This story is a labor of love. Love of Grumman Goose Seaplanes, 1930’s adventure stories, and the TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey”. Although I borrowed the characters from the series, I intend no infringement on any creative copyright by the original authors. The Goose has starred in adventure stories and pulp fiction such as the Turk Madden and Ponga Jim Mayo series by famed Western author Louis L’Amour and stories written by songwriter and novelist Jimmy Buffet. Frankly you can see some of Turk and Ponga Jim in the bare-fisted, ready for anything Jake. For me the magic goes way beyond written text and video images. When I started building vehicles for my HO model train layout I just had to have a similar seaplane. There were no seaplane kits in 1/87th scale, so I made my own inspired by the Grumman G-21. Before long I intend to have molds and be able to make as many model kits as I want of this venerable bird. Creating the Goose in scale, and writing these stories are my way of helping to keep the adventure alive. The prototype model is above my laptop on my desk as I write. I frequently look to it for inspiration. I hope you enjoy the result.
Return to the Monkey
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