New Layout Build - Town Scene Detail

In this video I start to focus a little bit more on the street scene. I'm working hard to try and create that gritty 80s feel. Pleased with the results so far, but there is still a lot to do for this section. Next job is to focus on the houses and get those close to completion. Cheers

[@hippyjason]

OK, I have to say, the police chase with the get away car crashing through that suddenly appearing, randomly placed stack of scale cardboard boxes was the most late 70's/early 80's tv thing _ever._ Well done.

[@scooby2142]

I can hear Jack Regan of The Sweeney right now ..... I was going to type his catchphrase but I didn't want to offend anyone.

[@brianartillery]

@@scooby2142 - what? "Get yer trousers on! You're nicked!", or "We're The Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner. You kept us waiting. So unless you want a kicking, you'll tell us where those photographs are..."

[@genixia]

Needs the theme music from The Sweeney though. The Bill (early season) would work too.

[@ListerDavid]

It’s Bodie and Doyle from Mi5 with plod for backup.

[@Xantec]

the police chase reminded me of the professionals with Doyle in a silver capri heading to a crime scene with a marked met in follow behind. (The Professionals was a classic 80s show!)

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

That car chase was pure gold. Again you take the meaning of "detail" to another level. Us mortals are left stunned.

[@unclenolly3207]

Absolutely!! That bit of gold to show a padlock - something so tiny makes all the difference. (in my humble opinion)

[@bobkay9260]

As always, your attention to detail is jaw dropping. A pleasure to sit back and watch the evolution of your world. Seeing the skill level you exhibit is an inspiration. The police chase was a hoot. "For some mad reason" is exactly why your project is outstanding.

[@cuebj]

House prices tumbling - brilliant! Poll tax - genius touch! Love the 8*4 boards. Bend the bike wheels as if driven over or kicked. Need some broken paving slabs for people to trip over with some patches of tar filling in where broken slabs removed - especially where a heavy lorry or skip might have pressed down and broken the paving - this is so evocative! Of course, Thatcherite Britain included lots of old industrial units with the roofing removed so they didn't have to pay taxes on broken and bankrupt business buildings - some not renovated or redeveloped until the 2000s, before the 2008 crash. Fantastic opening.

[@Secretlyalittleworm]

These videos are always a highlight of my week, can’t wait to watch with me tea 😂

[@eugeniomarins2936]

These videos are always a highlight of my week, can’t wait to watch with me beer

[@BrickishRail]

Crickey, it's the Oxford Diecast rozzers! Superb modelling as always :)

[@acb2040]

Fantastic! I will quite happily watch an hour of this than crap on the telly. Loving the progress, thanks again for spending the time to make an enjoyable watch 👍

[@tombramald3130]

Great opening. Attention to detail throughout is excellent. Poll Tax graffiti fantastic!!

[@johnhandley6406]

Magician! Now as I drive past the back streets of Dover I am seeing things with new eyes, the fly posters, spray shops and broken pavements...thank you for your craft.

[@timsully8958]

Great to see a new video and what a lot to see! 😎 Those shutters really look superb and are so utterly typical of the arches businesses I see every day when I drive into Fenchurch Street and the grubbiness of the two areas is spot on, just like the scrap yard. I love the car chase at the beginning too. It was like watching The Professionals round my nan’s on a Saturday night! 😅 Just one little thing: I was thinking that rather than the arrow thing, wouldn’t there more likely just be a give way ‘V’ shaped thing in the road? 🤔 Those roller doors look excellent too by the way. Really good to show a variation as of course each different business or occupant installs a different thing 🤷🏻‍♂️ Cheers mate, always look forward to your videos 🍻👍🍀

[@figrollin]

Some posters would look really good on those fences! Maybe advertising some local club nights.

