Great video! O run N scale now but thinking of trying out one of these models. Do you know if the narrow gauge coupler can be changed out to a rapido?

Your patience knows no bounds, given the other projects you have completed to a very high standard I’m looking forward to seeing how this one progresses

Brilliant video James, great to see trains running and excited to see how the layout progresses 👍

Really valuable stuff here in lots of areas ! Great to watch your problem solving, I've learned a lot of things to watch out for.

Peco and Legacy bullhead track comes with correct sleeper spacing.

Always interesting to see how somebody else builds their layout!👍 The Colbalt motors look very similar to Tortoise - never needed to dismantle one even after two decades. 🙂 _If you want an interesting urban viaduct to model, take a look at New Viaduct Street in Manchester where railway and road both pass over the Ashton Canal with all three passing over the River Medlock. Adjacent to this the road and railway pass over Metrolink….._

I like that idea of yours to haul a goods train out to the fiddle yard with 1 loco and then send out another loco to retrieve the wagons and bring them back; I am going to bank that idea. On the elevated curved section, did you consider using DCCconcepts PowerBase system to assist the more uncooperative locos?

Fabulous layout! labour of love and thanks for sharing the journey!!!😊

Thank you very much for giving my grandson's Dylington Model Railway channel a shout-out. It really is very much appreciated. We're all about having fun with our modelling, and as you may have seen, Dylan has just embarked on his own a 009 layout build. Thank you again...cheers James and Dylan 🙂👍

Thank you for sharing. Top notch commentary too.

Grosmont (NYMR) has the advantage of a connection to the NR Esk Valley line, which occasionally has the HST Midland Pullman and Whitby Flyer steam specials. And it’s good for running Harry Potter or Indiana Jones Nazi trains!

Modelling heritage railways is turning Rule 1 into Prototypical. Long may it continue. Good call on giving a shout out to Dylington. I think it's a granddad and grandson channel where they do some great stop motion camera work in addition to running trains.

I actually managed to get to the DEMU show this year. There were some brilliant items of rolling stock on show, not to mention the layouts themselves! Apart from the loopy- tunes at Sutton Coldfield station on Sunday lunch time the show was well worth a visit. Great video👍 Cheers John b 😎

as ever nice review, unfortunately no steam layouts…

Great video. I was there myself Saturday morning and just noticed I missed some of the layouts and the Bachmann stand 😢

Loving the MRRP, your hosting combination works really well and you're finding your stride. The interview within Various Multiple Units was especially good.

Nice episode and interesting Fight Club. I won't mention anything about the Lord Nelson / Waterloo faux pas because I don't think anyone else noticed. I'm sure he would easily have won that battle except for one small technicality. 😶

Brilliant video. Really enjoyed the commentary as well. It’s good to hear a bit of context when watching these exhibition videos. The yellow vehicle in the shed on Fenwick TMD is a mobile maintenance train. I’ve worked on one a couple of times myself. Brilliant piece of kit!

Thanks for taking videos of Gordon’s Lane. Great to finally meet you too! Sorry about the signalling.

Thank you putting together a super video and commentary, being on holiday means I had to miss out on a visit missing seeing many top class modelled layouts. A few which I hope to book in the future with a invite to the Stafford Exhibition Terry

Thank you for the video. As usual, going to the trouble of narrating the show adds a massive amount to the video and makes a potentially dry and very difficult to bother relating to series of images far more enjoyable.

Top drawer work there Steve!

Interesting video - thank you. 👍 In terms of the delightful Waddon Marsh layout and the polyblock gauging train, the Queen Marys were used as viewing platforms by RA&G staff. Initially Lab 15 was used and when this wasn't available, we used Lab 1 (if I recall with a long pantograph well) coupled to a Mk3 sleeper coach borrowed from Hornsey. There were multiple cameras mounted on the Mk3 coach and on both Queen Marys with video recorders in the Lab coach. Can recall a tight 'Down' platform at Riddlesdown dislodging one of the lateral cameras on the Mk3. One of the Queen Marys was the converted LBSCR Elevated Electrics Motor Coach. The three rings of polystyrene blocks (and blocks underneath each stepboard) represented a composite maximum kinematic envelope for Networkers, 319, 455, Sprinters (etc) and the proposed Eurostar stock. One interesting run was between Redhill and Guildford - two Queen Marys, Mk3 sleeper and Lab 1 behind a solo class 73 on diesel (with signalmen under strict instruction not to check the train) - a slow 20mph crawl up from Deepdene but we made it! Then there was an irate station manager at Victoria who hadn't read his WON and only found out about our arrival when the Lab 1 generators and coal stoves in each of the Queen Marys set off the station fire alarms - such memories.

