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[Guest]

Lol.

Yup, not quite picked up on advertising issue myself too.

But the way this thread is heading, pops another question into my mind, for no obvious reason, just very random: How many woman are registered for this forum. Do only men build plastic models? The stats could be interesting. You know what they say about stats?

Stats is like a bikini: What it shows you is interesting, but what it hides is vital!

 

[Guest]

Frikkie, I'm sure there "used" to be at least one female on here, but registered member doesnt equal a posting member so a wee look through the list by a mod might be in order...

 

[Guest]

There was a few weeks agoa member of the gentle people but not heard from her recently.

Apologize as I cannot remember your name.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

It was Cheryl wasn't it Laurie??? .... Making aircraft for her little boy if i remember correctly.

Playing devils advocate here .... maybe it's for the best there is a lack of female members with all these comments about twiddling with buttons .... they may get the wrong idea

 

[Guest]

What wrong idea was that Colin ?????

Yes it was Cheryl remember same name as our neighbour.

Very friendly person quite unusual for this forum. Whoops sorry slipped out.

Hope you are about Cheryl !

Laurie

 

[Ian M]

Well with out looking into the records we have a few of the ladies. Cheryl being the latest.

We had a Lady Pheonix but not hear from her in ages.

I also recall at least one, maybe two "wives" that joined in the fun. Other than that I'm blank.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Ahh. A man's domain thing then: he needs a place to build and talk where a woman don't find interest, maybe? My girl loves scrap booking, Heaven knows, I'm not that keen on it and it's her thing and she likes spending time alone and going to the craft shop. Same for me and model building, not quite her interest and she'll say ooohh..aaahhh that's pretty, but that's pretty much what she'll say, which is the same I do for her hobby.

 

[Guest]

One of the best things to come from Scrap booking has to be 'crackle' paint. Great for doing weathered wood like fences and doors, comes in loads of colours and in small pots. Maybe you should go shopping with her Frikkie, you may see loads of stuff that can be put to use

 

[Guest]

That I have picked up. They have the best and widest selection of brushes at the arts and craft shops she goes too. She always brings me something she thinks I could use, like little plastic mixing containers, mixing sticks that look like match sticks, etc. The women's nail accessories are also a source for useful tools, like those cuticle push back sticks and various fine soft grit filing and buffing sticks and the nail cutter that looks like and is a good side cutter. Then there's her hair blow dryer that I use after washing with soap of course. Come to think of it, I use more tools sourced from her hobby and beauty stuff then tools and accessories made specifically for the plastic model enthusiast.

I also recently insist on buying the weirdest things in the really small tiny capped glass containers/bottles when buying groceries with her, like pesto mixes for example. I find the glass bottles really useful when painting for brush cleaning and mixing paints and washes that I want to keep for longer. Speaking of washes.

Almost finished with the clear enamel layer on the Ju 88 and want to try the washing of the panel lines.

I've been advised to use lamp black artist oil paint and white spirits for the wash mix and I've bought them. What's a good ratio oil paint with the spirits to try out?

 

[Guest]

I go by appearance rather than maths when I mix washes...

put a blob of paynes grey (sometimes mixed in with umber to take the edge off the blackness) in the middle of the tray (£1 shop foil tart cases approx 2 - 3 inches across, then mix some white spirit in, keep going til it looks like dirty thinners rather than thin paint. then brush it up the side.... my foil cases have ruffles in the side of them that grip the wash, that gives me an indication of what stage it's at. When it sticks and yo can really see the black, but still slowly runs out of the ruffles im done.

Bit of a random explanation but hope it comes in useful. Remember - you can always recoat, but not always take off again - go thin then mix up a heavier mix if it's not enough.....

Hope this helps in some fashion

Stuart

 

[Guest]

That's actually a great explanation. Gives me a lot more practical insight into the characteristics of the mixture than anything I've read before on the web while looking it up. Thank you very much Stuart.

 

[Guest]

No problem at all Frikkie, glad to be of assistance to someone rather than doing my usual and asking daft questions haha!!

That's the way that works for me, by all means you may find a better one, in which case please do share Otherwise you are welcome !

Stuart