Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Dave-

My plan is working!!!

I'll keep posting Corsair pics, and you keep building!

razordws wrote:

Just to p*ss Aaron off I'm voting for the FAA scheme first.

 Awe come on Dave!? You know you want to vote for the night fighter scheme! Don't ya? 

Purdy please with sugar on top?

If I go with the Night Fighter first, do I get her?

Daywalker wrote:

If I go with the Night Fighter first, do I get her?

Hey didn't you konk me on the knoggin and run off with the girls last weekend?

Ut Oh CAG is out!  Glad to see ya Darren!

sfcmac wrote:

Hey didn't you konk me on the knoggin and run off with the girls last weekend? Ut Oh CAG is out!  Glad to see ya Darren!

Um, nope... must have been...some other XO.

The CAG is lurking about, on your toes gentlemen!  I have a feeling he will be about in the next few days to hand out the orders for the new GB.  Let's get this ship in tip-top shape!

Master, fifes please, the Captain Bondo is coming aboard. Capt. Roy is left on shore as he's in charge of the replentishment dockside, big *** squirrel rifles for Dee, a bag of hammers for the LtCmr SFmac, rum for the rest. We sail at 2 bells on Saturday and it's my mast for the rest of you.

Arrggh as it's Friday and I respect you all, but a set of rules are needed. Per the directive of the CAG, 4/1/09 which came past recently, abt the time I saw Nam float by, and thanky he washed up on the poop deck; was the start of the FAAW GB.

All accounted for?, I think not and I'll have the lingerers brought to my mast, not for mine own sake but for that of the XO.

I've been in the cabin of the XO, and as he's my master, I'd say this: update your models, and prepare to be on a fast pace as I'd like to see us all be "aboard" by 8/26/09; which be an important date. We'll be needing to report the crew for this next, best and most excellent GB. Post in the present tense of your intentions and I'll see that Capt.s wardroom has it logged.

sfcmac wrote:

Well I managed a day of tomorrow!  Think Dee and I shall take in that IPMS Model Mania Show in Houston. It's at the Stafford Center where she went to a Rick Springfield concert of all things.  I shall charge up the Camera  and see what these shows are all about.  Hope to see Lewbud there!  Maybe get a few pics before Dee gets security called on her and we are ask to leave.

Aaron,

I have the duty tomorrow so I won't be able to make it down there.  I do extend an invitation to Scalefest on 30 May.  If you or anyone else decide to come, get here on Friday to walk the racks at Squadron, then take in the contest and vendor rooms on Saturday.  More info at www.ipmsnct.net

bondoman wrote:

Master, fifes please, the Captain Bondo is coming aboard. Capt. Roy is left on shore as he's in charge of the replentishment dockside, big *** squirrel rifles for Dee, a bag of hammers for the LtCmr SFmac, rum for the rest. We sail at 2 bells on Saturday and it's my mast for the rest of you. Arrggh as it's Friday and I respect you all, but a set of rules are needed. Per the directive of the CAG, 4/1/09 which came past recently, abt the time I saw Nam float by, and thanky he washed up on the poop deck; was the start of the FAAW GB. All accounted for?, I think not and I'll have the lingerers brought to my mast, not for mine own sake but for that of the XO. I've been in the cabin of the XO, and as he's my master, I'd say this: update your models, and prepare to be on a fast pace as I'd like to see us all be "aboard" by 8/26/09; which be an important date. We'll be needing to report the crew for this next, best and most excellent GB. Post in the present tense of your intentions and I'll see that Capt.s wardroom has it logged.

Beggin the Capn's pardon but I missed the orders of the day on 1 April.  Could you repost them please sir?  If I understand the Cap'n correctly, the new ship sails on 26 August, but when does this cruise end?  More importantly, do I still have time to finish the Corsair on time or will I be late yet again on a group build?

Daywalker wrote:

Well, Katie voted for the Night Fighter so F4U-2 it is!  Planning to begin painting today.

