Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Daywalker wrote:

Sorry Roy... I was the target yesterday, looks like "you're it!" today my friend!

That's what I was thinking

Roy

Hey guys! This is probably against the rules here, but this kit is so cool, that i gotta show it off. It's for the lucky recipient of the secret santa gift exchange, and i wanted to share a few pictures.

Here's a picture of the box art! With an unusual kit like this, somehow i thought the artwork was somehow even better than you find on most kits! Just kinda makes you wanna frame the box itself, doesn't it?

And it even has box art on the bottom of the kit too! Granted i'm not accustomed to seeing that, but i thought it was a really nice touch. Kinda makes the whole kit just stand out all that much more. I honestly can't decide whether i like the artwork on the top or bottom more. WHat do you guys think?

A photograph of the list of needed supplies. I'm sure my recipient has most everything here, but i'm sure there's probably a shade or two of paint he will need. As a public service, i figured i wouold post that early so that he can get ready...

And I even got a pretty good deal on the kit too! Here's a picture of the price tag. Though i should mention that since i got it during Veterans Day weekend, i actually got 25% off! Given the novelty of this particular kit, i think it was a really good deal!

Yeah, i'm probably breaking a few rules here, but i just wanted to share that with the rest of y'all! Have ya ever seen a kit like that ever in your life? I like it, and i think that ****** is gonna love it!

I had the same kit as a gift last X-Mas, but when I opened it there was only a bottle of aftershave inside .

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

I had the same kit as a gift last X-Mas, but when I opened it there was only a bottle of aftershave inside . Regards,  Rick

Oh yeah? What scale aftershave? Was it all OOB or did you use any AM parts on it?

Daywalker wrote:

rjkplasticmod wrote: I can hear that Sea Fury calling out your name...DARREN...BUILD ME.... Regards,  Rick Yeah, I can hear it too.

"Ahem!" "The winner is................THE SEAFURY!!

Now I need to get the Cutting edge stuff............................

Mmmmmmm.......................

Congrats Darren on a wse choice.  If you can swing it, the Cutting Edge detail sets really help the rather basic HobbyCraft kit out.

Regards,  Rick

Mmmmm... Sea Fury!

Roger-

That looks like an AWESOME kit!  I wonder who's doorstep it's gonna show up on...

Rick- Aftershave, huh?  That's a bummer... I got one like that last Christmas too, but all I got was a lump of coal (again!)

Well lads, you all seem to be in a festive mood so what do you say we get the weekend started early?  After all it is my birthday

Cheers!

Drink up...it's five o'clock somewhere in the world....

Dave,   From the deep south to the great white north.

Roy

Dave,

I hope you have a great birthday with loads of rum and associated beverages flowing your way.

Cheers

DAVE! 

mate! Hope you have a great one. All the best! CHEERS!

Yep! Its party time on the FAA GB!!

....Heck!.....I know that kit!..............it's the Whitman X2-3B 'Sampler'

 Can't slip nothin' past me!

Thanks for the birthday wishes lads.   It's been a rather subdued one with just the cake and a few presents from the kids as the wife and I took a trip to Reno a few weeks ago to kind of celebrate both our birthdays (it was her 40th...  shsssssh, you didn't here that from me ).  I took the opportunity to feed the stash monster while I was down there with a Revell Germany He 177 A-6 and Hasegawa'a recently re-released G8N1 Rita.  I'm REALLY looking forward to building both of those!

Roger, is that Iron Maiden I see in the background???? 

Dave!

Who's pouring?

Dave, I haven't seen the Hasegawa re-issue of the Rita.  One I always wanted to build but haven't got to it.  How is the re-issued tooling  holding up?

Regards,  Rick

razordws wrote:

Thanks for the birthday wishes lads.   It's been a rather subdued one with just the cake and a few presents from the kids as the wife and I took a trip to Reno a few weeks ago to kind of celebrate both our birthdays (it was her 40th...  shsssssh, you didn't here that from me ).  I took the opportunity to feed the stash monster while I was down there with a Revell Germany He 177 A-6 and Hasegawa'a recently re-released G8N1 Rita.  I'm REALLY looking forward to building both of those! Roger, is that Iron Maiden I see in the background????

Sure is, Dave! Probably kinda messed up, but that's one thing i'm holding for ransom until the divorce is settled. Besides, somehow she ended up with my U2 Joshua Tree Tour Poster. "Tit for tat", i guess

Roger, ya, that's the way it goes with those things I guess.

Rick, I've only done a quick look over but flash is present and plentiful as are the ejector pin marks which are huge!  Surface detail is by way of raised rivets (no actual panel lines) but they are not too out scale.  It will require some patience but shouldn't be anymore difficult than the B-17F that I built a couple of years ago.

Roger you have gotten me in big trouble buddy.

I showed my wife the nice wrapping paper you put on secret FAA Santa gift and said "too bad I didn't gift wrap mine before I sent it huh honey".  Well to say I got an absolute blasting from the SWMBO is the understatement of the year

So sorry to my receiver you are going to have to put up with an un-wrapped but nicely packed gift

ITS FRIDAY!

ITS THE WEEKEND!

TANGO1 IS OFF DUTY!

ITS DAVES BIRTHDAY!

WE ARE ALL PLAYING WITH PLASTIC!

BRING ON THE RUM!

BRING ON THE DANCING GIRLS!

THREE CHEERS FOR THE FLEET AIR ARM GROUP BUILD!

HIP! HIP!    HOORAY!

HIP! HIP!    HOORAY!

HIP! HIP!    HOORAY!

CHEERS!

"Darn.........there're at it again."

"Place all units on alert-its going to be a long weekend....................pray that they don't run out of rum."

"Hows that Sir?"

"Son, you don't want to mess with these guys once they start on the whiskey..........."

darson wrote:

Roger you have gotten me in big trouble buddy. I showed my wife the nice wrapping paper you put on secret FAA Santa gift and said "too bad I didn't gift wrap mine before I sent it huh honey".  Well to say I got an absolute blasting from the SWMBO is the understatement of the year So sorry to my receiver you are going to have to put up with an un-wrapped but nicely packed gift

The amount of wrapping paper it would take to do the Dora Rail Gun would be close to the price of the kit....XXXXXXXXXX will just have to deal with it

Roy

Woohoo!!!  It's the weekend and I'm off too!  DOn't have to be back to work until Tuesday.  Bring on the rum and the dancing girls!!!

TANGO 1 wrote:

Let the good times roll!

I would if I didn't have to work tomorrow!