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Hi From Whittlesey (The Fen Tiger)
Looks to be a fine web site, I build Traction Engines, then comes the best part getting the brush’s out and hand painting them. Using the old skills, cutting back each time. Anyway nice to be with you all.
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Good morning Graham, and welcome onboard. It is good to see more of the brush brigade appearing on here. Lets see some of your work.
Cheers
Dave
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Hi Graham! :welcome:
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I am just getting the hang of it Forum so I will mess it up to start with just got email saying I need to hit the no long watching? not got the hang of it yet forgive me, will got the hang of it soon Graham
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welcome aboard graham 😀
nik
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welcome aboard mate good to have you, thanks for the hello and picture, great stuff. 😀
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hello and welcome…. sounds interesting that your build the old traction engines… we do have a section where people can post pictures of their work.. it is here.. https://www.uksignboards.com/viewforum.php?f=118
Feel free to post as there is a number of people here who use a brush from around the world.
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All Lads from Scotland very nice part, My wife and I,( Jean) in our young days, would visit the Highlands four times a year, a dream. Any of the old school on board, I build half size Traction Engines and paint life size, How do we put photos on to show my work? If I emailed Robert can he put one on for me ? Maybe if I email someone with a photo its all new to me, but I am willing. Kind regards Graham
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Hi Graham, welcome mate.
I admire anyone with talent. You clearly have one. I don’t have the patience to build models or anything. I am sort of a ‘now’ person. I’m happy to pay extra to have something ready made.
I bought a plastic model for my son about 5 years ago so we could ‘bond’. I’ve opened the box and that is about it. Now we ‘bond’ at the toy store 😳
welcome again.
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I find great joy once the fire is light and the Engines are Steaming, I enjoy all the old skills that go with Traction Engines, Signing, Gold work, and just good old hand painting. I must say I do find this web site very very good, I would wish to show my work but I don’t have the knack of getting them on for you all to see any help?
Do forget I still in the land of Steam and coal,
Have fun
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quote Robert Lambie:welcome aboard mate good to have you, thanks for the hello and picture, great stuff. 😀
Can you give me a bell or may I bell you need help ref site
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Welcome Graham
Clink on gthe link that Dave gave you a few posts back
It will open the correct forum
Then press ‘new topic’
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Hi Graham
Welcome to the boards, great to see another new face amongst us 😉
Look forward to seeing some of your work too.
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quote Carrie Brown:Hi Graham
Welcome to the boards, great to see another new face amongst us 😉
Look forward to seeing some of your work too.
:welcome:
I am trying to put a photo on but I am getting lost I need to talk it over with some on the phone them I will get the nack,
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Graham you cant attach an image in all forums ….. only some forums allow attachments of pictures …… if you are trying to attach a pic of “your work” you need to go into the “UKSB Menbers Portfolio” Forum. Create a “New Topic” Give it a subject title and write a bit of text then look below your text box and you will see “Browse” click that and it will bring up your documents list on your pc for you to find your image, double click the image you need then click “Attach” then “submit” your post ……. this should work …… hopefully …… :lol1: well thats if I havent confused you completely with my waffle??
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quote Carrie Brown:Graham you cant attach an image in all forums ….. only some forums allow attachments of pictures …… if you are trying to attach a pic of “your work” you need to go into the “UKSB Menbers Portfolio” Forum. Create a “New Topic” Give it a subject title and write a bit of text then look below your text box and you will see “Browse” click that and it will bring up your documents list on your pc for you to find your image, double click the image you need then click “Attach” then “submit” your post ……. this should work …… hopefully …… :lol1: well thats if I havent confused you completely with my waffle??
A thank you for your help, I have done some thing It told me that it had gone ? ????????????? Can you see a Traction Eng ? O Boy I good with hand thick with Comp’s Sorry Graham
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Welcome :wave:
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quote AlphaMale:Welcome :wave:
Thanks, still getting my way around this site, Very very good site.
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Hi Graham, just noticed the title of this thread. I often come down to visit my sister in Ramsey St Mary about 2/3 times a year, next time will be over Xmas i think. might be interesting to meet up?
