My Ideal Shunting / Switching Model Railway Layout - Part 2 

Wow you have done a lot since the last video and looks great too. I have to give my mum (rip) a shout out too as she was the one that kicked me off on a direction of model trains as she bought me my first set a traing/hornby set here which was just a circle of track and had a little green 0-4-0 loco called connie and a light blue insulfish van and a grey open wagon and a grey guards van. So thats where it all started. Thanks again for the awesome videos you put on youtube for us all to watch and enjoy. Cheers from John in Australia

Mike and doug have built many really good layouts over the years but this has to be my favourite and always gives me something to think about every time i see it, Paul

Love the hill with bridge that works so well.

Very touching to hear about your Dad. I’m sure he’s looking down with a smile and thumbs up. Great looking layout 👍

You epitomise what it should be about mate: relaxing and having fun. Good stuff!

Quite a transformation from the first film really great I'm always amazed at what you cram in on such a small area just shows you even in oo you don't need loads of space. Brilliant Thank you

Good shout for your Dad, mine got me into modelling as well - nothing too heavy, he was just there with ideas and encouragement

What a lovely update. It made me smile. x) It was nice to hear you speak about your late dad too, man. I look forward to seeing the layout again in part 3.

Perfect balance of operation and scenery equals fun for a long time. Well done small layouts can provide just as much satisfaction as a large one and you're not bogged down in the construction. Like you, if a project drags on too long my interest wanes. The lost soldiers are becoming the "Where's Waldo?" of your projects.

Wow, this layout has come on really nicely! Love the road at the back! It’s great how you’ve managed to fit so much into a small space without it feeling cluttered. Great stuff 👍🏻

That’s a very cool layout! Inspiring me to get off my butt and do something myself 😎

Great layout, it’s come along nicely. Good to see the two lost soldiers making an appearance again.👍

"...and I've got a lot done" Blimey, no kidding you have mate! Looks to be coming along well :)

My brother has a similar track plan and has made the fiddle yard into another station. End to end.

Oh wow, a complete work of art in just 2 weeks? Amazing!!! I think that your secret is to do, as you say, a little something as and when you have the time rather than wait as I do until you have a clear day to get going. Looking forward to seeing some shunting. Go well and be safe.

Great update and always look forward to the next video. My dad passed away in 2000 too. He got me into airfix railway accessories after my aunt gave me a Triang train set.

Looking good! I have that same Prairie - really love that design. Great tribute to your Dad, too. Cheers!

Inspirational as ever, cracking layout, nice one. Nice touch giving your Dad a shout out. All the best.

Looks great job well done

Hey Mike and Doug that's a lovely little work of art! A nice story to about your Dad.I remember my Dad holding me in his arms watching the trains from a old railway bridge.It was the main line from Norwich to London and when we waved the trains would sound their horns..some 50 years later and if im out that way i often stop on the same bridge.Happy times.

Great new video .loads of detail.

Lovely shout out to your Dad. Obviously your videos are becoming more professional with experience, but I still say don’t worry about editing out all the uncoupling and ‘bad signal man ‘ that’s part of what make your channel unique and so watchable. To quote your own mission statement. - it’s just toy trains running. 😁 can’t wait for the next update though. How are you going to manage once Doug goes off to college?

Thats a very modern postcode on the Startrite van. Postcodes were first trialled in 1959 in Norwich, which I note is where the one on the van is for. Rollout was completed in 1969.

Lovely little layout. Loved the adverts on the retaining wall. The crane comes from a Triang wagon if memory serves....I still have mine lol

Excellent, as always, thanks! Re your dad, I noted in the initial video you mentioning that the crane had been your dad's and reflecting how *expensive*! OO model cranes are! Thanks again and very best wishes to the three of you.

Your fiddle yard is big enough to become another layout. Have you thought of joining two layouts wuth each becomibg the fiddle yard for the other? You can do this with anything from two boxfile layouts to two rooms full of track. Or even with an oval divided by a backscene.

I'm always amazed by the amount and variety of layouts you've done but this one is definitely the most cohesive. All the colours, buildings backscenes everything looks perfect!

Love this layout. As you say there is an enormous amount of operating potential. The end product certainly doesn't look like a quick build. Sadly my lad isn't interested in modelling or trains, If I dragged him to Gaugemaster he thought he was being punished!!! Well played Douglas for keeping the family interest in the hobby going. Great work as always chaps.

The hedges look great. I will definitley be trying that technique on my layout.

Something about this layout is just right. It seems complete within itself. I wonder if it is the presence of the end walls. Satisfying, whatever the reason.

That's turning into a cracking layout. I love the little touches, especially the way the fence joins the retaining wall. Ace (as they used to say!🙄)👍🙂

Looking fantastic. Also nice touch to have the lost soldiers again.

Superb shunting layout. You have really achieved a lot.👍👍😎

Very effective and a great result. Good to see the track plan well thought out and working well for you. I have both the wagon and floor mounted cranes now over 50 years old!! A quick lick of paint certainly made a difference, will do similar. Look forward to seeing the operational video. Stephen

Love these smaller layouts. Mine has been postponed with a 3 year old in the house, but it will be about this size when I get back to it. It’s a perfect project to be involved without being a burden.

