You never know what you've got until.....

PR19_Kit · April 14, 2021, 05:51:52 AM

When I 'emigrated' to Northants on Lockdown 1 Day last year (March 23rd unless you've forgotten) I packed enough modelling stuff to carry me through the next month or two as Boris 'assured' us that it wouldn't be for long. (Yeah, right....)

Since then, through two more lockdowns and goodness knows how many restrictions, my modelling rate has multiplied by 4 or 5 and I've had to buy a whole lot of stuff to keep me going here. Taking advice from you lot on here, all the paint I've bought has been acrylics, stuff I've not been used to using before, but now I certainly am!

My 'carerees' here have now been declared safe to go out shopping etc., thanks to the double jabs we've all had, so I'm heading back to the FoD tomorrow (to the chaos that will be my house by now....) and I'm packing all my stuff up today, and there's LOADS of it! I took the opportunity to take a census of the paint I'd bought since I got here and it turns out to be TWENTY TWO Halfords spray cans and FIFTY ONE pots of various acrylics!!!!!

McColm · April 14, 2021, 06:25:42 AM

That seems a bit on the minimalist side , I'm sure that you can get a bit more than that in your car!

NARSES2 · April 14, 2021, 06:29:02 AM

And how many of those are duplicated or even triplicated colours ?

You reminded me I need to take a trip to Halford now it's opened again. Bit awkward to get to for me by public transport even without Lockdown.

PR19_Kit · April 14, 2021, 07:47:53 AM

That's JUST the paint!

There's LOADS more stuff to pack yet, clothes, models, books, magazines etc, not to mention my bike and my short slot racing test track! I'll actually need to come back for another load later in the month!

scooter · April 14, 2021, 10:21:07 AM

Did you at least take the 850 Estate when you decamped to Northants (or on any of your subsequent trips between sites)?

PR19_Kit · April 14, 2021, 11:12:11 AM

Quote from: scooter on April 14, 2021, 10:21:07 AM

Did you at least take the 850 Estate when you decamped to Northants (or on any of your subsequent trips between sites)?

Sometimes, but I'll come back with it for the second recovery trip. The current bolide is my V6 Turbo Signum, which is pretty large, but it also has a roof box.

McColm · April 15, 2021, 01:22:20 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 14, 2021, 11:12:11 AM
Quote from: scooter on April 14, 2021, 10:21:07 AM

Did you at least take the 850 Estate when you decamped to Northants (or on any of your subsequent trips between sites)?

Sometimes, but I'll come back with it for the second recovery trip. The current bolide is my V6 Turbo Signum, which is pretty large, but it also has a roof box.

You'll need a ladder for one of those!

PR19_Kit · April 15, 2021, 02:32:11 AM

Nah, I just open one of the rear doors,, stand on the sill and load the box. I'll be doing just that in about half an hour in fact.

Rheged · April 15, 2021, 02:59:32 AM

"Bolide" what a singularly apposite choice of word!! As a retired teacher, I am always delighted to see some of the lesser known vocabulary of the language getting an airing.

PR19_Kit · April 15, 2021, 03:33:21 AM

As this particular Signum has a 2.5 litre turbo V6 that pumps out 280 bhp, it really IS apposite.

It's the most powerful car I've ever owned by far.

I'm reminded of that every time I pay it's latest Road Tax.

zenrat · April 15, 2021, 04:05:56 AM

This thread title has put "Big Yellow Taxi" on my cerebral jukebox.