Flying boats and float planes GB chat

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

13 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said:

Too late to start a new build then ? 

 

Not for you Pat, you should be able to knock one up in that time!

 

I will have to give it a miss since I am now at work 

[jrlx]

The 43rd completed build is now in the Gallery! It's Kent's ( @Kahunaminor ) excellently weathered A6M2-N (Rufe) 802 Kokatai! Congratulations!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

[jrlx]

23 minutes ago, corsaircorp said:

Hello Jaime,

I will thank you and the hosts of this GB

I will also thank heartfully all my colleagues in the GB !

It was a first for me but I'm glad to have shared so much time with all thèse great gentlemen.

What a great GB with so many interesting models.

Thank you all one more time !!

Sincerely.

Corsaircorp

Thank you very much for the kind words, CC! I'm glad you enjoyed your participation in the GB! That's the spirit!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

[jrlx]

Dear all,

 

That's it: the Gallery has just locked.

 

In a few minutes I'll post the final statistics

 

Thanks all for the enthusiasm!

 

Jaime

 

 

[Foxbat]

Well that was fun. Nothing went quite to plan but I still managed to get a completed model into the gallery. I'm frankly stunned at some of the models produced and quite proud to have been a part of things. Big thanks to mine hosts and all fellow builders. I'm going for a little lie down now, then another peruse of the gallery. 

 

Andy

[JOCKNEY]

Struth that Enzo is a bit ruthless isn't he  not a second longer than you are allowed 

 

Well done Jaime, look forward to seeing the figures

 

cheers Pat

 

 

[jrlx]

Dear all,

 

The GB building period is closed.

 

We have completed nineteen weeks and two days.

 

As promised, I post here the final global statistics and in the next post the statistics for the completed builds.

 

We have 84 models entered into the forum, of which 43 have been completed. The extension period allowed 10 more builds to be finished!

 

Here are the final global statistics:

 

1. Build status

Finished --------------------------- 43

Started but not finished ----- 33

Not started ------------------------ 8

 

2. Per type

Flying boats -------------- 43

Float planes -------------- 39

Helicopters on floats ------ 1

Amphibian helicopters --- 1

Ekranoplanes -------------- 0

 

3. Per usage

Military ---------------------- 60

Civilian ---------------------- 24

 

4. Per Scale

1:32 ------------------------- 1

1:41 ------------------------- 1

1:48 ------------------------- 17

1:72 ------------------------- 57

1.96 ------------------------- 1

1:144 ----------------------- 6

1:154 ----------------------- 1

 

5. Kit makers with more than one model

Airfix ------------------------ 11

Matchbox ------------------- 5

Revell ------------------------ 5

Italeri ------------------------- 4

Tamiya ---------------------- 4

Amodel ---------------------- 3

Hasegawa ------------------- 3

Minicraft --------------------- 3

Academy ------------------- 2

Avis -------------------------- 2

Broplan ---------------------- 2

Eastern Express ----------- 2

Testors ---------------------- 2

Williams Bros ---------------- 2

 

6. Main medium

Injection moulded styrene -------------- 72

Vacform kit ------------------------------------ 8

Scratch built (wood, plastic, metal) --- 2

Resin kit ---------------------------------------- 2

 

7. Country of operation

UK ------------------------------ 19

Germany ---------------------- 11

USA ---------------------------- 11

Canada ------------------------ 10

Japan -------------------------- 8

France ------------------------- 4

Italy ---------------------------- 3

Australia ----------------------- 2

New Zealand ------------------ 2

Norway ----------------------- 2

Austria-Hungary ------------- 1

Finland ------------------------ 1

Iceland ------------------------ 1

Netherlands ------------------ 1

Papua-New Guinea -------- 1

Romania ----------------------- 1

Soviet Union ----------------- 1

Spain -------------------------- 1

Sweden ---------------------- 1

Undecided -------------------- 3

 

7. Period of operation

WWII ------------------------- 37

Modern (post-WWII) ------- 19

Between wars ---------------- 17

WWI --------------------------- 6

Pre-WWI ---------------------- 2

Undecided -------------------- 3

 

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

[jrlx]

Dear all,

 

These are the final statistics for the finished models:

 

1. Per type

Flying boats -------------- 22

Float planes -------------- 21

 

2. Per usage

Military ---------------------- 33

Civilian ---------------------- 10

 

3. Per Scale

1:48 ------------------------- 6

1:72 ------------------------- 33

1:144 ----------------------- 4

 

4. Kit makers with more than one model

Airfix ------------------------ 5

Matchbox ----------------- 3

Minicraft ------------------- 3

Academy ------------------ 2

Avis ------------------------- 2

Broplan -------------------- 2

Hasegawa ---------------- 2

Williams Bros ------------- 2

 

5. Main medium

Injection moulded styrene -------------- 33

Vacform kit ------------------------------------ 7

Scratch built (wood, plastic, metal) --- 2

Resin kit ------------------------------------ 1

 

6. Country of operation

UK ------------------------------ 11

Germany ----------------------- 6

USA ----------------------------- 6

Canada ------------------------- 4

Japan --------------------------- 4

France -------------------------- 3

Norway ------------------------- 2

Australia ------------------------ 1

Austria-Hungary -------------- 1

Finland -------------------------- 1

Italy ------------------------------ 1

Netherlands ------------------- 1

Soviet Union ------------------ 1

Sweden ------------------------ 1

 

7. Period of operation

WWII ------------------------- 20

Between wars -------------- 9

Modern (post-WWII) ----- 7

WWI -------------------------- 5

Pre-WWI --------------------- 2

 

So, that's it! A great variety of types, countries and historical periods! Not to mention the completion of 7 vacforms, 1 resin and 2 completely scratch built models!

