You do have a way of explaining difficult and tricky things in such manners that anyone (me!) will understand. That's a gift!

Your passion is not only admirable and effusive, but also utterly addictive in its detailed demonstration ! Masterclass in 'complexity made simple'. Thank you, Yoga

Hello Richard, that was a very enjoyable video. I was slightly concerned for the comfort of the passengers not being able to use the toilet because of there being a capacitor stuffed in the way, but then I realised they wouldn't be able to get to the toilet anyway because they have no legs!! Lol 😂 sorry couldn't resist! Cheers Howard 👍

Looks fantastic with your custom building in the back. really enjoy the look of your lighting when its casting a light on passing foliage. you do great work. Thank you for sharing

Sir, your skills are amazing. I've learned a tremendous amount by watching your videos. Thank you very much for sharing.

Absolutely love the period you chose to model. I think 70's through to late 80's was the best years for British railways...

That was an awesome explanation as well as the project ,how its work .... really loved to watch this .

Many thanks to you for producing such wonderful videos. I am in the planning stages of building a layout using "N" gauge, and your teachings have been most helpful. Best Regards. Ken May Oxford, Georgia, U.S.A, .

Hi I can’t believe how realistic your work is and has gave me the confidence to make my own . However please don’t take this the wrong way but my eye always gets drawn to the the sky section joints which takes in my opinion the hard work into the smallest detail on the set on the ground breaks my dream and makes it unreal if that makes sense . Thanks again for bringing me back to this wonderful era and hopefully I will try and emulate in my project . Again please don’t take it the wrong way it’s just my observation.

The coaches did look odd untill you put the shim under. Thi has got to be one of the best layouts on youtube. You have taken a time and place and stuck to it. No steam trains or EWS/DB rail ect following along. Even at model railway shows I have seen very good layouts ruined by the mixture of trains from different era's. Keep up the good work. PS cant waiy to see your Granada when finished.

Welcome back 😃 Nice detail they look really good 👍 I remember the rakes of coaches mixed up when I use to go train spotting 😃 looking forward for your next update Stevie 😊

Good to see you are back. Excellent vid as always. Thank you :)

good to see you back. thats a very ingenious way of getting lights in coaches 👍

Good afternoon. With regard to your MK2 Bachmann coach height problem, check the height of the buffers above the top of the railhead. I made a simple gauge out of a piece of thin plywood about 11/2 inches long with a horizontal line exactly 14mm above a true bottom edge with two vertical lines 16.5mm apart acting as gauge lines. Set the gauge on a level piece of track with gauge lines above the rails. Run a coach up to it ( minus coupling if possible) the horizontal line on the gauge should be exactly central in the buffer heads, if low then packing on the bogie will be required, if higher then remove small amount off bogie spigot not the bogie itself. Once the buffer height is checked and amended as required then the coach height should be resolved. The 14mm buffer height is the scale height of 3'6' used on the prototype'. Hope this is of help. Have used this to check my coaches, and it works.

Again an fantastic tutorial video! Nice you are back again!

hi richard a stunning layout i must say and thank you for explaining the how to dos in lay mans turns and thanks for enspiring me to continue with my layout

Inspirational as ever. I especially like the current pickup method.

Nice Video Richard, I have a rake of 9 MK1s that I fitted with lighting and passengers and they use wiper contacts. What a drag!!!. Even a big steam loco struggke at times on the level. So I got some of those DCC Concrpts springs them discovered that the wheelsets had both wheels insulated so the update has been stalled for several months while I tried to come up with a solution. The thin wire looks like a great idea so I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing that tip....John

Hi Richard Superb video, great little tip on the coach heights and the lighting installation looks a nice enhancement. The roof ribbing is something I noticed but never dared touch my on coaches, I think I might give it a try now. ATB Paul

glad to see the layout again, love the videos

i love your vids they are absolutely amazing!! keep it up and i love your model railway. you have inspired me to build my own

Welcome back Richard

Hallo, quite a few years since you posted this clip. I model in N-Gauge and the Farish MK2As look even worse compared to the MK1s than they do in 00. I used the same technique to raise the coach as you show from 4m10s. Makes it look so much better. Best wishes from Germany

You have been away too long, Great video. Thank you for sharing your methods of lighting a coach car.

