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Was looking at some Me109 images and remembered this Which got me thinking ( and yes @Mjwomack I think it’s another proposal resurrection 😀) what about a sharkmouth or anything with fierce teeth GB always dramatic and lots of potential subjects. For example, my F100 My hind So anything with a sharkmouth in any scale, who’s in? 1. me 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @FG2Si 4. @ModelingEdmontonian 5. @bianfuxia 6. @Rafwaffe 7. @Wez 8. @Beardybloke 9. @Toryu 10. @Ragtag 11. @Geo1966 12. @HarryHobbyin 13. @Captain Glumbo 14. @SzilardUK 15. @Richard Humm 16. @Jabba 17. @dnl42

This one didn’t make it over the line last year but having been reminded of it I thought I’d propose it again for 2024. This being my main reason, my 1/144 stash. Some examples So the proposal. Any model in any scale smaller than 1/72. So 1/87, 1/100, 1/144, 1/200 etc are eligible. I might even get around to that 1/144 zeppelin Stakken uve been threatening to build for years. 1. Me 2. @psdavidson 3. @ArnoldAmbrose 4. @zebra 5. @Grandboof 6. @CliffB 7. @rafalbert 8. @bootneck 9. @Mjwomack 10. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 11. @wimbledon99 12. @Stefan Buysse 13. @Adam Poultney 14. @Richard Humm 15. @ModelingEdmontonian 16. @48-Alone-Is-Great 17. @TonyW 18. @Adrian Hills 19. @ColonelKrypton 20. @dnl42 21. @bootneck 22. @paulj 23. @PhantomMJI 24. @Blue Monday 25. @Marlin 26. @Caerbannog 27. @stevehnz 28. @exdraken 29. @Jabba 30. @desert falcon

As I’m convalescing from a really bad bout of flu I’m watching far too many YouTube videos and oddly the FG42 ( a semi automatic designed specifically for the Fallschirmjaeger that they could carry on the parachute drop) keeps coming up and consequently troop gliders. So I thought a Glider only GB might be good. My sole glider a 1/144 Scratchbuilt Horsa. So the Proposal any Glider civil or military in any scale. So that starts with early aviation pre Wright brothers gliders, through Lippisch pre war designs, Gotham, Messerschmitts, DFS, Horsas, Waco’s, the NASA lifting bodies, the space shuttle prototype and many slope soarers modern and vintage. It’s a surprisingly long and varied list. So who’s up for some silent flight? 1. me 2. @Richard Humm 3. @theplasticsurgeon 4. @Hotel Papa 5. @Adam Poultney

Good morning all! With my proposal for "Les Francais en Afrique" not getting through democratic scrutiny for 2025 I am proposing a modified version to hopefully draw in more interest from our very broad and eclectic membership. Essentially it will simply cover the following: 1. Land, Sea, Air, Space, etc - actually any appropriate genre within the "rules". 2. Civil or military 3. French marked and operated/operationally active subjects from beyond the borders of mainland France that were based in, or long-term detached to, any part of the world that is not mainland France. 4. Any time period My hope is that this revised definition will now excite many more members so that the subject will be adopted for the 2026 season. It certainly offers a wealth of possibilities, I would be happy to consider any of your thoughts on other inclusions. To get you in to the spirit of it, this is what I have proposed for 2025: As always, stage one of the process is to get in to the "Bunfight" next November. This is the final whittling down of proposals and the acceptance of successful offerings for 2026. To achieve this my proposal first needs to gain 30 or more sign-ups. This is where you can take part at this early stage, simply by saying "yes please!" I will add you to the list and, hopefully, we will hit the magic 30 quickly. Once done we sit in the Bunfight list in readiness for next November. At that point there is your second task - voting! It is then a democratic process. If you are interested in supporting and participating please post below and I would very happily add you to the list :). Many of you have PMed me, of course, and I have subsequently added you already. Thank you. Martin Sign ups so far: 1. @John Masters 2. @Karearea 3. @ModelingEdmontonian 4. @Wez - Support 5. @jean 6. @MrB17 7. @Smudge 8. @Rabbit Leader 9. @Dave Klaatu 10. @IanC 11. @fox1_BE 12. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 13. @JOCKNEY 14. @modelling minion 15. @Jinxman 16. @UberDaveToo 17. @2996 Victor 18. @RidgeRunner - Host 19. @srkirad 20. @vppelt68 21. @zebra 22. @Jabba 23. @Marklo 24. @Armor Novice 25. @corsaircorp 26. @Giorgio N 27. @Courageous 28. @Nick McV 29. @wellzy 30. @Richard Humm 31. @DaveJL 32. @Terry1954 33. @cpoud117 34. @stevehnz 35. @exdraken 36. @Tim R-T-C 37. @Angus Tura 38. @SzilardUK 39. @theplasticsurgeon 40. @VG 33

