Christer A Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 A late "happy birthday" is better than Bone, so here's to you PC! Cheers! You'll get that yoke in, no problems I'm syre. I see that your navigator got the same map as the chap in my Whitley... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Christer A said: same map as the chap in my Whitley... Probably going to the same place....... Steve. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Christer A said: A late "happy birthday" is better than Bone, so here's to you PC! I know what you meant to say, but this (while more macabre) remains true as well. 4 hours ago, stevehnz said: Probably going to the same place....... Steve. Almost certainly. Rough ride in a Whitley. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 None! I meant none! Promise! 😇 (just say the combination of swedish language phone autocorrect and commuting isn't an ideal approach...) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 26 minutes ago, Procopius said: I know what you meant to say, but this (while more macabre) remains true as well. Almost certainly. Rough ride in a Whitley. I think the journey would take twice as long as well, assuming it found its destination at all that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 23 hours ago, isaneng said: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Frender.fineartamerica.com%2Fimages%2Frendered%2Fdefault%2Fflat%2Fbeach-towel%2Fimages-medium-5%2Flancaster-bomber-cockpit-panoramic-images.jpg%3F%26targetx%3D0%26targety%3D-113%26imagewidth%3D952%26imageheight%3D702%26modelwidth%3D952%26modelheight%3D476%26backgroundcolor%3D030203%26orientation%3D1%26producttype%3Dbeachtowel-32-64&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffineartamerica.com%2Ffeatured%2Flancaster-bomber-cockpit-panoramic-images.html%3Fproduct%3Dbeach-towel&docid=Ps4pNIfodrXnpM&tbnid=jnLEyvgYQ2PwwM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwif64LfzPfgAhUVRxUIHZPYALwQMwhiKAcwBw..i&w=967&h=500&bih=969&biw=1920&q=lancaster cockpit&ved=0ahUKEwif64LfzPfgAhUVRxUIHZPYALwQMwhiKAcwBw&iact=mrc&uact=8 Don't laugh, I know it's a beach towel....... But it's the best shot I can find. You can see the back-rest on the right, folded away, and the supporting strut running back from it, locked in the retracted mounting point. There would be a certain irony in reserving a sun lounger overnight with one of those beach towels. 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Great progress PC can’t belive you have the halves together already, that is speedy work indeed. Must be the power of one more lap around. Happy birthday kid. Johnny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) On 3/11/2019 at 5:55 AM, Christer A said: I see that your navigator got the same map as the chap in my Whitley... The nav's table in the GR VII boxing has a map of Northern Ireland I recall. Fair enough for a machine based at Limavady I daresay. Edited March 12, 2019 by JosephLalor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 It appears the same map decal is used in other Airfix kits. It's in the Dambuster Lanc and the Shack kits, too. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 4 hours ago, dogsbody said: It appears the same map decal is used in other Airfix kits. It's in the Dambuster Lanc and the Shack kits, too. Really getting their money's worth out of the graphic, were Airfix. 6 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Great progress PC can’t belive you have the halves together already, that is speedy work indeed. Must be the power of one more lap around. Happy birthday kid. Well, I managed to put the forward spar on backwards, so that's a bit embarrassing. But I'll live. So I began applying filler: I was a little unsure if the blanked-off aperture for the ventral turret/latterly the H2S aerial position would be faired in, but but consulting with the Norman Franks book, it looks like it was still pretty obvious. Still, the filler will serve a purpose there. I'm weighing Adrian's suggestion to cut off the wheel well portions of the spars so I can attach the wings later. It has much to recommend it, I just worry about screwing it up. I've also assembled the outer nacelles and labelled them, as they're handed and it would be awkward to get them mixed up. I've been in a very punchy mood today. Perhaps it's the very low-calorie diet I'm on (I finally dropped below 200 pounds the other day, very exciting), maybe it's the sinusitis and accompanying headaches I'm now on antibiotics for, but I've been extremely irritable and argumentative. Not great. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Antibiotics, eh. Well that means no fermented/distilled beverages. "Tis a shame! Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Liking for the progress, not the sinusitis and headaches... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Coming along nicely PC. Mmmm...all that filling... 15 hours ago, Procopius said: Brings back memories! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Happy Birthday PC! I hope you're feeling better soon - I don't like being irritable either; it would be easier to cope with if people were less irritating! Nice work on the seams too 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Yes, happy birthday, PC. Ced, I think you'd fit right in to my team at work, if you miss the humdrum weekday slog. Anyway, may your day be anything but humdrum, PC! