section is worthy of an article. I am really excited by it. Dave
You run trains as they should be run. I think this is the best model railway layout for running Full trains and the track must be so well laid. Very clever design on two levels with loads of operational value. Very realistic with super attention to detail, and expertly constructed and executed. VERY WELL DONE, DAVID WATSON. PLEASE keep those videos coming. G.R.C. Was Wishaw/ Hamilton area.
Hi, thank you! High praise and very humbling. One of my main rules to myself when designing the layout was to allow fully rake HST's to sit in the station and then run at speed on upper mainlines. It has lots of operational variations with all tracks gaining access to the upper line, TMD and station. So glad you think it is good. Cheers. Dave
Well done Dave, you have a fantastic layout, the video's on what you are doing and how to do it are great, now well deserved publicity in the Hornby Magazine. Another great running video with some great camera angles.....Al
Well Done Dave. Well deserved you have put a great deal of work into your layout. I enjoy all your videos they are a great inspiration for my own layout. Please keep them coming.
Well done in making the Hornby Magazine you deserve it you have done a fantastic job on the layout, as soon as I saw it here in the shop I recognized it and had to buy it to read up on the layout , well done
Hey Dave congrats on the Hornby Mag spread thats a huge honor and you deserve it!! All the hard work you have put in pays off in many ways one for your own enjoyment 2. bringing it to all of us on youtube and 3 getting recognized for it thru a magazine. Great job as always take care.
Congratulations Dave. A bit of well deserved recognition and a nice excuse for an extended running session. I particularly like the track level shots, some very good camera work. I hope the Hornby photographer does it justice. Cheers, Davie
congrats on the Hornby magazine, looking forward to reading and seeing all the pictures when you are published, this is very much deserved praise for a superb layout Dave, you have worked so hard and it's been a pleasure to watch it grow from the very start, always enjoy your updates, and the progress you make. Andy
Congratulations mate well deserved I can only dream of getting where you are I have followed your layout closely and you are one of a few channels that have helped me with tips and ideas so I would like to thank you for that so keep up,the excellent work.
Top Job Dave. Its's great to follow your progress of the layout and love your attention to detail. Your camera work and commentary is excellent. keep it up.
I totally agree that yours is the best layout on TH-cam. I am not saying that the others are no good, far from it, I think almost all of the layouts that are on here are good, it just the fact that yours is the best. I see that this video is three years old and maybe you have sorted the problem already. At the start of the video, the lights on the coach flickered off and on as it went over the point work. I hope one day that I will be able to join the group as I build "Yorkdale LNER Preservation Railway" There is a facebook page for it. It just shows some of the stock (Some from the 1960''s) and some of the model building I have made so far. All the best Dave. Martin (Thailand)
Hi there I was just watching you on how you do your ballasting I must say it looks very impresive .I had a go on a short section on my layout and it workdout very well although as I say Iam having trouble with my curves but hay ho .Your layout and Everard Junction are the best on youtube
Well done Dave, certainly well deserved mate. Can't wait to see your layout in the magazine. I hope one day that I can achieve the same sort of stardom! 👍 Cheers Howard.
Cheers mate, really appreciate your comment. Yeah we started out at similar time, with similar lofts and probably a million ideas between us! lol. I could spend 24 hours up that loft, I've had to pin a picture of my wife on the rafters in case I forget what she looks like lol. I told her its to scare away he mice!! Cheers. Dave
I'm born again Railway Modeller at the planning stage and looking for inspiration. Your trackwork is the best I've seen....the track looks real and bedding as it is in real life with the darker area between the rails and of course the trackside equipment. I am looking for the Hornby feature. Great video. Ian
Hi, thanks. So glad you enjoy my video and think I've got the track work looking right. The Hornby article came out last November and was well received. I hope to be in the magazine again in the future when the other side of the layout (The depot) is completed. Cheers. Dave
I've watched this video umpteen times Dave, never get tired of it. Some great camera work. Some great angles especially at around 4:15. With the backscene it looks so real.
