Gannets galore

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Thanks for the kind words!
Making some progress on another offering, a Fairey Courier. I read that in the late 1950's Fairey were offering parts of Gannets for sale to people who wanted to build transports, and had several in-house projects under the "Courier" name. This will be one possibility.

[ericr]

 

[The Big Gimper]

What a glistening gratuitous grandiose gnarly gutbucket of a Gannet.

[PR19_Kit]

Love that idea. 

Can't wait to see what you're going to use as a canopy for the pax seats. Defunct Battle glasshouses maybe? 

[Mossie]

Ha! Love it!!! 

What a glistening gratuitous grandiose gnarly gutbucket of a Gannet.

Just what I was going to say.

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Thanks again.
I was tempted to leave it open-topped as an aerial charabanc for tropical climes, but heat-moulded a piece of transparent packaging over a Heron fuselage then trimmed with scissors. I was surprised to find that a scrap Airfix Beaufighter canopy matched for width, and is thick enough for some reshaping. The stock of Milliput is reducing again.

[PR19_Kit]

The mind BOGGLES at the idea of an 'aerial charabanc'! 

Would the pax have to wear straps to retain their 'Kiss me Quick' hats on the return trip? 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

The mind BOGGLES at the idea of an 'aerial charabanc'! 

Would the pax have to wear straps to retain their 'Kiss me Quick' hats on the return trip? 

Of course, they would need to strap their hats on, if nothing else - sunburned heads are sore! However, lap straps would restrict (a) access to the crate of Newcastle Brown in the back and (b) kissing, quick or slow 

[Captain Canada]

What a glistening gratuitous grandiose gnarly gutbucket of a Gannet.

What he said ! lol. I like it. I love the way the new canopy looks. Makes perfect sense too !

[NARSES2]

Fantastic

[KiwiZac]

Oooh yes, I like this idea. It always seemed bizarre to me that the Gannet held so few people.

[ericr]

in order to maximize payloads, maybe it could be installed as a double-decker bus (britishwise) ?
with the upper deck aerial, like tourist buses, to keep in the "char à banc" inspiration ;-)

[Glenn Gilbertson]

There at last!
The Fairey Courier offered twin-engine safety and a large carrying capacity. Northway Aviation found the amphibian version a great asset for remote areas able to carry hunting parties, canoes or heavy equipment.

The model was going to finish quite heavy, so a robust float attachment was needed - sprue covered in wrap-round plaftic card did the job.


The spares box was raided for Airfix Ju 52 floats, Hurricane IIb main undercarriage and Canso wheels. Decals were modified from a Matchbox Norseman. Struts from Contrail. A surprising amount of lead foil was required to cure tail-sitting.

[Mossie]

That's even better than I was expecting Glenn, love the addition of the floats.  I'd hardly guess it was a Gannet if I didn't know already.  Love it!

[Captain Canada]

Ermagerd ! Instant classic alert ! That is insane ! Like Mossie said, who knew it was going to turn out this good ? That is just excellent. Great work, and believable as well.