Galgorm Hall is a OO gauge ‘roundy roundy’ layout based loosely on my home town of Ballymena and set circa 1960’s as steam power made way for diesel. The main station sits on a through line serving the bigger cities across the country but is also the terminus for a branch line connecting the villages beyond. An engine shed provides a servicing and refueling point for that secondary line and small goods facilities are also provided on the down line. The branch line meanders in to the country passing the sleepy country station Abbots Grove on the way. Here a small goods siding allows locals to move their produce on to the larger town beyond.
The original Giants Causeway and Bushmills railway trains were powered by steam trains until changing over to Electric. there is one of the old trains currently housed at the Ulster museum.
I have just found your videos of building Wills kits and really enjoyed them as I am just venturing into building my own Wills kits. Your videos are a great help. I notice your last video was 1 year ago. Will you be doing any more?
Really excellent layout ! Thanks for posting - has given me some ideas for my own. Can you please advise? What are the brands and descriptions for the yellow utility car at 1:31 and the blue with dark blue stripe loco shed at 3:42 ? Many Thanks.
Your drawing shows 5 boards, yet you only used 4. What are the dimensions of the boars? If you use a razor saw and drag the teeth over the wood it will add a lot of wood grain to the wood. I liked your video so much I built some coal staithes for myself but made them 20mm high and also used 4 boards as I made them 5mm wide. Cheers from eastern Tennessee
When I see a pebble dashed house in the street, I think eww. When I see a pebble dashed house being made for a model railway, I'm like, this is utterly fantastic.
Hi, This was a very interesting video for me. I'm forever upgrading old stock, particularly old Lima stock. Opening up one of these Mk2 coaches has always been something of a mystery. I now know how to strip them down to their very basic components - thanks for that if nothing else. Did you ever get around to converting the Mk2 Guards Van to the Driving Brake Trailer an (I think that's what it's called? I've looked at the videos on your site but either I've missed it or perhaps it's called something else. Thanks again.
Thank you for posting this! Recommended to me by google's analytics, and just what I need for some of the projects that I am working on. You just have a new subscriber! Cheers, sir!
Just started on my model railway journey and you build tutorials are do helpful. Just building my first ever signal box from scratch - used your process as an outline but adapted in a number of different ways. Mainly do not have access to materials. Using coffee stirers for the outside - looks quite realistic as i have cut thin strips - maybe longer - but worthwhile.
It's looking Fantastic. So real looking.well done. Beautiful detailing. Thank you for letting us share your journey. Best wishes Richard Crompton Cantertbury Kent
Hello Paul, what is going to be the very next project onto the railway in your attic? I am still awaiting my bigger flat to removal to to start my indoor railway. Thanks a lot for your very helpfull and often handy scratchbuilding ideas. Aeaiti g more of it! Best greetings from Berlin, Christian
I am just starting out as a newbie, using youtube as a catalogue of my journey, i love your videos, and follow you faithfully, thank you so much for your content
Thanks for posting this, I got a batch of 70 trees on Amazon for £19 (compared to three Woodland Scenics for £15) and with this technique they’d be perfect for going at the background and in behind some better trees like you say. Really appreciate the upload and will give this a try!
Hi Paul following your video to make the scratch build my first had to stop for a while but back on it now - hey trying to cut the brick plasticard but it very fragile and it just seems to all crack up on me - any tips you make it look so easy !
Hi Mark. If your plasticard is cracking it may be because it has become brittle. I’ve discovered that in the past with older sheets having been stored for some time. I’m afraid it’s a case of throwing it away and buying new. Paul