I Made an Inglenook Model Railway Layout

A shunter must shunt.
Just a little follow up to the other model train video to tide you over until we finish our Halloween video. Which also isn't about wargaming, the thing people are actually subscribed for. We are good at KZbin.
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[@BertramMoranda]

The countdown to Wib's inevitable Lamenters themed railway set has started.

[@loadeddice4696]

The Crying Scotsman

[@Cage532]

A forces of Lamenters holding a railway station to allow civilians to flee to safety would be on brand for the Lamenters.

[@SimonClark]

The Lamenters were 100% a casualty of the Beeching report

[@freakishuproar1168]

@@loadeddice4696 Nice xD A faction of weeping space train engineers is the faction 40K we never knew we needed.

[@alexswindley-wilson2762]

it's cursed wtih permenant leaves on the line and the replacment bus services was hijacked by the minotaurs and the mariens malevolant because they needed to fill their utter cunt quotas

[@grantboardman7880]

Not a model train person myself, but I am a Wib kinda person...I love hearing people talk about things they are interested in.

[@davidshea6272]

To cover up the electrical connection, a lot of shunting yards have a little shed for the shunters or drivers to stand in when its pissing it hard with rain and your train is a long way off. A little shed would cover the connection and could be removed for maintenance/repairs.

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

Nice work! For your first layout that looks superb, the inglenook is a really great project for modellers who don't have much space. Well done 👍

[@SnipeandWib]

Thank you very much! Especially since it was one of your videos where I learned how to do ballasting :)

[@ThatModelRailwayGuy]

@@SnipeandWib Ah brilliant! Glad to be of service 😃

[@kanehood3478]

Im watching this whilst planning my inglenook layout, also my first layout, and im planning on it being modular to connect with a larger layout in the future, my only differences are slightly longer to fit larger locomotives and the curve after the furthest away points on mine is another set of points ( heading towards the head shunt end) on it so i can have an engine shed. But this will need some kind of jump for the power as closed points will cut the power to the engine shed, yours is a beautiful little layout and i hope you dont mind me taking inspiration from it

[@jamesfrancis7025]

As my Warhammer focused younger brother always comments on my model railways... "It needs more skulls!" Great little project, be warned though model railways grow, not always in size but most often in detail 😁

[@DFloyd84]

If you stick a big skull on the smokebox door, you can call it Thomas the Chaos Engine!😄

[@InquisitorGrox]

The urge to build my own little train thing grows every time I see you post something. You build yourself a mighty fine shunting set up there!

[@mariusdragoe2888]

We need to have an episode where snipe reviews your train stuff

[@KateHolden]

Yes. We need objective model train reviews.

[@soupalex]

Objective Rolling Stock Reviews

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

Throw in some curve balls such as limited editions or o gauge. Then get snipe to play higher or lower or similar. The cost will probably make people balk and maybe consider 40k actually affordable with care

[@j.bat.8235]

For what's worth coming from a random stranger on the internet, I'm rooting for you having all the space you need for whatever diorama you want. This all is honestly heartwarming.

[@johnland7318]

To help the dodgy coupling problem, with your wagons? After I had chosen my 8 distinctive wagons, for my Inglenook setup, I removed the front hook from each wagon and added weight to make them ride better, 25 grams per axle. This just makes the uncoupling very simple and the trucks ride the points smoothly, but a tiny magnet glued into a 6mm dowel does not easily lift the entire wagon but will lift the hook up, to allow you to push the trucks apart.

[@freakishuproar1168]

The darker green flock for the grass looks nice in my opinion. Gives it a mildly stark feel, like any bit of green next to a train line in the West Midlands might be. It's oddly homely to me :p I honestly wish I had something more insightful to say Wib. I'm not a train person, but seeing you relive a childhood passion has been genuinely heart-warming to watch :D

[@joeflitton8034]

Leagues of Voltann land trains confirmed.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

As someone who's slowly selling off their Warhammer collection, it's nice that there's still things on this channel that I can come back to. I wish you the best of luck with your railway shenanigans.

