Layout Update Jan 23 - Dismantling the Railway and Future Plans

Hi guys and welcome back!
in todays video i discuss my absence from youtube, show the unfortunate dismantling of coalorsdale and discuss future plans and new purchases. ive been away for a while but ive now started collecting locos and rolling stock for my dream layout. stay tuned for more updates soon.
00:00 intro and explanation of absense
02:36 Trainspotting
03:08 New Purchases
05:30 Goodbye to coalorsdale
06:30 WCS Plans
07:10 Summary of future plans

[@hythesailor]

Thanks for the tips in your videos, David. From the "Sultan" clue I would say that you are an RN Engineer Officer! (I am a former Warfare Officer). All the best, Matthew.

[@Haymarket47]

Thanks for the update. One of my favorite channels on YT. Positive vibes always.

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Thank you very much 😊

[@alyro-ls1dv]

Dear David, I started watching model railway enthusiast during the covid lockdown and never regret finding your channel returning to the hobby. You are a very talented modeler and I enjoyed watching each of your videos. As we see, changes are not always forseeable, like the loss of your home setup due to the move of your parents (by the way, sending them respect to support you in every way). At the same time you were so kind to keep us updated of your personal development, which made your decisions transparent to me. I was very much looking forward to the next level of development of both your setups and at the same time was afraid to see you turning your back to the hobby for professional reasons. Collecting rolling stock might now keep your spirit up (I have not developed the space to have a setup of my own but kept buying for years now). My congratulations to your degree and lots of success in your professional development. Hope to see you back on the channel whenever your schedule may allow it.

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Hopefully I'll be back building layouts in a year or two-but there should be plenty of other videos in the meantime

[@mickbowyer5907]

Good Luck with your future plans David. A forced change of circumstances, similar to yours, happened to me but the railway modelling blood remained in my veins until, 44 years later, when I started again from scratch ! So much had changed in that time and I was 'green' to the model railways scene. You have before you life and all that it throws at you ! I wish you all the best but try to avoid that gap becoming too great. Your modelling skills are very praiseworthy and I look forward to your return. I'm a bit long in the tooth so I might not still be around but anyway, talent like yours deserves to be displayed. Good Luck !

[@andrewdonald2770]

Congratulations on a Stellar Career choice! Wishing you fair winds and following seas.

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Thank you very much

[@stuartcreekmodelrailway]

David, new subscriber here and keen to see where you go. In the same business as yourself but from the land down-under, and definitely understand the particular requirements of such service… good on you!

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Hi David. Firstly congrats on the new job/career I wish you all the best of luck. Sad to see the layout dismantled but it's understandable why you took it down. Looking forward to the future of your channel and layouts. - Nicholas.

[@charlie1872]

Terrific detail and an obvious huge commitment to build this.👍

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Thanks mate

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

Hi Dave. Great to hear your voice again and nice and clear using your new microphone. I was hoping for a 2022 Christmas video from you as 2021 was excellent one I really enjoyed but I am aware of your employment and appreciate the difficulties. Great to hear your passion hasn't left you and look forward to more from you as and when. Congratulations on your exam results.

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Hi mate thanks for the feedback on the mic. I did consider a Christmas vid but I just didn't have time as well as dismantling coalorsdale. I can't wait to grow my collection and work on rolling stock projects before hopefully building my dream layout in a couple years time

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

@@HorsehayRailwayModeller I have the smallest layout in comparison to my locomotive collection. The problem is these models are little pieces of art.

[@NEAR_1910]

Hi David I was in pretty much in the same boat “pardon the pun” as you were when I left my small country town to be a small cog in a big machine back in 1991 but the passion for model railways never left me and it was put on hold due to personal space or the lack of it. Enjoy your time in the mob and we will hopefully here from you soon. Regards An old “Percy” that knows Sultan and had many good nights on leave. Lee@Near

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Thank you very much mate

[@kite7214]

Cheers David. We go back to Episode 1, when you started. You certainly have become a talented modeller, and engineer too by the sound of it. Why not take a look at some N Gauge items. They have dcc sound and are really lovely models if you are short of space. I have a nice steam sound Class 8F as well as sound-fitted Classes 08, 25, 40, 60, 66 and a DMU too. 🙂 Great that you're enjoying the job. I was flying for 16 years. Good luck for the future. Give 'em one from me. Keith

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Hi keith, I do remember our very first discussions in the comments sections fondly. I have looked at n gauge a few times but I've always been drawn back to 00 for some. Reason. Maybe I'll pick up some n gauge stock in future. But for now 00 is my Passion. David

[@DarrenMalin]

home on leave....sounds military

[@midnightteapot5633]

Sultan? Working in Oman?

[@HorsehayRailwayModeller]

Not quite 😅

[@midnightteapot5633]

@@HorsehayRailwayModeller Worth a shot.