Building a Modular Layout Episode 8 - What happened at the Statfold Barn Show will SHOCK you!

Hello everyone,
Today's the day - taking the layout that we've been working and stressing over for months, and assembling it for the first time at the Statfold Barn Railway's Model Railway Show.
The question is, as it's all untested, will it actually work?
This Series is sponsored by our friends over at Grainge and Hodder - check out their website here!
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This video is sponsored by our good friends at LCut Creative - check out their website here!
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A massive thank you to the Statfold Barn Railway for inviting us along to the show - it's been a blast! Check out other events coming up here: www.statfold.com/
A video featuring:
Lawrie - Presenter, taking control,
Lozz - Organiser, in a mad panic,
Alex - Cameraman, amazed by the modular,
Ben - Cameraman, amazed by the modular,
Nick - Modeller, amazed by the modular,
Dave - Modeller, amazed by the modular,
Becca - Modeller, amazed by the modular,
Tag - Modeller, amazed by the modular,
David - Modeller, amazed by the modular.
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[@rorythomson8763]

"Lawrie's broken"!🤣😂🤣😂 Oh look GUBBINS!

[@trainswithnickyt]

At one point, you had both myself and Dave operating the mainline, each of wearing that same t-shirt, albeit different colours

[@rorythomson8763]

@@trainswithnickyt love it!

[@lmm]

I very much was 😂

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

What I really like about the stock on this layout is that it's not all brand new ready-to-run stuff, you've got that old 37, prairie, collett goods, and 1400 that belongs to Lawrie. One of the main consists, the set of 3 blood and custard mk1s, are from the 1980s. The 2800s as well are from the 1990s, but it just shows even if something is old, it won't just give up on you!

[@lmm]

Yeah, they're all mine 😂 The 2800 in black I wanted when I was 5 and saw it in the 1993 catalogue! I like the old stuff, and when Charles couldn't make it, he was bringing most the stock - so I figured bring a load of older stuff, it'll hopefully run where as some modern might not.

[@bentullett6068]

I also enjoyed this aspect of the modular railway.

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

@@lmm I was desperate to go, hopefully your modular layout will be at other shows complete with Charles' module, right?

[@lmm]

@@Northerner_Transport_Hub we have plans to visit some other shows

[@borderlands6606]

I liked the variety of trainset controllers pressed into service.

[@QALibrary]

very well done one and all - esp Lawrie - for not blowing all the fuses and burning down the place and esp for building his layout in such a way it did not split in half

[@lmm]

They're amazingly sturdy boards!

[@mikepetersen2927]

I hope Charles is OK. Sorry to not see all of his work come to fruition. Kudos to the team for "the show must go on" spirit and success!

[@lmm]

It was a real panic when we started, and frankly we're all amazed we got it to work.

[@sawyerawr5783]

"So this is the turntable motor." It's okay Lawrie: that one broke me too.

[@lmm]

I was not expecting that to happen 😂

[@leightonmoreland]

The scenery turned out really well and looks really consistent! Good job all!

[@lmm]

Thank you, we were very impressed!

[@peterlaband]

Was a absolute joy to see this working, and looking so good - after seeing the earlier videos was not expecting this when i saw you at the show. Also, I know it was not planned, but watching two operators really having to hand trains over to each others sections was better than any working signalling or some such nonsense! Thanks

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. It made us very happy!

[@sonofdat]

From start to finish, this series has been awsome to watch. Great work guys.

[@lmm]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@sonofdat]

@lmm definitely do it again some time!

[@allantavener7378]

Great layouts and show everyone, nice to see you included a rail replacement routemaster in as well, excellent series

[@Taggart00]

Yay someone got that

[@lmm]

Thank you very much

[@Valleys56xx]

Worked then. Blimey, I'm well impressed, people coming together to build something bigger than its parts. Well done, folks :)

[@lmm]

Thank you, we were impressed too!

[@Arjay1127]

I was disappointed until the end...I was going to ask about "Wait, isn't someone going to run a model of Lawrie's Ruston???" and then there it was! You guys did a fantastic job, congratulations! Teardown is always easier, but also a bit sad after running trains all day (or two, or three).

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! It was really sad after the show ended, so much time and effort was invested to get it there.

