Super Guppy Restoration

[Aceyone]

Great updates Gaz !

[Dan4th]

I keep hearing rumours about an engine for the widowmaker. Nothing's materialised yet.
Justin is doing a tremendous job on tarting her up, though!

Be sure to tell Justin some crazy Murkin
thinks he's doing a fine job

Plus/minus 1,000 is GREAT, Gaz

Maybe it's time to start thinking about
a Guppy Theme Park !

Danf.

[Gaz]

déplacement à Toulouse pour visiter guppy numéro deux, aujourd'hui. Long trajet mais excité

[RLN]

You seem to be speaking in tongues, old chap. Have a good trip and see if there are any bits lying around that they won't miss.

[Dan4th]

Danf

[Dan4th]

Looking forward to your travelogue from the
continent a-n-d a June progress report

OR why not just give us a mid-summer report
and then you'd be off the hook 'til September

Hope your travels were both safe and inspiring!

Danf.

[Gaz]

We had a blast!


There is more to follow, including a progress report. Just a bit busy with work stuff. I shall return to abnormality ASAP.

[Dan4th]

PHEW!

Numero Deux is looking Wunnerful!

Bring anything back???

Danf.

[Sploosher]

We had a blast!


There is more to follow, including a progress report. Just a bit busy with work stuff. I shall return to abnormality ASAP.

that paint job looks stunning....................

[Gaz]

PHEW!

Numero Deux is looking Wunnerful!

Bring anything back???

Danf.

Oh yes!

[Gaz]

Sorry everyone, been a bit preoccupied with other stuff, but, stuff has been going on.

Neil's been doing a great job in the MLG nacelles:







Emma's been getting some paint on the main livery:









And four of us went to Toulouse for a look around Guppy #2








So, yes, I apologise for the silence, but, we have been working, I promise!

[Dan4th]

Merci, Gaz

But what did you bring back??????

Besides a Giant Hangover????

Enquiring minds want to know!

Danf.

[Gaz]

Original NLG blueprints. All 36 square feet of 'em

[Gaz]

[Mackrick]

Nice and blue....

[Dan4th]

Sky (Link) Blue!

Danf.

[Gaz]

July report, for your perusal

17th July

Got a lot done today without doing a lot.

Our lift, which the owner has hired for us, needed fuel, so, I organised that and collected and deposited 15L of petrol. I replenished our dwindling stockpile of roller sleeves and masking tape and I changed a main wheel on XX900, almost, on my own thanks to Gregg being injured, I hear, in a hilarious sexual accident!

Since I've left the airfield, I've heard that Neil is up in the lift painting the "S" in Skylink. We're really gathering speed now!

EDIT: He's actually just finished the "S"




24th July

Bit frustrating day today. We've got this bit of blue:



It's been driving me mad for ages! No lift in the world seems to be able to reach it, so, I spent a while today trying to get our new lift up to it. No dice! SO, I positioned it in such a way that, instead of using it as a lift, I climbed out on the wing and used the lift as a safety barrier. Anyway...



Got it done!

I also spoke to our resident metal bloke about a new tube for our towing arm and I started to remove the eyes from either end of the corroded pipe.

Emma's been a busy bee:




Soon be able to hand our, very expensive, lift back to the hire company. Another company on site has said we can use their behemoth of a scissor lift, so, we only need "our" lift for the over the wing bits.

All good!


Where the hell is Oliver?!?!?!?


31st July

Rain (and work commitments) stopped play, today. I'm starting to formulate a plan for the rest of the year though. We've got our two biggest money spinners coming up, within a couple of weeks of each other, so we can start to plan where that money will be used. We still owe, about, half of what I would hope we will take, for the tyres, but, that should leave us with a nice amount that, even after restocking on disposable items, should be enough to take on a fairly major job. I need to discuss it with the rest of the team at our AGM, in a few weeks time.

This past week has seen the majority (Even Oliver!!) of the team getting on with the painting. Here's a few progress pics:

Port side





Neil:







I apologise if I've repeated some of these photos. The crew (ESPECIALLY Emma) are working so fast, I can't keep up with the inflow of photos

July has been a VERY good month!

[Dan4th]

Looking better all the time

Danf.

[RLN]

Looking good, Gaz.

[Dougs]

Nice work

[Dan4th]

Seeing as the Guppy is, in effect, a GIANT
Billboard on their behalf, one would think
that Aeroboose would be willing, nay, EAGER
to finance her exterior renovations

Has the aeronautical world power chipped-in
at all for the Guppy Beautification Program(me)??????

If not, they ought

Danf.

[Gaz]

Seeing as the Guppy is, in effect, a GIANT
Billboard on their behalf, one would think
that Aeroboose would be willing, nay, EAGER
to finance her exterior renovations

Has the aeronautical world power chipped-in
at all for the Guppy Beautification Program(me)??????

If not, they ought

Danf.

Emailed the PR lady and a few departmental heads, both here and in France. Not even had a single acknowledgement, let alone an actual reply.

Boeing, on the other hand, answered me within an hour!

I've always said American customer service is the best in the world!

[Dan4th]

Boeing, on the other hand, answered me within an hour!

This is because Boeing is a Good Company

Aeroboose, on the other hand, is made of::::::::::



Danf.

[Gaz]

Gotta love Emma!

[MOD]

The 'Super' Guppy is beginning to dominate the Brunty skyline - and not just because of its size..







Ian