KNP Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Blast, you are pinching all my ideas. I was going to mounted mine on an old tripod so it could swivel, it has a telescopic centre pole so it could be adjusted for different viewing heights as well. Back to the drawing board, might as well just leave it on the table now..... My turn - how about a solid box but with an eye piece so you have to look through it to see inside the illuminated area!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 This may help nudge a few more to get involved. idd https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/shop/bb006-small-diorama-baseboard-200x200mm-with-backscene-board/?mc_cid=30f4e08f9a&mc_eid=7ed6c017e3&v=79cba1185463 Blimey there were 6 available last night and only one at the moment, now I wonder which nut-job could have ordered five????? Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 Blimey there were 6 available last night and only one at the moment, now I wonder which nut-job could have ordered five????? Peter Not guilty, m'lud! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 No, for once I seem to be ahead of you in terms of numbers, are you by any chance feeling unwell? Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 No, for once I seem to be ahead of you in terms of numbers, are you by any chance feeling unwell? Peter Biding my time, watching the other runners & riders.... wondering if an 1:160 scale model of the PSMT would run round in a circle within 8".... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2017 Can’t get the string, you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 It would be great if we could have as many as possible exhibited at a show. However, it would require a large table and so people can find theirs easily the cake boxes might have to be put in alphabetical order, even of RMweb usernames. Then at the end of the show we can have a cake sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2017 Then at the end of the show we can have a cake sale. Or a cake box sale. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Or a cake box sale. They can have the box, but not the contents! Actually, I'm thinking I'd take photos of the model from each side (and top) and glue the pics to the outside of the box. Someone might like to buy that..... Drat - I've just had an idea for another diorama 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
idd15 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Blimey there were 6 available last night and only one at the moment, now I wonder which nut-job could have ordered five????? Peter Oops should have put the "no connection to the vendor just a satisfied customer" caveat in that post!!!! According to the latest weekly vendor email there is now an orderly queue forming for these. How very British! Pip pip! idd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiket4 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Having never entered one of these challenges i think i might give this a go. I have a few idea's and hopefully can teach myself some new skills along the way. Regards Mark 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm afraid I've just spent £2.34 on two cake boxes. Only one project, but thought I ought to buy a spare as two were only about 40p more than one on eBay. The idea is it will be a little test diorama for my Cameo Competition entry, which means it may prove to be a total failure, as the aim with that is to see if I can do things I've never managed in the past! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Welcome to The Cakebox Challenge. The First rule of Cakebox Challenge is: you do not talk about Cakebox Challenge. The Second rule of Cakebox Challenge is: you DO NOT talk about Cakebox Challenge! The Third rule of Cakebox Challenge: Its got to fit in an 8"x8"x6" cakebox. I think that clarifies matters..... Apropos of nothing, I DO NOT KNOW how anyone can build yards and yards of track by hand without going completely loopy. 10" is enough for anyone! Oh, wait..... H,C,&O Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Blimey there were 6 available last night and only one at the moment, now I wonder which nut-job could have ordered five????? Peter Oh, hang on a mo......? Peter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hmmm.... using a screen as a backdrop.... Where have I seen that idea before? <<<<<<<<< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Cake disposal services will be offered at all Warners shows. See me for details. Except if your cake is chocolate and beetroot, in which case you are on your own you weirdo. You think that's weird. In Portugal, they eat spinach cake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hmmm.... using a screen as a backdrop.... Where have I seen that idea before? <<<<<<<<< The one thing I have found on all these challenges is that nothing is new or original! - from 2010.... https://youtu.be/06vwe4bgC4s4 Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Or 2011... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/45485-setting-up-n-gauge-with-a-twist/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted October 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2017 I think there should be a modular category (I know categories aren't wanted) but it'd be like a 3d version of the board game Carcassonne! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I think there should be a modular category (I know categories aren't wanted) but it'd be like a 3d version of the board game Carcassonne! Don't let my sister near it, then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The one thing I have found on all these challenges is that nothing is new or original! - from 2010.... https://youtu.be/06vwe4bgC4s4 Peter Yes, I've seen a few such 'cinemas' on layouts - including one in a building showing 'The General'. They're not backscenes though.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) They're not backscenes though....True but the idea goes back to 2010 on this forum, and probably earlier on the previous version, as Stubby points out, most 'new' ideas are re-incarnations, for my sixth box I'm thinking about recreating early Hornby O gauge, wwith their first shot at electrics. Should keep the grubby fingers off, Peter Edited October 17, 2017 by peter220950 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Or 2011... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/45485-setting-up-n-gauge-with-a-twist/ Indeed! https://goo.gl/images/977Hx7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Perhaps I should keep this to myself, so most of you get disqualified and I have a better chance of winning, but I'm too nice to do that . I've just received two of these cake boxes, and the EXTERNAL dimensions are 8"x8"x6". Anyone making a base 8x8 will find it won't fit inside. I don't know if all boxes are this size, so maybe the judges have slightly bigger ones, but it might be best not to take the risk! And on the subject of boxes, if our entry is actually built into a proper cake box, does it qualify, even though it won't fit inside the judge's box? I'm inclined to give a box a good dose of shellac, and build inside it. My entry is intended to be a test piece for my Cameo Competition entry, so it needs a proscenium arch etc.! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted October 18, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted October 18, 2017 Perhaps I should keep this to myself, so most of you get disqualified and I have a better chance of winning, but I'm too nice to do that . I've just received two of these cake boxes, and the EXTERNAL dimensions are 8"x8"x6". Anyone making a base 8x8 will find it won't fit inside. I don't know if all boxes are this size, so maybe the judges have slightly bigger ones, but it might be best not to take the risk! And on the subject of boxes, if our entry is actually built into a proper cake box, does it qualify, even though it won't fit inside the judge's box? I'm inclined to give a box a good dose of shellac, and build inside it. My entry is intended to be a test piece for my Cameo Competition entry, so it needs a proscenium arch etc.! The thickness of the cardboard at it's fattest point, where three layers overlap on the flaps is 1.1mm. This is on a cake box from Hobbycraft, but the Lakeland version is the same. If your model is so tight to the sides that this makes a difference, I'll be tempted to lend you some sandpaper to remove the excess. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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