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Chubber Casseroled Badger 
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You may remember my adventure into Norfolk recently, and my subsequent efforts to chop a row in half and finish in render, well it occurred to me that further step was possible, and with John Wiffen's approval have decided to open Dooferton Village Stores.   My first effort, a mix of card, plastic [sorry] and wood turned out a little too grand....and will probably end up as a little pub,   however, Mk II is a little more restrained and will fit nicely [IMHO] on the end of the row.....  You know I can't resist a little 'play' so with my trusty John Ahern to hand came up with the jobby below,   I haven't decided what colour to paint the outside, the great man says it should be 'dark brown or dark green...' I have sought out 'tween wars packets etc, and now I've hit on the trick of putting a bit of cardboard over the left lens of my glasses have got on a lot better. Hope you like this, and that it might give you some ideas, more when I have done more, Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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col.stephens Full Member
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Excellent Doug  Is that a couple of boxes of OMO I spy before me? Where's the Vim and Ajax? Terry |
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And Rinso, as well Terry. Brings back memories, those names, and not just between wars, either. Still around in the '50s. Great work doug . I would go for dark green. Shaun. |
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Excellent, Doug. Hooda thorta that! I can't wait to see the finished object. ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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Chubber Casseroled Badger
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Terry - Yup! That's a packet or two of Omo...Prior to its discovery and closure, a part-time house of ill-repute on a Portsmouth Naval estate used a packet of Omo in the kitchen [front] window to advertise that a visit would meet with a suitable reception...it stood for 'Old Man Out'....No Vim or Ajax, couldn't find any Gumption, either! Shaun - I haven't any green, but I do have some GWR stock brown spray.... Today I've made up the front and back walls and cut out the space for the shop.  Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Great work could we see some pics showing how you have done internal detail? | |||||||||
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Thank you, will do, but off to a funeral tomorrow, might get up early, but I have just opened a new 5 ltr box of RLW Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Pardon my ignorance "RLW" stephen ____________________ Acording to a recent visit to a supermarket at check out time, I an not loosing my memory it has been downgraded which means i am not stupid afterall - Sorted! - What a relief |
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Red Laughing Water.  ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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Hi Doug, Dooferton Village Stores is a great looking model so far. I'm watching with interest. Cheers, Gary. ps I've said it before and I'll say it again, "gotta love styrene..."  ____________________ ...as a young lad, it was big trains for little boys, now it is little trains for big boys...! http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12116&forum_id=21 |
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Hullo, Richard, Here as promised some details I simply found some suitable advertising material etc., on Google, saved the pictures, shrunk them to an appropriate size and printed them at 300 dpi, mounted them on card of various thicknesses, cut them out and posed them on a very simple interior. Where the white edges of the card shewed, I 'bodgered' them with coloured crayon, I hope you won't be disappointed when you realise how crude it is! The tiled floor [ a personal memory] is from the interior of a local bank statement envelope... I think it's quite patent, but should there be anything further you'd like to ask, go ahead, if I don't know there are plenty of 'eggspurts' here!    Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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That's excellent thanks watch this space on Barkham Green | |||||||||
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Brilliant build Doug. The attached might be of interest to anyone requiring a shop interior. Scroll down to the last two items on the page. http://www.sankeyscenics.co.uk/#/oo-gauge-4mm-page-3/4551802312 Terry |
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I'm assuming that by "between the wars", you are referring to WW2 and either the Korean War or the Falklands War Doug.  I remember most, in fact, probably all, those products but the two wars normally referred to as being "between" are slightly before my time.  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Petermac wrote: I'm assuming that by "between the wars", you are referring to WW2 and either the Korean War or the Falklands War Doug. I remember 'War of the Worlds' starring Tom Cruise. What a load of rubbish that was?  Terry |
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It might be between the "War on Terror" and the "War on Drugs." We've had both of those. ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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col.stephens wrote: Petermac wrote:I'm assuming that by "between the wars", you are referring to WW2 and either the Korean War or the Falklands War Doug. I remember the original which was much better. ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Petermac wrote: col.stephens wrote:Petermac wrote:I'm assuming that by "between the wars", you are referring to WW2 and either the Korean War or the Falklands War Doug. Wasn't that a radio broadcast, Peter ?? When the family sat around the wireless all eager on a Sunday evening, pre television....  ____________________ ...as a young lad, it was big trains for little boys, now it is little trains for big boys...! http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12116&forum_id=21 |
