Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Holy crap, the middle of page 2.  Double Holy Crap, I actually finished something!  Not for this build, but I thought I would offer evidence contrary to the rumor that I never finish anything for a group build.  It's the ICM Me-109E3 I started for the Battle of Britain build last year.  Sat on the table for 5 1/2 months daring me to finish her.  Now I've got a clean deck and a pot of US Interior Green to mix.  Gonna build me a bent wing round motored bird as I'm sick of inlines at the moment (although I've got two Tamiya P-51's in that scale which can't be mentioned to finish for the US IPMS Nats).  Scale will be the divine scale of course and the kit either a Hasegawa F4U-1D or the Hasegawa Corsair Mk.I.

Khalee2

I am working on  MPM 1'48 Fairey Fulmar night fighter so if ok that is what I will enter for this group build.

Khalee!

pull up a chair and grab a tot'o rum! Great to have you aboard our humble, if somewhat crazy lunatic asylum..........er, I mean Group Build!

You'll fit right in! Looking forward to seeing your build! Now, make sure you read the rules and regs on page one and enjoy our time here!

CHEERS!

CAG.

Stik, 

fantastic work on the Sea Harrier! I am very much looking forward to seeing more of this one!

Unfortunately to to work commitments, work on my Sea Vixen has been very slow indeed and there is still so much to do! I'll get cracking on that one when I have some more time. In the meantime, keep the flag flying chaps!

I sanded the plates on the stabilators to a proper profile this morning...

I also glued the inboard pylons in place and tacked the outboard pylons in place for painting

Starting to look like a warplane now...

simpilot34

CHEERS to the lot a ya swaggerin'.... err I mean swaying lads!!!! HIC!

Stik she's looking good buddy!!!!

Thank you sir!

A bit more progress made today.

I scratch built the reinforcement plates for the stabilators from sheet styrene. The kit has none. I still need to do finish sanding but these are the basic shapes glued in to place.

I also drilled out the gun pod firing ports, and glued those and the forward exhaust nozzles in place.

more to follow soon...

I am working on  MPM 1'48 Fairey Fulmar night fighter so if ok that is what I will enter for this group build.

CHEERS to the lot a ya swaggerin'.... err I mean swaying lads!!!! HIC!

Stik she's looking good buddy!!!!

in between reading my new book and celebrating the results, I accomplished some work on my Shar this afternoon...

Seam clean up on the wing/upper fuselge joint...

and work on the lower fuselage.... gonna need to add some shims to the speed brake to make it fit better...

God bless Trashy Women!

Ahem! Well, I think know who took the key to the rum locker!

It be Friday lads! Here are some nice ladies with the weekly rum ration....................

Wherever you are, have a great weekend! CHEERS!

                  FLY NAVY! 

AAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got finished burying that Depp kid, Speakin' of Kidd, he 'eld is likker betren th' Admirnal ever did!

Yeh, been gone donside ta the land o' dead peoples I likin', an back ta tell ye swags an I ...

Oh never mind. Fine Corsair, altho I new Pierre Le Grande and his cannon wasn't "so grand", 'e knew a sloppy sloop well nuff.

Hic!

The Admiral be callin' for a new set o' breeches, the XO be single an' horned, and the Bosun'; that be me- be tastin the rumstock for vermin.

Spekin o' which where be the Sergeant-at-Armtwisting?

What to hell!  No rum call, not even a beer call!  And almost to page 3!!!!

Maybe I better go build something as a warmup.

Ritchie, good to hear from you buddy.  I'll be looking forward to some progress pics in the near future. 

Frank, I see you did the propeller early on this build, you should be able to fly along now with that out of the way.    It is indeed looking like a proper Corsair. 

Heyyyyyyyyy guys!!!! I'm still alive and kicking!!! Things seem like they are finally settling down now and hope to be finishing up a project soon and will return to the bench as I have had some events happening here that have just not let me get on with what I love to do. Let's just say the term the good, the bad , and the ugly is fitting lol. Anyways as always some beautiful work going on and hope be joining in the festivities in the near future after a few more commitments are taken care of. Just wanted to finally check in and let everyone know that I am ok and really looking forward to getting back into building. Take care all and a to your understanding, concerns and comeraderie that is unsurpassed! CHEERS!!

razordws

The kit is a piece of crap but Billy Bondo called me a wuss if I didn't build it so I am reconstructing major parts of it.  Mainly the wings which were completely wrong. 

