Yep, that's a good reason to go there!

I don't know why, but it still looks cold, to me, though.

Quote from: Old Wombat on January 26, 2024, 07:49:43 AMYep, that's a good reason to go there!

I don't know why, but it still looks cold, to me, though.

Well - it's still Scandinavia, so not quite Isle of Wight weather. But warmer than the Scottish skerries, I'll tell ya.. 

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The kids going out to take a dip on their own.

That pic is fantastic! I understand your love for the place.

Lovely build session with the lad this evening, but the sodding Tunnan drop tank pylons are made in such a way that the tanks get a very annoying nose up attitude. I discovered that too late to stop him from gluing them on (and I didn't want to disturb his progress) but now since he's gone to bed, I've adjusted them. Not really a difficult job.
I also dug out a set of armour piercing rockets with pylons that will go on his strike fighter. That should be good.

Finally, I sorted some detail painting that would slow his pace down enough to risk his mojo, so basically, setting the canopy tomorrow, he'll be good to paint. And so will I on my reconnaissance bird.

Despite the tank pylon conundrum, it's been a fun build, not least due to the father-son venture. I think I'll try something similar again, sometime.

Good, productive bonding time.
Value it.

Stunning sunrise shot   

Quote from: Pellson on January 26, 2024, 07:33:40 AMChris: Mostly virtual, thank God! I find those much less stressful than having to meet "live". I'm too much of a hermit to do it the other way. 

The vast majority of meetings were still "live" up until I retired. We had a couple of virtual ones, which were very odd, but the technology hadn't really caught up, it was 16 years ago now 

Quote from: NARSES2 on January 27, 2024, 01:39:10 AMStunning sunrise shot   

Quote from: Pellson on January 26, 2024, 07:33:40 AMChris: Mostly virtual, thank God! I find those much less stressful than having to meet "live". I'm too much of a hermit to do it the other way. 

The vast majority of meetings were still "live" up until I retired. We had a couple of virtual ones, which were very odd, but the technology hadn't really caught up, it was 16 years ago now 

I've been working mostly remote since 2010, and tbh - during the pandemic, it felt as if the world caught up. It's not too often you're ahead.. 

Gorgeous views ! Thanks for the info. Glad you have kept it in the family.

Quote from: Pellson on January 27, 2024, 09:12:29 AMduring the pandemic, it felt as if the world caught up. It's not too often you're ahead.. 

True. Never been ahead but have quite happily been behind on occasions  When I retired in 2007 I was the only person left in British Steel/Corus still using Lotus123 rather than Xcell which they'd switched to a few years before, and it was nice being in a situation where you kind of got your own way in a multi-national company for once 

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Quote from: Pellson on January 27, 2024, 09:12:29 AMduring the pandemic, it felt as if the world caught up. It's not too often you're ahead.. 

..it was nice being in a situation where you kind of got your own way in a multi-national company for once 

Thats when you know you're really senior expertise.. 

In addition to some minor work on the Tunnan pair (pls see project thread), I got a few antennae attached on two of the three Lansens. During their (many) years, they've all lost all or most of these three small nav system antennae that sit under the nose and on the wing roots. Having gone for a proper dig, I found a few originals, enough for one aircraft, and managed to manufacture another set for another. Having attached the latter set to the maritime recce S32D, the originals are going on the A32D strike bomber while I yet have to decide what the blades going on the still whif EW J32E are going to look like. On one hand, these maybe should look standard as they aren't part of the EW suite, but then again..
While contemplating that, a few other antennae for said EW suite were chosen and attached. We'll see if they're staying on tomorrow.

Joining Mrs P for a cuppa this evening, I also got inspired enough to draft the backstory for my Tunnans. There's some final touches left, but most of it actually is there for when the models are completed. Not bad, if I may say so myself! (I may. 😉)

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Quote from: NARSES2 on January 28, 2024, 01:52:50 AM

Quote from: Pellson on January 27, 2024, 09:12:29 AMduring the pandemic, it felt as if the world caught up. It's not too often you're ahead.. 

..it was nice being in a situation where you kind of got your own way in a multi-national company for once 

Thats when you know you're really senior expertise.. 

Or they work on the basis that they've not got much longer to have to put up with you, so it's not worth the argument 

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Quote from: Pellson on January 28, 2024, 02:57:23 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on January 28, 2024, 01:52:50 AM

Quote from: Pellson on January 27, 2024, 09:12:29 AMduring the pandemic, it felt as if the world caught up. It's not too often you're ahead.. 

..it was nice being in a situation where you kind of got your own way in a multi-national company for once 

Thats when you know you're really senior expertise.. 

Or they work on the basis that they've not got much longer to have to put up with you, so it's not worth the argument 

Whichever, a win against The Corporate is still a Win. 

The last day in January, and blimey - I'm still alive! I didn't think that was where I was heading when I woke up to -23C a few weeks ago, fully well knowing that January is the Mother of all Misery and also 400 days long..

As for modelling feats, I think most has been covered in respective project thread. I took a plunge yesterday evening by installing "apparat 15", i.e an integrated ECM system, on the Lansens, making use of a bunch of old cannon cappings from Airfix Javelins. The problem is that they only almost fit, so some very judicious PSR indeed will be required to make that work. However, to be able to sand, I had to glue them in really well, meaning a proper CA drop at each one after the styrene glue had hardened, meaning in turn that there's no way back. And then putty, obviously.
Looking at them now, 24 hrs later, I still wince at my own optimism, but I shall give it a fair chance before giving up.

Having completed the Tunnan backstory (and thinking I made a rather good job of it) I haven't done much more on the related models than some pre-painting chores on rockets and associated launchers for the laddie's attack machine. My own recon bird is waiting for daddy to decide whether to go unarmed or having a chaff/flare dispenser under one inner wing, balancing thing off with a Sidewinder missile under the other. Choices, choices.. I will have to buy a few more BOZ pods, and maybe even more than a few. Annoying. They're about £5 each.
I'm still quite happy with how the Tunnans are turning out, though. At least before painting. I've built one before, uncountable moons ago, and I can't remember having this much fun that time. Then again - I might have been less tied to instructions and better at finding actual references this time, not only making it more believable, but also quite a bit more pretty.

Speaking about pretty - young Mr P announced, after having been given proper search lines for references, that he wants his Tunnan to be painted as per the UN wing from 1962, but carrying Swedish roundels rather than the white UN markings. Essentially, it'll look quite a bit colonial, but I won't tell him that, rather enjoy the way his imagination is taking him. It'll look really good, though, well loaded with eight armour-piercing rockets and ready for a good rumble in the jungle. Watch out, you diamond dogs!

Impressively, the Six canopy I was graciously provided with from our antipodean colleague Mr Lowe, arrived today after an unreasonably quick transport across most of the planet. This begs the question in which universe the UK is located, as any and all things I try to get from there takes anything from a month to a year and-a-half to get here. Then  again - maybe the transporters just can't stand dry humour..
Anyway - this mean I can't see much excuses for not dragging out the other Six kit and do something twice, as done with the Tunnans, and as done with the Deuces, some time ago. I'm not quite sure what the end result will be, though. The Six isn't immediately easily whiffed, other - obviously - than modernising the camouflage scheme and markings. That won't do, however, as I have two, and it would be outrageously boring building to similar aircraft. So one - or both - will have to find other users. And maybe also other, technical, additions.

Well, well. I'm off to tea, telly and talking to the wife. She's starting a new job tomorrow and is somewhat tense about it already, so I'll better just sit there and hum for a bit.
Cheerio, as they say, the on-planet aliens..

Cool, glad it arrived safely.

All the best to the Mrs for the new job.