Andwil Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Don’t forget to paint the wheels and tyres! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Thanks Giorgio, Roger, Mark and Rob - mojo on the increase, at last! 11 hours ago, Andwil said: Don’t forget to paint the wheels and tyres! AW Thanks AW - done! The Airfix one has been knocked off, twice, so I'll need to pin it Rats. A while ago I was complaining about the heat. Guess what. 15.6º in the man cave at the moment. Cardigan on. The argument with Mrs B over turning on the heating is likely to 'warm up' later… 11 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 51 minutes ago, CedB said: The argument with Mrs B over turning on the heating is likely to 'warm up' later… .....know that feeling.....meanwhile, brrrr! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, CedB said: 15.6º in the man cave at the moment. Cardigan on. The argument with Mrs B over turning on the heating is likely to 'warm up' later… Ours is on, no argu discussion whatsoever. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Heating not on yet but wood burner lit. I spent an hour or so in the man cave this afternoon and the temperature was also around 15C. Didn’t feel the cold ‘til I stopped what I was doing, then it hit me. John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) On 9/26/2020 at 12:04 PM, CedB said: 15.6º in the man cave at the moment. Cardigan on. Yes it’s turned cold here too. Threatening to go to 1degree overnight. My man cave has underfloor heating so it’s always a temperate 22 degrees At this point I’ll reprise one of my favourite quotes. ‘I love summer it’s my favourite week of the year’ Edited October 4, 2020 by Marklo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 13°C here Ced. Heating is on (not the whole day) and a test drive for the cold season for my radiators and the gas boiler. Don't like bad surprises, when it's really neccessary. Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I have a small electric heater in my basement bunker that has a temp. control on it. I can keep it at about 22C in there year round. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 He’s BACK baby! 🤗 Great set of three there old boy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 0º here last night and frost this morning. Stove lit for first time since April. Same temp drop again tonight but warmed by news of your returning enthusiam Ced. 🔥 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks Mark (2996), Bill, John, Marklo, Ben, Chris, Johnny and Tony Radiator key found, heating on (all day programme) and radiators checked. We're warming! Just as well because the wheel painting yesterday was marred by shivering. Almost embarrassed to show the pinning: I mean, look at that wobbly paint! Ugh. Still it's fitted now: Temperature rising, slowly, so may be warm enough to get some matt coat on later. In the meantime, I decided I should buy some cheap digital scales so that I can weigh parcels and use Click and Drop to send Troy the promised leftover bits (see, I haven't forgotten). They looked bigger on the website: …but good enough for £8.50 I guess. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Nice fix on the tail wheel Ced It looks like it would benefit from a dark wash, though.... Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Great looking trio there Ced, it`s a pain when you knock something off and you end up pinning it. But she`s there sir. As for heating, I did a radiator check during the week and all runs nicely, warm man cave 😀. Simon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 6 hours ago, CedB said: They looked bigger on the website: Aaah... NOW we know why you've had a lack of mojo! Stop looking at those websites Ced! Nice fix on the tailwheel though! Ian Still 33C here at 8pm, but you complained about that earlier. No pleasing some people! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 19 hours ago, giemme said: Nice fix on the tail wheel Ced It looks like it would benefit from a dark wash, though.... Ciao Thanks Giorgio - weathering is still something I need to practice… one day 19 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Great looking trio there Ced, it`s a pain when you knock something off and you end up pinning it. But she`s there sir. As for heating, I did a radiator check during the week and all runs nicely, warm man cave 😀. Simon. Thanks Simon - warm here now too, hooray! 14 hours ago, Brandy said: Aaah... NOW we know why you've had a lack of mojo! Stop looking at those websites Ced! Nice fix on the tailwheel though! Ian Still 33C here at 8pm, but you complained about that earlier. No pleasing some people! I wish I'd listened to what my fellow BMers told me about gloss coats before transfers. What did they say? I don't know, I didn't listen (thanks to Douglas Adams) Testor's DullCote to the rescue: A second coat has been applied. I will gloss coat before transfers. I will gloss coat before transfers. I will gloss coat before transfers. (100 lines is too much…) Lights, props and exhausts to go on and then we're done! Finally. 7 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Yeuch! Silvering drives me bonkers. If you feel up for it, take a sewing needle and stab through the transfer where it’s silvered. Lots of tiny holes. Apply some setting solution, or diluted/thinned varnish, with a soft brush over the stabbed area. I prefer varnish in such attempts. Keep adding more pin pricks to help the varnish fill the silvered areas. Top coat with preferred Finish when it’s dry. It may not fix all the silvering, but it helps to minimise it. (Edited because the forum filth filter picked up on a P word!) 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 It’s probably too late now Ced, but have a close look at the hexagons on the tail of VY*G AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Although we've told you so... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 MANY times! Head Brick wall Banging Ho hum.... Ian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I get it, the psychology of it all HE WANTS TO COME BACK REJOICING FROM THE EDGE OF UTTER DISASTER A sad sick boy he is, I bet when he retired he decided to become one of those weird model makers. Like me and [insert name here] 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Confuscious he say: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't teach it to fish. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, hendie said: Confuscious he say: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't teach it to fish. I prefer Stan Laurel's version: you can take a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Or little Johnny's version.... You can lead a horticulture but..... Or maybe not. Ian 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 27/09/2020 at 10:39, CedB said: send Troy the promised leftover bits (see, I haven't forgotten). I nearly had, except I just found I'd broken and lost a bit of an Arma UC which you won't be using, as I have actually done some building.. Very interesting and neat kit that Arma Mk.I, though a bit fiddly. On 28/09/2020 at 08:18, CedB said: I wish I'd listened to what my fellow BMers told me about gloss coats before transfers. try bedding them in Kleer? https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235038987-bedding-decals-in-klear-future-or-equivalent/ also try fairly hot water for decals, I've used a large jam jar lid on a coffee machine hotplate, makes then very flexible. Not a good idea for very thin or fragile ones. HTH 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/28/2020 at 8:18 AM, CedB said: I will gloss coat before transfers. I will gloss coat before transfers. I will gloss coat before transfers. To be fair these days I gloss coat before most steps. It’s almost like I can undo to that point. 🤩 The Hurries look great but please gloss coat in the future or I’ll stop saving little 1/72 pilots for you. 🤣 Johnny 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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