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In this Autumn Update I look at how to regain your Modelling Mojo as well as a catch up at Chadwick Model Railway.
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@europacifictradersltd3717 2 года назад

hi charlie. i came up with an idea of fitting all those components into an old gutted computer tower fitted with wheels and with enough cabling to allow it to be pulled out from under the baseboard should any modification or repairs be needed doing

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a brilliant idea. And, you could use the fan to provide additional cooling. Regards Charlie

@TaterRaider 2 года назад

You could also build a drawer and mount the components in there. In either case, be certain to spend the time on cable management - a bunble now saves a rats nest later. Also secure that bbundle on both ends with zip/cable ties, velcro, something to take strain off connectors. My Audio Rack/PC is connected to my desk/keyboard/monitor/etc. in this manner. Leave extra length. Good luck.

@scottmarsden1643 2 года назад

An idea for the span of cables then from the layout to the case or Charlie’s draw is to use something called Copex. It’s a flexible conduit that has glands on either end and dose a good job of protecting the wires

@europacifictradersltd3717 2 года назад

@@scottmarsden1643 yes there are 3 types , all steel or steel coated with plastic or all plastic, i would go for the steel plastic coating because it does not split with time with diameters of 20mm ( 3/4") or 25mm (1")

@europacifictradersltd3717 2 года назад

@@ChadwickModelRailway hi charlie actually i was thinking of putting 2 fans in one on either side of the divided tower.

@KingOuf1er 2 года назад

There is of course a big advantage to being a ‘butterfly’ modeller - we get a brilliantly unpredictable series of fascinating videos from you, Charlie!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

That’s very kind of you to say so David.

@kalicom2937 2 года назад

"Let's put a line in the sand, no more" [butterfly modelling] followed shortly thereafter by "this is now on hold and we move on to a different project". All with a straight face!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Yes but I didn’t advance the non track projects. Regards Charlie

@richardw5507 2 года назад

Such a relief to finally know my affliction - I'm a butterfly modeller! I feel so much better now that I know I'm not alone 🙂

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

🦋 should be banned! Regards Charlie.

@daviemaclean61 2 года назад

I agree with almost every other commenter - we're all guilty of butterfly modelling. However, as you are also a "RU-vidr" (or You potato!), I think you have to be more prone to it or you may lose your audience by the 26th week of track laying with not a wall built or a tree planted. I think you've got the balance just about right to keep us all tuning in (so to speak).

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

You are of course right Davie. I need to put more effort into tracklaying off-camera, and catch up with the layouts progress. Regards Charlie

@daviemaclean61 2 года назад

@@ChadwickModelRailway It's all good Charlie and winter is definitely a good time to get stuff done. I don't film anyhting and I struggle enough! Cheers.

@Southcoaster377 2 года назад

@@ChadwickModelRailway Some other channels, fast forward parts which they have created between videos, then showing the final result. I’m not a fan of that technique, as one misses so much explanation in the actual building process. I think you have the mix just right.

@oceanfroggie 2 года назад

Hear hear

@fircombehallrailwayoogauge1430 2 года назад

Mojo, a very important point. If you are not in the mood, leave it alone! I have made a real pig's ear of some parts of my layout because I was not in the right frame of mind. Sadly, for me, I can't just knuckle down and get on with it. I have to be in the mood. Creating my layout is meant to be a pleasure and if it turns into a chore then I stop. Does the pressure of producing videos take away the pleasure Charlie? I hope not as we all look forward to your posts.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Yes, the YT pressure is enormous even at 1 vid every 2 weeks. Time management and planning is absolutely essential.

@SimonAmazingClarke 2 года назад

Great job. There is a book called, Eat that frog. It basically says, if you have to eat some frogs, pick the biggest and ugliness one to eat first. In the modelling world, make a list of tasks, do the worst one first, like you just did, after that, its a lot easier and more fun.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Excellent comment Simon and one hopefully I shall remember. Regards Charlie

@Lennon6412 2 года назад

A benefit of your 'butterfly modelling' is the wide variety of videos we get from you! Enjoyable as ever Charlie. Thank you

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Lennon, regards Charlie

@garyoleary5480 2 года назад

Visits to other layouts are always appreciated.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Gary, I have one in mind already.

