Fleet Air Arm Group Build

(Like we need a reason!)............but

Dave!....not this Dave....THAT Dave!

Happy Birthday, Dave!!!!!!!!!!

Go ahead and strike your best Captain Morgan pose

Hmmm.....

Me thinks someone 'round here is celebrating a birthday today...

DAVE (Razordws)!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I think this calls for double rations this weekend!

Elyria, Ohio

Oh, ok still kinda jealous over the Dragunov though.  By the way, the cop car Dee is standing in front of, is that the one in front of Jimmy Walkers in Kemah?  Was one of my favorite birthday restaurants when I was a kid.  Used to love going there and watching the shrimpers and crew boats come and go.

Not to far from there NAM . Cascade Park, Black River in Elyris Ohio. I'll check on the PBY for ya!

lewbud ya gotta know with all my kids I could never afford all these models and that arms room LOL That is a whole odd story about the strangest fellow I know, Bubba!  He retired a single man no strings. Retrained to be an electronics tech with his college $ Got a great job! Purposely got fired and collected the max unemployment for as long as he could, Every cent since he lives off his pension of the unemployment went to purchase assault weapons. All are legal and tax stamped but it was his way of getting even over the Monica Lewinski thing!  Just Bizarre and he loves them too.

Good eye that is a Trapdoor  carbine like Custers troopers carried. The RPG and such were Christmas presents from me. Demilitarized souveniers.

The guns are very real though.  

BTW....who's the PBY schmoozing with Dee? She have a #......or buno?

That pic of you Aaron looks like Canton/Ackron area.....? Where was that? I think I used to live under that bridge!

Dee,

Since Aaron builds in the wrong scale, what would you take for Dragunov or what looks like to be a Sharps single shot?  Perhaps both?  Maybe a trip through the armory instead of the stash.

I lost another scissors link laffing to your post Aaron! The word is 'Reubenesque'not Fat you Dolt!

Perhaps I look okay from a distance....but that's why all you see are pics from a distance!

Bi*ch, bi*ch, bi*ch about pics...........I send 'em and I get wives !

Thanks for bumping the SBD thread......I may name the SBD "2 Dirty Dee"

Gotta get back to that one.....

(Oh Sh*t he showed up!!!!!)

After rums me lads.....after rums!

"Off to Pitcairn's we are!"  Ye-Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Model for you again? Absolutly! Although I have to say it's funny that the one you said had an unflattering pose came after the wine tasting and the liquer store. Wonder if there's a correlation there....

   On a seperate note, I've gotta laugh at the old army scowl ya got there. Just like so many platoon sergeants i've had over the years.......

Yeah thanks Nam I wouldn't have the patience to deal with a new woman. I'm pretty lucky but still get the I'm so fat and do you love me blah blah stuff. All those pics are well after 4 kids and I think she came thru rather well. I actually think I just enjoyed watching her go thru labor pains too much! About the only way us  guys can legally get even!

Roger and I bumped up your SBD post today so it shouldn't be too far back! Great work again! I am trying to develope a plan in my mind on how I am going to build one in 48 hours! Thanks Roy and Dave! I actually think it will be a blast! I like the concept of building like we did way back when! It makes it really fun! If I can stand it!

Dee is threating to put up my senior picture!

Dee says I am showing old pics and she is now a fat old lady! So here are some recent ones!

Ok this is me the old crazy cranky Engineer! In Ohio it was cold!

This is the fat old lady still wearing a bikini under her cloths for the beach mind you.

Caught her at the wine store!

Caught her again! What a lush! fits right in here!

Cops got her finally she was going nuts!

Yep really old lady!

Mind you she is actually 2 months older than I and yet I get accused of robbing the cradle!

So how do I keep the other guys away? Well Army Training!

Here she is in New Orleans in the most unflattering pose I can find!

 Yep maybe she is right ! When she hit 42 I shoulda traded her in for two 21 year olds!

Should make her model for me again!

namrednef wrote:

We bachelors are jealous! Thanks for the boost!

