Fleet Air Arm Group Build

sfcmac wrote:

NAM IS HERE!!! But where is he?

I dunno, I musta scared him away.

NAM IS HERE!!!

But where is he?

home buddy, glad to have you back aboard.

Nam is back on deck, and i 'tis the weekend!  Time for rum, me thinks.  AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Heh! As I told Frankie I was "invaded" by an attractive young medical type......don't knock it if you haven't tried it!

But a fine tribute to me Aaron! Thank You!

I DO wish to add that I am cancer free and in great health and heading for the pool!

 GreaT! I wakes up from me hangover cuz the Officiers left us on the swill in the barrel bottoms and the whole crew be shouting!!!!!!

Welcome Back NAM!!!!! Nammy and nammykins baby!

Welcome Back NAM!!!!! Seems to have filled an entire page in record time!

 You'd think this chap was sorely missed or sumthing and all the while be hiding under the bed with all my nurses you all sent to me a few nary pages prior!  To the lost souls of the deck as this my beacomn them back as the lighthouse in the storm and ensueing fogs that life may well through at any of us!

 To the man of the day and not man of Daywalker lets me welcome ya back withz a big hug and rasberry on yer belley namredneF! I can now say I missed ya as well but there goes the neighborhood!

Seeing as it is a weekend and the officiers flustered  I say this as good as reason to party as we have had since his absence!

namrednef wrote:

simpilot34 wrote: NAMMMMMMM!!!!!! back mate!!!!!!! Was really getting worried!!!! Glad to see you back online mate!!! Sorry to here about the berthing prob for Barney and Cubbie!!! Sounds like it might be solved and to a good home at least!! Man, so glad to see you are back!!! Thank you very very much! So awesome to know that we're a Band of Brothers. I should have kept writing even while ill.  I would have recovered even more quickly................

Mate we are all heart here as you know!!! One of hurts, we all hurt!!! Really glad to see your posts again!!!

Welcome Back NAM!!!!!

Glad to see your back. I hope that your health continues to get better. Good luck with the berthing issues.

Aaron & Simple best of luck on those torps. Hope I can get to ya'lls scratch building skills.

Cheers,

Jason

simpilot34 wrote:

NAMMMMMMM!!!!!! back mate!!!!!!! Was really getting worried!!!! Glad to see you back online mate!!! Sorry to here about the berthing prob for Barney and Cubbie!!! Sounds like it might be solved and to a good home at least!! Man, so glad to see you are back!!!

Thank you very very much! So awesome to know that we're a Band of Brothers. I should have kept writing even while ill. 

I would have recovered even more quickly................

NAMMMMMMM!!!!!!

back mate!!!!!!! Was really getting worried!!!! Glad to see you back online mate!!! Sorry to here about the berthing prob for Barney and Cubbie!!! Sounds like it might be solved and to a good home at least!! Man, so glad to see you are back!!!

namrednef wrote:

Be it a lesson to all.......let the sawbones peer up yer backside now and then! Them can ketch troubles early.........mine was early, but still a tough haul to beat it! No here.....but look after yer health! Thank You for the warm welcome home! Nam

namrednef wrote:

bondoman wrote:  namrednef wrote: to Frankie and Bill and CAG, Ritchie and ALL! Long night......fabulous 15 inning Yanks/BoSox game. Yanks win on an A-Rod walk-off homer in bottom of 15th. Sorry Sox fans. But I be watchin'! Yeah but the Giants had the Reds by the nuts 5-3 in the 8th, and the bullpen hairballed up 6 runs in 9 batters. Still and all, it's the season. Get out here and I'll take you to a series. Linsicome (sp?) can't pitch EVERY night!

The Nam is on the cusp of finding a home for the Middies Barney (sig pic) and Cubbie.....nice of you to ask. I can't berth 'em here, but Sis is down from Syracuse for a visit and she recently lost the 17 year old Middie Bugsy and may be able take these itinerant swabs home with herself!

bondoman wrote:

namrednef wrote: to Frankie and Bill and CAG, Ritchie and ALL! Long night......fabulous 15 inning Yanks/BoSox game. Yanks win on an A-Rod walk-off homer in bottom of 15th. Sorry Sox fans. But I be watchin'! Yeah but the Giants had the Reds by the nuts 5-3 in the 8th, and the bullpen hairballed up 6 runs in 9 batters. Still and all, it's the season. Get out here and I'll take you to a series.