[@Arjay1127]

@@lmm yes, but then you get to thinking "Okay, what can we do for the next one?" The modular group I belong to now has enough four foot and six foot modules to build a full loop layout ten feet wide by eighty feet long because of that thinking.

[@darksider_video]

Great video mate, it's really impressive what you all managed to pull off. The layout is even more impressive in person, but the video captures most of it 👍🏻

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@jaymesmith7361]

Growing up with thomas as much of us did many, many years ago. Your section at 33:10 reminded me of the excellent work the model makers did on the show. Well done to all of y'all!!

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! High praise indeed

[@SilverGear_]

A tremendous effort and a thoroughly good watch, great work everyone. Its a shame the centrepiece couldn't make the show, but that's railway modelling for you, warts and all.

[@lmm]

Hopefully next time! Glad you enjoyed it

[@Studio23Media]

This was a very enjoyable series. Your layout turned out so great, Lawrie!! 🤯

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! We're all very proud!

[@John_N_Quay_Harbour]

Congratulations on getting it working against the clock - and on producing a professional video of it

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@BrooksMoses]

Excellent! It was great to see it all come together and work. I'm just sad that this is the end of the series, though -- it would be fun to have a small "second season" of it where you video making some of the improvements that you were planning but didn't have time to get to, like making the improved railway museum and finishing up your lake (if you're still planning to add more "water" to it), and then showing it all together with the improvements and with Charles's section at another show.

[@lmm]

I think that's what will be happening. We've been invited to take it back to Statfold, bigger and better for next year, so this isn't the last of the Modular!

[@BrooksMoses]

@@lmm : Sounds good!

[@Cj1200-tz1gx]

Amazing job everyone. Can’t wait to get to see the layout in person with all the modules too

[@lmm]

Thank you very much. We're looking forward to getting it out again!

[@DubloAirfix]

Nice work, great success, well done!

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@Ensign_Redshirt]

that's something to be proud of! as I said on the day you put on a good show. I really look forward to seeing it again, with added Charles. It really was great to talk to a lot of you, please let us know where and when you are bringing it out for a play again.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! Thanks for coming to say hi. We'll let people know when we do out next show

[@matt_acton-varian]

Incredible accomplishment guys. Given the timeframe and the laat minute curveballs that could have gone much worse. Hopefully you get all your niggles fixed, and Charles' layout is ready for your next exhibition. I may recommend some working lamps on your underground mine, Lawrie, especially if it was as dark in real life as it showed on camera.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! There were lights, but the batteries were flat by the end of day 1!

[@matt_acton-varian]

@@lmm So there was more chaos that missed the cut? 🤣🤣 mind you, the battery failure was pretty tame compared to Loz' turntable motor. The fact that each module had something completely different to offer yet fitted together so well is a testament to all the creative hands involved.

[@lmm]

@@matt_acton-varian so much more that didn't get filmed due to the manic nature of it all!

[@rubenskiii]

Lawrie do you know that just over the pond in the Netherlands there will be a multiday event where the whole city of Dordrecht will be turned into Steam Mecca? It’s called “Dordt in Stoom” and this year they have their 20th edition! It’s organized from the 24th to the 26th of may. It includes steamtrains, ships, tractors, model railways, the full monty! I’ve been coming there since i was a toddler and it’s amazing.

[@lmm]

That sounds amazing!

[@andrewjames1190]

Great series. Would love to see you expand it. At least an appendix with Charles missing section would be great to see. But well done some of the best videos I have watched in a while.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! I think we'll be back for a second series!

[@tranmere292]

Thank you Lawrie and friends for a memorable series. You do what I would like to if only I was 40 years younger, better off and had the space. I can dream! Love to see more like it.

[@lmm]

We shall be doing more! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChrisHessert]

Well done, all!

[@lmm]

Thank you very much

[@stephencameron4032]

Hi Lawrie, glad to see it all came together beautifully, and everyone had a great time, shame about Charles not being able to make it,(maybe next time ), good to see Queen Anne's cameo role (I helped with some of her restoration at Aviemore), anyway,thanks for sharing,take care,all the best from Scotland,Stephen.