[@traintastictrains3632]

Absolutely spellbinding!! The amount of detail you put in astounds me every single time you upload a video! Sometimes I’m thinking “no, that scene looks finished, there’s nothing more you could possible add” but you add something more and it just tops it off even further!! A tip for the footpath leading to the canal: 2 bollards across the entrance of the path down to the canal might be a good idea, especially as it is a very car-sized footpath! Bachmann Scenecraft sell a selection of either metal or concrete-style ones available from Rails of Sheffield... just a suggestion because I know they’re definitely something you’d see in real life! Keep up the great work and stay safe!!

[@Panzermeister36]

Since I've moved to a new apartment two weeks ago, and now have space for a model railroad, I've been binge-watching your new layout updates :) and I've learned a lot of tips and tricks! Thank you and take care.

[@BearsTrains]

Brilliant as usual Richard. Don't forget the shopping trollies and old bikes for the bottom of the canal...

[@Michelle-fy7vj]

Absolutely top drawer Richard, love how the street is coming together and this stage is where building a layout gets really fun because you can really go to town with the challenge of adding as many details as you can as it’s the things we all take for granted like the drain covers or lampposts, road signs etc that bring that urban feel to life. Fantastic modelling well done 👏

[@phila8013]

Just incredible detail level, absolutely brilliant Richard. It takes me straight back to my childhood growing up the 80s. The grittiness makes it. Great work!

[@jonharrisphotography]

A true craftsman at work, incredible to watch. Thank you

[@breintonjunction791]

Your eye for detail and patience is amazing, and the sweeny chase at the beginning,was the cherry on the top 👍

[@ajk37416]

I hate it when my Mrs catches me watching one of your videos - I always get the “Is that what your layout is going to look like?” Not a chance I could manage anything as impressive! Excellent work as always, keep them coming!

[@djc8541]

I was a teenager growing up in South London in the 80’s. You have the details spot on, it takes me right back.

[@insanelewis21]

It's no different now. Just more grime. I'm a train driver and the amout of graffiti is awful.

[@davidwelch6796]

Not only are your modelling skills of the highest order but so are your filming and editing skills. Your instalments are very entertaining and I enjoy them all as they come out. Apart from somebody else's chip shop suggestion I wonder if a curry house might fit in somewhere or a greasy spoon cafe.

[@salletosnscalerailroad2688]

I had to call my wife in to see the opening police chase, that was great. DETAIL Beautifully done as always. Great job and great video.

[@BobPhleming]

I did exactly the same!

[@quarryfield]

Brilliant video. The lock up areas are so detailed and realistic, right down to the padlock. Amazing. Regards Paul.

[@chazzyb8660]

26 seconds of sheer - now to watch the rest of it! 0:50 "Somewhere nice for people to walk down to the canal", back in the day when you needed somewhere to leave your shopping trolley or old fridge - before canal-side loft-living became a thing? That paving is just uneven enough to be authentic, though many slabs would be broken in reality. And chewing gum stuck to it, fine spattering of black paint maybe? Great stuff Richard, just keeps getting better.

[@llanburywellsmrc]

The lockups and industrial units look thoroughly depressing. Very authentic and terrific!

[@alanbarker0901]

Its looking fantastic Richard... as always. The brick wall with fence at the end of the video looks great too... I would have been tempted to spin the fence round so the supports were on the inside. That car chase at the start was AWESOMENESS!!!

[@Michaelbrown1995]

Putting out a 47 minute video is a big task - getting me on the edge of my seats at only 11 seconds in is an art. Great to be seeing more progress so soon!

[@berlinmitte10117]

'You're nicked my son!' Nice opening! Great realism to your scenery too.

[@cattonparkjunction]

Absolutely stunning. A hearty congratulations to you. Loved the chase seen at the beginning. Reminded me of Life on Mars. Great stuff!

[@grahamwillox]

I don’t know where to get enough complimentary adjectives for your talents.... the video presentation/editing, your descriptions and monologue, your imagination of your layout and attention to every last detail for realism is all A+. 48 minutes of honest, good hearted entertainment. Thanks for all your effort and for letting us see it.

