The Royal Air Force Centenary GB Chat

[nimrod54]

@Robert Stuart

Before I start a new topic thread, I thought that I would check that this was suitable for inclusion. I had planned on starting a DH Vampire FB.5 finished in No.613 (City of Manchester) Sq., RAuxAF colours.

[Robert Stuart]

9 hours ago, nimrod54 said:

@Robert Stuart

Before I start a new topic thread, I thought that I would check that this was suitable for inclusion. I had planned on starting a DH Vampire FB.5 finished in No.613 (City of Manchester) Sq., RAuxAF colours.

 

Yes, please go ahead.  RAuxAF are and were under RAF command and supplied a reserve for the full-time air force - "Its current mission is to provide trained personnel in support of the regular RAF" (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force )

 

A wooden jet (Vampire) will be a welcome addition to the group build

[nimrod54]

12 hours ago, Robert Stuart said:

 

Yes, please go ahead.  RAuxAF are and were under RAF command and supplied a reserve for the full-time air force - "Its current mission is to provide trained personnel in support of the regular RAF" (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force )

 

A wooden jet (Vampire) will be a welcome addition to the group build

Thanks for the clarification Robert, I'll start a new thread now.

[Robert Stuart]

Builds summary

For some reason, I can't post these as tables.

 

A/C Maker & Type - No of Kits

Sorted by number of builds, then alphabetically by maker and type

Supermarine Spitfire - 17

EuroFighter Typhoon - 5

Boulton Paul Defialnt - 4

Gloster Gladiator - 4

Blackburn Buccaneer - 3

Gloster Meteor - 3

Hawker Fury - 3

PanAvia Tornado - 3

deHavilland Mosquito - 2

Hawker Hurricane - 2

Hunting Percival Jet Provost - 2

SEPECAT Jaguar - 2

Sopwith Camel - 2

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - 1

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin - 1

Avro 504 - 1

Avro Lancaster - 1

Bae Hawk - 1

Boeing E-3 - 1

Brewster Buffalo - 1

Bristol Beaufighter - 1

Bristol Bulldog - 1

Bristol F2B - 1

Curtiss Tomahawk - 1

deHavilland Hornet - 1

deHavilland Tiger Moth - 1

deHavilland Vampire - 1

English Electric Canberra - 1

English Electric Lightning - 1

Folland Gnat - 1

Gloster Gauntlet - 1

Handley Page Victor - 1

Hawker Hart - 1

Hawker Henley - 1

RAF SE5a - 1

Rolls Royce Pattern 1920 A/C - 1 (vehicle)

Westland Puma - 1

Westland Sea King - 1

 

Total - 77

 

 

 

Kit Maker - No of Kits

Sorted by number of builds, then alphabetically by manufacturer

Airfix - 30

Revell - 11

Tamiya - 6

Roden - 5

Eduard - 3

Italeri - 3

Inpact - 2

Matchbox - 2

Academy - 1

Aeroclub - 1

Amodel - 1

AZ - 1

Czech Master Resin - 1

Hasegawa - 1

Heller - 1

HK Models - 1

ICM - 1

Magna - 1

Mark 1 Models - 1

Mikr Mir - 1

Special Hobby - 1

Wingnut Wings - 1

Xtrakit - 1

 

Total - 77

 

 

Scale - No of Kits

1/144 - 3

1/72 - 41

1/50 - 1

1/48 - 27

1/32 - 5

 

Total - 77

 

Notes: each kit is counted as once (e.g. Rabbit Leader's 452 Sqn build is counted as three kits, one for a Tamiya kit and two for Airfix kits)

One (unstarted) build is omitted, since no kit has been confirmed

One thread has been split into three, with two threads each with one kit, and one place holder - this is counted as two kits.

[Rabbit Leader]

42 minutes ago, Robert Stuart said:

... One thread has been split into three, with two threads each with one kit, and one place holder - this is counted as two kits.

I think I might need this clarified Robert... how about a diagram or better still a flow chart? 

 

Cheers.. Dave (.. seriously mate, thanks for putting this together). 

[MarkSH]

57 minutes ago, Robert Stuart said:

 

....One thread has been split into three, with two threads each with one kit, and one place holder - this is counted as two kits.

