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

10680 wrote: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.

Gaz wrote:

10680 wrote: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.

C'mon Mr Lander, whats been happening??

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

http://guppyphotos.com/

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!

Coming on nicely, Gaz.

Hope you are recovering well.

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

Nasty!

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

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

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

10680 wrote:

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

Nasty!

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

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original website for the Guppy restoration project at Brunty a few years ago, like me it had become a bit scruffy and out of date so I spent 2 half days building a new one, here's the link: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

Top work, too!

I like the new site.

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

She's looking mighty fine 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

Gaz wrote:
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

PM'd you Gaz.

Seriously bad Guppy news.

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

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

Picture here.

Thank you Sooty.

PW

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

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.

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.