The Tale of a Brewers Dray (2 Viewers)

Ha ha! Scott - tizer eh? My granma told me about that stuff! That's the flash photo that made it look like pop!

It is just the best beer in the world (in my opinion) - and such a treat when I find it. It has won so many CAMERA awards it thinks it's David Baily.

Had some BASS today too with a pub lunch - just yummy! Just bought a Crusader chess set (54mm Castings) for the bargain price of £60! from a hobbyist caster called John Parslow (whitemetalmail). Will post that when I get around to painting it - as it's the Prince August version of Richard Lionheart versus Saladin - and should paint up well.
All the best for now - johnnybach
 
Interesting...looks like the bottles are clear, so does it have a reddish tinge? Is it an ale or a lager beer? I've never seen it at any of our distributors around here, I'll have to see if anyone imports it to the US.

Prost!
Brad
 
I'll join you Jonny but of course I'll be drinking Newcastle Boon Ale!(or dog) ^&grin

Martin
 
Hi to real ale drinkers everywhere. Yes Brad it is a real ale - I think the redish tinge got there via flash photography. It is a bitter beer - and has won many prizes from CAMRA over here in the UK.

The Brains brewery has been a feature in Cardiff since the 1800's - and the family of Mr S A Brain, who started the whole thing off, are still in the business. They are also a major sponsor of Welsh Rugby - and an advert for their beer aoppears on the current teams playing shirts.

Yep Martin - I like that one too - in fact I well remember as Guard Commander one night - I had the duty driver buy a crate of half and half dog/guinnness for the quarter guard (I even paid for it!). The rest of the guys paid for the fish and chips - so after we got over the midnight rush - we had our own "happy hour".

Cheers!
 
But enough of the real ale stuff - we have mens work to do!

Whilst in the UK - I visited my local model shop and stocked up with some brass rod - as my axle from ATS seems to have gone permanently AWOL. Front axle is now fitted (wheels turn okay) - and my daughter gave me a crash course in editting and printing in "Word". The result is shown below on the front of my dray - which is now clearly a Brains Beer version. I didn't get it quite right - but it is my first go! I'll see how it looks when it has been painted up a bit more - and if it looks okay - I will go with this. If it looks naff - then I'll try again.

Horses and leather furniture have had another coat - and are progressing nicely - so pretty pleased with it all - so far. johnnybach.

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johnnybach said:
But enough of the real ale stuff - we have mens work to do!

Whilst in the UK - I visited my local model shop and stocked up with some brass rod - as my axle from ATS seems to have gone permanently AWOL. Front axle is now fitted (wheels turn okay) - and my daughter gave me a crash course in editting and printing in "Word". The result is shown below on the front of my dray - which is now clearly a Brains Beer version. I didn't get it quite right - but it is my first go! I'll see how it looks when it has been painted up a bit more - and if it looks okay - I will go with this. If it looks naff - then I'll try again.

Horses and leather furniture have had another coat - and are progressing nicely - so pretty pleased with it all - so far. johnnybach.

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Looking good John, looking VERY good :salute::

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
Well - thanks Martyn - as it's down to you, and a few others, I got into this area in the first place - I had better do a reasonabe job on it - and as I have promised Brains Brewery a photo or two when I have finished it - there may be a chance of a pint in it too! (he writes hopefully!)^&grin johnnybach
 
johnnybach said:
Well - thanks Martyn - as it's down to you, and a few others, I got into this area in the first place - I had better do a reasonabe job on it - and as I have promised Brains Brewery a photo or two when I have finished it - there may be a chance of a pint in it too! (he writes hopefully!)^&grin johnnybach
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I would have thought a keg, barrel or at least a crate John ^&grin {bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn:)
 
Well - I guess shares in the company is an outside bet - whilst a guided tour of the new brewery - may just be on...........or a firkin or two.....................etc down to a packet of crispy bacon flavour and a half of shandy - which could be one of the poorer options.:confused:

