Tour of a Model Engineers Workshop 

I have to say, I was expecting names like Hardinge, Bridgeport, Jones & Shipman with racks and racks of tooling It just goes to show what can be done on basic machines if you know what your doing Thank you for the tour

It was very generous of Richard to share his time and passion with us. Thank you Mr Crispin for making the video. I used to pass the Priestman crane factory in Hull on my way to work as an apprentice a good many years ago. The 'long face people' he refers to when talking about his charitable event are unfortunately quite typical nowadays. Trying to tell us what we can't do. Richard reminds us what we can achieve if we dedicate ourselves to our passion. Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.

So despite his earlier claims Mr Gibbons is an aficionado of CAD as in Cardboard Aided Design. Thanks for showing us around your workshop and thank you Mr C for doing the video.

Well done Crispin, a truly inspirational man who has lived and breathed his hobby/obsession since childhood. Fascinating. Cheers, Jon

Fantastic locomotives and crane, Richard is a wonderful talented and kind man Thank you for introducing him and his work Chrispin, whenever I see models like this I wish it were possible to shrink to the proper size to run them.

What a lovely man with a real passion. And a passion for passing the knowledge on.

What an incredible craftsman!!! Thank you for the interview series, Crispin. Richard holds a wealth of knowledge and is an inspiration! Respect from Texas.

Richard is quite a gentleman. It must of been amazing for you to learn things from him when you were a teenager.

I met another wonderful Man years ago at an Exhibition in Birmingham driving one of his designs. Many years later funds enabled me to buy a part built design by him. A JESSIE. Yes Ken Swan. The drawings are superb. And so very well thought out. We now have 9 lathes as people keep in 2 cases Giving us them??? Yes they need work. Raglan 5 and a Super 7 both with very rusty gearboxes. Superb Tour. What a Lovely Guy. David and Lily. Oh and 3 mills.

Richard is extremely intelligent and talented. His determination and dedication is very admirable.

Very impressive record Richard and his team set with that Kerr Stuart. And it was for charity, too. Absolutely love his models. Especially those bevel gears on that crane. Maybe, Mr C, you can do a video on cutting bevel gears in the home workshop. THAT will be interesting. Many thanks to you and Richard for this most enjoyable video.

"Number 17" I feel very lazy, lying on the couch watching RU-vid on my tablet, the Telly on in the background and a cuppa and some biscuits on the coffee table! Perhaps I should switch everything off, get off my backside and become industrious? Just one more chocolate hobnob while I think about it! Thanks for the tour, I felt envious of that beautiful shaper!

We need to see and hear more of Richard Gibbon, his workshop shows that model engineers do not require expensive equipment to produce wonderful working models. Also his rough drawings need to be turned into cad drawings so other modelers can build these great machines.

That crane is a tremendous piece of work.

Richard’s enthusiasm makes these videos a real joy to watch. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to make them. Truly inspirational!

Wow what a lovely lovely man Hats off to you, I just love making, and repairing anything too..Thanks both..

Wonderful stuff. I would love to see that steam crane in action. It's Cherry Hill level stuff right there.

It is a grand thing to bring some history of craftsmanship to a platform where anyone in the world can see it. Well done, sirs.

That man is always smiling , full of passion for his hobby , seem to be so many today that have no smile muscles , All the best to you both , and keep on doing stuff , till you can do no more👍

G’day that was great and he is a wonderful man with great skilled and knowledge you we’re lucky Chrispin to have him as your mentor, thank you for filming this I really enjoyed it …..thanks again John

Another lovely video. Wonderful to hear from Mr G again and see a selection of his models. I wonder if you could find enough model engineers to do workshop ( and engine) tours on a regular infrequent basis? I always learn something practical from these chats!

Thanks, Richard is an absolute inspiration to anyone in the hobby. Small space, big results.

Merci Mr Crispin pour cette visite de l'atelier, et, nous faire partager la passion de Mr R.Gibbon.

I not long ago got a similar lathe glad to hear after 45 yrs of use he still enjoys it.

21:18 Hear hear! That crane is stunning. These videos make me feel a little bit less like a wierdo - Thank you! :)

You have come a long way Crispin in your life so far as a young man! We are all proud of you World wide.

One Thumbs Up just doesn't cut it as a thank you for this video. Mark from Melbourne Australia

Amazing what a guy ! I particularly liked the Leeds type steam crane

I knew Ken Swan for the last 8 or so years of his life (at Beamish museum oddly enough) he was truly a master of his craft who firmly believed in the principle of function over style, he wanted his engines to be good reliable runners. A testament to his skill was managing to reverse engineer a design for a narrow gauge engine by the name of “Neptune” working off of only one photograph of the real loco (the only photo of it at that). His finest design in my opinion being his “Koppel” rack locomotive, which up until a few years ago could be found climbing up and down the 7-1/4” cog railway at Beamish. Sadly, the museum chose to shut the club we had there down, after almost 30 years. It’s only some small consolation that Ken didn’t have to see his creation treated in such a manner.

Richard has produced some wonderful work. Super loco's by a dedicated and talented machinist. :)

Thank you, Mr. Crispin, for your introduction to Sir Richard, Best wishes to you both, James

What a fantastic and knowable guy Richard is , Amazing engines he built. Thanks to you both for the episode.

