Here's a cheap, simple way to keep images of every piece of rolling stock in your collection:-




It's a bit different, don't you think?  Anyone know how it was done?

Flatbed scanner?

Perry

Here's anuvver wun . . .




Cor, that's a cracker!  I'm getting better at this.  :thumbs


Well - the Forum's gone a bit quiet, and I can't sleep.  :twisted:

Cheeze, Perry.  I thought I'd have hours of fun . . .

You gotta admit, it's pretty cool. 

I really should go to bed.

It does look pretty good, Max , but I think I'll stick to my Box Brownie. :roll:

Perry

Is it just put on the scanner plate Max ?  If so, how do you close the cover or is that why eveything else is black - you leave the cover open ?

Just lay it on the glass and leave the lid open, Peter.  I turned off the room lights and turned the computer screen away from the scanner.  I have to admit that I did crop it and I fiddled with the brightness and contrast a bit.

I guess what amazed me most is the resolution of the scanner.  Anyway, it's something a little different and a bit of fun.  :cool:

Thanks for the great idea.

William

You're welcome, William.  Just don't print them off, or you'll have no black ink left. 

[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:

You're welcome, William.  Just don't print them off, or you'll have no black ink left. 

Too true Max :shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:  The ink would cost more than most of the stock did !!! ;-)

The blue one was A$79.00 Peter.  :shock:    (It's got a decoder and two solenoid uncouplers).  

I was talking about my stock Max - not your "electrickery filled " box vans :cheers

Whatever the value of the stock, it is indeed an excellent way to keep an inventory. :thumbs

Here's one I did of 3 of my trams - you do however, have the make sure the scanner is level !!!  Mine's an all-in-one with the bed on a slope and even the slightest tilt made the model slide down the screen.

Scanned on "full auto mode".   There is a "Professional Mode" but that takes 8 minutes to scan ………………..I may try that to see if there's a difference in quality. :roll: