Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Rick,

very nice work on the Wyvern! That is going to look amazing when its done.

wyoroy wrote:

Great news my friends, my wife accepted a job in Wyoming; we have to be there by the 25 of February.  How many of you guys can come help pack the truck?  We will supply all the food and drink (rum).  Bad news is that my building will be on hold for the next few weeks.   I want to thank you guys for the support you have shown me and my family.  Even though we have not met face to face I do consider you guys my friends.

Fantastic news Roy! Wish I could be there to lend you a hand with all that packing. Let us know when you are all sorted. We can have a house warming in our bar!

darson wrote:

Gentlemen I have a confession to make, I have been very bad. Not that my stash isn't large enough already but I have just pre-ordered from Great Models the Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat and too add to my evilness I've also picked up the Hobbyboss FJ-4B Fury from Hobbyeasy in Hong Kong .

That's OK Darren, we understand.  I made a New Year's Resolution to seriously curb my kit buying habits.  I did very well last month, only buying one.  Now, I am trying to make it through this month without buying any.  Wish me luck!

darson wrote:

Yes it's the Trumpy FGA.Mk.6 Seahawk along with the new and very nifty Eduard self adhesive PE set.  I'll be posting some more pics in the next couple of days, but as Alain can attest to the clam shell design of the front portion of the fuselage requires you to have a great deal of the kit done before you seal it up.

I know what you mean, I almost broke the frount landing gear off a few times since it had to be glued in when you close the front portion.

Alain

darson wrote:

Yes it's the Trumpy FGA.Mk.6 Seahawk along with the new and very nifty Eduard self adhesive PE set.  I'll be posting some more pics in the next couple of days, but as Alain can attest to the clam shell design of the front portion of the fuselage requires you to have a great deal of the kit done before you seal it up.

I know what you mean, I almost broke the frount landing gear off a few times since it had to be glued in when you close the front portion.

Alain

Gentlemen I have a confession to make, I have been very bad.

Not that my stash isn't large enough already but I have just pre-ordered from Great Models the Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat and too add to my evilness I've also picked up the Hobbyboss FJ-4B Fury from Hobbyeasy in Hong Kong .

I've got to tell you I'm a real sucker for these Eduard aircraft kits, they are simply stunning in what they provide and the Fury I just couldn't turn down, not for $20 plus change.

Rick the new self adhesive Eduard sets are great and a lot easier to work with now that you don't need CA.  Not all of the parts (on my set) had adhesive just the larger ones like instrument panels and so on.  Smaller things such as harness buckles relied on the old method of gluing down.

Cheers

Rick, I like the lines of the aircraft, very cool.

Frank, PM replied.

Wii Master, PM replied.

Nam & Wii Master, thanks for the kind words.

Again the family and I want to thank all of you for your kind words and support.  Frank knows how much I miss Wyoming.  The funny thing is, Iam from Florida.  Did not move to Wyoming until I was a senior in high school. Now I just love the cold, snow, mountains and wide open spaces

Thanks Darren, had a hunch it was the Seahawk.  I'm curious about the new self adhesive PE sets.  Haven't tried any yet, but I'd like to get your take on them.

Regards,  Rick

Ooops forgot to say a bit congrats to Roy, I'm glad things are starting to look up for you and your family.

Cheers

Gentlemen a drum roll please......

The winner is RICK!!!!

Yes it's the Trumpy FGA.Mk.6 Seahawk along with the new and very nifty Eduard self adhesive PE set.  I'll be posting some more pics in the next couple of days, but as Alain can attest to the clam shell design of the front portion of the fuselage requires you to have a great deal of the kit done before you seal it up.

Rick great looking Wyvern... I must admit that one of my favourite stages of building an aircraft model is when the decals go on, it really brings the kit to life.

Cheers

razordws wrote:

Frank, I thought our deal only involved newbies, not outstanding citizens like Roy?

Oh, yeah I forgot!

Rick- Nice work, keep us posted!

Roy- PM received and returned!

Roy! Great news......and an undercurrent of happiness flowing from your posts! Good for you two! Nothing like coming home.

Rick! Very nice modeling. Knowing nothing about that a/c, I had to look some things up. Always happy to learn something.

Looking really nice Rick!  That is such a nice looking bird too.  I be looking forward to seeing it progress.

Frank, I thought our deal only involved newbies, not outstanding citizens like Roy?

Roy to answer your question earlier, which I missed, regarding the vac box.  I've only done a few test shots so far but it seems to be working beautifully.  Now I just have to work on the technique to cut them off the sheet without ruining them!

I've had the Wyvern on the back burner for a while, but finally got around to putting the decals on.  Here she is in Her Majesties markings.

Getting there .

Regards,  Rick

Thanks guys.

Frank PM inbound.

That's great news Roy!  I am very happy for you, I know you missed Wyoming quite a bit.  Aren't you glad now that you never changed your username to Floroy?

You know what this means, better go trade in your flipflops, suntan oil and swimtrunks for a snowblower- you're gonna need it there!

razordws wrote:

I'll make sure Frank doesn't drink all the rum on ya!

Thanks a lot Dave, I thought we had a deal!

Darson- so, what is the mystery build?  Are any of us right?

Congratulations Roy.  Glad all is working out well.  Calls for a drink .

Regards,  Rick

Great news my friends, my wife accepted a job in Wyoming; we have to be there by the 25 of February.  How many of you guys can come help pack the truck?  We will supply all the food and drink (rum).  Bad news is that my building will be on hold for the next few weeks.

I want to thank you guys for the support you have shown me and my family.  Even though we have not met face to face I do consider you guys my friends.

Whatever it is, I like it!!

F-86D?

OK, I'll show my ignorance by guessing it's a Seahawk.

Regards,  Rick

Ok I hated those pics so I've just done them again under the pergola at the back of my place under semi natural light.

I hope these ones are better althought the dark greys and blacks seem to just absorb the light.

Cheers 

Can't see enough in the pics to really tell.  Course it's modern, so I probably couldn't anyway .

Regards,  Rick

Hey guys how's things, I've been on sick leave for the last couple of days so I haven't had much of a desire to be using the computer if you know what I mean.

OK here are some pics of my secret birthday build, can anyone identify the bird from these pics of the front office?  I've actually done more than this but shots of the fuselage would kind of give it away.

You may notice the lack of a control column in the front office, this is because Captain Stupid (me ) managed to lose it to the carpet monster somewhere which means I have to scratch build another before continuing much further.

Apologies that the photos are so damned dark, I've done my best to lighten then without much luck.

Cheers 

wyoroy wrote:

Frank, how's the snow blower doing

Great, not sure which I have put more fuel into this year- my truck or the blasted snowblower.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.  I will keep you all informed as to what happens.

Dave, the vacuform you made is great.  How's it work for you?

Nam, it's good to know that you stayed off the rum while I was away.  I think you deserve a extra ration for that

Frank, how's the snow blower doing