Model making is a deceptive hobby. You start making a model of one thing (in your case railway, in my case a model ship) and you end up having to know a lot about all sorts of other things - what kind of cars they had in that time, what buildings typically looked like, what offices were like, how much graffiti looks realistic, phone boxes, road markings, what stuff is in a junk yard. There's a never-ending range of detail you need to know about to make a convincing model. And sir, you have the knowhow and talent to make a VERY convincing model. Congratulations. It looks almost finished. Only a couple more decades to go!

I've come back to watch this again as it is probably my favourite section of the layout. The '80s industrial vibe is done so well. I expect Mike Baldwin to come flying around the corner at any moment. Spot on

Yep, the absolute essentials for a canal, shopping trolleys, tyres, and traffic cones. We used to take the bikes out of the canals and build a good one out of 2 or 3. Ahh the good old days 🤣 Great update as usual 👍

Back in 1980s, probably no magnet fishing. Interesting to imagine what they'd pull up from scrap yard tossing stuff over fence whether in waterproof wrapping or not. Brilliant. So evocative of the time.

I think the 7 people who have disliked this video are stuck working inside that office building. Amazing work as usual!!!!

Great work on this canal. All that's needed now is a shopping trolley on its side and a submerged bicycle. Really like the salvage yard. Well done.

That's definitely the grim Thatcherian dystopia I fled as a youth. Bravos from Canada. You're a master of the craft.

Dave, I CRY every time you do scenic work on your layout !!! I might suggest to you and other doing water work that before one starts pouring that a very light wood sealer is coated on the bottom of the wood so leaks don't happen. This river scene is great, but I would think have a low light in the tunnel since it seems to be a public passageway and thus the city would have a light in it,( yes I know you said why you didn't ). In any case YOUR WORKMANSHIP is WONDERFUL, well done SIR !!!!!

Massive fan of this channel...because of these videos...I plucked the nerve to finally do this...took alot of advice...so wanted to say thank you 😊

Legends say, Farce Insurance are still asking for that man's details to this day...

How can anyone thumbs down this it's brilliant the man has put so much detail even a non train enthusiast can appreciate this 100%

More effort into that office block than most people put into an entire layout. Just stunning stuff.

There's nothing more eighties then a Happy Shopper store. That's one thing I really remember from being a small kid back then

It just keeps getting better and better. The canal and office building are perfect. Great modeling!! Thanks for sharing. Cheers - Larry.

How on Earth can 8 people give a thumbs down ? Brilliant Richard.

There are so many nicely detailed areas,the junkyard is superb,now the canal next to it.All pretty to look at.

The attention to detail is more than mind blowing. Its the big bang!! The aethetics are cool dystopian , especially to someone who loves canals and classic cars

This is amazing. Most period railway layouts are nostalgia pieces of idealised childhoods being better than now. Yours is of proper late 80's grot of detritus in the street and offices with busted blinds. It's glorious.

It just gets better and better and better.

Outstanding attention to detail. Too often in model worlds everything is pristine and new looking whereas the reality is very different. I think in the UK if you can't get your hands on an old mattress or shopping trolley to sling in a canal, the council are obliged to supply them.

Without Everard & Tony North Eastern where would we be. Just amazing detailed work. Hussar to both!!!

"chap with a green tie contemplating why his job is so terrible" that cracked me up.

I love the thought and logic behind placement of all items for authenticity!

Love your use and details of rubbish, grime and general muck. Much more realistic than the super clean and perfect toy like layouts.

You certainly got plenty of patience with those tiny people and equipment. Good work

Very nice attention to details. The small details just add so much interest to the scenery.

can't wait that you put some more street lights and on the other places so that you can show us new night shots ...love your work

Funny what you stumble across on KZfaq. WOW details details details! Loving the model Ford Capri!

"No Poll Tax", I remember it well, that sort of thing was also accompanied by something derogatory about Thatcher.... I really loved how you did the interior of that building, especially the light panels covering the LED strip.

Just wow. The attention to detail is extraordinary.

Fantastic work again, cheers 👍 I'm picking up loads of tips. Loving the little cameos at the beginning "Another train!", "Sorry about that Sir". You absolutely must continue with these 🙏😁😁😁

Stuning Richard, all the layout is tip-top. Thanks.

Great job once again, goes to show how thinking outside the box can give some great results with the added details ontop of the first pour of resin. What a grotty place! Nailed it.

Chap with the green tie thinking why his job sucks lol. 😂 That was the best. Very impressive layout and work. Well done, Sir. 👍

Brilliant. Just brilliant. I'm blown away by your modelling skills and attention to detail. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Wisconsin!

