Spitfire2865

A man can dream....

I finally got it to work...now I feel that the color is too bright...

Weather it!

My workbench shows my struggle.

That's not good.

As long as you don't have to replace the watch though!

Thats true! Id rather break a $15 watch chain than my grandfathers watch.

Dont you also have terrible shipping costs?

Yep. For example, there is a $20 shipping fee from Shapeways, which is excellent for a $5 model...:-<

Wow thats bad.

I have no idea who you're referring to...;-)

If you're phoning them anyway, might as well deal with the subject of the email (?)

I cant phone them. Im in the US, theyre in the UK, I cant make international calls.

But I mean a company which seems to solely be based around an email. I found a wagon tarp maker who has a single email to his site. Emailed him a few questions and no response in over a week.(still not too late to give up) Or a custom lead weight company months ago. I understand a few days because something couldve come up. But really? Weeks to months? I just think if youre going to run a business you...

Remove the BR crest, number board, and builders plate printing. I found using the turtle wax polish with a polishing pad in an electric drill works quickly. Just makes a bit of a mess and with the cab body, ending the job under a strong tap made quick work of clean up. Cant really run a whole loco under water so I need to mask A LOT and take it very slowly.

I have a pug, ill take a look tomorrow if you want? I'm fairly sure there has to be a way of removing the body and cab.

The cab yes, the body shell is also the footplate which the motor wires go through. To remove the body shell you have to cut the wires. Im just going to mask it to hell and carefully not make a mess with turtlewax.

Yes you are. The l&y pug. I tried removing all the screws and it still wouldnt budge.

ok will send a pm with pics this evening

Thanks. I found using turtle wax makes a bit of a mess and I want to be able to run the body shell under a tap at the end to remove the leftover polishing compound. And well...I have no skills to make a new mech, nor would I like to ruin a new loco in the first place.

Did you enjoy it?

Yes. Very enjoyable. Would highly consider doing something like it again.

Damn. My vacation goal is unachievable then. Hmm. Maybe Ill stumble across something. I managed to in Paris.

There used to be a decent train section in one of the larger toy stores, but that went. There's Hobbyland at the end of the Vondelpark but even given my interest in Dutch stuff, I didn't find a huge amount there a year ago - friendly enough shop, though, but check opening times.

Paris is much better, indeed.

"France, a beautiful country--unfortunately it's full of French people", my old French teacher used to say.

69843- being a tourist..though id rather just explore freely.

judge dread-haha

Being a tourist is great-did it in '09, as well as a bit of London and the South of England

Just wish I'd been as interested in railways then as I am now

Nahh big clunky boots for me. Though surprisingly comfy.

Have a nice trip

My condolences.

Have fun mate

Thanks

Meditate.......when you get on the plane I mean, not when you are driving there...

Sweat and Tears?

Haha. Its starting to feel like that. Accidentally let the water run out, charred the first few.

Ohhh....I can't begin to feel your pain....

Can laser cutters do sanding?

Oh nooooo !!! I hear the dustbin a calling !!!

Be worth it in the end though

Ah finals....the bane of all school aged modellers

Even so for uni.

Don't worry - we will tickle his diodes to cheer him up.

O speckled gruntbuggly, thy micturations are to me...

That's it ian, pinch all our best lines...

Yeah. I ordered just one sheet of press-fix so that may have been a part of it, but in the past UK to US takes at least a week. This was less. I was so amazed to find it in my mailbox today. I would send them an email and ask about shipping to Aus. Might be a really good idea for you.

Planning to. They have an excellent range there

I chose them because they carried HMRS PO decals.

My model took a graceful nosedive and the wings ripped off.

Ha ha, I bet that was spectacular ? Sorry I laughed but it took me back to my childhood, when we watched a friends of ours fly his petrol engined spitfire, it went up and round and then down, down, down bang, propellor first Into the field surface, smashed to smithereens, he almost cried and 5 or 6 us 10 & 11 year olds just gawped as it happened, and then laughed but said "that was greeeeeat Martin, do it again"

No its fine to laugh. I did too to be honest. It wasnt too labour intensive anyway. A week of my life and $20 from an amazon gift card. And I already have plans for another. Next one Id like to fit with full RC gear.