Quote from: zak on April 17, 2018, 03:02:42 PM
So at the risk of disappearing through the hole in the afternoon, here it is being built.
Walked from Sewerby to Bridlington and put in 2x 30 ft. rows of potatoes, so as you can see I do other things as well.

Dear Busy of Bempton,
Cannot comment on the walk or the rows of potatoes, but that looks quite a nice model of the said Thorneycroft Mk.5 Fire Engine.
Perhaps you have managed to 'master' a B.W. kit afterall.
Cheers,
Bigkev

Quote from: Bigkev on April 17, 2018, 10:27:15 PM

Quote from: zak on April 17, 2018, 03:02:42 PM
So at the risk of disappearing through the hole in the afternoon, here it is being built.
Walked from Sewerby to Bridlington and put in 2x 30 ft. rows of potatoes, so as you can see I do other things as well.

Dear Busy of Bempton,
Cannot comment on the walk or the rows of potatoes, but that looks quite a nice model of the said Thorneycroft Mk.5 Fire Engine.
Perhaps you have managed to 'master' a B.W. kit afterall.
Cheers,
Bigkev

I have built a few, some are better then others, but they usually turn out ok.

Seeing as you are into "spuds" will you be making a Russian Missile Site

I thought they were called 'SCUDS' not spuds!!!
Bigkev

Here we are, getting there, warts and all.
Remember it is 1/76.
Some fine tuning and glazing still requires.
The jury is still out as to semi gloss or matt.

Will it depend on how weathered you want it to look?  It looks a little too pristine at the moment.

Bridlufc

Quote from: bridlufc on April 19, 2018, 06:10:06 PM
Will it depend on how weathered you want it to look?  It looks a little too pristine at the moment.

Bridlufc

They were kept in pristine condition as the ones on Thor sites probably did not see much use except for practise.

Hi Zak,
My Dad was a member of the RAF Firecrew at Driffield in the 1950's.
I think I can say from his explaining as to what he did, that it was standard that all appliances were kept in excellent condition both mechanically(obvious) but also in appearance. His own car, a Humber was always immaculate.............and I mean always!
I never went to see them in person, but you get my drift. Standards set by the RAF, were exacting.
I would go for a more pristine finish.
Cheers,
Bigkev
 

Talking to firefighters when I was doing firefighting course  in the navy - when the lads came back from a fire the FIRST thing they did was wash down and clean the engine before sorting themselves out -- so I would go with the totally pristine finish.

Well, my dad was also a fireman in the civilian service (Penrith) and things were certainly kept in tip top condition. My dad left the AFS in London during the war to join aircrew - it was the only way out of the AFS. He served as a navigator on Lancaster's and then re-joined the fire service.

Here it is now glazed using Clearfix.
In pristine condition! (should this be Christine for Kevin?).

Quote from: zak on April 20, 2018, 12:07:15 PM
Here it is now glazed using Clearfix.
In pristine condition! (should this be Christine for Kevin?).

Hi Zak,
I'm sure she would appreciate a pristine condition Kevin, however there is some work to do.
Bu,t I like the Fire Engine, and it seems we all follow the same appreciation for those of that era, to keeping things in the best condition possible, whether in civvy life or in the military.
Looks good Zak,
Even Christine would approve.............
Cheers,
Bigkev