Aston On Clun. A forgotten Great Western outpost.

[MrWolf]

5 hours ago, Regularity said:

 

 

I’ve never seen a butcher’s bin: I presumed you had…

 

I was thinking that readers might use their imagination on that one.

 

5 hours ago, Regularity said:

Don’t know why you had to bring the local football club into it…

 

It was the place where you found old copies of gentleman's magazines. 

I soon realized that this was where all the football morons at school got the anatomical and anecdotal 'evidence' to back up their lies about having lost their virginity at the age of ten. 

 

5 hours ago, Regularity said:

 

 

Anyway, nice progress on the box.

 

Thank you for that, I'm sure that I am not alone in looking at some of the magnificent work on this site and thinking: Am I ever going to build something that I can't find a dozen faults with?

[MrWolf]

Not fixed yet, because I might have to put another coat of paint on the lettering. 

 

 

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[Rowsley17D]

Given that the box looks recently painted, another coat on the lettering would bring it out. Aren't close-ups unforgiving? On my flip-flop it's at least 4x actual size.

[MrWolf]

Agreed, I take photographs all the time when I am making things, it's the best way to magnify the job and sort out problems. 

The box is only recently painted, it will receive a light weathering once completed.

Now I have to summon up the nerve to try and put another coat of white on without getting it anywhere I shouldn't.

 

Which promises to be fun! 

 

(NOT)

[MrWolf]

8 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

 

Which kit is this please ?

 

It's one of the old Coopercraft kits from about 20 years ago. They turn up on eBay occasionally, which is where I probably got that one.

[Regularity]

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

It was the place where you found old copies of gentleman's magazines. 

I got that.

Although I question the appropriateness  of the word “gentleman” in this context.

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I soon realized that this was where all the football morons at school got the anatomical and anecdotal 'evidence' to back up their lies about having lost their virginity at the age of ten. 

I found the pictures I was shown by someone else from one of these magazines at about that age rather traumatic, to be honest (it was a “model”, and a “reader’s wife”. Not sure if it would have been better or worse if it had been the latter.)

[Donw]

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

 

I was thinking that readers might use their imagination on that one.

 

 

It was the place where you found old copies of gentleman's magazines. 

I soon realized that this was where all the football morons at school got the anatomical and anecdotal 'evidence' to back up their lies about having lost their virginity at the age of ten. 

 

 

Thank you for that, I'm sure that I am not alone in looking at some of the magnificent work on this site and thinking: Am I ever going to build something that I can't find a dozen faults with?

 

You have to realise that as your skill improves so do your abilities to criticise  you will always be able to spot things that you could have done better. 

 

Don

[MrWolf]

True enough, we are all our own worst critics and given the favourable comments and reactions I have had on this thread, I'm doing pretty well so far!

 

Thanks everyone for your support!

[MrWolf]

55 minutes ago, Regularity said:

I got that.

Although I question the appropriateness  of the word “gentleman” in this context.

 

Indeed, I have to admit that I was struggling to find a descriptive that didn't come across as negative judgement on the type of people who actually buy such things.

 

55 minutes ago, Regularity said:

I found the pictures I was shown by someone else from one of these magazines at about that age rather traumatic, to be honest (it was a “model”, and a “reader’s wife”. Not sure if it would have been better or worse if it had been the latter.)

 

I don't know about traumatized, I just thought that I wouldn't want to be associated with the kind of girl who would do such things. 

It does nothing for me at all.

Despite their protestations and boasts of making more money than the rest of us, I have a pretty low opinion of the producers of porn.

As for the consumers? Saaaaad....

[MrWolf]

Spoke too soon. My attempt to improve the white paint on the signalbox nameplate went pear shaped.

Back to square one and a coat of black!  

[nickwood]

If you are familiar with the dry brushing technique then that should work for the white border and lettering..

[MrWolf]

Thanks Nick, that's what I was doing and somehow still made a horse's ar5e of it!

I'll try again tomorrow when I have a minute. 

 

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by MrWolf

[St Enodoc]

2 hours ago, MrWolf said:

Thanks Nick, that's what I was doing and somehow still made a horse's ar5e of it!

I'll try again tomorrow when I have a minute. 

 

 

Paint the whole thing white then "float" the black round the letters.

