The Officially Shameless PBY/Halloween '09 GB

Daywalker wrote:

namrednef wrote: Amongst other duties (thanks Frankie and Aaron), I am assigning appropriate military ranks to for this GB's members. (I like to be historically accurate). Updating front page in a minute! Aye-aye Sir!

Daywalker wrote:

namrednef wrote: Amongst other duties (thanks Frankie and Aaron), I am assigning appropriate military ranks to for this GB's members. (I like to be historically accurate). Updating front page in a minute! Aye-aye Sir!

Yep.....dates amended......ranks tomorrow

PBY masks for Revell kit available thru Lucky Models......Squadron not in stock,

namrednef wrote:

Amongst other duties (thanks Frankie and Aaron), I am assigning appropriate military ranks to for this GB's members. (I like to be historically accurate). Updating front page in a minute!

Aye-aye Sir!

namrednef wrote:

...11:59 pm on the night of the 30th October 2008! EST

WOOHOO!!!  Happy Birthday to me.

Okay Folks! Let us call it for 11:59 pm on the night of the 30th October 2008! EST

Those in other time zones.....act accordingly.

Amongst other duties (thanks Frankie and Aaron), I am assigning appropriate military ranks to for this GB's members. (I like to be historically accurate). Updating front page in a minute!

This Halloween works for me.

Rich

What would be a good start date amenable to all? This Halloween? I'm good with it. Post.

I wiki'd the two engines and I came up with 48" dia. for the 1830 and 55" for the 2600. Don't know how much different the cowls would be. That would theorettically be only a 3.5" diff all the way around. Just pulled out my B-25 and PBY and my initial thoughts are that I don't think it would take very much work to graft the B-25 cowls onto the PBY. They aren't that much different in size. I think the B-25 cowls are just a bit longer is all.

I don't mind if you guys move up the start date at all. I still won't probably start my build until after the first of the year anyway do to other builds. Watching other builds is inspiring to me to get crackin' and finish other builds so I can start.

Would the end date still be the same?

I have 2 I need to finish before I get started on the PBY.

Josh

nam,

I'm with Frank I would not mind seeing the start date move up a little bit as well.

Are you going to the Poughkeepsie HVHMG Show this upcoming Saturday?

Cheers,

Thom

Hi and Thanks Frankie! I'm not averse to moving it up.....let's test the waters and see!

Guess who was at my buddy's (new porch) door this a.m? The Town building inspector! Some nosy type had called and left a msg over the w/e. We got the siding on the new thing by last night. (Whew!)

The guy obviously noted the new pressure treated underpinnings, but he just kicked a couple things and pronounced it sound and winked at my pal. Permit? Puh-lease!!!!

Sooooooo sorry I didn't hook up with the guys at SYRCON21......but as the Yankees say these days....there's always next year!

I was really hoping to get this PC in the shop over this w/e so I can start posting pics again. Was not to be. I have to drop it during this week so I shall be away for a couple days. I can't even use the 'turn off the computer' button to work! Have to shut down manually. Scary!

The build seems to have taken off now!

Nam- I would be OK with moving the start date up a bit, as I am very excited to start on mine.  I wonder if the generous build time frame would still allow those who wish to wait a bit ample time to finish other projects up before starting.  Just my ...Your thoughts?

As for a subtheme, my guess is that one will show itself eventually.  I really can't think of one off-hand either...  

Thanks for that great ref Kevin! I've sent off for another PBY ref book......maybe learn something!

Bondo! Welcome aboard! (Finally!)

We have 22 builders now! I am exceedingly gratified! Thank You All! I will try and recruit some more. I've had some PM feelers, mainly from people needing to finish current GB's. I hope the belated start date doesn't turn some folks off. The reasoning was to allow those who needed it time to finish commitments. If there seems to be a problem, please post and maybe something can change!

I broke the main hull parts away from sprue over the weekend for the Pearl Harbor GB. I'll avoid posting pics until this GB gets underway, but I will report some things that I find or learn. For instance, the attach points of the sprues to the fuse parts on the Revell Cat vary from normal to 1/4 and 3/8 inch wide! Clip carefully! Also, a little bit of interior clean-up may be required.

