vitalspark Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Its a long time since I last had a visit to Haymarket shed and my experiences of this range from 'Book Law' standing in front of the shed in the early '60s through I believe the first 47to visit..D1501..to 55017 starting its engines with the usual display of smoke inside the shed on a snowy December with 2 weeks to go before withdrawal. On that occasion I stood inside the shed warming myself in front of an 'Andrews heat for Hire' blower..roasting ass and freezing feet and soaking in what was all about to change. Deltic 55017 with a 27 and 40 for company. As said rewarded by the Deltic starting its engines and filling the shed with exhaust..still have the slides. Also have a great night shot of 'Crepello' sitting out front waiting to go down to Waverley. You capture the feel of the place superbly as does the west end of Waverley..another stunning layout in its own right. Your modelling certainly awakens the memories ..what its all about. Great stuff Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted January 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2016 I know lens flare can be the photographer's nemesis when shooting into bright light (real or otherwise), but either by luck or design you manage to get a bit of vague flare which gives the impression of diesel fumes - here you can imagine one of the locos ticking over on a cold, still night. One of the others I remember was of your Strathclyde 107 in the platform of WW and it looked exactly like the blue fug which would hang about the station, especially with DMUs around. Accidental maybe, but more successful than trying to photoshop some not-very-convincing smoke in! Also reinforces the importance of lighting to a layout - many can look 'realistic' but it takes good lighting (real or otherwise) to make a layout look 'real'. All the best to you Dave after your recent worries, keep on keeping on! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) The building look amazing. More great photos too !!! Sorry to hear of your recent heath scare also. Edited January 16, 2016 by thebritfarmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Cheers, Jon! The buffers are DCC Concepts (I got mine via Hattons). They are very delicate, so handle them very carefully! Well worth the effort of painting and installing them though. Dave I installed some of these and looked great right up to point when I caught my sleeve on them and reduced them to pile of plastic. So agree with point about being fragile even after installed. They're not cheap either so wasn't best pleased with myself and won't be replacing until more of scenery complete and less need to lean across layout... M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted January 20, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 47470, 37418 and 47644 caught in a shaft of early morning sunlight outside Haymarket main shed... 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Dave, after seeing your superb admin buildings it got me thinking that they reminded me of somewhere else. This got me racking my brains trying to remember where I had seen them.I think that I might have found it, Finsbury Park: Finsbury Park depot. [A881B-016(HR)] by Jamerail, on Flickr Loving the Large Logo on shed! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Dave, after seeing your superb admin buildings it got me thinking that they reminded me of somewhere else. This got me racking my brains trying to remember where I had seen them. I think that I might have found it, Finsbury Park: Finsbury Park depot. [A881B-016(HR)] by Jamerail, on Flickr Loving the Large Logo on shed! Cheers Alex. I guess they must have been built at around the same time? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted January 20, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Hi folks, Just thought I'd post some miscellaneous shots of the layout taken this afternoon. The sun is still not quite making it all the way round to the depot in the afternoons, so I'll have to be patient for a bit longer before I can get some sunlit shots of the depot. An InterCity-liveried HST powers past the depot... Night begins to fall on the depot... Just a mile or two away is a busy Waverley with all platforms occupied. The sleeper service is at Platform 19. Unusually for the mid-80s, two 26s appear to be deputising for a 47 on an Inverness service. 97201 stands in the East Yard at Haymarket with the tribometer train... Edited January 20, 2016 by Waverley West 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just like the real thing excellent . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2016 Superb photos Dave, You are so lucky to be able to get the natural lighting, it just lifts everything to another level. Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted January 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2016 For me, the second photo is absolutely superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Dave when I saw the first two pictures my immediate thought was that they were of the real depot especially the driver in the hst in the second photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Dave when I saw the first two pictures my immediate thought was that they were of the real depot especially the driver in the hst in the second photo Me too !! Just brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Dave when I saw the first two pictures my immediate thought was that they were of the real depot especially the driver in the hst in the second photo Exactly what I thought. The sunlight on that HST is spot on, your photos and modelling really are inspirational. Atb Nik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilkko Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 The first picture of the hst passing the depot is outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted January 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi folks, Nipped over to Princes St. Gardens earlier this evening, always a favourite spot of mine. Set the time-space displacement machine to 1988 and was lucky enough to see 47546 passing through on an inter-regional service... CheersDave 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted January 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Meanwhile, progress is continuing with the admin buildings. Here are some shots with the buildings in place on the layout to get an idea of what they're going to look like... 37418 arrives on shed as a train of HEA hoppers double-headed by two Coal Sector 37s waits for the road in the background... The reason for the 37s being held becomes apparent a few minutes later, as 47546 races past the depot... Some touching up inside the buildings is the next stage and then it will be on to the glazing, which will make a big difference I think. Here are a few other shots taken at the depot this evening, with the time-space displacement machine still set to 1988... 60009 receives some attention to get her ready for a railtour the next day... Cheers Dave Edited January 23, 2016 by Waverley West 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great photos as always! Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew F Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Beautiful stuff as usual Dave. I never lower myself to submit to envy when I look in here; just pure jealousy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Cheers guys. Much appreciated! Forgot this one... As the evening light fades in the west, there's some rain in the air which gets onto the camera lens... (Well, alright then, I need to clean the inside of my camera). Edited January 23, 2016 by Waverley West 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted January 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2016 A portrait shot of visiting 56084 caught on shed... 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew F Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You take a good photo and can manipulate the images so they actually look like photo's taken in the 80's. I've noticed this in the "how realistic" thread. Folk tend to throw up an HD image of something from 1950 something and it dosn't look right even though it may be B/W and great modelling. It's all about evoking memories and what the actual photographs looked like after you got them back from the developers. My old pictures taken with a 35mm Praktica in Scotland in the 80's look a lot like your models. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phixer64 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Wow, more stunning work Dave, keep it up, even though i wasn't a get duff lover the pic of 546 on the inter regional is exceptional. Regards Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew F Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It's the first pictures of 37418 that does it for me; the light refecting on the side is the icing on the cake for realism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hi Dave, This layout just gets better all the time, love the depot shots. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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