Super Guppy Restoration

[Mayfly]

she's knocked kneed too ........

[Xplumberlives]

=)) she's knocked kneed too ........

Who KNEEDS KNOCKERS!

[Gaz]

=)) she's knocked kneed too ........

Who KNEEDS KNOCKERS!

A horny baker?

[Mayfly]

[Sickbag_andy]

I have now added a page to the super guppy website to cover the open day last Saturday:
http://www.superguppy.co.uk/open%20day% ... report.htm

thanks to everybody who gave me permission to use their photographs,

[Wedgy]

Thats a nice summary

[Mayfly]

Thanks Andy - good write up!!

[10680]

A few of mine from Saturday which I hope are a bit different from the others

Gaz excited as he finds another light that works!

[Gaz]

Don't show the back of the props!!!!

The secret's out!!

[10680]

I hope this is an appropriate place to post

A few other non-Guppy or Lightning pictures from Saturday












How many horsepower?













Cluny praying for rain



sm sitting down on the job

[Gaz]

14.04.10

Nice weather again today! So we made the most of it. I'd noticed some water marks on our lovely new paint so I sent Ian up to clean it and apply some protection in the form of WD-40.



After some sanding and deliberation about the red paint, I set to it:

Before:


Getting there:


Done, with a bit extra!:



Like I said, I was unsure about the red paint at first. In the roller tray it looked VERY red, but, we decided to give it a go and, to be honest, we think it looks great!

So I did a bit more:




Weather permitting, we'll get the red finished on Sunday. The yellow and orange have been ordered, thanks to you lot!!!

It's all go!

[Xplumberlives]

It is VERY red, but seems to work well mate!

[Mayfly]

We just wanted to keep you busy Gaz ...

[Hihonyr8811]

wow that is red
I like it though, probably only looks that red against the old faded red, once you get the rest done it'll look fab!!

[Xplumberlives]

Oh, just occured to me, once you finish the four colours, you can start again, just like the Fourth Road Bridge!

[Hihonyr8811]

[Gaz]

wow that is red
I like it though, probably only looks that red against the old faded red, once you get the rest done it'll look fab!!

That's what we thought. The red we chose, I think, could be close to the original red before it faded

EDIT:

Done a before and after for you all:

[Howslo]

Do my eyes deceive me, or has someone also been wielding a paint brush on the Iskra, Sea Vixen and ATC caravan?

Guppy is coming along a treat by the looks of things.

[Vulcan Bomber]

Gaz, I hope you dont mind me sharing a picture of your project and my project together..




That was last saturday after you had all gone home.

[Mayfly]

So why did you wait until we had gone???

[Gaz]

Nice!!

[Xplumberlives]

Gaz, I hope you dont mind me sharing a picture of your project and my project together..

That was last saturday after you had all gone home.

Late again?

[Vulcan Bomber]

So why did you wait until we had gone???

Sadly because I already have to much to do in a day. I was up there to annoy Dave who plays with the Sea Vixen, if I had more time i'd be helping him with getting that old girl into taxiing service.

[Gaz]

18.04.10

Don't really know what's going on. ANOTHER nice day at Bruntingthorpe!

Got Dickon to do some painting:


And between us, we got the red finished around the nose section:







Lots of visitors in today as well. With opening the windows to cool it down in there, I managed to get a photo from outside:




Weather permitting, we'll start the orange on Wednesday

[Xplumberlives]

Good work mate!

Is Dickon allowed to go that high without a safety harness or oxygen?