Super Guppy Restoration

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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby IanM » Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:22 am

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It would raise some money and if you gave every participant a brush they could do the top of the Guppy at the bottom of each 'bounce' :D
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Sickbag_andy » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:03 pm

IanM wrote:Image

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It would raise some money and if you gave every participant a brush they could do the top of the Guppy at the bottom of each 'bounce' :D



One fundamental flaw here though; each brush stroke would be vertical and for best results it needs to be horizontal!. A better idea would be to fire 'victims' out of a cannon parrallel to the fuselage with a brush in the appropriate hand........any better ideas?

p.s. dont forget your donations tomorrow if you are visiting the Guppy:

http://www.superguppy.co.uk/guppy%20wish%20list.htm

I hope to be very busy putting more bricks on the 'Wall of Thanks' after tomorrow's event
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Wedgy » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:11 pm

No offence to Andy and the LPG, but my first port of call tomorrow is over to the Guppy :)
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Gaz » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:00 pm

Wedgy wrote:No offence to Andy and the LPG, but my first port of call tomorrow is over to the Guppy :)


Good man! ;)
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:32 pm

Well someones got to stay and look after the Guppy while we all head over to the Lightnings!
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby IanM » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:38 pm

Sickbag_andy wrote:One fundamental flaw here though; each brush stroke would be vertical and for best results it needs to be horizontal!.


It's attitudes like that which made Britain lose the empire :))
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:41 pm

I am waiting For Ian M to volunteer for the first go, that would prove his metel!
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby IanM » Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:47 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:I am waiting For Ian M to volunteer for the first go, that would prove his metel!


Me? Bungie? Not going to happen :D
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Sickbag_andy » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:23 pm

IanM wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:I am waiting For Ian M to volunteer for the first go, that would prove his metel!


Me? Bungie? Not going to happen :D



It's attitudes like that which made Britain lose the empire :)) :))
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby IanM » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:30 pm

Sickbag_andy wrote:
IanM wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:I am waiting For Ian M to volunteer for the first go, that would prove his metel!


Me? Bungie? Not going to happen :D



It's attitudes like that which made Britain lose the empire :)) :))


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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:49 pm

:)) :)) :))
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Dougs » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:31 pm

thanks for the look round today Gaz nice to see her power up B-) offer stands if you want any help with the lectrics just let me know im fairly local. cheers, Doug
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Old Rigger » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:52 pm

Thanks from me to, I enjoyed looking around inside, I actually forgot to take some pictures while inside, but others have so no loss really.
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Gaz » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:42 pm

Thank YOU all for coming over! I've put a full thank you on the event thread
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Wedgy » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:05 pm

Thanks for the look round the Guppy Gaz :ymapplause:

Amazing beastie :D

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You realise the Guppy has a resident Troll? =))
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Gaz » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:11 pm

Cheers Wedge!

*Must be jelly 'cos jam don't shake like that!!*
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Sickbag_andy » Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:46 pm

I've added some names to our Wall of Thanks on the Guppy website. Thanks to those who donated the vouchers. Gaz is after names of others who made donations so that they can also be recorded, please contact him if you made a donation yesterday.

Also I would like to build a webpage of the Guppy open day yesterday, if you have any approprite photos which you are willing to let me use please let either Gaz or myself know - there are some posted on here but I will not use then without the owners' permission first - so please let me know, thanks
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Wedgy » Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:48 pm

Sickbag_andy wrote:Also I would like to build a webpage of the Guppy open day yesterday, if you have any approprite photos which you are willing to let me use please let either Gaz or myself know - there are some posted on here but I will not use then without the owners' permission first - so please let me know, thanks


Any I have posted on IA, you are free to use :)
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Mayfly » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:03 pm

Just a couple from me - but if you can use the Andy please do

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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby P.eames » Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:12 pm

Is that lust in the eyes of Saracenman? ;)
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Hungry Haggis » Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:59 pm

No SM that is not a cat But they do love horse nuts so beware =)) =))

(Sorry wrong thread i thought this was the caption comp) :)) :))
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Sickbag_andy » Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:26 pm

Pam / Matt - many thanks for the use of the photos , I will build the page for the event in the next day or so
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Old Rigger » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:20 pm

SA, have you enough photos or would you like some more to add if you let me know how and where you would like them
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Sickbag_andy » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:05 pm

thanks Mick, yes please. I have pm'd you with my e-mail address
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Re: Super Guppy Restoration

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:43 am

Well the Guppy may have a TROLL as already pictured above, but did you know that there is also a GUPPY ELF which is only very occaisionally seen! ;)
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