What's on the workbench!

[McColm]

Friday 9th May 2025

I'm on standby mode, checked the roster and I'm not on duty until Monday the 26th which is a night shift on double time as its a Public Holiday.
Glue and filler has arrived, didn't get much sleep last night as the A206 is being resurfaced. The stretch between Charlton Station and Stoneleigh Retail Park.
So work has started on the 1/72 Hasegawa Kawanishi H8K2 Emily flying boat, its an old kit and certain parts don't fit. I came up with the idea to use turboprop engines and blank over the gun positions. New nose and rear cones from the spares boxes. I'm having trouble with the wings, the fuselage has a few gaps in it but it's glued together and it will have a V-tail.
 Some of these flying boats were used for transport and although there's no examples left a few were captured. One serving as a coral reef.
If SJMcColm Engineering Ltd got there hands on one they would have used it for carrying cargo or staff members.  Engines would have been changed due to the lack of spare parts and the interior refurbished.

Fade to grey
The Tamiya grey primer rattle can has been applied to the 1/50 two seater Eurofighter Typhoon, the one with the conformal fuel tanks. Looks like more PSR is needed.
The 1/72 Handley Page-Martin Megestic MR.3 has had the underside sprayed and the 1/72 Lockheed Sledge FRA-1 has had the topside sprayed.
The 1/72 Martin Marina AEW.9 needs PSR, looking a bit rough in places.

June is looking good for me workwise, with plenty of security officers on leave, tinkering time on the workbench. New power tools for me and new furniture!

[Nick]

Good to hear you're getting the extra shifts with the summer season coming up. Do you get paid for being on standby?

[McColm]

Good to hear you're getting the extra shifts with the summer season coming up. Do you get paid for being on standby?

No I don't, those days of pitching up at the control room office and waiting for work are long gone. I mean most people book their holiday leave in advance which gets approved. I'm the holiday cover officer surely someone must have checked the dates before approving mine.
Well we are in for some good weather up in London next week, I hope that's the same down in Penryn, Cornwall. There's the pyramid not quite the same as the Egyptian ones, a couple of castles and the beaches.
The bus service isn't as frequent as TFL but on some trips its cheaper with the option of a return ticket.