Today on the WGLR

Cheers guys. A rather large parcel has arrived too.

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My first gauge 3 point courtesy of Cliff Barker.

Compared with a G scale R1.

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I now have 8 yards of G3 track, the point and the original 8 feet of GRS track that currently acts as the interchange siding. Got a fair bit of work to do before track laying can commence though. :bigsmile:
 
By 'eck that be wider than a wide thing!
 
Great coaches Mel - Reminds me of a Talyllyn train with a rake of similar, but all slightly different, coaches. :thumbup:
[ coded bit - S.T. edging in post :) ]
 
shropshire lad said:
Good grief man, it's huge :bigsmile::bigsmile:
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Was heard in the blackout
 
Love those coaches and that point looks very nice :love:
 
In another post Hobo recommended this free download for editing photos; - http://photoscape.en.softonic.com/?...pc&ptn=enbt2&gclid=CKLy9I-mt64CFZAhtAodjD0_qA

I downloaded it and have spent half an hour having a little play. I'm really impressed with the results and I'm sure there's loads more effects to find out.

Changing photos to sepia or black and white is a one click job.

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With a bit more work with the various filters available you can come up with an antique photo look complete with scratches and water marks.

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I'm gonna have to have a play with this :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

As the actress said to the bishop. :bigsmile:

 
I'd strip off some of the scratches and watermark effects, they always look a little cliched on most digital photo edits, but the colour adjustment, vignetting and other effects are definitely very effective Mel :)

Good to hear about a G3 expansion too!
 
Yes Mel, I like them too.....but I don't think that James likes my 'distressed' photos either ....... but I am just a living cliché

You have a couple that are really so spot on.
They are definitely fun to do...I got a bit carried away in my thread, not sure if you copped a look...http://www.gscalecentral.net/m191790
Started with just black and white then a bit of sepia and then started to distress them a lot.

Keep them coming
 
Photo No.3 for me - just has it right for old colour film:thumbup:
 
I love em. It takes the harshness out of the digital photos. Digital photos sometimes look too crisp compared to what the human eye sees. Any sort of defect in the image and the brain converts to see what it wants to see.

I will see if picassa can do the same.

I know what you mean about cliche though.
 
It's exactly a week ago as I post this that the new fence panels arrived. They were erected within 24 hours and last Friday the bottom of the garden looked like this;

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Next job was to get rid of the remains of the old fence panels, then the shed was taken apart, moved and re-erected last Sunday. As you'll see in the previous pic, the roof was knackered and covered with a tarpaulin, so this week started with fitting a new shed roof followed by a complete re-paint and a new perspex window. Today it's been all ground work, laying a short path to the shed and levelling the ground until it looks like this;

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The bare soil will be covered with a membrane and then gravelled - this is where our new swing seat (Mel's daytime bed) will be offering uninterrupted views of The Narrows. The standard gauge line will run (possibly) from the shed and along the back wall to meet Gooey station end-on. The area behind where the compost bin is now (that's moving) will be the interchange sidings. I've also got a few ideas to brighten up the shed. :bigsmile:
The area immediately in front of the shed window will be the new RAF base. Lots to do yet, but it's mostly enjoyable stuff - ie train related. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
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