Well David big congrats for getting into hornby mag very well deserved will look forward to the read up who knows might get my tinsley layout in it yet if you and Richard are in there both well worth the viewing great job and take care chap .Dave Gilmour
Well-deserved recognition for your efforts Dave. I particularly like the way you've finished the level crossing but all your scenic work is easily exhibition standard, or better! I've returned to facebook so I will check you out on there mate. Keep up the good work. Cheers!
just got the magazine. if I hadn't seen this youtube channel I would have thought you had a ting one station layout. great work, look forward to the next article :)
hi, thanks for getting in touch. Yeah the article only focussed on the 'finished' side of the layout. Hope they or another magazine pick it up again in a couple of years when I have more of the ends and the TMD built. There is No rush though! ;-) Cheers. Dave
Cheers, either can I! Also, they said they would keep an eye on progress and may come back in the future to do updates, so that's very encouraging! Dave
Congratulations Dave. I'm sure it'll be beneficial for both you and Hornby magazine. Don't usually buy their magazine however will make an exception when your layout featured. Fingers crossed the inclusion will help you fly past the 6K subscribers and get you close to 10K, which you very much deserve. I did buy the magazine when Richards layout was featured and to my surprise found some very cool content and not just a collection of adverts :). Anyway as most have already commented please keep up the great work, certainly enjoy your updates. James (NZ)
Hi James! Yeah Hornby Mag isn't as bad as some for adverts! I hope this will give me a surge of new subscribers....I see Richard's rose 3k recently lol. I hope to get more, but that's not the main reason I post videos. I just love sharing my hobby with fellow modellers etc. Really glad you like what I do, thanks for your support. Dave
Hi, I am pretty pleased lol. I was surprised anyone wanted to feature it as its only 1/4 'finished', but they say they will follow its progress and possibly come back to do more updates on it in the future. So that's good news. Dave
Dave, this is brilliant and i am very impressed, i am in my fiftys and i am thinking about setting up a layout in the loft, i see on ebay you can buy full layouts with the size measurements etc, its very interesting stuff, the one i have my eye on will cost me around £700 , you get a train with it also, good luck anyway
Hi Dave, This is one of the most beautifull vid I've ever seen on YT. In between I've seen all your vids and I've learned a much from you ! Thanks for all the good work you've done here and hopefully shall do !!!! BTW: I'm a restarter after 55 years .... :)
Yeah nice. I was surprised to hear from them around the same time as you had your visit. Despite being only 1/4 'finished' they were keen to see it. They hope to return as I do phased 2, 3 and then 4. So that's cool. How long did the photographer spend with you? He was with me for 5 hours in an attic! I think I dropped a waist size in that time, very warm!. Just finishing off my article now, along with map, captions etc. Did you make up your own captions for the pics, or did Mike Wild do that? Finally, did you have a say on what photos went in? Dave
I really like your layout. You put in alot of love and energy. I do have one tip though. I think you should paint the exposed (diagonal) beams in the loft a darker colour. They then don't show as much.
well done with the article, I may have to buy that one as well! Got a lot of inspiration from your layout as building one right now based in the mid to late 80's sort of where Mossend is so I can have my 85 under the wires! if you can suggest any Scottish model railway stores who produce/sell 80's themed Scottish livered loco's that would be great!
Hi, we all have our reasons for having a model railway....no matter what size it is. Do you have a channel....I will check this out. Thanks for the sub....hope you enjoy watching my videos. Cheers. Dave.
Yes a credit to you Dave. Did I hear you say Dean Park is on Facebook, is there a link perhaps.Well done again, being following from beginning , true inspiration.
Quite the honour sir... and (IMHO)... Well Deserved!
One question regarding the "left lead" into Platform #1 at 1:01 ... It's one of you Main line tracks into the station , but the sharp "S" curve can surly be avoided by starting it earlier (Maybe with a a smooth Wye switch? or even a much longer left hand switch Or easiest yet would be just Cut the corner off the Platform and ease into it). I am not one to ever criticize your brilliant work sir, as it is top level! However I noticed that one issue on my very first viewing of your videos almost 3 years ago and surprised me back then (So it's ingrained in my head now! lol 😎 Sir, your Layout is Perfection so please only take this as a suggestion for a "potential" track rework one day. Interestingly, my mates at our rail club here in Canada said to me one day when I suggested to do a similar small change at our huge Terminus Station.
They said ""Do Any of our Passenger Consists Derail there?"
