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Re: KBScale
12th July 2015 I wrote to KBScale and have phoned four times since all to no avail. No answers despite leaving a Voicemail message either. The website advises email or phone contact for 'any questions' - it all seems so open and yet my experience shows otherwise. I'd like to place an order for ?48 or so and yet I'm not going to.
Dudley |
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
It seems that many of the subscriptions to both Finescale Review and NG&IRM Review have been set up in PayPal as recurring payments and, despite them being formally notified of Bob's death (twice), the payments are still automatically being taken. The best way to solve this is to log in and cancel using the following instructions (borrowed from another forum).
If you log into Paypal, look for pre-approved payments. I find it easier to navigate using the "classic site," and you'll find pre-approved payments (and for some reason Paypal seems to create a pre-approved permanent payment for all subscriptions,)? under "Profile,"? and then under? "My Money. " From there, you can see what has been set up, and cancel any you don't want. Please spread the word. John |
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Invitation to SKLR private hire day/ Sat 12th Sept 2015
SITTINGBOURNE & KEMSLEY LT RLY. KENT Our group - East Surrey 16mm - are running another all day private visit on Sat 12th Sept if anyone would like to come and join us. Two steam locos working (plus one diesel?), trains made up and run as flexibly as we wish (freight/ pas/ mixed), ride on any/all trains - in coaches or goods wagons! Photo runpasts and an INTENSIVE service. Footplate trips included for first sixteen who sign-up and pay. Based on past visits probably 10am – 4pm, to be confirmed nearer the time. Easy access via BR mainline or car share with us from Kent/Surrey/Sussex.? A great day out! It's ?25 per person. Or ?20 without footplate trip/ over and above 16 punters (as of 31st July I have ten participants.) Some photos here>?http://dudleysphotos.zenfolio.com/p525091449? Please email me ASAP/ this week if you are interested/ have further questions. We need to make at least 16 people for this trip to go ahead and I need to collect names/monies in the next two weeks. If by any chance it is cancelled and you’ve paid you will of course get all of your money back. Call-up for those interested is imminent so please do respond immediately to this message – do not leave it! Many thanks, Dudley (Hubbard) |
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育ME Rail available in the UK from me at EDM Models. Some is listed on the track page but more diversity will feature on our new website in a couple of months ? Paul Martin ? From: O14@... [mailto:O14@...]
Sent: 05 August 2015 00:40 To: O14@... Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ? Thanks Bruce. ? Trevor. ? From: mailto:O14@... Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 12:34 AM To: O14@... Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ? Hi Trevor, ? “ME” is the abbreviation for “Micro Engineering”. ? ? Best regards Bruce Wood ? ? From: mailto:O14@... Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 9:28 AM To: O14@... Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ? I don’t model O14, I model O28 (7mm scale, 4ft gauge) fairly distantly related to the locomotives and coal trams of the Saundersfoot Coal and Harbour Co. ? I’ve used code 70 rail from C+L to make 90% of my track but C+L no longer stock it. ? I’ve never previously heard of ME but it seems they have code 70 rail. Would someone kindly give me a link to ME? ? Trevor. ? From: mailto:O14@... Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:25 PM To: mailto:O14@... Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ? Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83 No virus found in this message. No virus found in this message. No virus found in this message. No virus found in this message. |
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育Thanks Bruce.
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Trevor.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 12:34 AM
To: O14@...
Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ?
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Hi Trevor,
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“ME” is the abbreviation for “Micro Engineering”.
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Best regards
Bruce Wood
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From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 9:28 AM
To: O14@...
Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ?
I don’t model O14, I model O28 (7mm scale, 4ft gauge) fairly distantly
related to the locomotives and coal trams of the Saundersfoot Coal and Harbour
Co.
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I’ve used code 70 rail from C+L to make 90% of my track but C+L no longer
stock it.
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I’ve never previously heard of ME but it seems they have code 70 rail.
Would someone kindly give me a link to ME?
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Trevor.
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From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:25 PM
To: mailto:O14@...
Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ?
Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育Hi Trevor,
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“ME” is the abbreviation for “Micro Engineering”.
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Best regards
Bruce Wood
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? From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 9:28 AM
To: O14@...
Subject: Re: [O14] Rail for O14 ?
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I don’t model O14, I model O28 (7mm scale, 4ft gauge) fairly distantly
related to the locomotives and coal trams of the Saundersfoot Coal and Harbour
Co.
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I’ve used code 70 rail from C+L to make 90% of my track but C+L no longer
stock it.
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I’ve never previously heard of ME but it seems they have code 70 rail.
Would someone kindly give me a link to ME?
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Trevor.
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From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:25 PM
To: mailto:O14@...
Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ? ?
Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83
No virus found in this message. No virus found in this message. |
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育I don’t model O14, I model O28 (7mm scale, 4ft gauge) fairly distantly
related to the locomotives and coal trams of the Saundersfoot Coal and Harbour
Co.
?
I’ve used code 70 rail from C+L to make 90% of my track but C+L no longer
stock it.
?
I’ve never previously heard of ME but it seems they have code 70 rail.
Would someone kindly give me a link to ME?
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Trevor.
? From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 8:25 PM
To: mailto:O14@...
Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ?
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Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育Hi Bruce,
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I use both ME code 70 and 83.
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With considering the track-building, my preference is for code 83. I
personally find with sharp curves etc, code 70 starts to become “flimsy” when
you are holding it into position for spiking the rail. Also with small loco
wheels, small wheelbases, and not many loco wheels - 0-4-0’s etc, every bit of
wheel to rail contact for the electrics is important. Code 70 rail still looks
the part for a very light railway!
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Bruce Wood
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? From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 5:25 AM
To: mailto:O14@...
Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ?
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Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83
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Re: Rail for O14
开云体育I'm using principally Code 82 from Karlgarin. With John Clutterbuck's help about 90% of my Chelfham now comprises it (the remaining 10% being bare board - another job to catch up with!). David H To: O14@... From: O14@... Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:25:15 -0400 Subject: [O14] Rail for O14 ?
Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83
and code 100 for O14. -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life Member NMRA Member Scale 7 Group Gauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association Brereton Field Naturalists' Club Simcoe County Banding Group |
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Rail for O14
Just curious as to how many are using ME rail code 55, code 70, code 83 and code 100 for O14.
-- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life Member NMRA Member Scale 7 Group Gauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario Bird Banding Association Brereton Field Naturalists' Club Simcoe County Banding Group |
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
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Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
(reposted from NGRM) Issue 103 is printed and the despatch files were sent to the mailing facilitator this morning. Uk subscribers should be getting their copies later this week. ? Contents are: ? Pentewan Light Railway on Tour (O14 at ExpoNG 2014) ?
Dinas Manod – Billy Spanners' Garage (7mm scale structure)
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7mm Industrial Garratt (7mm Scale SG industrial model & prototype with drawings)
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Festiniog Railway Gunpowder Van (16mm scale wagon)
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Early Articulated Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives (prototypes with drawing)
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Crowsnest Chronicles (part 11) Works train wagons
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Postcards from the Vale of Rheidol (prototype)
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Plus regulars: Under Review - Readers Letters - Jottings
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Last but not least - Obituary for Bob Barlow
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If you or anyone you know has not had issue 102 - but was expecting a copy please email: admin@...
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John for RCL
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Re: KBScale
KBScale is not David's main source of income, so if Family and Work commitments get in the way KBScale can sometimes be at the bottom of the response urgent list :) so keep on trying... he may just be away on holiday! regards Andy On 25 July 2015 at 13:02, dudhub@... [O14] <O14@...> wrote:
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Re: A3014 Micro display
开云体育Hi Dudley,
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Thank-you for your advice – I really appreciate all the help I have been
given.
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My experimentation over the last fortnight has been with RAW images, and
whilst each picture is about 20 megabytes of data, the quality of the pictures
are significantly superior to all my previous efforts. This includes the
sharpness, as well a good balance of colour. I haven’t tried to use an
application to modify any of the images, however in all honesty, I am very happy
with the results straight from the camera download. I will at some stage use a
program to modify pictures, however the standard of pictures I currently have, I
am not sure where the pictures would need improvement?
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This is still a learning experience for me, however I do feel like I have
taken a giant step forward in the quality of my results, just in the last
fortnight.
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Thanks again – and as “I am the student” any advice is always gracefully
appreciated. I can only improve by going through the practical steps of
setting-up, and taking pictures, however without the guidance I have received,
this journey would have been a lot more challenging!?
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Best regards
Bruce
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? From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:35 PM
To: O14@...
Subject: Re: [O14] A3014 Micro display ?
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Hello Bruce, ?
Forgive me butting in on your conversation, these points may help:
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Shooting RAW images enables you to retain complete control over all aspects
of your image as if you were there using your camera all over again. Exposure,
colour saturation, contrast, brightness, etc AND the images are sharper. This is
because you are working with RAW data whereas a jpeg or tif is processed data (=
less to play with) and the data has also been compressed.
If you shoot RAW images under whatever mixes of lighting make sure you do
just one shot - anywhere in your sequence of shots - of a small patch of
mid-grey. A 'grey card' in old parlance. Make sure it is far enough into your
shot to be affected by the ambient/prevailing lighting. It doesn't have to be in
focus or blur-free so stick the camera on 'A' (Aperture priority Automatic) and
do your test shot. Then continue shooting your preferred shots as you
wish.