[@duncanvincent9106]

Having lived in north Watford near Watford junction for years... this is so reminiscent and authentic! Excellent!!

[@Harry244ful]

This intro is absolutely class 😂😂

[@grahamsawyer831]

"you slag", "you're nicked" etc., etc.

[@timmay444]

The attention to detail is second to none. Absolute top job.

[@markonmotoring]

I always liked the town scene on the old layout and this one is going to be next level. Years ago I models a rolled up tarp with tissue paper but added PVA as I wanted it to set the shape. The tunnel and arches remind me if Leeds. Can remember the water running down the walls from the line above. The masking tape protecting the walls reminded me of buildings sheeted up when construction work was taking place. I busy, vibrant city in the late 80s/early 90s often showed evidence of regeneration and were constantly evolving.

[@stanwhite5135]

Fantastic scenic detail and workmanship as usual. I truly enjoy your channel!

[@daveoliver7590]

Fantastic as always, the intro brilliantly funny, your modelling, Richard, has gone to another level since the old layout, with attention to detail, excellent..

[@TheModelBoatGuy]

Aaah we always do that dont we. Start something knowing it will take forever, then complain when it does! Looks great though, I love the paving. It really does look good and worth the effort

[@vernongardner1958]

As always ... Brilliant Richard. I particularly liked the chase with the 'Jam Sandwich'. Perhaps you should put in a pub and a Jam Sandwich a hundred metres away waiting to catch a drink driver. I'm amazed at your grafitti - what a steady hand, good eyesight and fine brushwork.

[@MikeyJG]

Laughed loud at the car going through the boxes! Brilliant stuff Richard, very inspiring.

[@andiscott8470]

Looking blooming marvellous! Excellent work...

[@GoodfordModelRailway]

Love your comment regarding house prices plummeting in the area! Thanks for sharing the update, looking forward to the next instalment 👍

[@HG.APP78]

Looking great,love watching this grow! (I think that the new red shutter corner needs a chain between the fences with a 'private property,' sign hanging on it tho)😉 just my opinion 🙂

[@stewartclark1847]

Like yourself I enjoy the building of scenery from scratch or kits and detailing them. I get great pleasure when I have a running session and seeing the layout come to life. Really get great inspiration from your videos. Rgds from Down Under

[@Gus-jb8cm]

I love watching your videos. The detailing is superb and can't fault it. I can't wait to get all my stuff out and get started on one myself. Keep it up Richard, you give me some great ideas on what I want to do. Thanks 👍👍👍😊

[@gregoryhale2202]

Richard, your approach to making your scenes have that realistic look is to be admired. Very little in the real world is pristine. Excellent work, Cheers Greg

[@SirGeorgeButtox]

Just love watching the progress on this layout. The detail and the stories you create to justify what you do is fantastic. The most enjoyable watch on KZbin 👍

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

WHAT A truly TERRIFIC opening to your even more terrific viseo. Educational, inspirational and fun... As always... Still my favorite and most looked forward to, layout building channel. Especially scenery stuff.

[@robnyas]

absouletely brilliant mate - your eye for detail and the constant layering never ceases to amaze me ...... great job as always, pleasure to watch well done!

[@Staggie97]

Really good episode as always. Few personal recommendations... Chain link fence always adds to an industrial area, a good tutorial is Bolder Creek. For the small green industry door, I’d throw some Evergreen thick I beam strips painted in rusty steel colours for a ‘steel joiners’ workshop. And using a blade, cut away small sections of road markings to show faded paint work. Lastly, a mechanical pencil is great for adding cracks to pavements 👍🏼

[@teawithq3351]

I have no wish to create or own a layout but I could watch you do yours all day! lol

[@tomconnor1710]

Love the intro! Inspiring stuff, as ever. Can’t wait to watch the scene ‘in your head’ gradually unfold on the layout.

[@giulius7176]

Great intro!!.......and wow is the scene coming together!!! It really looks great... looking forward to the next update!!!!!!!

[@robertmcross1]

Incredible dedication to detail, I’m hooked !

[@benjaminryan1077]

Love every video in the series and look forward to the next. Seeing it grow each episode. Amazing so far. Really the best model train videos out there and learning lots of tips and build methods, ideas and inspiration along the way. 😃

[@normanrowe2831]

Absolutely stunning. That was a very fast 45 minutes. Love all the grit and decay. Thanks. See ya next time.

[@RB.1595]

Fantastic modelling. Really great stuff. I enjoy your videos a lot.

[@chrisuddin9760]

You really have a great knack of making everything look so real, brilliant.

[@the_failed_states]

The GOTCHA headline in. one of the discarded papers gives away the date. You're modelling Thatcher's Britain with a very keen eye.

[@MaxxD86]

This looks amazing!! It really reminds me of Coldharbour Lane towards Loughborough Junction.

[@paultijink4235]

Richard, you are a true master of modelling. The level of realism is just amazing. What a great video, looking forward to the next one!

[@chris_A8502]

Stunning work as always. Your scenery and weathering is superb.

[@MxWintersAFOL]

39:55 "Well that's looking lovely, you can hear the house prices just tumbling down all around this section." This is one reason why I love this channel (apart from the beautiful model railway and the craftmanship), Richard making subtle jokes like that, not to mension the funny intros. I was waiting for a no poll tax thing, it wouldn't be 1980's Britain without some referance to it somewhere .

[@EverardJunction]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, more silly intros to follow of course! Cheers

[@adamr6686]

I’m an old time fan I have been with before this layout even existed. I loved the original layout you had about 5 years back? Followed this series of the new layout since the first episode. Lost my way for a year but I’m back and catching up on what I’ve missed . As always Richard no one does it better then you lad. Also congrats on restoring the car !

[@janebryder6899]

In my opinion your layout is the best I have ever seen on KZbin. Well done Richard

[@warwickroadmodelrailway]

Great intro, the scenery you are creating looks amazing, love the attention to detail

[@frankverrico8804]

One of the best and most realistically detailed layouts I've seen. Always look forward to updates

[@JamesSimpsonn]

Shame Dougal couldn't avoid them boxes, suppose his new wheels are a touch faster than his milk float 😉 fantastic as always

[@roystudds1944]

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. That’s the fastest 45 minutes I can remember, except that my day is now running severely behind schedule. It sure was worth it though. Can’t add any more to the comments already on here (and I have read them all!). Just full of admiration for your work and patience. I am laying individual paving on my layout and it sure tests my patience. Well done. Roy.

[@davidblore3629]

Richard, yet another superb clip. Your patience is superb, I wouldn’t dream of trying some of this in N gauge especially hand painted graffiti. Keep up the good work

[@martinjones5353]

Loving the opening Scene, reminds me of the early days of “the bill”. Great work with the brilliant detailing. Can’t wait for the next update.

[@simonkeyse8185]

I did very much enjoy this video. Mind, I have to say I enjoy all of your vids. Fantastic work!

[@StyreneMikesModelShop]

As always, nicely done Richard! That's first class work my friend...

[@Bighell01]

Cheers mate for this epic update. I follow three pro’s on KZbin: 1 from the UK, 1 from Sweden and 1 from my home country The Netherlands.

[@MrJeroenNieuwenhuize]

Love the way you create the organized chaos. Most difficult not to be symmetric in making a believable disused area. Keep m coming!

[@frankhellman6879]

Loved that opening. I didn't know you had Miami Vice over there. 😆 Today's lesson was to reverse paint the underside of the pavement completely before laying it over the mechanism. Weathering, stripes, then pavement. I'll remember that. 👍

[@royfearn4345]

Awwww... did the crims get away? Faded away before the rozzers could get the boot in! Lovely stuff, and you still seem to be organising stuff towards a stunning outcome. Brilliant.

