The Captain's Cabin- March on….

[Librarian]

Just picked up this 1:1 scale beauty to also hamper my plans ! 1972 Skidoo Olympique 300. Needs some TLC but she's all there !

Isn't that one of those used in "Bear Island"...certainly looks familiar. Must watch that again some day.

[kitnut617]

Well it's not too cumbersome

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa263/kitnut617/Short%20Sunderland%20Turboprop%20Amphibian/Sunderlanducbays019_zps8326ca3d.jpg

Is that a 1/48 PBY landing gear grafted onto a 1/72 Sunderland? If so it works VERY well!  

Yes, but the top strut is modified because the Sunderland's fuselage side actually leans outwards at the top, as opposed to the Catalina's which curves inward at the top.  I'm using Manchester main wheels and a Blenheim main wheel for the front wheel

[Captain Canada]

Isn't that one of those used in "Bear Island"...certainly looks familiar. Must watch that again some day.

Not sure....but I'll check that out !

[Captain Canada]

Looks like a pretty cool movie ! The machines on the adverts I saw look more like some kind of air boat or something ? Yellow anyway.....I'm going to have to try and find that movie and give her a watch !

[Librarian]

I've googled and the skidoo thingees in the film don't have skis attached. You sit on them as in the picture but the skis are on your feet. I'd forgotten those airboats, really nice . also forgot Donald Sutherland, MR Bridges, Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark.......serious cast .

[Captain Canada]

Ya looking forward to watching it !

On the modelling front, I have most of the decals installed on the Gannet, should be close to being finished tonite !

[Captain Canada]

Added the flaps, gear, gear doors and antennae last night. Just need to paint the aerial atop the fuselage and add a wire....and I'm calling her done !

Then I have to decide if I want to drill a hole in the bottom to add a stick of sorts and take some pics of her landing, or just string her up in the basement and do it that way.

[Captain Canada]

Added the last fiddly bits.

Now onto another half-start, a KC-97. According to some scribbles on the instructions it was to be an RCAF bird, but I'm going to keep going with my current RCN theme.

[Captain Canada]

Ok Ernesto Gannetso is done. Well, I have to trim my thread aerial and paint the mast, but that's it. You'll have to wait to see it tho as I'm out the door for another NL adventure in the am.

The KC-97 had a secon coat on most parts tonite. Lookin. Pretty good. Those academy 144th kits are pretty sparse for the money tho.

[Captain Canada]

Sat on my second flight with a kid who's an airframe tech on the C-17 with 429 Sqd. Had a nice chat and heard a few good stories !

[Captain Canada]

Even got the sticker !

[Captain Canada]

Just a thought...but I want to 'jot it down' here as the ink on my mental notes seems to fade within days 

But why not photograph models days/ weeks before posting a thread ? Different poses, different lighting...and then when I'm on a road trip with nothing but time on my hands, I can make selections for threads and edit them etc ?

[NARSES2]

Sounds a good idea Capt 

[Captain Canada]

Wishing I woulkd have done it....two Boomerangs, the Spit.22, the Fulmar, I think there are others as well.

[Captain Canada]

Sat here in a little cabin in NL doing nowt. I did bring the balsa and some styrene and some glue etc....pretty much the same kit I had the last time, but the motivation is rather lacking. The on-call/ standby life is rather draining I might say.