Well, after God knows how long of having millions of topics bouncing around this site about one single build, I finally broke down and decided to consolidate them all into one thread that I could constantly update as progress was made.  I apologize in advance to all dial-up users.

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, this is my build of a VERY rare 1/72 Vacuform Spruce Goose wired with spinning props.  Here's a look back on what's accomplished so far:

From now on, this is where all new updates will be posted. 

As a futher note, I'm consolidated a bunch of my photos into one folder on my photobucket account.  As a result, a number of the really old pictures of this build may not work anymore.  It won't affect anything in this thread, just the really old ones that nobody looks at anyway.  And if you REALLY want to see something that you remember and isn't there anymore, just let me know and I'll get the new link to it.

Also, the pics are large for a very special reason.  Although to find out what that reason IS, you'll just have to wait until I'm finished!    Thanks for the look-see, and comments, as always, are welcome.

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That which does not kill you makes you stranger...

-The Joker

Another update for the thread-

Small, but progress, nonetheless.  I've glued one side of the wings together, removed the aileron, and boxed in the resulting gap.  Next up- the flap.

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That which does not kill you makes you stranger...

-The Joker

A multi-part update, with photos this time!

Apart from various other projects, I HAVE been working on my Goose, also.  Here's what I got to bring y'all up to speed:

This monstrosity is the finished battery box.  The battery will slip in vertically, and connect to a terminal at the top (which I still need to add) and the bottom.  I learned that the only way to get the battery OUT once it's dead is to use needle nosed pliers.  Oh, well.

One aileron and flap are gone.  As you can see, I still need to clean up the flap actuator housings (those spiky things on the underside) with a dremel or something.

My next update actually makes me feel rather good.  For a long time the curved edges of the planing hull has ticked me off.   These should be rather angular.  I debated just leaving them alone, but finally got the motivation to fix this.  It was a rather simple fix involving some small angle stock and, yes, LOTS of putty.

Here's the before:

(Notice rounded bottom edges)

And now:

I still have a bit of work to do (UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!), but you get the idea.

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Hey! Progress!  Woo hoo!  The nex hurdle for me is cleaning up the wing joints.  I'm going to wait to get some epoxy putty so I can resculpt the wingtips.  The bottom wing is about a quarter inch longer than the top, and it leaves a shelf at the tips (---I__).  Bad drawing, I know.  Either way, it'll require some major work.

But hey- at least I'm doing something, right?  Stay tuned for more! 

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That which does not kill you makes you stranger...

-The Joker

You are certainly making great progress on the Goose.  Keep the updates coming.

Darwin, O.F. 

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"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil, because I am 80,000 feet and climbing!
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The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

Absolutely outstanding!  Mike, glad to see someone is keeping the putty manufacturers in business, especially in this age of shake-n-bake kits! 

Keep the progress posts coming, a lot of people are watching you on this one!

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Frank

Lucien Harpress wrote:

The large nacelle is from the Goose.  The smaller nacelle is a BWM 801, a standard German 18 cylinder radial and the one used on the Fw 190.  The airplane is another of my "in-progress" builds, a Bf 109, something I'm sure EVERYONE has.  Now, the 109 was not a large aircraft by any means.  But compare it to the Goose nacelle, and that should tell you something. Thanks for looking!

Are you trying to say that the Goose model is LARGE?????????????  ROFLMAO

Darwin, O.F.  [aien] 

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"Yea though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil, because I am 80,000 feet and climbing!
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The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

Sigh...

I realized why it's taking me so long to get this thing finished.  Every time I end up fixing one of the kit's deficiencies, I find two or three more things that need fixing!!

My latest "discovery"?  The flap housings.  You know, those huge things that stick out of the bottom of the wing by the flaps?  Yeah.  I was GOING to work around them when I add the flaps, but once I tried, I made a sad realization- it would be eaiser just to take 'em off and make new ones.

So I did.

I'll probably have to carve a new master out of balsa (not hard), vacuform it with my nifty little vac-table, and then cast a bunch of copies in resin.

A pain in the butt?  Oh yes.  

But with this kit, what else is new?  

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Just for reference, here's all the stuff I've replaced on this kit:

-Elevators

-Rudder

-Flight deck roof

-Ailerons

-Flaps

-Nacelle mounts

-Hull edges

-Flap acutator housings 

Notice two things- first, these are not things I added- these are things I replaced.  Cut out, sanded down, scratchbuilt, and faired back into the whole.  Second, these are not small details.  These are major, intrigal parts of the airframe as a whole.  I haven't even gotten to adding details yet!

Oh, boy....    I need a nap...

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That which does not kill you makes you stranger...

-The Joker

Ah back to the goose... all is right in the world and balance has been brought back to the universe.

The aileron reminds me of my days building RC... kinda miss gluing up the wood airframes sometimes.  And that one looks like it is about the same size as one on an RC ship.

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Marc