When you get home and in Elements, or whatever programme you use, look for
the pipette/ dropper symbol in tools. Go to your grey test shot and with dropper
on the grey, left click your mouse. You should see your image change from the
original weird greeny/orange(?) colour to 'normal' colour.
This change can then be applied to all other images under that particular
lighting (which I can't go into here because I don't know what your set-up is -
but I'd be happy to help further if you want to get in touch.)
Sharpness settings can also be tweaked at this stage so an image that looks
'soft' can have its sharpness increased. Exercise caution here though;
an over-sharpened image looks awful!
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I hope this has been of some help for you. I am by profession a
photographer of thirty years. At work we use Photoshop CS6 daily and at home I
use Photoshop Elements 8 quite happily. I always shoot RAW on both my Nikon D300
and Panasonic LX3 and am still very pleased with the results.
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Kind regards,
Dudley
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Re: A3014 Micro display
Hello Bruce,
Forgive me butting in on your conversation, these points may help: Shooting RAW images enables you to retain complete control over all aspects of your image as if you were there using your camera all over again. Exposure, colour saturation, contrast, brightness, etc AND the images are sharper. This is because you are working with RAW data whereas a jpeg or tif is processed data (= less to play with)?and the data has also been compressed. If you shoot RAW images under whatever mixes of lighting make sure you do just one shot - anywhere in your sequence of shots - of a small patch of mid-grey. A 'grey card' in old parlance. Make sure it is far enough into your shot to be affected by the ambient/prevailing lighting. It doesn't have to be in focus or blur-free so stick the camera on 'A' (Aperture priority Automatic) and do your test shot. Then continue shooting your preferred shots as you wish. When you get home and in Elements, or whatever programme you use, look for the pipette/ dropper symbol in tools. Go to your grey test shot and with dropper on the grey, left click your mouse. You should see your image change from the original weird greeny/orange(?) colour to 'normal' colour. This change can then be applied to all other images under that particular lighting (which I can't go into here because I don't know what your set-up is - but I'd be happy to help further if you want to get in touch.) Sharpness settings can also be tweaked at this stage so an image that looks 'soft' can have its sharpness increased. Exercise caution here though;? an over-sharpened image looks awful! I hope this has been of some help for you.?I am by profession a photographer of thirty years. At work we use Photoshop CS6 daily and at home I use Photoshop Elements 8 quite happily. I always shoot RAW on both my Nikon D300 and Panasonic LX3 and am still very pleased with the results. Kind regards, Dudley ? |
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Re: KBScale
开云体育?
I have an
order in with David at the moment. I believe the Tippers are out of stock, back
in soon.
? From: O14@... [mailto:O14@...] Sent: 25 July 2015 13:21 To: O14@... Subject: RE: [O14] KBScale
I ordered 3 V tipper kits mid-June and received them in one week. So in June, they were still “alive”.
Jack
De?: O14@...
[mailto:O14@...] ? Good afternoon, Does anyone know if this company still exist, please? I emailed a small enquiry using their 'contacts' from the website over three weeks ago and followed this up with a (telephone) Voicemail message last weekend all to no avail. Nothing. If they no longer exist is there a current & recommended supplier of 014 'V' tipper kits (plastic), please? Thanks in anticipation of any replies received,,_._,___ No virus found in this
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Re: KBScale
开云体育I ordered 3 V tipper kits mid-June and received them in one week. So in June, they were still “alive”. ? Jack ? De?: O14@... [mailto:O14@...] ? ? Good afternoon, ? Does anyone know if this company still exist, please? I emailed a small enquiry using their 'contacts' from the website over three weeks ago and followed this up with a (telephone) Voicemail message last weekend all to no avail. Nothing. If they no longer exist is there a current & recommended supplier of 014 'V' tipper kits (plastic), please? Thanks in anticipation of any replies received,,_._,___ |
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KBScale
Good afternoon, Does anyone know if this company still exist, please? I emailed a small enquiry using their 'contacts' from the website over three weeks ago and followed this up with a (telephone) Voicemail message last weekend all to no avail. Nothing. If they no longer exist is there a current & recommended supplier of 014 'V' tipper kits (plastic), please? Thanks in anticipation of any replies received, Dudley |
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Re: Pewsey Sat 15th August 2015
Oops. Yes of course it's the 15th.
Opening times are 10 - 4 and admission ?4 Please stop by for a natter. John On 17 July 2015 20:51:08 BST, "David Hughes formerchurchwarden@... [O14]" wrote: ? -- Sent from my phone with K-9 Mail. |
Paul Martin
David Hughes