[Long (ish) Jokes.]

Two Irishmen, Patrick and Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping a genie might appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To his amazement a genie came forth.

This particular genie, however, would grant only one wish, not three. Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness Beer."

The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously the genie vanished.

Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered the circumstances.

Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long tension-filled moment he spoke: "Nice going Patrick! Now we'll have to pee in the boat!"

 

Simon.

[Long (ish) Jokes.]

A group of Boeing employees are sitting on a plane getting ready for takeoff.

The pilot comes on over the intercom and says "Folks, we're pleased to have you flying with us on our brand new 737, fresh from our good friends at Boeing!"

Immediately, the Boeing employees all scramble to get out of their seats and off the plane as quickly as possible. It's utter pandemonium in the aisles as everyone starts to panic. Everyone, that is, except for one old man, who remains sitting in his seat, quiet and unbothered.

A junior executive looks at the old man and says "Didn't you hear the announcement? If we don't get off now, this plane might fall apart mid-air!"

The old man says "Sir, I've been an engineer at Boeing for over 30 years. I've been there through all of the ups and downs, the cost-cutting and outsourcing, the bad times and the good. And if I know how this company operates today, I can say with absolute certainty there's no chance this plane will even leave the ground!"

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

3 minutes ago, coneheadff said:

Fantastic finish Simon!!

 

Alex

Thank you Alex, I was very happy in the way that she turned out myself.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

34 minutes ago, kev67 said:

Great build

 

Thanks Kev, she was a very enjoyable build.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 hour ago, FAAFAN said:

It'll be in my stash soon.

I think a lot of people will be adding her to the stash Bob.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

Thanks @psdavidson.

 

Well she is on her legs and all lit up now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leave that to dry and Varnish up tomorrow.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

2 hours ago, georgeusa said:

Great looking Gannet (such an ungainly looking aircraft).  The more of these I see built up, the more tempted I am to add it to the stash.  Just a superb job on the build and finish.  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you George, she does look like a tub of lard but she was quite practical to.

 

1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said:

Ooooooo what a cracker Simon looks fantastic,  great work.

Chris

Thanks Chris, she was a hoot to build.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

U/C done.

 

 

And fitted.

 

 

 

Time for tea said Zebedee (Spag Bol)

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

5 minutes ago, giemme said:

Yep, Profipac - lots of extra goodies

 

Ciao

You will enjoy her.

Here is a link to a build on You Tube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSU7VYDQ0q4&t=1007s&pp=ygULbWFjaCBtb2RlbHM%3D

 

Simon.

 

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

2 minutes ago, giemme said:

The engine builds up like a nice replica, I'd say  I have the 1/48 version of this model (albeit an F6F-5, still Eduard), looks like a good 'un.

 

Ciao

 

Cheers sir, it was fiddly at this scale but I am pleased with it.

 

Is it the "Profipack" version Giorgio? I did the "weekender" one in F.A.A colours a few years ago.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

28 minutes ago, AliGauld said:

Very nicely done.

You are absolutely nailing this one.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Cheers Alistair, apart from buttoning her up she has been a quiet ride.

 

19 minutes ago, Beard said:

Just caught-up with your build (& I'll stop liking every post) and it's looking very smart.

It must make a change after your struggle with the Beaufighter.

As above Beard, very basic build once the office was out the way.

 

Masking off, and I am quite happy apart from a couple of slip ups.

 

 

 

 

First error, numb nuts forgot to mask.

 

 

Second error, now rectified.

 

 

She is smiling, almost, a bit of straightening out.

 

Simon.

[In one hand bread, the other a stone - Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 with Freightdog Conversion to P1109A - Finished]

Well done Alistair, it worked.

Looking forward to her finished and in RFI

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

Thanks @Hamden, @psdavidson, @AliGauld, @giemme, @GREG DESTEC, @franky boy, @CH-53D and @cobraleader.

 

I masked up for Sea Blue this morning and then gave her a squirt.

 

 

 

And the canopy.

 

 

Ignition harness added s well as the P.E.

 

 

 

Brunch and see what has happened.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

22 minutes ago, triumphfan said:

Great result and a very useful WIP thread, thanks for sharing. 

 

Atb, Steve.

Thanks Steve, she was a blast to build and I hope that the thread will help others .

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

Cheers Andy, as I have said elsewhere, she is a great kit to build, hats off to Airfix.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

2 hours ago, Keeff said:

You know what?  That's awesome! 👌

 

I've enjoyed following the build, and the effort you've put in is rewarded superbly.  

 

Keith 😁 

Thank you Keith, he was a very enjoyable kit to build.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 hour ago, amos brierley said:

This big beast is nicely-nicely done.  😉

 

22 minutes ago, Mig88 said:

Very nicely done!

 

Miguel

Thank you good sirs, very much appreciated.

 

Simon.

[In one hand bread, the other a stone - Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 with Freightdog Conversion to P1109A - Finished]

Nice move with the door decals Alistair.

Like @AdrianMF fingers crossed that it works.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

3 hours ago, AliGauld said:

Nice work Simon,

Coming along nicely.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Cheers Alistair, the masking is a bit of a pita...

 

Thanks @giemme, @ruudster, @cobraleader, @GREG DESTEC, @Hamden, @ModelingEdmontonian, @franky boy, and @psdavidson.

 

Well spent this morning masking up the White before spraying some Mr Hobby Intermediate Blue.

 

 

 

Not a lot else done bar more masking for the Gloss sea Blue.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

24 minutes ago, giemme said:

Excellent job with the big beast, Simon!    As I said elsewhere, one of your finest models!

 

Ciao

Thank you Giorgio, the high benchmark set by you and other modelers on this forum make me strive to improve my skill set.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

10 hours ago, exdraken said:

very nice!!

looks active!

Thank you sir, comment really appreciated.

 

2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Very nice.  I was in Jadlam Models in Glastonbury yesterday and they had these slightly reduced but given the size of my stash I couldn't really justify it.

I said that myself bu folded in.

 

18 minutes ago, Lord Riot said:

Amazing looking Gannet, and superbly painted. The neatness on the demarcation lines is brilliant.

Thank you sir, the demarcation line was easier than I thought.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

Thank you Roger, it`s really appreciated.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 minute ago, CJP said:

Epic build Simon she looks great - a big pat on the back for you & Aligauld for showing us all how.

Chris

Thanks Chris, @AliGauld build was driving force for me, I am glad that people like her.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

1 hour ago, amos brierley said:

From a clean sheet of paper, looks like you’ve made a lovely looking Gannet.  😁

 

…….. and another thing…… you should see what comes out of @AliGauld ‘s bread bin.    😼

I have Amos, remarkable builds, and the odd Scotch roll I would suspect.

 

1 hour ago, perdu said:

This is a wonderful Gannet, thanks for the journey to brilliance with you

Thank you sir , very much appreciated.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

Thanks @psdavidson and @Hamden.

 

A coat of XF2 matt White laid down as an undercoat.

 

 

Main wheels got the same.

 

 

As well as the prop tips.

 

 

First coat of X2 Gloss White.

 

 

It will need a second pass I think.

 

Various other bits got sprayed too.

 

 

And the prop got its tips splashed with a dab of yellow with a hairy stick.

 

 

I am leaving this to it for the rest of the day.

 

Simon.