Totally agree with your comments. It’s YOUR layout, it suits you. You have only yourself to please with the layout. Nice one.

Had a great weekend thrifting. I picked up 10 wagons, a controller, an 040 steam engine and 8 Metcalfe buildings pre built for €80. Absolutely delighted with that result.

I've just returned from a holiday in Estravia and can confirm the layout is authentic in every way. 👍

That's a really impressive little layout you've made. Lots of operating potential and I think the curved track area, building locations, road bridge and back scene all work together to produce a layout that works very well visually. And all made in just two weeks! It really proves there is no need for a train room, 1000 hours and a sizeable bank account to get into the hobby. I'm looking forward to see you operate trains on it.

Nice little shunting layout Mike well done mate cheers from Bruce sunny blenheim south island new Zealand

Looks great! I myself reopened my HO layout and trains in my garage after a year in not touching it. I was such a pleasure in seeing my trains go round the layout. It's fun and theraputic. Thank you for the videos and giving me inspiration. Take care and keep up with your videos.

The best idea you have is to make your station on a curve. And, as you said, it suits you, it's the best choice possible. I have different options for my layouts (I'm on the "Historically plausible" side) and I pick ideas on people not doing what I do, the best thing to have good ideas for you, and learn things !

Totally agree with your sentiments. No one should tell us what to do.

It looks really impressive. The scenery all meshes together very well. Thanks for yet another great video

You hit all the right points...do what feels right to you, not what the "experts" say...they'll have you skint in no time. Not spending months or years sweating over prototype practices and replicating scenes...this hobby should be fun, not stressful. I have a friend who obsesses over rock formations, talus piles and shades of colors...too much fuss. At the end of the day it's your hobby to enjoy as you see fit.

I love it, definitely buy into your methods. I have so little time, this approach is the only way I'm going to get any trains running.

Grate job a nice simple but prity full of action layout.Just a point in passing I'd like to think it's show 😂how popular BMR has become but we are getting a lot of adverts on this video

Very nice and lots of fun! I have a hollow core door, lots of flex track and just inherited my grandfather’s 00 rolling stock. The game’s afoot…😊

Really like this concept. Looking forward to seeing the trains running.

Very well done. Clever and nice layout. I keep aside to inspire myself. Thanks

What a fantastic layout!

I think it’s absolutely brilliant, love it what’s not to like

I fully agree with your thoughts and comments to model railways, I have to admit I’ve leaned a fair amount from watching your channel, I’ve always had N gauge my dad modelled in it in the 80’s when the really good stuff was German. Luckily I still have all the rolling stock, my layout uses Kato track and is eight foot by 18 inches and I can run three trains and shunt with a fourth, my other interest is GN15, G scale on OO/HO track roughly a 15 inch gauge railway, this also gets berated by the garden railway rivet counter who think unless you have a waste of time steam operated train you can run trains in a garden . So keep up the good work it can only inspire people getting into the hobby or those who are coming back into it and looking for a cheap way 👍

What a bang up job! Looks great, and thanks for the practical hobby advice. Can't wait for the timetable and an ops video.

looking stunning really nice job, reminds me of those swiss and austrian railways i used to see programs about on the tv, great example of what you can get in a small space, great work as usual.

Fantastic layout 👍

I’d like something like this in HO, looks great

Hello,I do like this layout the way it has been so shunting cna be done,it has great detail like the scenery and people being busy, being 'N' it's a scale I do enjoy watching.

It is indeed a well set out layout with the scenics and back scene blending in perfectly. Lovely compact layout. Well done mate..👍 Regards, Michael.

Great little layout Mike, lots of character. One of your best yet. Inspirational stuff as always.

It look's wonderful Mike you are a very talented chap :)

Creative, detailed, good operating potential and scope to update as time goes on. Thank you so much for sharing it and most especially your considerations along the way.

Great little layout !!

Wow, I don't think you could get it any simpler with so much going on....fantastic...

