Gowerton Parkway - Layout Update & Tour

[@standclear502]

Good progress on Gowerton, your layout has come far since its beginnings, that hillside fits really well 👌🏻 lovely shrubbery work 👍🏻. Oh long await the plant machinery to demolish 😀 that awkward retaining wall 😩 Originally believe The 43’s were modified with buffers for testing new equipment on the class 91s on the East coast Mainline! 👍🏻 Thanks for posting & look forward to more 👏👏👏

[@RailwayModellerBen]

Excellent work Marcus, Love the mainline Class 37 and the scenery and shrubbery is just superb. Great to see this update and very enjoyable watch

[@johne5854]

Excellent video. Very realistic scenery. Layout holds lots of interest.

[@GowertonParkway]

Appreciated John , thank you .

[@NewJunction]

Really enjoyed that as ever! Looking forward to more! 👍🏻

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you Mr Junction.

[@DudleyCentral]

Great to see you back, love the Virgin HST, looks ace on your layout!

[@lesbird2074]

You say you're a relative newcomer to the hobby. If that's the case, you're a quick learner. A very impressive layout. I particularly like the sweeping curves in the main line rather than them being straight.

[@wheezypalacemodels7726]

Hi Marcus, loving the new loco holding area. It will look great with the usual clutter bits and a small building. You’re cutting looks spot on in my opinion. Looks very realistic and natural. Looking forward to the next update, whenever it comes, after all, it’s not a race is it, more a hobby... Cheers for now, great work, Chris

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks Chris . I appreciate the comments and am glad to hear you enjoyed the video . I think the locomotive stabling point should work rather nicely when complete .

[@SFRATON]

Wow what a difference the painted back drop makes. Love you scenery work and it looks awesome. Well Done Marcus, look forward to next update. Kevin NZ

[@GowertonParkway]

SF-RATON-NZ the back scene certainly does tidy things up ! Thanks :-)

[@BrockwellLanemodelrailway]

Great loco mods and weathering- Right up my street.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks , glad you like the work done on the locos . They have been interesting if a little time consuming!

[@trainmanbob]

Great update....some interesting things ahead. Cheers, Bob

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you . Yes hopefully I’ll all pan out well !

[@thescrapline4905]

Enjoyed that Marcus! The new hillside and all that greenery is looking spot on. Love it! Keep them coming and I might even see if I can get down to the show. Tim.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks Tim . I’m pleased it’s coming together all ok . We would love to see you at the Swansea show.

[@DungeWoodRailway]

Hi Marcus Great update and Im liking that scenery by the tunnel it looks superb. Nice work on the HST and 37. Keep up the great work. ATB Paul

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks Paul , much appreciated

[@shannonman2]

Hi Marcou,great to have you back,love your layout.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you for the kind words .

[@gazclass58]

Been a long awaited update Marcus but much enjoyable watch loving what you have done absolutely brilliant modeling 👍

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you for bearing with me :-)

[@onnomulder9775]

Great update Marcus!! I I enjoyed it very much! Cheers Onno.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks onno !

[@darrelldeltic807]

Brilliant update and lovely running session Marcus, HST’s look great, I’m a big fan of dvt’s in various guises and my favourite I’ve got is a virgin cross country version , keep up the good work mate and look forward to seeing more in the future, cheers Dazza

[@GowertonParkway]

Cheers mate . Glad you are a fan of the work done so far :-)

[@leilacentral1883]

This is looking really good. I'm a big fan of your layout but i will admit we are our own harshest critiques. Your ideas and plans sound good and looking forward to seeing the progress. All the best Clint at Leila Central.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks clint . I’m sure it’ll all take time , but things are moving in the right direction for certain!

[@gs425]

Hi Marcus. The best way to deal with the diagonal truss braces is to do a shut and cut. By that I mean fix a similar section piece above (or below) the section you want to remove. The wood should be screwed not nailed, and overlap at least three trusses. Once fixed you can then cut out the part that goes through your back scene area. If in doubt ask a chippy or builder who works on new builds.

