00 Gauge - Ottersford Junction, GWR 1920's
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5 times longer in coming than Brunel took making the real thing!
Mines in Bill, you choose your own, mind you I still havent worked out what secret formula Peter uses to choose ?Does he go for number of nominations for each picture ? Or a cumalative number if more than one picture from the same thread ? Or does he pour a large glass ( or three) and then stick a virtual pin in to choose ??He do keep his cards close to his chest ! :hmm :hmm :hmm
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Matt
Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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It's very simple Matt……..Mines in Bill, you choose your own, mind you I still havent worked out what secret formula Peter uses to choose ?Does he go for number of nominations for each picture ? Or a cumalative number if more than one picture from the same thread ? Or does he pour a large glass ( or three) and then stick a virtual pin in to choose ??
He do keep his cards close to his chest ! :hmm :hmm :hmm
Cheers
Matt
I go for the nominee who crosses my palm with the heaviest silver ……. :roll:
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Cheers,John.B.:thumbs
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Glad to hear there wasn't any lasting damage from your fall last year! That could have been rather nasty!
You've rescued the river well, from the original blue it looks brilliant. I feel I need to add a few more reeds etc to mine! The overarching viaduct sits grand over the scene and really helps to set it.
Where did you get the ducks from?
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Well Chris, them's GWR ducks and are special issue only by Swindon Provenance Stores to the Paddington Stationmaster to provide First Class passengers with extra unctuous eggs benedict at the breakfast tables of the Paddington to Penzance express services.[user=380]Kaiser[/user] wrote:
Where did you get the ducks from?
If you dress up as a Stationmaster, Mal may get a Swindon clerk to squirrel you some, but you'll have to send the eggs on to Reading station on a regular basis.
Best,
Bill
At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Glad to hear there wasn't any lasting damage from your fall last year! That could have been rather nasty!You've rescued the river well, from the original blue it looks brilliant. I feel I need to add a few more reeds etc to mine! The overarching viaduct sits grand over the scene and really helps to set it. Where did you get the ducks from?
Hi Chris - if you don't want to go through Swindon Provenance Stores you could try Preiser!
Peter - the cheque is in the post.
Another footnote re: Realistic Water. I'd used pva adhesive to 'plant' the trees & reeds around the river & it had dried clear. However, once the R.W. was applied it went & has stayed opaque. Luckily it doesn't really show on the photos.
Thanks for all the kind comments.
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I take it your using an Ipad or Iphone ?
The Camera lense has a set Orientation. The Iphone or Ipad knows which way up the phone was when you took the photo ( it can read this info in the photo) and 'Rights' the picture on your display. Once you take the photo out of An Apple device this information is 'lost' so the photo will then display sideways or upside down depending on which way up the lense was. Most people naturally want to hold tha Iphone or IPad with the volume buttons at the top but this is actually upside down as far as the lense is concerned. A link HERE. To turning your photos from within the device
Alternatively use an online editor, upload the photo and rotate as necessary, ( the online editor should show it as taken IE upside down etc) then remember to 'Save As' and re name it so you know which one is the edited version. THEN you can upload it to the forum
( P.S. if your NOT using Apple. . No idea mate ! :hmm)
H T H
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Matt
Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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Spooky thing is some pics were fine - just the ones I wanted to post were squiffy!
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I take it your screen rotates when you turn the phone sideways ? Never thought that Auto rotation effected pictures though ! Never looked in camera settings to see if there is a fixed orientation setting ? So nope no idea mate
Turn it off ? Turn it back on ?? :hmm
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Matt
Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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Kids today eh? Don't know thery're born!
Grumpy LC
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At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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So now I need to poke 160 holes but what with? The plastic wire provided is much too delicate, I've tried fuse wire but that's not strong enough either. I've tried heating the fuse wire but it just melts. I filed down a track pin to .3 but even that just bent. Trying to do them in situ is a pain but now they are all nicely glued in.
All suggestions gratefully received.
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What a pain though !!
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Matt
Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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The water in the river is fabulous… you must be very pleased….
Glad you’re healing up… what is it with ladders and old blokes eh? They’ve got it in for us I reckon.
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Just a thought.
Best,
Bill
At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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No wonder it takes so long to do anything. I thought "few fence posts, dab of paint, thread the wire - couple of hours". Took me longer than that to file down the pins!
Thanks for the river comments Marty but you must share some of the credit. The fall did shake me up but I broke all the basic rules - 3 points of contact etc. I thought "I can just reach this last branch without having to move the ladder if I just turn around" so momentarily 0 points of contact with the inevitable result. Like most accidents, a momentary lapse of reason (to quote Floyd).
Keep well all & jolly modelling.
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Wrap the end witn tape of some kind and twiddle it between finger and thumb……
If the hole is so small, unless the posts are metal, or the holes are just indents, it shouldn't be too difficult to drill out.
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Probably only worth all the effort if it is in your face ?
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Matt
Wasnie me, a big boy did it and ran away
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
"Why did you volunteer ? I didn't Sir, the other three stepped backwards"
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