Thank you for showing the "as you build" footage.  That is soo much more helpful than some benchwork related videos, where the builder does not do this.  They only point to their finished benchwork, saying "just do that".  To those with no woodworking skills whatsoever, that's like pointing to an ancient piece of Chinese art, and saying "just do that".

Nice to see the 2P painting getting it's money's-worth in the background of the talking shots.

For the dust, just attach your hoover to the exhaust port. If it doesn't quite fit, you can normally bodge it.

This is great advice, I use bed slats for base board frames, saves buying and cutting plywood.

Hi Rob, I’m a new subscriber to your channel and as a Carpenter/Joiner for 45 years, I must congratulate you on your tenacious methods and choice of materials and techniques to build your layout. I can appreciate that you are more of a technophile and practical work may not be your no 1 skill set but my hat goes off to you for your approach and execution. You have worked with basic power tools to produce top results which is important. I also really enjoy your video production and presentation style, very sharp, very clear and very professional. As an aside,,I am the guy behind the construction of the OO Live Steam Roadshow layout you may have seen at shows and that took 200 hours just for the joinery prep and assembly so i fully appreciate your great efforts to produce top results.
Looking forward to further progress and perhaps a natter if i spot you at a show. Warley soon so ill keep an eye out!!!

Slow And Easy Rob Always Remember This You are The Biggest Crittic.

Good video, ideal tool for the Job is not a table saw but a track saw / plunge saw. They make much more accurate cuts than  a circular saw without splintering the boards. They have got far cheaper lately with only being around 100. They also have the ability to have good dust extraction. There is also no offset so you drop your track edge on your line and don't have to worry around measuring the offset to your blade from the base.

Peter millard on YouTube has a brilliant tracksaw playlist for newbies

I would get a track saw if your doing this again

One thing that I would add is that when buying timber DO NOT rely on the sizes that are indicated at your D.I.Y. store i.e. 1.2m or 0.9m lengths. I did, and to start with I couldn't understand why things didn't line up. Now I measure everything to make sure I've got it right.

Your woodwork looks great and neat, much neater than mine is.
I made my baseboard very similar to yours and I'm quite happy with it. I would have cut my own cross braces had I had a circular saw. Instead, I used store-bought braces that I only had to cut to length.
Tip: I glued a layer of 5 cm foamboard on all my boards, which allows me to create some scenery at lower levels like gullies or rivers.

Well done Rob in filming this Baseboard Build video. Very well explained and how to cut, glue and screw it all together with the right tools one can see it all come together. See you on the next chapter of the new Little Wicket build.

Nice job Rob, much more satisfying than buying premade modules (and a lot cheaper !)  I use a 135° bend push fit waste pipe fitting on the end of my circular saw, It directs the dust more downward and can be rotated to avoid it blowing onto me - still makes a mess, but a bit more concentrated.

Rob this was a very thoughtful and well presented baseboard video. You explained grid benchwork versus L girder well. A cool tool that I have recently invested is a pocket screw jig. This allows you to move the cross braces even after you screw the layout to wall because the screws used for the braces go from the inside out.

really good job and an excellent video showing how to actually do it as well.

have 9mm ply "X" braced frame here, smaller, use 18mm without framing as a desk but eck thats heavy. 18mm sides for that size seems perfect.

and looks a very professional job

Can't wait for part2 of your build. I'm just back in the hobby after many years and started building a layout about 5 months ago. This video set me back a few months as you had the great idea of the floor insulation. I was just a bit ahead of you but had to rip up all the track. Was happy to do so as it was only the track and no scenery started yet. Thanks for all the advice even if I don't want to hear it 😀

When cutting loads of strip to same length on the chop saw you can use a stop to butt the material up too.

Always interesting, topical and sensible. Thanks. 🇧🇫

Wow enjoyed your latest video thanks for sharing.

Circular saws and jig saws cut on the up stroke. if you cut from the underside of the work piece any break out will then be on the underside of your boards and not seen.

Excellent video 😊 I think that you did everything right and that you are on your way to a great layout!

Awesome build. I can't wait to see the project as it develops.