[@mikeuk4130]

Please don't change it too much! It's great to see a layout with realistic scenery and a decent roster of sensibly-weathered locos and liveries from one era, as opposed to the sort where every loco that's ever been appears, shiny and new, in the same square metre and at the same time.

[@BritishRail60062]

I am liking the development on the layout Marc. That Virgin HST looks great and adds uniqueness to the model railway in my opinion :). All the best Ash.

[@GowertonParkway]

Transport & Simulation Hub Thanks Ash , it was something I was keen to have a go at . The acquisition of the spare power car allowed me to have a crack without worrying too much if it went wrong !

[@scottmcneil1150]

beautiful modelling, a pleasure to see

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks , appreciate it !

[@collinsngauge5493]

Hi Marcus Very interesting update always very informative. Colin

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks Colin , I’m glad you found it interesting.

[@jackharrison6771]

Your grass looks real. It's never just one uniform 'idealised' shade of green, but dynamic, in this case, like it hasn't rained for a while.

[@fjrboy]

Superb fairplay, great modelling skills

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you !

[@holybrookejunction4758]

Great update, layout looks awsome. All the best Al

[@GowertonParkway]

Holybrooke junction Thanks , glad you enjoyed it !

[@markosolowey5887]

A great update and a fantastic layout.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thank you

[@nigelcarter9503]

Marcus, I like the 58's. Some good ideas there. I bit of filler will hide the carpenter and would be much more pleasing to your eye. An idea only not, criticism as I have not done any woodwork since I left school, 50 years ago. You are doing great.

[@ewoodrailway]

Looking very nice and realistic, a credit to your hard work

[@johncarvil498]

Great update, just a thought a piece of hardboard 12 inches pined on top of the rafters and painted the same as the side back scene would hide hide rafters. cheers John.

[@GowertonParkway]

John Carvil Hi John , interestingly , I did try that , but it completely closed up the feel of the layout , it had a really strange effect and made it feel small . I don’t really know why though !

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Looking good , nice running session .......Peter

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks . Hope to bring you more running sessions in due course :-)

[@otterlyamazing2605]

where would you suggest i go to get diacast cars?

[@AmeryJunction]

Nice update mate ! Keep it up and I never thought you would get blue backscenes. Thought you like proper ones, from when you saw Guernsey beach . Well I think it looks great !

[@GowertonParkway]

The problem with photographic back scenes in the loft is working around those rafters , it’s almost impossible to mount a back scene , so the plain blue works . It gives me a nice bit of height that I couldn’t previously achieve .

[@AmeryJunction]

Gowerton Parkway , well it looks great I’m a fan of blue back scenes as you know from Steve’s ! 😂

[@GowertonParkway]

Simple but effective & doesn’t distract the eye from all the hard work done on the layout!

[@AmeryJunction]

Gowerton Parkway agreed mate looks great

[@TrentValleyRailway]

Great finish on the virgin hst power car with buffers, would have been great to see the before and after of upgrading the East Midlands version

[@GowertonParkway]

Trent Valley Railway - if you search for Gowerton Parkway on Instagram, there are some progress shots on there :-)

[@glenshielrailway5696]

Big job but it may be worth you painting the entire ceiling! That's what I intend to do in my loft as I do find the plain sky blue backscenes add so much more to a layout than the photo-realistic ones. They're great for photography but (imo) for just sitting back and watching the trains go by you just can't beat the plain blue as it makes the layout itself 'pop.' I find the photo scenes distract from the layout and you just don't get the depth or illusion of distance from them. Plain sky blue with a few clouds sponged on to the higher bits and just a few trees lower down is the way to go for me! Layout is looking great and that embankment (looking at the one outside my window) is spot on! Mike.

[@GowertonParkway]

Definitely won’t be painting all the roof . It would all need boarding up , and itd be pretty tricky and time consuming to do now . I agree with you though . The blue has worked well to provide a nice clean background.

