Super Guppy Restoration

[10680]

Will the Guppy be open tomorrow? It's been a while since I visited.

[Gaz]

Will the Guppy be open tomorrow? It's been a while since I visited.

Bit late, now, but she should have been open. Neil was there, working on her.

[10680]

Will the Guppy be open tomorrow? It's been a while since I visited.

Bit late, now, but she should have been open. Neil was there, working on her.

The door was open but I didn't want to go in with no-one actually there. Although there were people nearby. So only viewed from outside.

[Vulcan Bomber]

C'mon Mr Lander, whats been happening??

This cropped up on farcebook if anyone would like a look see:

http://guppyphotos.com/

[Gaz]

Lots!

Get a load of the fuselage, below the cheat line!




Anti corrosion work is continuing at a good, if not breath taking, pace. I've been laid up for 5 weeks with a ruptured disc, but, the others have been doing very well!

[RLN]

Coming on nicely, Gaz.

Hope you are recovering well.

[10680]

............... I've been laid up for 5 weeks with a ruptured disc............

Nasty!

[Ray C]

Not nice....sorry to hear that....

[Vulcan Bomber]

Looking good, shame you cant see that side of the old girl on the way in now!

[Aceyone]

I really must get up there one day to see it ! hope yu soon feel better Gaz

[Spitfire]

............... I've been laid up for 5 weeks with a ruptured disc............

Nasty!

What he said ... I've PM'd you

[Sickbag_andy]

Some of you may know that I built the original website for the Guppy restoration project at Brunty a few years ago, like me it had become a bit scruffy and out of date so I spent 2 half days building a new one, here's the link:

http://www.superguppy.co.uk/

hope you like it

Andy

[Gaz]

Top work, too!

[RLN]

I like the new site.

[Gaz]

A photo of a, fairly tidy, guppy arse. For those of you that don't frequent facebook

[Giles]

She's looking mighty fine Gaz

[Gaz]

Very brief summary of the past however long:

One side (Starboard) is finished. All colours done, all anti corrosion is done. She's looking very tidy!

Made a start on t'other side. The corrosion is quite a bit worse so it's taking a fair bit more effort.

She's been moved, temporarily. Expect to be in a new, permanent, home before Christmas.

That's about y'lot

If anyone has a means of contacting Danforth, please let me know. I lost his email address in a huge I.T. catastrophe. Cheers

[Spitfire]

If anyone has a means of contacting Danforth, please let me know. I lost his email address in a huge I.T. catastrophe. Cheers

I suspect Wedgy has all our email addresses from our registrations - he'll know

[Mayfly]

PM'd you Gaz.

[Sooty655]

Seriously bad Guppy news.

https://www.facebook.com/Super-Guppy-Restoration-Project-238969378440/

[Sooty655]

The Guppy cockpit has gone to SWAM, together with the cockpit of an Olympic 747.

Picture here.

[34053]

Thank you Sooty.

PW

[Wedgy]

Thanks Sooty - had been wondering and the Guppy Facebook page had dropped off my account

[10680]

Very sad but at least some survives.

Grateful that I was able to have a few visits to the complete aircraft.

Thanks to those that made that possible.

[Gaz]

Yep, cut up and moved. We weren't even told by the owner. Heard it third hand.

It's left a very bitter taste.

The plan was to instantly take on another project, but we all fell out of love with it and found other things to do.

A very sad end, a lot of bridges burned and a few friendships lost forever.