Cameo layout tour: Leatown 1970s docklands OO gauge

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Cameo layout tour: Leatown 1970s docklands OO gauge

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In this video I give an overview and tour of Leatown, a cameo layout built in my usual style in OO gauge.
Inspired by Leabridge and the Silvertown tramway, and the result of some design work undertaken in 2023 this latest commission has been a pleasure to put together. If I can help you with layout design or realisation then get in touch through my website.
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@davephyllosc625 3 ай бұрын

I do love a bit of 70's decline! Nicely done, James

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, very kind

@michaelricks1618 4 ай бұрын

A great little layout with big ideas that make aa lot of sense. Really well executed. Thanks so much for sharing!

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Michael, very kind.

@IronHorseRailways 4 ай бұрын

I do enjoy these, James! more People should build a smaller layout - far more focused and meaningful, often less really is more. Cheers!

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you - I don't think there needs to be a 'big vs small' debate as such, but plenty of us who yearn for a large layout and put it off 'until we have space' are definitely missing out on the pleasure of smaller 'for now' project. Equally, those with a large layout might find that smaller one allows them to practice a skill, or scratch that itch. I don't think of it as a distraction 'from the one true passion' - rather a way to enrich the whole experience.

@IronHorseRailways 4 ай бұрын

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways agreed, and well put, Jim! Looking forward to the next update and "mindful" session ☺️

@andyknott8148 4 ай бұрын

Your right, the backscene of almost "fogged out" buildings sets the scene perfectly.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Andy - that's it isn't it, how many back scenes do we see where they're crystal clear - we loose something of depth in such examples. This works really well especially with the lighting temperature.

@SB-hg5sq 4 ай бұрын

Love this! I've built a layout very similar inspired by the silvertown tramway, I couldn't come up with an appropriate backscene though.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

thank you, this one is just a dull overcast sky with some structures cut out and stuck on. I couldn’t find anything that felt right for the real Silvertown as the road was quite close behind the station so the buildings were very close, this felt the right atmosphere though.

@bernicemeade3232 4 ай бұрын

Good job

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@MultiEinsteinium 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely adore the look of this layout. Exactly the kind of run down feel I love from a railway.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@rich_rich90 4 ай бұрын

Also getting Waddon Marsh/Croydon power station vibes with this one!

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Rich, isn't this such a wonderful hobby. How a relatively blank canvas can tell such different stories for us all.

@albulastrasse3118 4 ай бұрын

What really makes it is the background. The tone resecion is wonderful.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, it’s definitely something I always consider with back grounds.

@jhocktro 4 ай бұрын

Great atmosphere! I have really enjoyed working with you on my own project.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@scalerailmodelling2846 4 ай бұрын

Very good as usual, and brilliant showing of what is achievable in 00 in a cameo setting I like the lack of figures too, in scenes like this it helps to bring about memories of viewing railways in your own way and often on your own. Unless you are taking photos then your view is just yours for a split second and then its a memory, and your memories focus on the scene and the locos and stock not random other people who happen to be there. Excellent stuff as always 👍

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I think occasionally a solitary quality 3D scanned figure in a neutral pose can work well, to tell a story. Otherwise, as you say, too many is distracting.

@chrisclegg7156 4 ай бұрын

Great video, very inspirational, looking forward to the next video.👍

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris!

@paul-slyfield 4 ай бұрын

Looks fantastic. Really inspiring

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

thanks Paul!

@davebarnett4262 4 ай бұрын

Thats superb James. Inspiration for my new project in planning.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave - glad to have provided some inspiration. Sorry we couldn't get any trains running - I don't have any BR blue with DCC fitted.

@stevebrown6665 4 ай бұрын

I have always been drawn to small layouts but your’s are so atmospheric 😊

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve, I’m glad you enjoy them.

@stevebrown6665 4 ай бұрын

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways I certainly do

@LyntreeTown20132 4 ай бұрын

Love your small layouts very detailed and inspirational - the two traversers on the fiddle stick is also good for operational variety

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad it’s given you some ideas.

@raymondmarkesteijn3198 4 ай бұрын

Again amazed how much can be created in a small layout and how less is more,Very inspiring 🙂

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope it fuels you’re own creativity!

@Tramfabriek 4 ай бұрын

Marvellous job, Mr Hilton.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Sven!

@justn2trains 4 ай бұрын

Great layout, thanks for sharing 👍

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@melangoose2551 4 ай бұрын

Love this video and layout. Spot on feel for a docks area layout. Your brambles look so real you mentioned you got the idea from a book, can I ask which one as I would love to make some for my layout. Well done.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Book? Gordon Gravett’s series on trees and grassland, I suspect the latter edition, all published by Wild Swan.

@melangoose2551 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@gregorymarch4725 4 ай бұрын

As the range expands would you be tempted to dabble in TT:120 for a custom project? The 08’s show promise as does the future promised stock too. It seems a nice scale to model in given its size advantages over ‘N’.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

I create commission in whatever scale my customer requests - although I'd argue TT offers very little advantage over British N really - certainly not enough for me to be tempted away from the wonderfully finished Farish range.

@timstrainvideos142 4 ай бұрын

wrong era, but a nse class 313 on the north london line would be nice to run into that platform. great work!

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

I love Network SouthEast livery Tim, so if it was my layout I’d be tempted!

@timstrainvideos142 4 ай бұрын

@@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways your layout build made me remember going on the north london line when it was nse (and silverlink) running into north woolwich. i should imagine the area is very different today!

@paulgodwin604 4 ай бұрын

Nice one James. I remember the area from the ‘80’s when I used to go there for Flood Protection practice on the Lea Tidal Barrier made redundant by the Thames Barrier. Could you post the website from where you got the photos for your backscene please? I need to upgrade mine on my “Bow Locks” layout.

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Paul, thank you! Link for the backscene images ( I did crop and edit them to suit, knocking back the saturation and tweaking contrast) www.filmhub.co.uk/locations/23844/silvertown-square

@murrayangus 4 ай бұрын

I really like the design of this layout. It has a very low profile - what is the base board made from?

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

The baseboard is my own design, various sections of 6mm MDF with hardboard for the backscene and main part of the lid as it’s lighter. As these layouts sit on a shelf, they don’t need to same level of structural support as a traditional framework.

@daletully7104 4 ай бұрын

Another great layout and plenty of operational potential.. any O Gauge layouts in the pipeline?

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

No, but I’m always open to new commissions! Would love to try an O gauge project, I’ve done weathering in O before but nothing more.

@Tractor3Thrasher 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video thanks for sharing, this is the kinda of look I'm after in my layout. Can I ask how you done the grass? Did you lay the ballest first then grass on top or did you work around the grass?

@JamesHiltonCustomModelRailways 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I always build up in layers from the ballast up - so that went down first, and then the grass is added afterwards.