allan downes Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 And a flagstaff to fly an English Heritage flag from! To-day, 10am Greenwich Meantime, the wife's words exactly - then an anonymous caller from Wales insisting on a Scottish flag - or suffer the consequences... Cheers. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hordes of tourists going up the steps from the coach park? National Trust car park with big sign saying £10 for 30 minutes or similar? How about a visitor centre? Just a thought!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 All it takes. The workshop, AFTER a clean up ! Cheers. Allan. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I like the clever anti-spill device for the solvent bottles...two old rolls of masking tape- ingenious! Obviously, mighty forces have been at work here. Not to be outdone, here's a pic of my workshop this very moment: And here's a shot of some more clay dries I am building, old ones this time, pre 1960's: cheers, Iain 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Far to clean Iain, you sure it's not Petra's ? Cheers. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2013 Good to see the dictionary has been well used !! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Several of my in-laws don't speak English as a first language, so it's handy for my pidgin Welsh It's also good as a rest to scribe the clay on... cheers, Iain 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) AT LAST!!!! I've finally got something in common with Allan and Iain! A workbench styled in the Hiroshima school of aesthetics AND a toothbrush!! (Comes in handy for scratching my back!) Smokin' Bill Edited November 17, 2013 by Mythocentric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) It's turning into a, Here's my workshop thread :-) and here's mine, no only kidding. Peter Edited November 16, 2013 by Gravy Train 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 It's turning into a, Here's my workshop' thread :-) and here's mine, no only kidding. Peter There's something not right about that link, Peter....unless it's my machine! cheers, Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Hi Ian, yes, I don't know what that is, it should just be a word 'workshop' but its highlighted, it won't let me type the word in without it highlighting it. cheers Peter Edited November 16, 2013 by Gravy Train Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I've sorted it Ian Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Every time I type in the word "Robinson" I get threatening emails from the Bangkok Maffia. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) How much do you pay for superglue and activator ? Eurocell, "SilverSil" 50 gram bottle, £2.20, can of "SilverSil" activator, £2.20 - third of what the Hobbyshops charge. I buy it in packs of 24 from the Eurocell branch in Scunthorpe and am thinking of hanging wall paper with it at those prices ! Head office. Eurocell Building Plastics, Birchwood Way, Alfrfeton Derbyshire, DESS 4QQ or - visit eurocell.co.uk - or telephone, 08000 77 88 88 Cheers. Allan Edited to say that if you Google "Silversil Superglue" it will take you to their site showing all their products and prices but though still cheap when compared to the model/D.I.Y. trade, it's still dearer than what I pay for it a the Eurocell Plastics trade counter in Scunthorpe. Edited November 16, 2013 by allan downes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted November 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2013 ...am thinking of hanging wall paper with it at those prices ! I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you come to strip it off ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Right guys, the castle's finished, took a week to build and I don't want to build another - well not this month anyway ! As castles go, it represents a very unobtrusive image in low relief - a full blown castle would take all of a Wicks door plus a couple more from B&Q ! Cheers. Allan. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you come to strip it off ... Quote of the week !! Cheers Ian. Allan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 A few outside shots ( natural light beats contrived flash - even in the pxxxxng down rain ! ) and apart from that now well milked castle, a contrasting shot between the hotel and it's reduced rebuild. The larger effort of the two is sold, when I get round to posting it,and, naturally there's a story. A couple of weeks ago I decided to deliver it to the buyer client down South and while we were there visit my bro and my partners family. An hour into the journey just as we hit the M1 South we were well on our way but the building wasn't - what was the all original purpose for the journey was still standing on a shell back home gathering even more dust ! Needless to say, wifey got the blame - as usual. Cheers. Allan. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Yep, those windows look the bizzo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Yep, those windows look the bizzo. They also did the bizzo with my wrist when having to hack 'em out of 1.5m styrene ! Cheers. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 A few out of focus shots ( for improvement purposes !) of individual buildings - with and without chimneys ! Cheers. Allan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Allan, these are fantastic. How you can build them so quickly is just beyond me In the time it's taken you to put these together, I've made 2 elevations of a Goods Shed. Are you enjoying yourself with these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Allan, looks like you're a better builder than whoever put up your lean-to roof. Fancy a job in 12"/1' scale? I've an extension needs finishing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Popplewell Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Dr Gerbil. I can't help thinking you're on thin ice here,careful you don't upset Allan he might well have built that lean-to himself.It has some thing of a Downesendian home spun vigour to it,and the weathering of the woodwork is really most convincing.Personally I'm going to play for safety and probably get the order of the brown nose,by saying; Nice lean-to Allan, did you make it yourself ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Downesendian is my planned spin-off show from the apparently fairly successful Downton Abbey, starring some hoary old chestnuts and too much colron woodstain. Rumours of a Scottish spin-off entitled Doon the Wee Hole, wit Robinson an 'all have so far not proven correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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