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It is a good idea, especially with plenty of advance notice

I heard you the first time :lol: The thing is, at this time of year in the UK, the garden just isn't at its best for any sort of "showcase" filming, nor is the weather conducive to spending the hours it takes out there to produce the sort of "film" you're advocating ;) I thorough...

Woodfields Light Railway:93280 wrote:It's a nice railway, but I meant make videos of it....

At this time of year?

steamie1:93172 wrote:I did think it was a Railway Forum..

..said the chap with the Spitfire avatar

http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about2980.html

Many thanks for the info :D We're just about to set off gigging for the weekend, so I'll say here and now that portability is a must. We often end up in the middle of nowhere, well away from light polution where the night sky looks amazing compared to home - a 'scope would be marvelous in those con...

Thanks Tom, PM on its way

I'd just like to point out to anyone else replying to this thread that I'll be away until Sunday, but fear not, I will reply to any offers / suggestions asap

My nephew has shown an interest in Warhammer 40K ~ I'd like to seize the opportunity to try and surgically remove him away from the Xbox and get him into modelling (who knows, the first steps might lead him eventually "onto the rails"??) He's building up his army and I want to get my own s...

It seems to me that you really are getting into this "blind", so my best advice would be to get along to somewhere (local track / garden) and actually see some loco's running. Trust me ~ it'll answer loads of your questions (and spark off loads more ;) ) and chatting to owners face-to-face...

Oh and BTW, her "ambition" is to see Saturn's rings

Probably visual but with a camera-mount option - we were at a gig and a guy showed us some impressive photo's on his tablet that he'd taken via his laptop and some kind of dedicated "web cam". (We were talking about the then forthcoming Ison back in November;) ) Some are cheap for a good r...

Marvelous and many thanks
What size telescope are you using? (and what size 'scope would you recommend for a "total beginner"? ~ lots of conflicting advice out there )

Did you take that?

If you did, well done and thanks for sharing
When my wife see's it she's going to want to know about your set-up

According to Wiki;

The development of the forklift and the needs of World War II logistics operations led to substantial use of pallets.

I suppose the date of the ISO standards would point to when standardisation increased their use.

I'd tend to say it's not cheating, and the only reason it's not allowed in the GRF Photocomp is to keep a level playing field for those who haven't yet developed the skill. There was a HUGE row (well, lively debate ;) ) in the mainstream Steam Railway magazines some time ago about this, and in the e...

Can everyone calm down, and THINK before you type! This thread is supposed to be a catalyst for moving the forum upwards and out off it's current state (as recognised by several members). Please at least try your level best to contribute in a constructive manner, - but please do try to contribute! T...

I used your quote amongst others to illustrate why I think the forum has gone downhill and why it no longer has the same appeal to me. So, the forum, in the opinion of 'Narrow Minded' has gone downhill and no longer has the same appeal to him.  As I joined Feb 2013 I assume the rot set in before I ...

Bloody Lovely job Matt - she's a beaut!

My own experience is that usually a small number of members tend to reply to my posts, War and Peace" :lol: Perhaps an unfortunate reference to conflict, but yes quite unusual for a topic to run to TWO PAGES so quickly these days - there's certainly no requirement for a Peace Process ;) One of...

jim@NAL:92545 wrote:that snow looks cold

that snow is old