Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

Thank you Mike 😀

Thanks Dave, appreciate it and glad you enjoyed!

Thanks Alan, glad you enjoyed it 😀

I know, very lucky! Thanks.

Thanks very much 😀

Thanks Daniel, appreciate it 😀

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I guess I managed to cut a few corners with the baseboards and wiring etc, which saved a lot of time and got my only the scenery really quickly. Glad you liked the article 😀

Thanks Austin 👍🏻

Thanks Chris, appreciate it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks mate 😀

Thanks Ed!

Thanks Mike. Too right!

Thanks! I just edit all these on iMovie on my iPad, it’s the most basic, amateur, low tech set you can imagine 😂

@@MouldyRaspberry And it increases dramatically your talent. Great masterpieces had always began with basic tools.

Olivier Gabin I don’t think I could of put it better myself.

Where do you get the sounds from do you record them yourself?

I like hearing them as well. Thanks!

Thanks very much Ray 😀

Thanks Eric! You’re right! Or at least a camera on rails around the roof!

@@MouldyRaspberry 👍

@@MouldyRaspberry That would be a splendid idea ❤

Thank you, pleased you liked the article! That’s an interesting point you know, well thanks for watching it develop and for all the comments, I really appreciate it.

Thanks Bob!

Haha thank you kind sir! Appreciate it 👍🏻

That’s the life! Cheers Kev.

Thanks very much 😀

Thanks Clint, appreciate it. Have a great weekend 😀

Haha thanks Bob, time to get back in there perhaps?! Thanks again mate, appreciate it.

Hi Les. You as well! Thank you for all your great comments, I really appreciate it. All the best in 2020 to you as well.

Thanks Tom, appreciate it 😀

Thanks! I haven’t had them that long to be honest - much better than the old ones though!

Thanks Teresa, really appreciate it. Yes, Mike did a great job with the photos. I really liked the track plan as well, I sent in a photo of an awful drawing on a load of A4 sheets of paper cello taped together, so the fact that it turned out as it did is amazing! Thanks again, always appreciate your comments

Thanks Dean!

Thanks Rob, appreciate it 😀

Thank you Dave, appreciate it.

Thank you very much Paul, appreciate it. Pleased you liked the article. 😀

Thanks mate 👍🏻

Thanks Phil, appreciate it 👍🏻

Thanks Keith! 👍🏻

Thanks Matt!

Thanks Jack! So bizarre actually appearing on a video on the flesh! Glad you liked it though 😀

Thank you 😀

Thanks Bob. Yeah you’ll have to let me know if you manage to get hold of one.

Hi Steve, glad you enjoyed the article, it was good fun. 😀

It’s certainly come on a long way! Thank you 😀

Thanks David 👍🏻

Thanks Mark!

Thank you Greg, appreciate it. Everyone here has been keeping a close eye on your weather recently, crazy stuff. Hopefully it cools down soon. Have you had many fires near the Gold Coast?

We have been relatively lucky, except for some fires in the Hinterland which is approximately 15 kms behind the Gold Coast. One large fire destroyed Binna Burra Lodge which was an historical tourist resort. Very sad as it was such a beautiful place.. The whole of Australia is suffering one of the worst droughts which has resulted in bushfires in nearly every state in Australia. It has been estimated that over one million native animals have perished in these fires. The Koalas have been the worst affected because they live high up in the gum trees and therefore have no means of escape. The whole of the country is in desperate need of lots of rain. Some country towns are have water trucked in as their dams are almost dry. Regards Greg

Thank you Paul, appreciate it. Pleased you liked the article and the photos 👍🏻

Thank you Ian, pleased you liked it. That’s my favourite photo as well actually, that embankment make for some good shots.

Hello mate, thank you! Appreciate it, and hope you liked the article.

Ha thanks very much Olivier, glad you liked it 😀

Thanks very much 😀

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it.

Ha cheers David, appreciate it. Glad the wife was impressed!

Thanks matey, always appreciate it 👍🏻

henry porter what a great response, I agree model railway is a bit more, and Mouldy Raspberry hits the spot....

SO well put Henry, I just could not agree more with the points you make. Lewis is a pinnacle of achievement - Teresa

Thanks Henry. That means a lot, I’m really pleased you liked the article. I did get a lot of inspiration from both David and Peter actually, both their layouts have such great atmosphere. Imagination and soul, as you say. Thanks again.

Thank you!

