Britain's Biggest Model Railway - Heaton Lodge Junction Phase 2! Resin Water Pour Didn't Go To Plan!

[@adamshore7641]

I think the ponds look really good with the cloudy effect. You could put a few ducks or geese stood on the top to show that it has a layer of ice. Really enjoying the videos, especially learning your techniques and sharing your journey with creating this beautiful layout. Look forward to seeing it in the flesh one day.

[@miketaylor8777]

Have to say that I love the 2 static ponds and the cloudy bloom looks spot on for pollution.

[@robertbate5790]

Superb edition. A great mix of teaching and actual running. The pools looked great. Given camera is at a high angle and unrealistic, it's probably not as visible at actual eye level. And anyway, the ice theory is perfectly plausible. Also congratulations on capturing the attention of 6,000+ viewers.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks Robert I’m getting better slowly at doing the videos it was all very alien at first! Thanks for watching 👍 Best regards. Simon

[@landhopper4296]

This was ‘my era’ back in the day!

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Mine too 👍

[@landhopper4296]

The cloudy stuff looks realistic - if you want it to look scummy you’ve nailed it!

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks it definitely does that since I cocked it up! 👍

[@hornet1068]

The ponds look really good

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thank you 👍

[@user-ss4uw4nq3d]

Regarding the cement factory. It is exactly that, a factory producing cement powder from limestone, which is then stored in the large silos before onward bulk delivery, by train or lorry in powder tanks, or vans & curtain siders for bagged cement. There would not be any cement / concrete mixers in or around this factory, as they do not keep sand or aggregate as used when making cement. The cement / concrete mixers would be found at smaller batching plants, where the bulk cement from the factory would be delivered into a silo, with bins to store sand & aggregate, where the cement mixers would be loaded. Hope this is useful info. The layout & what you have done, & are doing is a marvel. Thoroughly enjoying the work & progress updates.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

That is good to know I think I’ll have to resort to modellers license then! Thanks again and for the kind comments. Simon

[@wamgoc]

Looking good!!👍

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks 👍

[@dr.deborahkatharinestevens318]

"Resin-dipity" Simon. 😊 It's something good out of what might've been a sticky situation. ✊👍

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Great phrase 🤣 Thank you and Happy Christmas by the way Simon

[@johnpalmer5873]

Thank you, I always look forward to your videos. You give advice from experience and show what works for you, efficiently and often cost-effectively. You have great ambition and drive and I'm amazed at your achievements. Inspirational!

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks John really appreciate your kind comments makes a massive difference 👍 Best regards and have a great Christmas! Simon

[@paulmarmion358]

Looking good 👍

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks 👍

[@yeovilcentralmainline2307]

Looking forward to our 'chats' over a cup of tea on a Friday evening; really impressed with the look of the grass today and will definitely be looking at redoing some on Yeovil Central over the coming weeks.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

That’s great the videos are of some use to you. I’ll be doing the static grass on the embankments next time. Thanks again & best regards to all of you ! Simon

[@Toots3D]

Instead of using matt varnish for the static grass, I use bog standard hairspray. Any old spray will do and I haven't found one yet that doesn't work. Give it a try. It is much cheaper for a start.

[@nickjames2370]

Simon, I wonder if the white bloom could have been a reaction with not quite dry Das clay. I am suggesting this, because it is all round the ponds and in an area of shallows formed from Das, that you showed in the previous video. You didn't show that much superglue being used. Having said that, I think the effect is superb for a polluted industrial area.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

You are dead right Nick. I looked at the other small ponds with DAS around the edges and the same result! In a funny way it does add to the effect! Thanks again for your input Best regards. Simon

[@David-oc5um]

I like the ponds the large cloudy area looks like someone just chucked something in the pond stirring up the sediment. Possibly add a person dumping rubbish may enhance the scene.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Good idea I might just do that Best regards. Simon

[@iainhardie3543]

Another great video Simon, one thing we rarly do is share technique and you do it so very well. As we draw close to Xmas all I can do is wish you all the very best and perhaps we can arrange to come down in January. Take care and all the best

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Iain you’d be very welcome and Happy Christmas to you too. There’s not much happening movement wise on the layout but I’m going to start the electrics in the next couple months. Best regards Simon

[@colinstuartsmith]

Bob Ross would call those ponds a happy accident

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Haha good description!

[@ChrisMarshallUS]

I agree that the cloudy stuff makes it look realistic

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Thanks!

[@JulianLane-l8v]

Great vid Simon thanks once again. Who’s points do you use in those sidings 👍🏼

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Hi Julian, they are standard Peco but with the horrible plastic mouldings cut out. I’ve yet to insert some false sleepers in yet though which makes a massive improvement in how they look. Best regards. Simon

[@JulianLane-l8v]

@ thanks Simon I wondered if you had amended them. Thanks for your vids, you demonstrate easy ways to do things which I find really helpful. Did you add extra wires underneath the points to help cut out dead spots in them?

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Jolie vidéo! Le son est quand même fort, comment faite vous pour le supporter? Stéph.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

I will look into the sound apologies! Best regards! Simon

[@cedarcam]

When I used static grass I did the same as you on one section and found it looks the best another section I sprayed too much Peco scenic spray over the first layer and it dried like frost on the grass Great I thought because that was just what I wanted and was going to spray a bit of white over, so although you use varnish you may like to try that out.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

I will try that .. there’s always so many different ways to get the same results ! Thanks. Simon

[@cedarcam]

@@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428 Yes there is not really a wrong way. I went to Manchester show today 14/12/2024) and bought some Treemendus scenics I mentioned you were using them on youtube and he said your the 2nd person who has told me that today. :)

[@JasonFelminghamLee]

The cloudy water in the pond could have come from a discarded tin of white paint. I don't know if you can get miniature dolls house sized tins of Dulux

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Hi Jason looks like it’s actually the DAS clay making the resin cloudy as someone else has suggested. Still, it doesn’t look too bad to be honest ! Thanks again. Simon

[@JK-zx3go]

Can I ask about the use of mdf for some of the track bed. No concerns it will sag over time? Seen some horror shows in that regards.

[@bramelsheretan]

do you watch Sarah Bell and all the updates on the rail construction, between you it is amazing

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

No but I will do now thanks !

[@kellypaws]

Sorry, but if someone at OO or N sets to work with an 80 watt soldering iron, they're going to burn their track to bits. Extremely rapidly. That's really bad advice. I know it works for you, but I would very strongly suggest that viewers look elsewhere for soldering guidance as there is a lot here to want to never do. I wouldn't want to comment but for the fact I don't really want people destroying their track following the advice in good faith.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Fair comment I have modelled in OO and used an 80w iron with no ill effects. I did mention with N gauge a 25w iron would work. I guess it’s how long you actually hold the iron onto the track. Anyway appreciate your comments Simon

[@kellypaws]

@ Good luck with the build. Kind of wish you’d picked an easier scope to do the layout. It feels like chasing a rainbow to finish all of that. A labour of love. Or some days, just a labour.

[@britainsbiggestmodelrailwa1428]

Well I do like a challenge and I’m definitely guilty of choosing ridiculously big ones! Still, I finished Heaton Lodge phase 1 in 8 years - phase 2 is much easier as there is so much less landscaping. Best regards & have a great Christmas. Simon