RMweb Gold nest Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, acg5324 said: ...........ho ho ho.........I always try and avoid odd numbers when drinking!........pint of Harvey’s IPA followed the Best. I hope you're counting anything below 6 as an odd number there haha Enjoying seeing the progress on the buildings! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Surely it doesn't matter how many you drink as you only drink one at a time and one is an odd number. And if you do count and consider you've consumed an even number then just have one more . . . . ;-) 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, nest said: I hope you're counting anything below 6 as an odd number there haha Enjoying seeing the progress on the buildings! Thanks Nestor, I’m just doing some drawings for some more..........who made London so......urban! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 So....not much modelling done, too hot...so sensibly we’ve been doing some gardening! We had this visitor to our garden today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 A bit more research for photos of the Kensington Tavern I discovered via the excellent www.minder.org website that the pub had been the Bricklayers Arms with a rather horrid paint scheme. Arthur’s Jag nicely in the shot. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 hours ago, acg5324 said: A bit more research for photos of the Kensington Tavern I discovered via the excellent www.minder.org website that the pub had been the Bricklayers Arms with a rather horrid paint scheme. Arthur’s Jag nicely in the shot. Why don't you model it like that? it would be a nice cameo in-joke. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2020 7 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Why don't you model it like that? it would be a nice cameo in-joke. I do have an older jag model and a Capri so it wouldn’t be difficult. Both The Professionals and The Sweeny were filmed around the area too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 2, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) I really really am out of brick plasticard now......thought I’d found another partial sheet but it was 4mm! A little bit of progress with the monster that is Charles House. Four main external walls walls to build plus complete the top floor and add things like flag poles, access and Hvac. Edited June 2, 2020 by acg5324 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 3, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Through the letterbox at lunchtime comes my order from Slaters......brick plasticard is go! Ordered on Friday so pretty good. We had run out at Monk Bar Models.......I had the last four sheets just before lockdown. Edited June 3, 2020 by acg5324 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 4, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2020 The final four main walls for Charles House cut out today.......I’ve some fencing (garden not sword ) to do tomorrow if the weathers fine so that’ll probably be it for the weekend. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 6, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) On 02/06/2020 at 00:07, St Enodoc said: Why don't you model it like that? it would be a nice cameo in-joke. Dug out my Jag and Capri for Johns suggested Minder cameo. Wrong types and colours of course, should be a silver Jag XJS for Arthur and a White Mk2 Capri for Terry. Although he did have a Mk3 in later series. The Jag Mk X is a Rod Parker Model, the Capri came from Graham Avis. Might just need to order some more. Im about to start on the Bricklayers Arms / Kensington Tavern which is where the cameo will be.....Radnor Arms as stand in. Now to search for suitable figures.......... Edited June 6, 2020 by acg5324 Rod vice Ray! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, acg5324 said: Dug out my Jag and Capri for Johns suggested Minder cameo. Wrong types and colours of course, should be a silver Jag XJS for Arthur and a White Mk2 Capri for Terry. Although he did have a Mk3 in later series. The Jag Mk X is a Ray Parker Model, the Capri came from Graham Avis. Might just need to order some more. Im about to start on the Bricklayers Arms / Kensington Tavern which is where the cameo will be.....Radnor Arms as stand in. Now to search for suitable figures.......... Well done my son. The world is your lobster. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 7, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just two more walls to cut out..... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 10, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) Despite dry runs in assembling the walls I ended up with some issues which the squadron putty will fill. All the walls are now attached and a start has been made on the roof fittings. It’s largely a question of guesswork. There must have been lift rooms and a boiler room along with water tank (maybe) By 1980 would any air conditioning units have been fitted? So far I’ve made a pair of lift rooms and boiler chimneys. An early photo I have shows gantries for window cleaning cradles above the long vertical windows so I’ve made three. Having a cradle with window cleaners will make a nice cameo. Edited June 10, 2020 by acg5324 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 10, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) A piece of memorabilia arrived this week This is is a fingerboard from Clapham Junction for the 0625 Newhaven Marine to Manchester Piccadilly......a train that only ran for the 1986/7 timetable. Edited June 10, 2020 by acg5324 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1023 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Hi Andy. Daft question time if I may. Way back when you converted your National to dual door what did you use/how did you get a clean cut across the top of the door to get the door out? Thanks Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 11, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2020 6 hours ago, steve1023 said: Hi Andy. Daft question time if I may. Way back when you converted your National to dual door what did you use/how did you get a clean cut across the top of the door to get the door out? Thanks Steve I just scored through the side slowly until it went right through......think I did the vertical cuts the same way, don’t remember using a saw...if you nick the side a bit of filler is you friend! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 11, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) I think Charles House is now 99% complete just a few roof details to add. Spot the secret entrance......Charles House was rumoured to have some covert departments like phone taping in it. Edited June 11, 2020 by acg5324 14 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Impressive building, impressive modelling, congratulations. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 11, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, grahame said: Impressive building, impressive modelling, congratulations. Thanks Grahame, I’m sure you would have done a better job of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, acg5324 said: Thanks Grahame, I’m sure you would have done a better job of it. I'm not so sure. It's a whopping size and has a plethora of windows. Quite a challenge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
croydon junction Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 10/06/2020 at 18:54, acg5324 said: A piece of memorabilia arrived this week This is is a fingerboard from Clapham Junction for the 0625 Newhaven Marine to Manchester Piccadilly......a train that only ran for the 1986/7 timetable. strange to think a train would run from Watford fast via the Trent Valley, exit the main 2 track route to manchester then rejoin! Must have been a complete nightmare for signalling though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 12, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2020 9 hours ago, croydon junction said: strange to think a train would run from Watford fast via the Trent Valley, exit the main 2 track route to manchester then rejoin! Must have been a complete nightmare for signalling though! .......and just over 4 hrs for the entire journey. From May 1987 it started Brighton at 0635.....nicely timed for me to get to work at Haywards Heath Travel Centre for 0700. Stopping pattern after Olympia altered to Watford, Milton Keynes, Stoke, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester.......so looks like some local advice was taken on board. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 12, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2020 Franks Sandwich bar gained it’s awnings this morning. Just some photocopy paper sprayed red then cut out and folded accordingly. They probably stick out a bit to far but I’m happy with them. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted June 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2020 Great work Andy! Is it worth re-visiting the window cleaner's basket. It doesn't look enough and I'd suspend it from wire so it looks like gravity is keepin the cables taut. Steven B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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