Although I'm single, I recognize the importance of keeping she who must be obeyed happy so good choice sir.  Although Mac seems to forget this from time to time.

Daywalker wrote:

Well, Katie voted for the Night Fighter so F4U-2 it is!  Planning to begin painting today.

Dern women... always spoilin' me party!  Aaargh!!!

I am completely devestated no goin to the model show :(

how sad..................

car blews up

Well maybe tomorrow we can go to the Hobby stores Dee and see what's new?  I bet a good set of Khaki colored paints and a  Few models would perk you right up!

Yeah for Katie!

Boba Fett wrote:

Alright! The weekend is here, and I'm raring to get on with me corsair. Right now, I'm adding seat belts to the pit using masking tape. The pilot is waaay too tall, he'll interfere with the fit of the canopy. Thus, the belts. I want to get the fuselage together, and do more work on the wings. I'll try to get pics to you guys sometime today.

That's why I don't put pilots in my aircraft, besides all they would do is break into the rum locker and wreck the plane anyway.

Aaron, sorry to hear that you couldn't make the model show.  I think Buddy sabotaged your car so that you wouldn't win all the trophies.  Hope the car isn't too expensive to fix.

Got some painting done last night and today.  Turned out better than I had hoped.

I'll put some future on it tonight and decals tomorrow and then a little more weathering.

Cheers

Graham- I'm looking forward to those pics!  Can never have too many Corsairs.

Aaronw wrote:

That's why I don't put pilots in my aircraft, besides all they would do is break into the rum locker and wreck the plane anyway.

Dave-   Stunning as always!  Your Corsair is gorgeous.  Well done!

Aaronw wrote:

So reading Bondo's post I'm confused, I thought this was rolling into an FAA build when the Navy build ended in May, but now I'm seeing April and August dates out there.

Ah! Fear not Aaron! If Bondo's post confuse ye then ye be fittin in with the rest of us old salts!

The CAG Hisself gave the date of 1 May for the change over and that be the law! Rules! Good Captain Bondo! We must have discipline Or the whole ship might as well be drug onto the rocks and save the Sea Hag the trouble! What have ye done to Nam!  Missing again he is!  Poor chap nary had time to recover from his last atomic wedgie!

Great work Dave! That looks super fine and smooooooth as a pair of fresh shaven legs after a fortnight at sea!

 Do I hear tales of more Corsairs in our midst? Poor Sean will be driven Overboard from the complex suffered at the seven letter word!

 Frank Painting as ye should be!  A fine masterpiece awaits! I am still faking the details on the non existant bombbay on the  Ventura! The Gin taste like Pine OIl! Give me my Rum!

       Gather round men. Tis the weekend of Saturday evening. Strange things can happen as I take my breaks between ideas! How soft the wind blows as it weaves a tale of Nammy's current fate!

 A search party of volunteers only departs for uncharted waters to the ends of the earth we must travel to discern our Heroic Lt Cdr Nammy's fate!  Some question if he is even still alive! To be certain his dare devil ways may have indeed finally caught up with him!

 A stern Capt Bondo at the wheel bodly leads us into the final frontier where no man has gone before!

 Seems logical!

 I was happy Captain Bondo volunteered to lead the expidition! As it seems a couple of one eyeed mercenaries Dave picked out seem to need to have an eye kept on them. Said he picked all blondes to avoid temptation and stay mission focused! What a guy!  Duty bound! Thru and Thru!

Sean set forth and posted Lost and found posters in every speck of civilization there was to be found!

 Didn't get any info on Nammy's where abouts but he found a few more able bodied crew(men?)

 Hmmm more blondes so Dave still is peering away at the horizon with unswearving dedication!

 The Xo ( Frank) and Sean However seem to be distracted giving the new crew mates an orientation!