[@lmm]

Queen Anne has got to be one of the most attractive 48's out there. Good job for being part of that, and glad you enjoyed the video

[@bentullett6068]

This explains why the guys i was helping with from the Dawlish Warren layout said it looked chaotic on the set up day. I've only just realised why some of the trains on the Dawlish Warren layout were playing up with derailments and uncoupling during the show. We were in a hall with the cursed one.

[@lmm]

Ours was amazingly good. We were surprised by how few issues we had

[@bentullett6068]

@@lmm it was surprisingly reliable. Also you had older (more reliable) locomotives and rolling stock.

[@matt_acton-varian]

​@@bentullett6068Fair point. I have a couple of wagons from mid Noughties and they are noticeably lighter than wagons of a similar design and type that are much older. I have also found the newer stock easier to derail deliberately. I may add some small weights to the base of my rolling stock when I build a permanent layout to actually run them on.

[@CTDioramas]

Fantastic seeing everything finally come together! Great work and well done to everyone involved 👏

[@lmm]

Thank you very much

[@peddersmeister]

In the words of Young Mr Grace from Are You Being Served "you've all done very well!"😂 Seriously guys be proud of yourselves and a massive pat on the backs

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! We are pleased with ourselves.

[@rawstonemodelrailway]

Great series. Loved watching it all come together and seeing it at statfold. Be nice to see what else you do to it over time.

[@lmm]

We have lots of plans!

[@rawstonemodelrailway]

@@lmm Excellent. Look forward to see what you get up to ☺ 👍 🚂

[@Madonsteamrailways]

It’s certainly a lovely layout!! I absolutely adore it!! But if it was mine, it would be completely DCC!!

[@lmm]

The majority of our stock was DC hence the thought process of doing that

[@Madonsteamrailways]

@@lmm It’s done the way you need it. It’s a gorgeous piece of work, and I love it to bits!!

[@fishw]

Well done all involved Look forward to seeing it in the flesh sometime soon

[@lmm]

We're looking forward to getting it out again!

[@marklewis-hh2bc]

Was fantastic glad it all worked out fine in the end was nice to meet you hopefully see you there next year look forward to see what you come up with next

[@lmm]

Thank you very much, and thanks for coming to say hi. We're excited for the future too

[@lordsjaak]

really sad to hear that one table not finished. i hope in the next show it is possible? but still i am glad to see on the video that the layout does work and going strong

[@lmm]

Hopefully it will appear in the future!

[@lordsjaak]

@@lmm well i cross mine fingers for it. because i love to see how much work is getting on it the past few weeks

[@chazzyb8660]

It was awsome guys. I can only agree. Lovely stuff, and it all worked. Well apart from that turntable incident - comedy gold though Loz! Hope Charles recovers and is able to join in a future display. As Barrie (Cranworth Model Railway) might say, its lovely seeing you all "playing with your trains".

[@lmm]

I found it very amusing 😂

[@kymvalleygardensdesign5350]

What a wonderful layout well done lads, I know how tough and stressful it is to get things done by show day but what an achievement.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! We were so proud of it all!

[@adamcrane6306]

Good Moring Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels

[@lmm]

Hello

[@TimEaston]

A lovely video, I would love to see this is it doing any more shows, I couldn’t get to the show. Would love to see Lawrie’s oo9.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much. We're hoping to take it out more!

[@TimEaston]

@@lmm thats good thanks

[@MartiMartin-so8sm]

Really enjoyed the series. Thank you for all your hard work lads.

[@lmm]

You're most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it

[@tamarmolerick3814]

Looks like a lot of fun was had.

[@lmm]

It was indeed!

[@VintageRenewed]

Honestly the silliness was slightly tame. Really cool, but tame. I’ve done switching(shunting) of American freight cars using a gwr manor class along with running the flying Scotsman with double level Chicago commuter cars and an American flag sticking out the chimney

[@lmm]

It's our first show, we'll build to that

[@VintageRenewed]

@@lmm I look forward to seeing what happens next

[@PeterJewell2]

I raise you a Tri-ang Metro-Cammell DMU, with modified (vertical pin) coupling, B12 tender (suitable hole for pin one end, Tri-ang tension lock the other), and a Tri-ang Liverpool & Manchester coach. The same coach was also hauled by a Class 92 for a while -- that really did look incongruous!

