james Thank you my friend and hope your keeping well. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

wthwing Thank you my friend. I made a decision never to spend any more than 4 hours a day in the train room and I haven’t been in the train room since Tuesday so not every day by any means. That way it keeps me fresh on ideas and always keen to get back after a few days away. No need to be jealous mate, you can be envious but not jealous which are two different things. I’m envious of all the skills and talents of the big boys on KZfaq and Facebook but not jealous of them, I have the most wonderful wife and cute dog that trumps whatever they have over and over again and I’m just thankful of that. Having said that then I’m flattered and honoured that I am one of your four model railway hero’s. 😉👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ............Graham

Chris Koroknay Thank you very much Chris, my wife is the main gardener in real life whereas I’m the main gardener in OO scale! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

wamgoc Thank you and yes, we will be careful to look out for traffic, no problems there. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Gregory Hale Many thanks Greg for that very kind comment, that’s really pleased me so thank you once again sir! Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Richard W in London That’s brilliant Richard and I hope you managed to watch it for the second time. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Dave Hornby No problems Dave and I’m pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers for now. ........... Graham

Clive briggs Hi Clive and yes, it’s seems to be progressing well so far, I’m hoping that I can get most of the hard work done in a couple of weeks. No need to thank me sir, it’s me who should be thanking you for you very kind comment so thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Greg Dean Thank you very much for those kind words Greg, I really appreciate the comment. Thank you. Cheers for now. .............. Graham

Onno Mulder Thank you very much Onno, it was on my previous layout but in not such detail, I wanted to put that right on this layout and I think it’s coming along well so far but obviously a lot of work still left to do. Cheers for now buddy. ...........Graham

Tom Maddox Thank you Tom and that’s exactly what I was trying to achieve so thank you for that - that’s made my day. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Graham Parry That’s excellent Graham, we are in the middle of our Summer here although you wouldn’t think so with the crap weather we are having at the moment, anyway, pleased that you enjoyed it. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Mick Sanger Thanks Mick, hopefully the pond will look better once the ‘blue’ has cleared and you can see down to the bottom of the pond plus adding the water plants will greatly enhance it too. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Philip Hunter Thank you Philip and really pleased that you are enjoying it so far - plenty more to do on this yet which I can show hopefully in the next update. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

David's Trains Thank you David and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............. Graham

David Andrews Many thanks David, I must admit that I have really enjoyed building this village up, it can keep me amused for hours seeing it develop. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Medway Peninsula Model Railway Hi Kev, it’s funny but I can never really appreciate my own work but let’s just say that it’s coming out pretty much how I had planned it and I’m very pleased with it so far. I love thinking of the little details I can fit like the sphere water fear]tire with the SMD in it - that was fun to make too. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Ralph West Hi Ralph and thank you, yes when I saw that shot I thought I would have that as the thumbnail and I’m pleased that you thought the same. Cheers for now mate and you take care too. 👍🏻. ............. Graham

Mine6469 Hi Paul, I do suffer from bouts of minor depression now and again but I always come through it in the end and as you say - this time with a vengeance. 👍🏻👍🏻. Glad you like the updates mate and cheers for now. ...........Graham

Jonathan Lawton Thank you Johnathan, we have live in the cottage for nearly 40 years now and we are still trying to get it to how we want it! 😂😂. I have been asked by a few people to show how I do my foliage so I may just do that in a later video if that would be of any help to you. Pleased that you look forward to my videos, that sort of comment always encourages me so thank you for that too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

@@GrahamFoulston Thanks. Yes!!!! Let's see the foliage take shape. Plz.