Ah! I think that'll be me, it'll all make sense in the end, honest!!

Cheers M.

[Robert Stuart]

2 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said:

I think I might need this clarified Robert... how about a diagram or better still a flow chart? 

 

Cheers.. Dave (.. seriously mate, thanks for putting this together). 

 

2 hours ago, MarkSH said:

Ah! I think that'll be me, it'll all make sense in the end, honest!!

Cheers M.

Thanks Mark, yes - your three threads "Wings Spanning the century"

 

[motogpMatt]

Good afternoon everyone

 

now I've never entered a group build but a recent purchase has got me thinking about entering or have i left it too late to join?

 

this would my entry, can I join in the build? If someone could let me know that would be superb

 

all the best Matt

[Robert Stuart]

51 minutes ago, motogpMatt said:

Good afternoon everyone

 

now I've never entered a group build but a recent purchase has got me thinking about entering or have i left it too late to join?

 

{snip photo}

 

this would my entry, can I join in the build? If someone could let me know that would be superb

 

all the best Matt

Hello Matt, you are very welcome to join, that's an appropriate choice of kit

Time is a little limited now, but I'd hope that you would be able to finish that Typhoon by the end of the build.

[motogpMatt]

Many thanks Robert I shall look to make a start this coming week

 

all the best

Matt 

[Rabbit Leader]

Any updates to the build list there Robert?

Seems we've had a few new entries since early May. 

 

Cheers.. Dave 

[Robert Stuart]

Here you are Dave ...

 

Manufacturer Type - Count

Supermarine Spitfire - 19

Gloster Meteor - 5

Boulton Paul Defiant - 4

Eurofighter Typhoon - 4

Gloster Gladiator - 4

Hawker Hurricane - 4

Blackburn Buccaneer - 3

Hawker Fury* - 3

Panavia Tornado - 3

Bae Hawk - 2

DH Mosquito - 2

EE Lightning - 2

Hawker Sidley Harrier - 2

Hawker Typhoon - 2

Hunting Percival Jet Provost - 2

Sepcat Jaguar - 2

Sopwith Camel - 2

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - 1

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin - 1

Avro 504K - 1

Avro Lancaster - 1

Boeing E-3D - 1

Brewster Buffalo - 1

Bristol Beaufighter - 1

Bristol Bulldog - 1

Bristol F-2B - 1

Curtis Tomahawk - 1

DH Hornet - 1

DH Tiger Moth - 1

DH Vampire - 1

EE Canberra - 1

Folland Gnat - 1

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper - 1

Gloster Gauntlet - 1

Handley Page Victor - 1

Hawker Henley TT - 1

McDonnell Douglas Phantom - 1

RAF SE5a - 1

Rolls Royce Pattern 1920 A/C - 1

Westland Puma - 1

Westland Sea King - 1

 

Total - 89

 

*Note - all three Hawker Furies are finished.

 

 

Brand - Count

Airfix - 36

Revell - 12

Tamiya - 7

Roden - 5

Eduard - 3

Hasegawa - 3

Italeri - 3

Inpact - 2

Academy - 1

AeroClub - 1

Amodel - 1

AZ - 1

CMR - 1

Fly Models - 1

H K Models - 1

Heller - 1

ICM - 1

Magna - 1

Mark 1 Models - 1

Matchbox - 1

Mikr Mir - 1

MPM - 1

Skunkmodels - 1

Special Hobby - 1

Wingnut Wings - 1

Xtrakit - 1

 

Total - 89

 

 

Scale - Count

1/24 - 1

1/32 - 7

1/48 - 30

1/50 - 1

1/72 - 46

1/100 - 1

1/144 - 3

 

Total - 89

 

Finished - 20

[Kallisti]

Bah, I've run out of time to enter this - I'm in the middle of moving house currently so all model building activities have been suspended for the next month  I left it too late on this GB by getting distracted with Hitachi Excavators and AIrfix Girder Bridges

[Rabbit Leader]

On 6/18/2018 at 12:24 AM, Robert Stuart said:

Here you are Dave ...

