Broithe

Gritty realism, as a film critic might say....

We know that if somebody in Erne Street paints their front door an alarm goes off in @warb's house...

Discussing things with a few people since the exhibition, a few thoughts have come to mind. A small number of layouts relied on the ambient lighting in the three halls, one of which was a bit dim, hence a few blurry pictures. Having your own bespoke lighting under your own control is probably well worth doing these days. A couple of the layouts were 'front-controlled', whilst this may theoretically mean that interaction with spectators may be closer, in practise it generally had little benefit in that direction, as the operators were generally too busy - and often just 'in the way'. The age range of operators did seem to be more scattered than it has been in recent years. There's always next year. Dock a few shillings from the housekeeping.....

Dampfschneeschleuder - but, I think we got your drift...

Not only were there the many Woodhead layouts, but there were two layouts of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, one in N and one in 00 - I spent a few minutes looking at each one, wondering where I had seen a similar one before, then looking at the other one and thinking the same..

Some pictures.

I have done - a few times. When I first saw the signal gantry, I had suspicions that there might be a few other bits that could be worth seeing...

Possibly, though, on the full-size image, there's no yellow on the top of the rail on the far side, and there doesn't seem to be anything at the other end, though the rust just could be from the bolted-up face?

It might depend on the 'style' that you want - you may be able to use one that is intended to be a rail tunnel - or you might be able to use a bridge, and saw it lengthways - or possibly make what you really want from some Will's sheet?

They don't have Glasgow down, but, you never know - https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/diary/

We expect a 1/76th scale 'you' on the train - https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/3d-scanning/

Too late...

Somebody has to keep an eye on you...

A post should appear here about the next one shortly.

I think you can edit your own titles - pop your cursor over it and see if you get a box come up with instructions.

I think they mean a near miss as opposed to a distant miss.

This could have been exciting... https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0121/1024637-submarine-ferry-irish-sea/

I'm not that easily fooled. That's the inside of their teapot.

The crane..!

I worked with a chap who looked remarkably like him - to the point where I'm not sure that I can remember his real name...

Vulcans, Valiants and Victors were painted white in the early days, as 'flash-protection' from the thermonuclear explosions they might have ended up delivering - so, if you happen to be flying in a white plane when Trump or Putin finally get fed up, you have a slightly higher chance of surviving for a few seconds longer.

Excellent! I thought I could see the Wrekin there for a second...