Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Darren-

Nice workshop!  Especially love the scenery.  Here's a lil' spot o' rum for ya', lad

Darren, That is a very cool workshop .

Regards,  Rick

Pictures of our workspace.......

OK, first off the location of Tango 1's secret workshop is a closely guarded secret. So if you can't promise to keep it secret look away now.................. 

Still here? Good show!

Here's where I do my plastic butchering!

My workshop is set at the bottom of my garden and is surrounded with a nice view of the plants outside. There's windows all round so I get plenty of light and when I use the airbrush, I just throw the doors open for ventilation. Also, its lovely and quiet so I can really relax there too. Here's some pics:

Triumf, Roy, Frank,

thanks lads.

Now......who's got the rum?

Cheers lads!

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Wewlcome back Darren .  Hasn't been the same around here without you.  Now whether that's a bad thing or a good thing... Regards,  Rick

...........Its good to be back!

Darren-

Welcome back, mate!  Glad to hear that things are well, and that your son is recovering nicely.  It really hasn't been quite the same around here w/o you.  Of course you can join the WWI GB, I think we all were rather hoping you would.  I'll go ahead and put you on the list!

Roy-

Thanks buddy!  I'm just glad my move is about 1/2 mile away, not all of the way across the country!  But, I have to admit- I am a LITTLE jealous, I have wanted to move to Florida for a while now.

Darren, great to hear that your son is do great.  Plus it's good to have you back

Roy

Tango1. Good to have you back,,and eaven better to hear your aons recovered. Thats the best news

And thanks for your nice comment.Hope next weeks a better one for you

gwaihir wrote:

Roy, Congrats on the job, and I hope the move goes very smoothly for you.  ------ I'm looking in to wwi builds. I have always wanted to do one, so I will probably (big suprise) break my self imposed rule to not buy any more kits for the rest of the year... I just hope that some day, I am able to build the stash down to only a couple. Do any of you have this problem...? Hope all is well for everyone, Leon

Nope. Don`t have that problem at all

It`s just a joy to watch as my collection of new and unbuilt kita grows and grows and grows

wyoroy wrote:

Have you guys noticed that our group builds tend to stay at the top of the GB page?  Do people love us or what Roy

Sure do...and lets keep it that way with all our GBs

Wewlcome back Darren .  Hasn't been the same around here without you.  Now whether that's a bad thing or a good thing...

Regards,  Rick

Hey fella’s how’s everyone doing?

You guys sure have been busy around here! I am glad to say that I have left some very bad days behind me. First came a bad week at work, second, my son was taken into hospital with a very nasty dose of pneumonia. He was very ill for a while there and we were at our wits end. Thank God he has made a full recovery and is back to his normal cheeky self again.

As you will expect, I have had zero time in the workshop, I’m just grerateful that I’ve got my little boy back.

This is the first chance I’ve had to read through your posts, so I’m gonna add my two pennies worth here in one post so I don’t mess up our flight pattern!

Darren,

Wow! Very fine work indeed mate!
I love the 109’s and the Grey Nurse Spitfire is beautifully done, I have wanted to build one of those RAAF Spits for a while now.

Bob,

Hey fella- you’ve got some great builds there! I love the way you’ve painted that ‘190 and the Wildcat looks superb!

Dave,

Wow! Thats all I can say. The Sunderland, the Stuka............museum pieces if ever I saw some.

Frank,

Woo-Hoo! Gorgeous Zero mate! The extra effort was well worth it.

Mike,

1000 posts! Congratulations! Nice work on the Spit buddy.

Triumf,

Excellent work on the Tarpon. I like that paint scheme a lot.

Roy!
heartiest congratulations on your new job! Thats fantastic news!

Well, its all go around here! An extra large thanks to Frank for handing out the rum ration and whats this? Pics of our work area’s? A new GB?
My goodness!

So Frank,

can I join your GB old chap?  I have a neiuport in the stash, just needed an excuse to build it. Oh, and hanging with you crazy bas......erm.....jolly nice chaps has been  a real blast! I hope we share many more group builds in the future.

Right now, my son and I are off for pizza and a movie-I will see you all later.

Oh yes.....

"Now hear this..............I'm back!"

The SBD-3 I picked up was the first kit in at least 10 plus years.  I still need to pick up a biplane and a Spitfire.  To date I have 46 kits.

Leon & Frank, the move should happen without any problems.  Frank good luck on your move also buddy.

Roy

Leon-

Funny, I just made the same self-imposed rule last week!  Not sure if I can do it, but figure I have to at least try.

A couple of months ago, I sat down with a calculator to see how long it would take me to build my entire stash (at my current build rate) assuming I NEVER bought another kit, and figured it would take about 157 years to finish them all.

Roy,

Congrats on the job, and I hope the move goes very smoothly for you.

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I'm looking in to wwi builds. I have always wanted to do one, so I will probably (big suprise) break my self imposed rule to not buy any more kits for the rest of the year... I just hope that some day, I am able to build the stash down to only a couple. Do any of you have this problem...?

Hope all is well for everyone,

Leon 

Roy,

I hope everything goes smoothly with your move!  We'll keep your seat open for ya, and say when you get a chance!

Well guys if all goes well I will be leaving the great state of Wyoming sometime around August 1.  That means it may some time after that before I can get anything done, so please have faith in me guys I will endeavor to get building and try to stay in touch.

Roy

Have you guys noticed that our group builds tend to stay at the top of the GB page?  Do people love us or what

Roy

Alain, if you PM me your home email I will send you some great pics and plans that Darson gave me dealing with a FAA Corsair. 

Roy

What colours would they be painted, what what would the insignias be and other then the wing are there any other noticable diferences?

Thanks, i don`t know very much about the fleet air arm so you help is much appreciate.

Alain

Alain,

Most of the differences were very subtle, the most obvious (and identifiable) was the clipped wing tips.  The outer eight inches was cut off so that the planes would fit inside the hangars bellowdecks with the wings folded.

I got myself a corsair today that i want to build as a fleet air arm corsair. I need some help though, whats the diference between an American and a Britsh corsair?

Thanks

Alain

By all means Frank, distribute the Rum.  Can't have a dry weekend after all...

Regards,  Rick

ruddratt wrote:

The more the merrier, Alain! triumf, it looks like you have one GB badge under another one. Try eliminating the <enter> between the two links and replace it with a <space> instead. That should put one next to the other with a small gap in between.

Thanks a bunch mate. That did the trick jupp. Obliged

Thats Chester    he`s a bernese mountain dog

I changed the title of the WWI to reflect the new name "Knights of the Sky" (Thanks Waikong!) and put the GB badge from Wing Nut (Thanks Marc!) on the opening page.  Thanks EVERYONE for the support and the help, it's gonna be an AWESOME GB!

Alain- my girlfriend wants to know what kind of dog that is on your avatar.

thanks alot