RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've bought the book and I've downloaded the entry form. Can anybody tell me whether I have to buy MRJ 254 as well? I can find no mention of the requirement anywhere, but I just want to make sure I don't antagonise anybody unnecessarily. IMG_2757.JPG Clearly you are not taking this seriously enough....Never mind MRJ, where's the T shirt...? Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Clearly you are not taking this seriously enough....Never mind MRJ, where's the T shirt...? Rob. Erm, I thought hair shirts were the approved fashion for this sort of thing? Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 Erm, I thought hair shirts were the approved fashion for this sort of thing? Cheers, David I kid you not!...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 Back on topic Entry form completed and duly submitted by email. Thurso - 2mm Finescale Pete 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 Back on topic Spoilsport! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2017 I think Mrs B would not be happy if I build another layout although Poison Cross is tempting Nick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 and another entry form sent off, my apologies for dragging this thread back on topic.......... Description; Imagined WW1 airship base located just off the Callander and Oban line of the Caledonian Railway. Size:- 6’ x 1’3” (inc fiddle yard) Display height at home:- 54” Scale:- 2mm Gauge:- 9.42mm Time period:- 1917 to 1919 Build & Research record:- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/109742-rnas-glencruitten-relocating-lenabo/ Although imagined the airship base is intend to be carefully researched and reflect actual locations and bases around the British Isles during the Great War. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2017 I have also now sent my entry form off, details of layout to follow in due course. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 Back on topic Entry form completed and duly submitted by email. Thurso - 2mm Finescale Pete Much as I look forward to seeing a 2mm finescale model of Thurso, it does not seem like a cameo layout to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Much as I look forward to seeing a 2mm finescale model of Thurso, it does not seem like a cameo layout to me. What possible rationale do you have for that statement ? From the one word, 'Thurso', the model could be anything from the whole town, hills, sea and Scarpa Flow, or could just be a small part of the station.... Edit : Please see post #67 below Edited April 24, 2017 by Stubby47 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2017 As the commenter doesn't appear to be on the judging panel, I wouldn't unduly worry about it. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2017 It also suggests the original poster has not seen any of Pete's work KoL to my mind is very much a cameo Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 Much as I look forward to seeing a 2mm finescale model of Thurso, it does not seem like a cameo layout to me.Hi Joseph, We will have to agree to differ on that one, however I have submitted my forms for entry and if the Judging panel feel my entry does not fit the brief I will sit this one out. Here's my mock up... Pete 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hi Joseph, We will have to agree to differ on that one, however I have submitted my forms for entry and if the Judging panel feel my entry does not fit the brief I will sit this one out. Here's my mock up... IMG_0971.JPG Pete You're not including Scarpa Flow then..., pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2017 Does it have to be a working layout? Could a small diorama be accepted? Yes, and no respectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 You're not including Scarpa Flow then..., pity. No...that's gonna need a bigger Cameo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 What possible rationale do you have for that statement ? From the one word, 'Thurso', the model could be anything from the whole town, hills, sea and Scarpa Flow, or could just be a small part of the station.... I was not meaning to cause any offence! Ignoring the whole town, hills, sea and Scapa Flow, because too big to fit within the concept, a small part of the station is not going to meet "refined running and prototypical operation" criterion (quoting MRJ 254). At some stations it might, but I don't see Thurso as one of them. In common with many branch termini, it is too generously laid out to work like that. Obviously there is a whole debate to be had about whether the concept unfairly helps 2mm/N modellers against those who use the larger scales. It is certainly a hard ask in 7mm. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 It is certainly a hard ask in 7mm. Possibly, but I'm certainly hoping to be inspired by the 7mm entries, in terms of showing me what my own eventual 7mm cameo might look like (although I'm not planning on entering a 7mm layout in the competition). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Possibly, but I'm certainly hoping to be inspired by the 7mm entries, in terms of showing me what my own eventual 7mm cameo might look like (although I'm not planning on entering a 7mm layout in the competition). If I enter, mine will be narrow gauge, so only partially inspirational . I'm not sure it will work yet, although the 3D view looks fine on a computer screen. I need a full size mockup to be really sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hi Joseph, We will have to agree to differ on that one, however I have submitted my forms for entry and if the Judging panel feel my entry does not fit the brief I will sit this one out. Here's my mock up... IMG_0971.JPG Pete To me, This is exactly what a cameo is (or at least one interpretation ) A small extract to give the flavour of a larger whole. Thurso as shown above pretty much fits that description. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 How many competition entries can I have.... ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) A small extract to give the flavour of a larger whole. Spot on - all my micro layouts these days are extracts from the prototype - a slice of something prototypical but with the usual compression/compromises be it space, time or available cash. If someone says to me they can recognise standing on said station from my model then I feel I have set out what I tried to achieve... Edited April 24, 2017 by bcnPete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNFOS Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Cameo, modeling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) I was not meaning to cause any offence! Ignoring the whole town, hills, sea and Scapa Flow, because too big to fit within the concept, a small part of the station is not going to meet "refined running and prototypical operation" criterion (quoting MRJ 254). At some stations it might, but I don't see Thurso as one of them. In common with many branch termini, it is too generously laid out to work like that. Obviously there is a whole debate to be had about whether the concept unfairly helps 2mm/N modellers against those who use the larger scales. It is certainly a hard ask in 7mm. None taken Joseph I still think I can capture 'refined running and realistic operation' using passenger, parcels and freight stock all within 160mm depth. Alternatively, perhaps I could instead submit my extract of Wenfordbridge which is 7mm scale, 2.2m long and only 230mm in depth http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/12616-wenford-dries-7mm-1983/?p=2442878 Shall we move on?! Pete Edited April 24, 2017 by bcnPete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2017 Possibly, but I'm certainly hoping to be inspired by the 7mm entries, in terms of showing me what my own eventual 7mm cameo might look like (although I'm not planning on entering a 7mm layout in the competition). I think that I have found a solution that works in 7mm scale (on a 6'6" x 2'6" door + cassettes). Just about feasible in standard gauge but I might revert to narrow gauge if it turns out to be too cramped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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