Hey Richard, if you would like to get rid of the little bit of ribbing that's left get some really fine sand paper ( like 2000 + or something ) and sand them, should bring them up good. Another great video keep the great work up. 👍🏻

Looking fantastic!

Very helpful as always. Thank you Richard.

Nicely done the layout is really coming to life best wishes I have a class 50 plate in my workshop 50007 LION , it's a replica but was carried on the loco on the NYMR in 1998 I got a cab ride to Gothland and back in those days I was a volunteer TTI and helped out with Lion too GORDON WHITE made the plate for me .

Great video! Very enjoyable and easy to understand!

Wonderful rail movie !!! Excellent

Brilliant demonstration and how to video ,,,very interesting and informative ,,,

Thanks for the video regarding the mk2 bogie issue, I only took mine apart last week to raise the height but wondered how to get round the 'lip' without cutting it off! Things we have to do to model the 80's!

Thumbs up for all your video's ! I have learn a much from all the vids because I am a starter.... :) Thank you very much and keep on the good work you done and do in the future !

That height trick could be a game changer. Especially with low hanging Kadee couplers! Cheers for that!

Great stuff, I just love your videos

hi rich thanks for another great insperational video looking forward to the next one including the granada kind regards ralph

Very interesting Video, Thank you very much for sharing.

Hi Richard - another great vid. In the grouping and early BR days, the more modern coaches in a rake were usually provided for the 1st class passengers and also the more complicated diagrams (brake ends and especially catering vehicles) were the slowest to appear as they took longer & cost more to build. Not sure if these trends continued into the 1980's. If so, this suggests that the firsts/composites in your trains are represented by the Mk II's. These rules do not seem to be affected by livery!!

The coaches look good. You can get those springs on E Bay, they use them in cellphones. Scott

yet another great video

Very nice video Richard

Have been so hanging out for more of your videos was getting a bit worried you had stopped making them . Great video glad you are back in action looking forward to the next one .

Hello Richard... Thank You for your great videos. On wires : With a lighter, You can burn the end of the thin wire. The lacquer turns into coal and is super easy to wipe off. On capacitors: There is a Tantalum type of capacitors, (which is surface mounted like your new leds). very small. Many people use them in locos and other places, where there is Little Space. On Leds: Did you see those leds on a flexible strip...? Greetings for now from Denmark... Jakob.

Great video!!! Many thanks!!

Thank you for an excellent vid!

Great tutorial!!!

Nice Photo shot in Homby Maz

A very good and informative video.Good way to make the wheels "live" to have working lights in the coaches.Will you be doing a video on the duties of your diesel shunter?

Nice update for modellers to follow here.

Another great video Richard and an amazingly simple "fix" for what is clearly a visual problem regarding the height for a lot of modellers. As always, you have brilliantly explained another procedure that could have been a daunting prospect for some. Would emery paper or wet and dry be an easier option to a mini file for removing the blackening from the coach axles? Im not sure if this has been asked before but Im also fascinated by the speeded up portions of your videos, and was wondering if you do this via a setting on your video camera or is this done on your computer when you are editing the videos? Keep up the good work.

Great vid well done

Nice video!

Thank you Richard for all of the informative videos. Your work is excellent. My question is: How are the pickups connected to the lighting in the passenger compartment?

Hello Richard, fantastic video once again. Do you have any tips for opening Bachmann mk1 coaches pls. I tried recently, but wasn't sure and didn't want to force anything. Any advice would be most welcome. Thanks Paul

long time no see, awesome all the time

I think you give your layout nice detail attention.

Hello. Just a thought but look up axial top hats for the steering knuckles for a scx10 or the wraith. There metal and if there the correct size you might be able to eliminate the wire if the price is riiiiight

Thank you Ive been pulling my hair out looking for a way of putting the connectors on the wheels.Have 6 coaches waiting for their lights thanks again

Nice!

another interesting video

"You have to cut everyone's legs off below the knees" Sounds like the seating on some of the GWR 150s in service now!

Thanks for sharing

Interesting video. Have you thought about detailing the interiors to the extent of printing and fixing the styles of moquettes or is that a step too far? I would love to see bachmann make proper MK2a/b seats too! The ones in the vid are wrong in every aspect.

Hi Richard, excellent video as always. Could you tell me do you have a part number for the replacement capacitor you are using now. I am by no means an electronics engineer, but you videos are so easy to follow.

