Popular Post cypherman Posted December 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Hi all, Yesterday I went in to my local model shop for a browse. Not intending to buy anything unless something jumps out at me. Well this item did not sort of jump out at me . More threw it self across the room and held me by the throat in a vice like grip. The item in question was this Metcalf castle. Fully built to a high standard with all the extra bits(Except one small tower) all for £32.00. You cannot buy the gatehouse and main tower for that let alone the rest. And completely built. The credit card was out so fast there were scorch marks on my wallet. I will buy and build some more wall extensions and small towers to go with it. I had wanted this castle for a while now, But the accumulative cost put it on a back burner. Edited December 22, 2023 by cypherman 29 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 57 minutes ago, cypherman said: Hi all, Yesterday I went in to my local model shop for a browse. Not intending to buy anything unless something jumps out at me. Well this item did not sort of jump out at . More threw it self across the room and held me by the throat in a vice like grip. The item in question was this metcalf castle. Fully built to a high standard with all the extra bits(Except one small tower) all for £32.00. You cannot buy the gatehouse and main tower for that let alone the rest. And completely built. The credit card was out so fast there were scorch marks on my wallet. I will buy and build some more wall extensions and small towers to go with it. I had wanted this castle for a while now, But the accumulative cost put it on a back burner. You need to extend behind that archway around the back, otherwise you'll have the enemy sneaking in.... Walls, corner towers and stables/barracks should do the trick! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Did you ram parts of it into your carrier bag? Bye! SLAM!! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 Like the superglue mounting guard ready to repel the enemy on the tower... A seriou s bargain, though, well done, Cyph! Has the look of something from the 13th or 14th centuries with a later life as an aristocratic home, the big windows put in in Tudor or Stuart times. Can't help but think of the enemy as my lot, the Welsh, given the period. Visited Caerphilly once with an English mate, with whom banter was lively, sitting in the beer garden of the Gatehouse pub overlooking Despenser's magnificent ruin, and of course he rabbitted on for a good bit about how the Castle showed the natural dominance of the English over the Welsh, and how we were subdued, cowed, and controlled by it. I gave him his head for a bit until he paused, with that 'I won you lost' victorious expression, and delivered the killer blow, 'yes, look how scared of us you were'! A low shot, but effective, and a reminder of what it must have been like to live in one of those Englishry towns back in the day, surrounded by oppressively overlooking hills full of people you knew wanted to kill you... 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 7 hours ago, cypherman said: ...I will buy and build some more wall extensions and small towers to go with it... Then again, these 'statement' buildings were rarely completed (too expensive) and didn't need to be. A modest garrison of soldiers prepared to poke the locals with their weapons as and when required, were sufficient to 'shock and awe' or whatever the C14th equivalent phrase was. 2 hours ago, The Johnster said: ...a reminder of what it must have been like to live in one of those Englishry towns back in the day, surrounded by oppressively overlooking hills full of people you knew wanted to kill you... You are Morgan ap Morgan, (sometime passionate Rugby Union specialist PE master) and I claim my ten pounds. The passing of centuries had sublimated his ancestral desire to drive the English out of East Wales, to inflicting massive defeat on the English at Twickers on every available occasion. Which he somewhat undermined by training us to be a highly efficient team... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 And as Flanders and Swann observed, they sing far too loud, far too often, and FLAT.... 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, The Johnster said: Like the superglue mounting guard ready to repel the enemy on the tower... A seriou s bargain, though, well done, Cyph! Has the look of something from the 13th or 14th centuries with a later life as an aristocratic home, the big windows put in in Tudor or Stuart times. Can't help but think of the enemy as my lot, the Welsh, given the period. Visited Caerphilly once with an English mate, with whom banter was lively, sitting in the beer garden of the Gatehouse pub overlooking Despenser's magnificent ruin, and of course he rabbitted on for a good bit about how the Castle showed the natural dominance of the English over the Welsh, and how we were subdued, cowed, and controlled by it. I gave him his head for a bit until he paused, with that 'I won you lost' victorious expression, and delivered the killer blow, 'yes, look how scared of us you were'! A low shot, but effective, and a reminder of what it must have been like to live in one of those Englishry towns back in the day, surrounded by oppressively overlooking hills full of people you knew wanted to kill you... Hi The Johnster, My lot as well....lol. 10-15 miles in any direction from where I live is a castle. Conwy, Mold, Hawarden, Ewloe, Caernarfon and Fflint. Bit further on is Beaumaris and Harlech to name a few 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted December 22, 2023 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: The passing of centuries had sublimated his ancestral desire to drive the English out of East Wales, to inflicting massive defeat on the English Victory was eventually achieved in 2023 over those crossing the dyke making them fear constant unseen eyes threatening to haul them before local courts by the means of legislation designed to trap those not sufficiently vigilant. The 20 mph speed limits. