I'm currently 2/3rds way thru an OU photography course "Creating and sharing better images" - which explores the use of Digital Darkrooms and digital cameras. As an established 35mm 'operator' this has been mind boggling to find how far from reality one can actually 'push' a photograph!
Without using AI, which must have parameters or algorithms limiting the range of tweaks, there are ample opportunities to 'push' photos from their origin into another dimension. I'm using an iPad and the Apple photos controls but it's not limiting the scope to change images.
You might need an Apple Pencil if you want to colour bits where the AI does this for you, however the pencil can be loaded with more precise colours from a large palette. It could boil down to 'horses for courses' as I can appreciate the coloured versions of B&W images and films as an improvement in the presentation.
As the layout progresses I'll try and produce some improved photos to accompany postings - OU course ends in January '26 and layout activity recommences

Quote from: kesdrive on Yesterday at 05:59:46 PMBeen waiting for push-pull sets for years!. Just a pity the new tooled Ivatt tank has no push-pull option! (Will the old dapol Ivatt body fit the new tooled version?).

Chris

The "British Railways" version is supposed to have the push-pull apparatus fitted. Just that the livery samples all used the standard body.

Bob G

There's the old Minitrix one?
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I have the dc Ivatt tank but don't know if body will fit dcc chassis.

Chris

Quote from: kesdrive on Yesterday at 05:59:46 PMBeen waiting for push-pull sets for years!. Just a pity the new tooled Ivatt tank has no push-pull option! (Will the old dapol Ivatt body fit the new tooled version?).

Chris

There's the old Minitrix one?

Not sure the Russian spy thing has changed much - we are still arresting and sentencing political figures for taking Russian money (Nathan Gill for example)

Quote from: thebrighton on Yesterday at 05:48:51 PMEvidently if it says magnet you will eat it but if it says fastener you won't.

It's about who products will be sold to (or is supposed to be). There are lots of other examples. There's a difference for example between a toy train and a scale model, so arguably a lot of N gauge products ought to be covered by toy train rules 

Children and tiny magnets is a thing they care a lot about as there have been multiple deaths and quite a few more major surgeries involved (and a few on pets too)

Fasteners themselves have a whole pile of rules so if your fastener can for example come apart exposing the magnet then that's covered under different rules (which would for example affect some of the magnetic couplers which should have warnings and only be sold to adults). Just making it a "fastener" is basically playing the poor enforcement of safety regs in the UK.

There are lots of far more fun and barmy ones - for example if you solder a decoder into a model using leaded solder and sell it on ebay you are technically committing an offence !

I suppose worse case would be little children scoffing one, but as far as adults go I'm all for Darwinism.
It's not something I'd do as I have metal staples in my ribs and an electric gizmo behind my heart. Otherwise I might be tempted if they were in a white wine sauce with some shallots

Been waiting for push-pull sets for years!. Just a pity the new tooled Ivatt tank has no push-pull option! (Will the old dapol Ivatt body fit the new tooled version?).

Chris

We all know the world has gone mad but it's now going bonkers.

I am installing Magnorail on my layout and have been buying 2mm x 2mm magnets from Ebay to install in my cars as they are better than those supplied.

Earlier I received an email from Ebay saying there was a product recall on them and all listings had been cancelled on Ebay. A quick read of the Government directive and a chat with the supplier I've used numerous times confirms we've gone mad.

Apparently they are dangerous if you eat them (no s++t Sherlock) so are banned. The supplier now has to list them as fasteners so is having to redo all his listings (as are other suppliers). Evidently if it says magnet you will eat it but if it says fastener you won't.

From the Comet/Wizard models instructions:

BT/T (with van inboard)
BT/C/BT
BT/C/T/BT
BT/T/F/T/BT
BT/C/BT/BT/T/BT
BT/T/F/T/T/BT

No mention of locations or dates.