Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Hey fellas-

I was just browsing over at that large scale planes site, and saw a user online with the handle "DsrtRat".  I wonder if he is our long lost Roger?

Aaron, I agree with the others, first rate work.  Spent some time in the LHS down in greenie land (Colorado for those that don't know) Looking for things to update my hobby room in the next moth or two.  The concrete gets poured this month.  It's just a matter of time. 

Nam, we are getting a new furnace and AC installed as well.  Both units are from Rheem.  Right now all I know is that the AC is a 13 seer.

Aaron,

very nice work on the Goose my friend. The figures are very nicely done-great work!

Great Job! Dr. Frankenstein! The figs came out well! 

 Well been playing around a little more. I like crew figures. So I did my usual thing and modified some copied European bomber crew to something a little more tropical that screams Hawaii 1941.

 Now making short sleeve shirts out of bomber jackets isn't easy as was removing the oxigen mask and such. Over all considering the modifications needed not to bad. I wish they made 1/48 scale Hula girls to put in the cabin!

 Thanks Nam! Think your looking at the wheel well. The opposite side is a blue color. Tricky fitting parts as they attach to the floor, fuselage and pit. Then have to line up with the holes in the fuselage side. Fun Stuff!

 Nice pics CAG. Like the blue Angels old to new. Very cool!.

 Well lets see what we can get done today!

Hello there CAG! I've posted a thread in A/C about my build philosophy and getting myself on track with an old SBD kit. I hope you'll look in!

Aaron....great progress! What an oddly designed mold. I'm sure I'll understand it better when it comes together. Your IP looks great! and same for the bulkhead between the cabins. Very convincing. What is that black roundish part leaning against the fuse in the last pic?

How's ye escaped the for'd hold after I battened yer scums in there...........? Very shifty indeed!

 I be silently watchin LTC Cdr Nam from a safe distance. Best not to disturb him in his current state.

  Been building most of the day he has.  Seems like today or yesterday now was a good build day for a lot of us.

A couple pics to update the work on the Goose. The Ventura parts still be a full 2 day sail away.

  The Grumman Goose is starting to take some shape.

 I think I better be off now. Would not want to feel the whip of Nam should he be about. Me thinks that he will be in better spirits after his date tommorrow! Good luck with all that but keep a sharp eye out for those womenly wiles!

 SHIP'S LOG: August 9....Whereabouts unknown. As I write.........

WARNIN'! Pi**ed off Ossifer of dubious integrity stalkin' the deck! AARRRRGGGHHHH!

'Tis lonely weavin' about up 'ere. Helmsman drunk and asleep....hands lashed to the spokes of the wheel (who keeps doing that?).

I battened the for'd hatch.....someone open 'er by dawn. The Bo'sun and Mr. Bondoman (the scurvy dogs!)....are asleep, DRUNK! after dippin' their 'eads in barrels of contraband rum!  They shall spend a watch in the tops tomorrow, I faith!

Seas be gentle with just a low ground swell.....hardly any puke on the deck. Good sign! Gun deck is tidy. All guns chocked and tied. Oops! a finger! Someone will be missin' this! Pullin' when 'e shoulda been pushin' I suspects! Cannons is heavy!

Fish food now! I'll recognize the poor blighter tomorrow at muster!

August 9th....2300 

The ship is deathly quiet. Me spine tingles every few minutes. Could be them Malay pirates about. Sounds of a party or game of whist aft......in the Captain's cabin!!!!

....an' they didn't invite me!

We shall seeeeeeeeeeeeee! 

Daywalker wrote:

Nam, You kids have fun tomorrow!  Tell Priss that "Dayfish" says "HI!".

Hah!.....I'll remind her!

Nam,

You kids have fun tomorrow!  Tell Priss that "Dayfish" says "HI!".

sfcmac wrote:

Nice to hear you are having fun Nam!! But you never mentioned anything about the GF having extremely poor eyesight. ( Just a guess seeing she associates with a crusty salt as you!)  She sounds terriffic! Happy 4 ya! Both!!! nudder tot!

Actually, I wear a harness while she holds the leash. I lead her from curb to curb and don't let her walk into traffic!

tot-tot-tot....tottot today! toto-tot-tot....tottot today! (drunk to the tune of 'Barbara Ann!)

 Nice to hear you are having fun Nam!! But you never mentioned anything about the GF having extremely poor eyesight. ( Just a guess seeing she associates with a crusty salt as you!)

 She sounds terriffic! Happy 4 ya! Both!!! nudder tot!

Daywalker wrote:

sfcmac wrote: Frank! according to my count looks like 5 left to 5 Grand! What are you doing up at 6AM on a Saturday? I'm thinking ye never went to bed! LOL, actually I fell asleep on the deck and woke up with rain on me face.  What a shock at 5:30am!