L J
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Hello Graham welcome glad you are enjoying your self it’s a fine place to be
Lynn 😎
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quote Lynn:Hello Graham welcome glad you are enjoying your self it’s a fine place to be
Lynn 😎
It is a most welcoming site, getting to see some great stuff, Photos on the side of trucks, My work is good old hand painting, and lining, gold leaf. Traction Eng’s It is great to also make them at 6 inc scale, and see them steam. With Traction Engine work it’s using the skills of the old. I am looking forward to meeting a old timer on here, that did my kind of work. Mind you he would need to be getting on a bit to hold all the skills needed. I am always willing to learn ; take the guy with the gas tank, forgot his name, what a gift, love to meet him and pick up a number of tips. I do enjoy having a go with the air brush, but I am a long ways from painting trucks. I have painted the Royal Gates at Sandringham, and gold topped them even done work inside Sandringham church, and St Paul’s, but air brushing is a world apart, each fair ground I visit its all air brush work today. Its the sign of the times I am some of the last keeping the history Britain’s history alive. I have just jumped down from the soap box, Ha Ha Ha see you soon Graham
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quote John Simpson:Hi Graham, just noticed the title of this thread. I often come down to visit my sister in Ramsey St Mary about 2/3 times a year, next time will be over Xmas i think. might be interesting to meet up?
L J
A 😛 😛 😛 😛 that would be great, I am OK for socks, stuff the after shave, I don’t smoke, I do drink, Love Chocolate, Um! I will have baked the mince pies by then, nice warm mince pies it a blob of D Cream on top.
Are you a breast man ? I love a nice bit leg myself. We even cook chicken in the smoke box of the Traction Engine, and baked Potatoes. egg and bacon on the shovel nice having your nuts roasting on a open fire. Ha Ha Ha :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: Yes pop round love to see you. -
Graham, the guy doing “gas ” tanks is beej Very state of the art, so nothing traditional there,
art nontheless though
The finish on old engines is beautifull but fades into the background compared to the engineering at their heart,
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quote Peter Normington:Graham, the guy doing “gas ” tanks is beej Very state of the art, so nothing traditional there,
art nontheless though
The finish on old engines is beautifull but fades into the background compared to the engineering at their heart,
PeterYes I am most lucky to work on Traction Engs, I am no master painter just a man that loves steam, and I do my very best, and the only way for me is the old ways of hand brushing paint. I build to 6 inc scale, and I have a 4 1/2 inc in the workshop at this time. and I also go on site to paint full size. Peter what do you do yourself, if you dont mind me asking.
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Hi and welcome :welcome:
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quote Jayne Marsh:Hi and welcome :welcome:
Hi its a great site, one eye on uksignbord one eye on wet paint, just had a new roof put on workshop, dust :thumbdown: :thumbdown: it will take a week to get this dust out, that’s all I need. And men are jumping up and down on the roof to check it, So one is going to get a size 9. Well think of little old me wet paint a dust together, Um
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Hi Graham, thanks for the offer, will have to pop round in the daylight as i would love to see your work.
be in touch soon.
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quote :what do you do yourself, if you dont mind me asking.
Kind Regards GrahamMe Graham, I mainly just stick vinyl to vans and cars.
I do come from an engineering background, As do quite a few others that are on here.Peter
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quote John Simpson:Hi Graham, thanks for the offer, will have to pop round in the daylight as i would love to see your work.
be in touch soon.
L JIt’s not much to shout about, just paint slaped on, and a lot of rubbing down :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: Not much to see, only have a 4 1/2 scale in at this time most of the work is on site. John what are you into ?
(mod-edit) admin@uksignboards.com you can find my ad within Commercials Do you like mince pies ? and D cream ? Dont forget I dont need after shave and I have hundreds of socks :dance2: :dance2: :dance2: :dance2: Jonn coming over.
My nuts will not be roasting over a open fire this year not steaming up Boxing Day, I wish to post more photo’s on site still getting the hang of it -
quote Peter Normington:
Peter what do you do yourself, if you dont mind me asking.
Kind Regards Graham[/quote]Me Graham, I mainly just stick vinyl to vans and cars.
I do come from an engineering background, As do quite a few others that are on here.Peter[/quote]
I dont understand today my workshop’s been full a small flys ? fruit flys I dont understand why, and the mosees are biting at night so me mate tells me. Have you had a good day Peter, A what a nice shot of Jill last night lets hope the UK girls comes up with a cracker. Ha Ha Ha :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: flys and wet paint dont mix.
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Hi there. I grew up down the road in Fletton. Probably been stuck behind you driving a steamer on the Whittlesey road going through Stanground a time or two! I am a new member also and I hope you find this site as useful as I have.
Peter.
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