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23 hours ago, Michael Crofts said:

I thought this was a really clever use of different shapes and textures for a scenic break, and really good forced perspective in the view through the arch, also clever spot lighting there, I've not seen that before. The cranes painted on the backscene are very convincing but perhaps some of the other colours are a bit questionable - I'm really not sure about that phone box. The curve's too sharp of course but can't be helped given the constraints of space. I think they were pushing their luck with the name on the business under the arch. I've never liked humorous names on models, it spoils the illusion. 

 

Entrance to Swansea Docks (station apparently to the right). From a Facebook group, borrowed from somewhere else, no details of photographer, no hits on Google Lens. 

For goodness sake, how hard can it be to make sure your figures are glued upright, rather than sloping in two dimensions. Especially with his center of gravity!

On 10/08/2023 at 09:46, Nick C said:

Yes, I'd noticed that it can't count, and presumably doesn't know what a spitfire is, but of all the issues with it's creation, I thought that was fairly low down the list!

 

The quote underneath is the 'prompt' I gave the AI to generate the picture BTW, not a caption...

I have just worked out why there is no viaduct under the locomotive. AI was 'doing' a 'Flying Scotsman' We are probably quite lucky it at least chose a train, otherwise we might have been able to see whether it is true about what they wear under their kilts.

5 hours ago, AlfaZagato said:

Probably a good match for Rapido.   Now, if only I could get Rapido UK shipped direct to me in the US, instead of bouncing through the UK.

And also for the EU to avoid the standard £25 + 25% vat charges I get on anything I buy from the UK. Even on goods sent free of charge to replace defective goods!

You could try using A latex Copdex glue. I find that it allows for a bit of movement.

1 hour ago, CameronL said:

It depends on the turnout.

I think that at this junction, it is time to switch the subject before it catches on. we are crossing the line where it become a trap point, and the quality of the puns slips. Wye do we do it?

38 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

What about a prize for the first person to camp overnight outside the factory?

 

You might come to regret that idea :  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/05/kai-cenat-inciting-riot-charges-giveaway-new-york, The thought of loads of 'mature' men all demanding that they are first on the list frightens me, I have read the threads about behavour at exhibitions. 

4 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

What about a prize for the first person to camp overnight outside the factory?

 

While the delivery driver then throws it over the fence, because there is no one at home.

On 06/08/2023 at 00:08, newbryford said:

 

Agreed - (apart from the driving on the right description) - cloverleafs mix traffic decelerating to turn off with traffic accelerating to join. Often in short distances. 

 

They are a pretty standard construction in Denmark for two motorways crossing each other. Once you get used to them , they work fine, especially as all motorway juctions have slip roads with 'merge' rather than 'give-way' for traffic entering the motorway. Mind you we do not have quite the same traffic density as the UK.  One other side benefit is that in case of a closure due to a crash on the middle section of the simple left ( UK) hand route, (righthand here i Denmark), it is possible to bypass it by going round all the other three loops to get to the same endpoint. i had never thought of this untill my GPS suggested it in just such a situation !

6 hours ago, kevinlms said:

Many people can't work from home, some think that everyone can.

I think that all traffic wardens should be forced to work from home

18 minutes ago, Porcy Mane said:

For the Bachmann model, I found both the Fox and the Modelmaster  (not much chance in getting hold of those at the mo) etched builder plates and Ee roundels too small. The tampo printed plates compared to the prototype for size were OK.

I wonder what the Hornby representations will be like for size? 

 

 

One thing that strikes me about the bottom photo is that you can see how uneven the bodywork is by the reflections of the light. Particularly under the grill, there almost seems to be a horizontal crease sloping upwards towards the door. If Hornby reproduced it, would people complain about the model being damaged in transit?

Here are 7815, 7823, 7819 , 7823 and 7820

47 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

Probably consumed less carbon than the drive to work, because they were efficiently sent in bulk, where as most cars are 1 per person.

models made from oil celebrating trains using oil..Your on the wrong forum for a justoil protest…

 

indeed if you care so much, turn off your computer, servers are using avg 4kw per hour to turn cpu energy to into heat and another 4kw to cool… thats c7 pieces of coal an hour on a c500g piece, thats 84 kg a day for your viewing pleasure.

 

By comparison, running a model of a manor will typically consume 0.2amp at 12v = 2.4w per hour, so 24 hours running will be in region of 5.2w a day, or 0.005 kwh, thats 0.0001 of a piece of coal per day.

 

Air for 6000 miles is 1.1kg / 1000, so 6.6kg, shipping 0.03kg/1000 so 200 g, an impact of 6.4kg of carbon on 1kg, a manor I would guess is about 500g, so 3.2kg of carbon.

summary…
i’ll take the saving on time, playing with a Manor, instead of the internet for a day will bring a coal saving of 81.79999kg for each day earlier it arrives than by sea.

 

Besides, real Manors are more efficient anyway, smaller boilers for light laid lines than Halls.

I was quite aware that I was almost certainly going to get at least one calculation showing how, silly I am. We all have a responsibility to ' do our bit' to prevent global warning, and soon the sand will be too hot for the ostriches to keep their heads buried.  We all have priorities, and great care should be taken to promote thought, without imposing one’s own priorities on others. If I did not do that then I apologise.

