well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Limpley Stoker]

So it’s back to Ovisborne........

[Dunsignalling]

7 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Psychedelische medikamente? 

I've been under the impression that there is probably a fair amount of that in play already.

 

John

[Captain Kernow]

8 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Psychedelische medikamente? 

Nein.

 

Herzliche Gluckwunsche zum Horrocksfordhafen.

 

[bgman]

41 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Nein.

 

Herzliche Gluckwunsche zum Horrocksfordhafen.

 

 

[Stubby47]

Rob,

You might want to purchase this magazine:

 

https://www.model-rail.co.uk/magazine/latest-issues/model-rail-issue-285-now-available-2/

 

Quote

The June 2021 issue of Model Rail is all about showing you how you can make the best platform possible, whatever your budget. We also put laser-cut catenary to the test and show you some innovative ways to distress timber bodied wagons. Paul A. Lunn shows you layout plans for the Isle of Wight and we showcase two superb layouts.

 

[phil_sutters]

19 hours ago, mullie said:

I think you need ointment for that!

 

[NHY 581]

3 minutes ago, phil_sutters said:

 

 

To be fair, Phil, you've made a pigs ear  of that. 

[NHY 581]

6 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

Rob,

You might want to purchase this magazine:

 

https://www.model-rail.co.uk/magazine/latest-issues/model-rail-issue-285-now-available-2/

 

 

 

Hi Stu, 

 

Thank you. I have that issue 'saved' on Readly. 

 

Jolly damn good. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

[NHY 581]

7 hours ago, bgman said:

 

 

Gott Helmut !  Du hast so eine große Trompete !

[Fishplate]

6 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Gott Helmut !  Du hast so eine große Trompete !

 

And ein ersatz sackbut mit der valves. Nein, nein, nein !!!! 

[Alex TM]

I don't read this thread for twenty-four hours, and return to find it's descended into an Eddie Izzard comedy routine ....  The real question is: why am I the slightest bit surprised by this?

[Captain Kernow]

I was listening to those erudite, artistic folk on Radio 3 the other day and someone used the word 'threnody', which I haven't heard for a while.

 

I feel moved to use the expression within an artistic discourse soon.

 

[MrWolf]

43 minutes ago, Alex TM said:

I don't read this thread for twenty-four hours, and return to find it's descended into an Eddie Izzard comedy routine ....  The real question is: why am I the slightest bit surprised by this?

 

Because it doesn't usually take anywhere near that long to get silly around here?

[NHY 581]

Evening all. 

 

Latest additions {editions?} to the bookshelves within the room of doom are these very good bookletesque little volumes purchased to accompany my MRJ 283 from the bookshop of little horrors in a region of Bath. 

 

A skim indicates they will prove to be most rewarding and they were accompanied, as always, by a lovely note from that most creditable of vendors.

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

15 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

I was listening to those erudite, artistic folk on Radio 3 the other day and someone used the word 'threnody', which I haven't heard for a while.

 

 

 

Wasn't he that funny little chap who drove around with Big Ears ? 

[Alex TM]

Threnody - isn't that the working title for Morrissey's new album?

[phil_sutters]

32 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Wasn't he that funny little chap who drove around with Big Ears ? 

 

 

Edited June 9, 2021 by phil_sutters
Nearly fell into a different stereotyping insult.

[MrWolf]

Or from the Morrissey connection; 

Big Ears strikes again?

[phil_sutters]

14 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Who ? Big nose? 

Please see PM

Edited June 9, 2021 by phil_sutters

[MrWolf]

20 minutes ago, phil_sutters said:

 

 

 

You beat me to it with your postscript. Never mind the copyright police, this wolf has had the Thought Police try to whack him on the snout with a rolled up copy of The Guardian.

 

Bad doggie!

 

Big bad doggie!

 

Basket!

[MrWolf]

2 hours ago, phil_sutters said:

 

 

Back on topic ( Was there one at some point?)  What was the source for your sheep @phil_sutters? 

It would appear that I need quite a few for my layout! 

[NHY 581]

Now here's something to start........

 

People and animals on layouts.

 

I have neither on any of my layouts with the notable exception of a small rendition of the Works Forecat who pops up from time to time. 

 

Are things better left or do we prefer the addition of people and animals. 

 

If we add, are 'action' poses best avoided and figures confined to dozing porters and sleeping cats? 

 

Rob. 

[Donw]

Sheep are alright they can seem very still but still move.

When first moving to the Forest of Dean they would invade the garden. Jack our alsation sized dog was used to the sheep grazing Bayston Hill village green so would wander among them taking no notice of them. The Sheep however would  gradually edge away trying not to be noticed untill they were in a cicrle around Jack at some point they would feel far enough away to run off. Jack would just look up slightly puzzled. Make a very odd scene to model a dog surrounded by a circle of sheep.

 

Don

[Alex TM]

2 hours ago, phil_sutters said:

 

 

That's a nice piece of handiwork.  28mm?  Could never master elephants on the miniature battlefield - always seemed to lose initiative, and end up standing around trying to look hard.

[MrWolf]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Now here's something to start........

 

People and animals on layouts.

 

Generally very few on my layouts.

 

Quote

 

I have neither on any of my layouts with the notable exception of a small rendition of the Works Forecat who pops up from time to time. 

 

Cats spend around 80% of their time doing precisely zero. Which is how they muster the kind of energy required to perform the Jackass worthy stunts which fill up the part of the internet (roughly 7-8%) that isn't porn.

 

Quote

 

Are things better left or do we prefer the addition of people and animals. 

 

If we add, are 'action' poses best avoided and figures confined to dozing porters and sleeping cats? 

 

Rob. 

 

At the risk of offending some people and - each to their own unfortunate thing is that we are spoilt for choice with figures designed for "cameo" scenes. The closer to the present day that the layout is set the more there are available and some people seem determined to cram every spare inch with such things as though to not do so is to somehow not portray reality.

 

So far there's four figures destined for my layout.

The thing with the sheep question is that the village I have based my layout in was a collection point for sheep sales. They were in reality herded down the road to the station yard in the next village where temporary pens were built.

 

Luckily, you don't get models of galloping sheep, or sheep mid swing with a shovel full of coal...

 

Generally they are modelled in one of the two standard sheep poses.

 

1. Filling their faces.

2. Looking disdainful.

 

Even more than cats do.

 

Action poses always best avoided. I went to the Little Muddle school of model railway figures.