bgman Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: You have let the thread and yourself down. I strongly suggest you take a long, hard look at yourself. Rob. Sorry ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Moving along quickly, (Although still sheep related.) I have been able to complete the cobbled area where the temporary sheep pens are assembled. I've trimmed the sheets to fit and stuck them down with some strong but whiffy contact adhesive. It will now require a good deal of paint, washes, dry brushing and general profanity to transform it into a different kind of open space. It looks a bit weird at the moment... Edited August 22, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2021 Cobblers! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Graham T said: Cobblers! I'm quite certain that the word cobblers will be used alongside slightly less PG rated profanity before I am happy with it. The spare room no longer stinks like a meth lab, so I have dodged the doghouse at least. Time to stink up the place again with half a tin of Humbrol number 64. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted October 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2021 4 hours ago, bgman said: When wearing your wellies you put their back legs in the wellies and grab their ...... ooops ! Far too much information If you have ever had a fat ewe tread on your foot you wouldn't fancy having your foot sharing a welly with a sheeps foot. Well perhaps its just me that has never been that desperate. The last time I grappled with one was to get a waterlooged ewe out of the leat. I had no faith in the Sheep badger being bothered to come out even if I had known who to contact. Don 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 I always remember the greeting banter between a Welsh friend and one of his mates from London down at Beauieu autojumble: "All right Bry, still sg"*ging sheep are we?" "Oh yes, we're still sh**ging them and you're still eating them." He was also known to point out that only English sheep worriers used wellies, the Welsh always tip them on their backs. Otherwise, how could you kiss them? I had enough of loading the awkward heavy by**ers into a trailer, never mind anything else and as you say, if one stands on your foot, it's not good at all. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) I decided to make the first coat of granite grey with Humbol 140, it's a darker bluish grey, somewhere between 64 & 67 shades. Also I had a part tin that was starting to get gloopy. Edited August 22, 2022 by MrWolf 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'd have been tempted to smear the whole lot with a thin coat of household filler first, leaving just the tops of the cobbles showing. 1 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 Another example of the layout starting to come alive, Rob. Fab. Rob. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 I agree with @Stubby47 about a coat of filler. Would it pass your bike test? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: The spare room no longer stinks like a meth lab, How do you know what a meth lab smells like? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) On 06/10/2021 at 01:02, Stubby47 said: I'd have been tempted to smear the whole lot with a thin coat of household filler first, leaving just the tops of the cobbles showing. I'd got that down as step two. I thought that a muddy plaster and paint mix would have a better chance of sticking to a matt painted surface. Edited August 22, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 12 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Regularity said: How do you know what a meth lab smells like? Same as I know what a weed farm smells like. I've lived in some cr4ppy areas in my time. Of course, if we had coppers walking round, they might be able to smell it too. I always thought that the Ukrainians had a far better approach to such problems than us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: I agree with @Stubby47 about a coat of filler. Would it pass your bike test? Old fashioned road cobbles barely pass the bike test even at 304.8mm/ft, believe me! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Old fashioned road cobbles barely pass the bike test even at 304.8mm/ft, believe me! Just make sure all your ( bike ) nuts are tightened up ! 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 57 minutes ago, bgman said: Just make sure all your ( bike ) nuts are tightened up ! I have to check the QD wheel nuts on my racer every time I use it. Other nuts are kept safely in a bag... 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) As a break from cobbling things together and makeovers for sheep, I found that I needed a rusty corrugated iron fix. I'm sure that @Alister_Gwill understand, even if no-one else does. Matt black, followed by sleeper grime, humbrol 70 rust, Railmatch dark rust and a little diluted humbrol 46 orange. It seems to work okay but don't overdo it with the orange. Edited August 22, 2022 by MrWolf Replaced picture 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Regularity said: How do you know what a meth lab smells like? Rob Just miss understood what we meant by getting methfix 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: I'd got that down as step two. I thought that a muddy plaster and paint mix would have a better chance of sticking to a matt painted surface. That looks absolutely brilliant! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thanks Chris, just don't wear your best shoes walking across it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) Further dry brushing with lighter grey and tan / leather to give the cobblestone a more flinty look. Experimental Sheep 2, 3 & 4 wondering where the grass went. Edited August 22, 2022 by MrWolf 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 The sheep look really good I think. If a touch hungry! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'll put them back in the field before I get any protests and have to model a crowd of rich white kids with dreadlocks... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 Just noticed the WW1 tank lurking in there - eh?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2021 Nice work on the wriggly tin Rob, and the cobblestones look good too. 8 minutes ago, Graham T said: Just noticed the WW1 tank lurking in there - eh?! I only learnt recently that the Mark1 Tanks came in Male and Female versions, you could tell the difference by the shape of their sponsons... Oops... Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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