Thank you John. Paul

Thanks Tim. Paul

Hi John, thank you, I got there in the end. At least I’ll know a successful process for future builds. Paul

Jamie, thank you for your very kind comments. I’m hoping that these videos will demonstrate that scratch building is not to be feared but can be accomplished by anyone. A little patience, trial and error and the results can be achieved. Paul

You are absolutely right John, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Thanks so much for the feedback. Paul

Thank you Roger, if you are building it and are on Facebook share your work on my page, I’d love to see it. You’ll find the link in the description beneath the video. Paul

Hi Tony, thanks mate. Hopefully with a bit of patience and head scratching the results will be good. 🤞🏻 Paul

Hi Chris, I’m glad you are enjoying them. Paul

Steve, the shout out was the least I could do to acknowledge your participation in the build. Famous you say? Don’t let it consume you. 😂 I knew there was something else from the UHU range that would work better, I must seek a tube of it out as this stuff is just awful to work with. Looking forward to seeing the next stage in your own build. Paul

Thanks Noob. Paul

Hi Carol, thank you so much for the kind comments and the subscription, it’s much appreciated. It sounds like you had a mammoth task building your new shed but the efforts will be well worth it I’m sure. Are you on any of the social media’s? If so, share your progress as I’d be very interested to see it. Paul

@@GalgormHall Thank you for your reply Paul.With the amount of construction going on still with the log cabin as it was the main goal to complete it,before the winter moves in. Only taken just still photography's at present moment in time,from the footings topping out and everything else that went into it. I must admit it was a mammoth task. But once up and running with a suitable camera's.a new laptop,monitor within the cabin etc. I shall be going onto social media all in due course. So please be patient in the meantime. At the cross roads at the moment to go down DC or DCC.Most of my rolling stock is DC,over two thirds in fact,But are DCC ready Limited addition as well only. Over 130 engines alone.a few very rare one's !! Example a full rack of 10,12 wheel Pullman Cunard Line with full set of coach;s,only produced by Hornby for two years.Which passed via Wimbledon Station SW 19 in its day..My main ERA's are 2/3/4/5 Southern.SE&CR---LB&SCR---HAYLING ISLAND-CHATHAM-PORTSMOUTH. With a collection of the A4's full set. of Silver Jubilee,Link/Fox,etc--Midland Pullman as i remember a school visit to OLD OAK COMMON going on board.hence a really soft spot for a fine train of its time !!!!! .To conclude my father was a driver on the GOLDEN ARROW.Dover--Folkestone --then moved over onto the BRIGHTON BELL running out of Victoria Platform one.Hence the bug for model railways had begun from a very early age.With Rolex/Lines Bros/Triang/Triang Hornby/Triang/Hornby OO.just around the corner from my home in Wimbledon-Merton.Which closed down in the mid 60's.which up sticks to MARGATE -- enough of that issue,But i do remember meeting Simon Kohier who was only assistance on advertising,when we first crossed paths.Then again in 2010,he didn't remember myself at the time until i produce the photo which was taken many years earlier together !!!! .Then stepping up,was supposed to have retired in 2017.Still there now ??? ..CAROL

It’s a hard choice to make particularly if you have so much older stuff that’s not DCC ready. For some DC is still the most desirable for its straight out of the box readiness to run plus you get to run older stock. Hard wiring is an option if you did go down the DCC route but of course there’s an added expense you may not want to take on. Either way it sounds like you have some incredible stock to present once the layout gets going. Paul

Brass would have been a great shout. Not something I carry in the scraps box but I’ve logged it for future projects. Paul

Thanks Fred, a long way to go but hopefully it’s beginning to look like something. Paul

Hey Bald8bil, at the rate you are going with your baseboards it won’t be long before we see track going down and scenery started. Your two suggestions for helping with the curving of the plasticard are sound ones. I had considered heat as an option and it would have been the next step if this hadn’t worked. The only issue I have in applying heat is to get an even spread across the piece without causing it to warp. The notches in the back I hadn’t thought of but will remember that the next time I do a similar technique. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Paul

Thank you very much I was hoping to get my layout done but I have to take it easy for a while I have a pinched nerve and my neck and I got to get an MRI done so once I am released from the doctor I will get back to and I work up there

Thank you George, I’ll certainly take a look at that and try it out. Paul

Living With Vikings thanks for watching. The card is mount board, the type you get to frame pictures. I visited my local framers and picked up loads of scrap material for free. Paul

Hi, the basic structure is made out of mount board card and the skin applied was primarily sandpaper. Hope that helps. Paul

The basic structure is 2mm mount board - the type of stuff you would use in picture framing. Paul

Many thanks , The card I have been using is too “flimsy” 👍

That’s a good about thank you. Paul

I have indeed Paul. Paul