Activitate recentă pentru Britfoamer
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Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui Sidmouth în subiectul Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
many thanks for the information . In a busy gala season where there is choice and being sat in the midlands choices will be made based on which gala's tick the most boxes . I understand why but for us no 32424 is one less tick and we will wait...
26 Aug 2026 la 10:23 -
Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui Jamessquared în subiectul Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
I guess because the theme is really about BR standards (and closely-related designs like the Ivatt). Apart from cost, there is an impact of increasing the number of locos, which is each one gets used less - and people complain about that! Four...
25 Aug 2026 la 15:54 -
Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui WorkingPressure225 în subiectul Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
A few different reasons - as Tom has said above, the gala is themed around BR Standards and related designs. 6 engines is already quite a few, and will mean there’s a number of double headers and/or top n tailed services. Adding a seventh engine...
25 Aug 2026 la 15:54 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th-18th October 2026.
Why no Beachy Head?
25 Aug 2026 la 11:39 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Fire Risk.
Interesting to see the floods in Spain and hail in the Pyrenees as big as golf balls, cycling had to be cancelled. Just nudge it north a bit and all will be okay :D
25 Aug 2026 la 11:34 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Fakeography.
Obviously a fake, the light/shadow on the dalec unit is opposite to the Hastings unit! :D
23 Aug 2026 la 21:50 -
Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui Breva în subiectul Fakeography.
Remember Kenneth Williams in Hancock's Half Hour? He was an outraged passport photographer: Snaps? SNAPS ???? I don't take snaps. I paint, with light... :)
23 Aug 2026 la 21:47 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Fire Risk.
Just watched the Country File week forecast, you guys in the South are in for quite a bit of the wet stuff. Our neighbours have just gone for a hiking holiday in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland, looks like their luck is in, quite dry...
23 Aug 2026 la 21:39 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul ELR | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th-18th October 2026.
I hope not too many sparks on the freight to fly as suggested in view of the prevailing conditions, probably a lot of rain to fall before then anyhow.
23 Aug 2026 la 12:06 -
Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui jsm8b în subiectul Fakeography.
Even before Photoshop !. I have a book by Les Nixon in which he describes adding exhaust to a shot of 4498 which had none using a second negative of a completely different loco. The darkroom process was never just one of always giving the same...
23 Aug 2026 la 11:56 -
Britfoamer a plăcut postul lui black5 în subiectul ELR | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th-18th October 2026.
[ATTACH] Autumn Steam Gala 2026 - Ride The Goods, By Night! [IMG][IMG][IMG] On Saturday 17th October we are very excited to be running our period 1960’s Goods train late into the evening, watch the sunset over the Irwell Valley, before seeing...
23 Aug 2026 la 11:54
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Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Fakeography.
I'd have to say I find the image impressive whatever the arguments. As a young chemist and photographer I had access to a wonderful book called 'Fortunes in Formulas', and limitless access to the works/laboratory chemical stores. I brewed my own...
21 Aug 2026 -
Britfoamer a răspuns la subiectul Apedale Gala - 19-20 September.
Will the site be open before the first trains at 11.30? I'm thinking of shed shots during preparations, always a good watch.
21 Aug 2026
