RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2020 Thanks Martyn, if only there was a way of transplanting the countryside into my cellar. Photo backscenes just don't look the same. Al. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted November 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2020 Oop!. New page! Al. 27 1 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Alister_G said: Thanks Martyn, if only there was a way of transplanting the countryside into my cellar. Photo backscenes just don't look the same. Al. Have you checked out Richard's / Ben Alder / The Far North Line? His backscene is commercial but looks amazing in a smallish room. Edited November 5, 2020 by Andrew P 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Oop!. New page! Al. Dear admin, can we have a ‘spectacular’ button please 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Thanks Andy. Yes there's quite a few layouts where the photo backscenes work well - Black Country Blues and CK's Bethesda Sidings for instance, but really I'm talking about the ability to take a shot of the layout from any angle with the scenery behind it - something you just can't do with a photo backscene. Ladmanlow, although primarily designed to be viewed from one side, has some great opportunities from what would normally be the back, or along it's length: and in that case a photo backscene wouldn't work. Al. Edited November 4, 2020 by Alister_G spillong 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted November 4, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2020 Fantastic Al. Love your layout mate and photographed in this setting is just perfect. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 4, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2020 Thanks Jay. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Those photo's are stunning Al, it's a credit to your modelling that the layout blends in seamlessly with the real background, the colours, weathering etc are spot on. It's hard to believe that the layout is sitting on a paste table! Edited November 5, 2020 by sb67 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Great set of pictures that sets of the modelling to perfection. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 Morning, Al. Top stuff as always. Is this the Dapol Tar tank jobbie ? Rob. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Morning, Al. Top stuff as always. Is this the Dapol Tar tank jobbie ? Rob. Morning Rob, yes that's right. It was an early attempt meant to represent some of the water tenders used on the line. I know now that most of them were actual ex-locomotive tenders, and when I can find some older model tenders I'll have a better go at modelling what they looked like. Cheers mate, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Morning Rob, yes that's right. It was an early attempt meant to represent some of the water tenders used on the line. I know now that most of them were actual ex-locomotive tenders, and when I can find some older model tenders I'll have a better go at modelling what they looked like. Cheers mate, Al. Your not tempted by those London Models brass tender kits Al? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, JustinDean said: Your not tempted by those London Models brass tender kits Al? I'm not sure if they would let me buy just the tender. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 They sell tender only kits mate: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 Just scroll past the locomotive section: https://traders.scalefour.org/LondonRoadModels/locos-tenders-chassis/lnwr/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 Ah brilliant, thanks Jay. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2020 Those outdoor photos are f***in' brilliant Al! Shows off the advantage of a portable layout to perfection. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, Bogie said: Those outdoor photos are f***in' brilliant Al! Shows off the advantage of a portable layout to perfection. Admin, can we please have a 'f***in brilliant' button 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 Hi Al, just perfect. Al(l) the best Adrian. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted November 5, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Bogie said: Those outdoor photos are f***in' brilliant Al! Shows off the advantage of a portable layout to perfection. Thanks mate, much appreciated. Here's a few of my brother's shots. He uses a full-size Olympus DSLR, so whilst these are cropped - sometimes quite heavily - the detail and sharpness is still there. Al. 22 1 5 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2020 The natural daylight really brings out the best in the weathering. Mike. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted November 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Alister_G said: Thanks mate, much appreciated. Is that @NHY 581 looking on just above the middle 7 planker ? Adrian 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Not sure, what do you think? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 22 hours ago, Alister_G said: Thanks mate, much appreciated. Here's a few of my brother's shots. He uses a full-size Olympus DSLR, so whilst these are cropped - sometimes quite heavily - the detail and sharpness is still there. Al. Love these photos, I'd happily have those framed and hung on the wall. Just a shame the backscene isn't as realistic as the layout 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 minute ago, chuffinghell said: Just a shame the backscene isn't as realistic as the layout Lol, thanks mate. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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