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  1. Some Snippets From Frankland Thank you gentleman for your interest and apologies for this late reply. You may recall that I collect cigarette cards and other ephemera relating to Frankland… Since the last update two Brake 3rds arrived ~ and I have the card to prove it You may also recall I moved house a couple of years ago, and much restoration was required, in fact more than originally envisaged. Work on the railway room was pencilled in for this spring, but then the local paper arrived... ... so what with circumstances beyond our control and all that, things are unfortunately delayed for a while. On a brighter note, the local paper also mentioned the 'must see' film of the moment 'King Of Jazz', with Paul Whiteman and his Band. It's in colour, and If you've not seen it already you really should! Rest assured there will be a proper broadcast from Frankland once there is any news of substance to report. Mark
  2. Good luck with the 3-Subs If it’s any help: My etches were from Worsley Works, at the time (2013), Allen advertised he could provide etches for any EMU illustrated in Brian Golding’s book ’Southern Electric Units’. Most odds and ends were available from the N Gauge / 2mm Society Shops. Etched Pixels very kindly produced bespoke roof profiles and trusses which were then made generally available from his online shop. This may save you 3D printing - unless you'd like to of course Minor details were from Plasticard / fuse wire / other off-cuts etc Two questions if I may (and apologies if I’ve missed anything - been out of touch for a while - and now catching up). Are the units for your Holborn Viaduct thread? And I’m curious as to your plans for creating third rail / pots. Mark
  3. It may have been mentioned elsewhere on the forum already - but it looks like Photobucket have realised the error of their ways, changed management, and are offering a very reasonable deal to users. I've paid a £15.00 annual subscription to have my picture links to third-parties restored I am very happy tonight to see my thread fully illustrated again Meanwhile, just to pre-empt questions about Frankland: I did say when I moved it would be a couple of years before I'd be in a position to start planning next-steps - and it's still only 14 months since then - so please be patient.
  4. Hello Mikkel, As always, wonderfully studied. Your posts entrance and inspire me. You capture perfectly and bring to life our collective memory of the grainy, faded Victorian photographs of perceived halycon days, and the details and characters within them that often catch our attention. Absolutely sublime! Mark
  5. Nice work Geoff: Some fine detail in there - and anything 'birdcage' always catches my attention - it's so characteristic of a certain era and makes for a distinctive item of stock.
  6. First time I've seen this - looking good
  7. Nice work as always Grahame, Out of interest, what have you used for the corbels? Thanks, Mark
  8. Absolutely exquisite and sublime Mikkel: You present a certain dreamlike / collective memory / quality / to your portrayals / which is so edifyingly delightful. I always feel a sense of delight and excitement whenever I click on a link to one of your updates
  9. My apologies - may I provide an interlude to keep you entertained in the meantime?
  10. I agree, a lovely film, and especially the double-deck carriages, never quite seen anything like them before. Quite delightful. Good luck with the layout Doric.
  11. Really impressive work on many levels Mikkel, you must feel a great sense of achievement.
  12. Love what's coming along here - particularly interested in the methods of operating signals and bus.
  13. Every single one of these buildings you're modelling Grahame is delightfully idiosyncratic - you capture their essence perfectly. It's a delight to watch your work unfold - plus each post is helpfully instructive. I can't wait to see details revealed of the layout on which they will eventually sit
  14. I'll be particularly interested in the first as I have a connection with the 'Dead Line' as they call it. Thanks for flagging - I'll catch up with both of those at the weekend.
  15. Just been catching up on the last few months of posts and I can only echo the compliments above - some exemplary modelling - especially the the characterful buildings. Really impressive all round.
  16. I don't know how you do this sort of work in 20 minute shifts - it takes me that long just to warm-up! Either way, wonderfully observed and so painstakingly reproduced to convincing effect. Inspirational as always
  17. Loved the video - a great eye for angles / framing. Delightful and completely entrancing.
  18. Thank you Tim, noted, and really very much appreciated indeed.
  19. Thanks for the update - I can never get enough of Copenhagen Fields. Mention of point rodding and signal wires / stanchions caught my attention. If there's any chance of pictures / broad details at some point I'd be interested.
  20. Definitely Grahame: "Urban: in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city." I think what may be useful to (unititiated) interested parties is a guide to those differences that separate for instance inner-city (or town) , compared to outer suburbs , and all that sits in between. For instance, traditionally inner city buildings tend to be older and more cramped / outer tends to be new development. Although depending on period and planning laws prevalent at the time. In more recent years many inner cities have been rebuilt / the middle suburbs gentrified / the outer suburbs became the more old-fashioned. The other key is period - road markings and advertising (controls or not) for instance. TV arials / satellie dishes or not? Lovely front gardens, or concreted over for car parking? Ultimately it's all down to the modeller taking inspiration from a particular location / period photos / (or a hybrid) and using observation and research to hone their focus on that which they think will be useful. One other aspect to consider: Irrespective of whether one is modelling 1930 / 1960 or 1990 - it's worth remembering that for whatever decade is being represented, usually a residue of the past ten or twenty years was still evident at that time. IE. if modelling 1960, you'd still see a good proportion of cars / road markings / lineside installations from the previous ten or twenty years around the place. --------------------------------- But then again ... I'm probably just teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs
  21. Woosh! I don't know how you work so quickly and at the same time with such competence Grahame. Impressive work.
  22. Marvelous work as always Mikkel, and your update both entertaining and instructive in equal measure. As to your dilemma about 'cords and ropes' ... Could you shape and form a semblance of ropes to appropriate contours over top and sides, but sort of snip them off roughly around the point they were tied to the underframe so you could still lift the 'shells' off if required? I wonder if anyone would notice if they weren't exactly 100% tied to the underframe ... as I'm sure you're aware, the minds-eye often fills-in the details you expect to see
  23. St Olaf's House: A most interesting building and excellent choice sir! The long, continuous runs of windows across floors one – four are a nice feature, and the lettering for the name of the building itself really quite distinctive.
  24. Most impressive Grahame. You mentioned weathering previously, out of interest, are you using powders / other technique?
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