Canadian GB -ALL SUBJECTS- (Sept 01 - to whenever finished)

Looking good Dave.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks guys.

Bear, are there any pilot figures in the Haseagwa Lanc kit?

Dave Good question I'll check when I get home tonight & let you know.

Cheers

Bear

Dave  I checked out the kit no crew  to bad the cockpit is rather nice  I may have to scrounge around my sparebits box for pilots/gunners etc.  I'm hoping to go to the aviation museum in Ottawa when I go to my Mum's for xmas or Jan & take some referance pics of the Lanc that's there.

Cheers

Bear

Thanks for the link Jay I'll have a look.  It's also gives us some familiy time, my mum loves to go museum hopping If there is enough time we'll probably check out the new war museum.

Have a great weekend all.

Cheers

Bear

Jay  Thanks again for access to your picks.  The ones of the Lancaster are perfect it gives me a good starting point.  Now must wait till Feb 1

Cheers

Bear 

Well I guess I'll join the club of not much done this weekend.  Work is keeping me busy at least a half dozen calls this past weekend plus doing the trim & finishing around the new windows I had installed before the nasty cold that's hitting Jay's neck of the woods makes it here.  I'm also trying to build a spray booth so I can paint and move my build forward, lot's of fun.

dave were not going to stop you, we like you out of control

Cheers

Bear

My boly is going to be stalled for a bit as this weekend is supposed to be in the + temperatures so I'm going to try to get my Ki-43 Hayabusa ready for some future so I can get my decals on and seal them.  I have to airbrush in spurts during the winter  as I don't want to spray in  the house (I don't have a vented spray booth) and I also don't want my pregnant wife around all the fumes.  I know acrylics are 'low odor/vapour' but it is still there. 

The nice thing about Calgary is we get chinooks every two or three weeks that melt everything and we get plus temps for a few days.  We don't have long protracted periods of below freezing temps. 

Jay Your right the chinooks would help in giving you some opportunities to airbrush in your garage.  I don't think I could handle the temperature swings you folks get out there.  I'm now trying to figure out where to vent once the booth is built.

Cheers

Bear

Dave I'm sorry to hear of your uncles passing , my condolences to you and your familly.  I suspect our motivation will be the same for building our Lancasters. 

If I'm good and get all my chores and Xmas shopping done I should get some time to rig my painting area and get moving on the Hurricane.

Cheers

Bear

Sorry to hear about your Uncle Dave.  I know you will honour him by building the Lanc he flew in. 

Whoo hoo! it is going to be in the plus temps for the next four days! so if I work as efficiently as I can (yeah right), I might be able to finish the Ki-43 hayabusa this weekend and that means more time for the Boly and Fw-190D9 (BoG GB). 

I decided to add a tiny little bit of AM to the boly.  I really liked the resin engines on my Beaufighter so I thought I would try a resin bucket seat and that is all the extra's Im getting besides sratching the nose, cockpit and gunturret... 

I am impressed with the detail on the seats so I'm getting one for the Fw-190 too but have to wait for that one, the LHS was all out, the guy had sold the last one the day before.

Jay Enjoy the break in weather while it lasts.  The yukky stuff is coming my way tomorrow 

"A tiny little bit of AM stuff" I did'nt think it was possible to just add a tiny little bit It starts with one seat and the next thing you know it's engines, gears etc... it's all down hill from there.  Have fun.

Cheers

Bear

It ain't pretty but its better than the kitchen table!

Dave That's a real nice setup you have there.  Glad to hear you got your lights up and you did'nt kill yourself in the process.  I almost slid of the roof installing mine (last time I do that with 4 cm of snow on the roof).  I told my wife next year get used to seeing santa in july .

Cheers

Bear

Jay:  Yep, that's a space heater.  The temps around here hover just below freezing and the heater takes enough of the chill off that it's comfortable (with a sweater on).  Just must make sure to turn it off before spraying (KaBoom!!!).  Eventually I want to close the end of the garage off to make a storage area so there will be a smaller area to keep warm.  Anyway, this is what I call a 'temporary' solution until the kids grow up and move out (6-8 years).  Yes that is most of my models, the boxes on the left still have most of my 1/700 scale ships in them.  Still trying to sort out what is going to go where and many of them need repair after the move.  If you do come by this way you are more than welcome to drop in and I'd love to do the same some day. 

Bear:  I am fortunate that my house is a two story with a lower roof line over the garage and front entry that I can get at easily with a small step ladder.  I'm not brave enough to try putting lights on the upper roof.  Never mind Santa. 

Dave Luky you and you don't have to worry about snow. The snow came early this year & caught me by surprise.  Shurly you jest "a 'temporary' solution until the kids grow up and move out (6-8 years)." They'll never leave.  My step son's have been in and out a couple of months here a month there, just when you think you've made it "There baaaack!!!".  Enjoy your new work area.

Cheers

Bear  

Dave  After all the work we've done on the house I dont want to move for a very long time so I'll just grin & Bear it  As for your land claim I suggest you put a sign in the room MINE all MINE and start negotiations now you may stand a chance at getting the room.  I also came accross this site have a look, must resist...

http://www.djparkins.clara.net/fltpath/fp72_lancaster.htm

http://www.djparkins.clara.net/fltpath/fp72_raf_bombs_trolley.htm

Would any body know what was the color used on the 40mm Bofor guns of the RAF?

Cheers

Bear

Sorry Marc, no idea about the colour of the bofors AA guns.

Absolutely zippo progress on the Boly, the Ki-43 is finally finished and I just have to take some pics and post'em.

Also, I should appologize to Jules, I had actually forgotten to add you to the front page.  You are there now and you get special status as I can't get your name up next to the others, so you have to kinda hang out below by yourself... So hows the Spit Mk.II coming?

As for snow,  what snow?  the chinook we had over the weekend has melted 99% of it.  I like to have snow for Christmas but alas, Calgary's curse is more often than not having a brown Christmas...stupid chinooks...Winter isn't the same when you have -20C weather and absolutley no snow on the ground, it just feels...wrong!

jboutin wrote:

Make note: deadine extension to January 31, 2006!

I'm not sure I'll need that deadline extension, but thank you very, very much for doing it. I cannot believe this little 90-something piece kit is waxing me. Efforts are to be redoubled, with glowing hearts we'll see her rise!

Vautour wrote:

In response to request for clarification on the TP stand, it cost only pennies and has multiple uses from cleaning brush to wiping up messes and displaying partially completed models. If things don't work out, flushing is always an option!!!!

Another great tool that costs just pennies is coffee filters. They're great for spills, brush cleaning and getting finger oil off the surface of the model before paint.