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This one's for you, Frank!

Daywalker wrote:

ruddratt wrote: If you do, Roy, just stay out of the retail business....I have to work today, tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday. They're paying me time and a half for Monday, but money ain't everything. That sucks Mike!  I work in retail too, but I am off today, tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday. But, then it's back to the long two week stretch with hardly any time off.

i do to but we call it retard not retail  for two reasons, one is the creatures you have to wait on,and two we only get into it when we can't find or do any better.thats why   i'm in it

Darren,  Looks great buddy  When I get my household goods I will start on the Christmas exchange on the home PC.

Frank, I got the kits  Thanks you very much my friend

Roy

Roy,

You are very welcome my friend.  I am looking forward to seeing how they turn out, and I put you down for an Albatros over on the WWI GB.

Darren-the B-25 is looking great.  Got me itching to pull my kit out and get started......maybe in '08..maybe...

Well, the Hellcat has had a Castrol Super Clean bath...memo to self...fluids will enter any opening and seep into the cockpit...fortunatly, I caught it before any paint was removed from the pit.  Now I'm reviewing my decal options as far as repainting.  I think one of my problems was that my supply of Future was old-Future is on the weekly Walmart list now.

Guys, thanks for your comments on the Mitchell. Its taking ages, but I'm enjoying it.

Frank,

you need to lay off the rum old chap-you seem to be a bit piddled old chum!

Daywalker wrote:

What is the useable life of Future?  I didn't know it could go bad.  Maybe that's why I have had no luck with it, my bottle's prolly three years old.

Three years old?    You really need to build more .

Seriously, I had one bottle that was about 80% used up after about 2 years & I noticed it looked a little cloudy & wasn't drying as fast as normal.  I pitched it & now I get a fresh bottle about every 12 months.  Better safe than sorry.

Regards,  Rick

Daywalker wrote:

What is the useable life of Future?  I didn't know it could go bad.  Maybe that's why I have had no luck with it, my bottle's prolly three years old.

Frank-My bottle is probably a bit older than yours and I seem to be having a lot more issues with it than I did when it was new.  I just happened to stumble over the issue of 'aged' Future in the latest FSM issue, in the little insert about painting with acrylics.

I just wonder if Future can be mixed with rum....

bobbaily wrote:

I just wonder if Future can be mixed with rum....

Frank...........move away from the bottle!!

BTW, great news mate!

TANGO 1 wrote:

bobbaily wrote: I just wonder if Future can be mixed with rum....   Frank...........move away from the bottle!! BTW, great news mate!

Oh, allright...

OK, is that better?

There you go!

Don't worry, its rum night tomorrow.

wyoroy wrote:

Is ti Rum time yet?  I need some

It's not even 11:00 AM where I am!!!

Steady lads!

I've just got back from the sharp end and I'm pleased to report I've got the weekend off!

I suppose I had better do the honours then.................

"Ahem!"

To the ships company of the carrier HMS FAA GB HQ: Wherever you may be in the world, take time to relax, eat, drink and be merry 

Gentlemen,

your very good health! CHEERS!

Enjoy your weekend lads! 

wyoroy wrote:

Good news my shipmates, my wife and son arrive here tonight

Now that's worth celebrating!!!

razordws wrote:

wyoroy wrote: Good news my shipmates, my wife and son arrive here tonight   Now that's worth celebrating!!!

I'll drink to that!  Glad to hear that, Roy.  Better make one last pass through the house to make sure nothing embarassing is laying around.

Daywalker wrote:

I'll drink to that!  Glad to hear that, Roy.  Better make one last pass through the house to make sure nothing embarassing is laying around.

Yeah Roy-make sure you hide all those empty rum bottles!

Great to hear that you will be re-united with your family my friend.

TANGO 1 wrote:

Steady lads! I've just got back from the sharp end and I'm pleased to report I've got the weekend off! I suppose I had better do the honours then................. "Ahem!" To the ships company of the carrier HMS FAA GB HQ: Wherever you may be in the world, take time to relax, eat, drink and be merry  Gentlemen, your very good health! CHEERS! Enjoy your weekend lads!

Arrrrrrrrrh! Me military duties be keeping me away from the rum this weekend, but i've dropped anchor in the home port and i be taking that drink now or else i be keelhaulin ye!

(And that's pretty severe in a blackhawk too! )

Cheers!

Thanks guys.  Had a great weekend.....they never found the empty bottles

Desertrat, I remember my good old days in the military  Outside my wife and the birth of my son it was the best 12 years of my life.  My bad, I forgot to add you guys and the FAA GB

Roy

No sweat, Roy! Guess i didn't realize i still hadn't been added. But alls well here on this end!

Just past the 12 year mark a few months ago myself. Military life certainly has it's ups and downs, but you have to admit that it does provide the opportunity to do some things and have different relationships with others that you never thought you would have. It's been interesting for sure, and i don't think i would change much if i had to do it all over again!

I agree with that.

Roy

Roger-

you may be able to do that in a Blackhawk...........but could ye do it in a Lynx?

Would ye, could ye in a Lynx? Would ye, could ye with a minx?

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam-I-Am!

I posted this over on the Spitfire GB as well...

Gents, I have a querry for you...

I am in the process of painting my Seafire Mk.46, and am not sure of the colors on it.  The Aeromaster decals I have (Thanks again Jon!) call for a two tone upper of dark slate gray and extra dark sea gray, but the only book I have on Griffon powered Spits mentions that they were painted extra dark sea gray on top with sky on the bottom.  The only photo I have is a black and white photo which seems to show a solid upper color, confirming what my Warbird Tech book states.  Are the Aeromaster color recomendations incorrect?  The Airfix instructions call out for a solid upper color of the dark gray.  This seems right to me, just wanted to get your opinions before I continue.  Right now the gray is on, waiting for a decision to paint the green or leave it all gray.  Thanks fellas!

My references all show the extra dark Sea Grey over Sky.  I'm certainly not an expert but I didn't think the disruptive camo with dark Slate Grey was used much after WWII.

Regards,  Rick

Frank,

some did have camo-some didn't. It will depend on which particular machine you are building, if you have'nt started yet let me know theb airframes unit and serial no. I just might have a profile of it.