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Peter is right. The film was was made by Paramount and starred Gene Barry. I don't know the exact date that it was made, but as it happens I recorded it from the television recently and have still to watch it. The opening titles look roughly to be from the 1960's or 1970's. Terry |
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1953 Terry.Look at IMDB,internet movie data base,very useful site. ____________________ Regards Alan Born beside the mighty GWR. |
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Thanks Alan. Earlier than I thought. Terry |
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For the age of the film, the special effect are quite incredible. This is pre Star Trek and the moon landings. Also remember seeing Gene Barry in Burke's law. Back to the shop, I can remember one like that but it wasn't in a village, and it was painted a horrible dark brown colour. Always remember standing outside looking at the peeling paint on the wall. Ed ____________________ Engineers just love to change things |
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Ed wrote: For the age of the film, the special effect are quite incredible. Oo-er! Not this horrible brown?  Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Good neat work again Doug ____________________ reg |
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A lovely bit of modelling there Doug,i remember the small independent local shop well,it's a pity we've lost most of them. ____________________ Regards Alan Born beside the mighty GWR. |
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Thanks, Chaps! I'm currently trying to adapt the Scalescenes model to give coloured guttering to match the down pipes, not too difficult I think, this really is an adaptable model, might stick a 'sumfin' else' on the other end too. Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Superb...I love the shop front and the interior is really impressive...Well Done REgards Jethro |
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dooferdog wrote: Ed wrote:For the age of the film, the special effect are quite incredible. Nope, it was darker than that, like a dark chocolate colour. Probably 'left over' paint from something else, the shop keeper got hold of. Ed ____________________ Engineers just love to change things |
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Well, to colour the guttering proved easier than I thought, I simply replaced the Scalescenes black-edged overlay with two matching strips of paper ....and in response to a pm asking about chimney details on the green cottages, here is the way I did it....  to achieve this effect, as you are only after the edge view of the brick paper...  and here the first view of the newly renamed 'Bear Street Stores'....Off licence and tobacconist....  ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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That looks brilliant. keep it up.
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Looking at that shop reminds of my time as an errand boy for old Mrs Bennetts shop, working after school and Saturday mornings, on my bike with a basket full of bread etc. Now that's going back a long time, must be at least 50 years ago. good modelling, I like it.
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That shop really does look the "business" ____________________ Regards Alan Born beside the mighty GWR. |
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Continuing the shop saga, Aladdin Pink Paraffin tank, made from a 3-pin plug earth cover, a funnel from doweling and florists wire. That blocked gutter looks like a prime candidate for a few house-leeks and a bit of green overflow..... Slates are Scalescenes [as are all other papers] printed in Greyscale to do away with the blue tint and bashed about a bit at the ends.  Vesti la Giubba! Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Ahh yes, the old pink paraffin, remember it well. Keeping that area clean & tidy used to be another of my jobs in Mrs Bennetts shop. The memories come flooding back! Another fine bit of modelling using what's at hand. like it a lot Doug, keep them coming.
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Wonderful stuff! Terry |
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Thank you, gents for your kind remarks... 'Ere, Barney, better get round to Bear Street, looks like that yard could do with a bit of tidying too!  Poop poop Doug PS I'm in the dog house [or "Semper in caecendi etc] as this morning I was wearing my modelling apron and as usual was wiping my watercolour/acrylic brush on the front in between colours......after lunch I didn't put it back on, and, yes, I was wearing a 'good' shirt and forgot. Several 'wipe-wipes' later and a another shirt joins the collection described as 'Gardening clothes'. D ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Bootiful All thats needed now Doug, is a couplke of kids shimmying over the wall to pinch the bottles to get the deposit back from the shop keeper. Paul ____________________ Victoria Road |
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You did that too did you Paul??/
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A tale passed on to me by my Dad. But always wanted to model it Paul ____________________ Victoria Road |
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paul_l wrote: Bootiful Did I mention the glass on the top of the wall...............?  Doug ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Spoil sport. It was fun while it lasted. Local bobby caught up with us at last and we had a sore backside after him and my Dad had finished with us.
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Good point Doug. O.K. send the girls over! Terry |
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