Nick G Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just wondering if anyone is actually modelling in this heatwave. I have lots I need to do with an exhibition looming in 3 weeks but the heat is affecting my enthusiasm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Know the feeling, I've got to get a layout under construction to a passably presentable stage. I was helping a friend out at the Beaconsfield show yesterday and it was a real effort to keep going. John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yep - I drag myself outta the pit to take my 'pup' (<-) for a walk at 6am for an hour, then spend a couple of hours in the shed 'till it gets too hot, usually when the thermometer touches about 80 degrees F, but I have to keep the door closed, at the moment it's just under the 'ton'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2018 We held a running session, under constant attack from gremlins, this morning. The railway shed is well insulated and temperature is usually in the low sixties F, but today, 74. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderforge Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 The only plus I’ve found is that glue and paint dry faster. Although I’m sure I lost a bottle of superglue because I left it in direct sunlight for a few mornings and now it doesn’t move in the bottle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 I was helping a friend out at the Beaconsfield show yesterday and it was a real effort to keep going. I have done a couple of shows at this time of year in the past, not to pleasant when it's really hot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 The only plus I’ve found is that glue and paint dry faster. Good point, I use PVA glue to seal speakers in their enclosures it's easy at the moment because the PVA isn't to runny it is tacky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ba14eagle Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Absolutely. Spent a hour or so in the back garden yesterday, before 9:30 am, armed with my airbrush, repainting an Oxford Diecast Rover P6 for a work colleague and finishing weathering on a couple of locos. Today Ive fitted a sound chip to 47625 and tested it. Being a garden railway, this time of year and this weather is bliss - apart from when you have to replace buckled or broken track - which isn't often. Edited July 8, 2018 by ba14eagle 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Over here in the GWN we have also been having a heat wave with rather high humidex readings (equivalent to 45C). This is where the basement comes in useful. In fact I would have to say I have done nearly as much modelling in the basement in the summer as I do over the winter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yes. I’ve been modelling the latest thing in wide-brimmed sun hats and baggy shorts. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2018 I can only do my modelling prior to 10am, after that the sun appears over the hills across the valley and the temperature on the terrace rapidly gets to 40 degrees and more, doesn't help that it is a glazed area. As it will only get hotter, unlike the UK, things won't improve. As well as problems others mentioned above with glue and paint, sweat dripping on the models doesn't help! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yes. I’ve been modelling the latest thing in wide-brimmed sun hats and baggy shorts. Wearing said attire or actually modelling it? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Davis Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I tidied up the wiring under the layout, ran an 04 up and down a few times and re-read the first three editions of Morill. Oh, and bought modelling stuff on Ebay. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I don't deal well with extremes of temperature, so when I get home from work I just want to relax in front of a fan! I've found the best thing is a modelling tray I can have on my lap while I'm relaxing. Currently I'm chopping up 0 gauge coaches to create different diagrams, I started with Big Big coaches to create (closer to) correct length TSO & SO units, then got keen and made a BF. Whilst waiting for more coaches, to attempt a BSO & a BF, I've been attacking the Lima coaches, first off was a Miniature Buffet, currently doing a Restaurant Buffet, to be followed by FO & SO, last on the list will be a Sleeping Car (maybe even a Bullion Van) Basically, I think I'm saying, that I appear to have done a bit more than usual, because I can't be bothered to battle the heat in the railway room! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) "Wearing said attire or actually modelling it?" Well, I haven't actually done any of that twirling on a catwalk business, but im expecting a call from the editor of Vogue, about a shoot of me watering the plants, or similar, at any time. Edited July 8, 2018 by Nearholmer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjones1711 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Managed to get a Bachmann SSA scrap wagon weathered today , knowing when to stop is the hard part , plenty of water to drink whilst I did this ! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Used last weekend to good effect to do some ballasting. Having the PVA soaked ballast dry out within a day is pretty much a record..... But this weekend has been way too hot for any useful modelling..... Edited July 8, 2018 by Geep7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Managed to get a Bachmann SSA scrap wagon weathered today , knowing when to stop is the hard part , plenty of water to drink whilst I did this ! IMG_20180708_203336.jpg Nice job. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I have started laying the baseboards in the man cave, although it doesnt get any direct sunlight it was <oopsie> hot in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 This is when I feel I really ought to do some modelling, especially painting things, gluing scenery or ballasting, but just can't be bothered. I have had some running sessions though, & discovered my very first warped rail due to heat expansion the other day, on a Peco O point. Fortunately locos & stock still seem to run through it ok. In the "nearly counts as modelling" category, I Opened The Box of my new Dapol O Scale 8750 Pannier the other day, & replaced the number plates with ones for my chosen engine; there has since followed some interesting research into the prototype which has shown that more will be required for strict accuracy than just a number change!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Total amount of modelling done for a few days was double side taped in place the Narrow Planet numberplates on my Hattons Barclay today, along with a failed attempt to form an insert for a Kadee Draft Box allowing a M1.2 fixing bolt to be used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 As much as I would love to. The loft is to hot up to work up there and with a house full of kids down stairs I can’t even do any wagon building so right now all I can do is work in the evening, but my work arrangements in the evening has ground that time to a halt to. Big James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) I've been working on painting a 5" gauge NER Class E (later LNER J71). She'll be in full T Worsdell NER lined green livery. Lots of lining still to do, along with work on the cab (which is why the roof isn't attached properly on the far side, and the paintwork stops just shy of the cab on the left side. She was a bit of a state when I got her - have a look at the rear for an idea! Sadly she'll never run, being a shelf queen, but I'm finding an issue with this scale - no lining transfers! Everything is being carefully marked out and lined by hand. Rather a change from what I'm used to! Some of the used-up masking tape can be seen off to the left. I'm just glad Phoenix do 50ml tins of the green and claret! I'm used to 00, such as the J72 seen on the windowsill, looking rather small... Edited July 8, 2018 by Skinnylinny 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2018 I've got a fan in the workshop, with the door & window open and blind down over the window [cord snapped so it doesn't roll up anyway] it's not too hot and cooler than the garden. I repaired a 014 Ruston LAT and reassembled the Fowler 04-0DM for Coxheath Sidings which has had its wheels, rods & body painted & dirtied. That's probably it for the week as work is busy and other attractions next weekend. Dava 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium StevieD71 Posted July 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2018 Not modelling, but I have been braving the heat of my shed to break down the current layout in preparation for a shed swap. The wife want to put our guinea pigs into my shed, which will allow me to fix up and enlarge the shed they are currently in. I can't extend the width, but will have an extra 4 feet of length to work with once it's done, along with the provision for full width baseboards up each side. Bascically instead of a shed adaption that i currently have, I will have a custom built and fitted out train shed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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