That! My friend is Funny! Hope you didn't knock over the rum when you awoke!

Congrats to ALL! On the 5000!!!!!! The posts have been hilarious! NS! What a crew of misfits! Meself included!

Tha Nam has been being productive away from the bench this day! Banking....Groceries.....getting one of the ship's mascots Cubbie clipped. His Dad Barney was done last week! Then to a service call (damned cell phone!) Then to the not-so LHS for more paint!

I'm am here! I am strapped in! I am having a tot!

Tomorrow is for chasing the fair Ad Exec Priscilla (Prissy)! Off to the New Haven Jazzfest w/ herself. She be workin' today!.....and 5'-8" @ 110 lbs has never looked better! (no children!....shhhhhhhhhh!)

5000

Oh Yaaa........ 

Daywalker wrote:

Where be Nam?  I fear he may out skirt-chasing... Cheers!

 Ah more likely they be out chasing him!!!! Lets see you are right about the time Frank! Is it taboo to drink before noon? Oh well! (beeeeeeeeeelch!) excuse me....

No polite policy to burp me knows but better than what those Ltc Cdr's Bondo and Nam come out with to be certain. Me thinks Nam be out frolliking with the nymphs meself! Bondo lost in margaritaville! Or wasted away again as the case may be!

 To the fine crew of the ship and the great teamwork, comradery and work to reach a 5000 plus post thread! May there be many more postings . builds and Ladies in the future!!!!

To the Officers and crew!!!

Where be Nam?  I fear he may out skirt-chasing...

Cheers!

Wooo Hooo!

5000!!!!!!!!!!![party]

Thanks, Frank !!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 5,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOOHOOOOO

Just spent a couple hours on my pit with the @$%^&&%!! PE bits. Lost a lever along the way somewheres. Not a drama, as I can make a better one, but where on earth did it go!!! It was attached with super glue! lol C'est la vie! lol

Cheers, Richie

OK, I'm gonna bump this so the next person to post gets to be:

POST 5000

***EDIT***

DANG!!!  That makes 5000 total, but 4999 replies!  I say the next guy gets the reward!

I thought you were in CST (like me). 

2 more to go...

sfcmac wrote:

Frank! according to my count looks like 5 left to 5 Grand! What are you doing up at 6AM on a Saturday? I'm thinking ye never went to bed!

LOL, actually I fell asleep on the deck and woke up with rain on me face.  What a shock at 5:30am!

 Nam? A college boy? Navy? and has a GF? Jeeze that's as rare as a lunar eclispe at the World Series!

Raider! My tot taste an awful lot like root beer! You trying to impress some cheer leader?

Ritchie! Incredible!. I cant paint a prop hub yellow with a brush! Thank s and I'll give the thicker paper a whirl!

Bondo ! good to hear from ye. ( I am envisioning his delicaticy sitting on a bearch singing Jimmy Buffet songs)

Frank! according to my count looks like 5 left to 5 Grand! What are you doing up at 6AM on a Saturday? I'm thinking ye never went to bed!

and to all else! Build , post! live! and love! I think the world would be a much better place if we all tried to be more like Stewie!

Watering down the rum? Are you accusing me of high treason on the seven seas sfcmac? Ahoy! why would I do that now? You seaswabs are funnier after a couple swigs

Two-a-days are finally done so I hope to get some work done this weekend

It's not even 6am here and I can't believe I'm up and about!  Figgered I better get topside and take the wheel lest we drift broadside against a reef.  I've got the helm lads, enjoy yer beauty sleep!

Seven to go!

Well its bin a blarm dayshore leave wot there's lots an lots o' beer, wine, swine and rum! Its a bbq extraordinaire on' Carmel shore's a'where yours truly be musiced, drunk, loved. drunk. asleep, drunk and a'feedin'. An' thats the firs' day!

Ther'es 8 to go... its 8/8/08 an' all an I bought a lottery ticket.

Summun get Nam a phrase buk!!

SF yer a right guy but gotta get Elocution!

Where's Roger?

Aye Aaron, ye be buildin' a fine ship thar!!!!! Here's to the weekend Mates!!!!!! My on the paper trick is that I would use 80lb cardstock to give it more depth. Like you said though, its an experiment in an out of the way place. Where it will be more visible I would go a bit thicker with material. Looking great so far!!!!! The yellow is looking good as well! About 20= years ago I built one of Revell's lil Stearman PT-17's. I handpainted it all, didn't have an airbrush then. The wings were painte with Testors Chrome Yellow straight out of the bottle. Must have gotten a good batch as later I noticed there were NO brush strokes at all!!!

Cheers, Richie