2H80vids Hi Dougie, I do have some old buses and there are already old motorcycles on there already so I may add the buses or just swap the traction engines out for the buses to just ring the changes now and again but at least I have the choice and as you say, they could even go in the yet to be built car park of the heritage line at the back. Cheers for now. ............. Graham

quarryfield Hi Paul and thank you. We have lived in this property for nearly 40 years now so we must like it there! 😉. It seemed the ideal opportunity to model this as best I can but with limited room then I can’t do it fully but it’s a good representation of it. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

Bare Lane Stephen Price Thank you very much Stephen, this seems to be working out so far and I’m pleased with the results, it just needs finishing now! 👍🏻. Cheers for now. ...........Graham

William Bryant Thank you William and I’m pleased that you have enjoyed this so far, hopefully the rest will follow in a week or two. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Justin Muse That’s a really kind thing to say Justin, thank you very much and also for staying with me from the first episode of this new layout to now - really appreciate that. So pleased that you are enjoying this part of the build too and don’t worry, I will still keep putting my videos up for as long as I can! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Adam Kerr Excellent Adam and good luck for Saturday! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Warren Lipton Many thanks Warren, hopefully there will be some more detail added by the time I put up another video. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

wesley walker Many thanks Wesley, I really appreciate that and hopefully another video in a week or so time. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Layton Junction Thank you so much Al for the kind comment and pleased that it made nice Sunday evening viewing for you. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Michael Henfrey Thank you Michael and that sir is a brilliant idea as we do have a company called Green Sleeves which come along every two to three months who treat the lawn so that would fit in perfectly - I will think on that mate, thank you for the suggestion. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Mark Collyer Many thanks Mark, that’s greatly appreciated mate! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ........... Graham

Well done Graham it's looking marvellous

Bang got you junction Carl Braund Thank you Carl and yes I must admit I did think about using such technical terms like the slopey up and down thingy hoping that folk would understand it! 😂😂😂. The village has come along well with no major things going wrong and is a real pleasure to build and seeing it take shape from an idea in my head to its final fruition. Still much more work to do but it’s very enjoyable work! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

TRAM JUNCTION Thank you very much Geoff and as always, much appreciated. Yes, it’s coming along nicely with most of the hard work done but obviously a load more still to do but I’m really pleased with it so far. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

terry blackman Hi Terry, yes, several people have now said that they want to model their home on their own layout which is a brilliant idea, the more the merrier! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

Stephen Evans The Midander Railway Thank you very much Stephen, I was going to put a video up last week but there really wasn’t much to show at that time so I didn’t bother, I thought it would be better to miss that weekend and make up for it this weekend. Thank you for the thumbs up- much appreciated mate. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Ewood Railway Thank you mate and yes, it’s gradually getting there. 👍🏻. Cheers for now. ..........Graham

Robin Frost Hi Robin and thank you and very pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

EtonieE Wow, thanks John, I am over the moon with the whole layout to be honest, it has gone together so well in the majority of cases and has been a real pleasure in building it. I never spend too long up there in any one day but the amount of time I do spend up there is really enjoyable. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Wimbletrain Thank you John and much appreciated mate, yes I have been busy but it’s been great fun creating this and seeing pull together. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

trainmanbob Blimey Bob, I don’t think anyone has ever praised me to that extent before, amazing words my friend, thank you so very much my friend. Take care and stay safe. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

chriswooller2 Hi Chris and thank you, I think those four gardens at the back are my next job to do then that will be all the back area complete then, I can then work on finishing the cottage garden off and the cafe rear garden so obviously still a lot of work left to do. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider Hi Anthony and thank you for those very kind words sir. Crowning Jewels is absolutely fine to say and I fully understand by what you mean, they certainly put a finishing touch to the village with added interest and as you say - cute! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ........... Graham

David Cutts Thank you David and much appreciated sir. Cheers for now. ........... Graham

Dave Horton Many thanks Dave, I enjoy detailing and putting in the little things which I think matter, on their own then they would probably be very insignificant but added together then they really stand out. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

St Blazey Model World Thank you very much and as always, your comment is greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now. ............. Graham

dave mason Many thanks Dave, yes it’s been hard work at times but always great fun too. You stay safe too buddy. Cheers for now. ............Graham

Philip Pearman Hi Philip and thank you. I think that creating the village is now really starting to link the other parts of the layout together and it’s beginning to start to look like a ‘proper’ layout now which in itself, helps me create better work too. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Rob Sherwood Thank you so much Rob for those very kind words sir and hopefully there will be another video going up in a week or so time as long as there is enough new things to show. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

colin sandham Wow Colin, kind words indeed sir. Thank you so much mate, I really appreciate that - thank you. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham

Martin Organ Thank you Martin and much appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

wickedwitch99 Thank you my friend and much appreciated as always. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Todd Jarman Thank you very much Todd and as always, your comment is greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham

LZDEN Thank you my friend, that’s really appreciated mate - thank you. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

DarkLord8888 Thank you so much Derek for those kind words, hopefully I can show you the almost completed village on the next update. I say almost as there will always be other things I will add along the way as time goes on even though it maybe finished to look at but not in my mind - just like all model railways I guess ! Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Mark Franks Thanks Mark and yes, probably more work done than it shows but I think I’ve broken the back of building the village now but obviously still a fair bit of work left to do which I hope I can carry on with during the latter part of the week. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Norman Rowe Many thanks Norman, yes we were lucky today with the weather, the sun was streaming through the windows - bike ride was good though!. Thank you for the comment mate, much appreciated. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now. ......... Graham

JPoulAndersson Many thanks Joachim and something which could happen in any English village during the summer - certainly in our little village anyway. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

Clive Dudley Thank you Clive, really appreciate that mate, thank you. Cheers for now. ............Graham

Ozzy Mandius Hi Ozzy and you have done exactly what I hope everyone does and that is to see or notice something different each time they see it, there are so many little things starting to be added now that you could watch this two or three times and find something not seen before. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

James Goucher That’s very kind of you to say James, thank you so much mate, really appreciate that, hopefully another week or so should see it complete. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

I look forward to seeing that Graham, oh! I used straw coloured static grass on a thatched roof on a pub, I just put pva on the roof and scattered it on and then toned it down with various shades of paint which also flattened it down

Michael Thurgar Hi Michael and thank you for the comment and so pleased that it gives you something to look forward to. I feel the same when I’m working on it, it gives me so much pleasure in creating these little cameo scenes on the village, I just take each scene one by one and concentrate on that scene until it’s reasonable complete then go onto the next and maybe come back and add a little extra afterwards. Great fun! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Murray Hall Thank you Murray, that’s very kind of you to say. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham

k dots Thank you my friend, that’s very kind of you. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Stephen Riley Excellent Stephen and hope you’re pleased with your new loco, I too will be holding back on new locos for a while as I have plenty to be getting on with for the moment. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham

Graham, Then Rails of Sheffield offer a Dapol 9f for a good price on ebay! The flesh is weak!! It is mine. Need another for the oil train from Stanlow, I think. A fool and his money are soon parted. I have the train!!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀. Regards Stephen.

Mystic Southern Railway No problem and I’m pleased that you enjoyed it. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

stephen ashby Thank you Stephen, I had these on my previous layout and I wanted to include them on this layout too as I thought they looked quite good, they seem to work together well. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

DRAGON JUNCTION MK2 Good morning Alan and thank you for the comment my friend, much appreciated, I’m sitting here thinking what is the Graham Foulston touch! 😂😂😂. A good thing I hope! 😉. I love building up small cameo scenes like the traction engine rally and the Morris Dancers, you can let your imagination go and just make a scene up that you remember from somewhere else, I’m lucky in that I’ve seen these in the village where I live so it wasn’t that hard to do plus I had them on my previous layout too. Well done on getting over 5,000 hits on your last video, that is outstanding sir - well done you! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate and catch you later in another video. ...........Graham

@@GrahamFoulston Cheers Graham

Anthony Strathmore road junction Thank you very much Anthony and pleased that you enjoyed it, I’ve really enjoyed myself making it too. If you are willing to travel to Cambridgeshire then you are most welcome my friend. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Frank Feely Thank you Frank and that is exactly what I had tried to represent with obviously our home too, it seems to be working out ok so far. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Conrail 1731 Absolutely, this is what I tend to use for most things I do on Lakeside, photos and videos for reference material really help me. Cheers for now. ...........Graham

AMARCY53 Hi Mike, we have no fish in the small formal pond, we tried it once but a Heron wiped them all out in one visit so no fish in that pond. I will try and add some fish in the informal pond when I get to building it - that should be fun! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Philip Lettley They’re not the only ones Philip, they’re not social distancing in the pub either! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Do just whatever they like them Morris dancers ! I'm told they are violent people if you cross them :-)

