Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Here's a link to the pics of the Midway survivor SBD.  Sorry there aren't more.

http://public.fotki.com/lewbud/midway-sbd/

Greg!

its been a while! What are you up to these days? 

Hope you have read the rules and regs on page 1.

Let us know what you're building and we will add your name to the roll call.

gregers wrote:

OK, you guys are nuts, I officially feel righ at home again LOL  All the best. Greg

Strictly as it should be!

OK, you guys are nuts, I officially feel right at home again LOL

 All the best.

Greg

namrednef wrote:

wyoroy wrote: to our crew of misfits.  Beware that some of them have been known to post with one hand on the keyboard and the other on a rum bottle  you know who you are  with that said there is no other place I'd rather be...drinks alround for our new member Greg   Yay! Greg! I holds the rum bottle with two hands and types wit' me nose!

Heyyyyy......

...uh, I mean, Arrrrrrrrrrrgh!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of... well in my case all I have in is some cider. will have to get some more schnappes methinks. Cheers for the welcome me hearties.

All the best.

Greg

wyoroy wrote:

to our crew of misfits.  Beware that some of them have been known to post with one hand on the keyboard and the other on a rum bottle  you know who you are  with that said there is no other place I'd rather be...drinks alround for our new member Greg

Yay! Greg! I holds the rum bottle with two hands and types wit' me nose!

namrednef wrote:

Mail is due in the next 20 minutes, Buddy.....Thanks!

Uhhhh, you talkin to me?  However, I've heard rumors that you're building a SBD that was at Midway.  Give me some time and I'll set up a folder in my fotki account with some pics of the SBD at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola.  It is the only Midway survivor on display.  Added a few more pics to the Tigercat folder.  Filled the gaps in the nacelles and sanded them smooth.  Added a few more BB's to the cockpit and to the inside of th engine face of the cowlings.  Mocked up the landing gear, cowling and props and she sits like a proper lady for now.  Will see what happens when I add the wing tips.

http://public.fotki.com/lewbud/aoshima-f7f/

to our crew of misfits.  Beware that some of them have been known to post with one hand on the keyboard and the other on a rum bottle  you know who you are  with that said there is no other place I'd rather be...drinks alround for our new member Greg

Hi Folks,

I have been pointed in this general direction by Roy, says I should fit right in here with me being a misfit ;-) Good day to you Darren good sir, not chatted for a while. you going to Telford?. I'll be there on the sunday.
I'm planning a few navy builds and maybe a spot of whiffery is in order, well see.

All the best.

Greg

A pox on me for a lout!

I neglected to mention the storied presence of the venerable Wyoroy with a much anticipated update! He wrote with much authority! Paint booth issues y'know!

Mail is due in the next 20 minutes, Buddy.....Thanks!

 Man I wondered who that dude was!?! No Landing gear yet?

 I read up on Franks thread about his PBY. Kinda disappointed that there were no crew figures as advertised. I think they were pretty much regulated to the pro modeler versions. My  1st release one that was a solid hull ( no wheels) had no figures either but I think the PBY-5 did.

 Nothing in the mail Nam?

Darren and Frankie! Good to have you back! Katie pretty much kept things civil by her presence, though Dee was around alot too. Aaron was his usual hilarious, wordy self, but didn't have the scurvy globetrotting Bondoman to play off!

Darren.....that F-8.....lotta seam work! I remember when I was still in single digits in age and those seams would've been passable!

MY two PBY's were awaiting me after work today! YAY! There were even RUSH stickers on the box! I haven't opened the box yet, but it's calling me!

Frankie until I put my eyeglasses on, I thought the vinyl-clad quintet was Aerosmith! Walk This Way m'dears!

Lewbud and Rog more than made their presences felt as you have seen.

All in all.....the crew performed admirably!

....and Dee, stop posting those pics of me PLEASE! 

Thats what we are talkin about!!!

NOTICE!!There are no models in his bed!!

And one extra ..in case anyone of you can do this too

Which one you the before and after of yourself

I will return, need to run to Hobby Lobby to pick up some gloss gray for the engine and some non-buffing gunmetal if they have it.  Plus some putty, need to work on the new me, wonder if my compressor will suck instead of blow

 Roy it is just a matter of persistance! Tell her I am impressed she has considered modeling. LOL

Ouch!

Ok things are getting serious! My wife says for her to dress like this.

I Need to dress and look like this... fair is fair.

She must be talking to Haligan or something! This independant thought and talk to me first thing is new.

Ok Frank get out the airbrush! The rest of you grab the putty and lets get to work!

6 months later and 3 coats of paint we have.........

 Uh Guys .. not quite there, Nice skin tones though. But you had better stick to plastic planes I guess.......

LMAO

BTW told my wife about the pic of the cherrleader with the kits, Her words, "You that with me and you die"  You know who wears the pants in my house

wyoroy wrote:

Sir if I may be so bold, but is there any chance of me getting left overs?  Your eye's may be bigger than your.....well lets not go there now

Oh please Roy that's what scale rulers are for! No problem measuring up then. I'll take mine shaken, not stirred.

oh well...........off with the labrador disguise and back to the day job..........