Seriously - I'm just glad it's going well - and has opened yet another door I didn't know existed to this fascinating hobby. Also - the number of new skills I have learned since joining this forum just grows and grows. Great fun. ;)

Cheers Martyn! ( I hope!)^&grin
 
I had a good go at the two horses today - and think I have just about finished painting them. It's always difficult to realise just when to stop - but I think if I were to work them any more - it might be too much - so will stop for today and think again tomorrow. There's a bit of work to do on the hooves - where they meet the base - but each horse is securely pinned - and stuck down with two-part epoxy resin (Araldite Rapid - another tip from a forum member - thanks Brad!). Just little bits of milliput required for a good finish there.

As to the sign - I worked a little more paint into the yellow there. What I'm after is a bit of a scruffy well-worn sign - as I think a brewery delivery dray might have looked circa 1900. I would love to add the modern-day logo of the dragon - from a bottle-top of today ( well - yesterday actually!), but that wasn't around back in those days. Making me thirsty just thinking about it - so Cheers for now - I'm off.:rolleyes2: johnnybach.

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You bet! - I can't stop loading/unloading barrels and trundling it up and down already! I might put it in at the back of some of my Welsh Regiments c.1900 - you know - as the Sergeants Mess taking a delivery of "essentials".

Lovely piece to paint too Victor - will give the horses a first coat of varnish today - then they ought to start really shining - show you later. johnnybach
 
Varnish time for the horses. The brass rod through the horse collars will eventually be painted - as it goes through the draw-bar attached to the cart. All is now rigid - as the hooves have been completed and epoxied/milliputted and pinned to the base.

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The varnish is a first coat of Humbrol Clear (No.35). I will paint the base later - then when everything is dry - the secret weapon comes out - another coat but of Tamiya Acrylic Clear X-22. Have dark glasses ready!^&grin jb.
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Wow! The gloss really seals the deal :D The colors of the horses are really deepened now, they look great, John, great job!

Prost!
Brad
 
Thanks Brad - but do keep watching - 'cos I will give them that second coat in a day or two - this makes one heck of a difference! jb.

P.S. after reading one of your posts, I obtained some epoxy resin two part glue in the UK - Wow! does that Rapid Araldite stick! Thanks for the tip-off.
 
Finished the cart part of the project - so gave it a first coat of Humbrol 35 Varnish. Also gave two coats of pale grey to the base for the horses. Will varnish that too later. Currently working on barrels and bits.

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Love the way the horses look now, John! You've got a porcelain-like clear, similar to what John (beating retreat) gets, I think.

Speaking of John's works, I've been experimenting with tinting my clear coat, inspired by the result he achieves. In this case, I've been using acrylics and Future. I think it's a way to get some shading colors around raised details, and add the gloss seal, in one pass. For example, on a French Napoleonic infantryman, putting a little bit of dark gray into the Future, so it will settle in the folds of his wasitcoat, around the pockets, etc. Or on faces, a little bit of brown, for the same effect. You might want to play around with the technique, too, we can compare notes.

Looking forward to the next installment!

Prost!
Brad
 
Have you ever tried sandwiching in a bit of shading between varnish coats. I do that sometimes - because if you overdo the extra shading - you can lift it straight off with a dampened brush before the top coat goes on. Can look quite nice then - I do rosy cheeks like that sometimes.

I'm doing this in instalments by the way - 'cos I've got used to doing it with my other project. It helps me too - to see a photo - and often pick up things I've missed or could do better by looking at them. I'm also open to feedback that way - as I have never done a Town & Country project before - just soldiers.

It has been fun - and rather surprisingly triggered off many half buried memories of my childhood - when horse and carts were still frequently around. I was remembering a horse drawn Ice Cream cart the other day - with an Italian family who ran it called De Mascios>. I was a little blue eyed blonde kid then - and the guy used to give me extra "red stuff" on my cornet - if I could prize a penny out of my Mam!

Yes - a nice little project this one - and I think my Grand-dad would have enjoyed it too - as he's the one pushing the barrel.
 
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