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The FJ-3 is IMHO an interesting type and it's a pity no kit has ever been done in plastic of this version.

I could be wrong, but didn't Esci do one in 1/48? Seems to have been a bit of a dog, but this thread on ARC might give a few pointers.

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I could be wrong, but didn't Esci do one in 1/48? Seems to have been a bit of a dog, but this thread on ARC might give a few pointers.

The Esci kit was not really a Fury but more of a Sabre with some Fury bits. Interestingly the box pretended to represent both the FJ-2 and the FJ-3 but these versions are quite different. The decals might be useful though !

Mine will be 1/72 however, so most decals will have to be made from scratch.

An FJ-2 would also be interesting as many of these served in overall aluminium paint, a very unusual scheme for a US carrierborne aircraft.. however they were all USMC aircrafts, so not strictly USN.

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I'm in, I did say Marine in the last thread but the excitment got the better of me and I meant Navy! I have a few things in the stash to open... but I'm toying with the idea of a US Navy C-20 Gulfstream, 72nd vacform.

All being well, I'll try to work it so I have no other builds on the go, and may drop in a Neptune aswell as the C-20!

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2013....? sensing some optimism here....

NAVY BLUE blue angels bearcat 1/48 for my ride.... :analintruder:

regards,

ggc

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This is going to be a good G/B with 100 year`s of aircraft

to go with ,

wellzy :headphones:

Any chance of getting the GB extended to 6 months? I'd to have the excuse to build a carrier for it.

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OK Mish Shar 2 will have to do a Lloyd

Well, not knowing what a Lloyd is, if I can complete a battleship in 2 weeks recently, then I might be able to do a carrier in 3 months, if I knuckle down and keep on the project. :analintruder:

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OK, put me down for either USS Essex, or USS Lexington

looking forward to it... beats me churning out a regulation aircraft (well a Cutlass isnt exactly regulation, dont see them built very often).....

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Well, not knowing what a Lloyd is, if I can complete a battleship in 2 weeks recently, then I might be able to do a carrier in 3 months, if I knuckle down and keep on the project. :analintruder:

Lloyd has done two monogram kits on the USAAF ETO G/B and he is good but fast as well

wellzy :headphones:

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You have Kev1n in the list twice :)

WHAT!!!!???

NO....no....no....no......

there cannot possibly be a Kev2n....

there is only ONE (1) of me....I am unique!

and 2013 is a very long way away....

:closedeyes:

but I have a number of USN subjects so.......:)

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When: 4th August 2013 to 28th October 2013

Host: RobW_UK, Wellzy

i will be away for the start of this (first 10 days or so) hope one of the co-hosts cant start things rolling

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This sounds very interesting but I dont know if I'll be alive by then, after all, according to the Myan calender, we are supposed to be going through a polar shift and all of us will be flung off into space. :shutup: Ill check back in if by chance that doesnt happen. :whistle:

Cheers

Paul :sleeping:

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Hi Paul, I'm sure if the Myan's all had plebty of plastic in their lofts thet wouldn't be making such an issue of it but then again!

Can I join in on this GB, please, if I'm not too late?

Colin

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Thanks Rob, I found a box in th estash wil fouu partly assembles A-4's in, I've never finished one, well maybe a very ancient Airfix kit. So this is an ideal oportunity.

Colin

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i will be away for the start of this (first 10 days or so) hope one of the co-hosts cant start things rolling

No worry`s Rob we will have it coverd

Les (wellzy)

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Can I join please?

Either 1/48 or 1/72 Skyraider (Spad!) or maybe 1/48 Avenger - not decided just yet! But then I've got one or two 1/48 jets to have a go at - hmm!

ATB

Rick

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Can I join please?

Either 1/48 or 1/72 Skyraider (Spad!) or maybe 1/48 Avenger - not decided just yet! But then I've got one or two 1/48 jets to have a go at - hmm!

ATB

Rick

course you can Rick - the more the merrier

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