 

Manufacturer Type - Count

Supermarine Spitfire - 19

Gloster Meteor - 5

Boulton Paul Defiant - 4

Eurofighter Typhoon - 4

Gloster Gladiator - 4

Hawker Hurricane - 4

Blackburn Buccaneer - 3

Hawker Fury* - 3

Panavia Tornado - 3

Bae Hawk - 2

DH Mosquito - 2

EE Lightning - 2

Hawker Sidley Harrier - 2

Hawker Typhoon - 2

Hunting Percival Jet Provost - 2

Sepcat Jaguar - 2

Sopwith Camel - 2

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - 1

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin - 1

Avro 504K - 1

Avro Lancaster - 1

Boeing E-3D - 1

Brewster Buffalo - 1

Bristol Beaufighter - 1

Bristol Bulldog - 1

Bristol F-2B - 1

Curtis Tomahawk - 1

DH Hornet - 1

DH Tiger Moth - 1

DH Vampire - 1

EE Canberra - 1

Folland Gnat - 1

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper - 1

Gloster Gauntlet - 1

Handley Page Victor - 1

Hawker Henley TT - 1

McDonnell Douglas Phantom - 1

RAF SE5a - 1

Rolls Royce Pattern 1920 A/C - 1

Westland Puma - 1

Westland Sea King - 1

 

Total - 89

 

*Note - all three Hawker Furies are finished.

 

 

Brand - Count

Airfix - 36

Revell - 12

Tamiya - 7

Roden - 5

Eduard - 3

Hasegawa - 3

Italeri - 3

Inpact - 2

Academy - 1

AeroClub - 1

Amodel - 1

AZ - 1

CMR - 1

Fly Models - 1

H K Models - 1

Heller - 1

ICM - 1

Magna - 1

Mark 1 Models - 1

Matchbox - 1

Mikr Mir - 1

MPM - 1

Skunkmodels - 1

Special Hobby - 1

Wingnut Wings - 1

Xtrakit - 1

 

Total - 89

 

 

Scale - Count

1/24 - 1

1/32 - 7

1/48 - 30

1/50 - 1

1/72 - 46

1/100 - 1

1/144 - 3

 

Total - 89

 

Finished - 20

I’m so sorry Robert - I forgot to thank you for this when it was posted days ago... bad me! 

 

Cheers and thanks.. Dave

[Robert Stuart]

@Kallisti, sorry to miss you from the build, I hope your move goes well.

 

Everybody, my own apologies to you.  I'm in the middle of an unexpected move myself

[MarkSH]

Apologies everyone, certain not to make the deadline for this GB came up against a grey brick wall in the shape of the mojo sapping Eurofighter, enjoyed the SE5a but just couldn’t get going with the Typhoon. 

Cheers,

Mark.

[PhantomBigStu]

I’m also another who will miss it, accepted my victor will fail, looking at the appaling canopy situation may not even make it ever. 

[cathasatail]

Yeah, I've got no chance of completing mine (ZA326 in 1:32) to a satisfactory level of detail within the time period.

It's been great though and the build shall continue in the WIP part of the forum

 

Best wishes,

 

Sam

[jrlx]

I'm still working on my Defiant (the thread must be updated) and hope to start painting it soon, but I'm not sure I'll finish it in time. The Tiger Moth hasn't even been touched, so no chance of any progress till the GB's end.

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

[Blitz23]

I may just get the Beaufighter done!!! I'll post update pics tomorrow now she's all painted.

[Rabbit Leader]

C'mon chaps - Big push!! 

I now count 31 completed models in the GB Gallery and it would be so nice to see a few more. Robert's list above mentioned 89 builds going on, so that leaves a fair few to hopefully get over the finish line before this weekend is out. Washing the car, taking the kids to the park or the missus out for Dinner can surely wait until next weekend! 

 

Cheers.. Dave (now relieved that he's just posted into the GB Gallery!)

[delta7]

Many thanks to hosts for this themed build, excellent efforts by all involved

[Bonhoff]

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IanJ

[Robert Stuart]

The poll is up and open for voting here:

 

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

Didn't make the cut off with my build, but thanks from me as well Robert for hosting.