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Helen F
Warrington
691 of 1189  Thu 5th Apr 2018 6:20pm  

I'm liking it but I'm concerned about the water quality of the canal. It looks like it might have a fair few shopping trolleys at the bottom.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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692 of 1189  Thu 5th Apr 2018 7:09pm  

Hi Helen Wave I hope not. It's had a new coat of yacht varnish. Oh my
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Helen F
Warrington
693 of 1189  Thu 5th Apr 2018 7:54pm  

Oh well in that case I'll just assume that the colour is from the suspension of sediment from the natural sandstone bedrock. Those spring rains have been heavy. Big grin
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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694 of 1189  Tue 10th Apr 2018 5:57pm  

Testing picture loading Just a tablet picture, but all appears ok.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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695 of 1189  Fri 13th Apr 2018 3:34pm  

Hi all Wave A hint of better weather for next week, but at least I have had more model tidy time during this terribly wet spring. Have tidied up Hounds Hill canal marina, new wall and gates. Hope you like.
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Helen F
Warrington
696 of 1189  Fri 13th Apr 2018 4:32pm  

Looking very good. The gates are a nice touch. Was the little path off the edge there before? Anyway I like it. Your landscaping is particularly effective. I know the stars of model railways are the trains and the buildings but the land and foliage makes them come alive. Each photo could be a different place, you've got so many details in but the whole works great too. Thumbs up
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
697 of 1189  Fri 13th Apr 2018 4:34pm  

I hope your village is 'doggie friendly' Philip, it looks so nice for a good walk. Wave
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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698 of 1189  Fri 13th Apr 2018 9:03pm  

A tablet camera picture, showing the effective use of sequins as signal lamps. The green light is showing well for the last passenger train of the day to Nethermill. Smile
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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699 of 1189  Fri 20th Apr 2018 8:20pm  

Hi all Wave Am not sure if this should be in model canals, not railways, but hopefully our canal is complete. Down pipes, swing-bridge or plank they call it at Brinklow, as well as outdoor lights.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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700 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 9:11am  

Morning all Wave A thoroughly wet day yesterday induced me into our railway room, where I swapped several of our locos, one of which has languished in the display cabinet for twenty years or more. It was a maid of work loco, that goes back in time to my Michael's teen days. It's an early days Bachmann split chassis & had become a lumpy runner, so I decided to add axle leaf springs (phosphor bronze) at the same time as a motor clean & oil job. The result is brill. It's a smooth slow speed runner to match anything currently manufactured. A picture tells its own story, I do hope you like. J39, waits its next turn of duty after service. It is seen next to Longford Park coaling stage. It looks odd, as it was a Bachmann early weathered finish loco. You would have at least thought that it would have had a lick of paint, hey!
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pixrobin
Canley
701 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 11:18am  

Sorry to barge in like this but just a reminder that I too collect models. In my case they are mostly models of buses, cars, and commercial vehicles of the 1950s. Over this past wet, and cold winter I have been introducing my friend Steve to model photography. (With the forecast for tomorrow he'll be getting more practice.) As well as photographing individual models we like to compare the size of different models of the same scale - hence the Greyhound bus with a Mini.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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702 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 1:42pm  

Hi Wave Do you ever get the urge to set them out on a scene, say a road junction or an enthusiasts open day at a stately home?

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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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703 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 1:57pm  

Hi all Wave The J39 now attached to the Sunday afternoon parcels to Coventry.
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Helen F
Warrington
704 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 2:06pm  

Oooh parcels! I just ordered an expandy hose pipe and three books, perhaps they're en route? Chuff, chuff, chuff, poo pooop! Big grin Pixrobin, my mum used to have the original mini and being lower than the wheel arches of buses and lorries convinced me I never wanted one, long before I could drive.
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pixrobin
Canley
705 of 1189  Sun 29th Apr 2018 2:57pm  

Hi Philip, I have tried quite a few times. I think my most successful was this Dennis Fire Engine set up in front of a flame effect electric fire. I have also played around with using a suitable photograph as a background. But, Steve and I have plans to set up the Greyhound coach in front of the Council House to see if we can get it to look as if the coach is passing along Earl Street.
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