I hate it when this happens .... * * Finished * *

[JohnRatzenberger]

Yes, starboard side, but mine was a hole. There is no distincton between tire (tyre) and wheel on mine, it's featureless -- I'll fake it with paint.

[JohnRatzenberger]

All that stands between me and a completion is the main cockpit "glass", a quick touch-up around all the glass, and a coat of dull stuff.



The photo-ref markings are on, the yellow surround is muted (purely guesswork), the fuselage antenna is appropriately truncated, the prop blades have been put on, a cannon installed, and etc ....



As you can see, it does sit nicely on it's gear without external support. I have 3 pieces of cockpit glass in and drying -- these came with the kit. The missing piece did not, which is why it is called the missing piece. That will requires some blind surgery from a vac canopy ....



As you can also see the gear has no covers, a tail hook has been installed ....

I may get the last piece of glass done today and if so, I'll call it done -- the dull coat doesn't really count.

If I don't get it done today, and I probably won't because too many things are drying right now, then it will have to be late Sunday afternoon when we get back ... that'll still be the 15th here.

[JohnRatzenberger]

If you mean silvering around the port serial number under the tail plane -- probably. On the C1 roundels on each side, I "painted over" the yellow band and that may look like silvering.

BTW, I forgot SWMBO was at book club tonight (50 & 60 years olds discussing "50 Shades of Grey" ) so I did get the vac canopy trimmed and on. Fit isn't great, but then again, neither is the basic kit ....

Should now be able to finish Sunday afternoon/evening easily .... if not, then we've had a problem getting home and I'd rather not ...

[ShaunW]

Nice one, this is an interesting take on this aircraft.

[JohnRatzenberger]

A few days away from the workbench ....

[JohnRatzenberger]

I'll say, I'm holding the remnants of a Black & White -- which is a Stout sitting on a Belgian White ....
Maybe I could borrow your online id ?

[JohnRatzenberger]

There should be money involved with these guesses ... would pay for our trip here to Columbia, SC.

[ShaunW]

Is that a specialist bar, then, selling imported stuff? The stout and Belgian mix sounds interesting. I've been to Brussels in the past and tried some of their Trappist beers - not for the faint hearted and most of them I found a little too strong for my wimp's pallet!

[JohnRatzenberger]

Is that a specialist bar, then, selling imported stuff? The stout and Belgian mix sounds interesting. I've been to Brussels in the past and tried some of their Trappist beers - not for the faint hearted and most of them I found a little too strong for my wimp's pallet!

It's a chain ( http://wobusa.com; ), focused mostly in Florida, but expanding. I see there is one in Raleigh, as Brews asked.
About a dozen page beer menu, heavy on European and US craft beers, in fact I'm not sure I saw any S.American or Asian and very little from a US major brewery.

Yes, I'm good for one strong Belgian and that's it -- sad shadow of my younger days -- although my shadow seems larger so I'm not sure what paradox rules here. BTW, a Belgian White Wheat might come in 4%-7% range; in the lower ranges they are quite good and drinkable -- not all are Trappist "faith testers".

I tried a "Dirty Czech" which is a Stout atop a Czech Lager -- good but not as brilliant as a Black & White, of which I had another, just to cleanse my palete, you understand. I am going to try to get my local bartender to do a Black & White, but first I have to persuade the owner to put the Guinness tap back in ....

Oops, back on topic .... We are home, I went down and filled some gaps around the canopy with Micro Kleer. In a while, I will go hide the evidence with some paint. It is only 1715 EDT here, so it's still the 15th.

[ShaunW]

Thanks for that, I always like to chat about beer! Our local pub brews its own and also features a selection of English craft beers or "real ale" as it is generally known over here and also ciders. Anyway, back to the build.............

[JohnRatzenberger]

15 July, to be exact 1915 hours, EDT, 15 July.

In sport one records wins and losses and there isn't a separate column for just how clean or ugly the victory might be, and so, in that light, I present my completed entry.







Tomorrow, sometime, I will put a dull coat on and maybe take a better set of pictures.

Good GB. I picked a dog and after having found my historically significant subject, wish I had a better kit to honor it with. I also wish I had more info on the appearance of the aircraft -- as I said earlier, I suspect a minor hodge-podge of overpaints had occured and that might have been fascinating.

Again, good GB - thanks Brews !

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice build John, Looks good

[Jagewa]

Great build John, that prop boss work, improves the look a lot.

Cheers
Jim

[lancfan]

That is very smart indeed, must build this aircraft myself sometime.

David.

[jssel]

Well done, John. Nice scheme.