Taranto 80th, FAA Tribute ***Complete and Archived***

[fredk]

mehbee

[Jaime]

This is looking great guys - just the kind of eclectic FAA mix I'd hoped for.

[Softscience]

What is the general consensus on the CA Gannett? As challenging as their Battle I or Defiant? Or is it more refined?

[JohnRatzenberger]

I have built several CA models - Anson, Defiant TT, Walrus - and they remain among my favorites ever.
I have started and failed at a couple of their jets - Venom or Vampire.
I have a number of others yet to be built to include a 2nd try at those two jets.

I am looking forward to the Gannet, my 1st try at that kit.
I have found that if I do my job and build the model, everything will be fine. I'll share the guilt on the 2 jets, I hear they are rough, but I have a bad attitude about jets.

I really miss CA, I had a number of others that I donated to shows and a few of them I wish I had saved, but I'm not looking back.

[PaulBradley]

I've built 5 or 6 CA kits, and have about 12 or so in the stash, though not the Gannet. They are short-run kits, early Czech mouldings, and all that goes with that. Not easy by any means, but not unbuildable.

[Jaime]

For those thinking of joining this group build but have nothing suitable in the stash, there are plenty of FAA subjects in the midweek auction on the Veteranus page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2225050 ... ?ref=share

The auction finishes at 8pm tomorrow, Wednesday 14th October.

[JohnRatzenberger]

I have to admit to pre-fondling my CA Gannet, looking carefully at the wing-fold and bomb-bay conversion instructions, trying to develop a plan.

[Jaime]

I have to admit to pre-fondling my CA Gannet, looking carefully at the wing-fold and bomb-bay conversion instructions, trying to develop a plan.

Forgiven!

[H-bomb]

Room for little me Got a Hobbyboss super lynx ready to pounce.
Cheers Howard

[Jaime]

Room for little me Got a Hobbyboss super lynx ready to pounce.
Cheers Howard

Nice! Glad we'll be getting something rotary in!

[JohnRatzenberger]

After further study of te Gannet instructions, I have ordered some Liquid Gravity.
I usually build tail-sitters, on purpose.

[fredk]

You'll need a lot.
A friend started building one of these a couple of years back. He lost patience with it as he could not get enough weight in the nose. I think he's still not finished it. Last I heard he was going to get a carrier-deck section and glue the Gannet down to it.
Perhaps if you also, if you can, replace flat things like the cockpit floor with thick sheet brass, a brass or white-metal pilot seat, that sort of thing.

[JohnRatzenberger]

The aftermarket bombbay & ordnance may help also, as well as the folded wings to pull some of the weight closer to the CG. I intend to first fill with SS BBs, then flow in the LG. Glue is always an option.

[wokka]

If it needs that much weight, will the nose U/C be strong enough?

[JohnRatzenberger]

TBD, it has beenn thought about, but isn’t an urgent concern ... yet.