@magnificus8581 2 года назад

I think my wife would call me a butterfly house remodeller!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

My wife is just the same. I know the jobs that need doing and I don’t need reminding every six months to do so.

@GDGRailway47712 2 года назад

The level of complexity for your wiring astounds me. I don't think I could contemplate finishing a project that big, a single line around the garden is proving complex enough for me.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Come on CMJ, it’s just a couple of wires!

@IndigoDVW 2 года назад

Hi Charlie...... I've always tried to not be a 'butterfly' by sticking to the job in hand but there is always something that requires attention before the job in hand can progress. It just happens to be in the nature of model railroading, so hands up those who can say 'I'm no butterfly? Cheers Charlie and followers.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

A truthful admission IDVW.

@donstratton6343 2 года назад

Re the electronics board. Considering the old pithy Moltke statement, “no plan survives contact with the enemy”, perhaps a modelers version of it would be, "no plan survives contact with imagination". But this is what I find attractive about the hobby. Nothing is permanent - and the model is the better for it.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Great comment Don, regards Charlie

@Mustang00007 2 года назад

Yep..gotta agree butterfly person here. Your comment about losing your mojo...again happens reguarly till i watch you. Then, get enthused again! Thanks Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment mate.

@SabotsLibres 2 года назад

Procrastination is the enemy of many a good project but it is also human nature. Particularly when you have invested time in something that you now realise is not the 'ideal solution' you thought it was. All power to your elbow Charlie for admitting to flitting around for "flit's" sake...! The biggest upside is that you (should) now have a better view of your planning...

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Tim, very true, regards Charlie.

@peterpocock9062 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, 10 out of 10! I am a total devotee of, work smarter not harder. Working upside down on a layout has big knobs on it! This is where a Modular Baseboard has the game by the shorts. Your roll out concept is a winner.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Peter, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it

@MrRichietheC 2 года назад

I’m definitely guilty of moving onto other projects when I get bored with what I’m currently working on. Thanks for the motivation to get stuck into some outstanding tasks. Brilliant work as always Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Chris, regards Charlie

@graham33freeland59 2 года назад

I definitely wouldn't have thought of the sliding draw. Now that is thinking out of the box...well done Charlie..

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Graham, I’m so pleased that you like the idea.

@redbank542 2 года назад

I think you’re right about us all being “butterfly builders”. All my track is down, but not ballasted. (because it’s tedious) The bus wires are not connected fully and I’m building buildings, platforms, painting scenes etc. Happy days! 🤪🤪

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Keep on flitting!

@peterainsworth8466 2 года назад

Losing the mojo happens from time to time. Electronics and trackwork seem to be the main reasons. Keep up the great work Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Peter, regards Charlie

@leestoddart7014 2 года назад

Great work Charlie. I like the term "Butterfly Modeller", in my family we talk about "being distracted by shiny objects" when rather than doing what you are supposed to do some other activity gets in the way. And at work there was "spending all day sharpening the pencils" - spending lots of time preparing to do some work but not actually doing anything productive. Sometimes you have to give yourself a push to buckle down and do the task that you've been trying to ignore. Of course there is value in mixing up the tasks so that you progress different aspects in parallel and give yourself a break from the usual routine every now and again.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased to hear that I’m the only one who suffers from this terrible distraction. Right, let’s get Track Laying. Regards Charlie

@ZappaTime 2 года назад

Somedays......I think I'll forever be at the caterpillar stage! It's always good when you get a niggly job out of the way, though there's usually another waiting in the wings ;-)

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Sometimes you just have to face up to these niggling little tasks mate. Regards Charlie

@RTM-fan 2 года назад

You are absolutly right, most, maybe all of us are butterfly modelers, Im for sure am.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

We need to own our faults CHL.

@dkaustin98 2 года назад

Butterfly modeler? That is a new one on me. At least you are not a "Rubber Gauger." I was talking to the wife of a recently deceased model railroader and she was talking about all the stuff she had found that her husband had squirreled away. She accused him of being a Rubber Gauger. I had to ask her to explain that. Apparently he couldn't model one gauge. He had many railroad model gauges that he had been "bouncing" around, from one to the other, modeling at the same time. Glad to see you got it back together and running again. I recently changed my track plan for my O-16.5 (1/48th scale) model railroad in mid-build. I had trains running when the wife start talking about "moving" some day. I looked at what I had built and I realized that what I had built would have to be demolished if we did move. That thought did not sit well with me. However, I was at that point where I could start over again. So, I tore it all down. I built a much simpler layout, recycling the wood I had invested and built a better layout that is four modules that are bolted together. Even the 2"x2" hardwood legs are bolted on. It can be unbolted into 4 sections,carried out the door, to be put in a moving truck. I would not claim it is portable as it is not designed to go to shows. I will claim it is moveable. It is still the "elephant" in the room. I also built it taller. Good video Charlie!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Great comment DKA, and great planning too. Regards Charlie.

@ianlunt7833 2 года назад

Hi Charlie ,another superb video. Unfortunately for some years following a serious illness I suffer with Peripheral Neuropathy which has started to become extremely painful and growing in its intensity. I had to give up modelling some years ago but watching vicariously through you and the many other excellent men and women on the Tube , makes model railways fun and interesting again for me and I have no doubt many other like minded people. The purpose of this long winded comment is not to gain sympathy but to tell you in person what a wonderful job you ,and all the other contributors

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment Ian and very much appreciated.

@noahandgabrielsmodels3387 2 года назад

Great channel. Love your dry humour 😀

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

It’s great to have you on board Noah. Regards Charlie

@1952TonyC 2 года назад

Charlie, I always say that videos are inspirational but I think you’ve excelled with this one. Thoroughly enjoyable, electronics with psychology thrown in. Please keep them coming because you certainly help to sustain the mojo of your subscribers. Tony

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment Tony. Regards Charlie.

@onnomulder9775 2 года назад

Thanks for this update Charlie!!! Cheers Onno.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

You’re most welcome Onno.

@wickedwitch99 2 года назад

Hi Charlie. Love seeing your wiring. It's incredibly neat and well done. An absolute inspiration to watch.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

You’re too kind mate. Regards Charliebishop

@gavinmccall7179 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, Great to see the progress on the fiddle yard. Thanks for the update!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Gavin.

@andrewpalm2103 2 года назад

Yes, more layout visits, please. I enjoy seeing the model railway efforts of others. As my father used to say, there is always the danger I might learn something new. Thanks for your efforts and cheers from Wisconsin!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you enjoy the channel Andrew.

@glencwilson 2 года назад

I just build model kits but find model railway channels fascinating to watch even when there is a lot of electronic content it is still interesting. Sometimes you get a complex model kit that can go on for ages because there are tons of details to do before you can progress. At times like that a small simple kit is a nice break. Almost the opposite of the butterfly scenario! As someone mentioned for channel content you have an excuse but as a consumer of your output I appreciate the effort you put in and I am always pleased to see a new vid regardless of the subject.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

That’s very kind of you to say so Glen. Regards Charlie

@rochmel1409 2 года назад

Hi Charlie. I really enjoy your visits to other layouts so yes please do more. Thanks

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased you enjoy these visits, and there is another one in the pipeline. Regards Charlie

@simonbradshaw3708 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, another really enjoyable video and it's nice to see you own up to mistakes you make as we all do them and hopefully we can learn from yours. I see myself as a butterfly modeller although never looked inward at myself in that way before. It will be really nice when all of the trackwork has been completed.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m pleased that you enjoyed it Simon, and yes it does pay dividends to occasionally look at ourselves! Regards Charlie

@markvickery4032 11 месяцев назад

Another fantastic video Charlie I'm in total awe of your layout learning so much from your channel thank you so much Charlie 😎👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Mark, for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie

@williamahlers1641 2 года назад

Charlie, Have yourself and family a peaceful and merry chrismas. I enjoy all of your videos. William Ahlers USA

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks William, and hopefully your family will have a great Christmas too. Regards Charlie

@johnmassey7687 2 года назад

Love the term butterfly modeller and I also likr your new clock on the shelf . Thanks once again for an interesting video

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks John, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 года назад

good update on the layout

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks buddy, regards Charlie.

