RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 21:01, OnTheBranchline said: You could what would be really cool? On a modern image layout with various diesels but have a static lorry with a trailer pulling a steam loco (as in transporting to a heritage railway) on the road besides the railway. Thus. Due to a misunderstanding, this 3ft gauge Isle of Man loco is being delivered to a standard gauge shed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Tim Hall said: Thus. Due to a misunderstanding, this 3ft gauge Isle of Man loco is being delivered to a standard gauge shed. Like the orange liveried Cardiff double decker 😁 Trouble is I remember the earlier liveries that I travelled to school on! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) Dc layouts with banking engines in use... Leeds Victoria (1978), Shap @LNER4479, Wentworth Junction @Michael Edge. Loding coal wagons in OO.. Cwmavon @Michael Edge which also has a working coal tippler and a gravity shunting yard. Replay Road (Oxford MRC) had a working wagon turntable and shunting horse. Grantham @LNER4479 has scheduled loco changes.. just like the real thing.... What I like to see are layouts which are operated with a purpose.. not just shunting wagons for the sake of it but to set up trains for despatch elsewhere. And yes @Chris M I prefer layouts which are not inhabited by bright shiny RTR offerings.. a little bit of weathering makes them so much better. Baz Edited October 8, 2023 by Barry O Spullung 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 53 minutes ago, Tim Hall said: Thus. Due to a misunderstanding, this 3ft gauge Isle of Man loco is being delivered to a standard gauge shed. I also did this for my cake box challenge diorama, ‘The Visitor’. Loco is 006.5 made from odds and ends but the crossing is 00 gauge. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: When I were a little un, I remember a Comic that had a boy named General Jumbo who had Radio Controlled Military stuff operated from a sort of Wrist Watch gismo. All very gung ho and 50s post War sort of thing, but hugely imaginative in what was still a rather Clockwork age He always wore a peaked cap... The figures were also "Action Man" sized, so some work would be needed to reduce them to 7mm, let alone 4mm scale! Just googled it, the General Jumbo stories appeared in the Beano. All a bit fanciful! 🙂 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2023 Really sharp presentation, gallery quality or something outlandishly quirky. Anything other than curtains round the front; I've seen some in the past where it looks like their nan's bedroom is missing its drapes. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) TBH I was a bit confused when I first read the topic heading. When I read "What would you like to see at an exhibition, but have never seen happen?" I must admit that the first thing that jumped into my head was "My layout run faultlessly!" but I soon realised that I had misunderstood the question. 🤔 Edited October 8, 2023 by TEAMYAKIMA 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Neil said: Really sharp presentation, gallery quality or something outlandishly quirky. Anything other than curtains round the front; I've seen some in the past where it looks like their nan's bedroom is missing its drapes. I have had a little go at encased presentation with a picture frame around the front (and this was itself inspired by other, better layouts I’d seen that had done the same). I did think it might be interesting to do a series of micro layouts (and, unlike modular schemes, for this concept they wouldn’t have to be related, or the same baseboard size, or even in the same scale) that are all designed to be displayed in this way and are then placed behind a false wall (perhaps with actual wallpaper etc. to really go with the idea) so that you look through the picture frames to see the various layouts). Automatic operation would really help here because then instead of actually operating each layout in turn you could just talk to visitors while they all operate, and it would be like looking at a load of old railway photographs displayed on a wall, except they’re moving and 3-dimensional. To make it really good the false wall could form part of a mini set with a full-sized table and chairs, where you serve a cup of tea to visitors and then (in character as a fictitious famous railway photographer, naturally) tell them all about your experiences photographing the scenes depicted. And now perhaps I’m getting a little bit carried away… More practically, I have sometimes thought about viewing angles. For some micro layouts you sometimes want to restrict these in quite a specific way and I wonder if designing it so that visitors view the layout by sitting in a chair a certain distance from the layout would work. This would also avoid some of the problems with ‘eye-level view’ layouts, which are sometimes done for similar reasons but are hard to see except for tall standing people. I’d be interested to know what you see as the key features of gallery quality presentation. I have helped to de-install a temporary art exhibition (though admittedly in a historic building, not a purpose-built gallery) and a lot of the plinths etc. used to display 3-dimensional objects are constructed from plywood or similar in a way that might be familiar to railway modellers, though often it’s the lighting and the quality of the interpretation panels that stands out, something where I think it helps to know exactly what the display space is like beforehand (which doesn’t really apply to most exhibition layouts). Wasn’t there a layout that was displayed inside a dark tent to completely control light levels? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, 009 micro modeller said: Wasn’t there a layout that was displayed inside a dark tent to completely control light levels? Im sure there was a layout depicting the Great Train Robbery in a tent like that. To be fair, it was more than just a layout it was an informative display. There was an odd shaped narrow gauge one too, although I think the black drapes were as much to control the viewpoints as much as the lighting. Very popular on the circuit at one time, so popular in fact, that I’ve forgotten its name. Edited October 8, 2023 by BoD 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, BoD said: Im sure there was a layout depicting the Great Train Robbery in a tent like that. To be fair, it was more than just a layout but an informative display. There was an odd shaped narrow gauge one too. Very popular on the circuit at one time, so popular in fact, that I’ve forgotten it’s name. I know there was a more recent Great Train Robbery display in 0 gauge but presumably it’s not that as I don’t think that one was displayed in that way. Was the Spanish layout at Pecorama (or a similar one built by the same people) originally designed to be displayed in this way? Not sure about the narrow gauge one, although that has reminded me of the forced perspective layout I saw a few years ago featuring a narrow gauge railcar moving away through the mountains and using moving trains as well as scenery in various scales. Edited October 8, 2023 by 009 micro modeller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Neil said: Really sharp presentation, gallery quality or something outlandishly quirky. Anything other than curtains round the front; I've seen some in the past where it looks like their nan's bedroom is missing its drapes. There is a chap who has made his layout surround look like a Western - that's quite quirky. I wish I had taken a photo. Edited October 8, 2023 by Chris M 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted October 8, 2023 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, BoD said: I’ve forgotten its name The stealth bomber? Can't remember it's correct name either. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted October 8, 2023 Moderators Share Posted October 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Can't remember it's correct name either. Crumley and Little Wickhill? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, AY Mod said: The stealth bomber? Can't remember it's correct name either. Grumman B2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 Things that you've never seen on an exhibition layout but would love to see happen? I was going to be completely facetious and disrespectful and answer the OP question with "Trains running"..... But I already won the "open wide & insert both feet" contest at the Cradley Heath Show yesterday, when I stood in front of Mike Bragg's "Hookton Riverside" layout and stated that there was nothing moving - just after one of his locos had suffered a Kadee coupler failure - the whole knuckle had snapped off the shank. D'oh!! Talk about bad timing 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️even if commenting about nothing moving is something of a good natured running joke & banter between Mike & I. Sorry Mike!! 😳 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2023 37 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Crumley and Little Wickhill? That’s the one. By some of the Hull lot I believe. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted October 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Chris M said: Some of the smaller shows that I have been to this year have not been great; I'm thinking of not bothering with smaller shows at all in future. GETS at £15 will be far better value than a small show at £5. I came to a similar conclusion pre 2020. Having said that there are some excellent small one day shows that have a really good selection, usually with a finescale element. Define Modellers day at Ripley and Larkrail are two that spring to mind, there are undoubtedly others. Edited October 8, 2023 by PMP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2023 22 hours ago, Danemouth said: Like the orange liveried Cardiff double decker 😁 Trouble is I remember the earlier liveries that I travelled to school on! Dave Destination Gabalfa... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Tim Hall said: Destination Gabalfa... In my case Number 46 from Rumney to West Grove - Fitzalan Technical High School was in Howard Gardens. The year I entered form 5 it moved to Leckwith. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 How about bringing back early 1970s exhibition opening times? Many shows were 10am to 9pm Saturday and 10am to 6pm Sunday. Eleven hours running a layout would have been one hell of a shift! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2023 10 hours ago, Danemouth said: In my case Number 46 from Rumney to West Grove - Fitzalan Technical High School was in Howard Gardens. The year I entered form 5 it moved to Leckwith. Dave I have a driving pupil who lives in the newish halls of residence in Howard Gardens..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2023 How about a Travelling Post Office, that sets down and picks up mailbags in motion??? Or a livestock wagon carrying a giraffe whose head goes down when it approaches a bridge??? 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 20:29, KeithMacdonald said: Burnham-On-Sea railway station. With the lifeboat that was launched down the railway track along the pier. https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-based-history-group-announces-programme-of-talks-for-coming-year/ That was done many years ago in 2mm finescale, by the late Denys Brownlee: Burnham on Sea and is now in new ownership: Shepton MRS 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Chris M said: How about bringing back early 1970s exhibition opening times? Many shows were 10am to 9pm Saturday and 10am to 6pm Sunday. Eleven hours running a layout would have been one hell of a shift! And don't forget 5-10pm on Friday night........ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 A railway line next to an airfield, with an unexpected landing, on the railway line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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