Thanks - there is now an Azur kit winging it's way to this GB!dwomby wrote:See the decals mentioned in this Britmodeller posting too
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Sourcing Musketeer decals seems to be a problem all round; perhaps suppliers missed a trick with it being the 60th anniversary this year........
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Yes, DP Casper should have re-issued it's Musketeer and Kadesh set:iggie wrote:Sourcing Musketeer decals seems to be a problem all round; perhaps suppliers missed a trick with it being the 60th anniversary this year........
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Yes that would have been really useful.bluesteel wrote:Yes, DP Casper should have re-issued it's Musketeer and Kadesh set:iggie wrote:Sourcing Musketeer decals seems to be a problem all round; perhaps suppliers missed a trick with it being the 60th anniversary this year........
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Wouldn't mind a set of those decals myself.
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How is everyone doing? We have had a few completions to date (and mighty good ones at that!) and the planned close date for this GB is tomorrow! 
I'm unlikely to be a finisher, which is rather embarrassing as GB Leader, but (in my defence yer 'onour) I've been inundated with work, the boiler went phut 10 days ago, we lost one of the two house ring-mains today for no obvious reason, but of course (you guessed it folks) it has to be the one that supplies my office, and the (now repaired) boiler....and last but not least, although I had planned to be away on business for the early part of last week, I ended up having to fly out to Italy for a funeral
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The boiler is now jury-rigged to run off an extension lead from the working part of the house, ditto my office equipment but I'm going to be spending all my time catching up with drawings for the foreseeable future....
Anyone need a little more time to finish?
I'm unlikely to be a finisher, which is rather embarrassing as GB Leader, but (in my defence yer 'onour) I've been inundated with work, the boiler went phut 10 days ago, we lost one of the two house ring-mains today for no obvious reason, but of course (you guessed it folks) it has to be the one that supplies my office, and the (now repaired) boiler....and last but not least, although I had planned to be away on business for the early part of last week, I ended up having to fly out to Italy for a funeral
.The boiler is now jury-rigged to run off an extension lead from the working part of the house, ditto my office equipment but I'm going to be spending all my time catching up with drawings for the foreseeable future....
Anyone need a little more time to finish?
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Any old excuse!!iggie wrote:How is everyone doing? We have had a few completions to date (and mighty good ones at that!) and the planned close date for this GB is tomorrow!
I'm unlikely to be a finisher, which is rather embarrassing as GB Leader, but (in my defence yer 'onour) I've been inundated with work, the boiler went phut 10 days ago, we lost one of the two house ring-mains today for no obvious reason, but of course (you guessed it folks) it has to be the one that supplies my office, and the (now repaired) boiler....and last but not least, although I had planned to be away on business for the early part of last week, I ended up having to fly out to Italy for a funeral
The boiler is now jury-rigged to run off an extension lead from the working part of the house, ditto my office equipment but I'm going to be spending all my time catching up with drawings for the foreseeable future....
Anyone need a little more time to finish?
Seriously, I don't have a lot on in life and I'm struggling here. The Meteor NF is agonisingly close but the Lanc is still unpainted!!. I still have tomorrow right!?. Will give it a go and inform tomorrow. Been distracted with building the Matchbox Siskin (lovely little kit), and the Eric Brown GB, the Ta152 which is done by the way!!. Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!! 
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Hi Iggie - I have a house that's upside down and inside out (just had the builders in) so I doubt I'll get the Corsair finished - Sorry. I've enjoyed the GB though - some really good completions.
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No worries Stuart; it seems that real life issues and 'bleeding' stripes have been a consistent theme in this GB, as well as the more obvious Suez themeSir T wrote:Hi Iggie - I have a house that's upside down and inside out (just had the builders in) so I doubt I'll get the Corsair finished - Sorry. I've enjoyed the GB though - some really good completions.
From what my Dad said of his experiences in Suez, and reading about the political aspects of the operation, we seem to have (so far at least) mirrored the real thing; some great work in parts, a lot of effort on all sides but overall not the best of outcomes
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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I've enjoyed this one. I've wanted to do that particular Hunter for ages and this gave me the impetus to do it. I also enjoy seeing the variety of other models chosen - finished or not.
Thanks for doing the GB bit, Iggie.
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Thanks for doing the GB bit, Iggie.
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Well, I think it's time we draw a veil over this GB and let it gracefully sink into the backwaters that are the GB archives. Real life and bleeding stripes seem to have been major factors in a few (including me 
) being defeated, but to balance the books there have also been some great completions in good looking schemes.
Thank you to all who took part, it's been good to see the variety of types attempted and I look forward to seeing the later finishes in Aviation in good time. I'm off to throw some more yellow on to my attempt, in an effort to cover the black bleeds on my stripes; only when(if ) that is successful will I consider finishing it!
If anyone needs to post up glamour shots into the completed builds thread, please do so in the next day or so, I'll be asking John to wrap this up by the end of the week
TTFN Folks!
) being defeated, but to balance the books there have also been some great completions in good looking schemes.Thank you to all who took part, it's been good to see the variety of types attempted and I look forward to seeing the later finishes in Aviation in good time. I'm off to throw some more yellow on to my attempt, in an effort to cover the black bleeds on my stripes; only when(if
) that is successful will I consider finishing it!If anyone needs to post up glamour shots into the completed builds thread, please do so in the next day or so, I'll be asking John to wrap this up by the end of the week
TTFN Folks!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Thanks Iggie, enjoyed this one, yellow and black stripes are more appealing than I thought!. Might have to do some more!!.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Another DNF for me but I still thought this was a great GB.As well as the interesting research I'm still doing into Shackletons, (I feel a bit of an expert on them now!) I was facinated re-reading the events and details of the conflict that is so overlooked. Thanks again for a great GB idea...and well done those who finished!