Barnaby Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 ……………………………… even better Chris. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, Barnaby said: ……………………………… even better Chris. That's just what I was about to say, until I turned the page and see you beat me to it Barnaby, haha 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Classy! And most realistic! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Superb! Sorry to hear about the brake van. Heartbreaking when that happens Paul R 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveNCB7754 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 03/03/2020 at 12:00, 81A Oldoak said: And here is 3702 in black and white. These pictures take me right back to 'the good old days' - when there used to be sunshine!! (LOL) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hi Chris. That black & white photo of your layout really looks good. It is so realistic and could easily be mistaken for the real thing. These sorts of shots take me back to my schoolboy days when colour photography was in its infancy and rather expensive. At that time we all (well most of us) had to make do with monochrome, not just in our own pictures but also in books. I for one would like to see more of your layout in B & W. How about it? Rod 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 14 hours ago, railwayrod said: Hi Chris. That black & white photo of your layout really looks good. It is so realistic and could easily be mistaken for the real thing. These sorts of shots take me back to my schoolboy days when colour photography was in its infancy and rather expensive. At that time we all (well most of us) had to make do with monochrome, not just in our own pictures but also in books. I for one would like to see more of your layout in B & W. How about it? Rod Thanks Rod. These B&W shots are from Cwm Bach. I hope you like them. Chris 17 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Superb 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 YES, Superb indeed Chris. Thanks for posting them, more of the same any time you fancy please. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Chris This any good for the layout. It's 1:50 but near https://www.hattons.co.uk/stockdetail.aspx?utm_campaign=20200414&utm_medium=email&utm_source=DiecastNewsletter&SID=430876&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJwYXVsLnJvd2xpbnNvbkBpcXN0dWRlbnQuY29tIiwgImtsX2NvbXBhbnlfaWQiOiAiSkdRZVhoIn0%3D regards Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Never quite know how vehicle manufacturers always (until just lately perhaps) seem to adopt a non railway scale. Surely their sales would have been the same if they had adopted 1:43rd instead of 1:50 scale. Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Rod, I guess their sales would have actually been higher, but I doubt whether they’d have been (50/43.5)^3 higher, which is a quick and dirty estimate of how much more the models would have cost. And I doubt they’d have recovered the difference making the prices higher, unfortunately. I reckon it’s about 52% more expensive to make in 1/43.5 than in 1/50, just in material costs. The difference surprises me, but 00 to 0 is about 5.5 times more material. Paint is not so much - it’s only squared, not cubed. Packaging similar. Design is the same whatever the scale unless the larger scales demand more detail. Toolmaking & moulding costs are probably not hugely different, though they too will be higher for the larger scale. still, for us, 1/50 is an opportunity lost. keep well! Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted April 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 16, 2020 Ixo make a 1:43 Bedford army lorry. Probably getting on a bit by this era though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 81A Oldoak Posted July 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 Minerva 0 gauge Manning Wardle K CESTRIA advances gingerly along the Tonfanau Quarry siding from Tonfanau Camp station. The loco has been fitted with DCC sound, weathered, suited and booted for a customer. Crew figures are ModelU painted by Claudia Everett. Regards, Chris K 15 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Looks really nice Chriss. The crew are very good and lifelike. Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, 81A Oldoak said: Minerva 0 gauge Manning Wardle K CESTRIA advances gingerly along the Tonfanau Quarry siding from Tonfanau Camp station. The loco has been fitted with DCC sound, weathered, suited and booted for a customer. Crew figures are ModelU painted by Claudia Everett. Regards, Chris K Superb! Chris. How are your radio controlled experiments progressing? ATVB, Martin 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2020 sad to hear of chris’ passing eleswhere on the thread, lets hope tonfanau is able to live on somehow in his memory thought with friends and family at this time 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, big jim said: sad to hear of chris’ passing eleswhere on the thread, lets hope tonfanau is able to live on somehow in his memory thought with friends and family at this time A fitting tribute to Chris to have his layouts 'saved' and/or preserved. My sincerest condolences. Chris and his model making will be very much missed by many. Edited August 21, 2020 by CME and Bottlewasher 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I can only echo others thoughts on this very sad occasion. Chris's passing is a great loss to us all and he will be missed by many of us not only for his modelling skills but his friendly chat and helpfulness when he was manning his stand at various exhibition. I am lucky to have known him but I do have a little reminder of him as he presented me with the running in board now "planted" on the end of Ramchester's long platform. RIP Chriss you will always be remembered. Rod 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano747 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 An inspiration too many. RIP Chris K 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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