MrWolf Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Good point, I will be adding colour to the subsequent layers. I will probably mix quantities of cheap raw umber acrylic paint with the water. It will act as a further binding agent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Thanks to @Captain Kernows informative contribution, tonight's waiting for the paint to dry job has been to put together a privy for the signal box. It's from the Wills' SS19 Grotty huts and privy kit. Of course I couldn't leave it as bought. I drilled / carved out the little window in the door and as the roof is as thick as a whale omelette, I replaced it with a bit of clear glazing. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Of course, if you're going to paint the inside, you have to leave the door open. If you leave the door open, you have to add the ledge and brace to the inside. The hinges are on the right from the inside, so the brace runs from the top of the closing side, to the bottom of the hinge side. Edited May 27, 2021 by MrWolf 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 A clear roof so that the signalman can do some star-gazing while he contemplates the next movement? 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 You do mean train movement, I hope? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) If the door is to be open, you might need to add horizontal beams for the main wall planks, as well as some 'reading' material. Then you might consider the planks are too thick, so replace the walls with individual planks of 10thou plasticard, stuck to a suitable frame, and replace the door with a similar scratch built item. I'll shut up now... Edited May 28, 2021 by Stubby47 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: I'll shut up now... Oh dear Rob, I forgot to warn you about mentioning conveniences in Stu's presence, he does get... umm... rather enthusiastic about them. Oh and don't mention caravans, either... Al. 2 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Oh dear Rob, I forgot to warn you about mentioning conveniences in Stu's presence, he does get... umm... rather enthusiastic about them. Oh and don't mention caravans, either... Al. He's gone potty over potties? Bizarre. BTW that looks like the bookie's khazi that Ewan McGregor fell into in Trainspotting. THE WORST TOILET IN SCOTLAND! Also, I just can't quite express how much I dislike caravans. Although I have had the pleasure of burning a few. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 As Al said... http://stubby47.co.uk/stubby47_website/images/models/dioramas/gr_2.jpg http://stubby47.co.uk/stubby47_website/images/models/g007/Van3.jpg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Although I have had the pleasure of burning a few. Ha, that's exactly what Stu did too... EDIT: Gaaah, he beat me to it! Al. Edited May 28, 2021 by Alister_G 3 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Ha, that's exactly what Stu did too... EDIT: Gaaah, he beat me to it! Al. I like that, you could add police tape and a CSI van. Another meth lab gone! I'm sure that I read an article on building that model somewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 I heard AMC are planning a new series called MAKING BAD. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Ha, that's exactly what Stu did too... EDIT: Gaaah, he beat me to it! Al. B****y hell. I thought that was real! Excellent work Stu! (I’m still not sure it isn’t...) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 24 minutes ago, Tortuga said: B****y hell. I thought that was real! Excellent work Stu! (I’m still not sure it isn’t...) Definitely a case of art imitating life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 A few spare minutes this morning has allowed me to weather the whitewash inside the privy, slap on a cost of patented creosote base colour and paint the door dark stone. Best of all worlds perhaps. 4 hours ago, Graham T said: A clear roof so that the signalman can do some star-gazing while he contemplates the next movement? I'm still thinking "Train or bowel movement?" Anyway, I have now dealt with what has already become known as the "Sh**house sunroof"... I wanted to paint the rust staining on the inside of the roof before fitting a cross brace under the front edge. I have a lot of work to do now in order to tone everything down. I know that some might suggest that I put a roll of Izal in there, but experience of such places is that you would hide your toilet paper in the signal box so that it didn't go walkabout. 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Alister_G said: Q: What do you call a burned-out caravan? A: A start. 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 Sorry to go off topic, but that reminded me of the definition of perfect pitch:. the sound an accordion makes when it hits the bottom of a skip. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: A few spare minutes this morning has allowed me to weather the whitewash inside the privy, slap on a cost of patented creosote base colour and paint the door dark stone. Best of all worlds perhaps. I'm still thinking "Train or bowel movement?" Anyway, I have now dealt with what has already become known as the "Sh**house sunroof"... I wanted to paint the rust staining on the inside of the roof before fitting a cross brace under the front edge. I have a lot of work to do now in order to tone everything down. I know that some might suggest that I put a roll of Izal in there, but experience of such places is that you would hide your toilet paper in the signal box so that it didn't go walkabout. Sounds as though you may have benefited from one of my more eclectic books...... G 3 1 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 It's a shame yours appears to be a hard back copy. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Stubby47 said: It's a shame yours appears to be a hard back copy. He saved the 847.08 for buying trains. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: It's a shame yours appears to be a hard back copy. Where's the "flippin 'eck" icon? Al 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Alister_G said: Where's the "flippin 'eck" icon? Al Have you tried buying used railway books lately? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Have you tried buying used railway books lately? Obviously the ones I want to buy aren't in such demand Al. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Alister_G said: Obviously the ones I want to buy aren't in such demand Al. In my experience, books are only cheap when you want to sell them. That said, some of the books I value most have been given to me. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 Before anyone else posts this... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-57287564 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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