Layout Update 5 - Autumn comes to the Highlands in OO 

Hello Mark, yes indeed a first attempt! 😅 thank you for such an encouraging message, it makes me feel like I’m on the right track when I hear you say this. I will keep doing my best. Learning so much as I go! 😎

Hello 😊 good to see you again, thank you so much for watching and I’m glad you like it! I must admit, being a total greenhorn I wasn’t quite sure how this would turn out but I’m glad it’s shaping up! Looking forward to your next video, cheers, Hylt

Ahhh that’s what I like to hear from the boss! Appreciate it Rinks, soon we won’t even be able to smell the air well will all be so tipsy! 🥴

Aha the man who named it! 😂 thanks Derick, really enjoying this process! Cheers, Hylt

That’s very kind Tim, I’ve just been so enjoying the process. I would do things differently if I had another go, but I’m happy with how it’s coming along. Cheers, Hylt

Ahh thank you Martyn, coming from a master of scenics, that means a lot to me, as always, just having you follow my progress means a lot too. Blending is total fluke! 😂 but it was a little green at one point and I definitely wanted to tone it down, seems to have worked!

Thank you Steve! That’s very kind of you, no you didn’t miss a video at all! 😅 I agree, I love autumn colours! 😎

Thanks Rob 😎 appreciate your support through the process, it certainly has come a long way in a fairly short amount of time! 😂 that’s very kind of you, I already see things I would improve on with my next layout.

Thank you so much! ☺️

Thanks so much James! Appreciate your support too bro, it always means a lot coming from you. 😎

Thank you sunshine ❤️ thanks for helping me make it happen.

Hello mate! Thank you so very much Chris, appreciate your feedback! I’m hoping to add all the fun little details in the coming weeks which will be a riot! 😊 thanks for your support always man!

Thank you so much James, certainly getting somewhere now 😎🤩 appreciate you popping in to check it out! My regards to you and your grandson! 😎

@Proper_Chuffed you're welcome, Hylton. We both enjoy seeing your progress. Speaking of my grandson, he spent most of yesterday filming his latest offering ... Cheers James 🙂👍

@@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY I will be sure to check it out! Love that you guys do this together, that’s the spirit of this hobby personified!

@Proper_Chuffed thank you, we really do have great fun creating them together. There will be a series following his 009 layout build once he gets started on it... Cheers James 🙂👍

Hello Lynden, thank you so much for watching. I am glad you think so, I found myself questioning how “Scottish” it felt at points 😅 they are fantastic aren’t they? And they really add a lot of interest! Cheers, Hylt

Ag dankie my ou, kannie wag om jou te sien! 😎 sounds like a good plan!

Hello Azuma 😎 good to see you again, thanks for the kind words, I’m kinda winging it and it seems to be going well? 😂 thanks for watching

Thank you so much for all your guidance Phil, you’ve quickly become a very good friend and a great source of support on this journey..

Ahhh thank you, it makes me so happy to hear that from someone from the Highlands! Actually someone mentioned in the comments earlier that it was unlike anything in the West Highlands, so it’s good to hear you like it! Cheers, Hylt

@Proper_Chuffed most of the highland railways well all of it on the west highland line is single track apart from at stations and that. Don't let other people drag u down to there level. Keep the good work up.

@@grah84mck thank you Graham, it certainly raises my spirits and makes me feel a lot better about it 😊 appreciate your comments and for watching. Cheers, Hylt

I’ll definitely see if I can find a copy! Thank you! 🙏

Hi William! Thank you so much for reaching out and watching 😊 I will definitely look up Tellindalloch in autumn” I would also LOVE to get a Queen Anne ruston, can’t find anything right now sadly, but will keep looking! Thanks again for popping by, Hylt

Hey mate! Thanks so much for watching and for popping in again! I have actually covered the 24 in my DCC or Bust video 😊 I will definitely do a collection video soon though 😊 Thank you for your feedback here! Greatly appreciate it. Hylt

Thank you so much Paul, sounds like you’re going to have a blast doing that, Western region of England or Scotland? Cheers, Hylt

I had no idea that IRN BRU was a Scottish thing 😂 but I get that reference now. Cheers Dave, thanks so much for watching and I’m glad you like it! I must say, I think I need to do more of the grass between sleepers, it does look really grand! Ah, Inverness TMD, I picked it up from Rails, seems like it was an older regional exclusive? Yes! I had the same thought, I’ll need to get to work on a little signage. Cheers mate, always appreciate your support 👌