I replied.. "No"
They answered: "Well "F*** It!" 😏 lol
An epic layout like this deserves to be in ALL model railway magazines :).
That is incredibly kind of you to say so, thank you. It will feature in Hornby Mag fairly soon.
That's great news to hear Dave. If you ever wanted to make an APT-P Class 370 on the layout with some extra cars. I would buy spare trailers that are in average to good condition as you will end up cutting them in half and fixing the articulated ends together as well as possibly having to repaint the modified cars after filling in the gaps with model putty etc :). I remember back in 1996 when I went to the Nottingham Model Railway exhibition I saw a Hornby APT on the (I think Carstairs/Law Junction) layout that they had a lengthened APT train with extra coaches which was interesting to see. Not sure if that layout is still on the go now as that was 20 years ago.
Hornby sadly never made the extra coaches due to the negative press that the real train got in the 1980's. So I asked them how did they make the extra coaches for it and they told me by buying up loose/surplus trailer cars/driving units and chopping them in half and sticking the two articulated ends together to make the carriages :). I think that if its a viable train for you to make. A long APT train on Dean Park would look great and something unique :).
Kind Regards
Ash.
A wonderful labour of love ,quite magnificent,could watch this all day
'A Labour of Love'....that's probably the best description I have read for my layout. It really is a passion of mine. So glad you rate what I do, and thanks for your support and comment. Dave
Well done and totally deserved thearticle in Hornby magazine. I remember commenting a couple of years back now, but I am from Glasgow and haven't been to Edinburgh a whole lot(flights from or a train re-routing etc,even football matches ) but I do always think of Waverly station when I see your layout and standing on the bridge looking down into the station at the trains arriving and leaving. Always look froward to sitting with a coffee and watching when you post a video , thanks Alan.
Hi Alan, that's really nice of you to say so and I am glad you get the Waverley feel when you see my station. Dave
ZERO surprise from me. My fav layout on TH-cam. Easily deserved. Top quality everywhere. Congratulations Dave. :D
Hi cheers! I was surprised they wanted to feature me as I am only 1/4 finished, but they said they'd like to come back and do another feature when the TMD or another scenic section is worthy of an article. I am really excited by it. Dave
Well done Dave well deserved my favourite layout on here by far👍👍🚂🚂
Cheers
Graeme
Making it in to the Hornby Magazine well deserved that's you and Everard Junction now two of the best on you tube .
Cheers!
Have to agree with you Bud! Always posting quality videos!
that's the other foreign to me stuff I like...good stuff...😁...
Great layout. I never tire of looking at your excellent videos. I speak as a professional railwayman of forty years service in the S&T department.
Superb detail. Fantastic high standard of work. One of the best I have seen for a while.
You run trains as they should be run. I think this is the best model railway layout for running Full trains and the track must be so well laid. Very clever design on two levels with loads of operational value. Very realistic with super attention to detail, and expertly constructed and executed. VERY WELL DONE, DAVID WATSON. PLEASE keep those videos coming. G.R.C. Was Wishaw/ Hamilton area.
Hi, thank you! High praise and very humbling. One of my main rules to myself when designing the layout was to allow fully rake HST's to sit in the station and then run at speed on upper mainlines. It has lots of operational variations with all tracks gaining access to the upper line, TMD and station. So glad you think it is good. Cheers. Dave
Well done Dave, you have a fantastic layout, the video's on what you are doing and how to do it are great, now well deserved publicity in the Hornby Magazine. Another great running video with some great camera angles.....Al
thanks Al. Cheers. Dave
All that attention to detail finally paid off. Well done Dave another fantastic vid looks brilliant cheers Ty
Well Done Dave. Well deserved you have put a great deal of work into your layout. I enjoy all your videos they are a great inspiration for my own layout. Please keep them coming.
Well done in making the Hornby Magazine you deserve it you have done a fantastic job on the layout, as soon as I saw it here in the shop I recognized it and had to buy it to read up on the layout , well done
incredible layout and a great deal of work. Well done on the Hornby visit, it's well deserved!
Erik Hilsinger hi thanks! It was a very proud moment :-). Cheers. Dave
Very well done Dave. True recognition of your excellent hard work.
