Layout Update 7 

I can’t express how much I enjoy this Chanel, love the repair vids, love the layout vids Both keep me entertained whilst I’m on my lunch break or chilling out at home Keep up the good work and thank you

Hi 00 Bill 😊 Looking 👀 good 👍🏻 Spray your platform with matt varnish so it’ll preserve it from water 💦 ingress 😆 I always spray my card kits with varnish and it protects them even from the sun ☀️👍🏻 Love your explanation of how things work 😊

Really like adding the glue with the track in place, simple but so much easier. Didn’t want to get my track in just the right place to then have to take it out again to glue it, fantastic

I use the gaugemaster cdu, and power it from the tiny gaugemaster combi controller. Works fine, it will throw a pair of points quite happily on 16v

Great tip about the ammeter. I’ll be adding one to my set-up. What about a volt meter too though?

Great to see the plan come to life. Would be interesting to whether you are happy with it, Any regrets and and favourite bits. Maybe work on one part get that done before moving on to another.

Thanks for the detail on CDU's , there are some interesting claims made for them, I bought one a few years ago that, it was advertised as be capable of switching four motors, it wouldn't even switch a pair! I still use one, similar to your Gaugemaster, that has given good service for years, but as you say the input voltage is key, I built a 24v supply for mine.

Coming on good mate, thanks for taking us along on the journey 🤙🏻

Some really useful tips - thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the scenery done.

Fabulous! Great seeing those longer trains. I really look forward to all your videos. Thank you.

It's coming along nicely bill 👍 It will look amazing when you have finished

Amazing what difference just having the platforms in place makes, good work. Looking forward to seeing more progress.

Getting there pretty fast I’d say Bill ! Compared to my tinkering your doing great getting this far in a relatively short period of time . Looking forward to seeing more

Brilliant setup Bill. It's a wonderful hobby and I bet you are always thinking of what to do next. I always loved model railways since I was a child but never expanded on the hobby, although I did become a train driver in real life. LOL Top-class stuff mate. 🚂👌👍

I'll second the suggestion to have a look at Pop Up laser Scots stations. They are just along the road from you in Dunbar. You must have seen them at Perth. I even got them made for me in H0 scale. Lovely!

I use PECO passing contact switches with the CDU in a Morley controller, and they work absolutely fine. I haven't noticed locos slowing down when I change points, but I don't really change points a lot whilst trains are running. I don't notice any need to pause when throwing the PECO switches to operate points. You do sort of need to buy PECO's frame to hold PECO's switches - one frame holds six switches. The PECO switches come with handles in several different colours, which can help in quickly identifying the one you want.

Many thanks Bill - another very interesting video. I just LOVE the smooth running bit at the end - not a wobble in sight. Obviously much time and effort has gone into the track-laying. Your video shows it's well worth that effort. Many thanks Best wishes Peter

Looks really good.

Should be nice by Christmas. Looking forward to the Grand Opening !

Nice to see the layout updates. I have a cheap CD unit exactly the same except from a different store. It gave me the the same problem as you experienced, it was useless. I'm relieved to hear that it isn't just the one I have or that I had wired it incorrectly. My points work better without it so it has been sent to the junk box.

Hi Bill. Glad to see you are now concentrating on your layout. It will be so much different than your previous one but certainly a big improvement. It will be interesting to see if the footbridge linking the two platforms will be of an LMS design or an obscure Scottish design that I am not familiar with. Preferably the latter as it would be something unique that is not often seen on model railway layouts. Keep up the good work pal! Paul. 👍❤

I am enjoying this new build whether you are about to speed up now you are curtailing your repairs but this easy approach suit me fine what ever you do I know will be 1st class

Hi. I am really sorry . I've just rewatched the video and you've explained it. I must of missed that bit when I watched.

Great to see the progress. Popup Designs have a fine selection of laser cut plywood kits of Scottish stations. I have two on my layout -Newtonmore and Broomhill.

Why didn't I think of glueing when I was a kid - I was forever nailing track down and then ripping it up when I thought of a new layout 😅

Another great video Bill

Lookin good Bill!

good update vid thasnksd lee

Hi Bill, it's looking good, have you considered using rail match sleeper grime to paint the sleepers, it's quite a bit faster as you spray it on.

There's a Peco/Wills/Ratio kit number 504. It's a stone station supposedly based on a Highland station building. It's pretty good and builds easily.its about a 210x65mm foot print..

I use plastic milk bottles filled with water to hold down track when glueing down keep up the good videos regards Sam Woodward

Looking great, I thought it was just my morley controller using the inbuilt cdu .

The new Peco West Highland Line laser cut station building may be of interest.

Hi Bill, according to RK educational you can use up to as much as 16 volts.

I have the guagemaster cdu and use peco switches and zero issues.

Hi Bill, I notice that you use the same weights on your track that I do!😁😁

Hey Bill, Block Signaling SAS2-BR shuttle with station stop feature.

With regards to the two analogue meters; can they not be taken apart to allow access to the scale? If so you could photocopy the scale you prefer to save purchasing another.

Hi Bill, have you considered the Dapol station building. That has small footprint

Thanks for the up date Bill ,may I ask where you got your amp meters from all the best Joe

Hi. Does your ammeter have a built in shunt or separate? Thanks.

Enjoyed your latest video. Have you layed your track on the cheaper 8 x4 polystyrene sheets.? As cork isn't cheap. Thanks

Bill, any plans to go to the Great Electric Trainshow in Milton Keynes ?

Do you have details of your preferred ampmeter. I have found the peco cdu's good for point motors of a16 volt supply

No doubt my ignorance, but does the pva not eat away at the polystyrene? Looking good though. I prefer the look of the levers to the passing contact switches too.

Hello Bill ,Can i ask where you got your amp meters from and part numbers if possible especially the 100 milliamp one. ,Many Thanks

What is the gissmo above to the left of the Ammeters

Have you a link to a source for the ammeters? Thanks.

Hi. I've just brought an ammeter like yours. No instructions. If I am fitting it between controler and terminal block of bus wire could you tell me which wires are connected to back of ammeter. Many thanks. One side has a negative symbol.

Repair or layout building either are always of interest. You put me to shame with how much you actually have done on your new layout. I really must try harder. Till next time take care.

Nice Class 66!! Or is it? It could equally be a Class 60!!