RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 So did you actually get to paint any rails? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 No, Tony, I didn't. How did you know to ask that question? I did get some overgrown hedging cut back a bit, though. Beech hedge leaves are a devil to get right in 4mm scale. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 @wiggoforgoldhas recently dealt with Laurel hedges over on his Yelverton thread, that might offer some inspiration for Beech hedges perhaps? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: No, Tony, I didn't. How did you know to ask that question? Just a hunch........... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 Additional seafoam-based shrubs and saplings added to the diorama today. Using different shaped pieces of seoam and various scatter materials a good variety of tree forms can be made. Other work includes the distressing of the too-uniform grassy bits and some more longish grass randomly placed. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 I thought that I had the camera settings sorted for focus stacking. Need to check again! I also need to remove the Dullcote from the Anglia's windows. It's not meant to represent one that's occupied! 8 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: .....It's not meant to represent one that's occupied! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 I need to do some weeding. For clarity, this is outside the workshop. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: I need to do some weeding. For clarity, this is outside the workshop. Are you sure? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Really? It looks thoroughly weeded already. It needs de-weeding. Can you borrow a goat and get on with the important jobs? 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tallpaul69 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Looks more like Weedon than Easton? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3, 2021 There has been such great temptation introduced on The Shed Thread that I almost wandered off down that path. But, after a bit of self discipline, I cleared everything away (again) and managed to paint some more rails. There's rain coming down at the moment, so it looks as if I won't be able to do any gardening weeding today. Such a shame. I did add an index to all my shed photographs, though. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 3, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3, 2021 Another vehicle, this time it's a Fordson van. To my eye a vehicle looks right if the wheels are accurate - a bit like a building looking right if the windows are accurate. The thickness of the metal and the hefty bumpers and number plate are of less significance overall. This is one of the early Classix models and is quite a good little model for the price. A coat of matt varnish (Testor's Dullcote) prepared it for a very light dusting of pigment. 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: Another vehicle, this time it's a Fordson van Another half a dozen and they can team up with the Landies ! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 These were all weathered years ago, and the recent discussions about road vehicles prompted me to search for the box where they've been hiding. I knew that the windows needed attention, because I had never got round to removing the Dullcote. I've given myself the task of getting on with it now, but I'm not known for doing as I'm told. You've already seen the results of the cleansing of the Fordson and now I've had a go at the Standard Vanguard. Not many to go. Ooh! Look! There's a Land Rover. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Nothing to do with railways, Easton, Land Rovers or sheds, but it was brought to mind by a thread elsewhere. When my Grandchildren ask me what I did in the war, I can say that I ran the 'C' Company Canteen. They're not likely to ask, though. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know? I think the correct way is to say "You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know Corporal?" I believe the response from aforementioned NCO would differ depending on whether the asker was of lower or higher rank . Looking forward to seeing @Mick Bonwick s response to find out @Stubby47s rank. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Presumably that was the Boer war? 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Perhaps he wasn't referred to by rank. Simply, '"Baldrick". 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Arguably the best rank in the British Army.. Sgts to take the responsibility above, Lance Corporals and Privates below to do the doing... Rob 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemonkey presents.... Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 18:07, Mick Bonwick said: I need to do some weeding. For clarity, this is outside the workshop. No weeding or work required ask Monty - It's a writing garden 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Stubby47 said: You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know? It's a lanyard. Mine was blue and yellow, but there were many other colours available. Tied to the end that's tucked into the breast pocket is a bottle/can opener. Look behind me and you can see why. The photograph was taken in Aden in 1967 and when not on patrol I really did run the canteen. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Arguably the best rank in the British Army.. Sgts to take the responsibility above, Lance Corporals and Privates below to do the doing... Rob I'd like to think that WO1 takes that place. Everybody junior calls you 'Sir' and everybody senior calls you 'Mr'. Takes a while to get there, but once there, you stay. Anyway, back to modelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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