The missus and I did a couple of hours in the garden this morning. Afterwards it was as much as I could manage to drag myself upstairs to work on my Pop Larkin's truck!! :rolling:
G
True true Jim, Christine does a few hrs then gets back ache when she does any gardening . It's bending over for me, stand up and become dizzy then that's it . Felt a lot better this afternoon as I washed the gates , took my time getting up each time .
G
The bench is a complete mess ( what did you expect ), have painted 3 thin coats the uniforms on the Germans ,and a couple of the Russians.
The reason for the slow progress is 1/1 painting .
Back door and cladding from the cave into the garden has been done completely.
Now busy sanding and preparing the front gates for painting .Need to do this in stages these days starting to feel my age :crying::nerd:.
The top frame is completed. Then it's the 12inch square up rights along with the front face of the gates .Spent most of the morning sanding the gates.After a stop for lunch I painted the underside of the gates with undercoat .The bottom had been treated the evening before with wood preserver . Now waiting for the morning to paint the first top coat .
These modern water based Dulux paints for exterior use dry so quickly, not the same for laying off with a brush as with traditional oil based paint . Certainly cover as well but you have to work quickly. It's ok that they dry so fast, and the protection is said the be 10 years.
John .
The reason for the slow progress is 1/1 painting .
Back door and cladding from the cave into the garden has been done completely.
Now busy sanding and preparing the front gates for painting .Need to do this in stages these days starting to feel my age :crying::nerd:.
The top frame is completed. Then it's the 12inch square up rights along with the front face of the gates .Spent most of the morning sanding the gates.After a stop for lunch I painted the underside of the gates with undercoat .The bottom had been treated the evening before with wood preserver . Now waiting for the morning to paint the first top coat .
These modern water based Dulux paints for exterior use dry so quickly, not the same for laying off with a brush as with traditional oil based paint . Certainly cover as well but you have to work quickly. It's ok that they dry so fast, and the protection is said the be 10 years.
John .
Morning John, I Can sympathise with you on the getting knackered. I’ve been prepping a bedroom ceiling for repaint and finding it exhausting, more so as it’s been so hot and sticky down here in Sussex….. after 20 mins I’ve had enough!
Recently repainted some of our bedroom furniture in the Dulux quick dry water based stuff and was really surprised with the drying speed and lovely finish. Cleaning up is so easy with this stuff :smiling4:
Take it easy with your paining John, at least once it’s done you can relax by setting fire to something
Recently repainted some of our bedroom furniture in the Dulux quick dry water based stuff and was really surprised with the drying speed and lovely finish. Cleaning up is so easy with this stuff :smiling4:
Take it easy with your paining John, at least once it’s done you can relax by setting fire to something
During the heat wave we had a couple of months ago my mission that I couldn’t refuse!!! Was to paint the summer house!! Easy! Two coats job done! About a weeks work inc rubbing down and any minor repairs.
Reality!! Five weeks, four coats of waterproof paint!!!
I did get a nice tan though!!! Even if my right arm felt like it was dropping off.
G
Seems that way Rick. Started early this morning at 7.30 all done by 10 and cleaned up . Rain was forecast at 11. No sign , now sunny with a little cloud. So all will be dry . Final coat tomorrow if lucky.
Hi Si, nice to hear from you.:smiling2: Currently banned from such things .Morning John, I Can sympathise with you on the getting knackered. I’ve been prepping a bedroom ceiling for repaint and finding it exhausting, more so as it’s been so hot and sticky down here in Sussex….. after 20 mins I’ve had enough!
Recently repainted some of our bedroom furniture in the Dulux quick dry water based stuff and was really surprised with the drying speed and lovely finish. Cleaning up is so easy with this stuff :smiling4:
Take it easy with your paining John, at least once it’s done you can relax by setting fire to something
Ah ceilings, much aching arms then. Remember doing the cave , that was enough .Nice paints aren't they . Love to the family.
Glad to see I'm not alone.
G
Sorry I missed your post Neil, the mind is willing !
Yet another .
Yes, and another . Can see why we all model, so much less effort physically.:nerd:.
G
All is done , the painting , and the full clean under the carport. As the weather has never been a problem under there the clean looks as if it's been repainted .
Spent today transplanting winter flowering pansy's and doing a root prune on my bonsai collection. All native UK plants .
Hopefully tomorrow will see a restart on the figures .
Jr
Spent today transplanting winter flowering pansy's and doing a root prune on my bonsai collection. All native UK plants .
Hopefully tomorrow will see a restart on the figures .
Jr
Yeah John I wasn’t going to do a fall crop in the garden but I might be planting some onions and maybe some Turnips, Radishes, just to have the deer. I really enjoy watching them.
G
Nothing to show, too hot . Next will be too cold !
It’s always something anymore isn’t John but I like the cold. John you can always borrow Ricks coat again this winter lol.
G
Right, spent the morning sitting in the shade in the garden and managed to get some more done on the figures.
Using a very small bush I attempted to get the leather done on the uniforms, hard for me , but think I'll be able to trim back the black with some German uniform.
Russian crew have got a s far as having their head gear basic colour done.
Hopefully will tidy these all up tomorrow.
Thanks for looking in, comments and help welcomed .
John.
Using a very small bush I attempted to get the leather done on the uniforms, hard for me , but think I'll be able to trim back the black with some German uniform.
Russian crew have got a s far as having their head gear basic colour done.
Hopefully will tidy these all up tomorrow.
Thanks for looking in, comments and help welcomed .
John.
That's a nice looking set of figures John. I'm sure they'll look great.
Too hot to do much here. We are away on holiday on Friday and I wanted to get the car washed before we went. Early alarm and started at 6.15 and finished before it got hot. SWMBO will do the packing. Last year I had to go out on the second day to buy socks - she doesn't trust me to pack my stuff now :thinking:
Too hot to do much here. We are away on holiday on Friday and I wanted to get the car washed before we went. Early alarm and started at 6.15 and finished before it got hot. SWMBO will do the packing. Last year I had to go out on the second day to buy socks - she doesn't trust me to pack my stuff now :thinking:
Looking good John.
That’s almost an army of chaps your painting up John :surprised:
I would imagine it was quite pleasant sitting out under the shade :smiling4:
Great start to the figure painting :thumb2:
I would imagine it was quite pleasant sitting out under the shade :smiling4:
Great start to the figure painting :thumb2:
Nice progress JR
G
Thanks Jim, by 11 its too hot so pack up and go inside . Enjoy your holiday, go somewhere warm where socks are not required
Cheers Paul.
Doing just that Rick , any slower with this build and it will grind to a stop.
Cheers Si .There does seem to be a lot , still actually enjoy doing them now, anything without a plastic track is preferable
Best place to be, sorry for you stuck inside the factory .:crying:
Thanks Mick.:thumb2:
G
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