RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) On 26/02/2021 at 09:07, jcm@gwr said: Totally agree with this statement, I'm starting to get bored with scrolling through the obvious Work-in-Progress pictures, and the ones with the tension lock couplings on show, just to find the inspiring pictures, that are difficult to tell from the real thing! I agree. Plonking some track, a very basic model locomotive and a few other bits and pieces inside a cardboard box is not realistic and could only just, if you were a charitable sort, be called modelling. It’s a bit like taking a photo of a bag of flour, some sugar and eggs and posting it on a website thread for impressive cake baking. Edited February 27, 2021 by Western Aviator 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post NHY 581 Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 1 hour ago, jcm@gwr said: Totally agree with this statement, I'm starting to get bored with scrolling through the obvious Work-in-Progress pictures, and the ones with the tension lock couplings on show, just to find the inspiring pictures, that are difficult to tell from the real thing! This is a somewhat narrow minded view. This has cropped up before. To the poster, their image fulfills the criteria. You may as well quote the image and comment 'Not good enough. Please remove ' Well it is to them. As you say, scroll past those images that in your opinion shouldn't be here. This thread contains a wide range of images demonstrating all levels of ability. If the image posted is, to the best of the members ability and in their eyes as realistic as they can do, then it deserves to be here. As the vast majority of my photos include stock fitted with tension locks then I guess that rules me out as well. My apologies. Please note- Image contains a tension lock. Rob. 18 4 6 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 I must admit when I posted some shots of my work-in-progress Mustang a few pages ago I was confusing this thread with the "show us your lockdown modelling" one which I'm sure we had back in 2020. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: This is a somewhat narrow minded view. This has cropped up before. To the poster, their image fulfills the criteria. You may as well quote the image and comment 'Not good enough. Please remove ' Well it is to them. As you say, scroll past those images that in your opinion shouldn't be here. This thread contains a wide range of images demonstrating all levels of ability. If the image posted is, to the best of the members ability and in their eyes as realistic as they can do, then it deserves to be here. As the vast majority of my photos include stock fitted with tension locks then I guess that rules me out as well. My apologies. Please note- Image contains a tension lock. Rob. Firstly, please read my follow up post, where I try to explain more clearly, and encourage. Secondly, I've never had an issue with those that have tried to make their model look realistic, it's when it is really has had no thought put in to the picture composition, often because it's obviously not finished. Thirdly, all of your photos are excellent, because you rarely, if ever, see the coupling, because you've made the effort to choose the angle, which is as important as the model's realism. Your final line- I can't see it! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, jcm@gwr said: Firstly, please read my follow up post, where I try to explain more clearly, and encourage. Secondly, I've never had an issue with those that have tried to make their model look realistic, it's when it is really has had no thought put in to the picture composition, often because it's obviously not finished. Thirdly, all of your photos are excellent, because you rarely, if ever, see the coupling, because you've made the effort to choose the angle, which is as important as the model's realism. Your final line- I can't see it! My apologies. I was putting my own response together and missed your follow up. Thank you for your kind words. That said, let's just give people a chance. The last thing anybody wants is for any upset to be caused or any confidence knocked. Oh and there is one...... Rob Edited February 26, 2021 by NHY 581 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: My apologies. I was putting my own response together and missed your follow up. Thank you for your kind words. That said, let's just give people a chance. The last thing anybody wants is for any upset to be caused or any confidence knocked. Oh and there is one...... Rob No problem, I never meant to dissuade anyone, just point them in the right direction, hopefully to start their own thread. I suppose I was trying to remind people of the thread title, which states realistic modelling, not W-in-P workbench or layout threads, it was, possibly a, poorly worded, complaint more about being off-topic, than 'that's rubbish, please remove'. Finally, although that T/L was sort of visible, it could easily be mistaken for another different coloured stone in the wall behind, confirming my point about composition. Edited February 26, 2021 by jcm@gwr 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew P Posted February 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 Anyone like pictures of Wagons? 25 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Barry Ten Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 Norfolk Southern SD80MACs on an intermodal train crossing Gator Creek, SC: 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 16 hours ago, Mike_Walker said: Chris, I think you are doing yourself a disservice. Given that it's N gauge l think this is excellent. Looks very good, do you have a layout topic? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Gedward said: Sorry, I'll take my ball and go home. Please don't, or if you feel you still want to, could you direct us to a thread with images of your layout, please? That last photo, especially with the backscene, seemed very 'Belah' to me, lovely. Edited February 26, 2021 by Captain Kernow 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Gedward Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Please don't, or if you feel you still want to, please direct us to a thread with images of your layout, please. That last photo, especially with the backscene, seemed very 'Belah' to me, lovely. Thanks Captain, my layout is called Bovey Tor. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Chris Chewter Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Talking of tension lock couplings. Here's one that I forgot to pull out of the NEM socket! Edited February 26, 2021 by Chris Chewter 36 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, Chris Chewter said: Talking of tension lock couplings. Here's one that I forgot to pull out of the NEM socket! Top image, Chris. Rob. 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike_Walker Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 Those last two pictures are simply divine. I thought my own efforts were pretty good but they pale to mediocre compared to these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 A 94xx class pannier 9440 seen at Tigley Junction in between duties in the summer of 1957. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2021 For those who get worked up about tension locks, here's the ideal product: Seriously, unless you're using dead-scale 3-links, any coupling system is going to be a bit of a compromise. 5 6 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 Hopefully my pics of Exhill all taken are acceptable - to put these in their context these where all taken back when I had a layout in 1982/3, long since gone, these where taken with a Pentax MTL3 and close up lens ring, multiple flash and diffusers all pre digital so no editing on a PC apart from tweaking now on my phone... in those days the USA was leading the way with excellant photos in Model Railroader, Kadee couplings which I had to get direct from the states... My point is to show what was Realistic Modeling then... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 3 hours ago, John Besley said: Looks very good, do you have a layout topic? Not here. As it is an N gauge layout I have a topic on N gauge forum. https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=47727.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cowley 47521 Posted February 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 A couple from Lapford. Sorry but two of them are in black and white because I couldn’t always afford colour film back then... 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Found one from Ladmanlow not seen before: Al. Edited April 14, 2022 by Alister_G 31 10 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Found one from Ladmanlow not seen before: Al. That’s lovely. 1 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Cowley 47521 said: A couple from Lapford. Sorry but two of them are in black and white because I couldn’t always afford colour film back then... That middle one looks like it's about to pour with rain soon, typically Mid Devon, very good 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 25/02/2021 at 08:28, Chris M said: It’s hard to do realistic modelling in N but here is my attempt. Looking at the top picture, is that a backscene of Exmouth taken from The Warren? 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris M Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 7 hours ago, John Besley said: Looking at the top picture, is that a backscene of Exmouth taken from The Warren? Yes. The far end of the layout is against a plain wall which would not look good in photos so I wanted to improve things. On a rare 2020 day out I took a few photos looking towards Exmouth standing on the estuary shore just below the railway near the first place you can cross the railway to get to the estuary east (or north) of Dawlish Warren. I then cut the photos out and stitched them together on a nice blue sky that matched the rest of the backscene using a combination of free photoshopping apps Gimp and Paint.net. This was then printed and attached to the wall at the end of the layout; it looks much better than the plain wall. At the risk of straying away from topic this is a wider view of the layout to show how the backscene on the wall fits in to become an aid to taking realistic photos. The up platform edge needs some work to smooth it off, the ballast needs tidying and I reckon those sockets need to be IP68 rated! As an aside I'm very happy with the life size totem I included in the print. It somehow creates the right atmosphere in the railway room. 16 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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