Peter, the site is a great idea and if I can be of any help please
let me know. Would any of the photos on my website be of use to you?
I may also have catalogues and have many contacts with FG fans with
some amazing collections.
Best wishes
Mandy

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<peter@...> wrote:
>
> hi All.
> We now have 9 members. Welcome to Charlotte and Nigel recently.
>
> DATABASE
> Regarding the creation of a database of pictures and descriptions
of
> all parts in the FG range to post on www.floralgarden.plus.com ;
> Thanks Nigel for a start on the pictures (look on this yahoo group
> website to view). Charlotte has also offered to help. Anyone
else ?
> It is coming together. Whilst not wanting to create only a dry-as-
> dust rehashing of the past, it is still going to be necessary to
have
> a full list of what was made, somewhere, as a reference point. So
how
> should the information be presented? Seems to me it would be good
for
> each item, to have a box picture, a picture of the item when made
up
> and a proper part number for it. I haven't worked out exactly how
to
> do it yet.... Any suggestions?
>
> BACKSCENES. Conversation offlist with Mandy should now go on list.
> There is an opportunity to create backscenes in 1:32 scale for
> members use. I have previously made up panorama backscenes for
model
> railway use. My neighbour can inkjet print on the roll, to any
length
> and a variety of heights. We have made a backscene 3 metres long
> before now, so backscenes scaled for FG should be no problem. I
> already have stock pictures of countryside, seaside, and a few
other
> subjects. Or if you have a set of photos with at least 10% edge
> overlap these could be composed into a unique panorama. Anybody
> interested in this too?
>
>
> Lets see if we can create something new. FG is an old toy, but the
> potential to do something new is still there. We have the benefit
to
> exploit techniques never available in the 1960s/70s. Only
imagination
> is needed to make it happen.
>
> Thanks for your interest so far.
>
> Peter
>