With the 2025 bunfight in full flight my brain is ticking over with ideas that might make the cut next year. I reckon this could make for a diverse and interesting GB. The proposal:- Anything vehicle employing a rocket so anything powered or assisted by rockets liquid or solid. So contenders would be *actual rockets - Saturn V, V2, bloodhound middle etc * rocket powered aircraft, me163 etc * rocket assisted aircraft Arado 243, me262c *Jato assisted aircraft, F100, F104, C130 *a surprisingly large number of rocket powered cars so who’s in? 1. Me 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @snømotion 4. @Mig Eater 5. @Richard Humm 6. @CliffB 7. @SzilardUK 8. @hakkikt 9. @Yota151

Still rejigging my 2025 failures 😀 We need some AFV GBs so seeing as how all things 88 didn’t make it he cut I thought I’d broaden the base a bit. The proposal would be any designated self propelled gun, case mate or converted chassis. So we’d have the likes of the Sherman Priest, the Archer, the Wesp, Hummel and Hornisse, the Marders and Stugs and many more. Wheeled vehicles or things with turrets are allowed provided they are designated as SPGs so the DANA or AS-90 are allowed. But no tanks or armoured cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_artillery If in doubt (except for the rocket launchers) if it’s in the WIKI it’s allowed. 1. me 2. @Jb65rams 3. @Richard Humm 4. @ColonelKrypton 5. @Armor Novice 6. @Ian C 7. @Rob G 8. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. @Courageous 10. @Jabba 11. @JOCKNEY 12. @dnl42 13. @trickyrich 14. @Roland Pulfrew 15. @Captain Glumbo 16. @Nanond 17. @Morantbay 18. @Yota151

Well it looks like Star Wars didn’t make the cut for 2025 so let’s broaden the proposal out a bit. The GB would comprise and space faring vehicle including the Star Wars millieu, Star Trek, Dr Who and real life. So Star destroyers, Tie fighters, Galaxy class ships, the Tardis, the space shuttle etc in any scale… 1. me 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @silverfox63 4. @bianfuxia 5. @Thom216 6. @FG2Si 7. @Ngantek 8. @HarryHobbyin 9. @Dave Klaatu 10. @Philip 11. @Jinxman 12. @Captain Glumbo 13. @cobraleader 14. @Andrés S. 15. @Colin W 16. @wimbledon99 17. @Bobby No Mac 18. @Yota151

Hi all, a bit late for 2025 but way early for 2026. Inspired by the book of the same name ( which is a fascinating read) but focused on WWII not WWI. The proposal, any piece of military equipment in any scale that was operational from 1939 till 1945, built or operated by the non major nations. So Finland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain etc etc are in; but anything operated by the major powers; US, British, German, Italian, Japanese, Canadian, Australian or Russian are out. ie no Luftwaffe, RAF, USAF schemes but you could do say a Yugoslavian Hurricane or a Dutch Fokker XXI Yugoslav Swiss Hungarian Finnish Spanish Croatian Irish Czech So who’s up for not the usual suspects 😀 1. me 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @Andwil 4. @Richard Humm 5. @ModelingEdmontonian 6. @Erwin 7. @2996 Victor 8. @Chris A 9. @Grandboof 10. @Armor Novice 11. @Wez 12. @Dave Klaatu 13. @Roland Pulfrew 14. @Geo1966 15. @JOCKNEY 16. @SzilardUK

Don’t know if it’s too early or too similar, but Entropy was a blast so I thought an expanded version might be nice. So not just the effects of time and decay but also hard landings and debris too… My Chi Ha War relics Hard landings 1. me 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @Trevor L 4. @Muchmirth