Hi Brian. Glad you liked the interview with Richard. They are, I’ve given them all a black wash, although they might need another to get honest. Still a bit bright. Thanks again Brian 😀

Thanks Andrew, appreciate it. Hopefully you like the article! Yes it will be interesting to see, I’ll keep an eye on it.

Thanks Ross, always appreciate it matey. 😀

Mouldy Raspberry no worries mate, I have my edition of the hornby mag ;) very interesting read, however looking at the dales and the trains not moving was off putting lol 😂 Cheers Ross.

Thanks David 👍🏻

Thanks David!

Thank you John. Not much cleaning gets done by my guys at Buckdale I must admit. Two years now and the engines are still filthy while they stand around chatting! Don’t want your chaps picking up bad habits!

Mouldy Raspberry All mine were like that when it was a conventional railway. When it became a heritage line everything was cleaned up as you would expect. I keep the staff on their toes! I have just put vid on my channel!

Thanks Ken, appreciate it 😀

Pleased you liked it! Yes I suppose it’s hard to get an idea of the whole thing just from the videos, which are often filmed very close to track. Thanks again!

Haha thanks Mike, I am!!!

Thanks Dave!

Thanks Teddy, appreciate it 😀

Thanks 😀

Thanks you 👍🏻

Thanks Joachim 👍🏻

Thanks Ian 👍🏻

Thank you Steve, appreciate it.

Thanks Tony, appreciate it. Glad you liked the article. I also think it comes out well in black and white - I like watching those old films for a bit of inspiration sometimes.

Thanks Tony, ha glad you liked it!

Thank you Paul. I know I was pleasantly surprised to see my trusty 4MT on the cover as well! Annoyingly though, I removed the headlamp before the shot and you can see a blob of blue tack on the smoke box 😂 thanks again mate, keep up the great videos.

Hi Lewis I never noticed the blue tack but I'll have a closer look now 😉 he he. It's a proper land mark to get into Hornby magazine. Cheers Paul 👍

Thank you Greg, appreciate it mate 👍🏻

@@MouldyRaspberry Hey Lewis, I've just subbed to the online version of Hornby Magazine and seen the brilliant article of how you went about the layout build including your dedication to improvisation etc, well-done with the fantastic ideas; however when I went to the HM website to see the noted interview I was unable to see any link. Are you able to upload the HM interview link in your description above by any chance, please, as I would definitely like to see the HM video if at all possible? Many thanks, Greg

Hi Greg, I don’t think it’s been released yet. There’ll be one on Hornby Magazines channel (I think) and one on Richard’s (over at New Junction) KZfaq channel very soon

@@MouldyRaspberry Hey Lewis, thanks, my son and I have just seen the vid on Richard's channel. Great to see you in-person so to speak, but also learn more about the layout and future endeavours, not to forget the overall serene context of the YDMR ... as well as the usefulness of the kitty litter!. Well done and thanks again, Cheers, Greg

Thank you Paul, appreciate it. Glad you like the videos 😀

Thank you mate 👍🏻

Thank you 😀

Thank you Fred 😀

Thanks very much Paul. Yeah I can imagine it takes some time to reach you guys!

Thanks very much Pete!

Thanks James 👍🏻

Thank you Denis, really appreciate it. No way thanks for enlightening me, that’s really nice to have some truly authentic engines. I’ll have to make note of all the shed codes actually and map of where everything I’ve got was based. Would be interesting. Thanks again.

Thanks Barry👍🏻

Thanks!

Thanks John!

Thank you! Speaking of that, I just managed to catch Black Five 44781 hauling some freight on the NVR this afternoon.

Ahh I bed that was nice. I do like Black Fives

Also could you maybe check out my channel please, I’ve only done two model railway videos so far but it would be nice if you wanted it :). My channel is ‘G Dean’ and my latest video is of a J50 and 56xx

Watched it* 😂

Thanks Chris!

Merci beaucoup, je l'apprécie vraiment!

Thanks 😀

Thanks Adam!

Thanks very much Frank. Glad you liked the article, and I hope you like the videos as well!

Thanks mate!

Thanks Brian 😀😀😀😀

Thanks Davie. I reckon so, it will save you a few concussions I’m sure!

Thanks Rich. Hope you liked it 👍🏻

Thanks very much 😀

Ha classic! I quite often do when I’m just running the layout, but you’re right, not so much when I’m filming. As you say, no turntables on a line like this so there would have been plenty of it. Thanks again mate, appreciate it.

Hope you enjoy them mate 👍🏻

Thanks Vince!

Yes I tried to stick to ‘less is more’ and keep the track to a minimum.