Weekend Photo Fun, 20-22 March 2020.

[SeeYou190]

Harrison

Kevin- you're making good progress, check your PMs.

Harrison: I can't figure out how to add a picture to a PM, so I will reply in here.

I never paint straight from the bottle. For Tamiya paints I would mix them with a bamboo skewer and then use the skewer to transfer a drop or two to the pallette.

I use a Masterson Stay-Wet Handy Pallette. It has a thin sponge underneath a semi-porous pieces of thick paper. This lets moisture come through the pallette into the paint and keeps the paint workable for a bit longer.

I also mix in a drop or two of Vallejo #72-524 Thinner Medium into the paint. This product also includes an "extender" as well a as thinner, so it improves working time. Tamiya's thinner does not have extender in it.

Never leave Tamiya paint pots open. They will skin over in just a few minutes.

I hope this helps.

tankertoad135

OK, I fixed my avatar.

Ah, that is much better now! You, me, and Sheldon all have our private roadname heralds as our avatars. It did not seem right with it missing.

-Kevin

["JaBear"]

Gidday all, another WPF chock full of really Good Stuff.

Firstly, my daughter has managed to get home and as a consequence, we’re both in self isolation for at least two weeks, so just might have time to get some modelling done!!!

 

tbdanny, your kit bashed locomotives certainly entitle you to have “proud train dad moments.

 

Good to see the airbrush put to good use, Ed.

 

Rick, it’s a good thing you don’t live in New Zealand, because I reckon, you’d have run out of prototype cars to model by now!

 

Harrison, keep up the good work, and seriously, that chain link is great!!

 

Garry, always a delight to view one of your scenes.

 

Ulrich, glad to have supplied some fond memories.

 

Kevin, two “proud train dad” moments in one WPF!!!  We are blessed. Also like your new acquisitions.

 

George, not hard to create a conspiracy theory from that photo!! And a good tip on grade crossings.

 

Allan, while I have tried it, single letter decals...

 

Good progress,Jimmy.

 

Renegade 1c, good looking fleet of beer cars, but without wishing to be a snob, I do prefer my beer brewed in very small breweries, the downfall being that they are not serviced by rail.

 

JR, I’m a big fan of W. Allen McClellands’ “Good Enough Theory.

 

tankertoad135, a caboose and a “bright” loco!!

 

Peter, I’ve titled your composition, “Optimism and Tranquillity”

 

Michael, like the sign, and the building.

 

Paul, all the really Good Stuff that you are achieving, shows why the 8 x 4 should not be underestimated as a modelling platform.

 

Mike, good to see that the late gentleman’s model railroad stuff finding a good home and getting the TLC it obviously deserves.

 

York 1, off to a good start too, John.

 

RickyW, the satisfaction of assembling a kit, looks good.

 

Simon, rivet counters, bah to them!! Plus, I’ve now learnt that Canada had an armoured train.

 

A Big Thanks to you all for sharing your really Good Stuff, and to you and all the visitors, stay safe out there.

Cheers, the Bear

[SeeYou190]

Heartland Division CB&Q

This thread is amazing this week ! ........ Thank you to all who contributed.

This was the best Weekend Photo Fun in a while. Thank you to everyone that helped out.

If this was a result of all the isolation because of the virus, I guess that shows there is a silver lining to everything.

Stay safe... we are in our second week of being hermits.

-Kevin

[mlehman]

Gidday all, another WPF chock full of really Good Stuff. Firstly, my daughter has managed to get home and as a consequence, we’re both in self isolation for at least two weeks, so just might have time to get some modelling done!!!

Now that's a silver lining in a very gray cloud! Glad to hear everyone's safe at home, even if home is the place for the next couple of weeks.