Dean Park is the name of my 00 Gauge model railway, which is set in the east coast of Scotland in the 1980's
Locomotives vary from diesel locomotives, preserved steam locos and AC electric traction. This includes the all new Hornby Class 91 and Accurascale Class 92.
I enjoy adding British Rail Transport film footage into my videos! You'll see lots of Intercity 125 HST action as well as other rail transport running on the layout. If you enjoy Rail transport modelling and model railways you'll like this!
The layout was 'born' in October 2012. It is loosely based on Edinburgh Waverley and will include a major station, raised track area, with a city scene and large TMD.
Join me on this modelling journey as I attempt to recreate a little part of Scotland from back in the days of British Rail.
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Evening Dave, Bob here from the Black Isle. This might be a long shot but I've got to try. I've been trying to get my hands on an Accurascale Class 66 Prostate Cancer edition since I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer a couple of weeks ago but Accurascale are sold out and those on ebay are stupid prices. Then I remembered you did a review on it a little while ago. Would you consider selling it? I've been following your YT for a year or so since getting back into the hobby after 61 years out of it and even started a YT page last week to document my progress attempting to build a layout - Nomad Railway - As I say, it probably a cheeky request, but would you sell it? Best Regards, Bob Creamer (ex from Edinburgh but don't hold that against me)
Hi Bob. I’m sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis. I wish you all the best with your treatment. I bought the class 66 prostate one as it’s a cause very close to me, having had family members being diagnosed and beaten prostate cancer. Therefore it’s a very special purchase for me. If you keep an eye on eBay, I’m sure they will start to pop up for sale. Best wishes. Dave
@@DeanPark 2 at the moment on eBay both grossly overpriced. I think I might go for one though as I just must have one. You know what it's like when the bug bites! Chears again Dave - Keep up the great work.
Hi Love your layout and reaaly enjoying the videos and advice you give. Can i just ask you what is the best mini camera for the layout or which one do you use. kind regards
Hi, thanks. Oh that’s Simple…..an iPhone! :-) saves buying a larger,expensive hand held camera. It does 4k and I put it on tripods to keep it steady in the tightest of spots.
Hi, I’m unaware of how n gauge turnouts are wired. I suspect you don’t have to make these mods. But refer to the leaflet in with the point, or peco are usually very good with advice.
Totally agree with all the comments about this being the most straightforward and easy to follow explanation of how Electrofrog points work - many thanks
Thanks. Glad you found it easy to follow. I wish this video had been around when I started off!….so I was determined to share my experience to help others. Cheers.
Husband and I were there at the weekend on both days and loved it!!! Miss going to the Exhibition that used to be held in Bonnybridge Community Centre. Well done for filming and thanks sharing!
Yes an excellent show and although it did get warm on Saturday it was not as warm as last year. Sunday was a good bit quieter and managed to get in to see the layouts I didn’t see on Saturday. P.S. thanks for the discount for cash on the Dapol Signals.
Shh don’t mention the word discount, the boss might read this lol Yes we said the same, the temperature last year was ridiculous, but it was pleasant this year by comparison.
The Modelscene bushes look good, I got some recently for a new layout and not tried them out yet. the little scene looks good. Good advice on the cancer check up. Don't wait too long like my Father and find it is too late to be treated. I have the Hattons release bought mainly for my collection and glad to hear the faults are rectified because I was not very impressed with it after paying so much for a model that had a twisted chassis faulty lights and bits falling off, the replacement they sent also had some loose bits in the packing.
We went on Saturday. Came home with a bunch of Farish coaches. Grumbled about taking them in and out of fiddly boxes. Partner asked why I'd not got the stock boxes Ten Commandments had on sale... Went back on Sunday to get stock boxes, more coaches, and to bust through my credit limit :)
Few comments Dave, 66769 has a seven point handrail - the Hattons/Acc model only has floating details to represent that. The running number font on the cab is too large. The moulding around the light clusters is a bit suspect too, it shouldn’t have that lip, and it should have rivets between the LEDs. In general the nose end shape isn’t quite right - it wasn’t on the hattons tooling and Accurascale haven’t made any changes to rectify this. The same can be said for the exhaust on the roof, compared to the Bachmann example it is a lot wider leading me to think it’s the wrong shape. These are all things pointed out when the Hattons tooling came out, so it’s strange to see the Accurascale model get praised so highly when so little has been done to rectify the tooling discrepancies.
It’s mounted to the cab at 5 points (two floating) and the other two are down at the light clusters. I can pick faults in any model, but as an upgrade from the hattons one it is a highly detailed and impressive model. In comparison to the bachmann model this hattons/accurascale model is far superior. Having spoken to Accurascale prior to my video, as I had a few queries on my own. They said that they rectified the issues that plagued the hattons one, but had to work around the existing tooling to a degree. You’ve got a few choices when it comes to the 66. Stick with the outdated Bachmann model, risk a second hand buy of a hattons one with all of its issues, buy a rail road one from Hornby. Or get the accurascale one. Or do without. For me, it’s the accurascale one as it was a charitable version. I didn’t claim it was perfect, but it’s (so far) the definitive class 66. Maybe Bachmann will surprise us and retool their one.
@@DeanPark Thanks for that David, I agree that it’s a good model with a few faults. Hopefully if Bachmann do release a new Class 66 it will be even better!
Just studying this now as I am building some office buildings, absolutely fantastic work Dave. I work in IT but my era is before mainstream computers so I am also thinking of modelling some VDU's attached to a mainframe. I think that larger machine that you have on a desk could be a Telex machine? I'm also considering orange carpets like the old RBS building in Kirkcaldy High Street!
Cheers! Glad you like it. A organs carpet is essential for pre 1980’s offices! Scale model scenery do printed carpet tile sheets that I used on my office. They do an orange option!
Nice video. I thought it was a really good show. Blair Atholl to Drumochter was my undoubted favourite, whilst I thought the micro layout Bredalbin was pretty outstanding too.
Absolutely gorgeous model and I can understand the love for the new model, but my budget means I have to make do with a couple of detailed Lima models- not up to modern standards but I like them. I have a soft spot for the old 'red death' even if they were the beginning of the end for many of my favourite classes of traction.
Great review as always, I worked these double headed from Thoresby colliery to Toton yard with 43 mgrs good days, Have just bought a Colas 37 with working fans £259 new, Take care.
Finally a model worthy of it's real life counterpart. The Class 66 is basically a UK spec body on an EMD/GMD SD40-2 - one of the most successful diesel locos ever built.
An excellent model but the wrong era for me. Having a music background ,I have to say that this is the first diesel loco I have heard that actually sounds something like the real thing with the tones being near right.. Many others in my view fail and the analogy I will use here is like comparing music from an old transistor radio to that coming from a digital DB radio .A great review Dave and another excellent model from Accurascale and keeping the prices reasonable. A nice touch by Accurascale is the charities they support from producing models like these. A BIG well done to them .
Really nice detail on modern railway kits... now if I had this as a kid (also as an adult!) I'd be running to the kitchen and grabbing a bag of flour and setting up snowdrifts to check just how good the plough is 😆
Hi Dave. I've got 3 .They are superb. When on a heavy train have you started with F7 on (Lock Hold ) you can give it full power just like a real one and then turn F7 on and off intermittently and it pulls away just like the real thing. The accessible 37s are also superb when you use F7. The locos being produced by Accurascale and the Cavelex 56 have left the other manufacturers way behind. They have the looks and also the running performance
that F7 / drive lock is perhaps one of the most useful features in DCC, lets you 'drive' the locomotive and it's train in a more realistic way, both in movement and sound.
