Chandwell
Watch the evolution of a model railway layout set on a grimy inner-city viaduct in the 1990s.
I am Michael Scott and I'm scratch-building as much of the N Gauge layout as I can out of card. I am sharing my progress, mistakes, and triumphs as I go. Hopefully this will educate, entertain, and inspire!
The layout will evoke the grimy built environment through which railways run. I am trying to recreate a slice of a run-down inner city by scratch building it out of nothing more than card.
I started building the Chandwell N Gauge model railway layout in 2019, and progress is steady - I try to upload at least one progress video a month.
If you're interested in UK N Gauge model railway layouts, card model railway scratch building, or just model railways in general, then this channel is for you.
Please subscribe now and join me as we watch Chandwell evolve from bare counter-top to a dirty, run-down 1980s industrial city.
Chandwell Members’ Update 19 October 2025
Groundbreaking: Building the Cathedral’s Hillside & The Big Reveal
Chandwell Members’ Update 28 September 2025
Chandwell Members’ Update 14 September 2025
Bradford Cathedral… in Miniature! Model Reveal Inside the Real Cathedral
Модель собора в Брэдфорде, преобразованная благодаря основанию на склоне холма
Chandwell Members’ Update 23 August 2025
Chandwell Members’ Update 17 August 2025
Beyond the Big Push: The North Side Comes to Life
Chandwell Members’ Update 3 August 2025
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push - Members’ Bonus Update
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push - Day 7 - THE END!
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push Day 6 - Porch Woes
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push Day 5, Part 2 - WOW!
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push, Day 5 - Steady progress
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push Day 4, Part "Phew" - problem solved
OOPS! The Big Bradford Cathedral Push Day 4
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push - Day 3, Part 2 - Oh yes! This is good!
The Big Bradford Cathedral Push, Day 3 - Starting the Transept
The Big Cathedral Push Day 2 - Part 2 - Really good progress
The Big Cathedral Push Day 2 - Where did four hours go?
The Big Cathedral Push Day 1, Part 2 - Off to a good start!
The BIG Cathedral Push - Day 1 - Starting a week of intensive modelling
How Layers Bring Models to Life - Paper, Card, and the Spirit of Scale
Chandwell Members’ Update 22 June
Chandwell at Burley Arts Festival 2025
Chandwell Members’ Update 26 May
Chandwell Members’ Update 11 May
Chandwell Members’ Update 6 May (Thoughts from a Pacer)
Michael's epic Bradford Cathedral model is coming to life! Passed half way point