Built in a Weekend - Micro N Gauge Model Railway!

[@gustusthread2256]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who's gotten back into trains. Wonderful work!

[@ModelMinutes]

Trains are one of my favourite subjects to model! :)

[@michaelricks1618]

A great little layout/diorama. I found this very inspirational as someone getting back into model railways after 63 years or so! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you liked it!

[@paulkandi]

Excellent layout...the trees over the tunnel make it a plausible location well done......

[@ModelMinutes]

Many thanks!

[@Airbus4lifemitGROG]

Happy you’ve been able to clear your stash up a bit it looks fantastic and I can’t wait for you to extend it at some point your dioramas are superb

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@Bandit_Barclay_Model_Railways]

Great video, really shows that you don't need alot of space to enjoy making and running a layout.

[@CTDioramas]

This is an amazing little build! Looks as though it was a lot of fun.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! It was good fun to get it all set up and working :)

[@ChampsRacing]

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Just moved into a new place where I can start thinking about doing a layout and I'm a complete newbie and starting off with something small like this seems like a great way to start.

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad it was helpful! I hope you enjoy your first project!

[@Chaoswhelp]

thank you for showing the cardboard use for the hillside. i have just finished laying my track but was struggling with hle i was going to build my back tunnel. thanks again and nice video.

[@ModelMinutes]

There are lots of different ways to do hills, some are a bit more permanent than others (like chicken wire and wooden spacers) whilst ones like that shown in this video are a bit more lightweight. Other people use different kinds of foam and carve it to shape and apply filler over the top to make it more rigid

[@BeastyBill88]

I've been the same for my OO gauge shunting layout, it's perfect as I've got some old boxes and wrapping paper I can use 😂thanks for the idea @ModelMinutes!

[@JonathanSoto-wo3yt]

Woah! I never expected to be this GOOD! Amazing work you really nailed it!

[@ModelMinutes]

Wow, thank you!

[@alzeNL]

fantastic work - i'm in a similar situation - loads of N and Z gauge and getting back into making smaller layouts that I can actually have working/running. love your content !

[@ModelMinutes]

You can do it!

[@garyjust.johnson1436]

What an excelant slump breaker! Very nice!

[@Neil-w1x]

Well impressed not just with your hand skills but also your imagination

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks!

[@ronvallance5425]

Great video. Its nice that you decided to do this n scale micro layout. I was really into model railroad , had an ho layout but switched to n scale because of lack of space, still have all of my track and trains but all in storage. This video makes me want to do a layout. Thank you for this video.

[@ModelMinutes]

I have quite a few other model railway scales and projects I would like to do one day :)

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

That was really awesome. I did put an HO set up around a bedroom. Thanks for sharing. Happy Christmas all.

[@ModelMinutes]

Happy holidays!

[@andrewtodd3242]

Great ideas you have there and showing how to put it all together. Tidy little run round.

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@carlclink9993]

Gotta love a model railroad. Have a very happy Christmas to you and yours Matt. Cheers from Colorado USA.

[@ModelMinutes]

Happy holidays!

[@julianmhall]

Lovely job Matt.. just goes to show (again) how skills from one area can cross to another. One question (and I did email Hornby about this with no reply) is that some dioramas set in vintage periods - which this isn't - look too clean. With horses being the main mode of transport and in commercial use (milk floats, ploughing etc) there is no 'detritus' from horses, and no guy shovelling it up to use on his flowerbeds or sell. Something for a 3D print maybe?

[@ModelMinutes]

Some excellent points! I wasn't going for anything too specific, just a bit of a mix of things based on what I had in my storage box. But yes, I see what you mean, there are a lot of railway models that are very "clean" (which I suppose is completely fine as modellers are free to create their projects however they want) but those who want to create more rundown or dirty scenes are somewhat disadvantaged by the mainstream manufacturers. This is why 3D printing is so great, it is possible to create these things if they are not supported by the companies :)

[@Damien-q8t]

Awesome Mat......have you seen the youtube vidoes on the Hamburg model Railway?

[@Simon_Nonymous]

Two of my fave YTubers both start a premiere at the same time... watching it now Matt

[@ModelMinutes]

That’s unfortunate! Who is the other one? I was meant to premiere this later but plans had to change 🫠

[@Simon_Nonymous]

@@ModelMinutes The Chieftain (tank stuff); it's ok I watched back to back and even got my tea made for me too. Not a bad Saturday evening at all!