[@paulhalgarth1164]

What a difference. It's looking really great. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Excellent video Richard. It's really taking shape now and looking fantastic 👍🏻

[@ama48965]

Absolute master with a paintbrush, simply amazing!

[@synickhillsmodelrailwayand3430]

The content of this video was by far 1000% better than the rubbish on tv. Look forward to the next one

[@proudyorkshireman7708]

Have you looked at using green weathering powders for algae on the walls near the drainpipes and arches it’s usually a detail people forget but it adds a bit more colour variation into the scene. Fantastic video as always I’m forever getting ideas for my own project when watching your progress.

[@EverardJunction]

It's certainly lacking some green and salt damage in a few places. I'll be having a go in future I'm sure. I'd like to add some moss or grass between some of the paving slabs too. Cheers

[@hellooohowareudoing]

What an intro! Better than anything on the TV these days lol

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

I've no interest in model railways, but I always watch you and calvert film. I really appreciate the attention to detail. Warm regards from Ireland.

[@donniblanco5239]

I didn’t mean to watch this all in one go - this is where the time disappears!!! 🙂 Aspirational Skills for most of us “Mere Mortals” - in the interest of Family viewing, I’ll reign in the Expletives and just say Awesome Skills Mate - just Awesome 👏🏻🏆🥇

[@skyfall2360]

brilliant!!! your attention to detail is epic...what about one of those red phone boxes all vandalised of course...an enthralling video with not one train running this is how good your videos are cheers!! so look forward to these!

[@trainmanbob]

Very enjoyable to watch. I now have a vision of you in a quiet corner making danelions for the pavement cracks!!!! One thing which is missing at the moment (so far) is the addition of some ivy to the fence and walls in the derelict unit perhaps? Excellent quality work as always with astonishing time spent on geting it just right. Cheers, Bob

[@damianpoll9384]

Seriously brilliant effort. Love the car chase. No Parking needs to be made into ‘No Barking’ 😂😂

[@marcusdoling7698]

Wonderful!! Some Pigeons could look good too

[@RicksPickin]

I thought I’d stumbled on an old “Sweeney” or “Professionals” for a second there - fantastic stuff!! Thanks for the videos, always enjoy the build work 👍

[@emmazoesaunders6723]

You are such an amazing model maker,been following you for years and you have never disappointed. Thank you .... emma x

[@HillBillyRailRoad]

Outstanding craftsmanship look great thank you for sharing

[@AberHaltJunction]

Safe to say that is the best KZbin introduction I have ever seen!! Couldn't stop grinning. Great update too! Cheers.

[@gazclass58]

Brilliant update Richard another well worth video to watch Start to finish the street scene looking awesome can't wait to see you complete it. Take care and happy modeling and hopefully your new job is going well and you are enjoying it 👍👍

[@bigerch85]

Brilliant. The only thing missing from the unit areas is a 45 gallon burning drum with scorching on the wall behind it! Every estate has one.

[@philipriley1607]

Great work, attention to detail, keep persevering with the pavement it looks real and ace

[@marcmurrell8827]

Excellent video mate, thanks for sharing your imagination with us

[@rikparsons1589]

Awesome.. loving it.. attention to detail is unreal... great job.. well done

[@ronduz1281]

Great work your eye for details is spot on

[@Vman7757]

Wow that was amazing. Very well done. I am in the US. but you gave me a lot of good ideas. Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to see the next one. Keep them coming.

[@MattBFreq3]

Great video with some nice details added once again! Just thought with that wall and fence you added at the end, for an extra bit of detail you could take away some of the fence beams, or have some broken to show a bit of age. If possible also add some crumbling wall effects for age/weathering, although I'm guessing that could be a bit fiddly. The area is crying out for a fish and chip shop as well! :-D