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Hi people. Some of you may remember me from other sections of Lugnet, most will
probably not. However, I have been building again for around the last 9 months
solid (or as solid as my life allows!) with a twist for me,..... TRAINS... a
VERY old passion revisited! I've been meaning to post on here for some time now
but too many weekends away leave me little time to do so.
Regular Brickshelf users may have noticed some of my recent uploads to my new
Train section <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=309654> being U.K
based it is all U.K models, trying to depict the more industrial grimey side of
the U.K railways.
I have a dedicated room, with a 6ft x 10 ft main base, running 2x 12v main
tracks (my 25 year old original set still going strong!) with sidings
independently operated and 1x 9v main track.
Its still pretty much at the in-between stages at the moment, all chipboard,
with some scenery being added. Purists will probably hate this but I am trying
to mix more "realistic" scenery such as model railway grass, gravel, ballast,
etc, to try to enhance the Lego. I realise this may be highly contraversial but
it is just personal taste and something that I have not often seen, so hopefully
offers something different! I'm interested to hear from anyone else who may have
done this succesfully creating the right mix / balance.......specifically anyone
in "Brickish" as I am quite interested in getting invloved.
Any comments and advice / suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My layout is far beyond the pictures I now have in the gallery, its just a
matter of time for taking more and uploading them, to hopefully see the
transformation happening :)
Carl
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In lugnet.trains, Carl Greatrix wrote:
> I'm interested to hear from anyone else who may have
> done this succesfully creating the right mix / balance.......specifically anyone
> in "Brickish" as I am quite interested in getting invloved.
>
> Any comments and advice / suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> My layout is far beyond the pictures I now have in the gallery, its just a
> matter of time for taking more and uploading them, to hopefully see the
> transformation happening :)
>
> Carl
Carl, Nice to see a mixture of 9V & 12V, my 12V has been in the loft for some
time now. Are you not a member of Brickish, if not you will have to join and
share with others in the UK.
David
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Hi David, Thanks for your reply.
There is an IR train in there aswell, so I have all 3 variants mixed together
with a total of 12 engines so far :)
They all have their own attributes but I do prefer the 12v over all.
I'm afraid I'm not yet a member of Brickish, from what I can make out I have to
pay to join, I'll look into it further.
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In lugnet.trains, Carl Greatrix wrote:
> Hi David, Thanks for your reply.
> There is an IR train in there aswell, so I have all 3 variants mixed together
> with a total of 12 engines so far :)
> They all have their own attributes but I do prefer the 12v over all.
> I'm afraid I'm not yet a member of Brickish, from what I can make out I have to
> pay to join, I'll look into it further.
Nice trains. Hopefully we will see them at an event/display soon.
BTW Brickish is very expensive - you'll be paying a lot of money. Not the
membership fee (which is small) but from the many opportunities, that being a
part of the UK association gives, to buy more Lego!
David (another Brickish member)
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In lugnet.trains, Carl Greatrix wrote:
> Hi people. Some of you may remember me from other sections of Lugnet, most will
> probably not. However, I have been building again for around the last 9 months
> solid (or as solid as my life allows!) with a twist for me,..... TRAINS... a
> VERY old passion revisited! I've been meaning to post on here for some time now
> but too many weekends away leave me little time to do so.
>
> Regular Brickshelf users may have noticed some of my recent uploads to my new
> Train section <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=309654> being U.K
> based it is all U.K models, trying to depict the more industrial grimey side of
> the U.K railways.
>
> I have a dedicated room, with a 6ft x 10 ft main base, running 2x 12v main
> tracks (my 25 year old original set still going strong!) with sidings
> independently operated and 1x 9v main track.
> Its still pretty much at the in-between stages at the moment, all chipboard,
> with some scenery being added. Purists will probably hate this but I am trying
> to mix more "realistic" scenery such as model railway grass, gravel, ballast,
> etc, to try to enhance the Lego. I realise this may be highly contraversial but
> it is just personal taste and something that I have not often seen, so hopefully
> offers something different! I'm interested to hear from anyone else who may have
> done this succesfully creating the right mix / balance.......specifically anyone
> in "Brickish" as I am quite interested in getting invloved.
>
> Any comments and advice / suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> My layout is far beyond the pictures I now have in the gallery, its just a
> matter of time for taking more and uploading them, to hopefully see the
> transformation happening :)
>
> Carl
Hi, I've been noticing your models on Brickshelf for a while. There's some
really nice details although the purist in me has doubts about the
stickers/paint! Your recently uploaded 08s have some really nice texturing plus
of course having coupling rods.
Tim (another brickish member
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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Hi, I’ve been noticing your models on Brickshelf for a while. There’s some
really nice details although the purist in me has doubts about the
stickers/paint! Your recently uploaded 08s have some really nice texturing
plus of course having coupling rods.
Tim (another brickish member
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Appologies for the delay in replying, I have been away again!
Thanks for the comments guys, its a welcome reward after the time spent
building. In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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really nice details although the purist in me has doubts about the
stickers/paint!
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They are vinyl stickers, mainly simple stripes so easily removed. The purist in
myself would agree with you also, but the other part of me thinks, if Lego
produce stickers in their products, then I have no problem with using them in my
creations, as, after all, they are ultimately built for my own personal tastes.
:)
In lugnet.trains, David Tabner wrote:
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Nice trains. Hopefully we will see them at an event/display soon.
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BTW Brickish is very expensive - you’ll be paying a lot of money. Not the
membership fee (which is small) but from the many opportunities, that being a
part of the UK association gives, to buy more Lego!
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I hope you will too :) I should be sorting the membership out this week.
In lugnet.trains, Scott Lyttle wrote:
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Going to give you a photography tip. Your digital camera probably has a
“macro” feature.
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Thanks, only one of them does. I was experimenting for the first time with the
auto focus on one of the 2 cameras my partner has, hence the pretty dire
pictures in some of my folders. Her other camera does have a macro, hopefully
you will see the difference in some of the engine shed pictures taken using it.
 Brickshelf
folder when public http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=327214
I had a peek at some of your galleries, you have some quite impressive
photography, especially the motion capture images.
Carl
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Thats a nice engine shed too,
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=327214
Tim
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Carl,
Going to give you a photography tip. Your digital camera probably has a "macro"
feature. The function of the macro is to photograph items closer than roughly
25-30" (under 65 cm).
You'll find any close up pictures should be taken with the macro. When in
macro, do not use the digital zoom of the camera. Best to physically move the
camera in or out.
You should see improvement in picture quality.
Scott Lyttle
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Carl Greatrix wrote:
> Hi people. Some of you may remember me from other sections of Lugnet, most will
> probably not. However, I have been building again for around the last 9 months
> solid (or as solid as my life allows!) with a twist for me,..... TRAINS... a
> VERY old passion revisited! I've been meaning to post on here for some time now
> but too many weekends away leave me little time to do so.
>
> Regular Brickshelf users may have noticed some of my recent uploads to my new
> Train section <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=309654> being U.K
> based it is all U.K models, trying to depict the more industrial grimey side of
> the U.K railways.
Oh wow, I love you class 37!!
I've been working on one for ages but not been able to get the windows
to my liking :|
I guess yours are stickers?
It gives the perfect effect though :)
Thanks for sharing.
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