LOL, that's the bondo we all know and love!  The old Frog kit, you're gonna have your hands full with that one.  But I KNOW it will be stunning, your builds always are!

Spent a little bit of time with the Corsair tonight, and have now gotten the inner wing section sorted out and on the fuselage.  I couldn't help adding the gear, engine, prop and tailplanes to see how it looks so far.  Starting to look like a proper Corsair now!

Hey Frank, it's the Revell 1/72 scale Skua which is a repop of the old frog kit.  The kit is a piece of crap but Billy Bondo called me a wuss if I didn't build it so I am reconstructing major parts of it.  Mainly the wings which were completely wrong. 

Anyway, not much to report so far.  I finished sculpting the tail wing and I am currently working on the control surfaces.  Ailerons are almost complete and I've started on the elevators.  Fortunately the fuselage is okay as far as shape but I'll have to add a tail hook and the bomb recess, and release mechanism.

I've been building the surfaces by laminating styrene sheet and sculpting using my scaled reference drawings.

Julez- Absolutely!  I would love to see a Corsair on your bench, that would be the dog's bollocks!

Dave- Great news!  Any pics pics yet?  Which kit is that one again?

The Skua is back on the bench.  Pics to come soon.  Here's to Friday! 

Meagan, if you would please...

Ahh the wedding, i have to admit though the brides little sister got my attention more than the bride

Frank, great work i hope you don't me saving some of your pics for future reference on my upcoming Corsair build....

I guess so!

I'm off duty for a few days now, so hopefully I'll get some more work done on the Seavixen. I am taking my time with it as I don't want to spoil a kit I've waited years for.

Also, I am working on an armour build for a friend of mine, its kind of a surprise and I want to finish it up before he next visits! I have one day left!

Its going to go to the wire....................

Also by the time you read this you would have seen the news that OBL has been disposed of by US Special forces. I feel that my American friends will be standing an inch taller this day and want to show my support. 

You Brits always did know how to throw a party! 

I hear you loud and clear! While I did have mine aboard RMS Queen Mary, it was not quite so well attended...

stikpusher

That looks like it was quite the pageant

It's good to be the Prince

Yes, it certainly is! He's a lucky fella, I never got a flypast like that at my wedding! LOL!

Here is the flypast above Buckingham Palace and the couple heading home. They have not departed for their honeymoon just yet as Prince William is a serving Officer in the RAF and will be on active duty as a SAR pilot this week. 

A lovely day..............and now I am officially off duty.........I'm having a drink!

CHEERS!

That looks like it was quite the pageant

It's good to be the Prince

Hello Chaps!

You may or may not know that's been a little wedding over here in England..............I was on duty on Friday so I enjoyed the festivities whilst sober!

As this is a Fleet Air Arm GB, I thought it only fitting to to raise a glass to HRH Price William and his bride now titled Katherine the Duchess of Cambridge. 

Your Highness, Ma'am, many congratulations! And from this motley crew, CHEERS!

It was a great occasion, the march down the mall to Westminister Abby, the wedding itself and all the pomp and ceremony that went with it. The happy couple along with the rest of the Royal Family made an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and duly obliged the crowds with the now traditional kissing of the bride.

The Queen had ordered a military flypast and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight roared above the palace, followed a front line flight of two RAF Typhoons and two RAF Tornado's. The flags waved, and the people cheered up and down the country.

In typical English style, the newly weds left the Queen's palace in by driving past the crowds in Prince Charles 1969 Aston Martin Volante................the car was "Decorated" for the occasion and made everyone smile.  

As a bonus, everyone in the UK got a day off work and for those of us in uniform, and extra day's leave!

Thank you Ma'am!

Here are some pics from the big day:

Right! 

You heard the admiral, RUM CALL!!!

Gents, raise your glass to the lads of the FAAGB!

Buddy- That book is one of my favorite reference books (right up there with the Aero Detail series) in my library.  I think you will really enjoy it if you get yourself a copy!

BOOOM!

(Just wakin' y'all up so's we don't miss the rum call)

Great detail work Frank! Glad to see you back at the bench old chap!  

I have just begun work on the Vixen again, I still have a few seams to clean up, all those curves are arkward to get to! 

Thanks Frank, that article helped.  Will look into getting the book.  I'm really getting a hankering to build a round motored aircraft, but still have too many inlines in the que.