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[Mick Bonwick]

29 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

One mat good, two mats better..

 

 

Does it really matter?

[Gilbert]

13 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

Does it really matter?

That was a bit cutting...

[NHY 581]

1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said:

I suspect Rob might, like me, keep an extra cutting mat for purely photographic purposes. 

 

John

 

 

Hi John.

 

As if.......

 

Believe it not, nope. The cutting mat was the location of the weathering session. I just tidied up as I went along. 

 

If I don't,  it's carnage and I end up as weathered as the wagon. 

 

Therefore after each step, a quick tidy and move on to the next. 

 

Rob. 

[Gilbert]

"tidied up as I went along"......do tell...how does that work?

[NHY 581]

5 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

"tidied up as I went along"......do tell...how does that work?

 

 

Granted, its a bit unusual but really needed. 

[MrWolf]

I generally go with the "Bulldoze-a-clear-section-of-space-when-taking-a-photo" approach.

 

I can't say that I recommend it.

 

I also don't understand how or why my benches for wood and iron based projects are immaculate and the little model making bench is an utter f....

 

 

[stewartingram]

35 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

"tidied up as I went along"......do tell...how does that work?

Read the manual?

 

Oh, I forgot, real men don't do that!

[bgman]

A brand new Wold beckons !

[MrWolf]

Or you could travel a bit further and knock together a historical model. Not much at El Alamein but the railway and sand, plus inevitable sheep and goats.

The buildings are available... 

 

Keep ruminating on designs and keep it Upwool! 

 

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

51 minutes ago, bgman said:

A brand new Wold beckons !

You mean like the ever-popular Lymeswold cheese?

 

[Gilbert]

44 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

You mean like the ever-popular Lymeswold cheese?

 

I've only hear of Lambswold....

[phil_sutters]

50 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

You mean like the ever-popular Lymeswold cheese?

 

Seems to have vanished - it was alleged that the EU had something to do with it. There may be another explanation! In the 1980s when our boys were young, we used to get to use my sister's house in Burnham-on-Sea for our summer holidays, when they went north to her in-laws. One year when her older son had stayed on and was living with us, the local butcher was selling Lymeswold which had a money off voucher on it. The voucher was actually for more than the butcher was selling it for. So our nephew and our older son bought large amounts of it. We took our share home to London but my sister came home to find a large part of her smaller freezer packed out with it. The larger chest freezer was packed with fish my brother-in-law had caught but he never ate fish and he caught far more than the rest of the family could eat.

[sb67]

Thanks for the "how to" on the wagon interior Rob, it looks superb. 

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

A work in progress but this is the current state of play with the Minerva open. 

 

Not finished but getting there now. 

 

 

Updates to follow. 

 

 

Rob. 

[Mick Bonwick]

Craftily posed!

 

[NHY 581]

2 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

Craftily posed!

 

 

Quite. 

[MrWolf]

That is as good as any professionally weathered wagon I have seen.

[NHY 581]

Thanks Rob.

 

Another view taken in more natural light...

[Gilbert]

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

That is as good as any professionally weathered wagon I have seen.

As a wise parent once said to me in the context of coaching a sport.. "just because you're paid doesn't make you professional".

It's excellent Rob btw.

Chris

[Gilbert]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Thanks Rob.

 

Another view taken in more natural light...

I see why the cutting mat was pristine...

[Captain Kernow]

19 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

I see why the cutting mat was pristine...

I can't tell the difference between the interior of the wagon and the chopping board!

 

In fact, I'd suggest that the interior of the wagon was real wood and the chopping board wasn't!

 

[bgman]

Stay with it Rob, its giving a lot of people in this Parish enjoyment and inspiration judging by the responses, and doubtless you too.

[NHY 581]

Evening all. 

 

Apologies for the poor quality but here's progress on the other side. 

 

Hopefully better quality image tomorrow. 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

Sorry. Got over excited and forgot the photos....

 

 

 

[simontaylor484]

Does the Memsahib know where her make up brush has gone Mr Sheep sir 

 

Fantastic work as ever