They're on another shelf John…out of sight :)

Phil

Wouldn't it be good if we had straight walls and no windows etc  behind our layouts, so a bit of tounge in the cheek over the top PS to  hide all this stuff



Phil

Referee!!!

Piccy o'the week stuff!







Doug

I have to agree.  :thumbs

Wouldn't 'arf make a good jig-saw :roll:

(not that I can do 'em, 'cos I don't use Windows).

Ed, I'll print it out, cut it into bits and send them to you:lol:

As for the picture, thanks guys for the nice comments, ok, the background and sides are PS'd as that makes a better picture compared to the wall, ceiling etc that is really there. We know it's make believe….but that's what model railways are anyway :)

Phil

Absolutly Amazing…

REgards…Alan

Thanks Alan, actually it's not too difficult to do but an artistic eye is necessary.

Phil

I just thought I should mention that if the scenes actual backscene is up to scratch then I see no need to use PS to enhance it, maybe just adding more sky above it though.

When an area is lacking greatly because of a bad corner etc and where a printed backscene doesn't really work then I think PS can really help but I usually include previous shots showing that area but not totally completed, in any case,  even when PS is used no dramatic enhancement is actually made to the modelling itself except for perhaps a little steam from the loco itself :lol:

I think more members should have a bash at it…it's really good fun, especially when it works :)

Phil

Agree with the comments above, that's simply superb, Phil - one of the best model photos I've seen, the area in immediate vicinity of the tunnel mouth being particularly realistic.

Fabulous!

All the best

Jon

Thanks Jon, you know I have to admit that although the modeled area is as is, the PS parts do add a lot as without it, there's just a wall at the back, a window to the left and speakers to the right. As we know, modelling is a sort of fantacy, we create a past that most of us remember and when the viewing and camera is down low and into the scene, then we are actually there at that time.

The beauty of PS and similar programs is that we can enhance this and even create other memories we have…I'm all for nostalgia, but that's me, maybe I'm just sad :lol:

Phil

I'm thinking of modeling so tin sheds/stables in the area where the man is sitting?

Phil

You are getting as bad as me Phil……..filling up all the real estate on the layout:lol:  One of the (many)errors I have made on Granby is not to pay sufficient attention to preserving a variety of camera angles……..something I am sure you will not be guilty of!

I have always admired the sense of space that you have created on your layout…….that cinder car park or whatever is very effective as shown but I guess a building or two would work ok………what sort of stables? Would they be for the pit or??

Best Wishes

John

Hi John,

It is surprising how many scenes can be created with one area by just moving the camera around. I was limited by a certain extent with my Canon 6D as it is big, but this new G12 can be put into tight spaces and can be focused with it's multi-angle screen. It is then looking in a direction that we can't see and can be very interesting, of course it means that we have to model those areas like the backs of the houses and the lineside hut in a few of my pics.

Where I live there are lots of mountains, hills,  nooks and cranies, there are sometimes sheds etc in these places where people keep mountain ponies, chickens and ducks etc, they are made from whatever was available and cheap at the time, so they are wood or corrugated sheet, not large and pretty rough looking. I thing they would work in that area as they wouldn't be too imposing, some of the shds could have parts of the sides and roof missing with exposed framing?

Phil

Here's a view that can only be seen with a camera, it was just placed on the mountain above the tunnel, set to AV, f22  and with focus set to three feet, it's a matter of trial and era what it turns out like.




  

Nice, Phil.   :thumbs

Very nice Phil, superb modelling.

Thanks Max and Barney.

I have not run any trains for about eighteen months due to modeling work, so, a bit of a change.

There are pictures way back in this thread of a brass etched Malcomb Mitchell kit that I started and left about fifteen years ago. It's a waste really not to get it finished, so yesterday I picked it up again. It runs but not very good so I have started from scratch with the quartering and have taken off the connecting rods. The chassis is compensated and I fear that this gives added complications so I have decided to make it a fixed wheel base, which should make things a lot easier, the same with the tender as it is also compensated.  I'll post some pics, but probably not in this section.

To be honest, I don't think there's any need for compensation, it does get all the wheels on the track over point work and uneven areas but the tender will have pickups so electrical continuity should be good anyway. When it's running  good I'll put a Loksound chip in it.

Phil

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

Hi John,

Where I live there are lots of mountains, hills,  nooks and cranies, there are sometimes sheds etc in these places where people keep mountain ponies, chickens and ducks etc, they are made from whatever was available and cheap at the time, so they are wood or corrugated sheet, not large and pretty rough looking. I thing they would work in that area as they wouldn't be too imposing, some of the shds could have parts of the sides and roof missing with exposed framing?

Phil

I think that would work very well……in fact with that treatment it should fit in perfectly:thumbs

I liked the view along the track that you posted……good demonstration of what can be achieved with your camera. Mine is a bit too clunky for that but I guess I could try with my wife's small pentax……I will just have to make sure the backs of my buildings are finished:oops:

The telegraph poles help to make that shot look so authentic are they scratch built?

Best Wishes