"Can you just" the British version of Abom79 "Hey Man" It is the same the world over. LOL

Спасибо тебе MrCrispin за прекрасную экскурсию по мастерской Ричарда. Долгих творческих лет Ричарду. Прекрасный пример молодежи.

What a great Man and portfolio. A series documenting other small workshop's and people's work would no doubt be highly popular. But, of course very dependent on your time. ATB

Excellent tour Mr C. Richard is such an interesting gentleman. You are fortunate to have such a mentor.

Great show as always! Thanks to Richard for the tour and Crispin for the camera work.

My sincere appreciation to Mr Richard.Thanks for the video

Thank you for this video, it reminds me of my Grandpa's garage where he had his lathe and where I made my first cuts. He had loads of tobacco tins for his bits and pieces as well!! Just seen a video of a steam crane on the Bury Bolton canal (Martin Zero), amazing models such dedication. Good luck from Spain!!

Thanks for the tour - very inspiring 👍👍😎👍👍

I say Mr Crispin old boy, very enjoyable to watch and what a talented man Richard is.

Excellent shop tour, would like to see more video's featuring Richard..there's about 4 life-times worth of knowledge in that little work shop.

Hello from Michigan and Thanks to you and Richard, what a great man to learn from, You have made Richard a proud man.

Love the enthusiasm, you certainly can't deny his engineering prowess on his fully working engines and equipment, that must be a record for running a home built steam engine/ locomotive for 24 hours, fantastic achievement Sir. Thanks for sharing, and best regards.

He's a very talented model engineer, thanks for sharing.

That man is incredible... I'm no machinist (but I build a lot of boats and arplaines models). Could you transfer him a BIG "thank you"?

Hello Richard! Greetings from a former Science Museum Group colleague wonderful workshop and great models thank you Mr Crispin for producing and sharing this video

How inspirational is that man. I started out as a Material Scientist, worked in 4 industries, retrained into teaching Science and Technology, in particular Metalwork. A hobby I have is building simple steam engines by Tubal Cain from scratch ( scrap materials). So in teaching students skills, I decide to get them to build a steam engine by Evans ( Scottish publication). Students learned drilling stainless steel, soldering, forming sheetmetal by bending and drilling. May I say again, this man is just amazing, what talent aand skills. Here in Australia Sydney we have steam society also building engines like this.

Richard seems such a humble gentleman of great talent. The Corpet I noticed in the last video and looks stunning!

The model of Sutherland is beautiful. It's my favourite because it was the loco that the first locos for the Ballymena and Larne Railway were based on.

What a knowledgeable humble gentleman, amazing to see, thank you both

Excellent tour. I wish Richard many, many more years of engine building.

Some beautiful machines in that workshop. Thanks for showing!

Excellent interview / tour. Thank you Mr. Crispin!

Supreme, what an inspirational character Richard is! Thank you for this video, Crispin.

After your last video I was hoping that we might have a look at Richard's shop! An excellent tour not only of his shop but some of his creations. Again, thank you Mr Gibbon for your time!

Evening Crispin 🤠 What a fantastic video with some beautiful examples of miniature engineering 👍🏻 That 14xx GWR was absolutely awesome 👏

Wow these pieces need to be in a museum on consignment that way they always remain his so other people can see just how magnificent his builds is.

very inspiring video, thankyou to your friend for sharing.

That crane is awesome. Would love to see it running. Nice to see someone with a real passion for what they do, thanks for sharing this one. :)

Fantastic video, loved every second of it. It’s an inspiration to watch, if I ever become a tenth as good as that I’d be happy 👍🏻

Thank you both! just wonderful!!

Thank you and Richard, very much enjoyed!

Great interview and great man

Wonderful episode!

What a true delight. Thank you.

Thanks for the tour!

What a lovely gent.

real pleasent gent great work a pleasure to look at.

Absolutely fantastic, what an amazing amount of work

Great tour. I love to see what men can do with the tools they have. (and I very much liked that unlike with so many, his shop looks like it is in use -- chips and all)

Great video, what an outstanding craftsman.

Great video. Thanks Mr Crispin.

Brilliant video.

“Long may that continue.” Indeed! Very well done both of you! So motivating.

what a lovely chap, story, video. Nice!

Absolutely wonderful

Lovely to see and hear from a real enthusiast, thanks for sharing this.

An outstanding video thank you both i will watch it several times and enjoy it each time

Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it

Another exellent video Crispin.

Great video, and two great craftsmen. Keep up the good work guys 😁👍🏼

What an absolutely wonderful video. Thank you for introducing us to this truly inspirational, unassuming man.

Brilliant video. Well done. Some serious man hours in that shop.

Thank you. Great video.

Wonderful what a great man so interesting thanks for sharing 👍

Excellent video really interesting

Not just interesting. A pleasure to watch and "get to know". Thank you.

10 out of 10. Brilliant.

What a fantastic chap.

Inspirational. Thanks for sharing.

What a great old fellow! He apparantly has had a big impact on your life.

What an amazing engineer

I have the same problem with the "Can you just" population popping in my workshop with bits and bobs for repair. I came to France a long time ago and this can you just from the locals got me known locally very quickly.

Wow , what an interesting and inspirational man.

Very interesting! Most enjoyable!!!

What a talent!

Such skill !!!! Amazing.

WOW! Thank you MrCrispin!

I enjoyed that very much thank you.