Has anyone given any thought to a 'subtext' theme for this GB? Such as.....in the FAW GB.....we drink and play pirates!

James Bond girls are interesting.....but aside from adding the various Catwoman villains, I can't put a finger on anything.

Thanks again,

YBD

Those sure look like B-25 engine cowls to me... but I wonder if you'd have to modify the nacelle to accept the larger cowl? It looks to me like there is no 'step' between the cowl and the nacelle, which you would get if you just stuck the larger cowl on the existing nacelle... I think. I'm not sure how much larger the diameter of the R-2600 is than the R-1830.

That Super Cat is awesome, by the way! If you're up for the extra work, the end result will be great... and unique!

Kevin

bondoman wrote:

Simpilot aka Ritchie: I haven't bought a Cat kit yet. I need a kittie with landing gear things, and the Airfix -5A will do. Also, Red Roo makes a conversion kit for a "Super Cat". But the vertical fin looks wrong for my subject: we'lll see what RR has and we may have to SCRATCH A LITTLE. I'll put up a PBY5, Academy if you please, and away we go. Wright 2600s replace Pratt R1830-92. NBo difference in cowling(?).

Sounds like a fair trade to me Bill!

The Super Cat has more of a B-25 looking cowl with the numerous fairings around it. If you have a B-25 I'm wondering if you could swap cowls and engines with it? Of course it's probably not that simple but it's a start.

Simpilot aka Ritchie:

I haven't bought a Cat kit yet.

I need a kittie with landing gear things, and the Airfix -5A will do.

Also, Red Roo makes a conversion kit for a "Super Cat". But the vertical fin looks wrong for my subject: we'lll see what RR has and we may have to SCRATCH A LITTLE.

I'll put up a PBY5, Academy if you please, and away we go. Wright 2600s replace Pratt R1830-92. NBo difference in cowling(?).

sfcmac wrote:

What's bad is I think I just took a nap you needed. Stuffed with All that fried food eh lewbud?

Nope, slept like the dead last night though.  One of the good things about going to the fair is you do a lot of walking.  One of the bad things is that you do a lot walking.  You get to walk off some of it, but you also make room for more.  I told my dad as we were looking for a place to park, you could eat yourself to the point of sickness, but if you parked in the right (or wrong depending on your pov) lot you'd be ready for more by the time you got to your car.

Nope.....never was able to. Sad about that....very.

Was able to help a Buddy in a crisis though. Built a whole porch in a day-and-a-half.....and me being the only one under 300 lbs, was able to shingle it. No time for a 4 hour drive........but some quality bench-time tonight!

nam,

Did you make it up to GraniteCon today?

Cheers,

Thom

sfcmac wrote:

Man o man are those PBY's a calling me! Wish we could just dig in! Oh the suspense!

I get you Aaron! I really don't want to open a box for even the Pearl Harbor GB....but I must!

Now I'm home....so tired that I can't lift a #11

lewbud wrote:

namrednef wrote:   I've read much Cussler....have to buy that one from Alibris.com.....prolly get a PB for a quarter! Nam, Go to your local Half-Price or used book seller, with shipping it'll probably be a wash.  Unless you're like me and a trip to the book shop is like a trip to the LHS.  The Mediterranean Caper was his first novel.

Heh! Thanks.....I just bought a copy.....plus a couple other titles I wanted....the Cussler was $.99.

!

namrednef wrote:

I've read much Cussler....have to buy that one from Alibris.com.....prolly get a PB for a quarter!

Nam,

Go to your local Half-Price or used book seller, with shipping it'll probably be a wash.  Unless you're like me and a trip to the book shop is like a trip to the LHS.  The Mediterranean Caper was his first novel.

I've read much Cussler....have to buy that one from Alibris.com.....prolly get a PB for a quarter!

For those of you who have some spare time on your hands, pick up a copy of Clive Cussler's Mediterranean Caper.  In the opening chapter, the book's hero Dirk Pitt flies a PBY air to air against a Fokker DIII.  It's a good quick read, highly recommended.