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Happy birthday young man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 What they said Edward, have a beaut day mate. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Well we've been waiting, just for this day HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a fabulous day, we know you deserve a fabulous time remind me/us to buy you a wee drinkiepoo at Telford in celebration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Happy Birthday! Hopefully you will get a decent lunchtime in at work, and I hope there will be cake! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, perdu said: Well we've been waiting, just for this day HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a fabulous day, we know you deserve a fabulous time remind me/us to buy you a wee drinkiepoo at Telford in celebration Don't give him too many drinkiepoo's,one suspects that the dear Mrs Procopius will be watching the internet like a hawk to see if there are any pictures of her galavanting husband in a highly parlous state of sobriety caused by an over libation by his British chums................................ Edited March 15, 2019 by DaveWilko 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 04/03/2019 at 18:28, Procopius said: Only fifty or so? Oh, I wish I could winnow mine down that far. Ah but you have the advantage of a much faster build rate and youth in your corner! Which brings me to the real point of this post: Happy birthday! Have a great day PC, no cake mind, having had such success with the diet it would be a shame to undo all the good work, wouldn't it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 35 minutes ago, DaveWilko said: Don't give him too many drinkiepoo's,one suspects that the dear Mrs Procopius will be watching the internet like a hawk to see if there are any pictures of her galavanting husband in a highly parlous state of sobriety caused by an over libation by his British chums................................ Mrs P is not a very internet-savvy person (which is why I still post in the "what have you bought" threads, that and my commitment to capitalism), restricting herself primarily to YouTube "vloggers" (yuck), and Tumblr (triple yuck), and on both platforms as a viewer, rather than a participant, which is good for us, because having lived with her for eight years, I'm 110% certain she could say something on video that would go viral in a career-ending way. In any case, as long as I can eat, I usually hold my liquor pretty well (I'm too effete for beer), and mercifully don't generally suffer from hangovers. And I'm so unpleasant normally that strong drink's effects are hardly noticeable! 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: Happy Birthday! Hopefully you will get a decent lunchtime in at work, and I hope there will be cake! Lunchtime looks to be a go! Unfortunately, my favourite sister has informed me she's making my birthday cake, and...well...she's not my favourite because of her cake-baking skills or lack thereof, let's put it like that. When I relayed the news to Mrs P, she was visibly dismayed. 3 hours ago, perdu said: remind me/us to buy you a wee drinkiepoo at Telford in celebration I hope they have Horse's Necks. 4 hours ago, stevehnz said: What they said Edward, have a beaut day mate. Steve. 4 hours ago, 06/24 said: Happy birthday young man Thanks, fellas! 5 hours ago, amblypygid said: Anyway, may your day be anything but humdrum, PC! Regrettably, the horrible mass shooting in New Zealand means that Twitter, where I spend much of my working time, will be a pretty grim place today. As tragedies go, however, my day shouldn't even rate compared to what people over there must be feeling. 6 hours ago, CedB said: I hope you're feeling better soon - I don't like being irritable either; it would be easier to cope with if people were less irritating! Yeah! What's with that? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Hello Edward I am wishing you Happy birthday on your day this time. 🎉🎂 Truly sorry it will be marred by the atrocity in NZ.😥 Truly sorry that today of all days, you get to be constantly reminded of human kinds lesser qualities. I’ve only met you twice, but i consider you a good person, and a modeling friend. I truly hope there is something of this your day, that makes you smile at some point. Dennis Edited March 15, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Happy birthday mate, hope it’s alright for you! And a bit better than mine, booked the day off to spend in my own fantastic company only to have my daughter vomit on my door step, bless her. (She’s 9 and at least had the good thought not to do it in the hall, she’s a good egg) Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Well, I headed down to the mailroom today, and happy birthday to me: Rest assured the St Patrick's Day paraphernalia in the back belongs to my cubicle mate, not me. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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