SM42 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Is it just me being useless, or does anyone else end up with the base coat (Black, bauxite etc.....) turning grey after spraying with acrylic varnish??????? I read somehwere else in these parts that this is due to varnishing when there is moisture in the air, i.e shortly before or after rain. Doesn't give much of a window in this country . Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Are you meant to ................................. I read somehwere else in these parts that this is due to varnishing when there is moisture in the air, i.e shortly before or after rain. Doesn't give much of a window in this country . Andy ................................................ varnish windows ..................... ........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Are you meant to ................................. ................................................ varnish windows ..................... ........ Yes for that extra special cloudy look. Good for bathrooms and loco windscreens. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2014 Remember that when you take a plug out so that you can plug your soldering iron on, and when you have finished you do unplug your soldering iron which I did, and put it on the side to cool down before putting it away, which I did, Remember to plug the freezer back in again, which I didn't, not two days later, like I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Just cook everything and re freeze or eat it. Mind you ice cream may be a challenge . Andy Just a thought. Is there a practical modelling use for melted ice cream? A replacement for Modroc perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Remember that when you take a plug out so that you can plug your soldering iron on, and when you have finished you do unplug your soldering iron which I did, and put it on the side to cool down before putting it away, which I did, Remember to plug the freezer back in again, which I didn't, not two days later, like I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Following Mr Westerham Station's mishap, I thought I would hire a highly recommended removal company to store the damp contents of his railway room........ I wonder where they have got to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 I have been virtually in lock down for the past 3 1/2 months building my class 205 Hampshire unit (Thumper). Had I still lived in Reading, I may have built the Berkshire unit...... Following enough clumsiness to fill another 59 pages, I have almost completed and painted one end, just waiting for some transfers to arrive. Even though I have made several trips to the Mid Hants railway and taken in excess of 200 detail photos, I have just realised I have missed the handrail from the rear of the coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 That will be why ............. I have been virtually in lock down for the past 3 1/2 months building my class 205 Hampshire unit (Thumper). Had I still lived in Reading, I may have built the Berkshire unit...... Following enough clumsiness to fill another 59 pages, I have almost completed and painted one end, just waiting for some transfers to arrive. Even though I have made several trips to the Mid Hants railway and taken in excess of 200 detail photos, I have just realised I have missed the handrail from the rear of the coach Screen Shot 2014-11-13 at 11.00.13.png ............................ the picture was taken from a prone position on the ground? .................. What devotion ....... ......... taking a picture before getting up and dusting yourself down ............. ............................................ followed up, like all true politicians Clumsy Club members, with a claim that you intended to take the picture from a low angle anyway ....... ............. fantastic, really well done .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 .................I forgot to add the pics of the offending model!! (Front handrails awaiting repaint after mishap with the inverted triangle) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 .................I forgot to add the pics of the offending model!! (Front handrails awaiting repaint after mishap with the inverted triangle) front.jpg rear.jpg I don't think I would have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What? ......... .................I forgot to add the pics of the offending model!! (Front handrails awaiting repaint after mishap with the inverted triangle) front.jpg rear.jpg .... you didn't fall off that as well ...... Ok, ok .... how do you have a mishap with an inverted painted triangle? .................................. ..................... I just know I'm going to regret swallowing that bait he left dangling there ......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 In a similar vein to the Bagpipes Handrail Incident ( Sounds like a Dick Barton episode, (younger RMWebbers look it up)) I have been fitting add on details to some Roco wagons Now the brown wagon came with blue steps (strange, I thought, but hey ho) and were duly fitted and weathering completed. I then found the brown steps in the box with the blue wagon. It occurs to me that perhaps they were put away in the wrong boxes when I last played trains. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 In a similar vein to the Bagpipes Handrail Incident ( Sounds like a Dick Barton episode, (younger RMWebbers look it up)) I have been fitting add on details to some Roco wagons Now the brown wagon came with blue steps (strange, I thought, but hey ho) and were duly fitted and weathering completed. I then found the brown steps in the box with the blue wagon. It occurs to me that perhaps they were put away in the wrong boxes when I last played trains. Andy If it is any assistance ...... when I read this, I was possessed with an uncontrollable, but warm, friendly "Oh dear." smile ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 It wasn't an Oh dear smile at SM42 Towers this afternoon. More of a ######## grimmace. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I think I have discovered a new rule in life. This one is similar to the buttered toast landing butter side down and goes a little like this A paint brush loaded with paint will be dropped. During its descent it will make contact, paint end first, with each item of clothing worn by the user below shoulder level, each item of furniture within a 2 ft radius, completed models with 1 foot and the most obvious, to the casual observer, part of the floor covering. Any attempt to catch a falling paintbrush will result in damage over a wider area and possible stab injury. A clean paint brush will never be dropped. That just about sums up yesterday's modelling attempts. Andy (now with light weathering) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I think I have discovered a new rule in life. This one is similar to the buttered toast landing butter side down and goes a little like this A paint brush loaded with paint will be dropped. During its descent it will make contact, paint end first, with each item of clothing worn by the user below shoulder level, each item of furniture within a 2 ft radius, completed models with 1 foot and the most obvious, to the casual observer, part of the floor covering. Any attempt to catch a falling paintbrush will result in damage over a wider area and possible stab injury. A clean paint brush will never be dropped. That just about sums up yesterday's modelling attempts. Andy (now with light weathering) Hi Andy, sorry to hear of your predicament However, there is light at the end of the tunnel....in this instance not a runaway train, my all new pre-paint splattered onesey, specially commissioned for the clumsy club!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hi Andy, sorry to hear of your predicament However, there is light at the end of the tunnel....in this instance not a runaway train, my all new pre-paint splattered onesey, specially commissioned for the clumsy club!! This years must have Christmas present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 BUt ........................ This years must have Christmas present. ..................... only to give to someone else!! ........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Does it come in any other colours? Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Does it come in any other colours? Andy How many more do you need????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted November 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2014 So Joseph was a modeller... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 How many more do you need????? No browns, dark grey or BR blue. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 No browns, dark grey or BR blue. Andy I do a nice line in puce............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Would that be the "After Club Dinner Night" one ............ I do a nice line in puce............... ............................... with the flavoured Lapels and Button Holes ......... ............... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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