Popular Post landscapes Posted January 7, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) A4 60012 Commonwealth of Australia prepares to leave Haymarket with the Elizabethan Express headboard in place. This A4 I read has the longest nameplate of any British locomotive and was one member of the class I never got to see. A standard Hornby RTR A4 which came out as a limited addition, this has been weathered and additional detailing added. I also removed the existing plastic single chimney and replaced it with a white metal double chimney Regards David Edited January 8, 2023 by landscapes Additional information 24 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 I was recently watching one of my favourite films “The Lady Killers” a Fabulous Ealing dark comedy. One scene shows V3 class No 67600 arriving at Kings Cross Station with a train from Cambridge according to the station announcer in the film. I looked up 67600 and it’s first and last shed allocations was Eastfield Glasgow, if that’s the case I wonder what it was doing in London so far from Glasgow when the film was made in 1955 or was it relocated away from Eastfield sometime in its working life. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl Tooley Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, landscapes said: One scene shows V3 class No 67600 The engine has electric lights (underneath the lamps) which I don't think any of the V1s had, so it is probably L1 No 67800, a KX engine from building until 1956. D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Darryl Tooley said: The engine has electric lights (underneath the lamps) which I don't think any of the V1s had, so it is probably L1 No 67800, a KX engine from building until 1956. D Hi Darryl I have had another look at the film and your spot on the locomotive is 67800 Many thanks for clearing that up. Regards David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 Hi This time we have K1 Class 62024 passing the shed, I can find no definite proof that a member of this class was ever seen on Haymarket MPD, but again I love the model and it's the closest I can get to a K4 Class until one day hopefully they may produce one in RTR. This is a standard Hornby RTR model with additional detailing and weathering added, this time I went for a more heavy weathering. 62024 spent it's entire life in the Newcastle area being shedded at both Gateshead and Blaydon MPD's so who knows it may have found it's way up to Edinburgh? Regards David 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 Hi It's been a while since my last post, a view across the East yard shows A2/3 60511 Airborne is passing home based A4 60031 Golden Plover arriving on shed. A2/3 Bachmann/G King Conversion and the A4 RTR Hornby. Regards David 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) Hi A few A4 photos around the shed, one home based and a visitor from Top Shed 34A. Regards David Edited February 18, 2023 by landscapes 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Hi Its been quite a while since my last post and as I have just posted a photo on another thread relating to Hornby's new A2/2's and A2/3's I thought I would post the photo here as well. Plus another Thompson design B1 61243 Sir Harold Mitchell. All Locos are RTR Hornby models. Regards David 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted April 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2023 Lovely photos as ever, thanks! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) Hi A bit of a disaster today, my Canon G12 camera which I have used for some time now has packed up. The lens will not retract and I have a fault on the screen saying "Lens fault camera will shut down and restart, but it doesn't. I'm reluctant to get it repaired as my local camera shop want £30.00 just to send it off for an inspection and a quotation for what ever repair is required. I purchased the camera second hand on EBay some time ago, its a great shame as you can focus down to around 2 inches. The first photo below was one taken with the G12 before it broke and the second photo is taken with a Canon G1X which has a much better sensor but not the low focusing qualities of the G12. Regards David Edited April 14, 2023 by landscapes 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) And this photo is taken with the G1X. Regards David Edited April 14, 2023 by landscapes removal of duplicate photo 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Check Battery connections and a different battery ? Good luck 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 16 minutes ago, micklner said: Check Battery connections and a different battery ? Good luck Hi Mick I know its not the battery, as the camera starts up ok then I get a high pitched noise and the lens doesn't move at all, it’s stuck in the open position then the camera just shuts down. I managed to get into the menu and tried to reset the cameras settings but it doesn’t respond. Thanks anyway for your suggestion. Regards David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Found this Not easy,but if the Camera is going to be binned well worth worth a try !! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Before you do anything with the camera: I had a Panasonic Lumix do the exact same thing. Reading online, I was advised to hold the camera about 30cm above a hard surface with something like a cutting mat on the surface. Hold the camera lens uppermost and drop it so it falls back first! It worked. Nothing ventured etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) Hi These are two of the last photos I took with the Canon G12 before it packed up. Both have been focus stacked with some new software I have on a 30 day free trial. Incidentally the Clan Class locomotive is Hornby RTR 72005 Clan Macgregor which had some kind of tablet apparatus on it's cab side and Hornby decided to just put a raised lump on the cab to represent this and this totally distorted the cab side factory applied numbers. This had been annoying me for some time so I took the opportunity to remove the raised plastic section and re-apply new cab-side numbers using Fox Transfers which I think is an improvement. Regards David Edited April 17, 2023 by landscapes Additional photo 14 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 And this photo is taken with my Canon G1X which I have had for some time and has also been focus stacked using the same software. The colours to this photo are more true than those taken with the G12, if I can over come the focusing issue using focus stacking I may stick with this camera. Regards David 10 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_T Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Looks amazing. Have spent a bit of time reading this thread tonight from the start. I own a 64b plaque that was fitted to 60031 Golden Plover - my uncle owned one of the nameplates the smokebox number until he sold it a good few years ago. He sadly passed recently and was left to me. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Ian_T said: Looks amazing. Have spent a bit of time reading this thread tonight from the start. I own a 64b plaque that was fitted to 60031 Golden Plover - my uncle owned one of the nameplates the smokebox number until he sold it a good few years ago. He sadly passed recently and was left to me. Hi Ian Sorry to hear about your uncle, was he an ex railwayman? Many of the earlier photos relating to the making of Haymarket which is still far from finished was lost when the RMWeb system crashed a few years ago. But thanks to the hard work of Andy York and the team so much of the system was retrieved. Railway memorabilia is big business so I wonder how much an A4 nameplate line Golden Plover is worth now? indecently 60031 was one of 11 A4’s that eluded me back in my trainspotting days. Thank you for your reply. Regards David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 15/04/2023 at 08:04, JeffP said: Before you do anything with the camera: I had a Panasonic Lumix do the exact same thing. Reading online, I was advised to hold the camera about 30cm above a hard surface with something like a cutting mat on the surface. Hold the camera lens uppermost and drop it so it falls back first! It worked. Nothing ventured etc. Hi JeffP I gave it a try but no luck. Thanks for the tip anyway. Regards David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Class A2/1 60510 Robert the Bruce backs off the turntable to go down to the ash pits. This is a PDK ex Crownline kit built for me about 9 years ago, with a few additional modifications added by me. This started out as 60509 Waverley, I changed it's identity a few years ago. Regards David Edited April 23, 2023 by landscapes Additional Info 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_T Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 18/04/2023 at 07:34, landscapes said: Hi Ian Sorry to hear about your uncle, was he an ex railwayman? Many of the earlier photos relating to the making of Haymarket which is still far from finished was lost when the RMWeb system crashed a few years ago. But thanks to the hard work of Andy York and the team so much of the system was retrieved. Railway memorabilia is big business so I wonder how much an A4 nameplate line Golden Plover is worth now? indecently 60031 was one of 11 A4’s that eluded me back in my trainspotting days. Thank you for your reply. Regards David Hi, David no he wasn't - he was just an avid train fan mainly GWR and I got bought up with the love of it all He bought the smokebox and plate and plaque combined for I think £8000 way back I think in the early 80's. When he sold them to fund his daughters house purchase it went to auction in Sheffield and he realized a value of £31000 (plaque wasn't sold obviously) I mangaed to track down that last year the nameplate was resold (unsure about the smokebox number) for £48,000!!!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Hi The last photo of A2/160510 Robert the Bruce is seen on the turntable, I am starting to get use to using the Canon G1X, it does produce a much better photo than the G12 but close focusing is an issue. Regards David 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 Hi One off and one on, two Haymarket based A4's No 60009 Union of South Africa prepares to leave the MPD and run down to Waverley Station while 60011 Empire of India having arrive backs of the turntable past the shed down to the Ash pits. Both Hornby RTR A4's with additional detailing, 60009 was renamed and numbered by me having started out as 60031 Golden Plover. I was not prepared to pay the ridiculous prices being asked for the Hornby Commonwealth 60009 that was released some time ago with the other four models. Regards David 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Using new focus stacking software I thought I would try the same process but using my Apple IPhone. The quality is not a good as a canon camera but by turning the IPhone upside down it's produced an interesting low angle photo that I cannot achieve with my camera, and the focus stacking works as well. Regards David 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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