Hey Dave congrats on the Hornby Mag spread thats a huge honor and you deserve it!! All the hard work you have put in pays off in many ways one for your own enjoyment 2. bringing it to all of us on youtube and 3 getting recognized for it thru a magazine. Great job as always take care.
Congratulations Dave, very well deserved for an excellent layout, i have the magazine and have read the article
Well done Dave..always enjoy your quality videos of that super detailed station !! all the best dave
Cheers Dave.
An excellent video and well done for getting the layout into the Magazine
Congratulations - a well deserved recognition
Thanks Ken
Awesome layout and great trains 🚂🚂🚂😀👍🏻
Congratulations on making it to Hornby Magazine. It is well deserved. The quality of the layout really shows in this video.
Congratulations on making HM, well deserved and I am sure it will look even better in print. Keep up the good work, James
Congratulations Dave. A bit of well deserved recognition and a nice excuse for an extended running session. I particularly like the track level shots, some very good camera work. I hope the Hornby photographer does it justice. Cheers, Davie
Well done Dave. Recognition richly deserved. Cheers, Bob
congrats on the Hornby magazine, looking forward to reading and seeing all the pictures when you are published, this is very much deserved praise for a superb layout Dave, you have worked so hard and it's been a pleasure to watch it grow from the very start, always enjoy your updates, and the progress you make. Andy
Very well done and richly deserved.
Having been in this hobby for a long time, It doesn't take much to realise that is a very very special layout !
Hi, thanks for those very kind words. Really appreciate that. Dave
well done on the feature and I have enjoyed watching all your video's and I have just got back into the hobby after a 30 or so lay off
Congratulations Dave ....well deserved ..layout looking fantastic well done 😉...Des .
Congratulations mate well deserved I can only dream of getting where you are I have followed your layout closely and you are one of a few channels that have helped me with tips and ideas so I would like to thank you for that so keep up,the excellent work.
Well done Dave, your hard work deserves the recognition.
Great layout, Great video's. Keep them coming as I love watching them. Cheers Mark.
Glad to see that Dean Park Station got the Accolade it deserves in the Hornby Mag, well done Dave :)
Congrats Dave on getting your amazing layout in a magazine you definitely deserve it. Cheers Steve
Top Job Dave. Its's great to follow your progress of the layout and love your attention to detail. Your camera work and commentary is excellent. keep it up.
Omg Dave what an amazing layout everything is so realistic, undoubtedly the best I've seen so far, it's a Credit to you.
Hi Shaun. Wow thanks. So glad you think is good. I strike to make it as realistic S I can :-)
Really appreciate your comment. Thanks
Dave
Well done on being featured in the mag I look forward to reading the article.
I totally agree that yours is the best layout on TH-cam. I am not saying that the others are no good, far from it, I think almost all of the layouts that are on here are good, it just the fact that yours is the best. I see that this video is three years old and maybe you have sorted the problem already. At the start of the video, the lights on the coach flickered off and on as it went over the point work. I hope one day that I will be able to join the group as I build "Yorkdale LNER Preservation Railway" There is a facebook page for it. It just shows some of the stock (Some from the 1960''s) and some of the model building I have made so far. All the best Dave. Martin (Thailand)
Congrats... well deserved, you've worked hard on your layout and videos.. looking forward to the Hornby issue when it comes out .....Cheers John
Hi there I was just watching you on how you do your ballasting I must say it looks very impresive .I had a go on a short section on my layout and it workdout very well although as I say Iam having trouble with my curves but hay ho .Your layout and Everard Junction are the best on youtube
Very nice layout! I really like the assortment of stock and scenery, especially that mainline on the embankment.
Hi, thanks for getting in touch and I am really glad you like the layout and trains running on it. Cheers.
No problem!
As an American I can say with no uncertainty that the class 43/Intercity 125 is my favorite class of HST, nice to see them featured.
Congratulations Dave, Well deserved and I look forward to seeing the full article. Cheers
Congratulations Dave! glad to see that your made it into a magazine, I shall look forward to reading that one. Great running session as always!