@dibley1973 2 года назад

I am also a butterfly modeller which is why railway modelling is such a good hobby for me, because it allows for this behaviour.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

🦋 should be banned! Regards Charlie.

@Tez_Thorn1405 2 года назад

I like the little bridge you've put in on the freightliner depot incline,its a really nice touch

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Tez, I’m so pleased that you like it

@njhffc1 2 года назад

Nice one Charlie.... spot on at the end about losing your "mojo". Thanks for another excellent video. cheers Nick

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Nick, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.

@johnmarshall1597 2 года назад

Thanks Charlie. Love your videos. I still have my Hornby 3-Rail from childhood in storage - am getting inspiration to get it running again. From Brisbane Australia.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Come on John, rekindle it over Christmas.

@Pleasant_Green 2 года назад

Guilty as charged! :D I'm a true butterfly modeller. I can't finish anything without being distracted by something new.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Good man, welcome to the club!

@edwardwaltonbespoke5817 2 года назад

You're a trooper Charlie! This project just gets bigger and more ambitious every video 😅 A layout we can all dream to emulate 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Stay with me Edward, it’s gonna be a rough ride.

@123obinash 2 года назад

Charlie, quite simply thank you. I'm forever putting the undesirable tasks off. Thoroughly enjoyed as usual. Looking forward to your next update, Kind regards Nathan.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Nathan, do the crappy jobs first mate.

@wamgoc 2 года назад

So true Charlie! Face up to your fears and hit them full on! Well done, super video and superb life lesson! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment mate. Regards Charlie.

@howardavins1107 2 года назад

Hi Charlie Another hit. Thanks Love the idea of visiting other layouts. Also your analysis of us modellers! Got me in one. Stay safe Howard

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Howard.

@DallasSDogger 2 года назад

Great update!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks DD. Regards Charlie

@modelrailroader5619 2 года назад

Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 Charlie. Morning coffee and a new Chadwick video…👍 Thanks for sharing!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I do hope you enjoy it mate, regards Charlie

@johnodonoghue7381 2 года назад

Yes Chas I'd like to see other layouts please , another great vid from yourself keep up the good work .

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I might just have another layout in my back pocket John. Regards Charlie

@petergarton5629 2 года назад

Brilliant as usual.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Peter, you’re too kind mate.

@alsmith5604 2 года назад

Great video as always.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Al, regards Charlie

@timsully8958 2 года назад

Haha, don’t worry Charlie, I think we all reach a point where we think something along the lines of “Why the bloody hell did I start this poxy thing? Why couldn’t I just enjoy needlecraft or watching films?” 😣 I have been seduced by the Dark Side of Distraction on numerous occasions so I do know how easy it is to lose yourself in a distraction! 😜 The movable trolley thing is an excellent idea. It keeps everything together but at the same time provides a practical solution to keep the system stored out of sight but easily accessible 👍 And a good idea to ‘future-proof’ the project by leaving space for extra components that might spring from new ideas🤔 As for the layiut amendments: I’d say that often “less is more” so by simplifying the track you can actually make it work better 😉 Great to see another video Charlie. Good on you for tackling the bit you weren’t looking forward to and it’s good to know you are going to tackle the next bit of the fiddle yard in due course 😎 All the best, look forward to the next update 👍🍀🍻

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment Tim that’s very much appreciated.

@charlemontparkway00gaugemo31 2 года назад

Great update charlie, nice neat electrical work, makes all the difference, like you said it needed to be done, nice work 👍👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks buddy, your support is always welcome.