[@GiantRobotHobbies]

I had small train set as a child and I'm fairly sure my dad's train set is still in his attic. But I am fascinated by the idea of a T-gauge train set. T-gauge is absolutely tiny, from japan and aimed at the hobbyist with limited space, after seeing your video, I wonder how much of a layout one could do on a similarly sized shelf.

[@beardgoblin1090]

Nice one, you shunter! My partner and I have been quietly collecting bits and gubbins for several years, for our own 'fantasy train layout'. Like you, we don't really have the room for it. But we do have more than enough loot stashed for something like your swanky new layout. Really should be getting on with that - cheers for the inspiration!

[@fred_pickle0170]

It’s interesting to see what techniques overlap between this and warhammer - the ballast caught my eye for this especially. I could see glueing sand or other ground textures in the same way the ballast was done.

[@andrewjackson2011]

My mental health's just hit rock bottom, thank you for your videos they have stopped me doing something stupid

[@SnipeandWib]

Thank you for letting us know and we're glad that you're here. Please try to reach out to someone you can talk to if you can, because the world is a better place with you in it ❤

[@briankuhn8997]

I took a picture of each car, glued to cardstock, and use that for the puzzle. Just shuffle the cards and you are ready to start

[@anotherzingbo]

Well that signal box really gave me nostalgic flashbacks to my childhood, as I had the same building albeit in a different colour scheme on my childhood Hornby set. And the Mighty White branding on that truck was an unexpected reminder of my teenage years in the '90s!

[@TheBingusBox]

God this video gives me flashbacks to when i was like 5/6 years old. Me my dad and my brother had this massive board we built and painted and made a big oval track for it. I had a lot of the trains you have plus some fancier ones we got for our birthdays. Good video wib! love it!

[@blastvader]

MOAR! Could you put the power doo-dad in a little signalman's shed or something to hide it when not in use?

[@beardgoblin1090]

Oh, a little track side coal bin with a hinged lid to access the terminals! (don't mind me, taking notes for building my own shunting board with the stuff I have!).

[@JustAGamerA]

that is a nice looking siding. Switching or shunting you across the ocean like to say is the heart and blood of railroading. You can run all the large road trains you want, but they dont help anyone until they get switched at an industry.

[@jamescampos8128]

Neat trick I learned from an armor modeler, you can also get PVA to sink into basing material better by putting isopropyl alcohol on the area first. The important thing is you just want to break the surface tension so the PVA glue sinks into the material rather than congealing on top.

[@Maurice00PA]

Nicely done. I built one recently as well, though in N-scale. I found putting the power connection at the extreme left end of the layout, the bridge end on your layout, helps hide it. You also could build a little shed or pile of ties to hide the connection. Of course, you haven't finished as you can always add more details. A car for the operator in the tower, cattle or sheep in the field or some people to populate the are. Cheers!

[@Kroeghe]

I remember my older cousin used to have a circle of rails (I'm not sure that's the correct way of saying that but hopefully you get my meaning) mounted on a piece of plywood the size of 2/3 of a standard door. He stored it behind his wardrobe. It was very practical, took up practically no space, and hooking it up for play took like two minutes. Obviously, it had no miniature houses etc - just rails. I was thinking about doing something like that for my old model train. Another idea was to do the same thing but actually putting the ground and miniatures on it - and then storing it on a wall, hanging like a big poster. I think it's perfectly doable. You could even put a plexiglass lid on it so it doesn't gather dust. The obvious downside is that with that thing on a wall everyone who visits would immediately know I'm into miniature trains - but let's be real, I'm also into Big Hairy Spiders, so for most onlookers miniature trains are a big step up. (I'm a bit self-conscious about my various interests like models or LEGO and I've discovered that also having a bunch of hairy spiders works wonders to warm up people to things in my flat that AREN'T spiders. The "Thank god it's not spiders"-effect, if you will.)