Joe
Cheers Joe! Very excited about it. Dave
Well done, a layout as good as your deserves to be in a magazine...Simon
good work mate nice to see all the time and effort is getting recognized by the guys who make trains etc
Really great, well done, congratulations for the mag addition,
Well done Dave, certainly well deserved mate. Can't wait to see your layout in the magazine. I hope one day that I can achieve the same sort of stardom! 👍
Cheers
Howard.
I am sure you will Howard! I was surprised they wanted to see it as its no where near finished! Dave
Well done Dave you deserve the recognition , looking forward to seeing it in print .....Peter .
Well deserved attention if you ask me! Well done Dave
Awesome news mate, we started around the same time if i remember rightly and look how far your layout has come. Well done.
Cheers mate, really appreciate your comment. Yeah we started out at similar time, with similar lofts and probably a million ideas between us! lol. I could spend 24 hours up that loft, I've had to pin a picture of my wife on the rafters in case I forget what she looks like lol. I told her its to scare away he mice!! Cheers. Dave
Great stuff Dave - I look forward to picking up a copy in due course. Very well done!
I'm born again Railway Modeller at the planning stage and looking for inspiration. Your trackwork is the best I've seen....the track looks real and bedding as it is in real life with the darker area between the rails and of course the trackside equipment. I am looking for the Hornby feature. Great video. Ian
Hi, thanks. So glad you enjoy my video and think I've got the track work looking right. The Hornby article came out last November and was well received. I hope to be in the magazine again in the future when the other side of the layout (The depot) is completed. Cheers. Dave
Congratulations Dave well deserved, looking forward to reading the feature on your layout.
I've watched this video umpteen times Dave, never get tired of it. Some great camera work. Some great angles especially at around 4:15. With the backscene it looks so real.
Hi Mike, cheers. Yes its one of my favourite videos too, along with the Screaming valenta video I did. Cheers. Dave
Wonderful rail movie !!! Excellent!!
Well David big congrats for getting into hornby mag very well deserved will look forward to the read up who knows might get my tinsley layout in it yet if you and Richard are in there both well worth the viewing great job and take care chap .Dave Gilmour
Hi Dave, thanks for that. Yeah its good Hornby Mag scour youtube for layouts to feature. You never know....Tinsley might appear! Cheers. Dave
Brilliant video as always Dave. I can't wait to see the article!
Brilliant Work!
If i had that in my Den, Friday Nights would be an Engineers Hat, Whistle and a Bottle of Vodka.
Great Stuff, Beauty Davo.
wow that was smashing so much detail love it
Congratulations. Enjoyed your video!
Excellent work Dave, well deserved mate.
Well-deserved recognition for your efforts Dave. I particularly like the way you've finished the level crossing but all your scenic work is easily exhibition standard, or better!
I've returned to facebook so I will check you out on there mate.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers!
cheers Ed. I am grateful for your support and so glad you enjoy what I do. Dave
Really superb - fantastic!
Great video and well done on getting into the Hornby magazine !!
well deserved one ofvthe best layouts i have seen on this channel brill
just got the magazine. if I hadn't seen this youtube channel I would have thought you had a ting one station layout. great work, look forward to the next article :)
hi, thanks for getting in touch. Yeah the article only focussed on the 'finished' side of the layout. Hope they or another magazine pick it up again in a couple of years when I have more of the ends and the TMD built. There is No rush though! ;-) Cheers. Dave
That's great news Dave both you and Rich over at Everard Junction have now been in HM, I can't wait to see your layout in it.
Cheers, either can I! Also, they said they would keep an eye on progress and may come back in the future to do updates, so that's very encouraging! Dave
Congrats. Well deserved. I love your layout.
Cool video, I bet that BRS guy is fed up of waiting at that crossing for so long 😊
He’s been there for years! Lol. He’s still there now.
