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I have this same kit. It might surprise you to know that I plan to paint and decal it as s.Pz.Abt. 505 No. 124
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The cocktail stick approach is surprisingly effective!
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@Mikkel, thanks for posting that documentary. What a sad but ultimately marvellous story!
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QuoteI’m currently trying to decide if I should heed the advice of friends and fit a heated floor downstairs…..but if I allow any more complications – I may never get this ruddy railway built….! Anyway….I’m assessing the added cost and delay at the moment….
Our house was a new build around 12 years ago, so no comparison to your venture. But we have underfloor heating throughout. I realise that the comparison is of limited relevance, but the experience of underfloor heating, and not having carpets, is exceptional!
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Marvellous inspiration there, @Mikkel. Now I need to research whether I can get a stable into SR of 1938!
On 04/01/2020 at 14:24, Mikkel said:maybe the HMRS or similar. It would require more thorough research though.
My only suggestion would be to clearly delineate the stables in the photos and maps. You have in most later cases, but I spent a long time over Westbury trying to figure out how the two images related. I thought that I had the stables nailed (I had, confirmed when I scrolled down to the third image), but it took some time to match that up with the map...and come to the conclusion that the map wasn't totally accurate, unless the cattle pens had moved and the good shed demolished, of course.
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Surely this is not the same William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, who also died in 1344?
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My very first train set was a Triang freightliner (?) with Class 37. I regret not keeping it now.
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Really outstanding. But, rather than (or in addition to) light-proofing the roof, do you think that toning down the brightness (and a warmer light) might be more effective? I don't know whether gaslight would've given way to electric at this point, but either way it would be dimmer and more yellow.
Just a thought, not a criticism.
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Seems familiar, I'm sure I've seen it somewhere else before. Totally insane, and fantastic if you have the operational interest.
I only wish that I had that much space to play with...perhaps when the kids fly the nest.
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Excellent work! I particularly like the bi-level station. But is the ad on the liquor company supposed to look like Al Capone, or is that just my fevered imagination?
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Actually, the whole thing could be a waste of possibly a decent wheel set.
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That thing has come out with hardly any rivets!
Just as well Miss Prism isn't here, her flabber would be so gasted that she'd faint.
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Those grooves are printed? How on earth do you get that 3D effect?
The reason that I've eschewed card is because it's too 2D.
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Don't be too hasty to get rid of stuff. You never know when the modelling mojo may return.
This. It happens, take a break before, in the immortal words of Human League:
It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
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"I do wonder if the Smoke Box Handles and the Lamp Irons on the Hornby Grange are too thin."
It may just be the way I look at it, but the Bachmann smokebox handles look like rather blobby mouldings that are not differentiated from the door itself. The Hornby one seems more refined. +1 to Hornby, I'd say.
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Presumably most buses are bigger than rail layouts, so I would hope that the venue was bigger.
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Another approach is simply to visit the layouts that interest you most, rather than all of them. And do a quick recce to check which ones are worth going back to see in depth.
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As something tends towards infinity it becomes everything, and its reciprocal becomes nothing. But infinity doesn't exist in real terms, so there is no nothing only things that aren't everything.
Alternatively, there's the difference between specialists and generalists:
A generalist knows less and less about more and more, until eventually he knows nothing about everything.
A specialist knows more and more about less and less, until eventually he knows everything about nothing.
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Dave, we should all aspire to something, no matter how little that something is. You've just taken it to its logical conclusion, and I think you're doing a fantastic job. Soon your non-blogs will surpass your blog entries.
You might even start a trend. I for one am thinking of my own non-blog (since I have little enough worth blogging about at the moment), so I will look to you for tips.
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Generally true - except it won't fit into such small spaces! To get equivalent depth of field, a DSLR must be stopped down much more, hence the need for more light.
OTOH, and I cannot speak for the Nikon D300s, a DSLR will have a larger sensor and lower noise at higher ISO, so you can compensate for the higher f-stop with faster ISO.
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I agree, an enviable amount to
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This blog cannot be deleted, it's a testament to the indefatigable creative spirit! It should stand as something that can all aspire to.
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Oh don't sell yourself short, I rather enjoyed it. It has a certain charm, like an abandoned branch line station.
It's always the first post that's the most difficult, wouldn't you agree?
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Have you tried the Humbrol weathering powders? Not sure whether (haha!) to go for them or other brands. Either way, I'd likely have to order over t'internet.
The watered ink trick looks like it might be useful for making coaches look 'less moulded'. (I was thinking a light wash applied to doors and then wiped off, just leaving a little shadow).
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I can't add anything more than agree with Dave and Mikkel. Although, speaking from a position of abject ignorance, I can't help but feel the rotation should be slower.