RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted August 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Hi, and thank you for visiting this thread, please feel free to add any pictures that you think that might give me and others some inspiration or detail to projects. Due to the Great Image Theft of 2022 you will find many gaps in the first 3 pages some of which had been posted by other RMweb members, I have deleted many images of my own of which I had no backup of. Going forward I will start adding more pictures as and when I take them. I hope these images will be of use or just interesting to look at. All the best Adrian. Edited February 8, 2023 by westerhamstation reason for restarting thread 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2013 Useful ideas, there, for sure. The enamel sign for Coopers Metals reminds me that the firm's private siding at Swindon was used as a working example in the TOPS introductory staff video in the early '70s, when cutover was beginning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 SUCH inspiration. Terrific photography and thanks for sharing. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted August 3, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2013 Thanks for such a positive response, please add your contributions old or modern, as little bits of detail make such a difference to a model, it may be mundane to some, but to others it might be that bit of a spark to start or finish something. just a bit of platform edging might answer a load of questions. thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 4, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2013 Excellent and very useful stuff there. Thanks. I particularly like the weathered wagons shot at the top. I always think that it's a shame that preserved railways always seem to brightly paint all their old goods stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Once again, beautiful and inspiring photography - inspiration at it's best. Again, many thanks for sharing. Now where's my stanley knife.... Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Ahhhh, enamel signs, visits to Beamish/Ironbridge/Black Country Museums can lead to an expensive collecting habit......... Some of Mrs Red Devils collection, handy if you ever need to reproduce one for modelling............... b.ugger to frame though............. Always handy when you need to sneak something past the domestic authorities when they have their own collecting habit, that and shoes but I don't think you'd want to see them! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldknotty Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Lots of ideas here boyo thanks for posting them i especially liked the small steam powered pulley jobbie in the shed ..Hmmmm ???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 This is now officially my favourite Thread. Inspirational. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Cracking photographs! Enough inspiration there for a lifetime. Thank you for posting them! Regards Bill Edited August 4, 2013 by Mythocentric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 scaling-wise - all you have to do is count the bricks! superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy crockett Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Nice pics. I have quite a few of the old signs in my engine room. thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Tenterden Town August 2007: P8051094.JPG I hope they weren't made by The Holiday Home For Pets Pie Company Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 5, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2013 This is a fantastic thread for reference and inspiration, thanks very much for getting it started. Dave.T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 5, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2013 Here are a few I took at Fawley a couple of years ago - And it's not difficult to make your own (albeit non-pictorial in this case) to add something a bit different to a (slightly modified) rtp building - the materials are a computer printed 'sign', some plasticard, transparent selloptape, and Tamiya weathering powder for the rust plus a spot of paint sloshed around to 'age' the appearance. Result = an individual sign, and don't forget many of the large nameboards came in sections and rust developed at the joints over the years so it helps to cut in those joints in the sellotape and print. No doubt the same technique can be used by printing from some of the examples in this thread (using ordinary printer paper) - 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 where is this? It looks a great day out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) The last picture is an interesting place, not transport related at all, it's Bletchley Park a facinating place to visit given it's history and importance in WW2 As a matter of fact, it has a [very trivial] transport connection. In the late '90s Silverlink trains were wont to use it for meetings - there is something about sitting in the library or Boardroom there, knowing what hugely important matters will have been discussed there in times past, when the balance of the war was still uncertain. Edited August 6, 2013 by Oldddudders 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 A pair from Brantham, Suffolk. C6T. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 15, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2013 A brilliant thread with some excellent material for future projects or detailing existing areas. Many thanks for sharing those photographs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Great looking barn, I bet that appears soon as model ( perhaps next to a cathedral or windmill ) Or another barn... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVERN VALLEY Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wonderful photos - you have saved me the time & cost of visiting the museum - well done! Regards, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted September 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2013 This is a site that I posted some time ago, which may have been overlooked when it was posted. It has some brillant bits of buildings and signs on it. http://www.hatads.org.uk/ads/ghostsigns.aspx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 This is a site that I posted some time ago, which may have been overlooked when it was posted. It has some brillant bits of buildings and signs on it. http://www.hatads.org.uk/ads/ghostsigns.aspx Cracking find and something very rarely seen in model form. Definitely some food for thought! Regards Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilNE Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Took this one abroad...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 If you are on Face-Book try "Ghost Signs U.K." page. Although it says U.K. there are some foreign ones too 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