As usual going through the stash and looking at the dearth of AFV proposals so having consulted the web and Wikipedia came up with this. The 88mm flak was actually first put into action in 1918 was updated in 1936, 1937 and 1941 and used as an anti tank gun gun and as the main weapon on several tanks and self propelled guns, so…. The proposal is for any model of 88mm 18/36/37/41 their derivatives ( PAK 43 etc) and any afv that used the same as its main armaments, many multiple halftrack conversions, Tiger I & II, Ferdinand, Elephant, Waffen traeger (38(t) chassis), Jadgpanther and Nashorn in any scale ( and I’m sure I’m missing a few) 1. Me 2. @vppelt68 3. @Keeff 4. @Rob G 5. @Retired Bob 6. @bianfuxia 7. @JOCKNEY 8. @theplasticsurgeon 9. @Stef N. 10. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 11. @Mig Eater 12. @sampanzer

So we love the Me109, the F18 the Fokker DVII the Panther but what about the machines they beat? The proposal is for asy vehicle that lost a fly off, competition or contract request to a more famous competitor. Eg the Heinkel 112, the YF17 the YF23 in any scale or medium. He112 YF 17 VK 30 1. me 2. @JOCKNEY 3. @ColonelKrypton 4. @Richard Humm 5. @2996 Victor 6. @marvinneko

Simple proposal inspired by the above videos. Any car kit civilian or militarised civilian ( eg staff cars etc) any scale. Be an excuse for me to build that Airfix mini I have in the stash. 1. me 2. @Keeff 3. @theplasticsurgeon 4. @stevehnz 5. @Trevor L 6. @desert falcon 7. @CliffB 8. @Redstaff 9. @triumphfan 10. @Bobby No Mac 11. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 12. @Pig of the Week 13. @vppelt68 14. @RevDWC 15. @Mjwomack 16. @Whirly 17. @Richard Humm 18. @wimbledon99 19. @Black Knight 20. @TonyW 21. @JeroenS 22. @Southern_northerner 23. @Six97s 24. @keefr22 25. @Stef N. 26. @ColonelKrypton 27. @nearsightedjohn 28. @Jabba 29. @JOCKNEY 30. @Spiny 31. @paul-muc 32. @tangerine_sedge 33. @Tyas 34. @EA Ro 35. @John Masters 36. @whiskey 37. @snomotion

My part built aquatic panzer 38(t) got me thinking. What about a GB for amphibious machines. The likes of the Sherman DD the DUKW, the Amphicar or any aeroplane that lands on water. My Sablatnig My almost completed amphibious panzer 38(t) So that’s the proposal build in any scale anything that can go on land and or water. I suppose that does include toads, frogs and newts too 1. Me 2. @psdavidson 3. @Toryu 4. @2996 Victor 5. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 6. @Courageous 7. @zebra 8. @JOCKNEY 9. @bigfoot 10. @danbuoy 11. @Richard Humm 12. @RC Boater Bill 13. @dnl42 14. @malpaso 15. @theplasticsurgeon 16. @marvinneko

On going through my stash I realised that my Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter is the Comic version, a single seater night fighter conversion. Now I’d also like to finish one of my Camel Kits as the other Sopwith Comic. And so the proposal is for any night fighter custom designed or converted in any scale. Some examples from the collection… 1/72 Revell Ta154 1/72 Airfix BE2c 1/72 Airfix FW190 1. Me 2. @stevej60 3. @JOCKNEY 4. @TEMPESTMK5 5. @vppelt68 6. @Andwil 7. @trickyrich 8. @franky boy 9. @modelling minion 10. @CliffB 11. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 12. @Rafwaffe 13. @JohnT 14. @theplasticsurgeon 15. @Toryu 16. @Wez 17. @reini 18. @Beardybloke 19. @Peter Lloyd 20. @Mike 21. @81-er 22. @LorenSharp 23. @Jabba 24. @Torbjorn 25. @rafalbert 26. @gingerbob 27. @zegeye 28. @stevehnz 29. @ArnoldAmbrose 30. @wellzy

