Lol Ian - quite a few people have commented on the demise of Blackwood High Street. The removal was the easy bit - what goes in its place is a tad more difficult. The control panel - just a few wires and LED's 😂 - simple really 😅. Plenty to keep me out of mischief 😁 cheers Euan

Many thanks for your kind comment - appreciated ! Cheers Euan

Hi Donald - hope you're well. Glad the section on painting was of some use. Hand painting isn't for everyone but I find it rather therapeutic if I'm honest. Loads still to do but that's the fun of this hobby 😊. Cheers Euan

Many thanks Mick - cheers Euan

Hi Steve - glad you found the painting section useful. As I said in the video there are other ways to paint the track but this is one way which doesn't cost much and can be therapeutic ( well it is for me !). The running section is always fun to do - so glad you liked it. Cheers Euan

Hi Chris - spot on ! I'm out most nights for around an hour after work - so I'm really busy on the layout but anyone just looking in thinks - he's not done much since last month ! The simplified track layout is really paying dividends - trains seem to love !! Cheers Euan

He spends more time counting his Krankies !

Hi Paul - "back of the sleeve" 😂😂. Truth be told the linen used to be my mother's best bed linen back in the day 😅. The track on show has already past muster by Mr I ( I edited out the bit that dips 😅). Yes a triple 37 - I forgot I was supposed to be filming while I watch them do several circuits of the layout. Oh the town - I'll need to employ Michael Scott as chief architect 😊. Cheers Euan

@@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge The Leprechaun wears green clothing for a reason !

Thanks Pete - the number of people commenting on the demise of the High Street - making me feel quilty😅. The control panel is really quite easy to make - the difficult bit is get all the wires into it in a neat fashion !! Cheers Euan

Hi Al - glad you enjoyed the running session as much as I did filming it😊. Just so much to do on the layout - all good fun. Cheers Euan

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Hi John - If something just doesn't look right it needs to either go or get changed - so a bit like yourself in that respect. What goes in place of the high street I'm still figuring out ! Cheers

Hi Ben - yes plenty of scope when it comes to the scenics - I'm not one to rush - so the scenics will appear bit by bit. Cheers Euan

Hi Chris - many thanks - as you say, certainly plenty to think about . Cheers Euan

Hi John - we shall need to compare efforts in our bridge building 😅. Glad you found the track painting section useful. I don't have an air brush (wouldn't trust myself with one) so hand painting it is. I find it a great way to unwind after a day in the office if I'm honest !! The demise of the High Street - eveyone is commenting on this - never realised it was so popular😅. Next thing I'll know they'll be a petition getting started to save it😅 cheers Euan

I see a whole scratch built town Euan!!!

Sounds as though you have nice set up with 2nd world war era😊

Many thanks for your kind comment 👍 cheers Euan

Thanks Al - glad you enjoyed it. Cheers Euan

Thank you for commenting - greatly appreciated. I know what you mean about the station - I went through the same " will I won't I" when I took out the original station I had. Cheers Euan

Many thanks for your kind comment- much appreciated. Cheers Euan

Cheers Mike - thanks for taking the time to comment. Euan

Hi Tony - it was great to meet up in Glasgow last month along with Stephen and Donald. If I'm honest it was the retaining wall at the front of the town and the road slope which just weren't right - so all the shop keepers got their marching orders. That was the easy bit now to try and think what goes in place of the high street. Yes 3 37's - just one of those light engine movements 😅. The 59 is performing very well. It's pulling power is second to none as the loco is 103g in weight - so 6g heavier than a Farish 66 and a whopping 15g heavier than Dapol's effort. Cheers Euan

Thanks !

I deliberately edited the track dip out - so your beady little eyes didn't see it 😅

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Hi Euan, lots of work in progress and so far it’s looking great. All the time spent doing the wiring and track work definately pays off when the scenics happen. Never a rush of course and best to take time. Lovely long trains and although a few speed limits being broken, they look awesome. Pullman looks beautiful running round Blackwood I must say. All the best, Chris

​@@wheezypalacemodels7726Hi Chris - yes the class 170 was going full tilt. It's an old 2nd hand unit - only goes fast 😅. Thought you might have liked the Pullman out for a spin - added a touch of class to the running session. Plenty to keep me busy on the layout that's for sure ! Cheers Euan

LOL Stephen - yes the businesses weren't happy at getting their leases " terminated". Everything at this stage is time consuming - so anyone looking in gets the impression not much is going on ! Once the ballast is in and a couple of road bridges get built then the scenery should start to appear. I've ordered a couple of signals from Absolute Aspects - so your bit on your own update was timely ! Two month lead time to build the two signals ! Cheers Euan

Hi Gary - many thanks for your kind comments. Glad the painting section might be of some use in the future. The WCR 37 runs beautifully - I just don't have any appropriate stock to run behind it - so for the immediate future it'll run light engine. Cheers Euan

Lol😅 Andy - yes the town has been bulldozed ! Glad you enjoyed the running session - I enjoyed running the trains although some "misbehaved"😅. Going to have with the station announcer ! Cheers Euan

Good question! Well first of all I purchased quite a few of the gantries from Nick before he retired. Westhill Wagon Works is going to release N gauge OHLE in the Autumn. I spoke with the guy at Model Rail Scotland who has designed them. He had the OO version on display which looked excellent and he said they are currently working on reducing them to N gauge. One feature I liked about them was the way they are fixed to the baseboard. Magnetic bases - so if you knock them they just return to being perpendicular . Cheers Euan

Indeed I spoke to the guy at Westhill wagon works and they confirmed this they should be available in time for either GETS or TINGS