I have just spent a whole 14 minutes of my life watching your video . . . . . .
Impressed how much you have got in and how you split the 3 sections, a very good layout by all means!
Thanks for that @reddragon. I really appreciate it.

I have just spent a whole 14 minutes of my life watching your video . . . . . .
Impressed how much you have got in and how you split the 3 sections, a very good layout by all means!
Well yesterday I spent about three hours making a 13 minute video of the railway for YouTube which I couldn’t save due to the lack of storage on my phone.
I then proceeded to wipe it off by mistake (I’ve already bitterly complained to @Iskra and @Peter C about this).
Anyway, second bite and another three hours (including some outtakes that really wouldn’t pass the forum swear filter!) and this was the result:
I mean if you’ve got a spare fourteen minutes this’ll give you a proper overview of the whole layout that’ll probably make more sense than the various photos I’ve posted over the last couple of years.
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That is absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much
Excellent video! Great explanation, it's a very professional finish you have achieved.
Some good rolling stock choices too and a nice variety of services represented.
Very nice. Shows what can be done in N. All you need is a GUV to hang on the back of the 04.05 Exeter for the Newspapers, although by 1987 they were in the van area of the DMU.
Really enjoyable video, and a great layout. Thanks for sharing
Oh Spielberg's got his fancy movies and all, but has he ever created a superbly detailed model of a little piece of 1980s Devon? I think probably not. ProbablyThanks @takno. I don’t think Spielberg is looking over his shoulder yet but I did enjoy making it. Glad you liked it.
Oh Spielberg's got his fancy movies and all, but has he ever created a superbly detailed model of a little piece of 1980s Devon? I think probably not. Probably
You forget the dream sequence in Jaws where the shark thinks it is on the platform of an HO-gauge model of Ingra Tor Halt in BR blue days.Oh Spielberg's got his fancy movies and all, but has he ever created a superbly detailed model of a little piece of 1980s Devon? I think probably not. Probably
I've just watched the video. Great stuff.
I would never have the skill or patience to create something like that.
Amazing scenery in the video, somehow it gives a better sense of perspective than still pictures. I have a very long way to go if ever to reach that level of detail. Thank you for sharing.
All looking very nice @Cowley - as is to be expected from Lapford!I’ve been tinkering around with my 37 and 47 today. Just doing a few little things to improve them like toning down the headlights on the 37 as they were ridiculously bright and also painting the bits of the brass pick-ups that you could see through the bogie frames black. Plus a thorough clean of all the axles.
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Both locos are quite old now and have basic 6 pin decoders which meant that the taillights were always on when coupled to train so I’ve blanked those off as well now.
I did look into lowering the body on the 37 because it rides a bit high, but having looked into it that’s a far bigger job than I want to get into and is definitely beyond my skills level as it involves dismantling the chassis somewhat.
No thanks!
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I’m going to work my way through the whole fleet bit by bit and do the same.
All looking very nice @Cowley - as is to be expected from Lapford!
That second shot of the 47 is particularly nice. The attention to detail and the amount of work you've put into the engines and the layout as a whole astounds me. Not sure I'd want to have a go at sorting out the 37's ride-height issue either in all honesty
-Peter
Not a good start - my first thought when seeing the unsoldered wires was "oh crumbs, this is going to be a difficult job"Haha thanks Peter.
Here you go. If you can read up on it for me I’ll post it up to you.
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Farish 37 Lowering, DCC Sound, and Detailing Project
I've been building up quite a stock of new generation Farish Class 37s, which are beautiful models. The main problem with them is the excessive body-bogie gap. I've also acquired a set of the exquisite Shawplan Extreme Etchings detailing parts for this model - finer windscreens and exceptionally ...www.rmweb.co.uk
(I'm sure that's a fair deal, right? If I send you my 'Hall', you can send me the 37 and then after a week or two, I'll receive a working engine and you'll receive a box making a strange rattling noise with "sorry" written on the front in sharpie?)
And I'd go cross-eyed looking at the 37 so it'd be an interesting experience all roundI’d have to keep the Hall and go 00. I think I’d find it too big now…
I presume that is your friend’s layout in the latest RM: rather nice and certainly different (too many snow layouts have gimmicks). He appears even to have thin snow round the chimneys (of buildings) where warmth would have melted it (and limited lighting in the signal box).
Well earnt @Cowley
There's been a few nervous drivers at Exeter over the years but sometimes track has to be scratched. Been there,done thatThey’ve even made the very nervous driver push the saloon into the shonky siding that hasn’t been used for ten years…
There's been a few nervous drivers at Exeter over the years but sometimes track has to be scratched. Been there,done that![]()
I think the first day of Christmas is the 25th so you're still in with a chance of making itOk. A bit late the party. Actually I don’t know what day of Christmas it’s meant to be so I’ll start the countdown from today (11th December).
First up I’m starting with a small train and it’s a class 33 on an inspection saloon:
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The bosses are out so watch out. No Christmas bonus if you haven’t been looking after things properly this year!
They’ve even made the very nervous driver push the saloon into the shonky siding that hasn’t been used for ten years…
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Doesn't the Inspection Saloon have some crude controls in it, to allow it to be driven from within, a bit like a DBSO or Autocoach?I think the first day of Christmas is the 25th so you're still in with a chance of making it
Liking those photos. I think if I was driving that train into the siding it'd be a good thing they've got such a large sand bank at the end!
-Peter