i have a few points on my layout as well. Tried a kato shunter as a first loco, my god runs slow and as sweet as a nut. if there's stutter, clean the wheels or track on the points and the running gets even better. Cannot fault the precision of Kato other brands im guessing wont run as easily but then again make sure all the track and point work has good electrical connection i.e. track is pushed fully up against one another.

It's you Andrew, I didn't know you were a Railfan as well! Who could fail to recognise Dougal. I had problems with my Hunslet as well. Sand box fell off the first, guard irons off the second, which then disappeared in transit to me. All well eventually though. Their N gauge locos are much better, and their Birmingham buses are excellent. Regards

I have enjoyed your video and it really helps me with my recovery from my brain tumour and stroke as I try to get back to my modelling I mention my illness so you know who is watching and why thank you

Makes me wonder tho Kato pocket line that electric shunter . Doesn't miss a beat . N there the lowest price going yet best runners why

My one runs like a bag of spanners so I hardly ever use it

I'd certainly check that ALL the electrical pick-ups/wipers are making good contact with all six wheels. That insulated point is a pretty large gap for a small shunter, but the wheels should span that gap I would think?

looks great

Well done on using the real life background to blend in with your model.

Why would you have set track points?

also it may be back to back gauging out or pinching at the point leg blades .

when i get a loco that does this i turn it round so its going opposit way .if it clears points like that then its usually a contact not touching .then you can either clean or adjust contact carefully .its usually contact mis alignment .

Amazing ... 👍👍👍

Fab little layout. Ho did you paint those courogated fence pannels. Awsome.

Love it. I could watch shunting videos all day.😊

Lovely model. I have the Jacks Green model from Rapido and found there is a slight motor buzz when running. Do you get this on your model?

Really enjoying these running sessions. Good luck with progressing this, cant wait to watch more.

Check the points with a rolling gauge. You may find the problem is with the track.

They need a serious running in.

I love the may beautiful details on your layout.

Am I mistaken or are the trees moving?

Good video. The Peckett is better than the Hunslet granted but both should be better given they are modern and expensive little locos. Not really much of an advance on what was on offer 20 years ago in terms of slow running over points and the locos were of course much cheaper in real terms back then. I made a similar comment in response to a video yesterday in which 'Flying Scott' highlighted the unsuitability of recently released small locos like these for shunting. Note to manufacturers: for modellers who actually run trains, good performance trumps everything else.

My one ran very bad over points and 2nd radius . Took the base plate off and cleaned the grease off the axles far too much .then used electro lube .runs like a dream now

While the performance of the Hunslet was disappointing, I thought the Peckett performed admirably, especially for an 0-4-0. Very nice layout, by the way!

I am still waiting for my Rapido sample to arrive in the post, didn't know about the split chassis arrangement when l placed the order.. I have built and operated a sucession of 'lnglenook' style shunting layouts for home & exhibition use so reliable motive power is a must have. Up to now the Hornby 08 (Gronk) and if you can obtain a reliable Bachmann example, these are my first choice. I would never think of using Setrack/deadfrog turnouts though, always used Peco live frog polarity switched medium radius turnouts, and even add duplicate wiring to insure against failure. I have recently added a Pi 'Victory' industrial to my roster, and apart from some QC issues with badly fitted parts it's a very reliable lowgeared performer, if a little noisy though. Very nice mico layout, tempted to build something similar myself, but at the moment l am busy building yet another shunting plank together with a fellow MR club member. Thanks for the review, very interesting.

A lovely looking loco, but I'm very glad I did not part with over £100 for one of them. I would expect to receive a loco that could traverse those points without shaking for that price. I don't think there is any excuse for that poor performance. It really should have decent contacts for each wheel for that cost. Personally, I think that is pretty pitiful. Especially that it is no better than a four wheel peckett, in fact it actually looked far worse.

Maybe stay alive should be as standard these days with all new locos, such a small addition could make these beautiful models more value for money. The box files are looking amazing, ballast/ash looks great on screen 👍 All the best, Darren

You shunter and tender is definitely better executed than mine, Andrew. I really need to get the connecting between mine replacement with the smaller plug and socket I bought. The wires were way too stiff on the first. Your shunter round really nice and slow, and it's not even re-geared like mine either! Top job Andrew, I'm looking to seeing more progress in the future. Have you thought of adding another module on the end? Maybe add an indoor warehouse scene on the far left end where the track goes into a doorway? Or something else like a dairy or brewery between the right hand module and the fiddle yard. The world is your lobster, really.

That really is a fantastic little shunting layout you have built there. Lots of operating scope for such a small place. It feels like you have built your layout similar to the methodology which I built mine. Much is scratch built, I have grass scatter made from sieved and painted sawdust. My home made static grass application tool (fly swatter and strainer) like yours works, but it needs more power. I am thinking of upgrading the transformer unit in it as I have seen this fibre on KZfaq.

Great stuff man! Love the creativity on display! Reminds me I need to kick on with my own. A pros and cons video will be interesting as I have used my layout to get my mojo back and experiment!

Loving your layout. Feels I the same kind of ilk as mine.

That was so enjoyable , just shows how much fun you can have with a small layout . I hope Dougal and Ted approve 😉

Those do seem to be awefully big boxfiles. The Pugs really need a crew. The overall look and atmosphere are excellent.

Nice running session

Looks great 👍

I really do love the ''spirit'' of this. Budgets vary... and even if they increase, there is so much satisfaction in building something with pounds and pounds being spent. Jim Read has been an inspiration to me. I do not have the skills to make a controller but I have been succesful in making card rolling stock.

Love it.

Great demo thanks for sharing

Small layouts can be even more fun than large ones if you like shunting. This is a great example of how to have a layout when you don't have permanent space. Excellent!

Great layout, even managed to throw a runaround in. Sure adds to the possibilities.

Glad I’ve found you! Great channel, will catch up with your vids👍

I think you need to to change over to DCC as soon as poss. Changing the lights over to LEDs will give better longevity and constant brightness.

I'm working on my own boxfile layout: n gauge, and in a single box that folds out (with a simple 'fiddle yard' to attach at the end). You've given a few scenic ideas here.

Nice video and certainly a nice running locomotive, always a please to see that occasionally manufactures get it right. Thank you for sharing this vision of mechanical excellence.

Very nice! Beautiful layout!

nice loco! i think new bo bo diesels in n gauge are mostly pretty good runners - that's my experience anyway with classes 17, 20, 22, 24, 25, 33 etc.

Thank you for sharing. I was put off buying this model as I've been quite disappointed with dapol locomotives over the past 7 years or so. I like your small space layout which is a perfect fit for the class 22 👍

i think all shunters in n gauge should come with stay alives pre fitted! when you have electro frogs fitted on your new layout it will run much better though.

Lovely atmospheric feeling to this layout. Very nice. I would like to see a construction video.

Awesome! Ciao from Italy!

Hi Andrew. Just proves layouts don`t have to be large, i don`t think you can beat the pva /water with a shot of fairy for fixing the ballast . maybe a walkway over the join !! subscribed as well..