@charlemontparkway00gaugemo31 2 года назад

@@ChadwickModelRailway no problem charlie, keep safe 👍

@davidstokes8441 2 года назад

Thanks Charlie - you have just solved my power and control location issues which have held me back for nearly a year.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

That’s great news David regards Charlie

@thevagabond5966 2 года назад

Thanks Charlie, another very interesting session. I am still learning from your videos. Thank you.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you find the channel interesting mate.

@soca4809 2 года назад

Hello Charlie, Just wanted to say that I am really enjoying the videos. Thanks, Seán.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Sean, it’s great to have you onboard

@michaelwood3732 2 года назад

I cringed at how close your fingers were to the drill, Charlie. I love your videos. Best wishes

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Deep breaths Michael. I didn’t notice!

@jonty2020 2 года назад

Great update Charlie.. and something we're probably all familiar with!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Too true jonty

@thelittlewesternmodelrailway 2 года назад

HI Charlie, great update, really like going back over your videos while planning my layout(s). I think we all have a degree of 'butterfly modeler' in us :D I must have changed my mind on every aspect of my still to be made layout, and I'm sure I'll do the same when i get round to making it! As always, thanks for the fantastic videos and here's to a productive winter period. James @ The LWR

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you find the video Channel interesting James. Good luck with your project, when you eventually start it! Regards Charlie

@scottmarsden1643 2 года назад

I think as modellers are coming back to the hobby at this time of year, this sort of thing, having a tidy up of left over project etc is quite inspiring. Do this sort of thing now so that by Christmas we’re back enjoying the layout. Another top video Sir, keep them coming

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Scott, regards Charlie

@dutchpeter1846 2 года назад

It is so nice to see that im not the only one how builds something only to take it to pieces a few months later. Its the comments from the trouble and strife like didnt you just build that or you do know thats a good shirt your wearing. Most enjoyable Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

It’s the pressure of married life Peter!

@dakdak7609 2 года назад

Great update. I had been wondering how wiring would work with the fiddle yard in place. and great to see that RotoCraft screwdriver on the side.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Good spot Dak Dak, it’s brilliant for tightening up the terminal block screws. Just the right amount of torque. Regards Charlie.

@craigruddlesdin9561 2 года назад

Hi Charlie brilliant video I’m the same as you were stuck in a rut and tomorrow I’ve decided to just get on with a few things on my own railway thank you for the kick up the arse 😆 all the best

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Go get ‘em Craig

@pintokitkat 2 года назад

So, no more butterfly modelling, eh? That little hillside with the tarmac road - temporary asphalt, let's move on to something else. Not two minutes between those two ideas. Don't change, Charlie. We love you flitting about.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

It’s a deal Andy.

@marcdempsey5850 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, a great honest video, good update on what’s been happening all around the layout. You are an inspirational RU-vidr, so being a butterfly modeller keeps many interested. If it’s just the one project which may take a few weeks, some may leave. But where you move and return back to complete something it’s great. Also keeps them coming back…lol Another is having the time and the resources/stuff to undertake and complete in few hours! Days! A project. Great to see what you have achieved under the fiddle yard board. It’s truely taking shape. Until the next video and completed project, all best Marc

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Marc, an inspirational comment. Regards Charlie

@bertoverweel6588 2 года назад

Same here Charlie , It take's a few days and encourage myself before doing something drastic on my layout . Greetings from the Netherlands.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I think you’re dead right Burt, we will shy away from the more important task.

@roystudds1944 2 года назад

Some great comments on here Charlie. I quite agree that we all seem to have a bit of butterfly in us. I’m currently two thirds of the way through wiring up all my points and won’t do anything else till that’s finished. However, I do have several things to go back to once I’ve done that which I started a while ago. Love what you did with that trolley. Genius. Roy.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Roy, I’m so pleased that you found a video interesting. Regards Charlie

@ianjames1352 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing. I know what you mean jumping from one job too another. I do that the same because I am waiting for glue or paint drying but I get them finished in time.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Excellent point Ian, regards Charlie

@petercusden200 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more Charlie. Most of us adopt the butterfly modeling method. It just seems to happen.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I imagine that it’s inevitable Peter.

