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[Mish]

This is the place for chatting about the GB

Edited by kev1n, 14 April 2012 - 03:05 PM.

[RNoAF Aerobatic Team]

This is the place for chatting about the GB

And here we go......

Not long now...... yey!!!!

Are you guys willing to share your plans? Or are the kept close to your heart?

I am going to build a 1/48 VF-31 "Tomcatters" from 2006. Not yet sure if it will be one of AJ-100 thru AJ-103 or AJ-111 "Christine"
If time willing I will make a 1/72 one of VF-31 aswell....

I have a few things for Tomcats lying around if someone might need the bits....

[DaveJL]

It's nearly time!

I would quite like to make maybe 3 'cats (time, work and life permitting!!)

No idea what all three will be, but my first is definitely a VF-84 Jolly Rogers machine, with a bit of a twist! Hi-viz, retro skull and crossbones!

Cheers

Dave

[Giorgio N]

I'm sure it will be a hasegawa 1/72 kit but have yet to decide the subject. The most likely will be a VF-21 F-14A using the box dedicated to the squadron. The very first type of markings (with the black extending over the radome) is really tempting !

[Tim T]

Once I have finished my Mustang for that GB, I will be building the 1/48 Academy Bombcat. I have the Fightertown sheet for VF-211 and intend to do the Operation Enduring Freedom scheme.

[Ale85]

I will build this for the GB:

a VF-154 Bird, in two tone of grey; i love black tails and fuel tank!! I start from the Hobbyboss kit in 48th scale and i will use some aftermarket bits: nozzles, cockpit from Aires, seat from Verlinden, eduard p.e. part for the exterior, and the decal sheet from CAM decals!!!! I hope to finish this GB!!
ciao
Ale

[Wayne]

I'm in with an Academy F14A Bombcat which will be done in the "Black Knights" CAG scheme OOB.

I too hope to actually finish this GB, as i've entered 2 GB's here on BM and never got close to finishing them due to RL pressures. This time i'm not going to let myself be dragged away again, not even kicking ad screaming!

Wayne

[Kev1n]

see what happens when you go away from the real world and get festive, doing festive things?
mysterious events happen in group builds.......well it's ALMOST time.....I'll let you open your boxes and dribble over your babies but no actual glue or anything close to it until the official start date.....

here's the carrier crew -

Kev1n
Arpie
Robw UK
wellzy
Giorgio N
Shiloh
mrvr6
Jasonb13
Deon
Happy Martian
DaveJL
Antony Robertson
Jabba
Alpha Delta 210
Hythe
muller
conehead
moofles
F32
Dermo245
AndyC
Robert
Saintsphil
Bandwagon 106
RNoAF Aerobatic...
sd01822
Parabat
Irishgreek
Metallicus
TonyGol
PhartycrOc
Navy Bird
arnobiz
omegaman
Kiwiboy
Goose
Charlie
Tim T
Andymullen
M4rk
Zhaith
Rabspat
Robvulcan
Sabre Days
Jenshb (if he finishes it )
Ale85
Thys
Wayne
theplasticsurgeon
Danny
Hardtarget

...and having returned to the real world ( ) I'm off to do some work.......back later....

Edited by kev1n, 05 January 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[Wayne]

I'll let you open your boxes and dribble over your babies but no actual glue or anything close to it until the official start date.....

I find that makes the decals all mushy and crinkly, but don't let that stop you. Drool away!

I've added Wayne but thyere is always room for more...

Thanks kev1n.

Wayne

Edited by Wayne, 03 January 2012 - 03:45 PM.

[Kev1n]

your welcome and welcome

[mrvr6]

me and my 8 year old daughter (her 1st attempt) are going to do a 144 scale f14d

[SaintsPhil]

Nearly time!!
I've got a 1/72 Fujimi F14A kit waiting to go, OOB except bang seats and Master Pitot plus decals for VF-41s SU22 killers!!
Phil

[Kev1n]

fwiw I have three to build; an airfix version, an earlier hasagawa and a later hasagawa....
the plan is the afx will be oob, with the kit decals, and the other two, one will be from the movie, The Final Countdown, so it will be a Jolly Rogers aircraft, and the 3rd will be the Black Bunny


...and I'm thinking the later hasagawa will be the most complicated build I have ever done.......

Edited by kev1n, 03 January 2012 - 05:29 PM.

[theplasticsurgeon]

Possibly theplasticsurgeon

Confirming that I will be with you for this one - and am looking forward to it.
I will be building this kit, as the other option.


This one has markings with all the Tomcat clichés - which is reason enough for me.

Edited by theplasticsurgeon, 03 January 2012 - 10:58 PM.

[Jabba]

I will be making a 1/72nd F-14AHasegawa kit using Modeldecal markings for an aircraft from VF-14 with a red/white/bule tail chevron on both the inner and outer tail surfaces from one of the Bicentennial schemes of 1976 applied by the squadron.

[Giorgio N]

If everyone intereted manages to build at least one tomcat we'll have more here than any carrier ever had on the deck, way to go !!!!
I see some interesting decal choices coming, looking forward to see them. The tomcat was the last USN fighter to serve in the high visibility scheme and there are some really wild markings around. This is going to be a colourful GB !

[jenshb]

Have several Hasegawa Tomcats, both in 1:48 and 1:72 - 1:72 is more likely to finish in three months than the 1:48 scale kit. Hoping to do VF-33 with black tail and yellow lighting bolt along the fuselage, but will need to find a way to recreate the crew names in yellow. If that doesn't work, then VF-21 in the first scheme is an option, as is early VF-142 markings, VF-103 in tactical paint scheme or a VF-1 aircraft in Heater-Ferris camouflage.

Jens

[Dermo245]

Confirming that I will be with you for this one - and am looking forward to it.
I will be building this kit, as the other option.


This one has markings with all the Tomcat clichés - which is reason enough for me.

Nice kit there plasticsurgeon! Have it myself, shamefully unfinished on the shelf of doom from a Tomcat GB last year that I failed miserably All my fault, not the kit BTW!

For this GB, I could only dig up this one in time (I think it's a re-pop of the Hasegawa kit with the raised panel lines).



I thought about aftermarket cockpit and decals to breath new life into her but the previous GB experience still weighs on my modelling shoulders - really want to get finished in time, this time. So deep breath.............got this instead..



This is totally out of my scale comfort zone and I can't believe the size of it but has got decent reviews apparently.

Have I inhaled too much glue & paint fumes over the Christmas holidays??

Cheers,
Dermot

[Kev1n]

The Plastic Surgeon is duly added.....

Have I inhaled too much glue & paint fumes over the Christmas holidays??
Cheers,
Dermot

didnt all we?.......I resmeble that merark........

[DannyB]

Is it too late to add a newbie

Haven't built anything for close to 12 years so figured why not start with a deadline