 

All threads will still be updatable, so any unfinished build can still be finished in the GB Forum. Alternatively, the unfinished threads can be moved to the WIP area of BM by request of the thread's author to the Mods.

 

I will set-up the Gallery poll next. Hopefully it'll be open for votes this Monday in the evening (here in Western Europe).

 

Thanks all for the interest and participation!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

[jrlx]

The poll is now open and will automatically close on 22 January 2018, 23:59 GMT.

Vote for one option only and select "None of the above" in the other page.

[Stew Dapple]

I've voted, it was tough choosing though.

 

Thanks to Jaime and the co-hosts for keeping control  and to Enzo for making all the forummy-technical stuff happen

 

I had a lot of fun and was pleased to be able to complete mine, as well as seeing what everyone else was up to; so thanks to everyone who took part as well

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[amblypygid]

Likewise, this has been a most entertaining and informative GB, and has taken me to parts of the aviation world I never knew existed. I'm going to do my best to read through all of the wip threads as there's so much I haven't been able to keep up with during the GB. Thanks to Jaime and the co-hosts for so ably hosting.

[jrlx]

Stew, Chris,

 

Thanks for the kind words and for your participation and interest! I still have to vote but it really is a tough choice...

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

[CedB]

Thanks Jaime et al for a very interesting and well supported GB - well run and the stats were very interesting

I still have a Sunderland and Cat in the stash for the next one - someday.

[jrlx]

Thanks, Ced, that's very kind, as always! I also have several flying boats and float planes waiting in the stash, not to mention an Ekranoplan (I even considered entering it as a second build but didn't have the time...) and a few amphibian helicopters. And I'm still adding more to the stash

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

 

[John Masters]

Yes Jaime--thank you so much!  It was my first ever GB and I had a blast.  I was also impressed by the amount of behind the scenes work you did.  It kept the ball rolling for the group and made it more interesting for me.  And like Ced said...I have a few aquatic subjects still in the stash.  

[jrlx]

Very kind, John! Thank you! It was very interesting also for me, following so many superb builds and I learned several new techniques, I got acquainted with many aircraft types I didn't know existed!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

[Ray S]

Jaime, thanks to you and your cohorts for this brilliant group build, it was fab to watch all these excellent models take shape. Well done all!

 

Ray

[jrlx]

Thank you, Ray! It was a privilege to manage a GB with such an excellent band of participants!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

[nimrod54]

Just to add my two-pennyworth to the other comments Jaime, I agree that this was a well organised group build and it has been great fun to take part in. All in all a pleasurable experience.

 

A big 'well done' to everyone who took part, especially those who managed to finish their builds. The standard of completed models in the gallery is very high and will make picking a winner difficult.

I too have a Sunderland in the stash, the ancient Airfix kit won in SAMI's monthly subscriber draw a few years ago, that I could be persuaded to attempt should there be a Flying Boats and Floatplanes II.

[JOCKNEY]

31 minutes ago, nimrod54 said:

Just to add my two-pennyworth to the other comments Jaime, I agree that this was a well organised group build and it has been great fun to take part in. All in all a pleasurable experience.

 

A big 'well done' to everyone who took part, especially those who managed to finish their builds. The standard of completed models in the gallery is very high and will make picking a winner difficult.

I too have a Sunderland in the stash, the ancient Airfix kit won in SAMI's monthly subscriber draw a few years ago, that I could be persuaded to attempt should there be a Flying Boats and Floatplanes II.

John there is a Maritime and Coastal Command GB later this year, might be ideal for the Sunderland 

 

cheers Pat

[zebra]

Thanks Jaime for an excellent GB. No thanks to everyone who took part - didn't expect this subject to be so popular but 43 completed builds is fantastic, and such varied and interesting subjects too.

 

i have no idea how I'm going to decide which build to vote for.

[nimrod54]

3 hours ago, JOCKNEY said:

John there is a Maritime and Coastal Command GB later this year, might be ideal for the Sunderland 

 

cheers Pat

 

I'd forgotten about that one Pat, so thanks for the reminder. I have another couple of possible candidates for that GB too.

[JOCKNEY]

9 minutes ago, nimrod54 said:

 

I'd forgotten about that one Pat, so thanks for the reminder. I have another couple possible candidates for that GB too.

Very welcome John. I have been shamed into finishing my Perth which I failed abjectly to even really start in this GB.

 

I shall be fully cut out from the Vacform sheet, sanded and ready to go for next time....no excuses 

 

cheers Pat

[nimrod54]

39 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said:

Very welcome John. I have been shamed into finishing my Perth which I failed abjectly to even really start in this GB.

 

I shall be fully cut out from the Vacform sheet, sanded and ready to go for next time....no excuses 

 

cheers Pat

 

Good luck with the cutting out Pat. I look forward to watching it come together. 

[jrlx]

@nimrod54, @zebra, thank you very much! It was great following so many great build threads and the results are awesome! I'm having serious difficulties choosing one to vote...

 

Cheers

 

Jaime