WHERED U GO??? I LOVE DIS CHANNEL!!!

Have you ever considered painting the seats and tables in BR blue? Would look quite good when lit up at night.

very nice

Great stuff as always Richard. Could you please advise what track you used? Apologies as this has doubtless been asked a squillion times previously.

When's the next videos I'm missing the Everard Junction and looking forward to seeing an update on your other project the car

Hi Great video, but I am not sure how the power gets from the wheels to the wiring inside the carriage.....

Hello. Your work is very good! The couplers connecting the coaches are custom made?

What make of paint would you use for British rail blue ,there is rail match but I seem to remember paints with a yellow label cannot remember the name .

Enjoyed this very much ty! P.S. I told my friend a video had "mixed rakes with the knees cut off" and they gave me such a look o_O ; p

Hi Richard, can you please advise me as to which back to back gauge you use ie standard fine or extra fine thanks. Regards Ian.

Hi there. Nice video, and nice work on those coach rakes. To scrape the "lines" on the roofs, I use a seam scraper from Squadron Signal, used by aircraft modellers to "erase" the raised panel lines prior to scribe those panel lines back with a squadron signal scribing tool. Here is the intel about this stuff : Seam Scraper : www.squadron.com/Squadron-Tools-Seam-Scraper-SQ10203-p/sq10203.htm Scribing tool : www.squadron.com/Squadron-Tools-Scribing-Tool-SQ10202-p/sq10202.htm I purchased those from Walthers.com (the US manufacturer & modelling shop). You can also find those in military modelling shops like Hannants (there's one near the RAF Museum in Hendon (Colindale). Hope that's going to be helpful, and also thanks for your videos and congrats for the magnificent article in Hornby Magazine. Eric.

Hi Richard, I've been trying this myself but I model in N Gauge! With regard to the axle spring, did you find you had to shorten the 'tail' in order to stop any interference?

Any chance we could see another video on your layout extension soon? Cheers

Richard. You have a brilliant retaining wall which is often seen on camera. Can you explain how you built it? I'm confronted with a similar challenge. Thanks

Love how the shed and sidings look. How come no1 has redesigned mk1/2 to be right hight.

which would you recommend in terms of locomotives, hornby or bachman

Hi, I’m in the process of building a layout and I’d like to use the grey retaining walls shown on your layout could you tell me where to purchase them from. Thanks 🙏

How did the plasti-card carriage shed cope with the summer heat? No warping? Also, the photographer who took my photos for Hornby Mag said I would get a fee for the article in the magazine. I was surprised, never even thought about that side of things as I was so chuffed to be asked! Did you get a fee?

Amazing attention to detail as ever. You make it look so simple too, but know it isn't. ...think you spoke too soon about the weather cooling down, though!! I'm sweating buckets up in my loft making baseboards and shelves for a big layout.

I'm Starting my own Model Railway and was Wondering Where do you get all your transfers to go on the trains? Thanks

I will be allowed to know what the website is where all trains have come

If you add a Bridge rectifier into the circuit your coaches wont be stuck always facing the same direction on the track. Right now the way you have it wired an LED will only work if the wheel that is on the positive rail is also on the positive side of the LED. Add a Bridge rectifier and it wont matter which rail that wheel is on as the output to the positive side of the LED will always be positive even if being fed by the negative rail ;)

I would like to see a video with a separate camera showing you controlling the points and engines, just an idea

that was so loud, it sounded pretty real.

Will you be adding the red repeater light to the back of your trains so they look right at night.

I am very surprised to hear myself saying this but you should make your channel proffesional. Just the 1 ad in the beginning of the vid. It makes no real difference to us watchers but can make you some money to further your hobby. Which would help uw viewers also

could you put the pick ups in the guards compartment then run servo leads as jumpers between cars?

Only thing next is to add rear red flashing lights to end of rakes

Making the figures leg less is a good think cos at last there happy

Make a Camino of the camero and your restoration business with logo ect. Would be cool to see a model of you restoring it. How can't there not be a deffo answer to hight as in real like there all same hight

richard makes me so godamm jeolous :'(

30,000!

Have a few unfortunate people fallen asleep on the train and accidentely ended up in the sidings?

What signals do you use and do they works with analog

When will your next video be out

I really like the sound of the track at the beginning of the video, My engines DCC have tts sound, but I have no track sound could you tell us how you get it. Thanks Colin