On the up line.

Brilliant Phil  :thumbs

brightens up a pretty miserable day here, weather is more like November than June.



Ed

As Ed said Phil - brilliant.

On this occasion, I prefer the coloured picture and in particular, that bit of track in the foreground.  Are you sure it isn't a real bit of track photoshopped in ?  The way the ballast sits just below the sleeper surfaces which do appear to be proper creosoted timber - brilliant texturing - and the chairs - I assume it's hand built track - but the amazing thing is the rail weathering.  A fantastic rust colour with a not-over-shiny rail top.  A fabulous bit of modelling - unless it is real !!!   :roll:

The photo backdrop is perfect for the setting - I think you told us once where it's from but please remind me ……………….

The only thing giving away the fact that it's a model is the light ……………………….. :hmm   The light falling on the little Pannier and it's huge train is wonderful - the evening summer sun bathing everything in that lovely warm glow.  The photo backscene however, has the light coming from the opposite direction …………………. :thud

p.s. I had to look hard, very hard, to find any slight clue that it is in fact, a model ……………………… :cool wink :cheers

Thanks Ed, the same here, brightening up on the weekend I hope!

The track you mentioned Peter is not all of my doing I must admit, It's SMP with phosphor bronze rail which over the years darkens, but when new it doesn't need painting, there is however some grime sprayed on the ballast, the rail tops also are never shiny.

Nothing I can do about the backscene lighting (ID Backscenes) this again is real light on the layout, the way around it would be with photo floods.

Sorry the track wasn't all your own work Phil - at least you laid it there and it forms an important part of the scene …………………….

I don't think it's really that important who or what built the track and backscene - it's the overall picture that matters and that was yours ………….

Well, all the pointwork is mine Peter so, some recognition  :lol:

Here's some very old pictures, around fifteen years or more!

Don't worry how old they are, they're superb.

Not quite a box Brownie I admit  

Not much going on with modelling so here's a few new pictures.













 

No more superlatives other than… superb.

Not just great modelling but super photography too…. which I may have mentioned before!  As I said in the photo of the month thread, there were many photos that could have been chosen - and I am sure many that will be chosen in future months, and these just emphasise that point.
Of your recent additions, i  love this one….



It is seamless between model and photographic backscene and the way the train is just appearing, with the snippet of coaches is a great scene.  I have thoroughly enjoyed looking back through your thread (yet) again! 

Michael

Before I scrolled down enough to see your comment about the seamless join with the back scene, I was thinking exactly the same.

Thanks Michael and Peter, appreciated :)

Here's a few more new shots.

A fantastic collection of colour and black and white photo's Phil. Although the colour ones are great my preference is for the black and white. Keep them coming Phil, it's a joy to look through them. 

I'm absolutely with Barney here Phil - a stunning collection of photos and of course, one must remember that the subject matter must also be stunning !!

How did you do the moss on the roof - it looks very realistic.  :thumbs

A few of you are making it really difficult to select photographs to nominate for the December POTM ……………. :???:  Maybe we ought to go back to the days when we had a Picture of the Week ……………. :hmm

Thanks Barney & Peter.

The moss on the roof was created by painting with diluted PVA then sprinkling with Polyfilla.

 Lovely shots Phil……I think I have mentioned before how much I admire your figure painting……you seem to be able to convey much facial more detail than I can.
One tentative suggestion to complete the scene…..I know its a sleepy Welsh branch but I think your trains are likely to irritate the local bobby without a head code:lol:. Modelu lamps come with a hole pre set in the pace so you wont need to smear superglu on the locos like me.

Best wishes