@whitehorsebricks2670 2 года назад

I don't really see it as butterfly. More that there is always more than one thing to do. I've been pulling my hair out trying to get a hinged walk-through section of baseboard to line up nicely. This was getting frustrating, so I had a go at making some card buildings, then while I had my paints out to detail them, started to weather a couple of wagons. For me, working on more than one part of the project at a time prevents the whole thing from stagnating and keeps me interested. Also just been to my first exhibition since before lockdown, which was really enjoyable.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Good point Matt but I was deliberately avoiding an important but arduous task.

@vincenthuying98 2 года назад

Charlie, as you obviously adjust your plan while installing it, butterflying seems to be your forte to help you find your appropriate solution. Planning of course is a good thing, don’t wanna discount that, however, it’s also good to account for our ‘weaknesses’ to either find a new strong point, or to acknowledge that indeed going back and forth may be a self-teaching method. Also, trial and error can’t be avoided, even with planning and more thorough planning. Especially when we’re one man railroad ‘tycoons’. The charm also can be found in the display of our adjustments/mistakes/tweaks. Plus, over time we increase our skills, whatever we do, which often means the first method will be surpassed by second, which in term will be surpassed by third one and consecutive ones. Otherwise said, distraction isn’t just avoidance, it’s also a tool to amp ourselves up, to regain confidence and to become inspired, anew or once more.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a brilliant comment Vincent, it’s great to have you onboard.

@danbrewer 2 года назад

Great update Charlie! I have a confession to make; I am a complete butterfly! Not a single piece of my layout is complete, if I don’t have the time, finances or products are unavailable I move onto something else. In a perfect world I would do everything step by step but the world is definitely not perfect. Keep up the good work, all the best.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I think it’s time you drew up a list Dan. Regards Charlie

@frankfeely9235 2 года назад

Glad I'm not the only one! I eventually got around to getting under the boards and finish installing the point motors and making a control board, well worth biting the bullet and getting on with it.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Perhaps 🦋 should be banned! Regards Charlie.

@davidgreenwood5160 2 года назад

Great video Charlie. Of course if you leave little bits of projects unfinished it does put off the dreaded day when you will have to say “The layouts finished.” 😳

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Yes that would be a shocking idea David.

@pmichael73 2 года назад

Looking at the layout every two weeks, we can probably see more progress than you do. Chesterton said, "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." He was not advocating poor work, but saying that getting something done was better than doing nothing. You then have something you can go back to, or others can pick up. Keep safe!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent point mate. Regards Charlie

@jedlahaye4765 2 года назад

Well Charlie another great video, yes you're right about being butterfly modelers, I especially tend to put of things I should have done yesterday, like yourself I have had to rewire my entire layout because of being a little distracted and no forward thinking, but alls good at least for now, many thanks for your inspiration, our summer is here and it's hot, just keep safe and well

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you found it interesting Jed. Regards Charlie

@stephenrushmer833 2 года назад

Thanks for another great video👍🏻 I love the term, “butterfly modeller” and confess to being one myself 🤣

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Join the flock Stephen, regards Charlie

@martinworrall5888 2 года назад

Yes Charlie I did find this vlog interesting and I think your draw idea makes a lot of sense, well done 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Martin, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.

@martinworrall5888 2 года назад

@@ChadwickModelRailway yes I did but started to get a bit worried when you started on the electrical stuff haha my brain started to panic 😱

@spottedzebra58 2 года назад

Nice video Charlie. I see your point about the "Butterfly Modeller" that's me to a tee! My old Grandad (a Blacksmith) would say about having "Too many Irons in the fire my lad", I never did quite understand what he meant, but I do now! Keep up the good work Charlie. Cheers... Les.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Les, keep on flitting!