As it’s been pointed out that there’s a shortage of AFV STGB proposals I thought I’d table this one. So the first proposal is the Panzer VI Tiger I, II and ( really stretching definitions here) Ferdinand and Elefant and any derivatives in any scale, which afaik would be the Sturmtiger and bergetiger and at a pinch the two prototype. 1. me 2. @MARADER 3. @Muchmirth 4. @Stef N. 5. @Trevor L 6. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 7. @Mig Eater 8. @FalkeEins 9. @Retired Bob 10. @stevehnz 11. @Longbow 12. @sardaukar 13. @Jasper dog 14. @ColonelKrypton 15. @Mjwomack 16. @mbthejester 17. @SimonT 18. @Angus Tura 19. @TommyW 20. @Keeff 21. @JOCKNEY

Simple concept anything that’s been captured and used. Some examples from my collection.. Yugoslavian Me109 G10 American FW190 F8 ( I still have the decals for three other schemes) Canadian (ehyyy) Fokker DVII British Ta 152H German Renault and Char American Ju88 German T60 This is one I’d like to build its a captured Bristol Fighter and the text translates roughly as ‘don’t shoot good gentleman’ … Also worth a look Zirkus Rosarius https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirkus_Rosarius Squadron 1426 ‘Rafwaffe’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1426_Flight_RAF#:~:text=1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight RAF,characteristics to other Allied units. US Technical Air Intelligence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_Air_Intelligence_Unit#:~:text=Technical Air Intelligence Units (TAIU,their technical and tactical capabilities. Hadn’t realized I’d built so many captured machines. So who’s in? 1. Me 2. @psdavidson 3. @bigfoot 4. @vppelt68 5. @Robert Stuart 6. @Rafwaffe 7. @stevehnz 8. @Toryu 9. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 10. @81-er 11. @Roland Pulfrew 12. @2996 Victor 13. @Angus Tura 14. @DaddyO 15. @MARADER 16. @TonyW 17. @Erwin 18. @Mig Eater 19. @CliffB 20. @R T Fishall 21. @marvinneko 22. @bissyboat 23. @John Masters 24. @RC Boater Bill 25. @mark.au 26. @Thom216 27. @sampanzer 28. @Jabba 29. @Black Knight 30. @Skyf24

As you may well know I tend to favour the unusual, eclectic or downright odd in my models so I thought why not table a Group build of oddities for 2024. So that’s the basic premise, build something odd in any scale. Some examples.. The He119 The Stipa Caproni The Blackburn Blackburn The Sablatnig triplane. Actually since I started the thread I’ve built the Heinkel, the Caproni and the Sablatnig and I’m a good halfway into the Blackburn. But still plenty of material out there e.g. 1. @Marklo ( me of course ) 2. @Andwil 3. @ColonelKrypton 4. @Toryu 5. @MARADER 6. @CliffB 7. @zebra 8. @Bertie McBoatface 9. @ArnoldAmbrose 10. @81-er 11. @JOCKNEY 12. @Maginot 13. @Jb65rams 14. @flashlight 15. @AdrianMF 16. @Bobby No Mac 17. @Julien 18. @bentwaters81tfw 19. @Adrian Hills 20. @LorenSharp 21. @Richard Humm

Fairly straightforward I almost scored a free 1/24 scale Airfix Hurricane and it got me thinking GBs again. Last year my Sopwith and descendants proposal almost made it over the line and seeing how the DeHavilland GB is going already I think this would make a great GB for next year. Sopwith Aviation was founded in 1912 and pretty active prior to WWI going on to produce iconic fighters like the Pup and the Camel. In 1920 they went in to voluntary liquidation. That same year Tom Sopwith and Harry Hawker founded the Hawker aircraft company, having purchased all the Sopwith assets and paid off all the creditors. in 1935 Hawker acquired Gloster who continued to trade under their own name releasing the Gladiator that same year. Then in 1936 they merged with Siddley who also owned Armstrong Withworth and AVRO, to form Hawker Siddley. In 1945 they acquired AVRO Canada. 1952 they acquired the remnants of the Bristol engine company and De Havilland and Folland. Then finally they were incorporated into British Aerospace. As part of the proposal, only post merger aircraft would count, so for example the Gauntlet would not but the Gladiater would. So anything made by Sopwith it’s successor Hawker it it’s acquisitions, Siddely, Gloster. 1.me 2. @Wez 3. @Mr T 4. @franky boy 5. @TEMPESTMK5 6. @theplasticsurgeon 7. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 8. @Andwil 9. @zebra 10. @81-er 11. @Colin W 12. @Beardybloke 13. @JOCKNEY 14. @CliffB 15. @John Masters 16. @Courageous 17. @Roland Pulfrew 18. @Richard Humm 19. @mackem01

