July 2018 Layout Update

[@georgewyatt6712]

Hi great video love the 07 shuntter great loco, and good luck with the arrival your little lad, hope you don't have to many sleepless night. Regards George..

[@GowertonParkway]

George Wyatt Thanks George . I love the 07. It's such a good model.

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

Congrats on the little one mate. Layout is making very good progress. Brilliant modelling as always. It was great meeting you at the GCR and thanks for the shout out.

[@mattmaz2]

Great video 👍 all the best for next week and the arrival of your son ! See you in 18 years for the next update ! 😉😆

[@GowertonParkway]

mattmaz2 Thanks Matt - 1 week on and he's still a no show !

[@ukdieselandelectricrailway1890]

Great update there mate... and thanks for the plug. It's neat that you're going for the sand drag, and gratifying that something I suggested will be made. The question is... how are you going to achieve the look of it. Obviously, even a fine sand is going to be overscale... so I'm thinking some kind of powder could be used over a base layer. Bicarbonate of soda could work. Perhaps weathering powder. Perhaps you could take a visit to B&Q or a builders merchant that cuts wood and collect some MDF 'sawdust'. I think that would be fine, dusty and the right colour for the job. I think it's a good move to go for the fully scenic section of the layout... but I'm not sure rolling hills with sheep/cattle would look right. Your layout has a medium sized station with InterCity strains stopping, and a depot right next to ther scenic section. Given your layout is set as a medium sized town, it's probably going to be another mile or two down the line before you'd get to the 'countryside'. However, there is plenty of suburban scrub land on the edges of a town, where you'll get a few industrial units on one side of the track, with hilly unkept scrubland where it's grassy, but no mowing ever happens, which is surrounded with scruffy hedges and thorny bushes and trees around the edge. If you have some suburban backscene left over, you can have that in the background with a few houses peeking over the horizon in the distance, with the rough, but attracrively green scrubland in the foreground. Here's a couple of examples of what I mean, which may inspire you? goo.gl/maps/vWwK1ouRn8v goo.gl/maps/82tWwA398Sk goo.gl/maps/qctSJJh1hzC2 goo.gl/maps/JcL6WLKgCDM2 I think this one is perfect for you, and I can imagine the land rising up to require a tunnel. Good luck with the new baby! "Whatever babies need doing with them".... LOL, it sounds like your prepared for this new adventure in life!! Heh heh!!

[@darrelldeltic807]

Cracking progress Marcus, really good to see how much you’ve done in such a short space of time! Great update mate and good luck with new arrival, cheers Dazza

[@GowertonParkway]

Darrell Deltic Thanks Dazza. I'm pretty surprised how much I have done myself !!

[@NGaugeVideo]

I think you have done a cracking job on the TMD concrete. Looks very realistic. That 07 shunter does look cool, I also like the Janus shunter that has been realeased too. Good work and good to see progress. Best wishes to you and your family for your new baby👍

[@GowertonParkway]

Dave NGauge Thanks Dave . I'm glad you like the concrete. It's a pain to master !

[@gmantree]

Your not hanging about are you Marcus, The Depot is spot on, looks just right! also loving the 07. All the best on your new baby.

[@GowertonParkway]

gmantree Thanks mate ! Full speed ahead with the rejig ! I needed to get all.the loud stiff done before the baby arrives :-)

[@petercusden200]

Looks great. Flows a lot better. Sometimes less is more and opens the layout. Keep up the good work. Cheers Peter

[@GowertonParkway]

Peter Cusden I agree. I think the decision to keep it simple is the right one.

[@timyoung2830]

Good progress on the layout, looking really good. Thanks for the concrete tip I'll try that, as you, i seem to struggle with concrete as well. Love the Heljan, good colour. Best wishes to you and your wife on the addition and a heir to boot.

[@GowertonParkway]

Thanks Tim ! If you need any further advice on the concrete give me a shout !

[@johncarvil498]

Great update, the TMD looks the part, I like the Idea of using foam. All the best for the new baby..........John.

[@GowertonParkway]

John Carvil Thanks John . Give foam a go , it works a treat !

[@ozzyd9001]

good progress there and nice work. good luck and best wishes for you both next week

[@GowertonParkway]

paul andrews Thanks Paul !!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Just watched another fantastic update on your layout modification 😊 07 looks cool and great your wife understands you model railway interest 😊 Hope all’s goes well with your new family addition 😊 Ket us all know how it goes!! Cheers Stevie 😃

[@GowertonParkway]

TheDaf95xf Thanks Stevie ! The 07 certainty is a little masterpiece.