Great work! Love it,
Congratulations Dave. I'm sure it'll be beneficial for both you and Hornby magazine. Don't usually buy their magazine however will make an exception when your layout featured. Fingers crossed the inclusion will help you fly past the 6K subscribers and get you close to 10K, which you very much deserve. I did buy the magazine when Richards layout was featured and to my surprise found some very cool content and not just a collection of adverts :). Anyway as most have already commented please keep up the great work, certainly enjoy your updates. James (NZ)
Hi James! Yeah Hornby Mag isn't as bad as some for adverts! I hope this will give me a surge of new subscribers....I see Richard's rose 3k recently lol. I hope to get more, but that's not the main reason I post videos. I just love sharing my hobby with fellow modellers etc. Really glad you like what I do, thanks for your support. Dave
Well done Dave ! ...Top notch layout ,and always a pleasure to watch,had a feeling you might have it in a magazine one day
Andy
Cheers Andy, Hornby are keen to follow its progress, so may be one of many visits from them! Dave
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Congrats Dave, excellent news
Must be a great feeling knowing your layout is good enough to make it into a mag. I always known it was a fantastic layout.Scott
Hi, I am pretty pleased lol. I was surprised anyone wanted to feature it as its only 1/4 'finished', but they say they will follow its progress and possibly come back to do more updates on it in the future. So that's good news. Dave
Superb layout, BR modelling at its best. Regards Rick.
Congratulations Dave, well deserved indeed.
well done Dave many congratulations you deserve it its a fantastic layout looks almost real Syd (Woodsend junction)
Congratulations Dave, well deserved...Regards...Bob
Great stuff Dave. You're building (built?) a world class layout.
Gosh your video looks really impressive at 4.11 in fact the whole video is impressive, two thumbs up !
cheers, glad you enjoyed it. I like watching it too lol. Dave
Dave, this is brilliant and i am very impressed, i am in my fiftys and i am thinking about setting up a layout in the loft, i see on ebay you can buy full layouts with the size measurements etc, its very interesting stuff, the one i have my eye on will cost me around £700 , you get a train with it also, good luck anyway
Hi, thanks for getting in touch and good luck with your layout. Its not a cheap hobby is it?....I shudder to think what I have spent lol. Dave
awesome stuff man...not a huge fan of the foreign to me stuff but I've always been a big fan of your stuff...lol...good stuff good sir...😁...
hi, thanks for that. Cheers. Dave
Hi Dave, This is one of the most beautifull vid I've ever seen on YT. In between I've seen all your vids and I've learned a much from you ! Thanks for all the good work you've done here and hopefully shall do !!!! BTW: I'm a restarter after 55 years .... :)
hi...so kind of you to comment and I really appreciate your words of encouragement. Its the sort of hobby anyone at any age can enjoy. Dave
Nice! I look forward to seeing the article. Cheers
Yeah nice. I was surprised to hear from them around the same time as you had your visit. Despite being only 1/4 'finished' they were keen to see it. They hope to return as I do phased 2, 3 and then 4. So that's cool. How long did the photographer spend with you? He was with me for 5 hours in an attic! I think I dropped a waist size in that time, very warm!. Just finishing off my article now, along with map, captions etc. Did you make up your own captions for the pics, or did Mike Wild do that? Finally, did you have a say on what photos went in? Dave
I really like your layout. You put in alot of love and energy. I do have one tip though. I think you should paint the exposed (diagonal) beams in the loft a darker colour. They then don't show as much.
Just fantastic
Nice video Dave, well done on the upcoming Hornby article.
All the best Paul
Hi, cheers. I'm really excited to see it featured in print. Dave
Fantastic layout!
Well done Dave it is looking a picture through that station cheers Kevin
Cheers, yeah hopefully the photos will do it justice!! Dave
Magazine feature excellent Dave. Layout looks great.
Fantastic layout.
I read the article it was very good. Well done. Pity they did not include a video like BRM perhaps a suggestion to them?
well done with the article, I may have to buy that one as well! Got a lot of inspiration from your layout as building one right now based in the mid to late 80's sort of where Mossend is so I can have my 85 under the wires! if you can suggest any Scottish model railway stores who produce/sell 80's themed Scottish livered loco's that would be great!
Subscribed - what a fantastic layout! Puts my 8 ft x 10 ft effort to shame though I enjoy running the trains more than creating scenery.
Hi, we all have our reasons for having a model railway....no matter what size it is. Do you have a channel....I will check this out. Thanks for the sub....hope you enjoy watching my videos. Cheers. Dave.
Nice! Congratulations!
Yes a credit to you Dave. Did I hear you say Dean Park is on Facebook, is there a link perhaps.Well done again, being following from beginning , true inspiration.
Top Man, Top Layout!
You deserve it mate your layout is brilliant(: