Uncle Mick's Model Railway World: 'Trublat Mill', Mickley Water Mill Village 2025 #modelrailway #carryforthtradition #crafts

This is where it goes, Uncle Mick, isn't it? When it's finished and you're on to the next one. Oh, what a good idea. So yeah, you've got your blocks in. It's like an aerial view. Amazing that is. So yeah, on to the next one then. Okay. Fab. Also, it's like a kind of a wet watercolour already mixed you've done. So it looks like rock. So you just keep putting layers on. Hello, what are we doing today? This is how it all starts off. It's a cardboard and bits of old wood. Is this a bit of the wall? That'll be rock. It'll be rock eventually. Wow. It'll end up like that eventually. This is how that started off. No way. So you just build it up with anything really. Any old bits of rubbish and cardboard. You get a rough idea of what you're going to do. Yeah. And then eventually you build it up and it ends up like this. Painted like these. Wow, you can't believe that you started off with bits of little bits of wood and cardboard. Wow. And then you use, is it plaster of Paris? Yeah, it's the cheapest plaster you can get. You can see a bit of it there, look. Wow. So these are like why you're making little modules and you can in sections. Yeah. And you see that will join up with that. And go down there and down there. Okay, so you'll, will it be stuck in there permanently? Oh yeah, yeah. Once it's, once I get to that stage. So this bit here you've just put the cardboard on will be actually rock eventually. No, this will be like that slope. That will go down to that there. Then there's a rock face down this bit here. So that's going to be a rock face sloping down here. Wow. This, this thing sort of joins in. I don't forget how to do it yet. I mean up there into a slope that goes down and that slopes into that. Wow, it's got to be raised up. It's raised up because you've got all the motors and the light mechanisms underneath. And you rescued this from your fairground one. So you've actually cut that out and repurposed it. And so because you, you can't sit it down in there. You, you're going to have to build the land up around it. I understand. And you've got your bus. Okay. This is only a bit where it runs. I'll show you the thing in the garage. Okay. Wow. Oh my gosh. That's amazing on such a small area. There's such a long route. That's only half of it. The other half goes over here. Underneath the fairground. Wow. So you're making your own grass. Been drying for a week. Sawdust and what? Just fence paint. Fence paint. Well, that's good. Okay. So we're in the inventor's shed. Oh, wow. It looks so different in here. Now you've taken everything off the sides. Oh, that's really nice. So this is a countryside version. Oh, so that's it's based. The bit in the house goes on there. Oh, it's really nice. Running strips in the house. Oh, I think if I were to move into this village, I'd live in that one there. That's lovely. That works the swing bridge. That opens and closes that bit. How cute. It's really sweet. Is that a new house there, this one? No, these are all old stuff that I've salvaged. Yeah, that's lovely, isn't it? Oh, wow. That swing bridge goes up here, down there, back round all that stuff. And that's the bush route. So we've just seen half of it in the house. Wow. We'll come back for an update. There's Grandad Jack doing his little bit of fishing. There's a school playground here. So there's a school going to be on this bit over here eventually. Block here and this bit of track, Uncle Mick. Well, when this sticks in properly, this raises up, joins onto here. The track goes down there, down there, and there'll be a station sort of at the end of the bit that's in the house. Oh, right. And the fairground will be at the back. Yeah. And then this track also goes this way and it cuts across like that. Okay, and then it'll go around that outer track. Oh my gosh, a river as well. Oh, how lovely. Can't wait to see it. Wow, it looks a lot different now. You've built up the bank around it. Did you just put that fence in? So that'll be a watermill on that bit? Yeah, it'll be sort of raised up like that as the dam could grow. Okay, and that's where you're joining your plaster to your frame that you've put underneath. And this is going to join to the rest of it, yeah? Yep. Hopefully. I'm sure it will. It'll be amazing. What are you doing? Grass seeds? Yep. Planting the grass. Planting the grass. Wow, amazing. Got your water wheel there ready? There you are. Water wheel. So that water wheel is going on there. On there, yes. Marvellous. When I finish the water, I'll do the water last. Okay. Because all the grass goes all over it if you don't. So now you're just getting your grass down around it. I see what you're doing. And there's your glue. Mum said you were running out of glue. Yes. It smells like PVA glue. Just PVA glue. Reminds me of when I was a teacher. Amazing stuff, eh? I used to like peeling it off my hands. Yeah, I did it all, didn't I? One green colour. Let's have a look. Well, that's really worked out really well. Yeah, why buy it when you can make it? It's just fence paint mixed with sawdust. The thing is, it takes about a week to dry out. Does it? Well, at least we've got nice weather so you can do it now. And then you force it through that sieve there, bottom sieve. Okay. And it crunches it up again back to sawdust. Through the sieve. Okay, and then it will look like this. Marvellous. And I'd mix it with the board stuff because I couldn't like say I'd only make one piece. I've only got one colour of green paint. So it'll look more authentic because you've got different shades in. I get you. Nice. And then it'll look like this when it's all dried. I like this little random thing here next to a scalpel. That's so funny. What's this little random bit of green grass here then? That's the support for the... How cute. Oh, how cute. You glue it in and sort of blend it in. Get it in. Okay. Your little wheel will turn around with his little motor. And then this goes on top of it. It goes on top of there eventually. Honestly, all these little hidden things underneath. That's really good. Pull it out, doesn't it? You want it to catch the glow and... Yeah, it'll end up being stuck there and you can't get to your motor. So you're having a river actually in front this time. Are you having canal boats? I'm having a boat that runs along it. I'm trying to figure out how to do it. Yeah. But it won't. Have you put some reeds? Probably. I keep running around and doing things. It's really cute you have. That's really nice. That's granddad Jack. Yeah. I see what... That's so clever. Just like you can see in the water. What's he fishing for? Frogs. It's not all you're getting there, I think. Is it? It's French. What are you doing? Just getting the grass off this river bit before it gets stuck if you aren't careful. There's a little bit of wet stuff and it all sticks to it. So how are you actually going to get that up now? That grass would be... I shall show you in a minute. Okay. Get that out of the way of that. So I've got it all there, I think, isn't that? Then you go... Yeah, so usually you actually collect it, don't you? You can use it again. You've got your bag full on the floor down there when you cut anything. I'll probably cause more trouble trying to get it out of here around there. Yeah. School and a school playground. It's really cute.