How realistic are your models? Photo challenge.

[Gwiwer]

Another one .....

 

[Jaz]

Early morning at the Motor Powered Depot

[QRModeller]

Few more from me.

 

Somewhere in Cornwall, and in the pouring rain, 37 671 heads light engine to a china clay works

 

 

Some time later, 37 671 is seen again, returning with a train of bagged clay

 

 

The following two were taken at the same time as the previous one, just with different camera settings

 

 

 

 

 

Matt.

[BR(S)]

This one of a 4-CEP has been popular on my layout thread:

 

[Mrkirtley800]

Excuse the poor photography, not my strong point.

[dikitriki]

An unknown location somewhere near Oldham.

 

'Through the Door'

 

 

Richard

 

[Alister_G]

Wow, Richard, that's seriously awesome.

 

I was convinced at first glance that it was real.

[Ruffnut Thorston]

This one of a 4-CEP has been popular on my layout thread:

 

4-CEP sharpened increase green.jpg

 

That reminds me a bit of Lovers Walk Depot, Brighton. There is a good view from Dyke Road Drive, which goes over the London Line just North of the Depot.

 

An unknown location somewhere near Oldham.

 

'Through the Door'

 

ThroughDoor.jpg

 

Richard

 

Hi Richard.

 

A very good photo, but "unknown" location?  It says "Heyside" on the sign...

[griffgriff]

Few more from me.

 

Somewhere in Cornwall, and in the pouring rain, 37 671 heads light engine to a china clay works

 

37 671 in the rain.jpg

 

Some time later, 37 671 is seen again, returning with a train of bagged clay

 

37 671 Tre Pol and Pen (2).JPG

 

The following two were taken at the same time as the previous one, just with different camera settings

 

37 671 Tre Pol and Pen (3).JPG

 

37 671 Tre Pol and Pen (4).JPG

 

 

 

Matt.

The first ones convincing but the other three feature a totally unrealistic sky

[Guest CLARENCE]

Every now and then I think I should put up some pics of my buildings, then I look back on this topic, and I daren't!

 

David

[Ben Alder]

Here is one, of a pannier far from home.

 

[Alister_G]

Here is one, of a pannier far from home.

 

IMG_0350-crop.JPG

 

I've never worked out whether you take the layout ouside and that's really the view you have, or is it a photographic backscene?

 

Whatever, it looks great!

[Ben Alder]

Thanks,-it's the eponymous Hills and Dales backscene from Art Printers that so many have used successfully for layouts based the length and breadth of Britain- it really deserves some sort of award for its versatility, and is to my mind , just about the best of the various backscenes that have appeared over the last few years. IIR, he said it was taken along the course of the closed CR main line in Angus, but it translates easily to a lot of locations without turning into that  "Superquick" product that was ubiquitous without ever being relevant.

 

The photo was taken in direct sunlight, which usually is too strong for any model illustration, but it seemed to work in this instance, but more often an overcast sky can produce enough "scale" light to illuminate a scene adequately for our purposes. As an aside, here is another one I took at the same session.

 

[Gwiwer]

More "Thousand" activity, this time at Carreglyp Dries

 

[DLT]

More "Thousand" activity, this time at Carreglyp Dries

 

Brilliant!  Shafts of sunlight on a stormy day; how did you light it?

Many thanks, Dave.

[Bristol_Rich]

After years of no use, many wondered if anything would visit Frampton ever again...

 

[dikitriki]

I like photos that have only indirect railway interest, looking at the wider world. It's all to easy to concentrate on the railway side of things otherwise.

 

 

Richard

 

 

[Gwiwer]

Brilliant!  Shafts of sunlight on a stormy day; how did you light it?

Many thanks, Dave.

100% natural Dave. A moment in time captured by chance with a single shaft of sunlight across the layout. 30 seconds later it had gone. There wasn't even a chance to grab and place a few clay wagons.

[QRModeller]

The first ones convincing but the other three feature a totally unrealistic sky

 

I supose the 1:1 scale Aussie gum trees in the background don't help either!

 

 

Matt.

[griffgriff]

I supose the 1:1 scale Aussie gum trees in the background don't help either!

 

 

Matt.

I guess you might see a gum tree in Cornwall, it's the blue sky that's doubtful

[great northern]

Here's a recent view on my layout. There's a clue as to where it is supposed to be.

[Bristol_Rich]

And so that was it, a brief flurry of activity and Frampton went quiet once again...

 

[Ruffnut Thorston]

Here is one, of a pannier far from home.

 

IMG_0350-crop.JPG

 

Nice.

 

Didn't B.R. transfer a couple of WR Panniers up to Scotland to run a branch line?

 

I also spotted the Southern Railway Type van in the background, another traveller...

[Gary H]

A pair of my 'high hood' Norfolk & Western behemoths. EMD SD45 and a very kit bashed Kato / Cannon SD40-2 respectively.

 

My first venture into using oil's for weathering. Kadee PS2 box car.

 

'Pennsy' EMD F7, Burlington Northern F7, both Athearn Genesis.

Edited August 16, 2013 by Gary H

[Ben Alder]

Nice.

 

Didn't B.R. transfer a couple of WR Panniers up to Scotland to run a branch line?

 

I also spotted the Southern Railway Type van in the background, another traveller...

 

Yes, 1646 and 1649, both looked after at Helmsdale when not at work on the Dornoch branch. SR, and GW ones for that matter, were not uncommon in Scotland. Glorious days......