Hi guys, The purpose of this channel is to explain my personal techniques for railway modelling. These will be focussed mostly around narrow gauge models in a number of different scales. Videos will be based around 'how to' techniques, from the basics of building your first plastic kit, to soldering, painting with an airbrush, and weathering, there will be something for any modeller on here!
Is there a reason you’re covering the entire wooden baseboard with cork, instead of only under the tracks, which seems more traditional? Apologies for the noob question!
I now have the sudden feeling that I MUST make one of these in skarloey blue . After seeing it at the latest extravaganza 4 with corris 10 as sir handel was WOW so nice
Hi George ( and James) subscribe to both of your channels and enjoy both your styles of content. FYI you do realise this episode was also a near perfect podcast! Can we have more please !!?much as its great to catch up In person You could achieve great results over zoom. Best regards Mark
What would be the minimum plywood thickness I should use If I plan to build a larger baseboard, something like 3m x 1,5m? I plan to have a transversal strut every 0.75m... and then add a layer of 5cm XPS board.
Interesting, personally I wouldn’t say it’s the thickness of the top, more that you’ve got a good support below. I think I’d be tempted to have an egg box frame for that size
I’ll be doing that soon, but decided that this Skarloey model isn’t suitable for talyllyn, but luckily a more accurate model is in production, more on that when I’m allowed to say
Well I loved this coach And honestly bachmans Thomas models are better than resin prints for being stronger … I mean I own one of these Thomas themed slate wagons and it got dropped … didn’t even scratch … tho. Wheel popped out so I just went and got that back in the axelbox and it works just fine with no issue Zzz it got dropped from the top of the wooden stairs to the bottom with concrete ….. they’re sturdy
@@GWilliamsonModels then stick with your resin stuff then . It is better for your needs I am sure I have been taking the kato 11-109 chassis for trams and a kato small England chassis for a side tank that I turned into an engine called the Bertram . If you don’t know Bertram is a Thomas character who is a sibling of duke who is a small England . Then he was meant to be a tank engine . And I found a resin print that I thought it would look cool as his basis to not just make him a repaint of the duke . And how the revrend labelled his duke model as THE DUKE . I will make my Bertram’s name THE BERTRAM . and logically he is made from a part of duke still . With the chsssis of his basis . When it gets made I may take some small insperation from your corris tattoo video to make the style of it perhaps if you don’t mind Love your models . Bye George . Keep up your modelling of the talylln and whenever Bachman makes sirhandel corris 10 would be nice with a railwayseries model of sir handel and a sir Hayden model for talylln .can’t wait for them models in the future . Anyways bye George . Enjoy your weekly 009 models Ok really bye now ✌🏽
Out of interest George I run a large-scale live steam layout at exhibitions I have minimal scenery but my track cleaning is done with brake cleaner and a rag. Cleaning each day and often during the day For traction in my case not electrical pickup
@@GWilliamsonModels Traction is an issue during intensive running such as at an exhibition or a garden meeting. It's due to being too liberal with the oil while servicing our little dragons
Lots of effort, exhibiting - that's without driving all day. If the graphite is intended for flange lubrication it probably should be on the inside of the outside rail of the curve. My guess is it just produces a mess though, because he amount needed will be almost zero. Same with oiling - you almost can't apply too little . . . The model wheels contact the rails on the gauge corner, due to conical wheels but horizontal rail running surfaces, so that's what needs to be clean. All very difficult with low voltages. I used to add a non electrolytic capacitor across the motor as a mini storage cell - enough to give a twitch to the motor when on a bad patch, which sometimes worked. DCC has the advantage of using higher track voltages - but still needs a keep-alive really. This is easy now with DCC - but not much room in an 009 loco is there ? Good vid anyway. Hope the show goes well.
Yeah you’re right mate, but DCC is becoming the norm for 009 these days, very clever models being produced. My next layout will be DCC..but not 009.. I rarely use graphite, some people swear by it, I’m just testing it this weekend to see what difference it’ll make
Great exhibition. Cornish is magnificent, your videos do not do it justice. You probably needed that paracetamol in your box after chatting to me for 20 minutes. Good luck for tomorrow and a safe journey home.
George i have a lingering query for you. How are you able to spend all the time you do on builds, on exhibitions, and worse still all the painful editing time...yet you have young children about. And presumably work and look atter your house too !!
Good Stuff George. I would add some protective tips to my needle-nose pliers just in case I drop them and damage them. How about something in a video about making the protective foam inserts in the train storage box? That is, unless you buy them commercially.
Mornin' George. What else? Medical wipes, sticking plasters and antiseptic cream (Yep, learned the hard way). Re: Box. To quote Marx, "property is theft". Applying the equivalence principle, theft must therefore be property. Zaphod Beeblebrox concurred. I always had a collection of tools of unknown description and indeterminate function, which I'm gradually rebuilding. Either a dental surgery or a torture chamber seemed most likely origin for some. One REALLY useful item was an extending ariel from a dead tranny radio. The individual sections were great for rolling 020 and lighter styrene sheet (occasionally made more pliant in hot water). The Greenwich mob had a 2 car European tram which every so often used to shoot out from the balloon loop, along the layout and into the bay platform at Lynton, reverse and shoot back t'other way. Great for getting sprogs hooked!!
I put the knife in without any idea what I needed it for, but I ended up using it today to cut away some plastikard from the crossing boards, so that was a good choice!
I hope you have a great time over the weekend, I’ve been binge watching all your videos lately and I’ve been inspired to make a narrow gauge diorama set on a mountain side with a railway running through entitled “Mountain Road”
Much improved look following your weathering. I agree with your comments the Peco models do look like toys in their RTR condition. Great instructive video.
Hi you going to be getting any of that bachman 7mm narrow gauge Hereford model center do 15% off the bachman r r p as am getting a starter pack next Saturday
Very good George, "weathering" makes such a difference - but needs doing well. That chipping fluid technique is quite ingenious and works wonderfully on both "wood" and "sheet metal" body panels What's the antique white that you often use? Those are iconic vehicles actually. I think royal posteriors were supplied with cushions though, when quarry visits took place. Cheaper than the dentist. I see I'm at the end to view again . . .
"Ada, Jane and Mabel are plain and have no roofs. Sir Handel says they're trucks, but they have seats. So I say they're coaches." - Peter Sam. Correction that quote if it's from The Little Old Engine Story: "Home at Last". As Skarloey had said to Peter Sam, "If they had seats, they're coaches." No offense...