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: specialist PE master I can't offhand think of anything I am less likely to have ever been, but tx for the (albeit badly misplaced) confidence in my physical prowess. I was obliged to do rugby at school, and while what I learned gave me a better appreciation of the game, I was never under any illusions. I was quite small, which according to 'Biffer' Davies (Economics & Economic History but a rugby fanatic who'd played for Bridgend in his youth, and who 'did' rugby) meant that I would make an ideal outside-half, light, fast, and slippery. I was one of those things, the one least advantageous on a rugby field, guess which one that was... What I realised in a very short time was that posession of the ball was a potentially life-shortening experience as I would immedieately be shouted at by my own side to pass to them, then a nanosecond later buried in hostile bodies that would hurt me because the ref couldn't see what was going on under the pile. It trained me to pass the ball out quickly, anywhere, more than once to confused opposition, but the terror never turned me into any sort of even hack player! Not long before I was promoted sideways to being a linesman, about my physical limit... My cross country career ended in a similar way, as a 'marker'. I actually rather liked this sport, but was only good at coming in last, to the ridicule of Lew Bevan, one of the railway lads, a tall, skinny, knobbly-kneed and elbowed, and gangly sort of propostion who had a unique style of running, in which his various limbs and pieces proceeded indepently of each other but would frequently manage to arrange for one of them to cross the finish line ahead of anyone else. The elbows could take out friend or foe from 20yards, there would be a sort of 'clonk' and a cry of 'foul'... Edited December 22, 2023 by The Johnster 3 1 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 3 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: You are Morgan ap Morgan, (sometime passionate Rugby Union specialist PE master) and I claim my ten pounds. I was more thinking Able Seaman Taffy Goldstein! ⚓ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Does anybody really like whelks? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: I was more thinking Able Seaman Taffy Goldstein! ⚓ Leading Seaman Goldstein: "Did you ever meet a Welshman who couldn't sing?". CPO Pertwee: "Yes, but none who didn't1" 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 4 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said: Leading Seaman Goldstein: "Did you ever meet a Welshman who couldn't sing?". CPO Pertwee: "Yes, but none who didn't1" That was when he got promoted. He was an Admiral at one point! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2023 16 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: I was more thinking Able Seaman Taffy Goldstein! ⚓ I think that's probably nearer the mark. 'Leadin' Seaman Goldstein chat-ting'; IIRC he was from Swansea, though, and I'm from 'The Diff'. We luvs The Diff, we duz... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 23/12/2023 at 02:00, 33C said: Does anybody really like whelks? That's not a question I've considered before. Give me some time and I'll get back to you. Maybe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 Hi all, Just ordered an extra set of walling and 2 of the small towers to go with the rest of the castle. Should look complete when they are built. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hi all, Ok the new wall sections and 2 towers have just arrived. Been a long time since I built any card kits. So I am looking for recommendations on which would be the best glue to use with Metcalf kits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 18 minutes ago, cypherman said: So I am looking for recommendations on which would be the best glue to use with Metcalf kits. Here's some we prepared earlier... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Try UHU. Look in those "bargain" places like Home Bargains and B&M. They often have it for a reasonable price of something like £1 to £2 https://www.uhu.com/en/product-page/the-all-purpose-adhesive/63661 Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Avoid the small UHU tubes in the bargain shops, very thin stuff. OK if you clamp and leave overnight to dry. The larger tube from stationers is much better, thicker and dries quicker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hi all, My wife has come to the rescue(I hope). She is a card maker and paper crafter. She has given me one of her tubes of specialist paper glue. Called Dawn Bibby Quick Stick Glue. https://www.dawnbibby.com/dawn-bibby-designs---quick-stick-glue---medium-55ml I will give it a go on one of the smaller wall pieces. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted December 31, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 23/12/2023 at 12:57, Steamport Southport said: That was when he got promoted. He was an Admiral at one point! Commodore... the 'oyal burning' episode. On 30/12/2023 at 10:56, cypherman said: ... So I am looking for recommendations on which would be the best glue to use with Metcalfe kits. Personally, I'd use UHU for tabs and non printed surfaces and Woodland Scenics S190 scenic glue (a concentrated PVA type glue) for delicate stuff. Both dried within a few minutes, so I was able to make decent progress on kits. I used cocktail sticks and bulldog clips (as per the posts in the Metcalfe thread in my signature) and that combination worked well for me. I haven't tried the Dawn Bibby stuff but if your wife's a crafter then I'd be cautiously optimistic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 22/12/2023 at 18:18, The Johnster said: Visited Caerphilly once with an English mate, with whom banter was lively, sitting in the beer garden of the Gatehouse pub overlooking Despenser's magnificent ruin, and of course he rabbitted on for a good bit about how the Castle showed the natural dominance of the English over the Welsh, and how we were subdued, cowed, and controlled by it. Call me slow-witted (again), or taking a while to clear my head of Christmas excess ... apologies for both, but ... it took me a while to recall that your English mate had made the classic mistake. i.e. they weren't really "English" castles, they were Norman castles. Just like most of us were taught about "William The Conqueror" as one in a long line of "English" kings and queens, not enough attention is paid to who William was conquering, or the origins of the various overlords (Roman, Norse, Saxon, Danish, Norman, etc) . Some might say it was actually the English that were more subdued, cowed, and controlled by the various overlords than the Welsh (and Scots). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, The White Rabbit said: Commodore... the 'oyal burning' episode. Commodore, Admiral, same thing to me really.... Both old pubs in Birkenhead! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Commodore, Admiral, same thing to me really.... "Commodore Goldstein" was episode 17 in series three of the Navy Lark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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