Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Hell, i'll drink to that!!!

Now lads.......SING! 

What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
: What shall we do with a drunken sailor? :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Way-hay, up she rises,
Way-hay, up she rises,
Way-hay, up she rises,
Early in the morning.

2. Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
: Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

3. Pull out the bung and wet him all over
: Pull out the bung and wet him all over :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

4. Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him
: Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

5. Heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowlin'
: Heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowlin' :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

6. Tie him to the taffrail when she's yard-arm under
: Tie him to the taffrail when she's yard-arm under :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

7. Put him in the bilge and make him drink it,
: Put him in the bilge and make him drink it :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

8. Shave his belly with a rusty razor,
: Shave his belly with a rusty razor, :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

9. Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts some flippers,
: Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts some flippers, :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

10. Put 'im in bed with the Captain's daughter,
: Put 'im in bed with the Captain's daughter, :
Early in the morning.
Chorus:

 Lads, lets celebrate!

100 Pages of posts!

CHEERS!

Here here!  I'll drink to that.  To the next 100!

Sad to say, no rum

Gentlemen a toast............

to the first one hundred pages and to the next hundred pages of the Fleet Air Arm Group Build!

I am proud to have shared this voyage with all of you.

CHEERS!

Daywalker wrote:

Roy- That's a great idea!  And congrats Roger, you are picking up the tab for being the first to post on PAGE 100!!!

Looks like it! It seems for the 100th page, a bit of a celebration is in order here!

"So Roy.......this hooch of yours, has it got any rum in it?"

Roy-

That's a great idea! 

And congrats Roger, you are picking up the tab for being the first to post on PAGE 100!!!

You know Darren, you gave me an idea  Some of you may or may not know this but Roy here is a homebrewer (with a few 1st place brews)  Anyway I was talking to my wife the other day about brewing up some.  In honor of our FA GB maybe I should do an English IPA (love the hops)

Roy

TANGO 1 wrote:

You chaps are obsessed with drink aren't you?

Soitainely!!!!!! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!

100 pages is quite a feat, even if it isn't officially a record.  The comradiere here is wonderful, and to be able to hang out here and share not just models but life in general is truly a gift.  I consider everyone here my friend, and look forward to another 100 pages!  I agree with Roger, the rum helps too!

TANGO 1 wrote:

Roger- looks like it might be me! And I have'nt been at the rum yet!!

Oh, i'm sure of that.....

Roger-

I have plenty of those markings if you need any.  And yes, that's similar to the markings the one in my avatar is wearing.  here she is a lil' larger:

Did I hit 100?

Bob,

many thanks for your kind words. I enjoy as much time as I can with my son as I know he will soon be grown up.

Roger-

looks like it might be me!

And I have'nt been at the rum yet!!

Darren-fine looking lad you have there....enjoy him at this age.  Mine is now looking me straight in the eye....they grow up too quickly...

The Dauntless is outstanding.  You do good work.

Hope you recover from the pox soon.  And feel well enough now to enjoy the time off.

Not sure! I've seen some threads elsewhere that go as high as 156 pages or so, but i don't think they are in the GB forum!

You have to admit Darren, if you didn't serve up the rum every friday then we would probably still be on page 50 or so. It helps to have something to help you loosen up on the weekends, huh?

Now the question is, who's gonna break the 100 page mark? I say he should cover the bar tab this weekend!

Frank-

Thats affirmative!

I'm lucky to have such good friends and family.

Daywalker wrote:

DesertRat wrote: A USN/USMC GB next year, huh? Hmmm.... interesting. Hopefully i'll get some of my other builds done before that happens. I've got an Academy F4U-1D that i'm interested in trying out the 3 color scheme. All i need is to get some AM decals for it. Same here Roger!  When the time comes, let me know what you are looking for as far as decals.  I counted last month, and I have 1/48 markings for 66 Corsairs.  Yowza!!!

Well i can tell ya right now, Frank. I'm looking to get some of those US marrkings that have the red strip around em. I know that those were ordered for the sake of a month or so in 1943 (i believe). But i just love the way they look on that dark sea blue. The decals that came with the kit were Boyington's "LullaBelle". But i haven't heard very much good of Academys decals, so i can't think of a better candidate in my stash than that. Kinda like bird in your avatar, that's what i've got in mind (at least i think it has those decals)

Darren-

Sounds like you ARE in good hands mate!  Do take care, and let us know how things are with you.

DesertRat wrote:

A USN/USMC GB next year, huh? Hmmm.... interesting. Hopefully i'll get some of my other builds done before that happens. I've got an Academy F4U-1D that i'm interested in trying out the 3 color scheme. All i need is to get some AM decals for it.

Same here Roger!  When the time comes, let me know what you are looking for as far as decals.  I counted last month, and I have 1/48 markings for 66 Corsairs.  Yowza!!!

TANGO 1 wrote:

while we are speaking of our little ones................. I was watching Star Wars with my son last night. Being only fours years old the entire concept of this film was new to him. He was mightily impressed with this imaginary world of starships, monsters and lightsabres but being a curoius little bloke he made some cracking oberservations during the film. 1. Daddy-why does the big baddie in the black cape wear that mask? Does he have ashma? 2. Daddy-how can Chewbacca fly a spaceship? He's a big teddy bear! Everyone knows that bears can't drive! oh how we laughed! Absolutely priceless!

Happy birthday!!!!!

Thanks to all of you for your well wishes lads.

So far, apart from looking like an extra from a horror film and being very itchy-I feel OK. I'm married to a nurse-so I'll be in good hands.

Here's to all of us! Cheers!

Thanks, Darren! And that's a sexy bird ya got there! Hope mine will work out at least a 1/4 as nice! Sorry about the pox though, but look at the bright side. At least it's chicken, and not small pox!

A USN/USMC GB next year, huh? Hmmm.... interesting. Hopefully i'll get some of my other builds done before that happens. I've got an Academy F4U-1D that i'm interested in trying out the 3 color scheme. All i need is to get some AM decals for it.

you the man Frank.

Darren, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend  Had to yell to make sure you heard me

Great looking boy you have.  My boy is already into models.  He wants me to build them all so he can hang them in his room.  A year or two and I will have him building his own

Get well soon my friend.

Roy

while we are speaking of our little ones.................

I was watching Star Wars with my son last night. Being only fours years old the entire concept of this film was new to him. He was mightily impressed with this imaginary world of starships, monsters and lightsabres but being a curoius little bloke he made some cracking oberservations during the film.

1. Daddy-why does the big baddie in the black cape wear that mask? Does he have ashma?

2. Daddy-how can Chewbacca fly a spaceship? He's a big teddy bear! Everyone knows that bears can't drive!

oh how we laughed! Absolutely priceless!