Toby's jet engined pirate. Deceased. It is no more.

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Going to use the 1/72 Airfix A7D/E Corsair 11 with a Pavla ejection seat and markings supplied by Microscale for either the VA-87 CAG U.S.S. Independence or VA-81 CAG U.S.S. Forrestal.
I have a shed load of ordnance by Hasegawa so I'm going to load it right up. :mrgreen:

I won't start until the weekend as I still have a Hurricane to finish.

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Nice, one of my kids has started building one, seems to go together really well, and they loved all the bombs. I over heard "How many bombs have you got?" "nah nah I've got more than you" :lol:

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Jagewa wrote:I over heard "How many bombs have you got?" "nah nah I've got more than you" :lol:
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Before starting my Corsair I was feeling a tad peckish so popped into the local chippy for some plaice and chips.

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Nice plaice you have there! :grin:
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AndrewR wrote:Nice plaice you have there! :grin:
The guy who owns the chippy said it was by far the biggest piece he'd ever seen in the 20 years he's been there. I now can't move :)
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Just dropping by.
I thought your title was referring to a 'Buccaneer', :oops:
Its been a long time since I built the Airfix Corsair. I look forward to seeing yours come together.
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I've gone for the minimalist approach for the cockpit. Just painted on the seat belts and bery little else :mrgreen:

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There's something about the A7 Corsair that sends tingles down my spine. The AC Cobra has the same effect as does Angelina Jolie :mrgreen:

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What if Angelina Jolie drove up to an A 7 Corsair in an AC Cobra? :-D

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Clashcityrocker wrote:What if Angelina Jolie drove up to an A 7 Corsair in an AC Cobra? :-D

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Yeah its purposeful looking aircraft.
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A day off today to go fluff chucking

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12lbs of rainbow trout ended up being enticed by my piece of fluff. :mrgreen:
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Oh yeah, tasty Rainbows. Have had a few flyfishing. Around 38cm is the legal size in these parts. They run up the Carp River out of Lake Superior. Way to go Toby.
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Nice mottling on these two. Decals next? :grin:

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