[@TheTraveller20081]

I had no idea that you were into model railways as well - I've been watching your Airfix builds for years. We're like one of those 'sliding doors' situations: Hornby and Airfix as boys, then life happened and you're back doing both (and showing the world how it's done through a medium that we'd never have imagined as children) while I have time for neither! All of my old trainset stuff has gone, and I have a huge stash of aircraft and ship kits, from which I ought to try to dig something out and build over Christmas. I wonder... Awesome job on this micro-build - I guess the skills cross-over for glueing, painting and weathering helps.

[@ModelMinutes]

Yes, it would certainly seem that is the case. One day I would like to be able to have a "proper" layout, but will have to stick with model kits for the moment

[@lazu_fox8495]

That was a great idea. After a seen this video a want to rebuilt my small layout(110x50cm) to modules like that. It can be standalone display track, or connected to another layout module. It's really good idea. So my locomotives and carts is old. From 1990, but locomotives are working very well.

[@ModelMinutes]

There are some N gauge "diorama modules" i have seen - think they are from Kato - which are all interconnectable and look really fun

[@lazu_fox8495]

​@@ModelMinuteskato makes mini diorama modules, but they don't look very good in my opinion. I want something better

[@ModelMinutes]

I think there is also the hex module system? But i forget who that was by

[@Emz_Jhaye]

Beautiful tiny train diorama/layout! Very nice build! 😍 I miss my trains...used to have trains but in Ho scale...

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks! I would like to do more with trains but having the space and time is hard

[@Emz_Jhaye]

@@ModelMinutes yup, trains took more spaces... Used to have small layout on my old house, but when we move to a smaller house i dont have any spaces for my trains, ended selling them all...😊 Anyways very nice idea for a small train diorama. Love it! 🤍👍

[@hadynmcloughlin4661]

Love the use of various secondhand parts and pieces well combined to create a great little module. Some nice simple tips for creating a fantastic scene now matter what the skill or experience in the hobby. New sub today.

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you liked it!

[@Rory_merchury]

very cool and fun idea. I have an Z scale from marklin and been wanting to make an layout but i didn't have the space for it this has given me inspiration to make modules system easy storage and transportation. thank you for this video and good luck with the bigger trains. your video's have helped me to thin down my model stash and find fun in doing so, thank you. i wish you an fun and good happy christmas and an happy new year though early.

[@ModelMinutes]

The great thing about Z is the tiny size! You could fit so much more in the same space I used here :)

[@jochenkraus7016]

For micro layout inspiration, you could look up Carl Arendt. Unforunately no longer with us, but his content still is.

[@ModelNerd]

Looks great! Always good to use up those long-held supplies :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Definitely! I've got a few more in the box so might do something else in the future too

[@LuisFlores-cx8py]

Yayy!!! I love trains, and I also love your channel!! This is excellent.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thank you very much!

[@martinhonor3483]

That was a great build in a short time. I have just been planning something similar in n gauge, though with two points and vaguely based on Bourne End. Just waiting to replace a couple of shelves so I can use a 9" x 48" one as my base.

[@ModelMinutes]

Go for it!

[@g.r.railway7302]

Long over due good to see Ur back into it

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks!

[@AussieGunzel]

Great video, Matt! I do have a project idea which is a OO scale model railway that's at an airfield so you can display your built planes and trains at the same time.

[@ModelMinutes]

Cool idea!

[@nanderv]

Hey man, cool vid! You could look into running narrow gauge, for instance in OO9 scale. If you go for hunslets + some quarry kind of locomotives you could have a shunting puzzle on a very tight space

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the idea!

[@paulsotheron710]

Excellent, Amazing what can be done in such a small area. 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Absolutely

[@davestephens6421]

Really nice.....I would love a layout but the lack of space is very frustrating. Would love to see more ideas.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, i may explore more layouts like this in the future!

[@chuckmaddison2924]

Very impressed. I went N scale Japanese with hills/ mountains of polystyrene and plaster with a couple of kit buildings from Japan. But trying to get realistic like yours just doesn't seem to be happening. Should say I'm very new to model rail. Can't wait to see more.

[@ModelMinutes]

I think it comes down to practice and observing what things look like in real life. People forget that trees mostly grow quite close together but in model railways put them in odd positions evenly spaced, which unless it is a plantation won't look quite right. Trees are also really big and we forget how big they are, so there is always a bit of a balance trying to get something to look right and be accurate

[@chuckmaddison2924]

@ModelMinutes The tree thing is like my hill/ mountains. I made mountains but on the layout looks more like rocky hills.

[@BruceJohnston-gi5wx]

Nicely done cheers from Bruce blenheim south island New Zealand 🇳🇿 merry Christmas

[@ModelMinutes]

Happy holidays!

[@Heselbine]

Really enjoyed that. Thank you!

