Miss Kodak

Final Photos on Ipernity?

I still hope that Ipernity survives !! But since it seems that the end is not far off, I thought I'd put up a few of the photos that haven't quite made it in my previous posts !! Might as well get my value from the subscription before it's too late !!

They are either personal or family mementos, or other things that I liked, but thought might not be so interesting to other people, - or else some…  (read more)

08 Jul 2015

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Rose Trémière

In English it is called hollyhock but it's Latin name is Althea rosea. They grow profusely in the roadsides and gardens around our hamlet, - although they are not native to Europe, they were introduced from China in the 15th century. Canon Ixus 960is. Photofinished in Picasa

06 May 2017

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Zone Industrielle

Waiting to be moved to the paintshop, this ex-Great Western Railway goods wagon has been given new bogies, buffers, and corridor connections, and now looks something like the original vehicle, or it will, when it has been painted! Seen in the goods yard of the imaginary English town of Newton Saint Aldwyn, my 1/76th scale model railway which I am slowly converting to radio control operation. I will probably never finish it, but it's fun trying to adapt new technology - keeps the "little grey cells" from dying too soon !! Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp

07 May 2017

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Newton Tobacco Company (1943) Ltd

Another view of part of my 1/76 scale model railway, this building is actually a scenic cover for a three track traverser, which allows short rakes of wagons to be stored in hidden sidings beneath the roadways. Scratch-built from a mixture of cardboard and MDF, it is covered with brick papers downloaded from the internet. It's not quite finished, and although this isn't high quality architectural modelling, hopefully it serves to convey some of the grimness of post-war industrial Britain! Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp

07 Dec 2007

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Half- Timbered Cottages

These 1/76th scale buildings were made to try out various construction techniques and materials. The design came from a series called "Making a Model Village" which can be freely downloaded, but I altered some of the details to suit my tastes. With the exception of the roofs, which are a commercial moulding, they are made entirely from card and paper, and represent a style of building common in England in the 17th century. In fact, I did not use them on the model railway, and they are incomplete - no gutters and downpipes, no television aerials, - and no dustbins !! Canon Ixus V2. Photofinished in Gimp.
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