A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[colin penfold]

It may be worth applying some car polish as I did with my King Arthur class.......

It does rather darken the colour somewhat and gives a nice 'oily rag 'finish.

Rob.

Nice. What sort of polish and how did you apply it to the model please mate.

 

I will leave the jokes about Lech from Warsaw to others.

[Mallard60022]

It may be worth applying some car polish as I did with my King Arthur class.......

 

It does rather darken the colour somewhat and gives a nice 'oily rag 'finish.

 

Rob.

Swoooooonnnn. I almost recovered from The Strictly Virus on seeing this. Almost.

Groan.

[NHY 581]

Nice. What sort of polish and how did you apply it to the model please mate.

I will leave the jokes about Lech from Warsaw to others.

 

 

Auto Glym resin polish. Not cheap but on a positive note even a small amount will last you until hell freezes over.

I use a cotton bud and apply a small amount then work in 4mm scale circles to try and simulate little hands cleaning. I do this post weathering but before spraying with matt varnish to seal the powders. I mask off those areas I want to keep shiny.

You have to be careful around rivets as it can leave a white residue which can be tricky to remove but I wait until its dry and use a small stiff brush.

 

Swoooooonnnn. I almost recovered from The Strictly Virus on seeing this. Almost.

Groan.

Runny beak?

 

Rob.

Edited October 22, 2016 by nhy581

[The Fatadder]

Are there 2 fibreglass rinos in a field just outside Newton abbot station?

They are getting closer to Brent!

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

[Mallard60022]

Runny beak?

 

Rob.

Not quite. Almost burst brea#ty bits and various other parts failing or 'blocked'. Touch twig I feel a bit better today but glad I ain't working no more as I'd be up before the Unhealthy Police.

Ar$e

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

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That really is a curious shade of green.  

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

'Oh Minnie ! Look it's King Charles the second from Old Oak Common'

 

'Oh Flora, what have Swindon done in their paintshop, it's a disgrace and needs mentioning to that Felix Pole chap we know'

 

[Limpley Stoker]

'Oh Minnie ! Look it's King Charles the second from Old Oak Common'

'Oh Flora, what have Swindon done in their paintshop, it's a disgrace and needs mentioning to that Felix Pole chap we know'

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'And to think that the same paintshop did such a good job for the NRM version- - all shiny and the right shade of green'

[Mallard60022]

'Oh Minnie ! Look it's King Charles the second from Old Oak Common'

 

'Oh Flora, what have Swindon done in their paintshop, it's a disgrace and needs mentioning to that Felix Pole chap we know'

 

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Flora: " Felix Pole......such an interesting name. I'm going to say something a little risque Minnie. Are you ready?"

Minnie: "Oh, not here Flors, just in case my top set comes loose again. Wait until we are in the Buffet."

Flora: "Probably for the best dear heart. Let us go and get our Crumpets hot and buttery and perhaps take a wee dram to set them off."

Extract from today's Plymouth Herald.

Edited October 25, 2016 by Mallard60022

[Mallard60022]

'Oh Minnie ! Look it's King Charles the second from Old Oak Common'

 

'Oh Flora, what have Swindon done in their paintshop, it's a disgrace and needs mentioning to that Felix Pole chap we know'

 

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Rob, were the Kings always kept smart in your era? If not I'd cover that in Klear then crud it up. Try the Tender first, just on the back to see if it works. The green reminds me of the Lima King colour, but I could be imagining that.

However, that last shot in #20945 is excellent. What a difference that bridge makes.

Philth

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

The green reminds me of the Lima King colour, but I could be imagining that.

 

 

You rang, my Lord.

 

[gwrrob]

You rang, my Lord.

 

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Oh, the seventies are back and I'm 14 years old again.

[colin penfold]

Oh, the seventies are back and I'm 14 years old again.

 

Nice flares

[NHY 581]

Oh, the seventies are back and I'm 14 years old again.

Ah yes..........

[bgman]

Ya-ABBA da-ABBA doooo !

 

Sven

[Mallard60022]

Chrissy Hind is almost 70 for goodness sake. Now there was someone that didn't need to pretend to be se#y!

Phil

[Limpley Stoker]

But Agnetha really is back-- great album last year!

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

[brianusa]

A lot of recent pictures of GW locos seem to be inconsistent with the shade of  green associated with these locos. 

 

 

This is IMHO what GW green is like.

 

Brian

[gwrrob]

Good Moaning and speed to the west Gentlemen.

 

 

 

 

 

[mattingleycustom]

I will be if I persuade Glenn to wave his magic wand at it.

 

The 'Magic Wand' is building walls and decorating right now - deep joy, but it has to be done ... maybe next year

[The Stationmaster]

Rob, were the Kings always kept smart in your era? If not I'd cover that in Klear then crud it up. Try the Tender first, just on the back to see if it works. The green reminds me of the Lima King colour, but I could be imagining that.

However, that last shot in #20945 is excellent. What a difference that bridge makes.

Philth

 

Photos suggest that in the post-war era Old Oak 'Kings' were not exactly the cleanest engines operating on the GWR  (no doubt largely due to a shortage of labour) but Kennth Cook remarked in his book that he had a certain 'Castle' transferred away from Old Oak to Canton because it was filthy every time he saw it passing Swindon.

[Mallard60022]

The 'Magic Wand' is building walls and decorating right now - deep joy, but it has to be done ... maybe next year

By the way, was 2 - 2 OK for you? Apologies the score is a week late as I have been indisposed.

A. R. Gyle