Brilliant as always. I'm loving watching you scratch build things. The canal looks great. I'd really love to see a small blue box materialize into your scrap yard and make a very special unexpected visit to Everard Junction. Keep up your hard work. I'm catching up with your videos now. Looking forward to watching more.

Amazing work. Your greengrocer wants a Le Crunch French Golden Delicious poster in the window, as the most depressing apple of the 1980s!

very realistic, your attention to detail is superb

I know this guys school projects were legendary

Nice to see the canal filled,loving the shops! As I recall,during the 80's,you couldnt pass any graffitti that didnt stste ; 'Frankie says' or 'Relax' (Frankie goes to Hollywood) 😂

Throwing cans across the canal? Sounds like a misspent youth to me! Excellent as ever.

WONDERFFUL! Between you in the UK and Luke Towan in Australia, there is total immersion in true brilliance and master model making...SO looking forward to every one of your video presentations...

A really grotty looking canal, and sadly very very realistic. A fantastic layout.

Nice intro Richard :D Made me smile. Fitting name for the insurance company too lol.

That canal looks brilliant. The only thing I'd have left out personally is the the washing machine....in a working canal, surely the scrap yard would be prosecuted or told to shift it? Love the billboard, & the buildings are coming on a treat. That block of flats is a triumph.

The washing machine that sank in the river is wonderful.

Watching this layout grow and evolve over these past years has been an awesome journey, the canal sediment detail makes even more sense with the time period the layout is set in. During the 80s the canals had reached the peak of neglect, commercial use had been gone for decades and the recreational/habitation renaissance that saw many improvements and renovations wasn't a widespread thing yet.

Hello . When you put the building together in the video it gives you a great idea of the scale . Great work and it is looking great! Railways and rubbish seems to be a theme all over the world which i find mind boggling as most people that ride the rails look out the windows! 🤷‍♂️👍

Once again, you’ve made my day Richard! 👍🏻 Not only are you an extremely competent modeller, but you’re attention to capturing all the little details really setting it apart. Genuinely brilliant. So good to see some of the framed scenes at the end. It’s really starting to come together.

As I pootled around in my 1972 Hillman Avenger, I don't remember 1989 being quite so depressing, but it probably was. It all felt so modern at the time, we used email where I worked and it was like science fiction. (Still drive a 1972 Hillman Avenger in 2021!)

For your night scenes, you might benefit from some soft orange glowing backlights - my overriding memories of London nights in the 80's and 90's was that ever present purple night sky from the orange glow of the sodium lamps.

Your attention to detail is amazing. Well done

Another stunning recreation of my teenage years!

AWESOME work! You should be very proud of what you have accomplished!

I understand that if you get a blue led lights in the train room and film with the blue lights on, it makes for a very nice night scene with the street lights, train lights, and building lights. Just something to research and consider. phenomenal job on the details! 1st rated layout all the way around. Love your videos.

All the new details look awesome , first class mate !

Those night shots are going to look great with some yellow street lighting/security lighting etc..

Always enjoy your attention to detail. Looks great!

Hello, I have now decided to only watch your videos on my big screen tv. I don’t want to miss anything. That was a very enjoyable 40+ minutes. There always seems to be a disaster of some magnitude when a resin pour is done. Lol. The canal and all its details, as dismal as they are, is wonderful. The Insurance building with it’s ground floor green grocery and electronics store is wonderful with all it’s amazing details. The light banks you created are well worth the effort. Such a great detail. One thing……. Whomever is paying for that billboard advertising autos, ( located between the canal and the street,) is getting ripped off. Lol. This section of your layout is magnificent. Thanks for your efforts. Take care. See ya next time.

Your system is designed with great attention to detail. Perfectionism. The junkyard and the canal are a dream. Greetings from Braunschweig/Germany

Hooray for Rumbelows!! Stunning progress as always Richard. At 10:40 it looks like it’s been a really hot dry summer and the canal is dangerous low. I approve of the name on the barge and the colours, very West Ham.

Rumbelows! And with the later logo design. Perhaps new a few of those terrible "managers specials" cardboard stars everywhere! Nice work, my daughter loves watching all this stuff just to see how things looked like when I grew up. Oh, sure it's on the list, but maybe a little roadworks/pavement works where maybe BT are changing out some rusty cable, with one of those little red/white tents. Looking more and more impressive now.

Superb Richard as always. The Atmosphere is Brilliant very convincing. Top Moddeler Take care Best wishes Richard Crompton. Canterbury Kent England.

What a brilliant channel and what a fantastic craftsman you are!

