RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted November 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Having a road go under a rail bridge and then across a level crossing never looks convincing on a layout. Edited November 11, 2023 by Ian Morgan 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Shouldn't that be in the "When the real thing doesn't look like a model" thread then ??!? 🙄 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: Shouldn't that be in the "When the real thing doesn't look like a model" thread then ??!? 🙄 The prototype for everything thread would be a good fit 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 ... or the Potential for Bridge Bashing thread ! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 11:17, Ian Morgan said: Having a road go under a rail bridge and then across a level crossing never looks convincing on a layout. I wonder how many car drivers have sat there puzzled as to why they have to stop for a train going over the bridge..??! 🤔🤯🤦♂️🤣🤣 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 ... and have then slipped round the - still down - barrier when one has passed overhead !!?! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Rich_F Posted November 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2023 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted November 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Rich_F said: Yes, you stick a figure in the cab of a diesel and half the time it is looking the wrong way. 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEdwardII Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Those telegraph poles look rather unconvincing - no wires running from the insulators on the cross bars. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, KingEdwardII said: Those telegraph poles look rather unconvincing - no wires running from the insulators on the cross bars. You have to imagine they're there or you catch them with your sleeve every time you clean the rails. ☹️ 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 4 hours ago, KingEdwardII said: Those telegraph poles look rather unconvincing - no wires running from the insulators on the cross bars. And why has the modeller fitted the insulators upside down on the nearest pole? 5 minutes not paying attention... 🙄🤦♂️ 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEdwardII Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, F-UnitMad said: why has the modeller fitted the insulators upside down on the nearest pole? Friday afternoon job, I think... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Photo by Rich Jones... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted November 15, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2023 Loco (37) should have been sent back to the shop - not having all the marker lights working with today's prices is unacceptable! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Photo by Rich Jones... Was the modeller trying to get away with using an N Scale platform on that layout? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 This mish-mash line up is what results from Impulse Buying, just because models look good in the hobby shop.... 12 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 23:01, F-UnitMad said: This mish-mash line up is what results from Impulse Buying, just because models look good in the hobby shop.... Nice Peco Code 70 trackwork too. steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, steve1 said: Nice Peco Code 70 trackwork too. Shame about the power feed they forgot to bury in the ballast tho'. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 5 hours ago, steve1 said: Nice Peco Code 70 trackwork too. steve 2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: Shame about the power feed they forgot to bury in the ballast tho'. On the plus side, cutting the outer tabs off the tie bar improves the look of any Peco turnout. 👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 19/11/2023 at 23:01, F-UnitMad said: This mish-mash line up is what results from Impulse Buying, just because models look good in the hobby shop.... I'll freely admit to not being an expert on US locomotives, but the more I look at the nearest loco, the more it looks like a kitbash. Low-bonnet switcher mated with the cab off a mainline diesel, with a home-made short/cut down bonnet? Don't think I've come across a pic of a loco like that before. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted November 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2023 40 minutes ago, Ben B said: I'll freely admit to not being an expert on US locomotives, but the more I look at the nearest loco, the more it looks like a kitbash. Low-bonnet switcher mated with the cab off a mainline diesel, with a home-made short/cut down bonnet? Don't think I've come across a pic of a loco like that before. Looks like 30, one of the pair of EMD RS1325s built: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_RS1325 Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 51 minutes ago, 65179 said: Looks like 30, one of the pair of EMD RS1325s built: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_RS1325 Simon Agreed, the photo is from the Illinois Railroad Museum. 👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 "... consisting of switcher carbodies and mechanicals on longer roadswitcher frames." Does that make it a roadswitcherswitcher or a switcherroadswitcher ? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Wickham Green too said: "... consisting of switcher carbodies and mechanicals on longer roadswitcher frames." Does that make it a roadswitcherswitcher or a switcherroadswitcher ? It would make, as Ben B alludes to, for a very interesting kitbash.... 🤔👍😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rugd1022 Posted December 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 1953 (later 47 500 'Great Western') doing the light engine shuffle near Westbourne Park on 18th July 1973... Edited December 19, 2023 by Rugd1022 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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