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Western Way Full Member 
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I wanted to add some air borne birds, well in this case Geese but did not want to use wire to fix them, so (and it is a bit of a cheat) I glued their wing tips to a tree. This works well and gives the impression of flight. It is also very quick and easy   |
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Neat idea. |
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col.stephens Full Member
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Interesting idea. However, might I pose a question and this is not a criticism, just an observation? How do you reconcile moving trains with birds which forever remain static, frozen in flight? The same is true of model people. Many years ago Airfix produced a box of civilians, one of whom was forever frozen in the act of running for his train. The trains came and went and out little man was still running but getting nowhere. He even ran to catch his train when the platform was empty. As regards people, this lack of movement can be overcome to some extent by only selecting people who are in repose i.e. possibly just stood or sat, waiting for a train, reading a newspaper, smoking a cigarette, etc. etc. I guess the same idea of 'repose' could be used with birds and animals. However, I have yet to see a realistic offering of a static bird from our current crop of manufacturers. Terry |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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Or, you could make your own.   |
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Western Way Full Member
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Terry that is a very good question. My answer is I just have to ignore it  To me a model lay out is just a giant 'vignette' for me to move my trains through. Regardless of what actions people are doing they are rarely, if ever totally motionless, eyes bink, chest raise and fall and we are constantly adjusting our balance. On top of that non of my trees are moving in the breeze, non of my steam engines generate any steam or smoke and my diesels have no exhaust fumes. There are systems available to allow cars and the like to drive around, again no exhaust fumes. John Last edited on Sat Feb 3rd, 2018 10:20 pm by Western Way |
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Western Way Full Member
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Max that is a great photo. Scene looks amazing! |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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Thanks, John. |
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Western Way wrote: Terry that is a very good question. I agree John. There are some things we can model and others, we just can't. Carriage doors never open, wagons are either full or empty - seldom actually loading. Animals in fields never move, cows are never milked nor sheep shorn, rivers and streams never flow and, probably best of all, it never rains yet the grass is always green - and it never needs cutting......................... I think the birds look great !!! |
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I too think they look great ! They give an impression of life on the layout without going over the top IE the man running for a train that isn't there. I think Max's scene does the same thing, with the three men and the birds, giving a snapshot in time . If they worent there it would just be an empty miniature world. But. . . . Come on now Max this is O gauge, I'm sure you could have arranged a moving cameo where the fisherman's cast lands in the workmans lunchbox, hooks up his sandwiches into the air with the birds chasing them !  ok OK I'm going !!  Cheers Matt |
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MaxSouthOz Admin
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You'll have to search YouTube for that, Matt. |
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col.stephens Full Member
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Nice gulls Max. Peter. One of our club members turned up with his latest train (of German origin I believe). Believe it or not, everytime the train stopped the doors opened and closed, accompanied by appropriate noise. Terry Last edited on Sat Feb 3rd, 2018 08:23 pm by col.stephens |
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Longchap Full Member 
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It's a matter of perception, in the eye of the watcher that is, but if the scene is believable, then it works. Simple Some observations:
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Thanks, Terry. |
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col.stephens Full Member
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Fancy a moving cyclist? Look no further than here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1n2eKqxEDk Terry Last edited on Sun Feb 4th, 2018 09:00 am by col.stephens |
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Hi Terry, All forms of movement on a model railway is a good thing and that looks like an interesting alternative to the Faller Car System, amoung others. After seeing a convincing working scenario of road action recently, it's something I think can only be worthwhile and good fun too. Hmm, not sure how to get a convincing moving horse drawn vehicle yet though! Bill Last edited on Sun Feb 4th, 2018 05:50 pm by Longchap |
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Western Way Full Member
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Barny the Barn Owl takes to the wing..........   |
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pnwood DON'T SHOUT my hearing is fine 
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Strangely I have a major problem with people frozen in motion but not this. The birds look great John. Personally I would be concerned about using your method of fixing but only because my layout has to be setup, dismantled and transported many times a year to exhibitions. The thin stiff wire method would be better for my situation I think. With a bit of thought you can hide the wire quite successfully, Pendon Museum manage it and have a bird on the wing on their Dartmoor scene (a Buzzard I think). It is hovering though |
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Nice owl John. Did you make it yourself? Terry |
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Western Way Full Member
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col.stephens wrote:
I did Terry, just Milliput but green stuff or air drying clay would also work well. John |
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Western Way Full Member
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pnwood wrote: Strangely I have a major problem with people frozen in motion but not this. The birds look great John. I would have to use wire if I was going to exhibit my lay out, not that it is up to that type of standard! John |
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I love the owl! Western Way wrote: col.stephens wrote: You could take this up as a niche market ocupation, but you'd have to be sure you'd worked out the correct "owly-rate"... O.K....fetching my hat and coat! Doug |
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Western Way Full Member
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your post is a real 'hoot' |
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