PaulR Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) When: 16th April 2016 to 14th August 2016 Hosts: PaulR, TrickyRich and Col. Evening all,Have been perusing alot of enthusiast forums with lots of shots of the heydays of Mildenhall airshow, and have been reminded of all the variety of aircraft types and schemes to be seen at that time. Just a pity we lived under the threat of imminent nuclear armageddon! Mind you there were some compensations...BT and CR coded F-15Cs, LN/UH F-111s, A-10s, Spang F-4s, late Lightnings, aggressor F-5s, Honington Tornadoes, early Mig29s (not that you have seen them at Mildenhall at that time!), European F-5As, Starfighters... well, you get the idea! Plus, there was all the music... possible idea for a group build?Paul Edited December 6, 2015 by Mish 6
PaulR Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Four replies in 10 mins! Anyone else? Oh, just thought... Canadian F/A-18s, Belgian mirages...what else?
whitestar12chris Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Paul would this group build be limited to aircraft only? Got lots of submarines from this period. If open to other craft count me in. All the best Chris
PaulR Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Paul would this group build be limited to aircraft only? Got lots of submarines from this period. If open to other craft count me in. All the best Chris Hallo Chris, hadn't actually considered this, but why not? Could do tanks as well; it would simply have to be something from that specific time period and theatre. Paul 1
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Sounds like an inclusive idea, not sure about the music though Would we be limiting this to European and I take just the time period covered would be the 80's? Just trying to cover the questions before we get too carried away.
Peter Marshall Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Sounds good - How about having it as a "Cold War" GB, covering say 1975-1990 for any equipment used by either side, whether it floats, flies or drives, so that anything goes. This would include none european, however that is slightly different to NATO vs Warsaw Pact.
PaulR Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Sounds like an inclusive idea, not sure about the music though Would we be limiting this to European and I take just the time period covered would be the 80's? Just trying to cover the questions before we get too carried away. Hallo Mish,Yup, am thinking anything based in Europe specifically during the 80s. Paul
bootneck Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 I remember those tanks, all painted up like buildings, or was it blocks of binary code??
Paul J Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 I did once suggest a NATO GB but it got poo- pooed! Due to so many variables etc. But Hopefully it will get a go ahead. If so I'll join in happily.
hgbn Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Sign me up please. Gives me a excuse to build a overall green F-100 or a F-104 in RDAF markings 1
Caerbannog Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Sounds interesting - although I have not much to enter. Would a RAF GR Mk1 Tornado from 1990 in display markings be still OK? Rene
PaulR Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for the interest so far! Anybody else? Another thought... Torrejon F-16s and Italian starfighters? Frontal aviation mig 23s?
Vingtor Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 If I can do a RAF Harrier in winter camouflage or something RNoAF (or possibly both), I'm in. Nils
SleeperService Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Despite the nuclear threat I have fond memories of the 80s so I'll be in too.
CliffB Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Presumably a Westmand Scout would be OK? If so, I'd be pleased to sign up. Cliff
PaulR Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Presumably a Westmand Scout would be OK? If so, I'd be pleased to sign up. Cliff Sounds fine! P If I can do a RAF Harrier in winter camouflage or something RNoAF (or possibly both), I'm in. Nils As a RNoAF enthusiast myself, I think yes! Paul
vppelt68 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I read Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising at least once a year. Wouldn't that be a good theme for this Group Build: If it's mentioned in the book it's allowed. That would mean awful lot of stuff at sea, air and land. Just a suggestion 😊. V-P 3
Procopius Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I read Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising at least once a year. Wouldn't that be a good theme for this Group Build: If it's mentioned in the book it's allowed. That would mean awful lot of stuff at sea, air and land. Just a suggestion . V-P Including several never-weres! I particularly remember the ZSU-23-6 gatling gun mentioned. 1
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