@TheDaf95xf 2 года назад

Evening Charlie. You do make work for yourself but it makes fantastic viewing 👍🏻 It's a fantastic improvement and I'm sure it'll be a real mojo starter now 😀 Cheers Stevie.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Stevie, your support is most welcome.

@andypreston6899 2 года назад

Butterflies rule the world !

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I think we all suffer from this issue, but it does relieve the boredom. Regards Charlie

@peterfarrington3702 2 года назад

An excellent video Charlie, it hit a nerve with the butterfly syndrome, we all do it, it stops us getting bogged down in one area for too long.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

But it’s leaving half finished jobs in your wake!

@terrycharleslewis7565 2 года назад

Hey there Charlie great product as per usual. My mojo project was (very) slowly but surely fitting the blindside fencing. After 11 years of "butterflying" like you I had to roll my sleeves up and do it. All the best, Terry.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Terry.

@mikehebdentrains 2 года назад

Another informative and thought provoking video - with a moving loco in it too! I can see the benefits of the different methods outlined but at the end of the day it's about us enjoying what we're doing, so surely we should do what feels right for us? That said, there is usually a great deal of satisfaction in actually finishing something :) Perhaps the answer is to declare various parts of the layout (power districts, maybe?) as 'phases' with each phase going through planning; trackwork; wiring; testing; signalling, testing, scenics, etc in turn. That way, various parts of the layout can all be at different states without boredom setting in. Don't forget to run some trains too, just for fun! Thanks for sharing with us! Mike

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent comment Mike, we just need to prioritise our efforts.

@tonyslight826 2 года назад

I do the same thing Charlie flit from one thing to another and I was thinking the other day { no comments please Charlie } I got to change my mindset so I have drawn a line in the sand. But that said I must say that its ok starting something on your layout so long as you have every thing ready at hand to complete the project and on a lot of occasions in my case it doesn't because there a spanner in the works because you though had all the stuff you need if you get what i mean. Great video Charlie thank you.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

I know what you mean exactly Tony. Invariably we start a certain project, then have to stop and await the arrival of the bits we forgot to order in the first place. Regards Charlie

@michaelimpey1407 2 года назад

Charlie, Thank you again for a great video. The old 80:20 rule has another side to it. It only takes 20% of the time to get 80% done. The devil is in the detail of getting the last 20% done. It might not be butterfly, it might be: "What have I bitten off?. However, it is oftern good to take that break, and truely think through the process to get the last 20% done. I often "sleep on the problem", and get a much nicer solution that what I had first thought up. Keep us inspired, and mojo flowing. Cheers, and keep safe. Michael

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment Michael. Regards Charlie.

@MarkCroucherRC4fun 2 года назад

Im glad you are a "butterfly 🦋 modeller" endless videos on track laying and wiring over the last year would have been rather tedious. Movi g from one project area to another keeps it fresh. Nice project update video

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

🦋 should be banned! Regards Charlie.

@johnoneill5661 2 года назад

Another cracking video Charlie thank you👍 My butterfly habits drive my poor wife to distraction as she always finishes the current task before starting the next 🤣

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Women have some dreadful habits.

@lilchris26 2 года назад

Good video again Charlie, I had one of those moments were you keep putting the job off. I needed to wire some colour light signals which meant climbing under the baseboard so I kept putting it off. I am on N-gauge so you can imagine the size of the wires but I managed it. I have to admit though I am a butterfly modeler too, I constantly flirt from one job to another.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Time to get under that baseboard Chris.

@alanmusicman3385 2 года назад

Nice to see you make some solid progress and bite some bullets! For all that we creatively avoid some things, when we do tackle them, it is almost always cathartic :-) To some extent I agree about the butterfly thing, but I think the flipside of that is that if you doggedly stick to one sub-project until it is complete, your overall progress will be slow cos you're always waiting for parts or for inspiration to solve some problem. Worse than that is that you treat each sub-project as a stand alone thing, without perhaps appreciating how it will affect (or perhaps even invalidate) other sub-projects. Your wiring board is perhaps a case in point! So I don't think either approach is always right for every stage of an overall endeavour. Keep up the great work, Charlie!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent comment Alan, just don’t put too many jobs on the back burner!

