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Lindy’s Ladhey LL, finally got the net back…. the shorts 330 wil be restored prety soon by myself and semi hog’s father..we started on tuesday gone, but with my working hours at the moment, m working every day through the museums opening hours whichs a shame as we could have it done quite soon
Glad you could join us at last… if you find any spare Shorts 330 wing struts, forward them to Millom…
Lindy’s LadLots happening today, but not much to write about!
The Welland engine has been returned to the display room.
The Gazelle team now have a HUGE amount of equipment – all the special jigs and tools for aligning the MRG, blades and shafts. It is anticipated that the aircraft will be groundrun at the end of its restoration. The rate they are working, it should not be long.
The Sabre Knights ‘Sabre’ has been re-modelled again, thanks to a great colour photo from Misha the Penguin, and work has begun on the ‘Raging Bull’ motif on the fuselage side.
The Lightning fin has been alochromed and primed. Work is ongoing with the spine panels, one almost complete and should be back on the aircraft by next Sunday. The electrical conduit panels are also to be replaced with aluminium, and next week should see the removal of one of them to re–skin. The fin stub bolts are still being stubborn, but utmost care is being taken to remove them without damaging the rest of the aeroplane.
Sunderland Timber Supplies excelled themselves. In addition to the sleepers (when its all delivered, there will be an estimated 15 tonnes) – 250+ sleepers – they have allowed us a generous discount on a mountain of Georgia Pine. 500 quid (which seems alot, but actually isn’t) has seen the delivery of almost 20 tonnes of treated, fine quality timber, which will be utilised in several ways –
A barrier to guide people towards the entrance
A new sign welcoming visitors into the museum
Edging for a path to the Vulcan (200 ft)
2 sentry towers (14 ft high)
A trench system (timber used for shoring)
… and several other projects in planning…..
Vulcan news – the stbd MLG is complete with the port MLG half way there. Work has begun removing the blistered paint on the MLG doors…
busy busy:D
As an aside – anyone got any ideas where I could get a whole F86D interior from? (Instruments panels, etc) Ours has the seat, and thats about it….
Lindy’s LadNEAM have Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (52-06541), an ex-greek example, in its original retirement markings preserved at Sunderland.
Lindy’s LadArt is, by its very definition a personal interpretation of a media. It doesn’t matter what media is used, as Paul C has just said.
Traditionaly, fine art is produced via media applied by hand, but times have overtook tradition…
It would not be difficult for someone with the skill with photoshop to produce a print which might be as good as a Coulson or Taylor….
If you have ever seen some airbrush pieces, they can be quite stunning, as can digital.
I am a fan of FINE art, and as such I can include almost all media in my portfolio. What I dislike is Modern Art… but thats just my take.
Lindy’s LadI’d make the pilgrimage depending on date. If it was a weekend…. 😀
Lindy’s Lad😮 Well having seen the talent on this forum i’m not sure whether to post this effort but if it gives others hope and encourages others to “exhibit” their works of art well here goes:)
I started Oil painting in the summer of last year and am really still on a very very never ending learning curve.:o
There’s tons wrong with it but the fun is trying and learning.
This is the only aircraft one i have tried but unfortunately haven’t had much time to do any more.Winter and dark evenings will soon be here so instead of going out i will need something to do.
Don’t worry – I was in a similar position to you three years ago. I had to research how to use oil paints! I’m self taught, and I’m sure many oil painters on here (there are one or two pro artists who have already checked this thread) would agree that no painting is perfect. I would recommend joining an aviation artists guild and they will be able to rip your work apart, thoroughly demorallise you, and then help you become a truely great artist! Gags aside, they are a fantastic bunch of people and will bend over backwards to help you.
Work more on the depth of colour – it would appear that you have used the oils almost like water colour. Oil paint is a great medium which enables you to use vivid colours with ease as well as subtle tones.
Just remember to research your subject thoroughly, and if it helps, make several oil scetches to work on shades, depth, content, etc. Plan the painting well in advance, and don’t rush it.
Above all remember one thing – you are painting because you like it! Who cares what anyone else says! Keep going and have fun!
Lindy’s LadI’d love to be able to help, but the chippie under my care is somewhat hollow… (NEAM’s WB685 located at NCL College….)… I MEAN HOLLOW – nothing in it except stringers….
Lindy’s LadHere’s a few more.
The TNT 146 is on the office wall at TNT (Maintenance) Durham Tees Valley
The singleton Lanc is on MY wall
Phantom of the Ruhr was done before the aircraft scheme was made public. The plan was to present it to the BBMF at the handover, but it didn’t work out… (I left)
The Twin pin was done whilst living in a dark, dingy caravan over last winter working for AA
And, lastly, the Venom was done for last years GAVA AGM…
Lindy’s LadAnd a few more.