St Blazey Model World 😂😂

david nally Many thanks David, that’s very kind of you to say. Thank you. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Ron Zufelt Thank you Ron. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

RangersResults Wow, thank you my friend, that is a very kind comment indeed and greatly appreciated sir. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

letzterinstanz Thank you so much Reinhard, that means a lot coming from your good self. 👍🏻. Cheers for now my friend. ............ Graham

Mark Littlejohn Thank you very much Mark. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Lee Whall Thank you very much Lee for those kind words my friend, it’s true that we both model along the same lines, creating small scenes that we see throughout the day and for me, it’s great fun to try to capture it in model form. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

Duncan Watson Thank you Duncan - much appreciated sir. Yes, my YT thing now seems to be resolved because I’ve been able to reply to all the comments so far so fingers crossed that it holds up. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

J T I’m lucky enough to live in a lovely village although what I have on Lakeside is a representation rather than a replica but hopefully still gives the same feel to it. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham

Exehaven Harbour Well John, I had no views or very little when I first set up my YT Chanel and I think from what I’ve seen so far then it won’t take you long to get 100’s of views regularly so just keep doing what you are doing and you will get there soon - it does take a little while to get started but it soon accelerates once you get a few videos under your belt! 👍🏻👍🏻. Anyway, glad you like the progress so far. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Thanks Graham

basset1002 Thank you mate and much appreciated too. Cheers for now. ........... Graham

tim jd dowd Hi Tim, I was thinking of having just a couple of jumpers or coats thrown down for the goal posts rather than having actual goal posts there, that’s what we used to do as kids anyway. 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

stewart tower cranes Stewart Blimey, thanks Stewart, that very kind of you to say. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

John Winterburn Thank you very much John - much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............ Graham

Ian Hills Hi Ian, a few people have said they want to live there now. 👍🏻👍🏻. Thank you for the kind comment my friend, it’s greatly appreciated. Cheers for now. .......... Graham

Jim taylor Thank you very much Jim. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham

eddy weller Many thanks Eddy for that very kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated. I tend to get my figures from anywhere I can see them but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get them without duplicating some. I had quite a few carried over from the previous layout which has helped a lot. You stay safe too my friend and all the best to you. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham

PS - Not sure how you intend to do your thatched gazebo (for want of a better word!) but I recently watched a Luke Towan tree house video and he used static grass which, before the glue had gone off entirely, he then "combed" down to a very good representation of thatch. Cheers

davie maclean Hi Davie, no it should dry clear with the sides and bottom being black as in the real life version. When I made the thatch on the cottage I used Plumbers Hemp which is great for building model thatch but I can see that static grass would work too. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

Sean Baldwin Morning Sean and thank you sir and pleased that you like it so far. Certainly a trackside cam shot is overdue so that will be the next video up next I think. It seems that the YT thing has sorted itself out now so hopefully you will get this reply. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham

Damn they did fix it lol. Can't get away with my comment much hehe. Nah always like your updates mate, inspiring for sure. :). But glad was all fixed hehe

GLENRIDD NZMOPAR Hi Glen and thank you, yes a few people have said they have had some KZfaq problems, mine seem to have sorted itself out now as I’m now replying to comments with no problems - so far! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham

henry porter Hi Henry, unfortunately I sold the Lambretta some while ago now, I did what I wanted to do (do the Lambretta up and culminating in the Mod Weekender at Brighton) and once that was done then it was time to sell it. I still see photos of it occasionally on Facebook which does make me feel a bit sad seeing it but at least I know it’s getting some good use out of it. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham

Stu Findlow Hi Stu and thanks for the comment. A good suggestion for me to show the next stage of the build, as long as I can get the camera in the correct position then I will do that, there will be some serious editing I’m sure so you don’t hear the expletives and me having a crafty smoke in the process! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham

Billabong O'neill Hi mate and thank you. I don’t have any videos of the scoot or Hazels Mini unfortunately - just some still photos which I don’t think would make a good video especially as there are so many other good videos out there. Hope that helps. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham