32. Model Railway Cricket - Laying the Pitch

[@josefbuckland]

Hi there. Great work video 78 in my series I attempted a similar approach. I’m pretty happy with it will come back later. But I did buy the larger roll of grass to ensure it covered the base and regarding the adhesive cable holders falling off. Well that’s the oil on the wood I use little d clips you see in various wiring videos they are cheaper than the adhesive ones and will be there til I die. I’m waiting with bated breath on your final result. For me in an earlier video I put in an airport with runway and taxiway lights but that is on opposite side of room as they are two different scales. Keep up the great work look forward to seeing more.

[@trainsofthought5071]

thanks. for. the thoughts and tips. appreciated! 😊 I’m a bit of a butterfly/scavenger - i flit from one thing to another and use what I can find without spending a fortune. yes, the cable things are a poor choice. the one advantage - I have them! I’ve worked on electrical and electronic projects in the past and so have a bigger ‘junk’ box than most. Sadly very few model shops around here that are well stocked, ‘making do’ or waiting ages is how things tend to be.

[@josefbuckland]

@ I completely understand and you are right regarding the model shops you’ve gotta take what you can do and as I’m starting to discover more and more of the build, I just have to knuckle down and build it myself and let’s be fair. There’s a reason I never built my own house. Stay safe and keep enjoying the journey. I look forward to seeing that progress.

[@trainsofthought5071]

@@josefbuckland thanks The guy running our ‘local’ model shop (it’s almost an hour away) is down to very little left and I think he’s really wishing it was gone. It used to be that you could walk into places and ask how and they’d tell you and sell you the bits to do it.

[@josefbuckland]

@ same here ours is only open for a few hours a week and just can’t get stock in to which I’m going to do a video on soon. Australia has still not had woodland Scenics delivery to distributors since who knows so I bought all the last light hubs from every model shop in Australia and now I just buy direct from WS in the states but that means IE a box of 4 light hubs for $20 each so 80 usd and then some 150 to send a package half the size of a box of tissues I’m paying about 300 Australian dollars. Locally my supplier can sell it all to me and I will get change out of 100 (if they had stock) but like you say it forces us to be creative. I find it heartbreaking that in the year 2024 with all the knowledge and technology that we have why does walking into a model shop some 40-50 years ago seem so glamorous. Stay safe.