RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted April 13, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Yorkshire Square said: Either those buildings at the front are over scale, or the painter and decorator hired by CF (looks vaguely familiar) is an elf... Interesting illusion isn’t it. Tim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted April 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hallelujah! Someone has photographed the hand of God ... 6 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post CF MRC Posted April 19, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2019 A prominent landmark in Kings Cross GY was the roundhouse, originally made for the Midland Railway. This was demolished in 1931, but it has always been in the plan to include it on the layout. It would sit behind the ‘elbow’ on York Way where there is quite an awkward patch of ground. There was never going to be enough room to model it ‘in the round’ and simply painting it onto the back scene would have been challenging. So I made a rough placeholder out of card, approximately painted to see if a silhouette structure would work. The effect was quite encouraging, but the colour saturation was too strong and the perspective would need to be worked out very carefully. A new card silhouette was made that was designed to be both semi-curved, but also painted to represent the cylinders, cones and frusta of this complicated building. Once painted it was fixed to a plywood former, giving a rather alarming shape when viewed from the wrong aspect. The painting is a bit impressionist in style but the shadowing is correct for our lighting. The ground will need to be made up around the sides of the building where the painted perspective kicks in. When viewed side on, the effect is quite distressing. From normal viewing distances the round house merges quite nicely into the haze. There will probably now be scope for representing Top Shed between the roundhouse and the saw tooth roofs of the St Pancras Goods Station, next to the NLR incline. Quite a fun days work. Tim 24 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post CF MRC Posted April 22, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Richard W has made some magical 3D printed yard lamp lanterns for CF. As with some of our other lamps, they can appear illuminated if they catch the light is in the correct direction. These are very big lamps and will add some overdue vertical components to the yard area (pending signals). The posts started off as CNC-turned British naval 12.5” gun barrels at 1:350 scale. Tim Edited April 22, 2019 by CF MRC 14 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmotrutta Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 13/03/2019 at 19:24, CF MRC said: A little bit of CF history from 1989 has been found by Justin on YouTube: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-RBaSdUMIMM&data=01|01|timothy.f.watson%40kcl.ac.uk|ddadbdd495e54aea33d208d6a7e4fec3|8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356|0&sdata=12O1tds5JFkeP9kwOot6UQ8pCWSzdVi6GA83ul4MHAs%3D&reserved=0 It was our very first Blue Peter appearance: I didn’t know the film existed. The second appearance was a disaster - a live derailment - but the third and fourth were very successful, especially the latter which involved blue screen filming. Incidentally, the top of my head features at the back of the layout (darker hair in those days) as we were running it sitting on the floor. What is interesting is how informative the commentary is on the layout, one wonders if a modern children’s programme would have such depth. However, they (we) were a bit optimistic to think that the layout would be finished in 5 years! Tim Thank you for sharing this! Did you start using "sticky back plastic" after being on Blue Peter - seemed to be a regular staple when I was a kid...... 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2019 The ‘through the sky’ iPad viewing has been properly set up now on CF. It really does transform the operator’s view at the back. Whilst at the same time, another film crew have been set to work on the top of the tunnel. Tim 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted May 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 7, 2019 Amazing; all this progress ir reminding me just how long its been since I last saw CF. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Fantastic stuff! Great angle for being able to see what's going on out the front. Might need to get the roads board to fix those pot holes on bridge though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sharky said: Might need to get the roads board to fix those pot holes on bridge though... They're nothing compared to some of the ones round here! One of these days someone is going to fall into one and come out at your side! Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted May 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2019 58 minutes ago, Caley Jim said: They're nothing compared to some of the ones round here! One of these days someone is going to fall into one and come out at your side! Jim No they are just the latest man hole covers Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted May 9, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2019 The road bridge will actually be the ramp line that goes from KX Goods up to the Caledonian Goods & Coal Yard. It will therefore have a train going up and down it at 1:37. Apparently known as the little Lickey. It has to be removable, hence the scale potholes, as it is only a placeholder for the structure. Maybe this summer’s job. The complexity of track in Belle Isle really couldn’t be invented. There is much to do on CF. Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted May 9, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2019 Inspired by our rather busy and spectacular weather systems of late I have extended the storm on CF. It also serves to ‘lose’ the hole in the sky. The layout has now been put into hibernation until September, so here is an exciting picture of the storage boxes. With all the work that has been undertaken of late I would expect we will have trimmed off 10-15 min for set up and take down times: not at all trivial when exhibiting a layout of this size and complexity. Tim 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Interesting to observe that Chiltern Green made its exhibition debut 4O years ago on 29/9/79 - one week after marrying my first wife. Luton Hoo was added a couple of years later. The J7 is still doing Stirling (sic) service on CF. Tim Edited September 30, 2019 by CF MRC 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 39 minutes ago, CF MRC said: Interesting to observe that Chiltern Green made its exhibition debut 4O years ago on 29/9/79 - one week after marrying my first wife. Luton Hoo was added a couple of years later. The J7 is still doing Stirling (sic) service on CF. Tim I suspect there are times that Cecily suspects she might well be married to CG&LH and CF! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Smith Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 10 hours ago, CF MRC said: Interesting to observe that Chiltern Green made its exhibition debut 4O years ago on 29/9/79 - one week after marrying my first wife. Tim Your first wife was married to Chiltern Green??? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Ian Smith said: Your first wife was married to Chiltern Green??? She certainly thinks so...and CF... Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Ian Smith said: Your first wife was married to Chiltern Green??? 1 hour ago, CF MRC said: She certainly thinks so...and CF... Tim Well unlike us humans these layouts improve with time, have had lots of maintenance so don't fall apart and are relatively easy to control. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-A-T Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Ian Smith said: Your first wife was married to Chiltern Green??? So by definition, as you refer to wife number one and assuming you are now on wife number two (or later!), you are divorced? Did wife number one not want Chiltern Green as part of the divorce settlement??!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) We celebrated our ruby wedding anniversary last weekend. Cecily is quite well known in the 2mm scale world... Tim Edited October 1, 2019 by CF MRC 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-A-T Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Congratulations PS I have to say I’m in awe of your modelling abilities in 2mm scale. And your eyesight! Edited October 1, 2019 by D-A-T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2019 So you call her your first wife just to keep her on her toes? 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
east barnet andy Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Tim , any chance you can bung in here some snaps of CF at Wareham ? and maybe we can spot the alterations over the Summer . . . ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post CF MRC Posted October 8, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2019 I only took a couple of pictures. Valour can be seen on the up Sheffield Pullman. Others may have more. Tim 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted October 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2019 And congratulations on another 'Best At Show' award at Fareham. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted October 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 08/10/2019 at 20:51, CF MRC said: Valour can be seen on the up Sheffield Pullman. I bet the loco crew were sweating. There isn't a scrap of coal left in the tender! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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