RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 2, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2020 4574 draws carefully forward onto the up main line with the Earlsbridge trip goods returning to Hackney Yard. 5557 has recently arrived in the branch platform with its B-set. On the right of the first photo you can just about see the road to the rest of Stoke Courtenay village winding up through the trees. John C. 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2020 Nice water crane John, I'm just building a new straight beamed version as we speak. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 2, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2020 A couple more of this afternoon's manoeuvres. Reasonably pleased with these two shots - quite colourful. The up platform starter hasn't got quite back to horizontal. A subsequent poke with a cocktail stick made it behave. Bit of friction? Not being a model engineer I'm in the hands of Dapol etc. in so many things. As for the branch platform starter, this is the last remaining non-working signal (modified Ratio kit). I'm just waiting for Dapol's left-hand single-arm bracket signal to do the replacement. (Perhaps a bit of an indulgence in that I signal very few moves from the branch platform to the up main line. But I guess I'm a bit of a compleatist!) John C. 27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 5 hours ago, checkrail said: The up platform starter hasn't got quite back to horizontal. Quite prototypical. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 01/04/2020 at 20:20, checkrail said: Of course, to get this last shot I had to lie on the roof of the leading carriage. John C. The effort was worth it. Superb modelling and photography. I like your K22 by the way too... 2 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 5000 Launceston Castle emerges from the tunnel with a down express and heads through Stoke Courtenay station. As I'm now self-isolating like on old Peco point there will probably be more posts from me on here over the coming days. Unless I do something really radical, like some actual modelling. John C. 18 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2020 That is just a great sequence of photo's. Alastair M 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post martin_wynne Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hi John, That's great pic, but the strange meteorological event in the sky rather detracts from it. I had a go at removing it: Good to see that you have now got the camera exposure settings to behave. cheers, Martin. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted April 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, martin_wynne said: but the strange meteorological event in the sky rather detracts from it. You've done a nice job removing it Martin. I'm sure I'll be able to do similar with Affinity Photo when I finally manage to set aside some time to learn how. Nice to know you're still watching - value your views & opinions, and your support. Cheers, John. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2020 A couple more of 5000 Launceston Castle. Threatening skies over the Moor as 6801 Aylburton Grange approaches from the west with a class H freight. John C. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2020 Lovely set of photos, as ever. I hope self isolating is ok.... choice rather than necessity. Stay safe, take care, Neal. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Great set of photos, love the last one, my favourite angle. Keep the pictures coming and look after yourself. All the best 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 8 hours ago, checkrail said: 5000 Launceston Castle emerges from the tunnel with a down express and heads through Stoke Courtenay station. As I'm now self-isolating like on old Peco point there will probably be more posts from me on here over the coming days. Unless I do something really radical, like some actual modelling. John C. I never tire of those tunnel shots John. Although I have slightly less width to play with, I'll be trying to replicate your ground profiles at Tremewan Tunnel. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2020 Three more of the Grange-hauled freight. Must neaten up those tarps and make them look a bit more secure. John C. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 Oh I do like a Grange but I don't think I've ever run one on a freight...... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, gwrrob said: Oh I do like a Grange but I don't think I've ever run one on a freight...... No reason not to... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, gwrrob said: Oh I do like a Grange but I don't think I've ever run one on a freight...... Ah, go on. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted April 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, gwrrob said: Oh I do like a Grange but I don't think I've ever run one on a freight...... You will Robin, you will ….. ! There's a good pic of 6801 on a freight at Aller Jcn in the Norman Lockett book, assisted in the rear by a large prairie as it starts the climb to Dainton. Interesting and varied mix of wagons too. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 45 minutes ago, checkrail said: There's a good pic of 6801 on a freight at Aller Jcn in the Norman Lockett book, assisted in the rear by a large prairie as it starts the climb to Dainton. Interesting and varied mix of wagons too. What page please John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, checkrail said: Three more of the Grange-hauled freight. Must neaten up those tarps and make them look a bit more secure. John C. Do not want to sound critical - this is more out of concern. But does the yard crane have a lean on it? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) Vol 1, GWR in the 1930s, Fraser, Geen and Scott, illustration 73 (there are no page numbers!) is of Kingstone Grange, 6820, on coal empties when only a few months old. Lovely pic too. (Also posted in Stoke Courtney) Alastair M Edited April 4, 2020 by A Murphy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted April 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, gwrrob said: What page please John. It's across pages 48/49. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2020 35 minutes ago, checkrail said: It's across pages 48/49. Found it and there appears to be a tank wagon, could be Esso, in the wagon rake too. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2020 4018 Knight of the Grand Cross on the Wolverhampton train pulls through Stoke Courtenay and meets 5975 Winslow Hall coming the other way with a stopping passenger train. Spent quite a bit of time this afternoon exploring Affinity Photo and other photo software to see how to paint in uniform backdrops (or paint out unwanted contrasts), but have retired baffled. I read thousands of words and came across dozens of icons, none of which I understood at all. Will have another go when brain working properly again! John C. 16 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted April 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2020 Quite pleased with these two pics of a busy scene (except of course for weird sky crease in first one!) Mr & Mrs Preiser better hurry if they want to catch the Plymouth train. John C. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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