Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Buddy!  A lot of great folks 'round here.

I am staying at the Mirage, with most of my days spent at the Venetian and some time at Ceasar's Palace.  If you have never been to Las Vegas, you gotta go just to see it!  I have heard the stories, but you really gotta experience it.  It's crazy here!!!

Nam- Unfortunately, I am jetting back via Denver, so won't get to O'Hare on my return trip.  Maybe next time!

Richie- Great work there mate!  Looks like you're on the home-stretch now! 

bondo- I have never seen that one built before, look forward to the WIP pics!  

XO gave me lee ta' give ya more rum...mite;miten't.

thats a beau of a 'bag ye got there, no mark abt it!

Great job on the collector ring, my best friend was a Bristol radial mech and sez the rings were copper colored- don't touch!

Ye're scurvey scum looks to build the SOC3 Seagull for this lot, na' da ya care but it's it.

Got the pics I spoke of earlier, hope you all enjoy. As I said some lines were missing or sanded off and drawn on with the pencil. I also used a .5mm mechanical pencil with an HB lead that was sharpened to a pinpoint. Being 1/72 I thought I could get away with representing some panel lines rather than actually making them. The effect is still there, it's a panel line no doubt. lol   I think it came out alright. Any comments or criticisms welcome. Enjoy!

I need more RUM!!!!! There ye be lassie!

Cheers, Richie

Awright Frankie! Where are you staying? Maybe you can get a shot of the Wildcat on your way home!

Have a great time! We'll be looking forward to hearing from you!

Have fun Mate! I did! If you can get to the Excalibur, they have an excellent virtual roller coaster with full motion! Aye where's that rum lass???

, Richie

PS: Was going to post a couple pics of the Stringbag, but the batteries were flat!!!! Being such an old kit, it has raised panel lines.(shudderring) I decided rather than fight with them and remove them and rescribe etc., I would work WITH them and accentuate and subtly hide the protrusions. I highlighted them with an HB pencil, sorta like a drybrush technique, although a more precise application. Also drew in missing panel lines.

Thank you kindly Nam!  I arrived safely and am getting set to enjoy Las Vegas!  You can drink and purchase drinks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week here.  Unbelievable city...

While walking through O'Hare airport yesterday, I stumbled upon an F4F Wildcat sitting in the terminal.  Really wish I had my camera handy, but it was tucked away safely in my suitcase (already on the plane).  Oh, well...

Time to get ready for some fun!  

Aye.... Sirrrrrrrrrr!!

Shiver me' timbers and ration me rum!

I have the deck Sir! Have a fun safe trip! Looking forward to the live remotes!

Bondpman! Break out that spare rum key! Tots all around in honor of the departing Mr. Daywalker!

again Gunnar!  Glad to have you aboard, mate!

bondo- Page one was updated to reflect the changes from the FAA to the NAW, hope that helps!

Darren- Glad to see you this morning sir, hope HM isn't too hard on you so you can enjoy some days off soon.  CHeers!

Nam- Glad to see your 'puter is hangin on , hopefully she will feel better on Monday!

Gents- I am jetting off to sunny Las Vegas this afternoon for a few days.  Unfortunately, it will be mostly business with some really long days.  Work has asked me to go there for the annual JCK jewelry show, the largest show of it's kind in the world.  It is quite a honor that they asked me, and I hope to do a good job while I am there!

I am taking my girlfriend's laptop and a camera with me, so I hope to be able to report in "live" from Las Vegas!  Don't worry, I'll keep the incriminating photos off of the web!!!

Nam- I turn the helm over to you.  Keep a weather eye on this gang of miscreants!

Cheers everyone!

Again, Lt. Gunnar! Glad to have ye aboard!    There is Rum to be had, scuse me mate!   Thanks Kilo!!!! Great looking cat mate! She's turning out fine!    One term I found in a modeling book I have is called, "creative gizmology". A statement also read, "replication not duplication". In other words, "Make the details out of whatever works, and make it look as if it belongs." Thanks guys!!

Cheers, Richie

G-Boy wrote:

hello, My name is Gunnar  I am 14 and I am in 8th grade. I have always liked model aircraft and I was looking for a good fourm and my dad said this one, so here I am.I have been subscribed to finescale modeler for 2 years now. I was hoping I could join your guys build. I have a 1/48 TBS Avenger monogram kit that I was thinking about building.Any help on deciding what persons plane I should model it after would be great!

"Now hear this!" 

All hands please welcome our new Officer Lt. Gunnar!

"Hand Salute!"

Gunner,

welcome to our Group Build! Its a fun place to hang out, and we don't take ourselves too seriously. If you ever need a hand, just ask! We look forward to seeing your build and sharing your progress.

All right ye deck scrubbers!

Your CAG is paying a flying visit and he brings the traditional Friday Rum Ration!!

So lash thy Sea Harrier thy deck and tear thy rum barrells from the hardpoints! Join me in a toast to our gloriouus Group Build and all who sail in her!!

CHEERS!

Right lads! I'm away again as HM has called me to orders! X/O -you have the ship!