LAND HO! screams out Dave!  With the razordws sharp eyes!  and Capt Bondo puts sail into the bay muttering all sorts of obcenities!  His words rang true all to soon as we were attacked by all manner of sea creatures!

After Befriending the natives  we once again found that they had info to Nam's Location!

We needed a volunteer though to act as a sacrifice for their chietain! 

Well looks like we need a volunteer. All willing step forward bellowed the burly Capt Bondo!

( everyone but Dave stepped backwards!)

 Right then Dave your truely a Man among men! and his  but but but..... buts were soon drowned out by screams of pain and the crack o the whip!

 Oooo I can't watch!

 Well after several days  He crawled back aboard and said she had divulged the location of Lt Cdr NammY!  Everyone gathered closely! Could this long adventure be reaching a climax?

Captain Bondo gave him a large mug o'rum which turned poor Dave green!

Hmmm the whole crew realized that once again the good Captain had pee'd in the cup!

 Valiantly Dave managed to chole out the words! "Cananda! Nam's on Canada!"

 The whole crew gasp in terror!  Canada! Never will you ever find a more wretched hive of scum and villianry! We must be cautious!

 Reluctantly we ventured up to the Great white North!  Ritchie and Johnny! kept on calling everybody Hoser and smacking them with back bacon!

 Apon arrival to our destination we met with some of the local officials and after some tough negotiations managed to discover Nam had been detained for disorderly conduct! Musta been really bad to offend those crazy Canadian's!

 After many long hours of talks and broken promises we managed to get Nammy released.

Oh man no wonder he was arrested!

 Seems he doesn't remember much of anything again.

Just couldn't wait to get outa of that dress! NAM! No Stop!  Not here!  AAAWWWLLLLL! YUCK!

( Borrowed this pic from Frank!)

And where was the CAG during all this?  Why prepping sick bay for our casualties of course! Dave got some nasty leather chaffing!

To all our absent friends may they return to the ship soon!

sfcmac wrote:

We needed a volunteer though to act as a sacrifice for their chietain!  Well looks like we need a volunteer. All willing step forward bellowed the burly Capt Bondo!

I would hate to see poor Dave left behind, I shall take his place as a sacrifice to this Chieftain!

Excellent story Aaron, bet it took a while to come up with that one!

Daywalker wrote:

sfcmac wrote: We needed a volunteer though to act as a sacrifice for their chietain!  Well looks like we need a volunteer. All willing step forward bellowed the burly Capt Bondo! I would hate to see poor Dave left behind, I shall take his place as a sacrifice to this Chieftain! Excellent story Aaron, bet it took a while to come up with that one!

Frank,

You have models too close to being finished, not to mention some one to look after.  I'm just a poor single guy with nothing to lose.  I should go instead, I insist.  No really I insist.

razordws wrote:

Aaron, sorry to hear that you couldn't make the model show.  I think Buddy sabotaged your car so that you wouldn't win all the trophies.  Hope the car isn't too expensive to fix. Cheers

Dave,

Messin with an another man's car is like messin with his woman and I don't roll that way. 

EDIT:  It's all your fault anyways.

sfcmac wrote:

Congratulations you managed to make my wife speachless with this pic. She just stood there sputtering, thats... what.... is that really.....

She finally ended with these are strange people you frequent with.

Ok, well if we are still on until 5/1 I'm back in with an MH-60S Seahawk (aka unofficially Knighthawk).The Fujimi Seasprite has terrible decals more like stickers, so it's put away until I can find some decent aftermarket decals for it. I may throw in an Airfix Grumman Duck too if I get the time (thanks Bondo, how did you know I was looking for one?)

lewbud wrote:

Frank, You have models too close to being finished, not to mention some one to look after.  I'm just a poor single guy with nothing to lose.  I should go instead, I insist.  No really I insist.

LOL, good one!  Guess I'll have to wait for the next one.

sfcmac wrote:

( Borrowed this pic from Frank!)

Oh sure, blame that photo on me.