@jeffjones6107 2 года назад

I was a butterfly builder/joiner start one job flit to another then forget what I was supposed to do on the first to the dispare of those working around me. Great video Charlie loved watching it 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Thanks Jeff, we need to own up to our faults.

@johnkelly8104 2 года назад

Thanks Charlie for yet another great video. A lot of the stuff about DCC is a bit over my head but it’s starting to make a little bit of sense. (Probably an age thing) as regards the butterfly modelling ……. well isn’t this just a term for when you get bored doing one tedious part and giving yourself a break and doing something else for a change? Nothing really wrong with that as long as you remember it still needs doing. Isn’t this what it’s all about……enjoying yourself? Keep up the great work. Don’t know how you get enough time to do it all. Cheers mate. John from Liverpool.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment John. Regards Charlie.

@rossriddoch112 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, another fun & interesting video. I had never heard of the term "butterfly modeller" before, but it suites me also, like a lot of your other commenters. I have been working on those other projects for about 8 months when I had 1 big project I had to tackle - disassemble my 5 level oval helix (I had focused on potential end scenic aspects and overlooked the operational needs - ie. my "up" track was the inside track of the double track oval helix) - hmmm (other words where used at the time of realisation - 20 rods, 200+ nuts & washers, etc x 2.). Lucky for me I had seen one of your previous videos where you had purchased a SwiftNut nut-runner. I purchased a set myself and it made the job of disassemble and reassembly so much easier. Keep up the great work and thank you.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Yes that must’ve been a shocking discovery when you realise that one mate. Still we learn and move on, regards Charlie

@lesfez1875 2 года назад

Another entertaining video Charlie. You talk about butterfly modeling and go on to make a butterfly video, flitting from one subject to another. As a craftsman I was taught to do everything in a logical, methodical order. You do seem to go from track to landscape, wiring to maintenance and because of the way you work, we are still yet to see any trains running. Maybe thats what makes your video`s so fascinating and informative?

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent observation Andrew, regards Charlie

@LordTechnopants 2 года назад

I like the analogy of 'butterfly modelling' & recognise this as a characteristic or habit I have generally, but I'm afraid I'm still at the planning stage with much renovation in the house before I even start my loft railway modelling, so I'm firmly at the caterpillar stage and looking forward to the opportunity to flit between projects and individual aspects of a layout. As always, a good way to spend 20 odd minutes of a Friday. I always come away more relaxed than I arrived and that in itself is a reason to visit. Thanks.

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

What a heartwarming comment LTP and good luck with your project.

@sjaakmcd1804 2 года назад

Hi Charlie, another cracking video. I do the butterly thing 50% of the time, but it is a good thing. I think its a subconscious thing that there is a better outcome deep in the grey matter. At some point, usually after a few beers there is a lightbulb moment and the project end up brilliant rather than good enough. My friend calls it "Giving it a few coats of looking at".

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent outlook. Regards Charlie

@mickedgeleyparkstation5391 2 года назад

Nice job,i tend to start one job and finish it then on to next one.👍

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Shocking behaviour Mick.

@MrAsBBB 2 года назад

Don’t beat yourself up how you model. A butterfly is equally as good as any other method. It’s just a personal thing. However, if you are a sort of project planner then you will approach things in a systematic way. I would get the mechanics working perfect before the rest but I can see a point that you want to get something moving out of it and enjoy it. So my maxim is what ever gets you the most enjoyment for you is the way to go!

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

An excellent comment, many thanks, Charlie

@nw24153ns 2 года назад

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all your work. I'm losing my mojo so to speak as I have been dismantling my layout as we move into a new chapter in our lives. Since I dealt with O gauge I shall not be sending any of my track, power and/ or rollin stock to you. Best of luck to you and yours and wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year! Peace!! 👍✌🙏🌈😎‼

@ChadwickModelRailway 2 года назад

Sorry to hear of your situation but I’m sure that something will grow back even better.