Watching a very interesting documentary yesterday on the developments of Kawasaki single seat fighters, so it occurred to me that there aren’t a whole lot of builds on the forums while there are many interesting aircraft. So… The GB proposal would be any single seat fighter in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy or Army Airforce between 1936 (arguably the start of WWII for Japan with the invasion of China) and 1945. No whifs but thatvstill leaves a very wise choice of builds… 1. Me of course. 2. @ColonelKrypton 3. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 4. @Andwil 5. @JOCKNEY 6. @Toryu 7. @Old Man 8. @Erwin

Browsing through the kindle store and this caught my eye and got me thinking. So the proposal would be for models of subjects that gained a bad reputation or were actually more dangerous to their operators than their enemies. So I’ll start the list of possibles. 2023s bunfight is pretty full so if this goes through I’d propose we hang on to it for 2024. 1. Royal aircraft BE2 family, nicknamed the Quirk, an inherently stable design that was a sitting duck in combat. 2. F104 star fighter nicknamed the missile with a man, very fast but difficult to fly and easy to crash. 3. Heinkel 177 Grief nicknamed the flying coffin like the Avro manchesters twinned Buzzard engines the Heinkel suffered from engine fires and mechanical reliability and has difficulty staying in the air. 4. Albatross DV the successor to the DIII the lower wing had a tendency to come off during dives and tight manoeuvres, more or less fixed on the DVa by adding a small reinforcing strut. 5. Fokker EV the precursor to the DVIII the type had major issues with the parasol wing failing the issue was fixed but the plane was renamed the DVIII. 6. M4 Sherman nicknamed the Tommy cooker by the Germans and the Ronson by the British; after the ronson lighters marketing line ‘lights up first time every time’. Wet ammunition storage was added to the later models to alleviate the problem. Any non wet storage mark. 7. The Kursk, sank with all hands. 8. Me 163 used hydrazine and hydrogen peroxide fuels that were volatile and or explosive and as a result killed more Germans in fuel related accidents than enemy flight crew. 9. Bachem Ba349 Natter a seriously dangerous vertically launched rocket intercepter managed to kill its pilot on its first and only manned flight. 10. Sopwith Camel the most successful fighter of all time in the right hands, due to the gyroscopic effect of the radial engine a dangerous machine in the wrong ones, many a trainee pilot was lost to the machine. 11. Bolton & Paul Defiant, designed to be a bomber destroyer a fundamentally flawed concept that was so badly mauled in the Battle of Britain it was withdrawn from frontline service. It did find a niche later in the war as a night fighter. 12. Avro Manchester. As part of the spec to be a twin used the RR Buzzard engine which had issues causing it to either just not start or conversely unexpectedly go up in flames. it was developed into the Avro Lancaster. 13. Me328 designed as a cheap Argus powered intercepter/bomber then developed as a suicide bomber, poor handling delayed the production of the aircraft. As the application was primarily to be anti shipping D-day rendered the concept obsolete. 14. Fieseler 105 Richenberg the piloted V1 developed as a stopgap while the issues with Me328 were to be solved. Killed quite a few test pilots but was never used operationally. As I read my book and think of other aviation Turkeys I’ll add to the list. 1. @Marklo 2. @stever219 3. @Mjwomack 4. @helios16v 5. @IanC 6. @vppelt68 7. @theplasticsurgeon 8. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. @ArnoldAmbrose 10. @VMA131Marine 11. @Bandsaw Steve 12. @Rob G 13. @Jb65rams 14. @CliffB 15. @Jinxman 16. @drdjp11 17. @bigfoot 18. @Rafwaffe 19. @Colin W 20. @DaddyO 21. @JOCKNEY 22. @Pin 23. @Adam Poultney 24. @DaveyGair 25. @Bertie McBoatface 26. @2996 Victor 27. @zebra 28. @Brad 29. @Angus Tura 30. @Redstaff 31. @Luke1199 32. @Mjwomack 33. @AdrianMF