Well 23,000 PLUS views as of June 2021! Not bad for a lad n his train set! 👍

Great lighting detail in the building 👍🏻

Outstanding work, Richard. From California USA

Really liking the nighttime view of the office building. It's the kind of thing you'd see if looking out of your office at , say, 5:30pm in mid-winter before just when you're winding down and getting ready to go home. I was just thinking that it's quite dark and then you said you'll be adding street lighting etc. Looking forward to seeing that.

Holy cow, your modeling is amazing, the canal looks awesome with all the rubish, then you went to the interior of the building and that is some serious detail.

This is just incredibly good Richard. As has been said many times before, watching your surroundings, research and then adding just what is required to a layout is a natural gift. As always, beautiful presentation both visual and verbal. Can hardly wait for next edition. Cheers, Bob

I don't even like trains, but I've always been fascinated by model towns, buildings, cars etc..... great talent, you definitely have a gift for this sort of thing.

Richard, you have excelled this time round, the canal scene is so real, absolutely brilliant. The new office block is fantastic, your attention to detail is second to none. Can you please advise as to how you create your design of building with the circuit machine. But seriously, I’m certainly looking forward to seeing the next instalment 👌🏻

Really fantastic. Some orange sodium-style streetlights would suit these urban scenes.

Great job! I have been enjoying watching your layout take shape and I love the comedic references and the urban realism! Thank you for all the work it takes to share it with us.

Above and beyond, as usual. Just when I think, that’s enough! You prove me wrong. Excellent job, well done.

There’s a place in the middle of Australia called Everard Junction lol

Absolutely gobsmacking brilliant, Richard. I know it is such hard and tedious work at times, but the best part (for me) was the scratch built ceiling light fixture design to make it look like old fluorescent screen lights one still sees everywhere (except my basement, where I removed them and upgraded to LED banks about 4 years ago. lol). I did something mildly similar, not as cleverly, with my Delmenhorst station. No one will ever know they are there but me. lol Thanks for another well done video and comedy entrance! Cheers!

Great canal scene and water effects. I am loving the 1980s car billboard ads!!

Lovely Layout and detailing mate. very realistic. Like the Capris too :) the 80s arent the 80s without a capri

Dam fine job that man, I'm not into trains ETC but I find u r channel very relaxing/interesting, your is the only one I follow, I like u r attention to detail and energy, feels good, thanks for sharing brother, love and contentment from Liverpool,xxx

Looking really great Richard Nick

Cracking update as always! Love the office building, think the lighting is fine on them as it is personally. I've worked in enough prefab office blocks to know how horrendously bright they can be...

My wife and I love watching your videos. We are so happy you 3D Printed a new canal boat it looks amazing - good job :) The canal trash is really effective as well.

Hi sir if everyone one in life was like me and my family you would not need to put rubbish into your scenic representation . But alas society is far from perfect unlike your representation which sadly are perfect , for good or bad . Bless you and thank you for sharing this amazing depiction of life in all its glory. Your attention to detail is positively mind boggling . I look forward to yet more developments in this fascinating world of your own making Best wishes and kind regards as always. 😀👍👍👍

Extraordinary detail - when the shell was being placed over the interior it came as a surprise to see how 'big' the hands were as it was pushed down! I hope you'll tone down those double yellow lines at some stage...

That canel plus scrap scene is very reminiscent of Hythe (Colchester) in the 70's very realistic.

My god that introduction was realistic !!!! Wow

Trains, are always more important than work. Good man.

You never fail to amaze me at your attention to detail. Wonderful work. Wish I could see it in person!

It’s so beautiful and realistic. And so much detail. Every time a pleasure to watch!

Fantastic! Reminds me exactly of when I used to walk to work in Stratford; even the canal full of rubbish. And "Rumbelows"! Superb.

Wow, wow, wow. I am happy to see my wish come true with a canalboat. This city is coming more and more alive. I was afraid that the Peugeot billboard would disappear next to the building, but it turned out just fine. I guess lots of fans want to become a citizen. I actually feel like one already.

Oh my word: Rumbelows… haven’t seen that sign for years and years…and with your attention to detail I expected to see a dodgy flickering light! Amazing as always

Great update, I’m really enjoying the extra detailing and the canal is spot on. The shot looking over the railway around 28 mins could be real, the track detailing and colour is absolutely spot on!

Nice, very nice, I`m quite envious of your talent. 👍👍

Incredible amount of detail and perfection... a pleasure to watch by every time.

It's all in the detail. Marvelous stuff and I would take my hat off to you.....unfortunately I have dropped it in the canal.

Everard joy strikes again! A delight.

the scene is looking very good,i love your attention to detail

Brilliant work as ever Richard, some great techniques which I'm going to have to give a try on my layout in the not so distant future, the town scene is really coming together now and will be great once completed. Keep up the great work and stay safe Cheers James