[@chrisdabeard8790]

For a little shelf display piece, I think you've done an amazing job. Great video and looking forward to whatever video your fancy takes next.

[@rod.h8064]

Peco wired fishplates are the answer to the unsightly power blob. But that means fitting them at track laying, before ballasting and making a hole in the surface for the wire to pass through. Also, some sort of feet on the board bottom wouldn't hurt, makes it easier to pick up.

[@Blacknight8850]

I kept seeing that SPIERS carriage in the lineup and thinking it said SPIDERS - if I ever did make a little diorama like this that's exactly the sort of sight-gag I'd be putting everywhere I could, lol.

[@YossarianVanDriver]

Inglenook Shuntingpuzzle sounds like a rejected Princess Bride character...

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

Translation note. "Pap e yay mash shay" is english for Paper ma shay

[@Huckleberry_Sid]

Very neat! I love the idea of making a little display that's also a functional puzzle. Awesome work.

[@YMS09D]

this refills me with the urge to get back to my garden railway, waiting for finances to catch up with my ambition is a chore, but its gunna be worth it!

[@MrTumnus1987]

YAY! Very happy to be one of the commenters on the last video to suggest this and it’s brought us to this wonderful video, looks ace, well done!

[@cetx]

This is so cool. I got into OpenTTD a few years ago, and keep thinking how cool it would be to build a shelf around my office walls and build a railway around it. I never thought to do just a single terminal.

[@darkflame8]

With the power connector, I always found that putting a little shed or other scenic detail over it can make it fit in.

[@DashCamSheffield]

Smokey Joe = Daemon Prince of Nurgle

[@lagger7772]

I’m not into model trains but it’s always fun when my railway job has relevance outside of work

[@morph1648]

I’m not really a train person but for some reason I’m living this mini series. You could continue it on wib does stuff if you want and if you get sense that people enjoy it as much as I do.

[@aidanquiett668]

I also wish to suggest you print out some paper to use as the backdrop. No worries for damage, and you can either tape it to the shelf or use cardboard as a sort of stand

[@madmerlinsart]

Rather nice and inspiring video. I think they layout looks good as is, but if you personally want the brighter green, go ahead. For something like a shunting layout, a power track is handy as you can easily disconnect the power source for storage and thus not damage wires, etc. Plus, it can easily be covered over with a small lineside hut. 3:25 I love the "going back to preschool" style of model making. Recently, I made some woods for my Middle-Earth table, and it felt like an episode of Blue Peter. 😅

[@SimonClark]

For both your and our sakes I really hope you can make a full layout before too long Wib!

[@SnipeandWib]

It's the dream!

[@lordofuzkulak8308]

@@SnipeandWibmake it 40k themed and it’ll double as a 40k board - just think of the space you’ll be saving! 😜

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

​@@lordofuzkulak8308the buildings would make it look like they are having a battle in a miniature village as 40k is much closer to o gauge (1:43) than oo gauge (1:76). Though technically it is closest to s scale, but that's not really a very good option in terms of commercial availability. 😊

[@mikevincent8728]

This video was just... absolute tonic for the soul. A++

[@spamuraigranatabru1149]

This is a heart warming little project to see!

[@atshinkansen7439]

If you do get to building the larger model railway, it might be worth including an interchange track off the edge of the layout that you could connect this Inglenook layout to!

[@gearhead_james]

Now this is something to get behind! My Dad has wanted a set for years, but he doesn't have the space (well, strictly speaking he does, but it might get a bit annoying for my mother😂). This however might be enough to let him have a half way house! Awesome idea and great video ❤

[@shouphf]

Amazing work. These videos give me something to talk about with the train guys at the hobby shop where I work.