I do enjoy the occasional AFV and haven’t many German tanks in the collection, and so decided I must build a Hetzer. I knew it was derived from the Czech CMK 38 but a little research showed that there many many variants produced. In total about 1400 panzer 38(t)chassis were built and in every conceivable configuration from Bergepanzers through anti aircraft, self propelled guns and of course Jadgpanzers and Marder IIIs ( not I or II) There is also the 38(D) a German variant used for assault guns and antitank weapons. There are also lots of kits including some of the more unusual variants available. Seeing how we don’t seem to have that much Armour STGB proposals for 2022, I thought I’d start one. So the build would be anything built on an LT 35 or 38 chassis or a 36(t), 38(t) or 38(D) chassis or any proposed E-10 vehicle in any scale. I’m really leaning as I go the Swedish Stridsvagn m/41 and the Pansarbandvagn 301 would also qualify as both use licence built 38(t) chassis. 1. @Marklo * 2. @ColonelKrypton * 3. @Stef N. * 4. @Tim R-T-C * 5. @Corsairfoxfouruncle * 6. @Rob S * 7. @Robert Stuart 8. @Mig Eater * 9. @Adam Poultney* 10 @Orso* 11. @fittedkitchens* 12. @sardaukar 13. @f matthews* 14. @PlaStix* 15. @blimp * 16. @sampanzer* 17. @Threadbear* 18. @Jasper dog 19. @Mjwomack * 20. @Jinxman 21. @MARADER * 22. @Maddoxx77* 23. @StuartH 24. @Geo1966 25. @f matthews 26. @IanC* 27. @bigfoot * 27. @Maddoxx77 28. @Ned * denotes members who have reconfirmed or initially said they’d build a 38(t)

I know that a biplane is a stretch for a lot of modellers, but the majority of my builds have two or more sets of wings. So the proposal is for anything with two or more sets of wings, any scale, any era. if the GB gets picked I’ll build either of all of these a Fokker V8 five wings An Osprey triplane A Sablatning triplane An Euler Quadruplane A Caproni pensuti triplane A Caproni Ca60, well maybe not… I could keep going as there are literally hundreds of possible builds. 1. me of course 2. @John Masters 3. @Ray S 4. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 5. @JOCKNEY 6. @48-Alone-Is-Great 7. @dnl42 8. @Toryu 9. @Grandboof 10. @Pin 11. @Jinxman 12. @DaddyO 13. @CliffB 14. @Maginot

Not sure if this is the right place to list an idea for a group build ( if it’s not could I kindly ask the mods to move it to the right place) but here goes. Sopwith Aviation was founded in 1912 and pretty active prior to WWI going on to produce iconic fighters like the Camel. In 1920 they went in to voluntary liquidation. That same year Tom Sopwith and Harry Hawker founded the Hawker aircraft company, having purchased all the Sopwith assets and paid off all the creditors. in 1935 Hawker acquired Gloster who continued to trade under their own name releasing the Gladiator that same year. Then in 1936 they merged with Siddley who also owned Armstrong Withworth and AVRO, to form Hawker Siddley. In 1945 they acquired AVRO Canada. 1952 they acquired the remnants of the Bristol engine company and De Havilland and Folland. Then finally they were incorporated into British Aerospace. As part of the proposal, only post merger aircraft would count, so for example the Gauntlet would not but the Gladiater would. So if you follow the time line through you get a large slice of British aviation with the Sopwith heritage as the linking theme. Starting with Sopwith naval aircraft including the hurricane and on to the Harrier. Actually my only niggle is it may be too broad and maybe Sopwith on its own would be enough for a good GB. Just checked my references and including one offs and prototypes Sopwith on their own comprises about thirty types. On @dnl42a suggestion it might be a good idea to keep it to the main Sopwith/Hawker/Hawker Siddley line otherwise it sort of becomes becomes British aircraft 1912 to 1970 . Thoughts suggestions, critiques 1. @Marklo Well of course 2. @Ted 3. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 4. @MarkSH 5. @zebra 6. @dnl42 7. @Andwil 8. @bigbadbadge 9. @CliffB 10. @Adam Poultney ? 11. @Colin W 12. @Ray S 13. @Torbjorn 14. @mackem01 15. @TEMPESTMK5 16. @Wez 17. @franky boy 18. @John Masters 19. @ColonelKrypton 20. @galgos 21. @JosephLalor 22. @Rob S 23. @Graham77 24. @Mr T 25. @wellzy 26. @Ngantek 27. @DaddyO 28. @Steben 29. @Angus Tura 30. @Richard Humm 31. @Roland Pulfrew 32. @Luke1199 33. @ModelingEdmontonian 34. @81-er

