Mark Harmsworth

Splendid. I've got my tub of popcorn and a comfy chair ready. Time to relax and watch the fun.

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Some (many?) of my WW2 fighters are missing the gunsight. I always leave them off during the build as they stick up above the instrument panel and I worry about knocking them off. So, I pop it into a plastic pot for later. And later, when I've finished the build, taken the pics and placed three months work carefully on its' shelf in the cabinet, I find the plastic pot again. Oh, I wonder what's in there?

I've got a very small clay frog with its' front legs missing. Oh, hang on. I thought you asked for the 'oddest thing I own'.

Simples. An airbrush cleaning pot which also holds the airbrush. Explanation here: https://airbrushinsider.com/what-is-an-airbrush-cleaning-pot/

Slow progress is the new normal. I've been cracking on with it like a tortoise. I spent many many sessions filling gaps, sanding and polishing. Repeat. Repeat. First some Mr Surfacer in the seams: And scrap plastic in the ever-so slightly noticeable gaps in the wing root and nose: That was followed by more Mr Surfacer and then filing, sanding, polishing . . . I also had to deal with the landing lights. These are the resin parts with their transparencies: The lights may be to scale but the rest of it is definitely not. The backing plates are far too thick as are the transparencies - which will not fit over the lights. Removing the lamps from the backing plate wouldn't work due to the thickness of the transparencies. So the lamps/lights were cast into the void and I set to work on the transparencies. Sanding and polishing. Sanding and polishing. I covered the gaps in the wing leading edges with card and used a punched out disc of card to represent the lamps. At this point I also had a look at the main wheels: Very soft detail and no holes for the axles. Ho hum. Back in the box they went for another day. All my gap filling, sanding and polishing came to an end - although I probably could have continued for some time. After a wipe down with isopropanol alcohol we were ready for primer: The landing lights look unprotected but that's a dollop or two of copydex (which I use for those tricky masking shapes) and which dries clear. Underneath: Here is where I own up to having had more than one reason for selecting the yellow and black scheme. I'd previously seen the use of pink primer suggested as a good base for yellow. So I'd bought this and wanted to give it a try: Look, a pink aeroplane: Not really sure if I'd call that 'pink' but it's certainly not my usual grey (or white or black). The first coat of yellow gave me this: Looking a bit yellow ochre - now there's a colour from my school art classes. And after three coats, this: That'll probably do. Next, masking off the yellow stripes in preparation for the black / night. Thanks for looking. Mark

Probably expressing a lack of knowledge here - but what's a 'table' in this context?

Sad - but I'd change the heading - he was not 'the' Father Ted. Dermot Morgan played the unforgettable Father Ted Crilly supported by a fantastic group of actors. Ardal O'Hanlon as Father Dougal McGuire being worth several mentions. Mark

You can definitely brush paint Klear / Future so I assume anything similar. Use a wide flat brush and you should be fine. Any excess can be wicked off with the edge of a kitchen towel although it is fairly self levelling. Clean the brush with that clear blue window cleaner. Good luck Mark

To avoid being recognised when he goes out to buy a stamp. Otherwise legions of fans would rush up and say : "I recognise those hands, you're Albert the modeller, please please can I have your autograph and, if I give you the bits, can you build me a Spitfire??"

I wondered what was meant, and it seems now we will never know, but to me the key words are 'flat base' - and if that is what he has used then it could well explain the problem. And how does 'matt' morph into 'flat base' ?

Looks like baby red pandas are. And the mum. Edinburgh Zoo's baby red panda has died from stress caused by fireworks on Bonfire Night, according to veterinary experts. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said three-month-old Roxie choked on her own vomit as pyrotechnics were being set off across the city. Roxie's mother Ginger also died unexpectedly five days earlier, and vets say they cannot rule out this also being linked to firework noise. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6k9wg03e8o

I believe that a goat will eat almost anything

Oh yes. I think my favourite instruction to my character was 'Pick up dead warg'. Never quite managed to find a use for a dead warg though.

This? https://www.amazon.co.uk/UA-90038-Model-Triangular-Scale-Ruler/dp/B0CQJWNHQS/ref=sr_1_7?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZzMqamd9YVhwI_Wc6AWboO9S5Hb7XGE_DqoFellbVsfOZiIpgsYQEIW5HQXuB_2kEY4Ktis1rfg3swZZvfYJMo_rPFYzhS4HvYDXVSCiJVrBcxbv4a4sP93j8E5RbEcsLE8L6R0zqg-Y99q75BJoPhLrMJMAdHvFIP5oUnARhD0KdDkob3hxErtnjcc3hqV0Rl_pM8cYNrmwWx9ryArSMbbZAX7ucBDN40xxgy97uj8x0tdS7FvP3ma_qdk2qqdON1TX-KJB1HMKWphHxudDhTV9DwLyV98hCewWv7qzkaA.EyNEJXbwwvmxtvVKy0Rk_hSHyDIjwMrAH2nSYRZzTbo&dib_tag=se&keywords=scale%2Bruler%2B1%2B72&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1731412750&sr=8-7&th=1

I would also point out to all that, according to his post in 'New Members', that @Chris 71 made after this OP, he has given up and decided to leave the hobby altogether. Here:

I suspect that this isn't relevant as he seems to have been using Tamiya X21 which, if I've understood correctly (always a dodgy assumption), isn't so much a paint as an additive - see my post above. Although I suspect you know far more about it than me.

Tamiya paints can be a little delicate but I would endorse what @Pete in Lincs says - particularly about primer. I would add when you say 'flat base', if you mean X-21, my understanding is that it is not a paint as such but more an additive for mixing with a gloss paint to turn it into a matt paint. So that may explain what has happened. More here: Can you tell us exactly which Tamiya paint you have used? all the best Mark

Thanks for everyone's thoughts on this. Some good points well put. I think this thread has probably run its' course so I'll ask for it to be closed. Thanks again. Mark

Brilliant. Do you have a fridge magnet with that on?

Umm - but it wasn't really was it? Trying to think of a difference between my OP and one starting for example: "Would Anyone Be Kind Enough To Help Me Please?" There must be one.

I did a search for 'fireworks' on the bbc website. Plenty of reasons to introduce more controls. Emergency workers attacked, animal stress, illegal fireworks, excuse for 'disorder' etc etc Here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=fireworks&d=NEWS_PS

If you go the oil paint route I'd recommend steering away from white spirit because of the smell. I use Winsor & Newton oils - with similar colours as above - with their Sansodor thinner which gets its' name from a lack of smell. Good luck Mark

I did half wonder a little bit (so not really) as to whether this thread might prompt a reaction to those I mentioned. A bit more : one post asking for help about ten days ago, getting several helpful and genuine replies, and then regularly visiting the site since (including yesterday) but not reacting to any of those replies. I think that's the thing isn't it. I look at 'Activity / Content I Started' fairly regularly - or at least I've convinced myself I do 😉

Something you've already got three of?