[@monsvillerailways5736]

Great work. Spray adhesive or dilute PVA glue on the grass areas you want to lightening and sprinkle on some burnt grass fine turf and you'll be surprised at how good it looks to break up the dark colour. Happy Modelling. 👍

[@bighatdinokh]

Wib: "I've got some shunting to do". Me: *shudders from memories of the film Society*

[@daviddalglish9430]

Hot new train content just dropped 😍. I love the usual content you guys put out but there is something about model trains that touches some ling dormant piece of my soul.

[@ThomasMurch]

My favourite House Robot from Robot Wars, whenever anything happens: 10:18

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

Might be worth checking out nearby model railway clubs until such time as space allows you more than an inglenook puzzle (which is great in itself). Could be the best way to get a feel for where the hobby is and maybe learn some useful skills. If you learn electronics for model railway projects you'll probably find doing things adding leds to warhammer a doddle by comparison.

[@ConquistadoraDeLaEstrella]

there is a more advanced version of an Inglenook which plays around with both wagons and coaches, but that's definitely something that requires a lot more pre-planning to put together, both in terms of how you build rakes and you also need to use coaches that are the same length as a a multiple of the wagons (ie, 2 wagon lengths or 3 wagon lengths). That'd be how you could do a small shunting puzzle that also uses passenger stock.

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

There's also a variation that introduces a pack of playing cards and the concept of cripple wagons you have to move out. The simple addition of just a fiddle stick would also add more options and not increase the amount needing storage as it will just be a small length of wood.

[@rexfrancorum7173]

Lovely!

[@rmkarros]

I'm loving these train videos, defibatly bring me back to childhood (had an ho set and friends dad had a full train table)

[@Pandapeep]

"It's not based on any livery" Other than Thomas the Tank Engine?

[@Kingboy]

That's a nifty little layout, I'm digging it. On the subject of soldering-it's really a pretty simple skill to pick up for at least basic wiring work, and a soldering iron is a generally handy hobby tool to have around for a great many hobbies, so may be something worth pursuing in the future if'n ya get the hankering. Also, would possibly lead to my hitherfore unbeknownst need for a Wib/Big Clive crossover video…

[@SymbioteMullet]

So this is the episode where we discover that Wib is an acronymn standing for "Whimsy is Based"

[@alexandernelson3273]

From someone who knows little of model trains, but who has messed around with 40K scenery a lot - have you considered hiding your controller connection by incorporating it into the bridge? Cut a notch for the plug-in point and you can mask it off nicely.

[@clockmonkey]

Thanks for that. Triggered a lot of Happy memories of my Dads interest in Model Railways.

[@mayflower2765]

i love watching these videos with a cup of tea

[@pacman1386]

You have inspired me to do a similar project with my trains! Thank you.

[@tigerstein]

Great little layout! I plan on doing something like this in the future, seeing that in our current house I got no space for a layout, unlike in our previous one. Also luckily I have old Märklin locks from my grandfather, and I also bought a lot of stuff when I had the space for it previously, and so I have a DB class V60 switcher lok, which can unhook automatically when I reverse the lock. So no need to manually fiddle with the couplings.

[@laguaridadelgremlin]

Man I _never_ cared for trains and all it took you to get me interested was 40 seconds. Nice.

[@margathapai4010]

I was a doing a run on FTL, a roguelike video game, and I got so distracted and delighted by this video I died.

[@Mechanicoid]

I love seeing this. Hopefully you get to explore more model railroading in the future. Possibly a Timesaver switching layout?

[@saltfreegamer]

Nice one! I'm inspired to do the same with my z-scale collection now. Cheers!

[@jims6323]

Jolly good show from Pennsylvania, the "Duracell" tanker is boss!

[@henderson2394]

This is a first attempt? It looks awesome, the full layout is gonna be off the chain!

[@ironvader502]

Idk why but I always found model trains incredibly charming

[@Mullers1]

Excellent work Wib. Nicely done!

[@rey-o]

this was great, I love checking out model train sets!

[@Greycatuk]

So might I suggest recreating the Trolley Problem with some Lamenters; Or a battle over the privatisation of the railways, featuring Gazkhull as the Head Tory (obv).

