Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

[Lord Potts]

I think in the 70s, 80s heavy industry was on the decline. Even though there was still a lot of work there didnt seem to be a lot of money. Lads would walk up or maybe on a bike from the yards down at Pallion, didnt seem to be many cars. Flat caps and those blue bags that had their "bait" lunch in them.

Do you mean the old webbing ex-army surplus havasacks that everyone used to have? The blue one's would be surplus RAF and the more common khaki ones were of course Army surplus. Being a bit of a hippy about town I used to favour an army surplus gasmask shoulder bag .

I think that most of the ex British military surplus stuff from the 40's and 50's had been sold off by the late 1970's. I did hear recently though that there is supposed to be a warehouse that's filled with unused WWI trench periscopes but I don't know how true that is

 

[Billy Fish]

Another cracking sunrise this morning. I'll try and do a shorter YouTube video today.

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What drone are you using for that?

 

[RestlessNatives]

What drone are you using for that?

DJI Mini 4 Pro.

 

[Billy Fish]

DJI Mini 4 Pro.

What do you reckon to it? been looking at one for myself

 

[RestlessNatives]

What do you reckon to it? been looking at one for myself

Fantastic. I'm a total novice and can get some great footage. I got the fly more combo and I think you definitely need the extra batteries.
Most of the stuff I post is me doing all the controls but it has loads of presets where you can get some stunning footage by barely touching it.
The 5 is due out soon so may be worth holding on to see what that offers or to pick up the 4 when it drops in price.

 

[Billy Fish]

Fantastic. I'm a total novice and can get some great footage. I got the fly more combo and I think you definitely need the extra batteries.
Most of the stuff I post is me doing all the controls but it has loads of presets where you can get some stunning footage by barely touching it.
The 5 is due out soon so may be worth holding on to see what that offers or to pick up the 4 when it drops in price.

Probably wait for the Black Friday or Prime offers in a few weeks, it definitely seems the pick of the bunch in the sub 250g market.

Agree about the extra batteries as well, it would be pointless getting it out for one battery worth

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated

 

[ftm1971]

Do you mean the old webbing ex-army surplus havasacks that everyone used to have? The blue one's would be surplus RAF and the more common khaki ones were of course Army surplus. Being a bit of a hippy about town I used to favour an army surplus gasmask shoulder bag .

I think that most of the ex British military surplus stuff from the 40's and 50's had been sold off by the late 1970's. I did hear recently though that there is supposed to be a warehouse that's filled with unused WWI trench periscopes but I don't know how true that is

Me Dad had a haversack like that, he worked at Vauxies, vividly remember him coming home with it on a night

 

[Billy Fish]

Me Dad had a haversack like that, he worked at Vauxies, vividly remember him coming home with it on a night

Every schoolkid in the north east in the seventies had a haversack

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Every schoolkid in the north east in the seventies had a haversack

And painted with your favourite band, record label, footy team etc

 

[EDGE]

And painted with your favourite band, record label, footy team etc

Still got mine with The Jam on in gloss.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Still got mine with The Jam on in gloss.

Mine was a gloss black background with a white "Tamla Motown" logo on.

 

[EDGE]

Mine was a gloss black background with a white "Tamla Motown" logo on.

Love Tamla. Four Tops and Diana.

 

[Lord Nigle]

Every schoolkid in the north east in the seventies had a haversack

With the names of bands and clubs on them.

 

[Tuono]

I had the names of fish on my haversack. On my Wrangler jacket I had the red and white stripes from a Sunderland top stitched into the top panel on the back.

 

[RestlessNatives]

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[Hetty]

Any photos or vids to see how it's getting on now?

 

[yamar1]

Probably wait for the Black Friday or Prime offers in a few weeks, it definitely seems the pick of the bunch in the sub 250g market.

Agree about the extra batteries as well, it would be pointless getting it out for one battery worth

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated

A Dji mini2 or 3 will be more than enough for you as an entry level more than capable drone for 4k footage and quality photos. As with any DJI drone they basically fly themselves and very easy to use. I’m thinking of updating my mini3 pro when the 5 comes out, but the quality is great on the 3 and I keep pinching myself telling myself not to bother.

 

[bobster999]

A Dji mini2 or 3 will be more than enough for you as an entry level more than capable drone for 4k footage and quality photos. As with any DJI drone they basically fly themselves and very easy to use. I’m thinking of updating my mini3 pro when the 5 comes out, but the quality is great on the 3 and I keep pinching myself telling myself not to bother.

I think a mini 5 pro will be a while yet. I think the next one due for release is the Mavic 4

 

[yamar1]

I think a mini 5 pro will be a while yet. I think the next one due for release is the Mavic 4

Yeah, certainly no hurry. Be interesting to see what they can add. The Mavic 4 will be a bit of kit mind.

Any photos or vids to see how it's getting on now?

It isn’t changing much at present. Once the rails and bed are done it should look like it’s moving on.

 

[bobster999]

Yeah, certainly no hurry. Be interesting to see what they can add. The Mavic 4 will be a bit of kit mind.

The Air 3s specs have already surpassed the Mavic 3 Classic already. It's lighter, has a better dynamic range, higher ISO range, longer flight time and it's cheaper.

I compared to the Mavic 3 Classic just because of the dual camera