Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Good heavens!

Sounds like its been one thing after another near you! Hope it all works out OK for you.

BTW, thanks for the kind words about the Seafire.

*** ALERT***

I was just telling Nam about this, but thought I would share.

We've had a really cold and snowy couple of weeks, with snow coming in about every other day (20+ inches last Wednesday alone!) and awfully cold temps.  It will warm up to 15 or 20 degrees then snow and then the temps drop again below zero with wind chills between -25 and -40 degrees.  BRRR!!!  The cold has been knocking the power out too, always at inopportune times like Sundays, middle of the night, etc.  Well, tonight I just got my power back on after it went out (again!).  The last time the temps dropped like this on a Sunday night it went out for a few hours as well.  Dang, it was cold!

But, guess what?  It wasn't the cold this time...

One of my idiot neighbors drove his car right through his garage and out into his back yard.  The meter was laying on the hood of his car so it took the utilities a while to come and fix it.  A fireman came and told me that he was trying to get a run at backing up his driveway.  When he couldn't make it, he decided to try to pull back into the garage and get a run at it.  Well, while pulling into his garage he missed the brake pedal and hit the accelerator.  WHAM!!!  Drove right through his garage wall and into the snowbank in his backyard.

I tell ya, it's always something...

Sorry for the dribble, we return now to our regular programming...

My Gawsh!.....look at that IP!

Nice work Darren!

The bar is continually raised here.....but that's a good thing! 

Don-

Looking good, sounds like you have a sound plan on your weathering.

Darren-

Nice work on the office!  That seat really looks the part-excellent job old chap! 

I also see what you mean about the tailwheel.  Looks a little flat and two dimensional.

Sorry to hear your leave is at it's end.  I have one more day off and then it's back to the grind!

Darren, the pit looks just lovelry.  Nice work .

Regards,  Rick

Lads,

my ten days leave is at an end.........shame. I've really enjoyed it!

See you in when I see you.

Hello lads!

Something close to my heart................A Spitfire in FAA markings!!!

Here is what I've done so far to my 1/32 Supermarine Seafire Mk.Ib.........

Here's the I/P.........this includes a nice little strach-built compass as well, Eduard provide the bracket, I made the compass from spares.



This is the seat assembley................



Here is the stick......kit part modded with some P/E


Here are the side walls, mostly modded with help from Eduard...........




Some pics of the 'pit.............




Here is the Revell tailwheel, it come in three parts and its loaded with flash. When you clean it up it looks too thin and devoid of any detail, so I have loaded it with filler and will get back to it when time allows. As you can see, its not great......



Well, thats it for now, I'll be back after my next set of shifts.

Until then........

dcaponeII wrote:

Here's the finished beast.

Nice beast! You did good.

I agree, but I haven't quite gotten that far yet.  In 1/48 I'd use a soft mechanical pencil to bring out the panel lines instead of a wash but I'm still debating wether or not I can pull that off in 1/72 scale.  I also have not applied an exhaust staining either.

I did manage to apply a little wear around the canopies and hinge lines, etc.  I got a good compliment at the club today for one of the guys into British planes (he took a first at Nationals in one of the categories) so I know I'm on the right track.  It ususally takes me two of three weeks from this point to fiddle my way to a finished product.

Any suggestions regarding wash/stenciling will be appreciated.  I haven't done much to the underside either wrt weathering and oil stains/streaks etc.

Donald I'm not seeing anything in your "Here's the finished beast post" not even a red X.

All, I was having a little look last night at some pics of the upcoming releases announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair and some of my favs would have to be

The Trumpeter 1/48 Sea Fury

http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_15_of_25.jpg

As well as the Special Hobby Sea Harrier FRS.2 in 1/72.

Cheers

Looks pretty good dcaponell.  The paint looks a little rough in spots & it would have benefited from a wash to pop out some of the detail, but overall not bad.

Regards,  Rick

Here's the finished beast. 

It was the eyes and ears of the British fleet for more than 20 years according to the stuff I've been reading.  They used to make it wear a bag over itself at parties though so as to not scare the other guests.  Talk about the elephant man (I mean plane)  I just trying to get it finished now.  More of a challenge at this point to do it right but I've got no emotional tie to the aircraft itself so it's been rather unexciting project for me.

I'm building an F2A-2 Yellow wings NEXT   YIPPEE!!!

That thing used to fly, correct?

But, I'll tell you......nice work!

And since it's Saturday Night....

dcaponeII wrote:

I need to get you guys off the bottle and back onto models.  The Gannet has WINGS!!!

Nice job of folding the wings.  Not sure, but I think the Torpedos were dark gray.  I know the bombs & missles were Dark Green, but I don't think that applies for the Torps.

Regards,  Rick

Hear! Hear!....and Cheers to all that must leave for a bit!!!!

CAG.....keep the spigot open! Give Frank an extra, and try not to lure unsuspecting females into the Tango 1 lair!

Personally, I am doing workbench modifications tonight.....so no plastic in hand.....so I may really imbibe!

Roy!......see you soon

Daywalker wrote:

Darren- Cheers mate!  I'll drink to that.  After a grueling couple of weeks at work and snow removal I am off for the next three days.  Looking forward to LOTS of bench time! And here's to Roger, hopefully all is well with him.

Cheers Frank!

and here's  to  our absent friends -God bless them.

dacapone,

if memory serves, the torpedoes were painted dark grey-I'll try and grab a picture for you. 

Darren-

Cheers mate! 

I'll drink to that.  After a grueling couple of weeks at work and snow removal I am off for the next three days.  Looking forward to LOTS of bench time!

And here's to Roger, hopefully all is well with him.

dcaponeII- Looking good there!  Sorry, I really don't know anything about torpedo colors.

Also I need some help with the torpedoes.  What are the colors on FAA torpedoes in the 1950's?  I can't find anything on the internet to provide any guidance.

I need to get you guys off the bottle and back onto models.  The Gannet has WINGS!!!

Lads,

its Friday!! Wherever you may find yourself this weekend, I wish you all good health and good luck!

CHEERS!

Roy,

don't worry-I'll take care of your rum! Hope all goes well-good luck mate!

Roy!  I would never dream of drinking a man's rum rations...

OK, maybe a little.

Got your message, PM inbound!

namrednef wrote:

Okay fellow Crewmen! I have been building in my few recent 'off hours'.....taking pics (trying to learn the friggin' camera)....wanting to get progress pics up here..... SO! I'VE HAD A TOT TONIGHT AFTER WORK!!! I guess I'm just tooling up for tomorrow night, as I missed last week's party/build! Frankie, it's Thursday night.....you have day's off coming to you!

Nam- Thanks buddy, can't wait for a couple days off.  We had almost two feet of snow yesterday, and I spent the entire day outside running the damned snowblower.  Got up at 5 am this morning to do it again, then worked a 12 hour shift.  In the words of the CAG, I'm cream-knackered and headed off to bed.

Cheers!

Alright gents,

This will be my last post until we get reestablished in our new place.  Get my spot until I return.  I hope it will not be too long.  Please don't let Frank drink my share of the rum

Untill then my friends.

Okay fellow Crewmen!

I have been building in my few recent 'off hours'.....taking pics (trying to learn the friggin' camera)....wanting to get progress pics up here.....

SO! I'VE HAD A TOT TONIGHT AFTER WORK!!!

I guess I'm just tooling up for tomorrow night, as I missed last week's party/build!

Frankie, it's Thursday night.....you have day's off coming to you! 

Darren,

thanks for the info on those harrier mods-I will have to get hold of them.