I am currently working on a RR diorama based upon the film "Once Upon a Time in the West" kit bashing Bachmann cars and building an old locomotive " The General ".Hope you guys like it. Cheers! John.
JohnReid
Here is one of those circumstances in modeling where a compromise of some kind has to be made.The bench is to scale but the wall of the car is a little too thick which moves the bench seat a little too far into the aisle.(no conductor is that slim) Lucky for me that all the benches are not required to be side by side
as in a normal railway car.I can cheat a bit in the arrangement of the benches and it won't be noticeable.This is one of the difficulties you run into when scatchbuilding by eye alone.
as in a normal railway car.I can cheat a bit in the arrangement of the benches and it won't be noticeable.This is one of the difficulties you run into when scatchbuilding by eye alone.
John - if you remember from the beginning of this thread, the UBB tags don't work for posting photos. You need to use HTML to post them here. Go back and look at your first few posts in this thread.
You know in reviewing my pics of Sergio's set I came to realize that he cheated a bit in this same area.The door is not in the center of the car and the seating is creatively arranged to suit the scene.The master himself was not above making some compromises too!
While on the subject of scale I was wondering how high that braking wheel that is located on the platform should be in relation to the height of the man?I think mine looks overscale in height.I am not too concerned about the diameter of the tubing or the diameter of the wheel itself as that could vary a bit I guess but the height must have been standard.
While on the subject of scale I was wondering how high that braking wheel that is located on the platform should be in relation to the height of the man?I think mine looks overscale in height.I am not too concerned about the diameter of the tubing or the diameter of the wheel itself as that could vary a bit I guess but the height must have been standard.
I would say that Claudia's rear end is perfect but big Marshall Dillon out of Dodge city might have to pay for an extra seat.This is Economy class for sure.
Like everything else about this station the bench legs need straightening.
I grouped the seating arrangement around the wood stove which seems like a natural to me for those cold nights in the desert.
Like everything else about this station the bench legs need straightening.
I grouped the seating arrangement around the wood stove which seems like a natural to me for those cold nights in the desert.
For picture taking purposes I am sure that Sergio widened this set and
adjusted the rails to suit the scale.I am not sure exactly how he did it
but the left wall seems to have been moved outward with the rail was
still placed in the middle.
adjusted the rails to suit the scale.I am not sure exactly how he did it
but the left wall seems to have been moved outward with the rail was
still placed in the middle.
John, there is a simpler way to post the pictures directly from Photobucket.
Instaed of using the "Quick reply" you use the "Add Reply" button (always under the last message/post)
In the newly opened window you see a textfield; choose the HTML button under the textfield and then paste the HTML code supplied by Photobucket in the field.
Voila! That's it!
The diorama is looking great and I'm looking forward to see more Sergio secrets revealed!
;-)
Instaed of using the "Quick reply" you use the "Add Reply" button (always under the last message/post)
In the newly opened window you see a textfield; choose the HTML button under the textfield and then paste the HTML code supplied by Photobucket in the field.
Voila! That's it!
The diorama is looking great and I'm looking forward to see more Sergio secrets revealed!
;-)
Right you are Paul.
There is also an 'Add Reply' button at the top of every topic page too.
The other things are...
[*] He has to be on the Photobucket 'Image View' page where he's viewing a single picture.
[*] Then he has to copy the code in the Photobucket field labeled 'HTML Code:'
And not the one labeled 'IMG Code:' as he has been doing.
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There is also an 'Add Reply' button at the top of every topic page too.
The other things are...
[*] He has to be on the Photobucket 'Image View' page where he's viewing a single picture.
[*] Then he has to copy the code in the Photobucket field labeled 'HTML Code:'
And not the one labeled 'IMG Code:' as he has been doing.
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I have a friend coming over today who may be able to help me.My problem is that what I know about posting pics is the only way that I have ever done it.When I learned this stuff I only taught myself what I really needed to know without learning much about the basics.I am afraid to change anything for fear of not being able to get back to where I started.Funny though, with my art it is just the opposite.I am always trying new things.
John
While the following isn't one of your pictures it does show the Photobucket page that I refer to and the URL fields. The field pointed to by the arrow labeled #4 is the field you need to point to and in the text area (i.e. where you see the < a at the begining) left-click with you mouse. This will automatically copy the HTML code to you clipboard. Next you need to switch to the browser window where have the MLS HTML editor open in. First make sure you've clicked the HTML button that's located in the lower-left between the Normal & Preview buttons. Next, right-click with your mouse pointer anywhere within the text area of the editor, then select the 'Paste' option on the context menu. If you now click the 'Normal' button your image should be displayed in the editors text area. Lastly click the 'Submit button.'
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While the following isn't one of your pictures it does show the Photobucket page that I refer to and the URL fields. The field pointed to by the arrow labeled #4 is the field you need to point to and in the text area (i.e. where you see the < a at the begining) left-click with you mouse. This will automatically copy the HTML code to you clipboard. Next you need to switch to the browser window where have the MLS HTML editor open in. First make sure you've clicked the HTML button that's located in the lower-left between the Normal & Preview buttons. Next, right-click with your mouse pointer anywhere within the text area of the editor, then select the 'Paste' option on the context menu. If you now click the 'Normal' button your image should be displayed in the editors text area. Lastly click the 'Submit button.'
You've got it John, the only thing you didn't do was switch to the HTML view in the MLS editor before you pasted the code you copied from Photobucket. That's why the picture displayed but the link back to Photobucket doesn't work. But hey you've got the picture there good deal.
John
I'll make you an offer, if you stick with it you'll get it to work for you, and I'll go back and redo all your previous llinks so they work, deal?
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I'll make you an offer, if you stick with it you'll get it to work for you, and I'll go back and redo all your previous llinks so they work, deal?
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