[simonmcp]

Aren't the letters made of white plastic? If they are just sand them so they show as white. Another way is to use an ink roller, the type used for die cut printing.

[BlackRat]

No one remember the legendary 'Aunties in Allegros' mag then??

 

I spray name boadrs etc the appropriate colour, then lightly sand them back using 1200/1800 grit till the letters and frame are free of colour.

Edited October 15, 2021 by BlackRat

[Regularity]

18 hours ago, MrWolf said:

I have a pretty low opinion of the producers of porn.

As for the consumers? Saaaaad....

This was brought to my attention. If you think consumers of porn are sad, then, well, this goes beyond misery (and presumably there is a market for this?)

https://edibleanus.com

Chocolate mouldings of your partner’s bumhole? Really?

 

[MrWolf]

It bothers me that you were aware of such things and spent the time to Google them.

As for the consumers, take them out and shoot them, it's the kindest thing to do.

[Regularity]

It popped up on my Facebook feed this morning: I follow someone who posts bizarre adverts - usually things meant entirely innocently which went badly wrong - and I spared you the photo.

[MrWolf]

11 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Paint the whole thing white then "float" the black round the letters.

 

That was what I tried when trying to save his sign after I overdid it with the dry brushing. I'm going to give that another go though. 

 

5 hours ago, simonmcp said:

Aren't the letters made of white plastic? If they are just sand them so they show as white. Another way is to use an ink roller, the type used for die cut printing.

 

The letters are all black due to the words "SIGNAL BOX" being a part of the backplate moulding. The letters on the station name boards that Coopercraft did were usefully moulded in white though, as were the frames.

 

3 hours ago, BlackRat said:

No one remember the legendary 'Aunties in Allegros' mag then??

 

I spray name boadrs etc the appropriate colour, then lightly sand them back using 1200/1800 grit till the letters and frame are free of colour.

 

That works very well with one piece mouldings or etchings. Being assembled from separate mouldings by a savage, the face levels are a little out, although I could perhaps level it up on a bit of 800 wet and dry. 

 

Thanks all for some very practical suggestions, I now have no excuse for not getting straight back to this and making a passable job.

 

I'm also going to go out and buy some new Matt white enamel. The stuff I've got looks like something @Regularityfound on the dark web.

 

[MrWolf]

3 minutes ago, Regularity said:

It popped up on my Facebook feed this morning: I follow someone who posts bizarre adverts - usually things meant entirely innocently which went badly wrong - and I spared you the photo.

 

That's your excuse and you're sticking to it. 

Methinks that the lady doth protest too much...

 

As for sparing us the photo - well that's awfully decent of you old chap!

[MrWolf]

I have received a message from a higher authority:

 

Keep it about railways you weirdos!

 

Or else.

 

 

 

 

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[Regularity]

16 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

That's your excuse and you're sticking to it.

Well, nothing sticks like …. and melted chocolate.

(Sad thing is, although I am aware of the dark web, I have never been near it and have no desire to: that this popped up on FB is just weird.)

 

Anyway…

Back to the railways…

 

It surprises me that no one produces etched GWR signal box name plates: the font is known, the width is known. Only the length varies according to the name: put the name in, and the length can be adjusted to suit, and there you have it: artwork for any GWR signal cabin you could ask for, even imaginary ones. Paint it black, then run a hard roller dipped into white paint over the surface, et voila!

 

Maybe Narrow Planet or similar could do it?

Edited October 15, 2021 by Regularity

[Moxy]

16 minutes ago, Regularity said:

It surprises me that no one produces etched GWR signal box name plates: the font is known, the width is known. Only the length varies according to the name: put the name in, and the length can be adjusted to suit, and there you have it: artwork for any GWR signal cabin you could ask for, even imaginary ones. Paint it black, then run a hard roller dipped into white paint over the surface, et voila!

 

Maybe Narrow Planet or similar could do it?

 

They already do

 

https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/npp-114?_pos=1&_sid=139a838fa&_ss=r

 

[MrWolf]

26 minutes ago, Moxy said:

 

They already do

 

https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/npp-114?_pos=1&_sid=139a838fa&_ss=r

 

 

That's interesting and surprisingly cheap. @Stubby47you might want to take a look at this.

[Stubby47]

Thanks Rob, that's certainly an option to consider.