[@michaelchurchward3568]

Nice layout! Your detail is quite good. I use foam board from woodland scenic for all my roads and scribe the expansion lines and cracks into the surface, I think your track plan looks great and its nice to see you resisted the temptation to fill in the open area with more track. Keep up the great work. good luck with the newest family member! Mike

[@GowertonParkway]

Michael Churchward Thanks Michael ! Appreciate the comments. All the best !

[@NewJunction]

Love the progress and the 07 shunted livery choice! All the best to you both in the coming weeks, enjoy wiping Baby! :-D

[@GowertonParkway]

New Junction Thanks Richard . I wouldn't mind seeing this livery on New Junction !

[@NewJunction]

Gowerton Parkway bring it with you when you come for a visit! ;-)

[@GowertonParkway]

New Junction Deal !

[@spare1114]

Love that barbie HST. I hope you do a video on it, cheers.

[@GowertonParkway]

Spare1 Yep I certainly will. Gradually making my way through the fleet doing meet the fleet episodes :-)

[@drewliszka4186]

Great work and good luck with the new baby .

[@GowertonParkway]

Drew Liszka Thank you ! :-)

[@poinchesterstation4514]

I like the effect you've got on the concrete. Ive got to say my preferred method that I love is using poly filler. I think it works well as the filler gives that concrete texture immediately

[@GowertonParkway]

I agree. I'm not brave enough to use it though 😂😂😂

[@onnomulder9775]

Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your son !! Regards Onno.

[@GowertonParkway]

Onno Mulder Thank you Onno !!

[@nigelcarter9503]

Marcus looks great.

[@trainzrailoperations2670]

Layout looks really I love the updates. Be careful with babies they have special powers, they are time destroyers, and they turn ur brain to mush, make sure you enjoy they don't stay babies for long. All the best to you both.

[@GowertonParkway]

Trainz Rail Operations Thanks for the kind words :-)

[@tedmaintenancedepot5877]

I'm nearly all caught up, great stuff so far! (even though I'm an N gauger)

[@hastingsbnsfnscalemodeler8594]

Looking good, nice progress. Good luck with the new addition to your family...Anthony

[@GowertonParkway]

Hastings BNSF N Scale Modeler Thanks for the kind words Anthony :-)

[@stewartatkinson4179]

Fantastic layout update!

[@sherringhamnse2627]

Great video, I like your layout a lot :)

[@ewoodrailway]

Cracking layout, great detail

[@GowertonParkway]

Ewood Railway Thank you :-)

[@MichaelHenfrey]

Nice update! I am surprised you got that much done in the loft considering the heat. Some good shoutouts there! Good luck with next week (if he arrives on time)

[@GowertonParkway]

Michael Henfrey Thanks Michael . It's been all hands to the pump with the layout , the heat has been a challenge it's got to be said !!

[@ironknobsteelworks4063]

That shunter would be ideal for my steelworks

[@greghale9972]

Pleased to see you making so much progress. If you are going to create a cutting, try and make it deep/high enough so the trains disappear for a few moments. I have a cutting on my layout and the effect of the trains being out of sight for a few moments is quite pleasing....Cheers Greg from Australia...PS Hope all goes well with pending birth of your son.

[@GowertonParkway]

Greg Hale Thanks Greg. I plan to make the cutting fairly steep as you suggest, the idea being this will lead to a tunnel .

[@greghale9972]

Will look forward to seeing what you do. Cheers Greg

[@saltleywsc]

Looking good Marcus !......wots Mr Durrer think ? bet he is impressed!

[@GowertonParkway]

saltleywsc I don't think he's seen it. If he finds out how much work I've done ahead of his weathering he will kill me 😂

[@MikeThomasRailRoadOverhaul]

Layout coming along

[@julianpereira3015]

Lovely, where do you buy your items? is this HO or OO?

[@Anthony.1967]

Great video looking good

[@cytrix9585]

Great vid

[@markhobbs8582]

G'day, nice update

[@AmeryJunction]

Nice video

[@brentleajunction]

Hi mate awesome layout mate as for baby's you won't get much time only when baby sleeping well that's just mine time goes so fast but luckily for me I get up early so I can do my layout but it doesn't always work out that way wanted to go in early 1 morning and I got called out to bored up a house that had been in a fight got home at 2am lol went in the next day I didn't get much sleep for the first few months but seeing my daughter made up for it it's not easy but it's with it in the end you having a boy or girl? Cheers Paul

[@GowertonParkway]

BRENTLEA JUNCTION Thanks Paul. I hope to sneak the odd hours here Is there in the loft. We are expecting a little boy :-)

[@brentleajunction]

@@GowertonParkway thats great someone can help you with all them locos to drive my 8 year old helps we works my ecos controller better than me lol