Royalty free pianist = best pianist. Some very nice looking and well modelled layouts there. Thank you for bringing them to us.

As a 70s child loved the diesels 👍

A splendid number of great layouts. Just perfect for me as there's no Steam Trains. A fine video, thankyou.

Great video as always dude

Enjoying these and helping my thought process as I decide whether or not to build a TT layout. Thanks. Has your Class 08 got used to slow speed, or still stalling?

Another well commentated video, I particularly liked Ridgemont as I'm only 20 mins from it and often take a ride from Bedford to Bletchley and return just for the ride along a scenic line

I was going to say, something I should have done before starting my little shelf was prototyping or mocking up, be it 1:1 or at a smaller scale. When you have an idea on paper and on a 2D CAD file (I use AnyRail) it never quite portrayed how I had it pictured in my head when it came down to laying track and cutting out a hole for a scratchbuilt turntable. Mock up your layouts and structures folks, it's worth the time.

Nice to hear Dan on the air. Re layouts, he obviously missed our Club's old layout, 'Manor Park' Plenty of EMUs. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5l9o5tomZrHfKc.htmlfeature=shared

Thanks for another great podcast. I will hopefully see Sam and Danny at Chatham MRC Exhibition in July.

Aaahhh the best to last.. on30 haha thanks for that amazing video. It’s always a good day when your latest pops up lol.

Best exhibition video I have seen. Hi from NZ , Bernie

Great video and very well narrated once again, keep up the good work.👍

Thank you sharing! 👍 The 'knitting' at Klapping was very impressive and so rarely modelled. ⚡ East Ansty was lovely - always have the upmost respect for those modellers depicting real locations. 😎

Very well presented. It was a pleasant change to watch a well filmed exhibition with an equally well crafted voice over. I was also happy to hear a western man giving a shout out for NSE layouts. I wonder if Hornby might venture into that modelling area with TT:120. For anyone who hasn't heard MRRP podcasts yet, I can highly recommend them. They are quite entertaining.

Was very impressed by the layout when I saw it at Railex last month and a great video - as usual!

Wouldn't ha e found these but today I've taken a day off from layout uilding and saw a link by Dan Havlik. So will follow now. Have you considered having some modelling mates on with differing ideas and opinions. Good luck as I'm sure will develop well. I'll be watching.

Re comments. Im afraid a lot of Eop.e are unab.e to use the english language to express themselves in writing.

Just discoveredthese podcasts. Seems very good.

Another entertaining offering.

Are you going to do any more videos? I don’t listen to the podcasts.

I know I am repeating various comments, but I found the commentary really fantastic, really enjoyed seeing the exhibition as well

Another great podcast. Heaton Lodge is a fantastic layout, especially considering it's in such a 'large' scale. I'm lucky enough to see the 1:1 scale set-up of the modern version of it from the back of either a 185 or an 802

I have a small amount of 0 Gauge outside my back door. It’s a complete Mamod train set complete with Mamod track. It’s only a small oval, but it gives my little Mamod steam locomotive and carriages to run around my patio.

I would like to echo Rob's sentiments about your podcast. I find you guys to be entertaining, educational, informative and wholesome. It really adds some balance to the multitude of loco reviews, Metcalfe builds and other assorted content we are treated to on KZfaq.

I have a small amount of 0 Gauge outside my back door. It’s a complete Mamod train set complete with Mamod track. It’s only a small oval, but it gives my little Mamod steam locomotive and carriages to run around my patio.

We have a Steampunk layout running at the Whitewebbs Museum of Transport Model Railway Day on 13 July!!

Having worked with a reasonably local heritage railway, I can confirm that an infinite variety of locomotives, carriages and freight wagons are used.