Diorama or Real Life
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Diorama or Real Life
This may stimulate some modelling ?
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Yr Tren Nesa Wedi Mynd
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The scale of the weeds and the fine wrinkles on the tarp are all that gave it away as 1:1 scale. What an inspiring scene!


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Re: Diorama or Real Life
Well done You . I took the photo along with numerous other ones when I went to visit the Talyllyn Railway. The photo was taken from the road overbridge looking down onto the railway . I think the angle of the sun contributed to the illusion of it .
Yr Tren Nesa Wedi Mynd
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Inspirational, isn't it?
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
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Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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For me it was the visitor information panel which confirmed my choice. I thought it unlikely such an item would appear on a period model.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
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Having stared at this exact diorama many times, I was too busy trying to confirm It was 1:1 recognise where it was! (The taller building has a slight sag in the roof, but that proves nothing - it could have been modelled by Peter Butler
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I've tweaked it a bit. Does that make a difference, do you think?
Rik
Rik
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Are you suggesting that Peter Butler is a maker of saggy roofs? How rude!
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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I don't feel insulted in the least about being recognised as maker of the saggy roof! In fact Simon's photograph shows it off better than I have ever thought of it myself, so thank you Simon.
What accolades could be awarded to other Forum members, I wonder?
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
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I'd nominate Rik for backstory and/or documentation. Half of the time when I'm searching for a way to do something on my railway the answer turns up on the Peckforton blog.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 2:48 pm What accolades could be awarded to other Forum members, I wonder?
I'd also like to nominate Gregh for compression ratio. How he manages to make the extremely tight spaces on the Claymine Branch look so convincing is far beyond me!
I don't mean to single anybody out or make anyone feel left out... It seems every day I'm blown away by something I see on the forum. You people all have such interesting projects, and such skill to complete them!
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My comment was, of course, very tongue in cheekPeter Butler wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 2:48 pmI don't feel insulted in the least about being recognised as maker of the saggy roof! In fact Simon's photograph shows it off better than I have ever thought of it myself, so thank you Simon.
What accolades could be awarded to other Forum members, I wonder?
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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