Sir if I may be so bold, but is there any chance of me getting left overs?  Your eye's may be bigger than your.....well lets not go there now

Daywalker wrote:

TANGO 1 wrote:  sfcmac wrote:  Thanks Roy! That is a fine gesture. Haven't seen much o the crew. Lewbud and Razor must be building hard and true! Sent out the troops looking for Frank and Darren...... Busy with work huh? Company over? I think it sounds like a plot! Using the latest intelligence gathering techniques... ( Hacked a Predator) I have found signs of them. Their excuse is when they are finished that Desert Rat can use the bottle for a new Apartment.  Geeze always thinking of others those two. Blimey!! Those intell chaps are on to us!! Lets scarper before someone calls the rozzers!! ............................ Bloody 'ell!  We're outta here! I called off Operation Find The Secret Workshop (Yep, lots of thought put into that one!) and told the team to stand down.  They are ready for action, looks like I'll be busy finding something else for them to do.

Now stand aside X/O.........I would never ask you to do anything that I wouldn't do first!!

"Now ladies........have you seen my cabin?"

Uh-oh.............there're onto me!!!!

TANGO 1 wrote:

You want one of my kits? You'll  have to take your chances with Harry.

Guys, I gotta level with ya... this whole thing is a lie. I know exactly where the secret workshop is, what's in it and what all is happening there. You see, that really isn't his dog Harry. It's just a reeeeeally good disguise.

Which reminds me Roy, ya may wanna get rid of those dog bisquets- they taste absolutely horrible!

Welcome back, Cap'n!

Daywalker wrote:

I'm back from a grueling four days of work in Chicago, and it sure does feel good to be home.  Haligan was in charge of the welcoming commitee and boy do I feel welcome! LOL...

What! No presents!!!!!!

Just kiddin. Welcome back Frank. We kept Katie well entertained (or disgusted, depending on how ya look at it)

CAG and Frank, the builds are looking Great!!!

Roy, your Hasegawa Corsair looks a lot like the Italeri I'm building. I have the 1/72 Revell F4U-5, and its the same bloody kit as the Italeri! Anyways, I'm thinking of dropping my flaps and tailfeathers as well. When I finish the engine, I'll think further about the flaps. Got one cylinder wired so far lol. Thats only because when I started moving the wires around to get some organization happening, a few came loose. I'll get there eventually.

Daywalker wrote:

TANGO 1 wrote:  sfcmac wrote:  Thanks Roy! That is a fine gesture. Haven't seen much o the crew. Lewbud and Razor must be building hard and true! Sent out the troops looking for Frank and Darren...... Busy with work huh? Company over? I think it sounds like a plot! Using the latest intelligence gathering techniques... ( Hacked a Predator) I have found signs of them. Their excuse is when they are finished that Desert Rat can use the bottle for a new Apartment.  Geeze always thinking of others those two. Blimey!! Those intell chaps are on to us!! Lets scarper before someone calls the rozzers!! ............................ Bloody 'ell!  We're outta here! I called off Operation Find The Secret Workshop (Yep, lots of thought put into that one!) and told the team to stand down.  They are ready for action, looks like I'll be busy finding something else for them to do.

 Welcome back Darren and Daywalker! You have both confirmed my suspicions that you were indeed together on some super secret mission. After peeking at the stash with the angry guard dog I can see why Frank enlisted some addotional help in his quest to locate the secret workshop!

 Glad you had a warm welcome home Frank! Thanks to Haligan. I have often wondered if your just using her dog as a test bed to develope a method to usurp the CAG's own hell hound defenses. Don't know how you find the time for all that a Zero and now 2 yes count them 2 more Corsairs! Regular Black Sheep Squadron your creating there. Curious on how you will mark them?

 My own building has suffered due to you all and this thread. So far thanks to Nam my wife has ambushed me as a Hooter's girl. Roger gave me an "I love the EIghties theme" and I'll take credit for the Cheerleader though Katie's conversation was the root cause indirectly.

 Now thanks to your secret mission it seems I have to go shopping for latex! Geeze what's next?

 Nice to see so many checking in this weekend and Y'alls return tops off a great party! Be warned though I have heard the foul flattulant Bondoman has returned from sunny Italy. Think he is coming back to make Nam an offer he can't refuse!

TANGO 1 wrote:

sfcmac wrote:  Thanks Roy! That is a fine gesture. Haven't seen much o the crew. Lewbud and Razor must be building hard and true! Sent out the troops looking for Frank and Darren...... Busy with work huh? Company over? I think it sounds like a plot! Using the latest intelligence gathering techniques... ( Hacked a Predator) I have found signs of them. Their excuse is when they are finished that Desert Rat can use the bottle for a new Apartment.  Geeze always thinking of others those two. Blimey!! Those intell chaps are on to us!! Lets scarper before someone calls the rozzers!! ............................

Bloody 'ell!  We're outta here!

I called off Operation Find The Secret Workshop (Yep, lots of thought put into that one!) and told the team to stand down.  They are ready for action, looks like I'll be busy finding something else for them to do.