By the way Lindys Lad, I love your Shackleton piture on the other thread. A different approach and evocative, just how I remember the ‘Growler’.
wot? This one? 😀
Thank you. Thats the first compliment I’ve actually had!
Lindy’s LadAny one else care to own up Clicky here😀
Brian
Brian, you have been e-mailed via your site.
As an aside, and back on thread – great idea, so long as we keep the works for crits only! No blatant selling unless PM’d!
John
Lindy’s LadIt was a regular at Finningly – the last Vulcan display and the year of the Blue Angels she was there. (92?) She was there for the four years previous to that too I think.
Lindy’s LadHi.
Re. corroded spines on 173, our Lightning was in the same state, I have reskinned the rear two which are removable. The front one is hinged so that will come off (in the better weather) If you don’t have someone who can do it, I can relay to you a reasonably simple way to do it. Give me a shout. I myself had never done this, but our curator asked me if I could do anything with the Lightning. So I learnt as I went along. I have since competely rebuilt a Gannet rudder which was torn off in a Force 7 at HMS Gannet at Prestwick, it ended up bent and in three pieces. Its now ready for refitting.Ken. Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Ours is the same. Ahh.. magnesium alloy skin and aluminium frames – a match made in heaven… 😀
I’m busy doing the aft panel in my lunch breaks – re-skinning in 1.6mm aluminium – its never going to fly again, and the slightly thicker skin will give it a bit longer when exposed to the elements for the next 20 years…. 😉
its a simple task really, with only the cutouts for the locking catches being a bit fiddley… so long as you are handy with a file and some basic rivetting gear, you should be ok…
Lindy’s LadWasn’t it a O-47 that was used in the final scenes of the 1965 ‘Flight of the Phoenix’ due to the original plane crashing, killing Paul Mantz?
much modified TBM avenger I seem to recall…
That O-47 looks like it has been at the Harvard parts bin – canopy….wheels… tail….. Nice wee beastie though!
Lindy’s Lad7 Oct 2007 UPDATE
Its weekly update time again!
Today, most of the main hangar was moved! Semi-hogg and Dunc had the wonderful idea of moving the gazelle out of its little corner of the main hangar to a place where they could work on it prior to its re-paint… problem is, that entailed splitting the boom off the gazelle and moving everything else apart so we could move the pod to the opposite corner of the hangar…. Today’s total movements were –
Auster moved outside
Karl’s truck moved outside
Pucara moved half outside
Meteor f8 rolled back 1 ft
Vampire T11 moved back 1 ft
Goblin engine on a stand with no wheels moved 6 inches….:mad:
Flea pushed back 1 ft
Widgeon moved sideways and back 1 ft in either direction…
Then the gazelle boom and pod were moved with a 2″ clearance at the tightest spot….
Following all of this, the Meteor nose section was pushed back into the Gazelle’s former place in the corner..
Then it was almost lunch time!
For your viewing pleasure, you can see the Gazelle in the process of being moved, in its new home, and a view down the side of the hangar (gratuitous shot of the swift). The meteor nose section is also shown in its new home…
OTHER NEWS:
F86D nose art pics as promised! Now sporting the white band around the radome, and an improved version of the sabre itself (the blunt end of the sword has only had a single coat of yellow, mainly due to the fact that I’ve painted it in the wrong place twice…… Now its correct!
Bloodhound – the ‘spare’ missile has been recieving attention and has been rubbed down prior to a new coat of paint to match the shiney one outside.
Whirlwind – the cadets have been hard at work, still stripping, cleaning, and generally tidying the helecopter. There is practically no corrosion on the thing, and they have looked at the feasibility of re-uniting it with its engine….
Vulcan – work has been hampered by horizontal rain, but the u/c corrosion treatment is ongoing. next on the hitlist are the u/c doors. We should be in a position to comment on the re-paint in the next couple of weeks. Yes, we will be doing it over the winter…:eek:
Lightning – The fin stub is still not off! Its proving to be a little more than stubborn, but the new fin has been etched ready for painting.
PHOTOS-
The gazelle on arrival at the museum
The gazelle in hangar 1 half way through assembly (several years ago!)
Halfway through the move today
The Gazelle’s new home
Swiftly moving on….
The meatbox’s new roost
Sabre knights – first view since 1954…..
Whirlwind nose
Whirlwind stbd side
Freshly painted Welland
Thats all for now!
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