RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted July 23, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) I went down to the Watercress Line yesterday for a ride behind the S&DRT's 7F 53808. Today, I got out all three 7Fs that I have. From left to right, they are 13800, 13804 (both kit built in the late '70s/early '80s) and then 13810 (Bachmann 2016) As you can see, the two from my father need some TLC, which I hope to get going on this winter. Edited July 23, 2023 by RobAllen 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted July 29, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 29, 2023 I've not been particularly happy with the way the warehouse was sitting as it regularly showed a gap with the back board. Also, you could see the blue through northlight windows. Today, I solved both of these by painting the windows black on the inside and and gluing it properly to the back board. It looks a bit clean though, so I think I'll need to learn a little about weathering buildings soon… 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted September 18, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2023 Straight on view of Jinty 7153 shunting a few wagons yesterday. Was a fun session. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted November 26, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) As I'm posting photos today, here's one of 3F 3218 at Melcombe Road. Edited November 26, 2023 by RobAllen 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted December 13, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 13, 2023 New-to-me Jinty has arrived. It's DCC, so is intended for Holcombe, but I couldn't resist posing it on Melcombe Road. As I don't have DCC yet, I also took it up to the club last night where it ran really well. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted December 25, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) Christmas brought me a 3F! Merry Christmas everyone. Edited December 25, 2023 by RobAllen 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted December 30, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2023 I should be reading the instructions for building a point, but got distracted… 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted January 14 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14 Inspired by @KNP's excellent photo of 9319 with the background in in focus on Little Muddle, I decided that I really should learn how to do these types of shots. My Fujifilm X-H2 has a focus bracketing feature, so I googled how to use it and created 60 images all with slightly different focus points from front to back. I'm glad that the camera can do this automatically. I already own Affinity Photo, and via more googling, I discovered that it has a "Focus Merge" menu item. I clicked it, added the 60 photos and pressed OK. After some whirring and clicking, it produced this image of 7412 at Melcombe Road. Quite happy with this and now I know how to do it! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted January 14 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14 In other news, the camera is very cruel! Next time I'll embed the buildings into the floor and be much more careful when assembling! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RobAllen Posted March 8 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8 (edited) As Melcombe Road Sidings is inspired by the Co-op siding at Twerton just outside Bath on the S&DJR, I clearly had to purchase this model from the SDRT! Edited March 9 by RobAllen 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzer42 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Got to love the S and D. Dad took us poking around Highbridge works in the mid to late 60s. So scared we were going to get arrested! I assume you have seen the Betjeman video? I could almost watch it on repeat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now