Blimey Mike that looks absolutely ace! If you decided you didn’t want disguise the B12s damage, could always 3D print something if your own design 😈

That`s absolutely fabulous....Looks so good. We no longer get any notifications for any you tube videos what so ever....Have others experienced this ? ....Hope all`s well....Ade.

These are fantastic, this popped up in my recommendations and im instantly hooked!

Its a great little layout and I have just used the pan scourer hedge method dabbing paint on it to give an impression of flowrs Cheers Kev

Salute to all the dads. 🙂👍 Impressived by the way you have modeled the bridge (occupying very less space) & started the road along the bend👌 As with the B12; filler too may help if necessary....

Another great and very inspirational video guys, I get excited everytime a new video pops up in my notifications. Layout looks fantastic 🤩🤩🤩 and always enjoy hearing the passion and enjoyment the hobby brings to you and your family. Thanks guys and happy modelling 😉👍

As always inspirational

Brilliant layout, so much to see and great operating potential in such a small space.

I don’t think I’ve ever commented on your channel even though I’ve been looking at all your videos For that I’m truly sorry I appreciate you put a lot of work into it Firstly what an amazing concept you chose Railway modelling without expense and ‘faff’ I absolutely love it I have always been on a tight budget and I suspect always will But I love trains and transport I couldn’t believe how complicated and time consuming I was constantly told this hobby is The expense put it way out of my reach supposedly Finally I found your site and I noticed a few others are following your basic principles I can’t wait to see your videos as they come out as they fill me with enthusiasm Keep it up you’re doing an amazing job 😊

Coming along very nicely! 😎 Love those Prairie tanks, so glad it fits! I see what you mean about the kick-back siding: plenty of scope for mucking about 😂 The retaining wall looks excellent by the way. I know you say it is a simple solution but actually I think it adds depth 🤔 Cheers mate, look forward to the next one 👍🍀

Brilliant layout

Like your idea of using the scouring pad. Neat idea.

great video, my triang dock shunter would love this layout for shunting

Really enjoying this layout!

Brilliant. I will copy your plan if you're not against it. That's a well-thought station overall I think fit either for a beginner's porjet or a simple but interesting station for an advanced modeller. I really like it,

Lovely and the same backscene as mine. Just needs a tunnel portal at the end of the road so the road appears to disappear into infinity

I love model trains

Great video! Im new to your channel as I'm new to modelling. Have you done any videos regarding wiring up your controller on this layout? To keep the trains running on all sidings?

Very nice. Looks like fun. 😀

It’s looking super so far. Did you ever explain how you do the coping on top of the retaining walls?

This looks great

4:30 Wooooooooosh went the loco But there wasn't a joke being missed said the trucks R/woooosh said the loco The joke went over our heads didn't it said the trucks

I love the way you are building layouts. I was wondering if you are selling your layouts after you've finished them

Simple and not overdone as many are....

Brilliant Are you adding point motors & signals? Well done

Lovely little layout! I'm amazed at how much you can accomplish in a short period of time. You may have mentioned it, but what are the dimensions of this layout, and are the turnouts Peco Setrack? Thanks for another great video!

That could so easy become a diesel stabling point missing out the loop.

The older hornby D49s are bad bits of kit, only issue is they are tender driver however have a smoke generator in the funnel, generally around up to £50 if you find a decent one

I would love to have a layout like this so I could just run some trains. The problem is that American HO steam locos are just too large for anything like this. Berkshire’s and Mikados are just too big for shunting layouts, and small tank engines are few and far between.

nice update looking good

Question: is there a radius requirement / number on the Pico points ? It's my first attempt for my grandkids. Is there a list of the track parts required? Other dimensions that could help?

That loco looks like my old one from my first layout in 1960-odd. It still runs after nigh on 50 years in storage😎

This is awesome, well done. Is there a track plan available?

An admirable small layout....but what about those BRIGHT green trees? (Well, should you be asked, just say they're a repro of an OZ rare bush tree, called the zyeety or some such.)

Do you have an overhead shot showing the track plan please?

Cracking layout 👍

great layout what are the size of it jim oz

I've come back to this...running I believe Peco points are better than say Hornby, what about Bachmann?

Cool

This is good

Awesome

Looks good

Came back again - why not make a higher level to the layout and make that the actual fiddle yard, two tier system ?

funny thing was I was just finishing building some of my own layout before I saw this. coincidence?... I think not!

Hi philip here again me and my girlfriend are doing our own railway layout in n scale let me no how you did your road hill as iam doing my road hill.its my birthday today iam 59.please let me no how you your road hill

New sub

Would you ever consider buying some american engines and make a american style layout?

Don't bother about cutting the interventions out, I have never seen a model railway with a 100% success rate with shunting operations. The success rate usually decreases relative to the viewer count.

They are still lost, lol !!

Officers and maps....

Two separate, random, mid video adverts, just horrible, really distracting. I understand you can opt out of these; please do so if you can. I have learnt a lot from your videos, I would like to learn more but horrible ads. Nice layout, just about to build my first one.

Ditch the mid-roll ads..! There is NOTHING more annoying.