[@WISDOMDUCK69]

Ah the chaos starts

[@lmm]

It did indeed

[@chambo8115]

Great job by all!

[@lmm]

Thank you very much

[@alanhassall2471]

It was grate to see you again As i said i was really impressed with what you all had made even the blue tack bridge lol Hope to see you up north again soon

[@lmm]

Thanks for coming over to say hi! We hope to get it out again soon too!

[@jimipolkerman8266]

Really loved watching this series, i’d love to see you and the lads do it again, but with less time restrictions!

[@lmm]

Hopefully next year!

[@BrooksMoses]

The trick with these things, of course, is that regardless of how much time you have, procrastination expands to fill most of the available time and "we could also do this!" ideas expand to fill the rest of it, so it still comes down to the mad rush at the end.

[@althejazzman]

This looked fantastic. Some bumpy bits but you had to make do. I hope you all slept for a week after this!

[@lmm]

At some point I'll catch up on sleep

[@simmonssquad8610]

Well done, glad it worked!

[@lmm]

So where we!

[@MRacer001]

i would love an in depth video of each module!

[@lmm]

We might do that

[@jeffheins6624]

Liked the whole concept

[@lmm]

Thank you!

[@TechGaming45]

Awesome.

[@lmm]

Thanks!

[@tryingagain14]

Like everyone said, it was a great job. Shame Charles board wasn't there this time. One thing that really amused me (other than the turntable motor-classic) was when you refered to the American consist as different looking. From Canada, that looked most normal to me.

[@lmm]

Thank you very much - it was different to the rest of the stuff we were running 😂

[@jamesc69]

What a great achivement in such a small lenght of time, you all should be soo proud. Pitty about Charles not making it. Well done Lawrie for adapting and making it work with what you had. I really wanted to come see it but I wasn't very well. Do you think you will be doing any other exhibitions with it?

[@lmm]

We're hoping to do some more!

[@user-cn4rg2bs4p]

Hi Lawrie. well done to get it running and well. Hope to see it in person some day. caroline

[@lmm]

Thank you very much. We hope to get it out more too!

[@myfavbuckets]

I was at the show on sunday and my mum liked the coal mine very much

[@lmm]

Thank you very much! I'm really pleased with how it came out

[@formercrow5242]

FINALLY!!!

[@lmm]

Hope it was worth the wait!

[@formercrow5242]

@@lmm absolutely - the assembled layout looks great!

[@Madonsteamrailways]

One of my trains is a digital sound Class 101 diesel multiple unit.

[@lmm]

Oh nice!

[@kentishman5179]

Absolutely fantastic video series. Any news on the Ruston restoration. I am looking forward to a footplate ride. I would love to see you do a 8 x 4 layout.

[@lmm]

Thank you! Yes, it's coming soon, loads of progress to share. We might do something like that

[@martinkaye1801]

I'm shocked. It worked!! Or should I say Lawrie's section😅

[@lmm]

As am I!

[@jbhtrams]

You'll have to build a Conway Castle loco and wagon 87 soon too! (Using Z gauge track???) Another project?

[@lmm]

I have thought about Z going in

[@SeaKing61]

I can't believe you sent Charles to live with Trev in Eastern Europe

[@Taggart00]

Well thats what happens when you don't bring the hash browns

[@lmm]

He's not been exiled yet!

[@dodrian]

I appreciate the LT 5700 at 26:26 - I've been wanting one myself but wondering what to pull behind it!

[@lmm]

They're really nice! I have the LT brakevan and one wagon, otherwise stock is a bit limiting. But then, that's the joy of running a model heritage railway.

[@WISDOMDUCK69]

My brother L 92 ON THE LAYOUT YESSSSS

[@lmm]

Good livery

[@WISDOMDUCK69]

Yep the real oun worked for London transport could you do a vedeo on it please

[@lmm]

@@WISDOMDUCK69 if I get the chance to, yes

[@WISDOMDUCK69]

Thanks lorry you the no 3 best you tuber in my opinion

[@lmm]

@@WISDOMDUCK69 I'll take that!

[@MichaelTagg1990]

Love it, fantastic layout and video, Am I hearing things or is one of team called tagg? I'm presuming that's surname like me haha once again great video.

