RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2018 IMG_9840.JPG Of course, all of this has been 'times five'. Five bodies ready for painting. IMG_9841.JPG Primer and roof colour being sprayed. For the full effect - come and see at the show (or wait for the post-show pictures) Crikey! I made a tray like that when I was at primary school! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Crikey! I made a tray like that when I was at primary school! G'Day Folks You didn't go to the same school...........did you. manna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Crikey! I made a tray like that when I was at primary school!Never throw anything away - you should see my pencil case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2018 Never throw anything away - you should see my pencil case! No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon4470 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I’m really looking forward to seeing the Quint set at Wakefield. Glad you enjoyed the small details on the brakes. How far did you take the underframe detail? Regards, Frank Likewise - I’m looking forward to seeing this set running at Wakey. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I'll be along on Saturday. Always good to catch up with everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 IMG_9840.JPG Of course, all of this has been 'times five'. Five bodies ready for painting. IMG_9841.JPG Primer and roof colour being sprayed. For the full effect - come and see at the show (or wait for the post-show pictures) Wot? No fancy surface cleaner and etching primer? I'm shocked Mr Nicholas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Wot? No fancy surface cleaner and etching primer? I'm shocked Mr Nicholas! Well, it wouldn't do to bore the readership with every single detail of the process would it now? A picture of a bottle of CIF (the new(-ish) name for 'JIF') doesn't have a lot going for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Shiny Sinks is better IMO. As endorsed by Phil Parker, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 I shall have a hunt around for that then ... when my bottle of CIF runs out ... in about 25 years time... Meanwhile, the set has progressed to the orangey-brown stage. Teak staining to take place tomorrow, leaving just enough time for it to dry off before packing up in its box. It will therefore be anomius anynimuss ... un-numbered for the weekend. Oh - and we're going to have a go at making the road system go (forgot to mention that earlier!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2018 Well, it wouldn't do to bore the readership with every single detail of the process would it now? A picture of a bottle of CIF (the new(-ish) name for 'JIF') doesn't have a lot going for it One advantage of coming across the channel is that I have been able to source Ajax powder which is my cleaner of choice, each to their own. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Ahhhhhhh now here is a question my dear friends, how do you clean the kit before primer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2018 Ahhhhhhh now here is a question my dear friends, how do you clean the kit before primer? I use a mix of ways. A toothbrush and Shiny sinks or Cif (any abrasive cleaner but being in Oz it's probably called 'Clean ye B'stard' ) and I also use washing up liquid. Whatever you do make sure it's well rinsed. I tend to clean after every soldering session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2018 Well, it wouldn't do to bore the readership with every single detail of the process would it now? A picture of a bottle of CIF (the new(-ish) name for 'JIF') doesn't have a lot going for it Still JIF in these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted November 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2018 Ahhhhhhh now here is a question my dear friends, how do you clean the kit before primer? JIF (see above). I'd avoid washing-up liquid as the stuff in it that keeps our hands soft might stay on the surface. Use very hot water too, as hot as you can stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 My kits tend to get cleaned as they are built - the torrent of verbal abuse destroys all know grease and bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I've always thought Cif was a stupid and un-welcome change of name from Jif. Sounds just the same as if it were spelled syph. In the same way I've never once wanted to eat a Marathon bar since it was renamed to rhyme with knickers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Quite agree. I hate this corporate product naming rubbish with a vengeance. Edited November 13, 2018 by Martin S-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard.h Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I've always thought Cif was a stupid and un-welcome change of name from Jif. Sounds just the same as if it were spelled syph. In the same way I've never once wanted to eat a Marathon bar since it was renamed to rhyme with knickers. I seem to remember reading that Cif was an attempt to make the product more saleable in europe, I know that the original name would be pronounced as a guttural Hif in Spanish as thought you were clearing your throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Ah, the joys of having to protect foreigners from the perils of English product-name pronunciation. I seem to remember hearing, many years ago, that a proposal by Rolls-Royce to name their next new car the 'Silver Mist' had to be scrapped because it means something offensive in German. No idea if that's true, mind you ... I'm still baffled, though, as to why IF 'Marathon' had to be changed to avoid offending or confusing our beloved European partners, then it had of all things to become 'Snickers', which is a faintly unpleasant word in English even before you start dropping letters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Ahhhhhhh now here is a question my dear friends, how do you clean the kit before primer? It's worth making sure you don't touch the model with your fingers after cleaning, as this puts back some grease even if you can't see it. I do the cleaning wearing cheap latex gloves, as used for example by a dentist, and also do any subsequent handling until the main coats of paint are finished wearing same. Might seem a bit OTT, but it's a lot better than the annoyance of paint not sticking properly and having to go back to square one! You can guess how I know this. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted November 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2018 I seem to remember reading that Cif was an attempt to make the product more saleable in europe, I know that the original name would be pronounced as a guttural Hif in Spanish as thought you were clearing your throat. It was changed because when blokes were sent shopping they kept buying plastic lemon shaped things instead of cleaner. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 So was the same man-shopping logic behind changing Marathon to Snickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2018 So was the same man-shopping logic behind changing Marathon to Snickers? Because Mars who make Snickers called them Snickers in the USA and was to bring a British product inline with what they were selling in the USA. Nought to do with our continental friends, purely a commercial move by Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Yep, there was a touch of humour in my post though.Thing is, why not bring the USA product into line with what they sold in Britain, making them Marathon bars on both sides of the pond (and presumably in every other country as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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