Warren Branch

[Andrew P]

49 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

 

 

That is bloody brilliant.

 

Al.

WOT Al said. 

[MrWolf]

That van looks absolutely great, very nice job with the transfers, I wouldn't know how to make them.

[Mick Bonwick]

3 minutes ago, Harlequin said:

 I wish there was an emoticon for the horrible thing I've just done :

 

 I don't know about emoticons, but I know where to lay my hands on a sub-machine gun.

[Harlequin]

I am sorry. It's just that, being involved in typesetting and graphics, that sort of thing catches my eye.

What you've done is brilliant.

Please ignore me.

 

Edit: I've removed my comment. It was ill-judged.

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by Harlequin

[Rowsley17D]

2 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

 

The transfer paper is quite good, delicate though. The only problem is I can’t print white but black, blue and red print clear enough.

 

 

I've had that problem too. While I cannot claim the following is my idea, this is how I did my "white printing". I wanted white livery on a black wagon so I did the background black and the font white.

 

 

Paint wagon white where the lettering is and apply decals, then paint around the decals black. Cruel close-up.

 

 

On looking closely at said wagon for the photo, I found each side has a different number!!

[chuffinghell]

2 hours ago, Harlequin said:

I am sorry. It's just that, being involved in typesetting and graphics, that sort of thing catches my eye.

What you've done is brilliant.

Please ignore me.

 

Edit: I've removed my comment. It was ill-judged.

 

I never saw your comment but I’m sure it was useful and informative 

 

Unless it said  “that looks poo” then I might have been upset 

 

If it was about the choice of font the only reason I used that font is because the smaller text is only 0.5mm high and fancier fonts like bookman old style and times new Roman didn’t print as clear

 

I'm also limited to the software I have to use, my employer may start to wonder why I’m requesting software we don’t need 

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

2 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 I don't know about emoticons, but I know where to lay my hands on a sub-machine gun.

I clearly missing something 

[NHY 581]

Bloody damn very good. 

 

 

[chuffinghell]

Just now, NHY 581 said:

Bloody damn very good. 

 

 

 

Thanks Rob 
 

For those interested you don’t need anything fancy as long as you have access to a computer and a printer

 

you can get the paper for laser or injet printers

 

I don’t own my own printer as I don’t have a  need for one but luckily I have access to one at work which I’m allowed to use as long as I don’t take the proverbial

 

I can post a link to the paper if anyone is interested?

[Nick C]

3 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

I use Modelmasters bus* number plate transfers (*sorry @MrWolf at least I’m not putting them on buses) they do quite a few different ones and they have both the rectangular and square plates

 

 

Lots of Edinburgh plates (MS) on that sheet though, you might want to mix and match to get something more local for the engineer's van. 

 

See the bottom half of this page... https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/uk-number-plate-area-codes

[chuffinghell]

16 minutes ago, Nick C said:

Lots of Edinburgh plates (MS) on that sheet though, you might want to mix and match to get something more local for the engineer's van. 

 

See the bottom half of this page... https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/uk-number-plate-area-codes

Thank you, very interesting

 

I’m not that concerned about the road vehicles having area correct reg plates though. As long as no two vehicles have the same registration that is good enough for me

 

There are that many period errors and inconsistencies on Warren that vehicle reg numbers are the least of my worries 

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by chuffinghell

[AlfaZagato]

Who's to say that the van didn't wander its way down from Edinburgh?   Seven hour trip nowadays, not too bad?

[Mick Bonwick]

35 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

I can post a link to the paper if anyone is interested?

 

Not quick enough. I've already ordered some. It may, of course, turn out to be completely the wrong stuff. We'll see.

 

https://papercutz.co.uk/decal-water-transfer-paper

[chuffinghell]

I imagine it’s all the same

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Water-Slide-Decal-Paper-A4-LASER-Waterslide-Transfer-Paper-TEN-PACK-SIZES-/174071285036?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

[chuffinghell]

5 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

Not quick enough. I've already ordered some. It may, of course, turn out to be completely the wrong stuff. We'll see.

 

https://papercutz.co.uk/decal-water-transfer-paper

I’d never used it before, I used someone’s Land Rovers as guinea Pigs 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Bonwick]

And somebody will be eternally grateful that you did.

[MrWolf]

4 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 I don't know about emoticons, but I know where to lay my hands on a sub-machine gun.

 

Likewise, I think that she keeps it under her side of the bed. 

[Worsdell forever]

Transfers? How small can you go?

 

[Rowsley17D]

Going back to coal sidings, I found this on another forum and ordered myself a set. 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124799420431?ViewItem=&item=124799420431

 

The conveyer lift might be a bit modern, I don't know, but the rest of the stuff will come in useful. Don't know if Rob @MrWolf is interested too?

[chuffinghell]

13 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

Going back to coal sidings, I found this on another forum and ordered myself a set. 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124799420431?ViewItem=&item=124799420431

 

The conveyer lift might be a bit modern, I don't know, but the rest of the stuff will come in useful. Don't know if Rob @MrWolf is interested too?

Thank you, I’d already order those, they arrived on Thursday

 

 

great minds think a like 

[Rowsley17D]

1 minute ago, chuffinghell said:

Thank you, I’d already order those, they arrived on Thursday

 

 

great minds think a like 

 

What's you opinion of them, Chris?

[chuffinghell]

5 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

 

What's you opinion of them, Chris?

They look quite good. I’m yet to take them out of the box for a proper look

 

They'll be quite delicate so I’ve let them in the packaging before I’m ready to do anything with them….,especially with my clumsy fingers 

[MrWolf]

2 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

They look quite good. I’m yet to take them out of the box for a proper look

 

They'll be quite delicate so I’ve let them in the packaging before I’m ready to do anything with them….,especially with my clumsy fingers 

 

Schrödinger's coal scales?

[chuffinghell]

I’m still here, I’ve not given up I’ve been working on another project.

 

It’s our managing director’s 70th at the end of the month and the sales manager challenged me to use my modelling skills? to make a scale model of one of the presses we manufacture

 

As much as I dislike the idea of takin my work home I accepted the challenge and here it is

 

 

 

 

 

 

As usual I’ve gone too far and made transfers for the handpump and printed off a dial for the gauge, I don’t think our sales guy is expecting something this accurate 

 

Unfortunately because we only use 2D cad at work I’ve had to redraw all the components in 3D so I could print them out hence why Warren has taken a back seat for the last couple of weeks

 

Anyway It’s a 1:25 scale of one of the small manual filter presses we manufacture:- 

 

A feed pump and pipework is an option extra 

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by chuffinghell

[MrWolf]

Now that's a familiar looking piece of kit, cracking job you've made of it!