Winslow Boy Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 H you kept this quiet. Summer residence no longer needed I take it. S T O P P R E S S "The 'last chance' battle to save Hulme Hippodrome as it goes up for auction for nearly £1million." The readies will at least allow you to splash out on grands layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: H you kept this quiet. Summer residence no longer needed I take it. S T O P P R E S S "The 'last chance' battle to save Hulme Hippodrome as it goes up for auction for nearly £1million." The readies will at least allow you to splash out on grands layout. If the sale goes through it will release enough capital to enable me to buy up most of Rhondda Cynon Taf. I can have a full sized train set then 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: The undiagnosed cough continues to annoy me, and I've forgone the walk today as my trip earlier on show how much the cold air affects it. Somewhere amongst all the pile of documentation I have been given for the various lung and heart conditions was something about not going out if it is really cold. The furry hoods on arctic parkas are supposed to protect against really cold air. I don’t know, I don’t have a furry Arctic parka. Aditi does though they (she must have about 3) are not real fur. On my trek (ok 4 minutes walk) through undisturbed snow (about an inch) to the vaccine clinic I did cover my face with one of those buff things I keep as an emergency face cover in case of mask failure when attending clinics. It was better coming home, the wind was behind me. Edited February 9, 2021 by Tony_S 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2021 Richard, just move to France, plenty of muddy hollows at the moment and out in the boondocks large sheds and barns come as free gifts with the houses. As to the 1.8mm drill, do what I do, use a 1.6 in my dremel and waggle it about a bit till the buffer fits. I needed a 4,5mm drill the other night for the brake van buffers. Jamie 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: Richard, just move to France, plenty of muddy hollows at the moment and out in the boondocks large sheds and barns come as free gifts with the houses. As to the 1.8mm drill, do what I do, use a 1.6 in my dremel and waggle it about a bit till the buffer fits. I needed a 4,5mm drill the other night for the brake van buffers. Jamie I have a pack of square broaches in various sizes that could be wriggled around in plastic to enlarge the bore. I suspect they are with the missing drill bits. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: I have a pack of square broaches in various sizes that could be wriggled around in plastic to enlarge the bore. I suspect they are with the missing drill bits. Just don't use one of the obergrumpenfuhrer's broaches, that might not be a safe course of action. Jamie 5 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 You probably said to yourself ' I know I'll put these somewhere where I won't loose them' 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 And we all know the quickest way to find them 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, jamie92208 said: Just don't use one of the obergrumpenfuhrer's broaches, that might not be a safe course of action. Jamie I had a broaches/brooches conversation with Aditi a few weeks ago. She initially thought I was being stupid but now knows what a broach is. Not as much fun as when I thought she said the pork with pasta meal we were having was named after a town famous for racing pigs. I was asking whether it was the quickest or slowest that got eaten and did they use children for jockeys. After a few “what is the matter with you?” remarks she said RAISING not racing. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, laurenceb said: And we all know the quickest way to find them Where's the Squires catalogue. Jamie 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: It a bit on the chilly side today. I had to make a delivery so took the car out and there is a spot on the 'main' road that floods due to inadequate drainage. There is a hedge each side of the road and it is just twigs and branches at this time of the year, except where the spray lands when vehicles drive through the puddle. At this point the hedges look as if they've been snowed on due to the spray turning to ice. Apart from that, as is usual in the Telfland micro climate, the promised snow has failed to materialise. One presumes it will arrive, probably in about late May! The planning for the grandchildren's railway continues, although it is growing rather larger than first anticipated. At this rate, I can see me renting a large industrial warehouse for my various railway schemes. I was past the Hippodrome road end this afternoon - thought those hedges looked odd - ice? I didn’t realise it was that cold..... Have you found a 1.8mm drill bit yet? I’ll drop a couple off on my way to work. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Stuart said: I’ll drop a couple off on my way to work. Work! What's that? Being unable to find anything in this establishment is subliminal procrastination. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Happy Hippo said: Work! What's that? The W word is a swear word in this maison. Jamie 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Well this is rather concerning news. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/pablo-escobars-hippos-must-be-culled-to-halt-biodiversity-disaster-scientists?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, coastalview said: Well this is rather concerning news. Crossed wires. The word they were looking for was "panniers". 