[@nigelcarter9503]

The Rhmmey Valley, it where I live and hear the 37's coming up, as they are running again.

[@GowertonParkway]

Ah yes , I see them every day at Cardiff Central - well , hear them first !!

[@garethw8884]

Wow your video just popped up on my recommendation list. Glad it did love your layout. I know you want to change it but i personally like your retaining wall. Maybe a flat surface and then a mini seen going on. Just an idea

[@ButlersLane]

Great video and love the layout but may I ask how do you for the wire couplings on to the locos like on the mainline 37

[@GowertonParkway]

It’s literally a piece of 0.7mm wire bent to shape , placed into holes drilled into the bufferbeam

[@ButlersLane]

@@GowertonParkway ok cool thanks for that I can maybe have a go at that now also please could you subscribe to my channel would mean a lot

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Totally brilliant 👍

[@robd2184]

Looks great, especially the new cutting which is excellent scenically. Great period to model ! I’d also like a 37055, but like you dont think it’s worth £170

[@GowertonParkway]

I don’t think any Bachmann 37 is worth that kind of money . It’s worth remembering that the tooling for that model is now ageing . You can get freshly tooled models for much less now.

[@stmichaelshill7421]

Really nice update Marcus! I have a question about the static grass you use... Which static grass do you use and which applicator to you use? The results are wonderful. Looking forward to the Swansea show - might see you there.

[@GowertonParkway]

It’s a mixture of brands - WWS , Green Scenes , and Woodland Scenics. These have been done with a peco applicator .

[@brentleajunction]

Hey there great update its coming on great now can I come to yours and play trains all day lol I wish mine was like this as for the hot wire am getting mine tomorrow when its pay day lol can you not make your own scenery like I've done bought a blender and made my own stuff cost at first but I make my own can i ask you you to take a pic of a loco next to the fence i want to see how high it looks?? Cheers Paul

[@bridgwatersidings5781]

Found the video interesting as I am about to remove a bus station and re build it in to a TMD. I have all the bits just havnt had time to start yet. Ive posted a couple of videos, not good quality, of my layout in a 20 foot shipping container but no one viewed them probably because they couldnt find them. If your interested to have a look search Bridgwater sidings. Theres no e in bridgwater.

[@GowertonParkway]

I’ll have a look. You should share the videos on Facebook etc so people know they are out there .

[@johnreyortiz6154]

Looking good the layout , takestime ,same set up on locos il have that period ,hope someone can do good video of the show and stands what for sale kev philipines

[@markhudson2684]

Great to see you back I’m with you so tempting to sell all my Hornby HSTs, but won’t, have converted to DCC? If so any issues and what decoder? Thanks Mark

[@GowertonParkway]

Dcc upgrade is easy . Any 8 pin chip will work fine with these .

[@pengambridgemodelrailwayoo515]

Great stuff!

[@GowertonParkway]

Paul Coombes thanks!

[@lesfez1875]

Impressive, but its very maroon, do you like EWS?

[@GowertonParkway]

No I hate Everything about EWS 😉

[@malcolmone1]

nice to see you back ,good layout,yes you can allways see room for improvement,really no model layout should be seen in one go ,allways have that thing ,of having features ,that are not seen from afar ,

[@GowertonParkway]

I agree with you . The way I’m working on re-vamping the layout is very much in sections.

[@nickedwards2904]

Great layout mate , great video too. I must say though i personally think the HST in the virgin livery is probably the worse livery it has been in lol EWS maroon with creme is very close behind that too . It is weird how liveries can cause such a debate but always good to have :-)

[@GowertonParkway]

Haha , interesting you should say that . I love both of those liveries . If you want the worst livery a HST has been in , for me it’d be a Cotswold Rail one !

[@nickedwards2904]

@@GowertonParkway think we are different era's lol That is one great layout though, even if all your stock is in the wrong livery ;-)

[@michaeledwards5981]

Marcus Colas rail network rail D B Schenker horrible stuff naughty naughty Each to there own . From steam mid 90's modern image we all have are preferred era 😁 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