Andrew P Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 After taking the picture of the bikes I thought I have never seen how high I could get the camera using the Uniloc tripod. So after rearranging the legs so I could swing the boom vertical this is what I got. 1605.jpg A height of about 1.9m. It was so high in order to see the viewfinder and to operate the camera I had to stand on a chair!!!! At your age Kevin ????????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 At your age Kevin ????????? I have a tall Zima frame! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 18, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2018 Seems very peaceful down at Middle Farm today....all Jack and Jill with Jim seem to be doing is sitting on the bank chatting....very productive 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) And they still haven't got that crate off the lorry, one very long chat they are having about it....that's for sure! Hope whatever is in it doesn't have a shelf life! Edited October 18, 2018 by KNP 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 18, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2018 I believe the porter from 'Not another One' has found other employment, looks like him waiting at the barrow crossing if I am not mistaken. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2018 The intrepid Squadron Leader seems to have swapped his low level passes for some ‘high altitude’ work. Has he upgraded his kite or was the Colonels pot-shots getting a bit too close for comfort? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2018 I reckon the Colonel's missus has nearly hooked him a couple of times with over-enthusiastic casting... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mydadstoys Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi Kevin may I congratulate you on a brilliant layout and some fantastic pictures. With me being new to the forum I am slowly finding my away around and it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 I reckon the Colonel's missus has nearly hooked him a couple of times with over-enthusiastic casting... Well, I suppose being his missus she must have hooked him at least once!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2018 Actually, I meant she'd hooked the Squadron Leader's aircraft. Hooking the intrepid Squadron Leader himself would be, as Jeremy Kyle sometimes says, a different programme... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Actually, I meant she'd hooked the Squadron Leader's aircraft. Hooking the intrepid Squadron Leader himself would be, as Jeremy Kyle sometimes says, a different programme... Ahhh, now it makes sense...…..! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2018 Actually, I meant she'd hooked the Squadron Leader's aircraft. Hooking the intrepid Squadron Leader himself would be, as Jeremy Kyle sometimes says, a different programme... Who knows what went on behind closed doors in the Officers Mess after a few dry sherrys. Perhaps that’s why the Colonel is taking pot shots! All ‘high jinks’ of course, nothing that unsavoury could occur with the ‘Officer Class’ would it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 Well, you'd hope that officers were gentlemen and didn't tell tales, and that they had the intellect not to get caught... And you'd want somebody of a Colonel's rank to be a good enough shot to hit a Sopwith Camel only about 30 feet up in some of the photos. In any case, if he has been taking pots at the Squadron Leader, it is time he was reminded of the ancient and honourable Code Of Gentlemen that has distinguished them from their inferiors for centuries... Bros before Hos, Bra! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted October 19, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) The Squadron Leader is still on his flypast with a couple of shots this time over Little Muddle itself. I confirm no aircraft where harmed in the taking of these pictures. Any rumours that have been circulated about the Colonel taking pot shots at low flying objects are entirely without foundation. The Colonels wife, in an interview with the Little Muddle Gazette reporter, strongly denied these speculations and reiterated the he would not harm a fly - unless of course, it was on the end of his fishing line she added? She followed up by adding that he was as blind as a bat and had trouble seeing the end of his pipe to light it, only yesterday he had attempted to light it but set fire to the brim of his deerstalker instead. With a smile she commented, it was quite funny seeing him sitting in the library drawing on a non lit pipe whilst his deerstalker smouldered listening to him promoting the virtues of smoking Old Holborn tobacco!!! Edited October 19, 2018 by KNP 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted October 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 The Squadron Leader is still on his flypast this a couple of shots this time over Little Muddle itself. 1609.jpg 1610.jpg I confirm no aircraft where harmed in the taking of these pictures. Any rumours that have been circulated about the Colonel taking pot shots at low flying objects are entirely without foundation. The Colonels wife, in an interview with the Little Muddle Gazette reporter, strongly denied these speculations and reiterated the he would not harm a fly - unless of course, it was on the end of his fishing line she added? She followed up by adding that he was as blind as a bat and had trouble seeing the end of his pipe to light it, only yesterday he had attempted to light it but set fire to the brim of his deerstalker instead. With a smile she commented, it was quite funny seeing him sitting in the library drawing on a non lit pipe whilst his deerstalker smouldered listening to him promoting the virtues of smoking Old Holborn tobacco!!! What an excellent overview of Little Muddle! I was wondering after all that panic if the colonel was having his haircut and moustache waxed while the taxi waited for him outside the gentleman’s hairdressers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted October 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 I am very glad to hear that Mrs Colonel has denied any shennanigans of that sort; this is a family hobby you know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Kevin, post #3005 shows some really nice dust effects around the rivet heads on the King. What is your recipe for achieving that please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Kevin, post #3005 shows some really nice dust effects around the rivet heads on the King. What is your recipe for achieving that please? The majority is Vallejo Roof Dirt and/or Weathered Black done by thin washes then wiped off with a cotton bud as it dries - small areas advisable as this paint dries quickly. Sometimes, three or four layers can be applied to get the effect I am after. Another trick is to dampen the surface first then apply the wash as this then tracks around the details (like rivets) almost like an osmosis effect due to the surface tension being broken. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I’m still feeling my way with acrylics, but I’ve used the “wet it first and apply a tiny drop of paint” with thinners & enamels for years. I’ll try it using Vallejo washes. Thanks for the tip. Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Never took to the side cab windows on the King as they where to thick, stood proud of the moulding and couldn't easily be thinned without damaging the glazing. So this is as fitted Removed them and using some plastic microstrip I lined the window leaving a bit protruding to form the frame When dry, sanded smooth, filled any gaps, painted black/grey and finished with a brass paint to look like the frame. Edited October 22, 2018 by KNP 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2018 Beautiful job Kevin. IIRR it reminds me of the way E R H (Teddy?)Francis used to fashion bolections on his exquisite plasticard GWR coaches, finishing them off by carving, or sculpting, with a craft knife. John C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 King Stephen Now all I need to do is sort out something for it to pull - or in my case look like it is pulling. I have a feeling this will become the second loco that will have the motor removed and become a static model...…..oooooh I can here gasps and sharp intakes of breath from here! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Some from the archives.... Moving at a sedate pace across the viaduct the driver of 2322 keeps a wary eye out for photographers!!! 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 It is now a lot easier (and safer) to do these types of shots now I can hold the camera firmly over the model. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) Seagull attack cam!You also get to see bits of your modelling you may have forgotten were there like the wooden footbridge and the rusty rail length. Edited October 24, 2018 by Martin S-C 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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