Thanks Pete, the new figures make a big difference, also, I'm adding to these cameos with extra trees, bushes etc.

Hi Phil.   That reminds, of a trip to Wales , Mid Wales line,  just like a lot of railway fans I was taking photos and probably hanging too far out of the window , but it wasn’t till I got the film developed that I realised why the guard arranged for me to ride up front with the driver . The Guard had a look of terror. Best wishes Kevin

You're very privilaged to ride up front Kevin, we don't do that for everybody here in Wales  

Hi Phil.  But that was a very long time ago, maybe 50 years ago. Best wishes Kevin 

Did you go up the valleys or across from England?

[user=753]Phil.c[/user] wrote:

A few years ago at a vintage car show in Cardiff I saw a Standard 10 (10 HP) I remember going on holidays every year to a caravan in Porthcawl, about 36 miles, we used to stop on the way by the side of the road, get the meths burner out and make tea to break up that long journey!

We used to do exactly that from London to Brighton. Stop on the verge, brew up, game of cricket and on our way. Well 50 miles in those days always seemed further because of the cars and the roads. We were doing that trip one day in our old Jowett with it's flat (in every sense of the word) 2 cylinder engine when it (the engine) disintegrated, leaving bits in the road behind us. We might not have made Brighton, but the trip home on the end of a tatty bit of rope behind a removal van livened things up.

Hi Phil.  Again here I am looking for ways in which to put some life into the bare background and everything else about it. This lockdown, and with me being banned from leaving my borough, even if I could walk that far, I have no inspiration, no way of visiting any model Railway shops, which means Post and packaging as an extra cost.In the recent days I have had to order online stuff to get my project moving forward, with ballast, and a background scene . But, now I have to look for that illusive ingredient , any worthwhile suggestions would be appreciated.   Best wishes Kevin 

Hi Phil.  Excellent. Would you please tell me how you did the film with sound.  Best wishes Kevin 

[user=1801]Passed Driver[/user] wrote:

Hi Phil.  Excellent. Would you please tell me how you did the film with sound.  Best wishes Kevin

Sorry am I missing something, what Film & Sound Kevin?

I've not done any modelling for a while but yesturday I got the Box Brownie out and here's some pictures of my 61xx with empties on the way to Pen-y-Bryn colliery.

I wondered where you'd got to Phil then realised the "Glorious 12th"  is rapidly approaching so the plus fours will be brought out of storage and their Purdeys will be en route to you to be "prettied up" ready for the new grouse season having missed out last year….
Great photos - as expected.  Heaps of "mood" in the b&w shot.  :thumbs

Peter, you crack me up :lol: Don't shoot….don't wear plus fours…but I do like roast chicken and chips :)

More great shots. I'll be booking a ticket for Pen Y Bryn to have a look round that little place.

You would be welcome Peter :)

Here's the 61xx with empties passing the garages at Pen-y-Bryn.

So good Phil…. just fabulous. The trees are superb and the vehicle wrecks eye catching.
Keep inspiring me please.

Thanks Marty :)

"You would be welcome Peter :)"
If only.

The black-and-white photos make you wonder if the scale is 1:1 :lol:

[user=1120]peterm[/user] wrote:

"You would be welcome Peter :)"
If only.

 

The kettle's on Pete.  :lol:

Thanks Claus!

Here's an idea, the bottom of the pictures has the baseboard edge, to disguise this I used Photoshop, this first picture shows this on the far right, but it could also be water? So, what if a canal was added, easy to do with just a 3" addition.


Here's a direct on of the scene.


And here's a Photoshopped canal added just to see if it works, I think it adds distance.

That really works  :thumbs