A minor brainwave. What about an Aircraft of the Aces GB; any aircraft from any conflict but must be either flown by an ace and/or have more than five kill markings. Personally I have a nice Eduard Albatross, a Couple Camels( well 4 actually), a SPAD and some N17s in the stash that would all do nicely. Now that I think of it I’d also like to add Richthofens Halberstadt DII to the collection. 1. me of course 2. @DaveyGair 3. @TEMPESTMK5 4. @Ted 5. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 6. @Grey Beema 7. @2996 Victor 8. @jackroadkill 9. @MattG 10. @klr 11. @Paul J 12. @Tim R-T-C 13. @vppelt68 14. @JohnT 15. @stevehnz 16. @Andwil 17. @theplasticsurgeon 18. @Tim R-T-C 19. @John Masters 20. @Black Knight 21. @Rafwaffe 22. @trickyrich 23. @Paul J 24. @Steve 1602 25. @CliffB 26. @zegeye 27. @wellzy 28. @Mattp7999 29. @Valkyrie 30. @JosephLalor 31. @Beazer 32. @LorenSharp

Another brainwave. A GB of things named after the weather. Tornados, lightning, typhoons, tempests etc. off the top of my head and in no particular order:- Hawker Hurricane Eurofighter Typhoon Hawker Typhoon Me108 Taifun Hawker Tempest Hawker Tornado Panavia Tornado Westland Whirlwind Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ( Gale) Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu (Squall) Republic P47 Thunderbolt Republic A10 Thunderbolt II Macchi 202 Folgore (thunderbolt) Saab 37 Viggen (the bolt) EE lightening P48 Lightning Aradi 234 Blitz ( lightning) Opel Blitz ( lightning) Lockheed Marten on F35 lightning II Macchi C.200 Saetta( lightning) Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent lightning) Mitsubishi J4M Senden (Flashing Lightning) VL Tuisku (blizzard) VL Viima (draught) VL Pyry (snowstorm) VL Humu (whirl) VL Myrsky (tempest) VL Pyörremyrsky (whirlwind) VW Golf (Gulf Stream) VW Jetta (Jet Stream) VW Passat (Trade wind) VW Scirocco (Wind from Sahara) Maserati Mistral (Wind) Maserati Ghibli (Arabic name for the Sirocco) Maserati Bora (Cold wind) + VW Bora Maserati Karif (Hot wind) Maserati Shamal (yet another hot wind, Shamal being the Arab word for north) Maserati Levante (Warm easterly wind) Pagani Zonda (hot air current that blows across Argentina) Pagani Huayra (Wind god if that counts, there is a kit though) Lamborghini Huracan (Spanish for hurricane) Ford Zephyr (warm westerly wind) GMC Syclone (Cyclone) Rimac Nevera (Storm) I’m sure I’ve missed some and we could probably stretch to include thunderbirds and thunder chiefs, but (I hope) you get the idea. 1. Marklo 2. @vppelt68 3. @desert falcon 4. @theplasticsurgeon 5. @zebra 6. @arfa1983 7. @Wez 8. @Mjoo 9. @dnl42 10. @Chimpion 11. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 12. @ArnoldAmbrose 13. @helios16v 14. @Jabba 15. @TEMPESTMK5 16. @Mjwomack 17. @stevehnz 18. @Ngantek 19. @CliffB 20. @Rob G 21. @VMA131Marine 22. @Rafwaffe 23. @DaveJL 24. @Roland Pulfrew 25. @Rizon 26. @trickyrich 27. @wellzy 28. @Jinxman 29. @John Masters 30. @ColonelKrypton 31. @ModelingEdmontonian 32. @IanC 33. @JOCKNEY 34. @Hockeyboy76