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 Looking at my small but well formed van fleet, I am considering covering the very smooth and shiny rooves with some form of tissue paper in order to create a canvas covered effect. Has anyone else here tried such and do they have any recommendations? We have plenty of decoupage paper in the stores as well as Kleenex balsam type tissues. I did try toilet tissue once but the result was sh*t! 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: Looking at my small but well formed van fleet, I am considering covering the very smooth and shiny rooves with some form of tissue paper in order to create a canvas covered effect. Has anyone else here tried such and do they have any recommendations? We have plenty of decoupage paper in the stores as well as Kleenex balsam type tissues. I did try toilet tissue once but the result was sh*t! Morning Richard. In 4mm, I weather the rooves using weathering powders before sealing with matt varnish. If this sealing is done from a distance, the varnish is almost dry at the point of landing on the roof. This does give a degree of texture. I'm not sure the application of tissue paper, even in 7mm will give a fine enough texture. I fear it might well be too coarse. Rob. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 With thanks to the ebay madness thread I thought I'd just put this here. Someone is under the impression that the G*R made locos that weren't 4-6-0s: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Looking at my small but well formed van fleet, I am considering covering the very smooth and shiny rooves with some form of tissue paper in order to create a canvas covered effect. Has anyone else here tried such and do they have any recommendations? We have plenty of decoupage paper in the stores as well as Kleenex balsam type tissues. I did try toilet tissue once but the result was sh*t! 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Morning Richard. In 4mm, I weather the rooves using weathering powders before sealing with matt varnish. If this sealing is done from a distance, the varnish is almost dry at the point of landing on the roof. This does give a degree of texture. I'm not sure the application of tissue paper, even in 7mm will give a fine enough texture. I fear it might well be too coarse. Rob. Here's a view of one my vans as per my above...... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, newbryford said: With thanks to the ebay madness thread I thought I'd just put this here. Someone is under the impression that the G*R made locos that weren't 4-6-0s: That would be Churchward's 'The Great Poly Bear'. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, NHY 581 said: Here's a view of one my vans as per my above...... I am currently cleaning up after getting so enthusiastic about your previous post that in my excitement I knocked over the pot of Precision Paints Dirty Roof acrylic. Fortunately it went onto my cutting mat so was immediately diluted with water and splashed over a couple of wagons who were a bit surprised by the early bath. I am getting good results in 7mm by running a 0.5 mm HB lead (in the pencil) down the plank indentations. Any excess gets rubbed into the surface ( a bit like a weathering powder). I did consider dismantling the vans to paint them, but the one I did unscrew, I couldn't get the body away from the chassis, as I believe someone in the factory got a bit glue happy. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 Stuart has just delivered the 1.8 mm drills! I think he's the first member of the OFMC I've seen in about 6 months What excuse can I now use to put off drilling out those shanks? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Looking at my small but well formed van fleet, I am considering covering the very smooth and shiny rooves with some form of tissue paper in order to create a canvas covered effect. Has anyone else here tried such and do they have any recommendations? We have plenty of decoupage paper in the stores as well as Kleenex balsam type tissues. I did try toilet tissue once but the result was sh*t! I normally just use roof dirt from railmatch, however in 7mm Masking tape is an excellent representation of canvas. Using 1" tape you could have sevrral strips of it. Very prototypical. Having covered a tram roof in canvas and painted it grey I can say that it looks right. Jamie Edited February 10, 2021 by jamie92208 2 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 I haven’t made any van kits for years but it was always at the roof stage I felt something went wrong. I don’t think I ever made a decent roof. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 10, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: I normally just use roof dirt from railmatch, however in 7mm Masking tape is an excellent representation of canvas. Using 1" tape you could have sevrral strips of it. Very prototypical. Having covered a tram roof in canvas and painted it grey I can say that it looks right. Jamie Somewhere in my garage I have some wider masking tape, which also might be suitable. Now we need to find out how particular railway companies were when it came to weather proofing their vans. Being a part time perfectionist, I'd be wanting the outer ends of the roof done first with a large central piece aligned so that the seams with the outers were equidistant from the van centre. I suspect most probably just started at one end and worked along so the seam pattern would be somewhat asymetric. Of course securing the sheets with clout headed nails would eventually lead to a slight amount of water ingress which would cause the timber around the nail hole to start to rot; the hole then enlarges and off comes the canvas. Probably tearing rather than the whole lot lifting off like a magic carpet. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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