Steel Penguins braying

[Steel Penguin]

there is more grey on the tank,    and its not had anything fall off while its been done  .  so slow progress,
A couple of weekends ago I started get things out of mum in laws attic, as shes planning on moving house,  probably before the end of the year, now im certain my late father in law had stopped putting things in the attic several years before he passed on, and was in fact in the process of clearing it out, but there is an awful lot of stuff up there, some of which certainly needs to be properly destroyed, wile other bits will need to be sorted and then either binned, given to charity, or appropriated.  I didn't expect the equivalent of 3 large black rubbish sacks full of old model railway stuff boxes, but they were light so came down easily, I left them to be sorted as I was certain some were still rattling,  I didn't think it was that much stuff, and probably not a worry,  My  sister in law was down this weekend, and checked through, I now have a 4 boxfile storage box of airfix ho/oo trains in there original boxes, In ( I think) unassembled condition, I am going to have to check them through, but am torn between keeping and whiffing ( double fairly style)  any that seem to be close, or finding out how much there worth and selling. 
I will be adding them to the stash growth thread as soon as I can determine numbers and completeness

[Steel Penguin]

went through the box o stuff just.
there are certainly some unbuilt and complete  kits in it, an evening star and a diesel shunter, plus other bits. Including a 4mm - 1 foot wide gauge engine in white metal, ( partly built) with tilt wagon, a large American loco plus tender painted and together plus more   And after looking through im certain now that there is more stuff to go with them in the loft, at mum in laws....
I just have to clear the loft out and try to marshal the keep items, wile making certain that anything that needs disposing off, or destroying is done so efficiently and totally.
I can see a lot of going up and down ladders in the nearish future 

[PR19_Kit]

The Kitmaster/Airfix 'Evening Star' is a superb kit. Many moons ago I built one with a motorising kit from MTK I think, and it ran really well, and looked magnificent. I expect itt's been overtaken by quite a few RTR 'Evening Stars' by now, but it's still a great kit.

[Steel Penguin]

ive finished the painting, and started on the decaling,  and the decals have managed to wind me up, and make me think " that's a clever job" at the same time.
Dragon provide the weight disk, as plain yellow with separate black numerals, and the number plates as black strips with separate white numerals,  really clever as it means you can set them for any value you want, ive picked a number plate from the Tankograd book, and been able to sort it out,  But the numbers are tiny, and you need to cut each one separately, And need to be levelled and centred each time. im realy not certain if  or  .  But onward, only a couple more to place on the rear number plate, then I need to attach the front light covers with PVA, and itll be varnish and done!.

[Steel Penguin]

figures 66 scenery 18  models 7
first update since mid June
varnished the conq today, gloss and matt     the 2 headlight glasses have to be done but is finished.
"Ding , dong the witch is dead...."

I just have to relax a bit and work out what next.
though at this rate my annual rate is going to be way down on the last few years. 

[Steel Penguin]

shock news ! building finished. 
Mrs SP was part way through a 4ground sheriffs office, when the leather working started and the downstairs table was lost, but ive just finished it
figures 66  scenery 19 models 7

I think the next one is to try to finish the barn I was part way through 

[Steel Penguin]

( In which a penguin holds out a hat)
A bit of a beg in this one gents.
earlier this year ( or possibly last year) wile discussing my forthcoming insanity with the B-52, I mentioned to someone that id never done a vacform kit before, and they were good enough to say that they had one at home that they would let me have to practice on, it being now surplus to their requirements.
Would I be able to collect it at IPMS on the Sunday please?  I am having an attack of apprehension that im soon to receive a large chunk of plastic that is essentially irreplaceable once started, and that I have no idea what im doing.
Many thanks in advance.

[PR19_Kit]

I think that may have been me Lawrence, I've got LOADS of vacforms in The Loft, many of which have been overtaken by injection versions by now.

Do you have anything particular in mind? If not I could recommend a Rareplanes Swift FR5 perhaps, a good quality kit that can be replaced with an Airfix injection version if you make a mess of it.

[Steel Penguin]

Kit thank you for the kind offer, and no nothing in mind at all, it will be a learning how to air frame.  So all it needs to be is something not too tricky for a first go at,  scale, size, era, are all totally unimportant.
I will be trying my best to turn out a reasonable representation of what the model is supposed to look like, wile retaining my fingers, and learning how not to make a mess of it 

[PR19_Kit]

OK, I'll bring a selection of them to Telford and you can take your pick on the Sunday.

[Steel Penguin]

been to the severn valley preserved railway to day with a boot full of books to donate, ( around a meter cubed), but have pulled a few that I thought looked interesting, several on wagons, locos and coaches, with good 3 view  diagrams, and some more on railways that ran round the forest of dean area.  and one of artists impressions of British Locos that never were,  I saw it and thought ohh!  And im going to try to bring it to Telford with me if any one would like a look, after all whats better than finding some more folks we can confuse 

[Howard of Effingham]

hmm, I would love a look, but you are on yer own if there are too many steamers.

having said that a 4-6-4 LMS Duchess would be amusing as would a 'cab-forward' LNER A4......

I myself have three OO Hornby 'Emily's for mods with various differing detailing parts in progress for some years now. 

[Steel Penguin]

If some one else can enjoy, im glad to mention and bring it,  though to be honest Howard, all ive done is open it at a few random pages and gone "ohhh shiny" at the colour plates 

[PR19_Kit]

  and one of artists impressions of British Locos that never were,  I saw it and thought ohh!  And im going to try to bring it to Telford with me if any one would like a look, after all whats better than finding some more folks we can confuse 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I bought that book once, and like an idiot lent it to someone who never returned it, and now I've forgotten who it was!

It's landscape format with the artist's impressions on the right hand page and the text on the left, yes?

Could we maybe do a trade for the odd-vacform perhaps? 

[Rheged]

  and one of artists impressions of British Locos that never were,  I saw it and thought ohh!  And im going to try to bring it to Telford with me if any one would like a look, after all whats better than finding some more folks we can confuse 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I bought that book once, and like an idiot lent it to someone who never returned it, and now I've forgotten who it was!

It's landscape format with the artist's impressions on the right hand page and the text on the left, yes?

Could we maybe do a trade for the odd-vacform perhaps? 

I borrowed a copy of this from Carlisle library decades ago. I have a photocopy of ALL of the text and some colour/some b&w photos of all of the pictures.   I agree with Kit.... it's a magnificent item.