Judge Dread Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 My previous layout "Brockley Green SE4" had platforms that disappeared under a bridge. Incidently there is a bus on that bridge and the bridge at the other end of the scenic section had one on too! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How about a man in brightly coloured clothing, carrying a brown book and being recorded by a film crew? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How about a man in brightly coloured clothing, carrying a brown book and being recorded by a film crew? I believe he's in minature wonderland in Hamburg, minus the film crew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I believe he's in minature wonderland in Hamburg, minus the film crew. Ah yes,forgot that one! However as I haven't been to Minatuir Wunderland, I haven't seen it modelled ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted February 1, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2015 How about a bustling market place? (Do they not have them any more in the UK?) Archaeological dig? Concert? If anybody fancies modelling a dig, bear in mind they vary enormously, in extent and type, from a 'watching brief' or trial trench on a small site to extensive trenches over a large area. Some methods and the appearance of the diggers would depend on the period modelled. As a retired archaeologist I'd be happy to provide advice, by PM. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 If anybody fancies modelling a dig, bear in mind they vary enormously, in extent and type, from a 'watching brief' or trial trench on a small site to extensive trenches over a large area. Some methods and the appearance of the diggers would depend on the period modelled. As a retired archaeologist I'd be happy to provide advice, by PM. Pete If I were to model a dig, my biggest modelling concern would be whether to have it lead by Tony Robinson or Indiana Jones.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted February 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2015 They'd look much the same in hi-vis and a hard hat.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Not sure Indy' would be persuaded into high vis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivegreen Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 How about a man in brightly coloured clothing, carrying a brown book and being recorded by a film crew? Or perhaps an oriental-looking man with a funny haircut, surrounded by men in uniform noting things in little books? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If anybody fancies modelling a dig, bear in mind they vary enormously, in extent and type, from a 'watching brief' or trial trench on a small site to extensive trenches over a large area. Some methods and the appearance of the diggers would depend on the period modelled. As a retired archaeologist I'd be happy to provide advice, by PM. Pete I seem to remember one of Mike Gill's dioramas in Railway Modeller back in the 80s included an archaeological dig on a bomb site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium James Makin Posted February 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2015 I seem to remember one of Mike Gill's dioramas in Railway Modeller back in the 80s included an archaeological dig on a bomb site. Taking that further and in a modern-day context, having part of an urban layout area cordoned off by Police with Army bomb disposal experts working around a suspect package, with crowds of onlookers and TV reporters standing behind the outer cordons...would be different! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue_d_etropal Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) if you want something up to date and topical, how about an anti fracking demonstration, or from my own voluntary background a group of volunteers doing some woodland management. I always try and put something in layout that gets people asking questions, which is why I see art as about imperfection not perfection. Sometimes what I do is so subtle it does not get noticed. Edited February 3, 2015 by rue_d_etropal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2015 Taking that further and in a modern-day context, having part of an urban layout area cordoned off by Police with Army bomb disposal experts working around a suspect package, with crowds of onlookers and TV reporters standing behind the outer cordons...would be different! One of our club layouts, Aldwych, has a building site complete with an unexploded wartime bomb and bomb disposal unit in attendance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Fred Dibnah demolishing a chimney :£ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 An accident either railway or vehicle related Two cars (rear-ended or t-boned), car hitting a lamp post, pedestrian or dog/cat............tanker spill maybe ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2015 A photograph on another thread shows something that I have never seen modeled. The 'caissons', wire cages full of stone used to reinforce embankments or cutting sides. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2015 This might be a little too hard for most modellers but people sitting on station seats without their feet daggling in mid air 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 3, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2015 A photograph on another thread shows something that I have never seen modeled. The 'caissons', wire cages full of stone used to reinforce embankments or cutting sides. I've just been informed that they are called 'gabions'. The thread in question is 'The end of the Tugs?'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted February 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2015 Perhaps someone will want to model Dawlish seafront in its present state (with some sea for the two platforms). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Road Traffic Accidents - haven't seen many on layouts A few years back at a local exhibition, on an O gauge layout (I can't remember the name), I did see this. An Original Mini had gone straight on at a junction and through a small fence. Did look very realistic, if my memory serves correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2015 An Original Mini had gone straight on at a junction and through a small fence. Did look very realistic, if my memory serves correctly. Mini brakes were never that good............ Surprised we didn't see more crashed Minis on layouts...................... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Mini brakes were never that good............ Surprised we didn't see more crashed Minis on layouts...................... Cheers, Mick My dream car though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've never seen an early Datsun with the obligatory different coloured door on a blue diesel era layout. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinWalsh Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've never seen an early Datsun with the obligatory different coloured door on a blue diesel era layout. Jamie or any of Dagenham's production with the inevitable rusty bodywork Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Triang Paul Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Shall we go for the bendy bus on fire too... ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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