Linsicome (sp?) can't pitch EVERY night!

Be it a lesson to all.......let the sawbones peer up yer backside now and then! Them can ketch troubles early.........mine was early, but still a tough haul to beat it! No here.....but look after yer health!

Thank You for the warm welcome home!

Nam

namrednef wrote:

to Frankie and Bill and CAG, Ritchie and ALL! Long night......fabulous 15 inning Yanks/BoSox game. Yanks win on an A-Rod walk-off homer in bottom of 15th. Sorry Sox fans. But I be watchin'!

You'll get a 48 hour reprieve sir. And what was wrong wit' ye? We really missed you. I am so glad, speaking for us all, that you are back in the cockpit. Is there anything we can send over your way? I've started that CH-46 and although I'm not nearly as slow as Frank (or as good) she's a winner.

I hesitate to ask abt the middies, but is there any news?

Your friend, Bill. I'll never forget when you called me after my kidney diagnosis. that was so kind.

to Frankie and Bill and CAG, Ritchie and ALL!

Long night......fabulous 15 inning Yanks/BoSox game. Yanks win on an A-Rod walk-off homer in bottom of 15th. Sorry Sox fans.

But I be watchin'!

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!

Stand fast ye swabbies! I ain't gots the deck yet!

Hi Bill!

Hello ALL!

Been away battling an illness and am now trying to catch up with y'all!

Frankie has been catching me up via telephone since I've resurfaced. Suffice it to say I have missed ALL of you folks. I am realizing that instead of shrinking into a shell, I should have continued to hang here and read all the great posts.

I understand some have missed my posting......Forgive me....it's been a long and tough ride. But I'm back healthy and toeing the flight line!

Love,

Nam

Daywalker wrote:

sfcmac wrote:  What is really bad is I am considering scratching that torpedo dolly. Somebody shoot me now? ! In what scale?  1/32 I hope!

Also I hope you reprobates have noticed that the for'd cradle is the opposite of the rear'd cradle: for'd is a pair of inverted V's. There's also a fore-aft strut thing with a big lug in the middle, not sure if it's Nam. And that pair of cably things coming out of the belly.

Pirate walks into a bar with the ship's wheel sticking out of his pants. Bartender sez: "that looks terrible!"

"Arghh, it's drivin' me nuts!"

Happy Friday crew, I love you all and happy sailing. Off to the shore to eat oysters and consume brews with my old buddy Airman Jim, whom I haven't seen in a long while.

Captain Bondogone for a while.

sfcmac wrote:

Actually I was digging thru my spare parts boxes and I think I have enough stuff to pull it off in 1/48. I don't have enough 1/72 or 1/32 stuff to really get it together but I think 1/48 is quite doable.

Daywalker wrote:

sfcmac wrote:  What is really bad is I am considering scratching that torpedo dolly. Somebody shoot me now? ! In what scale?  1/32 I hope!

1/48 is small enough for the dolly! You attempt it in 1/72 and I will be calling "lock n load!!!" Would love to see it though.

sfcmac wrote:

What is really bad is I am considering scratching that torpedo dolly. Somebody shoot me now? !

In what scale?  1/32 I hope!

sfcmac wrote:

Ritchie I was referring to the fact that it seems your plastic is representing a look closer to the  aluminium alloy used in the Buccaneer for the metal surfaces in the Swordfish while the  molecular structure of your pilot seat is clearly cotton and not nylon.  Man we hae to work to keep you straight. Good thing there are no rivits to count!  Also your Swordfish should be painted with a lead based paint to be historically accurate. When I tasted the chips I didn't weven twitch once!  DOn't worry a couple vitimans and you'll be right as rain!

Ritchie I was referring to the fact that it seems your plastic is representing a look closer to the  aluminium alloy used in the Buccaneer for the metal surfaces in the Swordfish while the  molecular structure of your pilot seat is clearly cotton and not nylon.  Man we hae to work to keep you straight. Good thing there are no rivits to count!

 Also your Swordfish should be painted with a lead based paint to be historically accurate. When I tasted the chips I didn't weven twitch once!

 DOn't worry a couple vitimans and you'll be right as rain!