| Image Comments |
| John M Oshust | 23-Mar-15 16:07 |
| With Gumby back at work, the rigging process proceeded to conclusion. |
| rayl | 23-Mar-15 16:12 |
| Glad the little Slacker finally showed up. The rigging is quite impressive. |
| John M Oshust | 23-Mar-15 17:40 |
| He informed me that he is departing the shop at the end of the week. Off to pick lettuce and melons in the south. He said he will be back for next winter's construction. I really do not need his help in carving an airscrew as I have been to that rodeo before:-) |
| BriandKilby | 23-Mar-15 18:57 |
| how did you become by gumby's services, john? |
| John M Oshust | 23-Mar-15 19:14 |
| When I taught chemistry he taught the labs! Been with him for years now. In fact he traveled with me to Russia and Ukraine. |
| jhrober | 23-Mar-15 20:12 |
| All I can say is... Wow... Incredible. |
| John M Oshust | 24-Mar-15 05:58 |
| jhrober, I concur Gumby is incredible:-) |
| poppy | 24-Mar-15 10:46 |
| I cannot wait to see the finished product. The detail as well as the craftsmanship on this model is incredible. You are indeed a master of detail. This is a very complicated plane to model. It is always nice to see Gumby at his best!! |
| John M Oshust | 24-Mar-15 13:00 |
| Thanks poppy, You have executed a bit of detailing yourself. We both recognize and appreciate the "muffler bearing cutoff switch" and it's proper cockpit location! As to the master, the only time is was called a master was years back when I worked weekends on a fishing boat. There I was in charge of the bait:-))
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| Don C | 24-Mar-15 13:17 |
| I am guessing that the afore mentioned switch required a "jiffing wrench" to properly tension it. |
| John M Oshust | 24-Mar-15 13:29 |
| Don C, You have let the secret to the highly coveted muffler bearing cutoff switch out of the bag! When I was a Boy Scout our troop always kept the jiffing wrench next to our "left handed smoke shifter" :-)) |
| Don C | 24-Mar-15 13:51 |
| Ours was next to the "orange calterplime" which was necessary to properly seal the "gazinga pipe". I really miss some of those old tools. |
| John M Oshust | 24-Mar-15 13:59 |
| Which is why I pay close attention to house sales and flea markets as you never know when an obscure tool may surface! |
