tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post8862292666057553552..comments2024-03-28T08:32:05.600+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Trams and model boats on filmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-14193155234621767522011-10-10T04:55:28.273+00:002011-10-10T04:55:28.273+00:00Everyone used to wear proper clothes in these days...Everyone used to wear proper clothes in these days too.<br /><br />As the photographer of the BWT in Model Rail, there was no person on the crossing at all moments before the photo was taken - the white shirted officer was quickly grabbed from my layout in emergency to complete the scene. Personally I'd be more worried about the lack of loco crew!Chris Nevard Model Railways & Photography https://www.blogger.com/profile/06373894895731685064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-82654555119802885402011-10-09T17:55:48.998+00:002011-10-09T17:55:48.998+00:00In a similar vein--sorry, no model boats--from Por...In a similar vein--sorry, no model boats--from Portland, Oregon, my adopted home town:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PO6UasmKwk&feature=related<br /><br />--JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-48184260677496100122011-10-09T09:43:58.626+00:002011-10-09T09:43:58.626+00:00Phil,
Down here in Orpington, London Borough ...Phil,<br /> Down here in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley, there's a nice boating lake, frequently used by boating enthusiasts. In the film I noticed the zebra crossing had no black and white stripes, just studs to denote the limits of the crossing. A detail worth noting for modellers of this period. Speaking of period detail, I notice in this month's Model Rail ther is an article on building a scene in which a Beattie Well Tank is seen crossing a road with a policeman stood thereon. Unfortunately, the author has fallen into the trap of using a policeman straight out of the box assuming the uniform was o.k. He is wearing a white shirt. I think he will find that in the 1950/60's when the model is set, police would have been wearing blue shirts, as in 'the boys in blue'. The model is set in Cornwall but London's Metropolitan Police were the first to wear white shirts in about the 1980s as part of a 'Corporate Image' change.<br /><br />TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com