[@Taggart00]

yes

[@lmm]

Yes it's a shortened version of his surname

[@MichaelTagg1990]

Cheers for replies guys, did think I was hearing things haha I regularly get called Tagg aswell, sometimes forget my actual name 😅

[@PeterJewell2]

@lmm I don't think your lake really needs any more 'water'. It looks good like it is, and there's a good chance that adding more resin might not work as you want. (And how about a DC supply for your mine lights, rather than the battery?)

[@lmm]

I'm actually really pleased with how it looks, so I'll likely leave it! Yes, that is part of my improvement plan 😂

[@JakeJowett-me8eg]

layout looks good will u be at the nec on either day?

[@lmm]

Yes, on Sunday

[@JakeJowett-me8eg]

@@lmm nice I might see u then

[@neil0081]

Please tell me that this layout will come out and play again!

[@lmm]

Yes it will!

[@j-master4-6-22]

25:39-26:19 Whenever you need a good laugh

[@lmm]

I found it very amusing 😂

[@SDE1994]

you know what that Plymouth needs, "ES&D" on the side

[@lmm]

What would that be?

[@TechJoe1994]

This reminds me. Been a while since I've seen a video on the rescue ruston. Is the renovation still going alright?

[@lmm]

Very well, new episode coming soon!

[@TechJoe1994]

@@lmm ah goodie 😁, I was starting to worry a bit after so long and thought naaah they must have been working on it since 😂 I'd love to do something like that if I was physically able. Sods law I finished car maintenance and bodywork and then couldn't physically do the job 🤦‍♂️ I just need to win the lottery and build my own little railway line haha.

[@henrybest4057]

Are there any plans for other shows? Seems a pity to go to all that effert for just one show.

[@lmm]

We're talking to people about some more.

[@2760ade]

@@lmm That would be great, especially if you were able to include the missing section!😀

[@bwilesuk]

First. Also - nice job everyone!

[@lmm]

Just missed it buddy

[@bwilesuk]

If it’s a heritage railway, I feel like it can run whatever it wants without it seeming silly? All sorts of combos exist is my thinking IRL.

[@lmm]

Pretty much, there are limits, but most stuff gets a pass.

[@PeterJewell2]

It's a bit niche, but one of my favourites actually happened on the Gloucester Warwickshire steam railway... They have a 3-car Class 117 DMU, and one of the driving cars was out for repair. To make up the set they used a second DMBSO, so they had a brake compartment in both driving cars, exactly like the Lima model, as Lima never made the non-brake driving car. So, real life was replicating the model!

[@jameshardy4354]

Do you know the 28xx did you take the smoke units out becuse they can melt the smoke box

[@lmm]

I don't think they're fitted from when I looked

[@Zebrails]

"Thumbs Up" No. 900 John

[@lmm]

Thank you very much!

[@paulusthegrey]

Headline: "Deadpan comedian breaks layout organiser!"

[@lmm]

I was not expecting the motor to have dropped off

[@notmuch_23]

There were huge problems and a scramble to kludge solutions? I am shocked, *SHOCKED!* ... Well, not _that_ shocked...

[@sawyerawr5783]

Honestly, I think we all knew deep down this was going to happen

[@lmm]

Shocked that it all worked!

[@Taggart00]

Will what happened shock me as much as when you used a static grass applicator?

[@lmm]

Probably not 😂

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

Too bad that GN Caboose was painted wrong.

[@lmm]

Oh was it?

[@josephbrandtner7713]

Do you have a mailing address?

[@lmm]

I do, drop me an email from the website

[@Trainmaster437]

@lmm me, and all the members of the @sandhillcentralrailway4447 Thank you and hope you love the Plymouth.

[@TheHatMusic]

The plymouth was quite remarkable in how well it ran. It also looked really quite at home trundling round. Such a lot of the board was just landscape and general scenery, so there were large sections where nothing pinned it to a particular country. The Plymouth looked right at home.

[@lmm]

Thanks guys, I think it's great!

[@Trainmaster437]

@@lmm32:32 the Plymouth ML-8 get some meat the Ruston, 48. What an exciting achievement now if only we could do that in real life.