RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2023 Bit cliched, with the van bodies and Oxford road vehicles, but nice to see that the layout's owner has gone to the trouble of cutting the Bedford HB to show a door and the bonnet left open, always a nice touch. Probably fouling the adjacent track, though. Very unconvincing backscene, or is it just some old blocks of wood piled on top of each other, and the low relief printed card office building with no relief detail and blacked-out windows is a dissappointment as well. The Modelu driver in his shirtsleeves is very effective, though! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2023 The Peco 00 track sticks out like a sore thumb too. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: 1953 (later 47 500 'Great Western') doing the light engine shuffle near Westbourne Park on 18th July 1973... 5 minutes ago, BoD said: The Peco 00 track sticks out like a sore thumb too. The ballasting isn't up to scratch either! You can see the baseboard between the the second and third lengths of Streamline too... Edited December 19, 2023 by Hroth 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: 1953 (later 47 500 'Great Western') doing the light engine shuffle near Westbourne Park on 18th July 1973... Good work with the Scalescenes downloads though on the buildings. steve 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2023 Not another TMD with too many locos stuck on the layout... 20 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 47 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Not another TMD with too many locos stuck on the layout... Bet they all have sound chips turned up to 11 too. steve 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, BoD said: The Peco 00 track sticks out like a sore thumb too. Can't really claim any moral high gound here, so does mine... 1 hour ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Not another TMD with too many locos stuck on the layout... Probably the angle, but the FL 66 seem to be riding a few inches lower than it's neighbour; look at the roof peak line. The nearer loco is angled towards the camera, which likely explains it, but it shows how easily the eye can be decieved! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 hours ago, The Johnster said: ... Probably the angle, but the FL 66 seem to be riding a few inches lower than it's neighbour; look at the roof peak line. The nearer loco is angled towards the camera, which likely explains it, but it shows how easily the eye can be deceived! Forced perspective - the other three locos are 3.5mm scale, the wagons TT and the cars N gauge ! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2023 Of course! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post e30ftw Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 Not sure why any one would put a barn in the middle of no where, half way up a giant hill, probably to add a little interest to the scene. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30ftw Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Great weathering paint job, but questionable cant-rail transfer application 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, e30ftw said: Not sure why any one would put a barn in the middle of no where, half way up a giant hill, probably to add a little interest to the scene. Pedant mode - isn't it a Byre rather than a Barn? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Further pedant mode. Thought a byre was a cowshed. More likely sheep up there... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, e30ftw said: Not sure why any one would put a barn in the middle of no where, half way up a giant hill, probably to add a little interest to the scene. isn’t that a picture of Gill Head, Physicsman’s layout that he is building? link: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, e30ftw said: Not sure why any one would put a barn in the middle of no where, half way up a giant hill, probably to add a little interest to the scene. N gauge really excells for trains in the scenery. Pity the modeller spoilt it with such a mish-mash collection of coaches, and couldn't even be bothered to put the brakes at the ends!! 🙄🤦♂️🤣 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 4 hours ago, iands said: Pedant mode - isn't it a Byre rather than a Barn? It was probably described as a barn in the Peco catalogue ! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 15:51, steve1 said: Good work with the Scalescenes downloads though on the buildings. Yes, obviously Scalescenes. The brickwork and pale-blue doors are the give-away. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 8 hours ago, iands said: Pedant mode - isn't it a Byre rather than a Barn? Could be a Cow'us. Adrian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 This garden railway looks to be a bit over-planted: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/847754/ 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Real tail-chaser: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/848634/ 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Crofts Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 03/01/2024 at 07:02, pH said: This garden railway looks to be a bit over-planted: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/847754/ But credit where credit is due, that's the first garden railway I've seen with ballast that is actually to scale. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 13 hours ago, pH said: Real tail-chaser: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/848634/ Who says pizza layouts are unprototypical..?? Ok, so it's the American super-mega-triple-ultimate all you can eat size pizza layout, but all the same.... 😁👍 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 These days with the availability of modern pre-made buildings from most of the big manufacturers, modellers can achieve a realistic depot scene quiet easily. Shame that the photographer didn’t pick a better angle for the photo, all that Peco OLE kinda spoils a clear view of that re-liveried Heljan Class 86. Although the colouring of the OLE is spot on, almost life like. The 08 and the building still look a bit plasticky, could probs do with a bit of general weathering around the place. But I do like the way that the modeller has accurately reproduced the Buddleia bushes in the foreground, it definitely gives the scene depth. Perhaps that was what the photographer was aiming for? 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted January 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28 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. Not confined to the USA.... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4025478,-0.2652875,3a,75y,171.01h,73t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIu2sTOeZnuTaaIBU0Xt6Sg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DIu2sTOeZnuTaaIBU0Xt6Sg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D61.66148%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 17 minutes ago, phil-b259 said: Not confined to the USA.... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4025478,-0.2652875,3a,75y,171.01h,73t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIu2sTOeZnuTaaIBU0Xt6Sg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DIu2sTOeZnuTaaIBU0Xt6Sg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D61.66148%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu That looks very dodgy... could easily imagine someone under that bridge, blocking the road, no room to get by and the barriers drop... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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