Hello Stephen! Thank you for such kind words! I worry I haven’t quite captured the Highlands as I have them in my mind, but hopefully the scenic board will help that come to life. The curve is indeed a second radius, that specific one is actually Hornby set track, R605 I believe? So far so good on the Black 5 and praying it doesn’t drop the ball anytime soon or I’m screwed with getting a replacement! 😂 we are a very chilled out bunch at Dunromin, and we certainly won’t be giving Gary a warning for being a good husband! Thank you again 🙏

@Proper_Chuffed Thanks for the reply. Although most modern stock can navigate 2nd radius curves, I find anything tighter than 3rd radius can cause some "visual awkwardness", so I tend not to run passenger or bogie wagon trains on anything less than 3rd radius. Having said that, 2nd - and even 1st - radius curves can add drama to an industrial scene, as this is how things were/are in real life: slow speed running on poorly maintained track with a soundtrack of constantly squeeling wheel flanges. Great stuff!

@@stephendavies6949 agreed! I would have preferred a wider radius, but really watching it in action, it’s not too bad, especially with the diesels, steam engines definitely look a LOT more awkward 😂how big is your layout Stephen? And do you run most of the engines from your rather vast collection every now and then?

@Proper_Chuffed I currently share a layout with a friend. It's about 19ft long and 6ft wide, all laid out "in front" of the operator (ie, I don't stand in the middle), with a section of "chicane" curves on the opposite side to the long straight. This means I can easily get a rake of 12 coaches plus a loco on the straight. There are 3 main running lines, with various other scenes. My friend is the main modeller, whilst I supply most of the locos and rolling stock. We both prefer steam locos, but the diesels do get a run now and again. We were running a variety last weekend, including my newest acquisions, which are a Bachmann class 37 (no surprise there!) "Mary Queen of Scots" hauling an 18 wagon MGR coal train, and LNER A3 "Lemberg" in wartime black livery hauling 9 teak coaches. We also ran a double header Pannier tank private owner wagon coal train, A1 "Tornado" hauling the teaks, and my Super Detail Black 5 in LMS livery hauling a rake of LMS crimson coaches. Oh, and not to forget a couple of Bachmann 08s, one in Freightliner orange livery and the other in HNRC blue, shunting various wagons. During all this action, my friend titivated the coal mine diorama and I serviced his venerable Bachmann B1.

Hello Bill! 😊 thank you, I’m not all too tired, if so, it’s just normal work really! 😂 I am finding this railway is one of the few things that helps me actually relax frankly. But you make a good point! Thanks for watching, Hylt

Hi Greg, my family is Scottish by decent, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit the highlands twice, I think it’s the most beautiful place on earth, so much raw natural beauty and a genuinely mystical feeling to it. So I thought I would try replicate it in some way. Cheers, Hylt

Why do you say that Iain?

Hi, I'm an expert on the railways of the West Highlands having being a driver up there in the 27/37 days and modelled the area as well. Yours has got too much track work and doesn't have correct look or atmosphere, but don't get me wrong as I said it's a nice layout just wrong location. The engine shed looks as it should be on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness.

@@user-wo6qn3vf9n thanks for your expertise Iain, I really do appreciate it! I am basically brand new to this world of model railways and am based in South Africa, so sadly I don’t have that brilliant first hand experience. I hear what you’re saying, thank you for sharing the feedback, just trying to do my best! 😂 would it work in any highland area? Given it’s fictional.

The West Highland Line that starts properly at Craigendoran Junction on the Glasgow to Helensburgh electric railway is single line with passing places at stations, some have a couple of sidings. The largest location is at Fort William which has a yard and a loco depot and a private siding into an aluminum works. But it's mainly on a small scale. Looking at your layout (this is just my suggestion) I would base it somewhere like Elgin on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness. My current layout is "Inverkeld" based on Dunkeld just north of Perth on the Highland Main Line. I alway say you should be able to look at a model railway and know it's location. I hope this is some help to you.

@@user-wo6qn3vf9n that is very helpful Iain, thank you so much for sharing that information. I hope at least to do it justice in the semblance that it’s a fictional highland railway then. I am no expert so value that information very much. Thank you sir