S2 E18 Trackwork Detailing & Painting

[@petertownsend8276]

Hi James. Good to see you back, you've been missed. Great video. One thing I would mention, seeing you solder on the fishplates reminded me of a mistake that I made in soldering lengths of track together. You need gaps to allow for expansion in hot weather. Best soldered to just one side of the gap to allow rail to move within the fishplate, then you won't have a problem with the rails buckling. Great work, looking forward to the next installment. Pete.

[@peterjhillier7659]

Thank you once again James, your assembly Jigs look excellent, exquisite models. Your Trackwork is outstanding.

[@timfairweather7568]

Brilliant update James. I for one would very much enjoy videos of your loco and stock builds and how you build them and overcome any challenges etc so please don't let your "not being an expert" stop you sharing.

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Tim, I was reluctant to show my loco building as my skills are somewhat shy of the mark, but I am making a video at the moment with an etched brass brake van. Which I hope you will enjoy. Thanks for watching, James

[@rodericfindlay4147]

You are one of the very few fine-scale modellers who has made the wing and check rails the right shape. Beautiful track work.

[@BexhillWest]

That is very kind of you to say. Thank you very much. :)

[@wamgoc]

Great to see you are making a lot of progress with all of your rolling stock!! I look forward to the next instalment! Thanks James!👏👏👏

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Keith, I’ve been really enjoying working on the etched brass and white metal kits. I don’t know where the time has gone to be honest. Best update will be very soon as I’ve made lots of progress which didn’t make it into this video. Take care, James

[@malcolmeaster8507]

Great to see you back again. What fun you are having. It's so good to watch something so upbeat in these times. Malcolm

[@Figulus]

It's good to hear from you again. I'm glad to see that you've been having fun. Cheers, and take care.

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Figus, you too! 😀

[@kellypaws]

Superb videos. Great work.

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Kellypaws. :)

[@darrenhillman8396]

Great to see you back again, James! Your attention to detail is quite wonderful. I am quietly in awe of your patience and dedication in painting by hand your superb trackwork! And as for those brass fishplates..! Just amazing. I look forward to seeing your loco and stock building progress, but its great to see anything you do, really! Best wishes from Wirral.

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Darren, it’s nice to hear from you. I was initially dreading the painting task, however I soon got into a rhythm and is was strangely pleasureable. Thanks for watching, James

[@nordvesterdalmodelrailroad]

SImply Beautiful!

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you!

[@PeckhamHall]

Great stuff. 👍

[@BexhillWest]

Thanks James, I’m pleased you enjoyed it. 😀

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

Excellent another video from you James

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Steve. Hope you’re keeping well.

[@MichaelHenfrey]

Hi James, Nice to see another video from you. I remmeber trying some metal fishplates and yes I can agree, very fiddly to use. I ended up using C&L plastic ones and the peco bullhead joiners in the end for ease. It also helps when the track wants to expand and contract in summer/winter too (although using scale lengths really does seem to solve the whole track buckling issue) The merg system looks interesting. Seems to work very similair to megapoints which I am using atm but with maybe a little more control over the speed which is nice. Impressive looking kits there too, I have often thought about making one but then I get sidetracked and it never happens! Typical lol. Cheers, Michael

[@TheDaf95xf]

Evening James. Hope you’re ok 👍🏻 Not looked in for a while sorry 😞 But what fantastic progress so far 👍🏻

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you Stevie, nice to hear from you. All the best, James

[@daveatkinson5063]

Hi James, I’ve recently discovered and binge watched your channel. Absolutely superb work, your attention to detail is beyond belief! Keep it up. I’m interested to know which laser cutting machine you use? This is something I’m interested in getting into and recommendations go a long way. Look forward to your next video, Dave.

[@andrewstevenson5449]

Hello James, and thanks for the update. That trackwork looks fab. But I wondered why you don't paint the sleepers before fitting the chairs and rails: it'd speed you up past the bit you don't seem to like. 😉 Incidentally, thought of you recently when I saw on an American youtube channel (kzbin.infovideos) Bluetooth DCC chips, so locomotives can be controlled wirelessly, and could even have a self-contained power supply (so not reliant on pickups from the rails). I know you were thinking of radio-control for your locomotives.

[@BexhillWest]

Hi Andrew and thank you. I had intended to airbrush all the track work upon completion, but felt the sleepers were just a little too perfect, and that a spray paint job might not disguise them well enough. As it happens I found the brush painting quite therapeutic, and I’m getting close to the look I’m after. It looks better in the flesh rather than on camera. I think I may have zoomed-in too far! 😀 I shall check out your video recommendation, although I may have the solution to radio control which I am after and have started making a video on the subject. It’ll probably be my next-but-one release. As ever, thanks for watching, James

[@davidorf3921]

Hi James, sometimes it is better for a non expert to do videos, experts often seem to assume the viewer already knows at least something about the subject, non experts often approach things in such a way that a beginner can more easily understand things, they might talk about the problems they found whilst often the expert might simply say, I fetled these bits without saying why the bits needed to be feteled, so go right ahead and add more "not an expert" videos

[@BexhillWest]

Thank you David, I’m sure there will be many more videos lacking expertise to come. 😀 All the best, James

[@HumancityJunction]

I am looking for where I can buy the parts and pieces or the files for the ballast vacuum. Any links to purchase the stl files or the parts directly? Thanks

[@lassunsschaun6859]

At his shop: makeitminiature.bigcartel.com/products