[@voidimperatrix406]

Very nice as usual, I think model railways will be my old person hobby

[@PeachyPixel28]

Static grass is so fun, but good luck doing something that large 😂

[@aleopardstail]

first attempt... this works *far* better than the one I have, I noticed a distinct lack of nudging the thing to get it to move for one. also looks really good, mine has ballasting, in some areas, trouble is its a bit bigger (4'x2'6") and as such tends to attract clutter nicely done though

[@TheGrayfrog100]

I like the build, I have a lot of OO/HO stuff i am going to make into a steampunk War rig style layout and running gear.

[@Mr_Bunk]

That is a gorgeous little idea for a setup. Consider my non-model-train mind blown.

[@benlloydjones]

flipping delightful!

[@weirds0up]

Well that was a nice and relaxing video for a Monday afternoon

[@CynUnion-ji9uj]

I wonder how hard it would be to make a shunting puzzle that is basically just a tower of hanoi puzzle.

[@aidanquiett668]

You should try and hide the power hookup by putting some kind of small structure over it. Like a workmen's booth or a signal station

[@animeator]

Oooh. Delightful. And excellent map if you ever play a train-adjacent rpg.

[@asteroidrules]

I'm kinda curious now just how much of an overlap there is between tabletop wargames and model railroading. I personally was into O gauge model railroads long before I heard of Warhammer, and I've seen a couple people creating 40k themed model trains. Really nice tiny layout, you packed a lot of detail into not a lot of space.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Shunting flip !

[@philipgrosvenor8299]

TRAINS FOR THE TRAIN GOD! Just kidding. More Train content pls!

[@GiantRobotHobbies]

perhaps Wib could do a custom 40k Rogue Trader Locomotive to steam the Lamenters into battle?

[@WilCornish]

Eyeing the shelves behind me in my study and worrying about my finances.

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

I darent think about the content of the wardrobe here. Given some locomotives cost 300 quid alone (though those are exceptions and special items) I don't think I want to work that out!

[@Nigelius]

Has Wib done the hobby equivalent of drinking from the wrong grail? His hobby tastes are aging at an accelerated rate! Next he’ll be down the park with an RC plane! I’m being a snide arsehole, I’d quite happily watch anything Snipe and Wib turn out (and I really like model trains).

[@frostedbutts4340]

What's the end stage, building ships in a bottle?

[@teecefamilykent]

Brilliant video!

[@davidshea6272]

It is very strange seeing my job being someones hobby. I've done this exact puzzle in yards (generally, digging repaired wagons out of a cripple road) The trick, is to do it in the LEAST number of shunts and breaks. We can cheat sometimes because we can put stuff onto the mainline and bring it back into the yard via the same entrance (a short shunt)

[@Bluecho4]

Wib's "Train(ing) Arc" is going well, it seems.

[@sanguinumlacrimisofangeli3076]

I'm going to make a non-warhammer Gothic one now. Thanks Wib 🙏

[@fantasticfraggle]

What a lovely, cosey video!

[@craigbarnes6898]

A messed up train yard would look sick 4 a 40k setting

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

You would have to go up to o gauge really, oo as wib has here is too small really. O gauge is not very cheap at all really, some of the items could rival fw resin tanks or titans in cost.

[@namewastaken360]

I'm at 1:11 and stating my guess that the puzzle is some variation of the Tower of Hanoi.

[@themodelrailwayman5470]

More wib train content! I love it!

[@Lex-Cypher]

Thank you Wib

[@theshuttingdowns]

So the power input, i get you didn't want to do the soldering method, but the 'disguise as hedge' option was there

[@burtonupontrentrailwaystod8589]

Nice layout I positioned my power track panel under a bridge at the end of the layout so it cannot be seen

[@Chayat0freak]

ah, the trains of Hanoi

[@0z33y]

Nice I would be happy with that

[@lordofuzkulak8308]

9:51 - tank engine’s just missing the face on the front. 😉