Looking Right

[Hobby]

Advertising revenue perhaps.

I'll give Imgur a go

Personally anything that keeps advertising pop-ups at bay has my blessing, using a free photo hosting site is a small price to pay(!). Also I'd rather have my subs used in a more productive way than subsidise photo hosting when there's plenty of free alternatives...

I use Imgur (as i believe does Mick T) and find it easy to use.

[MickT]

I use Imgur (as i believe does Mick T) and find it easy to use.

I do indeed! I migrated to Imgur after Photobucket pulled plugs and mucked everyone about - was that as long as a couple of years ago now? - No regrets. Imgur is very easy indeed to use in the area of uploading images to it, and also has a auto resizing facility if you want it, eg if you have a fairly high res digi photo and don't want to go to the trouble of re-sizing it in an editing software before uploading, you can simply select 800 x 600 for example, as the usual common photo size for online use and Imgur will resize your image in the uploading process without altering the original which you obviously keep safely at home!

To then post your photo on one of the forums, you simply click on the uploaded photo image, it will open with a menu bar alongside, select the BB code option and copy (one click of the mouse), go to the forum and right click your mouse to "paste" or press ctrl + v and that's all there is to it. Couldn't be easier, and (touch wood) none of the gripes that I often read about from others who use alternative hosting methods.

Mick

[Dave Cooper]

Thanks Mick. I'll especially look forward to 'auto re-sizing'. Something that has caused me a lot of wasted time in the past !

Dave

[clayliner]

I use Flickr and that works well for me (up to now, anyway...) It sounds much like Imgur - presumably that is pronounced 'imager'? - and will similarly resize photos: just select the wanted size to post and copy the BB code given for that.

David.

[Dave Cooper]

Thanks David

Looks like I have 2 options now. Both require a 'BB Code' ? URL ???

Translation of this please....

Regards,
Dave

[Webmaster]

Thanks David

Looks like I have 2 options now. Both require a 'BB Code' ? URL ???

Translation of this please....

Regards,
Dave

A BB (bulletin board) code will be something like this:

[*img]http://nameofhost.com/picturename.jpg[/*img].      You need to remove the * character,s I had to add them to stop this post trying to find a none existent picture.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or web address is just the  http://nameofhost.com/picturename.jpg that you place into the add picture box or between the BB code img prefix and suffix codes above.

[Hobby]

Imgur gives you a list of options, you just click on the one you want (in my case the BB code), it copies it and you paste into your post... Simples...

[Dave Cooper]

Thanks both - I think the 'fog' is now beginning to clear...
Dave

[Dave Cooper]

Before staging any shots, have decided to finish a hill and build up one corner of the layout. This will allow some 'protection' to a girder bridge that I have only built one side of so far...(this corner seems to get a lot of bashing when moving the baseboard around).

I think this will provide better context for the few road vehicles and allow alternate positioning to be tried. Also, gives me a chance to learn the photo hosting side of things !

So, there will now be a short intermission...
Dave 

[Dave Cooper]

The road on the standard gauge side is fine for a bus /AA repair man.

Up on the new hill /cutting (NG side) there is less room - single track country road petering down to a wide path....all embedded in the hillside.

I'm wondering about a tractor or Land Rover in 1/76 (or near). I think "Dinky" did an RAF one years ago but not sure about scale ? 
Dave

[Dave Cooper]

Picked up a nice little "REME" Land Rover (Oxford Models) yesterday.

Will use this for the narrow hill-side track. Their catalogue lists several tractors, so, might try one of these later on. 

[Hobby]

Bearing in mind the title of the thread can i just suggest that you weather it a bit first? Most layouts seem to use those models (and Cararama ones) straight from the box, a layout with nicely weathered trains, buildings, etc., and then shiny new road vehicles with gloss tyres! (Guilty as well, I'm afraid!)

[Dave Cooper]

Good point Blair.

I was going to put some 'mud' on the tyres of the Land Rover (and the tractor). Maybe a bit of road splash as well behind the wheels and on the rear tailgate.

The REME insignia though is quite nice so, will probably leave that "as is". Any suggestions for paint type and shades of brown etc. I have quite a selection of paints - Humbrol, Revell, Acrylics, Oils, Gouache to work with ?

Application will have to be brush as the budget doesn't yet run to an airbrush set-up !
Dave
ps Land Rover is "Oxford Diecast" not as stated in previous post

[Graeme Dunbar]

The most noticeable thing I find about diecast cars on model railways is general glossiness of the paint rather than lack of specific weathering. The contrast with the generally more subdued "clean" finish let alone the weathered finish found on RTR railway models is stark.

There is the sort of glossiness of pristine glossy plastic models and the extra glossiness of whatever paint that diecast models are sprayed with and bold solid colours they often have. It is very shiny "enamelled" look.  Possibly just a thinned "Dullcote" varnish wash would make make an improvement.

[Dave Cooper]

Hi Graeme

My weathering to date has been restricted to track, small buildings and certain scenic items. (Not been bold enough yet to tackle rolling stock /locos except a China Clay Ratio kit and a brake van...)

Yes, the Landie looks like it's just rolled off the production line in the 1950's ! The rear 'hard-top' cover is, however, a rather delicate shade of matt, light brown and probably just needs a little dirtying here and there.

Is the "Dullcote" varnish a brand /product name or, would I 'derive' it during the thinning process ?   

regards,
Dave