Detailing an LGB Matra crane
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Chris said:
Cheers Chris, but can you confirm you really meant to type Halfords Vauxhall Custard Yellow?
Gizzy, didn't you read the Mel tips'n'tricks for airbrushing? You mix ze powder in ze water, you putz ze mix in ze hairbrush and you squirts it at ze [strike]toy [/strike]moddle. Z'eazy peazy. Eet no wright? No probleem, you leekz eet off! :bleh:Gizzy said:
Warning! This thread appears to be spiralling out of control. Stay aboard at your own risk!
pugwash said:
I gather it's known as Creme Anglais in your neck of the woods Puggy?
Bird's custard is pretty much unknown on the continent, being very much an Ingleesh thing....
Er, well, in Derbyshire we call it custard. Over here in the disunited states of europe it has several names, but for Luxembourg and regions of Germany it is called 'pudding'. Gets confusing, dunnit?Gizzy said:
Old chestnut time:
Yokel: ''Aarh, we 'ave great rhoobarb, we puts manoore on it!''
Yuppie: ''Oh really? We put custard on ours.''
More power, Mel, we need more power, we need to stay at warped speed!
It's no good Capt'n it's gone.....................................
StarTrek custard cake........................
Where's the pictures of the selfpropelled Matra crane?????
StarTrek custard cake........................
Where's the pictures of the selfpropelled Matra crane?????
While we work on that, here's some light listening:minimans said:
Whaddya mean, you no longer have a phonogram in the house?
Funny looking CD?pugwash said:While we work on that, here's some light listening:minimans said:
Whaddya mean, you no longer have a phonogram in the house?
Gizzy said:Funny looking CD?pugwash said:While we work on that, here's some light listening:minimans said:
Whaddya mean, you no longer have a phonogram in the house?
That is illogical.
It's ill alright, although Apple have shown interest...iPod G2000, but just look at them daft bluetooth earphonesyb281 said:
Er, crane. There, we're still on thread
Jackie Stewart tests an early prototype. Unfortunately the signalmen couldn't keep up with it.
Anyhoo ................ latest news is I'm still in the process of re-painting the tool van at the mo. Trying to get yellow paint to cover properly ............. pain in the butt.
Anyhoo ................ latest news is I'm still in the process of re-painting the tool van at the mo. Trying to get yellow paint to cover properly ............. pain in the butt.
I seem to remember a couple of nutters trying something similar to this some while ago
Call me Mr Dimbo, I just spotted the props on 3Valves version. Time for new glasses 8|
Seriously (for once) what's the probbie with the paint Mel?
nphone:
Call me Mr Dimbo, I just spotted the props on 3Valves version. Time for new glasses 8|
Seriously (for once) what's the probbie with the paint Mel?
nphone:pugwash said:Seriously (for once) what's the probbie with the paint Mel?
Yellow's a very weak pigment mate. It always seems to be difficult to get yellow to cover evenly, even more than white for instance.
I'll get there ...... eventually
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Mel,
with difficulty,
searching my memory from way back when I did painting & decorating
try using an undercoat of light gray, I think, before doing yellow
with difficulty,
searching my memory from way back when I did painting & decorating
try using an undercoat of light gray, I think, before doing yellow
Granitechops said:
Yes, I used light grey primer Don, but the yellow still didn't cover very well. I'm going over the light grey with a very light buff/stone colour now and the yellow seems to be OK on that. Just needs plenty of thin coats. So it will take a while, but I'll get there.
I feel I should point out at this stage that the idea I've got in me head (somewhere) is that, while the crane is a fairly new piece of kit for the WGLR (although it will of course get a light weathering), the tool van is a former revenue earning van that's passed into departmental use and probably spends most of it's time sitting in some weed strewn siding out in all weathers. So it is intended to be a bit of an exercise in flaking paint, rust and general decreptitude.
Having said that, weathering isn't really done in order to hide a rubbish paint job, so it needs doing properly to start with.
I'm also trying to do all of this while trying to get S****horpe United through the play-offs on LMA football manager. No wonder I've got paint on me suit. Who says men can't multi-task?
Edit - the forum doesn't like the name of a certain town in North Lincolnshire!
Having said that, weathering isn't really done in order to hide a rubbish paint job, so it needs doing properly to start with.
I'm also trying to do all of this while trying to get S****horpe United through the play-offs on LMA football manager. No wonder I've got paint on me suit. Who says men can't multi-task?
Edit - the forum doesn't like the name of a certain town in North Lincolnshire!
I have only just seen the posts about yellow paint.
I have used Halfords yellow plastic primer filler as both undercoat and topcoat. It covers extremely well and weathers well too. I have had a Hartland tanker outside for 2yrs with no sign of paint failure.
The only snag for use on the crane is that it is a "lemony" yellow as opposed to the original orangey shade.
It might be possible to change the finished appearance by using a red lead undercoat.
I have used Halfords yellow plastic primer filler as both undercoat and topcoat. It covers extremely well and weathers well too. I have had a Hartland tanker outside for 2yrs with no sign of paint failure.
The only snag for use on the crane is that it is a "lemony" yellow as opposed to the original orangey shade.
It might be possible to change the finished appearance by using a red lead undercoat.