Aaron? If she has a younger sister, I wanna know about it!!!!!

Working the SBD update.....but wanting to build too! TGIF

Seems Dee follows you around when you have a camera handy!

We bachelors are jealous!

Thanks for the boost!

Hey Hey  Looky real genuine NAM Pics!!!!!  Looks like a P-39 what if? Navy p-39 what a thought!

Then an F4U-4? 20mmm cannon armed version? 4 blade prop? Didn't know bout that one!

Then that big beaut of a PBY! Yoy said your going to do it in yellow wings? Wow that be a lotta yellow!  Should look cool!

Then there is the SBD?... wait no its not there! Heavy sigh but thank you for such an effort NAM ! Franks Tail gear and hook are top notch but it is really good to see you going strong!

Hey who's scary! You shoulda seen her with the Purpple witch hat on! Pretty cute! Forever 14 I swear!

Sorry All....

While I was agonizing over the pics I missed all the great Dee stuff!!!!!!

I venture not the reason she is aboard!

Taking a minute to show what must be shown......you rude, rude people!

I must keep some stuff back for the SBD thread that's maybe a hundred pages back!

This is a personal "What-If" of my tail sitting F-39C from the USS Wasp. And NO....you may not see other views yet!

Except for this one!

WTF was THAT?

Now some very bad PBY pics.....I apologize for the lack of focus.....I really didn't wan't to show these after seeing them yesterday.....but you all think I'm sleeping while not posting anyway!

A bare cockpit shot above.....finished cockpit in fuse below. Many contrasting olive drab shades that you cannot see. Pilot's cushions are grey and not green. Bombardier/Gunner's kneeling cushion is faux leather from Macy's. Artistic liscense.....sue me! (Plus....the varying shades while show better to the eye thru the closed canopy IMO).

The big hole in the fuse is from a shotgun slug!

Okay.....enuff giggling in the peanut gallery! According to my camera, these were taken ove the course of 3 lifetimes!

I'm seriously thinking of splitting this for waist gun pics. NO!.....I have another PBY for this build. Thank you all for thinking of me Aaron!

sfcmac wrote:

Could sure use one of those right about now!

Bartender! quiero un Cervesa, por favor!

 Did you make those from the Tamiya parts Frank or are those resin aftermarket, Gee wiz!

TEASE!!!!

Alright, I'll post some pics to take the pressure off of Nam! 

Did some work on the Corsairs today, mostly some touch-ups, fitting of fiddly bits, etc.  Did spray some paint on the arresting gear though.  First, painted the hook white.  Then, cut some 2mm Tamiya paint strips then masked the areas to remain white.  Sprayed some black, removed the tape and voila!  Black/white striped talihooks.

He better hope those models float because thats the only way he is getting to Hawaii.

Your a scary scary scary looking old man .........

razordws wrote:

sfcmac wrote: Why in the $#%#4 do you have 5 of the same model??? Mini Me Maybe he was planning on giving one to each of the Hawaiin Tropic Girls in the photo above.  You know, Hawaii... Pearl Harbour...

Swell hear it from the peanut gallery!

Notice I did not say Nam was a bigger tease than Dee! She is the Ultimate!

I need to go unplug her computer.....

Tease

Tease

Tease

You got that sequined purple two piece on yet? ( No not you NAM!)

sfcmac wrote:

Why in the $#%#4 do you have 5 of the same model??? Mini Me

Maybe he was planning on giving one to each of the Hawaiin Tropic Girls in the photo above.  You know, Hawaii... Pearl Harbour...  

Why in the $#%#4 do you have 5 of the same model???

Mini Me

 I just did 5 Val's for the Pearl Harbor GB. Messed up the glass on one have to redo it. Ran it like a production line. Very intense but kept it straight from the box to keep things quick and simple.  I'd like to try the Tamiya Zero the same way. Then If I do Kates I got a whole strike force!  Not enough time though alas. Can you say climb Mount Nataka?

Ok I ask Dave real nice if he would let me in!  He has nice teeth.