Freighting of goods around the world remains one of the biggest areas for improvement. As this is a railway related forum I would be interested to hear about the carbon footprint for goods transported from China via sea, air and the new(ish) train option; https://www.sino-shipping.com/rail-freight-china/ It must depend on how much of the root is electrified, and how that power is generated.

And in the same week that the world has the hottest weather ever. A bunch of toys for adult men is airlifted around the globe. To save about an extra 10% waiting time, since they were anounced.

On 14/07/2023 at 17:15, kevinlms said:

I feel sick! That's plain disgusting.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/business/thailand-burger-king-cheeseburger-intl-hnk/index.html

'American processed cheese' ... so it is a vegan burger?

16 hours ago, Martino said:

Putting on ‘Serious Hat’ (no, not a stovepipe).   It is important to teach correct facts both to children and to correct ‘incorrect stories’ innocently told by adults. It’s like correct spelling and grammar.  Many say we don’t need that but it’s vital to permit correct communication.   I see so many plainly wrong stories told on forums (not this one obviously) in good faith but they spread inaccuracies and we need to correct these so that history remains accurate.

I think that it is even more important to teach children (and adults) how to distinguish between facts and opinions, and how to qualify the veracity of facts, and the validity of opinions.

I’m pretty sure Einstein said the same thing on the internet. so it must be true.

2 hours ago, The Johnster said:

My local could have easily furnished CMOT Dibbler, Detritus, The Librarian, Nanny Ogg, Cohen the Barbarian, Susan, and, serving behind the bar, DEATH.  I identify as Rincewind, failed useless wizard and abject coward…

At least we all know who is the inspiration for the patrician on RMweb...

2 hours ago, chris p bacon said:

 you don't have a supply of sausages made from lips and tails by chance...CMOTD

Are you Corporal Nobbs?

On 30/06/2023 at 12:32, GordonC said:

 

How 'limited' do you consider it to be a 'limited edition'? There must be an awful lot of catalogue releases now which will be pretty 'limited' in production numbers too, so whats the difference - a bit of paper in the box for a certificate and does it really matter if that has 500 written on it or 1000? Is it wrong to increase production if they greatly underestimated demand and have loads of disappointed buyers - I dont see why when its probably over a year from delivery so the only people which could complain would be investors that want the limited numbers to pump up values.

I think the phrase 'limited edition' has lost its meaning now. When manufactures held the moulds in their own factoris and go a run off a few hundred units when the stocks were running low. Then a limited  edition meant something. These days every model is produced as a limited that is to say a fixed number run. So the phrase has lost its value

3 hours ago, rogerzilla said:

So it's exactly like the purple WC - makes more money for Hornby, but shafts the buyers of the first batch, who presumably looked at the high price and decided its limited run would make it worthwhile in terms of future value.

Unless Hornby have promised that they will never make another batch, then nobody has the right to feel that they have been shafted. It seems to me that if Hornby know they can sell more of a sold-out model and do not do so, then they are just asking to go bankrupt. One might even be positive about a Hornby decision for once and say that that are helping those who wanted to buy the first time round but missed out. They probably think that they are making models for enthusiasts, rather than offering investment opportunities.

27 minutes ago, MrTea said:

Who can say at this point. Although I’m pretty sure Jason (Shron) is an HST fan from things I’ve previously read?
 

I seem to remember that one of the criticisms levelled against SK at Hornby was that they only made LNER Pacific’s because he liked them.  I would have to say that I hope all manufactures market analysis is a bit more advanced them “Well I like ‘em, so let’s do it”

Apparently  a bass player is halfway between  a drummer and a musician.

20 minutes ago, The Pilotman said:

If this poster is anything to go by, looks like Mr. York of this parish @AY Mod is widening his repertoire…

 

That's a different form of moddeling. They both look a bit narrow gauge to me.

I find that my Mojo for modelling varies immensely. I am lucky to have a (more than) fulltime job that pays well, with great colleges and very good and appreciating leadership. It really is a dream job. But I am the type that takes too much responsibility, and there are periods of time when I get stressed up about problems that are not completely my responsibility. But where the ability to fix the problem is out of my hands, and the people/companies who ought to take responsibility, do not seem to take it as seriously as I do.

When this happens, I am allowed to ‘unplug’ myself from work for a few days. And the idea is that modelling  should give me a break. But I often find that in this situation, that even small setbacks in projects cause me to lose all sense of proportion.

I am a member of the Scalescenes Facebook group and the other members there are lovely people. I recently put up a picture of a very early stage in a project and talked about the difficulty in obtaining more information about the protoype. Within hours, they had found me a  Youtube video with drone flights around the building, and a complete set of plans and many very helpful documents from the relevant county council’s website for planning permission for a recent restoration project. Their positive feedback about my bumbling progress on projects is a great help when I’m a bit down. It is important to remember that the positive likes and feedback we give on forums without thinking much about them, can mean a lot to the people receiving them… and of course that the negative comments can have a much bigger effect then we realise.

3 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

 

He could still work on the railway, but you're looking for the wrong kind of animal as his assistant ...

 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559031/signalman-jack-baboon-worked-railroad-south-africa

I  assume that that the unions were not pleased: He worked all day and was paid peanuts.

5 minutes ago, Bernard Lamb said:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

I'm schizophrenic,

......and so am I.

 

Bernard

I was schizophrenic, but we are better now.