Brandy Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 9 hours ago, Fritag said: all you competitive types ...Says the ex fast-jet jockey. No competition there. Not at all. Not competing for cycle riding around windy islands though, you're on your own there mate! I'll be in the bar (no not that one, the one with beer!) See you next month (if you're back from hols of course!) Ian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 I wonder if he will/might be back before Telford, this may be strenuous displacement therapy. Ian and any others, shall I book a meal at the hotel's restaurant or who has other plans? And on with the motley. I am approaching the point at which horses will be glued to the display plinth. Here we have the driver's whip socket and steps plus his advertising weather board. Route markers hang down from the roof. These silly things are beginning to excite me, daft innit? A few more transfers are waiting to go on, including a John Players ciggy advert. There will be adverts all alongside the stair panel, with the general destination to go on the stair panel where it curves up along the steps. The bus will be carrying chained wedge blocks for use in winter's snows. Soon be people time. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, perdu said: Ian and any others, shall I book a meal at the hotel's restaurant or who has other plans? Bill, my only plans are chatting with friends (both existing and not yet met) and drinking beer. That sounds like a great idea, count me in! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 Wilco Ian, the hotel's bar is a decent shout too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 That shot is impressive, Bill Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 That must be the bestest model coach, ever! It should be placed in the Birmingham Science/Transport museum. All the best, Mike 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, perdu said: Wilco Ian, the hotel's bar is a decent shout too. Which Hotel? I'm in the Holiday Inn right next door to the TIC. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I'm in Premier Inn, right opposite. I think Bill's in the Ramada, just the other side of the shopping centre, if I remember correctly. I stand to be corrected.... Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, Brandy said: I'm in Premier Inn, right opposite. I think Bill's in the Ramada, just the other side of the shopping centre, if I remember correctly. I stand to be corrected.... Ian Great. So meet logistics should be a doddle. 🥳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 40 minutes ago, Brandy said: I'm in Premier Inn, right opposite. I think Bill's in the Ramada, just the other side of the shopping centre, if I remember correctly. I stand to be corrected.... Ian Is correct, I don't mind where we set up for a meal but be advised, last year nowhere was taking walk-ins before at least nine o'clock. My mates and I from Brum spent many fruitless minutes walking round all the centre's feed places and getting turned away before we all got into to a non-Piri chicken joint. I am not eating there again any time. I am a ten minute amble from TIC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Go for it Bill. I just checked the dinner menu at Premier and their idea of "pub classic" is two types of curry, one of which is "sweet potato and spinach", not a pub classic I've ever heard of! Other than that it's two types of pizza, nothing else! I won't be eating dinner there! Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 15 hours ago, Brandy said: Go for it Bill. I just checked the dinner menu at Premier and their idea of "pub classic" is two types of curry, one of which is "sweet potato and spinach", not a pub classic I've ever heard of! Other than that it's two types of pizza, nothing else! I won't be eating dinner there! Ian Just lifted this off the Ramada's website. This too: We look forward to welcoming you into our restaurant where the evening menu is updated every month to reflect seasonal changes. If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please let us know and we will advise you accordingly. Food is served in the restaurant Monday to Sunday, 6pm to 9.00pm. Shall I book for us? How many of us shall I book for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 P.S no it didn't say what it is but that beats any curry for me, wot is coriander intolerant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, perdu said: How many of us shall I book for? Good question! It looks as though at least you me and Terry are in, is Tomo going? Maybe Steve (Fritag) too, I have no idea who else is going. Perhaps a shout out to get an idea? Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Ced's in, he's at the same hotel as me. Not sure about Tomo yet. Seems I can book a table when I book in and guests from outside are welcomed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Steve's in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 07/10/2022 at 15:13, perdu said: A few more transfers are waiting to go on, including a John Players ciggy advert. There will be adverts all alongside the stair panel, with the general destination to go on the stair panel where it curves up along the steps. The bus will be carrying chained wedge blocks for use in winter's snows. Soon be people time. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better! This is a fabulous piece of work on every level Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 It's looking rather amazing. And yes. Museum quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 Thank you Pete, more praise than I deserve I fear, but talking about fear... I labelled this shot 'a forest of fear' to some friends earlier Painting these has been a 'bête noir' inside my head after I tried brushing the mahogany on. See. A proper vile finish dammit. Oh well down in the garage/paint shop something stirred. No not a dose of rapid overburn nicotine, left handed only. But also a dose of Vallejo Meehogganny. Thank gods for In industrial quantities. No missus really. When the world fell in love with hand cleansing every five minutes Isoprop became extremely pricey, a bottle I bought was abut twenty quid early days. When I finished that I dashed into Planet Ama...big river New World, you know it. I found isoprop at twenty quid and thinking "New Norm" I ordered it and when the big grey van stopped outside the house next day, I thought "He is bringing me the wrong parcel." "Wonder if it's something nice?" It was, for twenty quid he brought me six bottles of top grade IPA, a better by far price than I had been paying before we all got the bug... Go figure as they say, whomever they is. Any road up, result! You may have recognised the sticky stick sticks the seats were attached to, those beggars did not want to let go, you betcha. I was terrified in case they stuck to the seat slats I put them under, but eventually, without relinquishing their terrible grip I managed to tweak them off the seats... I'd say "never again" except they were ideal for holding oddball shapes in oddball places. There will be minor paint spotting to fix the undersides* but happy-is-me for now. Tried out for fit and effect. Yes let's have some of that. Seats for the offside of the top deck. Yerss, that works well. Why *? I must remember to spot the paint in, if it does get to Telford I know a judge with a 'mirror-onna-stick' He will look at the bottom of the seats, perhaps I should leave a fiver on the floor for his reward. And that concludes Sunday afternoon. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 31 minutes ago, perdu said: You may have recognised the sticky stick sticks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05N2jqFHc8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Lovely new seats there Bill. They really do look the proper job. I hope we'll see this at Telford! Isn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Amazing job on the seats, Bill! That last pic with them in place on the top deck looks just the biz! Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 I thought you might like a conundrum. Consider this. A man sets out to cut accurate shapes from an invisible material. Hence: Ah but he needs to make a clear window for a space on a model but cannot see where his knife is going. All he gets is reflections. What to do? There must be a way to make the invisible visible. In the movies the hero sprinkles flour or pixie dust and makes everything obvious doesn't he? How to replicate same? Then inspiration, an ancient and very turgid mind staggers back seventy years to the last Coronation year. Brum family M were taken from the awful 'back to back' house in which Bill and his baby sister were being raised along with rats and water running down inside the walls to a lovely house in the suburbs, where we got off the bus to see trees in blossom on the corner of the road and all the houses we passed had front gardens. The house we were given had no curtains though so mom came up with a ruse to keep us safe from eyes that pry. Only until she and dad could cash some divi at the Co-op for curtains. Wet soap rubbed on the glass left it opaque but allowed light through. Works on acetate sheet too. Any road up, the bus. The upper deck seats are now in. And will allow me to progress the build. Et viola. No it didn't die in shock at finally getting its top deck upholstered furnished, but has had its rear wheels drilled to make a decent go of holding it to its base. Question guys. Do I trust cyanoacrylate adhesive or should a two part epoxy be considered instead? four weeks and a bit in which to panic... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 4 hours ago, perdu said: Do I trust cyanoacrylate adhesive or should a two part epoxy be considered instead? This is a big 'un, I'd use epoxy Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Not sure about epoxy gripping inside a small, less than 1mm hole in the base but I think it will be used under each wheel on the base decorative material. The stone setts seem to be embossed from a rubber-like substance which will be tested for cyano tolerance before I make the relevant decisions. I have had a few changes to make on the bus and as ever I know I haven't finished yet. Not only a picture of my new snazzy grey mouse mat, anything spring to mind? What about this? Same mouse mat, anything else? I've just seen a piece of the old brown floor that I missed when I redesigned the floor effects. Shucks, etcetera. 😮 Here? OK what's new? A new company identity, I was labouring under the impression that the bus should be running under B.C.T.& Co. Ltd labelling further sessions of actually looking have shown me that the emblem should be C.B.T. & Co. Ltd. Frantic searching the font map in MS Word gave me this one which is very similar to the advised, revised fontface. Anything else new? Well yes upon the rear advertising board tobacco sponsorship has wriggled its way aboard. And on the stairway the placard announcing which service runs this bus, 'EDGBASTON' proclaims the climb upstairs so distant intending passengers know which of the myriad of buses in town is driving out to leafy Edgbaston. Also on the stairway the handrails have the beginnings of the second running board which will be of help to the city's straining coffers by carrying more advertising upstairs. (A preliminary cyano test has shown me that cyano sticks to the rubbery stuff beautifully) I have more scale chain arriving in a day or so then the horses can be tacked up ready for work. four weeks and a bit less... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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