Blimey! That came together quickly! As usual, a lot there to inspire a newbie like myself. In fact, I may try this design - or rather what I can make with the track I have - as an experiment. I use KATO track because I have no permanent layout - I'm a dining room table railway modeller (at the moment) - and KATO Unitrack is so easy to put together and take apart (though PEKO is cheaper). And, boy! The cost of points! LOL Terrific video, thank you.

Thanks for the video, love this railway in N gauge and as I would do its your layout so design and run as you want to. I use Kato for Narrow gauge!!😎🚋🚋🇬🇧🇺🇦

Very impressive like it

Great video Mike. I think 3 feet by 9 inches or a foot, is a great size, especially in n scale or OO9/HOn30/HOe. And I do think you can mix and match a bit, after all it is your railway. The kato chassis are great and you don't need a Japanese body or even a 3d printed body, I have made a HOn30 diesel outline body out of card. Your videos certainly stir the creative juices and show that anyone can make a small layout for not a lot of money.

IF (big if), if somebody really had their heart set on a British outline option for layout or train, how about a scaled down version of your awesome BMR steam tram around the Kato 11-109, and maybe a version of the industrial shunter with side plates a bit like the class 03 drewry shunter also on the kato for something a bit like the Wisbech and Upwell tramway (…or Toby and Mavis for those who grew up with the works of Rev W Awdry). I also recently learned about the steam trams (a loco and trailer) that used to be used before electric trams and trolley buses near to me in the late 1800s; although very different, imagining what could be do there around approximately n-gauge and a kato 4-wheel chassis… operation is obviously would be restricted but might be nice to just watch them go by on a tight circuit or a shuttle

Mike the Japanese tram, could you not paint it to suit but the layouts fabulous. Keep em' coming. Frank

your layouts are really inspiring

Which N gauge is it? British, Japanese, American? Answer: Yes! 🇬🇧 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 Love it! The key to these compact layouts seem to be short locos and 40’ or less scale size wagons and a light foundation to make the layout easy to lift and move.

You should compile a list of "BMR Trackplans" - would be a super useful reference

😊💜😊💜😊

That’s quite inspiring. I have a couple of shelf baseboards with the intention of making a branch line terminus but to be honest it just doesn’t look right (putting track pieces on as a trial) I have n gauge tackle from years ago, so I’ll have a play to see how it fits. I do like the idea of everything on one board though.

Don't apologize for N Gauge - the availability of equipiment , for it's given space should make it a 1st choice for all . Too Small ? There's Z scale & Even Smaller these days (TY = apx. 1/400) _ so "N" is plenty big enough - - - in my opinion

Hello, Yes it looks very good, it all seems to blend in very well. I do like that Wickham Trolley thing though, do you have a link for that please. Thanks

Looks very good. Nice and simple. Very lucky with the backscene too. Very nicely done. On another note, I sent a message to you guys on messenger last week and didn’t get a reply. Have you managed to get it? Or is it down to Doug. Cheers

Would it be possible when you have time to do a short video of train movements on this shunting layout. Cheers Greg

Another awesome video. This layout is superb, it could keep me interested for hours. One day I might try it in oo9. Is that shelf heavy as a base?

Have you ever considered making a few Estravia modules that could be run separately (as this one), but also be connected?

Greetings from Texas. So well done. Do you have a list of track components?

Hi which set track code parts were used for the loop?

How do you uncouple the wagons while shunting? I see no ramps to lift the couplers at all?

Hi Mike I know you read a lot which obviously helps you with ideas when building your layouts , I’ve seen the horny magazine which to me seems a lot to pay for what you get ? and railway modeller magazine both in my local supermarket but never continental modeller magazine I’d like to subscribe to just 1 of these due to costs ? please can you tel me which you feel is best for beginners 🤔. Paul

Hi Philip here Iam doing a layout similar to yours in n scale what did you use for the road on the hill let me know

It’s suppose to say the hornby magazine 😂

Hi sorry to bother you but as iam interested in your latest n scale layout can you send me pics of it so it would help me out with my n scale layout.