Coombe Barton Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 So could there be smoke coming out of Stubby's ... No, let's not go there! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oi ! There is a canal betwixt the railway and anything I may have contributed... If there is any 'smoke' arising, it would probably not be due to underground fires ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oi ! There is a canal betwixt the railway and anything I may have contributed... If there is any 'smoke' arising, it would probably not be due to underground fires ! I blame the fish and chip van 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 ...could be pie smoke!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Watson Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Is the casting a job that can be done on the couch? Wally 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katier Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Can't speak for the one last seen on the canal.. but Oliver Oss is safe and sound Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 There has always been a tendency for billboard companies (with the agreement of the client) to crop the ad to fit the site. (This has now been extended to digitally stretching or squashing them but not in BCB days). The point being, as long as you get the essentials in, don't get too hung up on the fit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Maybe not curtains but perhaps vertical blinds, all the rage in the early '70's (remember room 966 South Eric?). Also on that picture is a 30 foot high Concrete Utilities Avenue 3D with Arc 2 bracket and a mercury lantern. Edited January 21, 2013 by 28XX 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Are we planning to have street lights ? And grids and yellow Hydrant marker posts ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Casting on a couch might make the couch a bit sticky Wally! Andy does these casting in his garage, but no reason at all why you couldn't do them in the kitchen I would imagine. I'm sure he will elaborate... (I see a whole new thread starting!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Maybe not curtains but perhaps vertical blinds, all the rage in the early '70's (remember room 966 South Eric?). Also on that picture is a 30 foot high Concrete Utilities Avenue 3D with Arc 2 bracket and a mercury lantern. Hi Steve, Just looked again at the high res scan and it is definitely a net curtain. Don't think vertical blinds had spread to the Black Country by that time. Eric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Casting on a couch might make the couch a bit sticky Wally! Andy does these casting in his garage, but no reason at all why you couldn't do them in the kitchen I would imagine. I'm sure he will elaborate... (I see a whole new thread starting!) A new thread?... Yes please, although I think there was one a while ago... Phil Traxon maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks for that. I think as long as I get 'matched' sets of adverts, so the boards will be the same sizes, then it won't look too bad. I've been trying to upload a picture of the main frame & sub frame components, but am having trouble with the broadband connection at work, so will post later. Suffice to say they are all complete ( 3 pairs of legs, 3 sub frames ) just need painting & fixing pins adding, then they can be posted. I have a few posters ready for mounting, so am making the boards to suit. These will have a small bead around the edge, which will be painted black before the poster is added. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hah - sorted the connection problems! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Andy, I showed No.1 daughter the photos of your Joey and she decided she could do better.... Oh please, oh please, oh please, do take BCB to Doncaster with your daughter's refinements... and sit back and watch some of the more interesting sub-populations of the modelling fraternity implode/explode/turn red..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Also on that picture is a 30 foot high Concrete Utilities Avenue 3D with Arc 2 bracket and a mercury lantern. Is the a lamp post spotters site like the one for electricity pylons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Trafalgar Sidings will be blessed to have such a characteristically typical steelworks shunting loco. Mikeh and myself are ogling your work Arthur !!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Is the a lamp post spotters site like the one for electricity pylons? http://www.midlandcountiesstreetlighting.co.uk/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2013 So, very tempting Flavio. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 http://www.midlandcountiesstreetlighting.co.uk/ Lady Wulfrun to the rescue again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2013 Chris, do you want these supplied in 'kit' form ? That way you can adjust the height of each to match the road/wall height. I can add location aids to help fix the legs to the sub frames. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Lady Wulfrun to the rescue again! Can always rely on Claire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) For a list of West Midlands breweries see print pages 43/8/9 of http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/brewing-industry/bhs-brewing-ind-shier.pdf English Heritage are coming up with a load of stuff of use, it seems. You've got to dig to find it but is'a pretty good summary. Edited January 21, 2013 by Coombe Barton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Stubby - see the Pub thread for the source of a list of breweries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks Phil, glad that you are both enjoying it!! ....such a characteristically typical steelworks shunting loco. Yes, that, and the fact they were probably the most numerous steelworks diesel in the Black Country, determined the choice of locomotive to offer. The Paint Shop; The locomotive body was scrubbed with a cream cleaner and an old tooth brush, rinsed thoroughly, and then placed into an ultrasonic cleaner for a few minutes (bought cheaply from Aldi a while back, plenty big enough for a loco of this size). After drying overnight, the first paint on was a thin coat of grey primer (Tamiya Fine Surface Primer) from an aerosol. It was then dragged out into the yard for its works photo..... The buffers were just temporary fits for the photo. A second thin coat of white primer, again Tamiya, followed. This is essential as the yellow topcoat is somewhat translucent and a white undercoat enables a thinner coat of yellow to cover adequately. Also available in white; So far, so good, but nothing ever goes quite to plan. One thing I was not too happy with was the rainstrips on the roof. They were, as the instructions suggest, made up of narrow strips of spare etch. Nothing wrong with that, but I’d placed them just too far over. When I started to apply some of the finishing paint it was very apparent. The model had lost that characteristic rounded edge to the roof/side transition, it just didn't look right. Could I live with it........Dammit!, No!! So......, a bit of paint scraped back, strips de soldered, new ones from brass wire soldered on, clean up, and a start on making good the paintwork. It's looking a lot better. Progress now slows a little as paint needs a day, at least, to dry but I hope to be applying the finish later this week. TBC 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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