In a diminishing sober moment, one of you lads might give me a page number where the FAA left off and the NAW GB began, as I'm inclined to think there's a Bondoplane to be built and I need to see the rules, and Hawkins here needs to be properly initiated.

No doubts Miss Locker has been shanghai'd, the devil to ya' all! It's a rum thing that it's a Friday, and no leave to go to the fleshpots ashore. So lets breach a cask and rations for all, except young Jim who's gotta 'ave a Ginger Ale !

It's a smelly lot we sail with, and 'eres a tear in my (one) eye!

A-heh Aheh Aheh! Thanks Frankie! I'll watch me step! Took the PC into the shop this a.m. My guy told me to bring it Monday and he'd have it in-and-out same day. So she's still sick, but I can hang out for the weekend! Woo-Hoo!

Aaron! Not a judge of jet A/C, but that 'Cat looks fine! After flaps, decals and final clear coat, she'll look fine!

NOW! Someone crack the spigot open and pour me a tot!

Outstanding paint work there Aaron! 

Dubious characters?  Yep, we sure got 'em!  You certainly couldn't be referring to me of course.

Must be that namrednef feller, we've got our eye on him that's fer sure!!!

Sim, that Stringbag just keeps getting better man!    I can only hope a project I do one day loooong in the future can even be half-way as good as that is.

Gunnar, welcome along dude, I'm pretty new around here myself, but you've picked a fine, if not somewhat dubious bunch of characters, to meet up with on the forums, you're gonna have a blast.

I see that everyone has been in the Rum locker while I've been up on BARCAP, well I'm back now, it's a long weekend for me, so I aim to crawl in there with the rum dispensing lass for the next couple of days, I'll fall out of there again at 0830 on Tuesday.  LOL

Well onto the business of models for just a moment.  I finally have something resembling an aircraft sitting on the work bench. It's had a few paint mishaps over the past week or so, while I've been burning the midnight oil on it, some I've fixed up, some are minor enough that it'll be good enough for government work. So without further adue, I give you my F14-ish looking blob.

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Have a great weekend all!

G-Boy wrote:

thanks for the warm welcome.what are the two blue colors? I think I will do the USS Bunker hill paint scheme.I will have pics up shortly I will begin building after finishing a P-47 I was wondering what website has the biggest selection of decals and the biggest website selectoin of planes too.

G-Boy, the two colors of blue were the standard Navy dark sea blue and the light sea blue. Some one will have the Federal Standard (FS) number here. Looking in my US Navy Carrier bombers book from Squadron Signal, the profile I speak of is a plane from VT-8 from 17 Feb 45. Yes, Squadron is a good one, as well as Hannants, and Roll Models are good as well. I know Squadron and Hannants you can search for all things in stock for a certain scale plane. Enjoy the search! Hope this helps a lil.

Me watching the clock till the lock drops on the rum rats!!!!

Cheers, Richie

"G-boy" wrote:

"thanks for the warm welcome."

Aye young Jim Hawkins, for Hawkins I shall call ye' if'n you are joinin' the crew, we'll all be at the Admiral Benbow tomooro' and be telling tales o' woe.

Beware the Black Spot m'e lad. But try Squadron, Sprue Brothers and those scurvy laggards in eBay.

Arrrrgggghhhh!

And please tell your Guv'nor we ain't mean no 'arm wi' the Rum, and yer waaayyyy too young to draw a ration!!

It will be tough to keep me away, the misses is out-of-town and the saucy blond with the rum is calling me.....must resist

namrednef wrote:

Request permission to go ashore, Sir! Thanks for the liberty......Me, Cap'n Morgan and the blonde lass you provided are headed to the workbench.............

Permission granted!  Be sure to bring back plenty o' rum, lest ye be introduced to me whip upon yer return!  AAARRRGGGHHH!!! 

Arrrggghhhh! PM received.....Request permission to go ashore, Sir!

Thanks for the liberty......Me, Cap'n Morgan and the blonde lass you provided are headed to the workbench.............

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Nam,

Good luck my friend!  I shall do my best to keep Roy and bondo away from yer rum rations.  I shall take the helm, and await your return next week.

Here's yer rum rations a lil' early, lest they disappear in the night.

Cheers!

OH!.....for further bad times..........I be hopin' Bondoman the scurvy Dog will take up the space!

I be actually droppin' lines about 10 p.m. EDT! Wanted to be givin' a warnin'

Some mate wake the Bondoman.....alert the CAG and the XO Mister Daniels!

Arrrrggggggghhhh! Me hasta go......so sorry I shant be 'ere for the weekend party!

Un'ookin' the PC from 'er moorings in a few minutes in order to get 'er to the yards. She's in need of an over'aul.

I won't be around virtually, but will be physically......so mind where ye step when yer up to the bar mates!

Luvs ye all!

Yes,simpilot34.....the Gunnar post seems to be a breath of fresh air! I hope he hangs in!

Frankie has a way with words when you least expect it......and maybe when he least expects them!

But not taking away from your nice 'braille-scale' build here!