The Officially Shameless PBY/Halloween '09 GB

That's 3 for the present then.

I think the method I'll use will be to write each name metal tokens I have, shake them up in a coffee can and pick the two winners.

Official PBY New Year wishes to ALL from the BVD!

Consider it done Frankie!

I believe I'll close entries Saturday

In the interests of being fair:

The BVD shall close canopy mask raffle entries tomorrow (Saturday) at noon and hold the drawing at 1pm!

The drawing will be unscientific.....tokens with names in a coffee can......held above my head.....shake the can.....pull a token.......shake again......pull the second winner.

Simple as that! This has been a pleasant diversion and I thank all participants. Besides, it's a way to promote the GB!

Daywalker wrote:

All hail the BVD!  What a generous and thoughtful chap, offering free PBY parts!  Thanks BVD!

The BVD respects the well deserved and expected compliments!

Hail the BVD!

Entrants for the free mask raffle/lottery up to this point:

Winner #1 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's dishes.

Winner #2 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's

That is all...........

Amongst the 17 builds I have going is this the Pearl Harbor GB PBY....go figure.

When building the wingtips.....the left and right wingtip inserts....trim carefully and look for very tiny bits of flash. It should be sanded off to conform with the basic shape of the part. The wing on this kit can be tough to mate 100% correctly so the law of diminishing returns applies. DRY FIT and trim/sand accordingly!

Also, with the outer wingtip floats....I flat sanded the sides with the pin sockets to get a better fit. After dry-fitting I decided not to sand any outer edges until the float halves are joined. You may do things differently, but I believe sanding the join afterward will lessen the need for putty/filler. And it is going to need sanding.

namrednef wrote:

Winner #1 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's dishes. Winner #2 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's That is all...........

ACK!!!

Get my name outta THAT drawing!!!

Today is my scheduled day of the week to work on my PBY-5 Stay tuned  for some WIP later today

Lt- People are going to give you strange looks with that can above your head today.

Daywalker wrote:

namrednef wrote: Winner #1 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's dishes. Winner #2 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's That is all........... ACK!!! Get my name outta THAT drawing!!!

That leaves you two options Frankie! Winner #1 or a non-winner!

The BVD shall hold in abeyance the washing requirements. There may be reprisals!

Sean....as a member of the Royal Court..............

Daywalker wrote:

namrednef wrote: Winner #1 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's dishes. Winner #2 will be assigned to washing the Royal BVD's That is all........... ACK!!! Get my name outta THAT drawing!!!

Hahahaha Sean!

Entries closed 45 minutes ago........it's among the 4 Horsemen of the Maskalypse!

Countdown to drawing of tokens has begun!

Best of luck to you all!

Hey BVD-

If I tell you how cool you are, can you be sure I don't get laundry duty?

Daywalker wrote:

Hey BVD- If I tell you how cool you are, can you be sure I don't get laundry duty?

It shall be taken under advisement! The BVD feels that any winner of this raffle/lottery should talk-up the PBY GB.

The alternative is too grisly to countenance!

AS BARNEY IS MY WITNESS THE DRAWING WILL COMMENCE!

Pics of the winners will be up in a few minutes!

The BVD!

namrednef wrote:

Hahahaha Sean!

I cant tell you how horrible the pictures I saw on Google were looking for Large /Huge skivvies I was trying to find a pic of Steve Martin from "Planes Trains and Automobiles" holding "Dels" skivvies to Post - Aaron has a much stronger stomach to search out pics..

The drawing was held as advertised......

#1 ........drum roll please..........Mikey!

#2........bang a pie tin please....Frankie!

Sorry Sean and Thom!......

These were the 4..........if I had 2 more everyone would have won!

Thanks for participating!

Mike....Pm me your home addy!

Thank you very much BVD!  I appreciate your benevolence, and shall promote the Gb to the best of my ability!

 Now that was entertaining! I can't believe I slept through the whole thing!

 Nam! aren't those tokens for those old sliding window peep shows?

The BVD has seen proper to promote some active players in this GB.

Front page has been updated.

The Daywalker has been elevated to mine own personal rank of full lieutenant....(but I'm senior Mister, so watch it!).....and shall take an accustomed place as XO for this GB! (I've seen his resume).

Also for participating that some missed.....

MKelley, Tlivansco, and Summit....have been elevated to Chief Warrant Officer (Pilot status) for their help in promotion of this GB!

sfcmac wrote:

Now that was entertaining! I can't believe I slept through the whole thing!  Nam! aren't those tokens for those old sliding window peep shows?

BS! Your teeth were fine when I came up with this!

The tokens are from a local supermarket......redeemable......and I always forget to bring them!

But next time I'm in a peep-show, I'll try one!

Daywalker wrote:

Many thanks for the promotion BVD!  I shall have me hands full with this lot.  Guess I had better get cracking on my PBY too!  I shall begin mine this coming Friday, 1/9/09.

In the meantime Frank concentrates on other projects.

Sean! Sorry you and Thom missed out on the drawing! But it was done all fair and square (though Barney was sleeping!)

Wish there had been a dozen entrants.....would have made it easier!

Thanks for your support!

I shall endeavor to perservere in the unending and shameless promotion the this GB. Thank you for the promotion, now does this come with any type increased monetary compensation? Or am I to take on additional responsiblity and duties for little or no compensation other than the satisfaction of a job well done? Thanks again for the masks.

namrednef wrote:

Sean! Sorry you and Thom missed out on the drawing! But it was done all fair and square (though Barney was sleeping!)

Eh no matter, some Fitbin sniped me on the decals I had bid on that I wanted for my 1/48 PBY anyway. 

Progress on the 1/72 , got the inside ejector pin holes filled and the interior painted green. I do believe this is my First Academy Kit to be started on. The Plastic seems softer then some of the other kits I have built. 

I was excited over the Academy 1/72 PBY decals though, I have read that Academy Decals are horrible and thick, those black stripes will slice up and make good canopy frames.

Sean-

Which decals are you trying to get?  For a -5 or a -5A?  I bought some Aeromasters from Squadron a while back for a -5, and only need the markings for one of the featured aircraft.

I am building the second from the top, you are wecome to any of the others.

I have promoted the GB on the aircraft page. I promised dancing girls for everyone that completes the build .

MKelley wrote:

I have promoted the GB on the aircraft page. I promised dancing girls for everyone that completes the build .

I dearly hope the PBYer's are beer drinkers!

Once I begin my PBY, I shall promote myself to Commodore.....Master of the Commode! I shall keep an eye on day to day ops here and promote according to building and ale use!

Currently LT Daywalker is XO. But as builds take shape many will be designated as XO of their ship and thereby an XO  here!

Also, I have grabbed a hint from Mike and am adding a tagname to the build!

namrednef wrote:

MKelley wrote: I have promoted the GB on the aircraft page. I promised dancing girls for everyone that completes the build . I dearly hope the PBYer's are beer drinkers! Once I begin my PBY, I shall promote myself to Commodore.....Master of the Commode! I shall keep an eye on day to day ops here and promote according to building and ale use!

I know of at least one PBYer that does indeed consume the afore mentioned spirit .