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NickAndrewsFaulkner]

It looks a lot of fun, and the outcome is excellent. Sadly, model railways passed me by in my youth due to frequent moves around the world (“navy brat”). Nowadays whilst I have the time, I have invested in the scale modelling side of things and will probably stick with that. However, never say never…

[@ModelMinutes]

You never know - perhaps you might build a diorama that just happens to need a small railway to service it :)

[@ElaineJones-w5e]

Nice work have a good Christmas Matt

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, you too!

[@holgertischner8523]

Nice Layout.😃 Happy Christmas

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks, you too!

[@Fred-Wilbury]

Nice to see you doing Trains Matt , merry Christmas 👌😎☕️🎅🏻🎄Fred

[@ModelMinutes]

Happy holidays!

[@BritishProductionsYT]

At first i thought this was gonna be a bad video with next to no detailing but this turned out to be a great video in the future i hope you extend it!

[@ModelMinutes]

I don't really have any plans to extend this project but I may look at making things that complement it

[@anthonylichfield3540]

Hello there Matt that looks great 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks 👍

[@MartinsTrainsAdventures]

i tend to use a mix of ipa and track rubber to clean my track

[@ModelMinutes]

I've heard that track rubbers are going out of favour these days as they are abrasive and effectively damage the track, which then means more dirt collects on them. I think electronic cleaning methods mixed with solvents like IPA are the more favoured methods which have been explored by other channels

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

New sub!! You could always build modular modules that could connect to create a larger layout :)

[@ModelMinutes]

Cool idea!

[@guritche]

Awesome video.

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks 🙏

[@BobDiaz123]

I can see this with a follow up into a second module that connects to the first one.

[@ModelMinutes]

Maybe!

[@lpjmodels]

not a train man, but, great result, nice snapshot of a lil village station

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Simon_Nonymous]

I fancy having a go at this at some point once we've moved house, just a diorama, as I am terrified by the complexities of making things move.

[@PasstheDalek]

Curved timbers on fencing looks a bit far-fetched, under than that, really, really good!

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks. Seeing as the fences are made from a flexible plastic it’s not surprising they have curved, plus they are reused so not in the best of shape to start with

[@Neil-w1x]

Great video

[@ModelMinutes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rammur1]

I'm building a point-to-point auto. Reversing 6 foot shelf layout.

[@ModelMinutes]

very cool!

[@robwallace266]

What a wonderful layout. It’s gives me a few ideas. Especially something outside the scope of my 00 gauge loft layout. Where did you get the baseboard from?. Great video. Cheers 👍

[@ModelMinutes]

The wooden base is from a pack of 3 different sizes I got from Hobbycraft - they are actually wooden trays but I flipped it upside down

[@robwallace266]

@ happy days. Thank you very much. I’m looking forward to this. Cheers 👍

[@silverfox2358]

What about a retro scifi diorama micro layout???

[@ModelMinutes]

Fun idea!

[@orim1945]

Nice,nice,perfekt Jobs!! 👍

[@Solaaris1]

Hi Matt, where did you get the base from?

[@ModelMinutes]

Hobbycraft, came as a set of 3 trays, I just flip them over

[@Hacienda_27]

Might end up like this myself cheers for the inspiration and the quality of your content

[@ModelMinutes]

thanks for watching!

[@MsModeller]

I'm so temted to do trains but just don't have the space...but my god is it tempting.

[@ModelMinutes]

I also don't have the space :P

[@jochenkraus7016]

Some nitpicking (and look at it as a compliment when I see something and think about it long enough to care about these things): The wooden fence might look more realistic with straight instead of curved sections between the posts. (note to self: Finally free up some space and at least build an Inglenook with some industry around it!)

[@ModelMinutes]

Yeah, this has already been pointed out in an earlier comment

[@jochenkraus7016]

@@ModelMinutes I didn't read all the comments and KZbin doesn't always show all of them. So I missed that part.

[@Titaniclover95]

Ive got a request that i think you'll like:Revell BR 01 locomotive

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Titaniclover95]

@ModelMinutes no problem

[@paulbrandrick807]

Why not try and build a river walf interchange with a railway micro layout😊😊

[@ModelMinutes]

Interesting idea!

[@miniguitarjams]

👍❤️😎

[@polygonalmasonary]

Isn’t micro n gauge Z gauge?

[@ModelMinutes]

N gauge is 1/148 scale in the UK, Z gauge is 1/220 and even smaller is T which is 1/450

[@hornet1068]

Great video, loved it. thank you, Amazing what can fit in a small space. My N gauge micro layout took a bit longer than a weekend, but i like it. Link to it if interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eou3Z4uPgdlgnZY

[@ModelMinutes]

Thanks for sharing!