Hiya Colin you have a fantastic contorl system there my friend, you've done a great job on those rock faces, the trestle built bridge is awesome

Extreme high tech going in there Colin! Epic work on the trestle bridge and all the scenics behind it. Don't envy you the work in in hand rails section! As you rightly say it's going to look spectacular when the loco's run around! Regards Steve

Great work Collin, amazing what a "wash" brings to the picture.

Good morning Colin! Ah, the joys of multiple monitors! You're going to have a fantastic control system to go with your fantastic layout! Talking of fantastic, wow, the trestle bridge is in! You must be so pleased! Cheers, Ian.

Just got a small Lodi system myself for testing, I think your not far from aswell

Hello Colin! I hope you're well Wow the video system and the control is amazing. Great to see the bridge in place with the rocks now coloured. Absolutely amazing work 👏

Wow the bridge looks fantastic

Hey, Colin! What a brilliant video system you have installed. I guess an epic layout needs an epic video and control system! Very nice work on the trestle bridge... truly great!

Greetings Woodthorp International and hello Colin 👋 The rock face 🗿 looks fantastic behind the trestle bridge 🤩 well, you've always been the King of Rock 😉 Meticulous planning on the ITrain front 👀 especially when it comes to monitor's and camera's 😇 they could also come in handy for watching the football ⚽️ 🤭 It might be worth looking at British Finescale for code 40 flexible track for the check rails 🤔 as Peco Code 55 rails are the same depth as code 80, just buried in the sleepers 🔍 Best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️

Nice

Hello Colin, nice job👍👍. Greetings Gert

Hallo Colin, ich habe lange nicht mehr bei dir vorbei geschaut. Du hast sehr schöne und starke Lokomotiven🚂👍👍👍. Ein sehr interessantes und schönes Video. Viele Grüße Gert

Interesting deep dive Colin. I'm inspired to do something similar with my locos! :)

It’s the engine that pulls the train, surely😅

Hi Colin! Gotta love a pulling power experiment! There are obviously lots of factors at play here, such as the weight of the loco, whether or not it has traction tyres fitted, the steepness of the incline, the radius of the curves, the spec of the motor, the weight of each piece of rolling stock, whether or not the bogies of rolling stock are articulated or fixed, or using plastic wheels or metal ones, and whether metal ones exert extra friction from pickups... The list goes on! That big Challenger was amazing! It could probably pull you and the hairy controller up the helix! :) The couplers must also be good to handle the forces involved! I'd still be tempted to let the Merchant Navy haul the Pullman coaches, but only down the helix, it could then return lightly loaded for the next run! Cheers, Ian.

With 12 Drivingbwheels you'd expect it to pull a lot Colin. 🤔😅 Great test though. 👍

Hi Colin, That is amazing how many wagons these tiny locos can pull up your helix thanks for showing us. Cheers Robert.

Great Loco’s!

Thats quite a collection of steam Colin! The big articulated sure has some grunt.

Superb Coiin just Superb Demo of pulling power.

Hi Colin, getting really interesting for me now as you are running trains etc. All the complicated stuff goes way over my head. Very interesting about how many carriages can be pulled, just goes to show you what a bit of friction on the wheels can do. That american train, wow that can really do some pulling, very impressive. Not done anything in the loft sadly but my collection for the layout is growing. Hoping to start insulating the loft very soon then I can get on with the layout. Lot os love to the two ladies in your life, hopefullyu see you all at TINGS.

Hello Colin I hope your well I didn't know you had a collection of amazing UK Steamers. Really interesting to watch how powerful these little N gauge steamers are!

very cool indeed

Dizzy stuff Colin . but very cool running.

Really impressive Colin 👍

Too cool, Collin. That's brilliant!

Wow Colin. That's pretty complex. Think I'll stick to basic linked circuits 👍😅 Happy modelling

Hi Colin! Looks like you've spent quite a while creating the track plan in iTrains as it looks immense! I still can't believe there's no function within iTrains to natively choose the track colour for each section as it seems like a massive oversight! I'm loving watching you get to grips with the software though! Keep up the good work! All the best, Ian.

Hi Colin, That is some track diagram you have there and yes I can see that having the colors would help a lot so well done for making it possible. Cheers Robert.

Hi Colin. I hope the Hairy Controller received a treat for his blood donation (a cup of tea and a biscuit?). I don't know why, but I assumed you would use plaster bandage over the wire frame. Are you sure the lake is not a volcano caldera (LOL)? Have you already got some American cars (automobiles?) for the car park? You could also include the odd European/Japanse models for authenticity. I like the addition of a waterfall. I also like the name Reflection Cove.

Hi Colin. The tunnel looks great. I don't think I've seen the technique you used for the interior before (from a distance, the ballast doesn't look too big). Yes, stalactite is the correct name for the mineral deposits.

Very unusual additions Colin! Fantastic to see the lake at last - you did get good and plastered! Lots of hard work which has paid off well done you. Regards Steve

Hello Colin! Amazing work by the Hairy controller absolutely brilliant. Your layout is really coming together nicely. I really like the method of using the mesh👍 The lake is looking really really good and definitely put some benches next to the helix. Keep up the great work.

Greetings Woodthorp International and hello Colin 👋 Plaster and bandages and not only for America 🐶🫡 Hero 🐕 You've done a mountain 🤭 of work so far 😇 definitely a nice rest by the lake is called for 👍 Very best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️

Hi Colin, Plaster plaster everywhere and its coming along very nicely so well done and you get to play trains as well bliss. The lake if it shines like that will make the scene along with the waterfall. Cheers Robert.

Beautiful dog... stunning work on the helix! Love the Composer locos. I have Beethoven, but would love to find the Mozart.

Good for the hairy controller what a start good for him ❤❤🐕🐾🐾🦴

fantastic

Von welcher Marke sind die, ich glaube der grüne ice 4 ist von Kato

Hi Colin, we've jumped over here after Barnabas Junction gave your channel a shout-out. We've subscribed and look forward to checking out some more of your videos over the weekend 🙂👍

Looking good Collin

Tunnel looks awesome, great tips. Thanks for sharing. Dave

Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

love it!

Oooooh.... nice!

Hi Colin, This is becoming a spectacular scene so well done lets hope the water dripping down does not fuse the locos when its blown by two trains passing!!! you must be iching to get some more track over the bridge and beyond the tunnel so you can run a train through and over them that will be something to see. Cheers Robert.

Hi Colin! An enjoyable update! Must go out and get a can of Pringles - purely for modelling purposes of course! I think you may have got a bit too excited about that water drop! Lol! All the best, Ian.

Well all that tree making must certainly be keeping you out of mischief Colin, let alone all the scenic construction. From the description of your plans that is going to look awesome when completed - its looking tidy now though! Regards Steve

Hello Collin enjoyed your update and your progress the tunnel will look very nice when done the bridge is looking fantastic a real gem as always enjoy your week all the best al 😊😊🚠🚠🚋🚋😁😁🐾🐾

Very nice, Collin... the tunnel with the dropping niter is very cool!