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Re: KNARESBOROUGH PLAYMOBIL EXHIBITION
« Reply #60 on: February 24, 2011, 13:02:39 »
Just spent the morning painting some more baseboards.  Nearly all done.  I have two City Life boards to paint.   One it the airport - I'll do that this afternoon.  The other one is to be delivered tomorrow so that'll need painting as soon as it arrives.

I did the pirate islands this morning.  We had a donation of a pirate ship - a 3286.  Its not complete but is mostly there.  Its available after the event to someone who can use it.  It'll need a good clean as I suspect it has been sunk in pond somewhere in the past.

Lots of buildings to put together this afternoon, plus a mountain to build for Damo's train tunnel - should be fun.

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Re: KNARESBOROUGH PLAYMOBIL EXHIBITION
« Reply #61 on: February 24, 2011, 14:06:27 »
Like you, I'm putting buildings together this pm to bring along in case you need them (they're Steck houses).  I'm also going to have an idea things will fit in the car!
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« Reply #62 on: February 24, 2011, 17:32:20 »
I put out the painted base boards for the Pirates this afternoon.  They look really good, especially with islands set out on them.  I had to put them away as the hall has a regular hirer in tonight.  We'll be ready to press on in the morning.  I can get pirates and knights out, the western boards up ready for Damo.  (The mountain didn't really come together and I don't know I'll have time to get on with it.)

I will finish painting the base boards for the City Life (I need some more grey paint) in the morning - waiting for that last board to be delivered). I want to get this done so Gordon can press on.  I have two painted boards so we can get the railway laid out.

I'll be there from 9am or 9.30am on Friday.  I look forward to seeing you all soon.


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« Reply #63 on: February 24, 2011, 17:41:29 »
Things sound to be coming together nicely, Mark, despite the problem of the mountain.  What method are you using?  Large sheets of crumpled strong brown paper brushed over with glue gives a fairly stiff form to paint on, horizontal surfaces green, others grey or brown.  I remember using Gloy years ago on admittedly smaller OO scenery.

I will be over as soon as possible tomorrow.  I had hoped to have everything packed up and maybe even in the car, but not so I'm afraid.  Would you be able to bring a soldering iron and some solder tomorrow, Mark, please?  There is a battery connection on a piece which needs soldering and my soldering iron is still packed somewhere.
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« Reply #64 on: February 24, 2011, 18:16:44 »
Oh no, my mountain! :o :lol:

No worries if you can't get it done. Either we can sit there friday night working at it, or just fill the space with more Playmobil ;)

BTW, If not, I can bring my soldering iron, if there are any problems - just let me know :)

All the Playmo (including your parts, Gordon) are packed up into boxes, but whether they go in the car or not, we shall soon find out! :uhoh:

Damo :)
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« Reply #65 on: February 24, 2011, 19:33:26 »
Damo - Please bring your soldering iron for Gordon as I don't have one.

I can work on the mountain again tomorrow.  I have a cardboard structure.  It is quite large. (This is not OO!) I have a reasonable amount of brown paper (from Playmobil appropriately enough), but I think I am out of PVA glue.  I can get some more early tomorrow.  I have brown and green paint.

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« Reply #66 on: February 24, 2011, 19:47:22 »
Car is all packed up, along with my soldering iron with solder for Gordon :)

We aim to leave as early as we can tommorow morning (or as early as I can get up! :P) and our estimated journey time is 4 hours.

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« Reply #67 on: February 24, 2011, 20:08:49 »
Quote from: flatcat on February 24, 2011, 18:16:44

All the Playmo (including your parts, Gordon) are packed up into boxes, but whether they go in the car or not, we shall soon find out! :uhoh:

Damo :)

You're ahead of me here, Damo, as here everything isn't yet packed in boxes and I'm still wrestling with a System-X problem with the fire station.   8}
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« Reply #68 on: February 24, 2011, 20:09:34 »
Quote from: flatcat on February 24, 2011, 19:47:22
Car is all packed up, along with my soldering iron with solder for Gordon :)



Damo :)

Thanks, Damo.    :wave:
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« Reply #69 on: February 24, 2011, 20:11:00 »
Quote from: playmofirth on February 24, 2011, 19:33:26
Damo - Please bring your soldering iron for Gordon as I don't have one.

I can work on the mountain again tomorrow.  I have a cardboard structure.  It is quite large. (This is not OO!) I have a reasonable amount of brown paper (from Playmobil appropriately enough), but I think I am out of PVA glue.  I can get some more early tomorrow.  I have brown and green paint.

Mark
Sounds as if you're well on the way there, Mark. 

I remember I went for brown and green on my OO gauge setup, a nice reddish brown.  I suppose I had unwittingly chosen as sandstone colour.
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