helios16v Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 45 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said: Wonder if we will see the ol B-47? I nearly put a bid in one on ebay for great price before the little voice told me to check just how large it is, much bigger than I thought, not ready for all that sanding for NMF finish I've got one. I was hoping to find a Pavla resin cockpit for it for a reasonable price. The other issue I have with mine is decals... But that one was one of a couple kits I've got that I'm considering. If I can resolve the decal issue I may just say screw it and run with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Update on B-47 decals...it appears Warbirds has done a run of decals at some point, and a couple sellers on evilBay had them available. I would've preferred Carcal Decals...but they have been unobtainium when I've looked periodically over the past couple years. I've got a couple Warbird decal sets for my B-25...and they vary drastically in quality and thickness. So it's a bit of a gamble, but really the only option at this point in time. So maybe a USAF weather B-47? Or maybe a USN bird for a little WTF reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, helios16v said: Update on B-47 decals... Wolfpak Decals did some applicable sheets which are sadly no longer available from the original vendor. However, they were printed by Fantasy Printshop in the UK who still have stock. https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/wolfpak-72-128-giant-voice/ https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/wolfpak-72-064-stars-in-their-courses/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said: Wolfpak Decals did some applicable sheets which are sadly no longer available from the original vendor. However, they were printed by Fantasy Printshop in the UK who still have stock. https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/wolfpak-72-128-giant-voice/ https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/wolfpak-72-064-stars-in-their-courses/ Nice. I'll have to keep those in mind if these Warbird decals end up being rubbish. Fingers crossed they'll be passable though. I may also scan them and try to do masks for the major markings as well. I've got a cutter, but haven't had the time to learn how to use it yet. We'll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 hours ago, helios16v said: Or maybe a USN bird for a little WTF reaction. Thats the one I want to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 02:04, UberDaveToo said: I also have this: The kit is relatively new, but the molds are older than dirt... It would be great to see another one of these being built, and to quote the kids TV show Blue Peter "here's one I prepared earlier" Cheers Pat 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 As we are getting ever nearer to starting this GB, can I ask if there are any volunteers to help host it ? Also please if I have been a muppet and missed anyone from the list on the first post in this thread please let me know and my apologies. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberDaveToo Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 15 hours ago, helios16v said: I've got one. I was hoping to find a Pavla resin cockpit for it for a reasonable price. The other issue I have with mine is decals... But that one was one of a couple kits I've got that I'm considering. If I can resolve the decal issue I may just say screw it and run with it. On the note of the B-47, I have these: A little fuzzy on that one... The Caracal decal has some colorful markings that include the one bailed to the US Navy. And the Pavla kit as well, along with the Flightpath RB-47H conversion, plus the aforementioned Warbird decal sheet. Been needing an excuse to build them... Dave 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 “Them” Enzo’s already in your head, I shall watching along should they appear, still getting the mad voice go for it myself, think I shall resit and buy the 1/144 academy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 23 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: As we are getting ever nearer to starting this GB, can I ask if there are any volunteers to help host it ? Also please if I have been a muppet and missed anyone from the list on the first post in this thread please let me know and my apologies. Cheers Pat Hi Pat, I'm happy to co-host if you're still looking for a fellow muppet! It will either... Keep me focused to set an example with my own build(s) OR Be the perfect excuse reason for looking at everyone else's and making no progress myself, which we all know is going to happen anyway 22 hours ago, UberDaveToo said: On the note of the B-47, I have these: A little fuzzy on that one... The Caracal decal has some colorful markings that include the one bailed to the US Navy. And the Pavla kit as well, along with the Flightpath RB-47H conversion, plus the aforementioned Warbird decal sheet. Been needing an excuse to build them... Dave I don't think the GB name of BIG in Japan has to be taken quiet so literally! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 11/18/2022 at 6:09 AM, Redstaff said: Best bet is look on Scalemates and the timeline on that kit should confirm original manufacturer and date etc But I'm sure Pat will be along soon to confirm or deny 😃 ...and he is not wrong. I have been in the grip of starfighter obsession for a couple of months now. I've done an Italeri/Esci F-104A and have plans for more in the classic italian build later this year. I want to do an OOTB Revell F-104G in Spanish colours for "Southern Europe-GB" but was trying to see where an OOTB Hasegawa F-104 might go. I have followed @Redstaff's advice. I might say that having studied his Big Vern-esque profile picture, I wouldn't dare to not follow his advice: I recently bought some Starfighters in the AK interactive "Hasegawa Treasures" sale and by an amazing chance they look like this: Also Date-wise the decal sheets are appropriately dated. So, this sort-of decides itself: RCAF CF-104. Additionally this is going to let me try-out @arfa1983's advice to polish the bare plastic before starting the NMF. Any additional inspiration needed is provided by a very nice CF-104D in competition at SMW last year. This inexplicably had not troubled the scorer. It was in Bare-metal foil, as I recall, and was exceptionally shiny! See you in a fortnight. Alan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Another couple of possibilities from The Stash. The Kettenkrad is the original release from 1973 and is a kit I always wanted to build back in the day. The Universal Carrier is from 1976 although this boxing, charmingly entitled "Forced Reconnaissance" (sic), is from 2001. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Newton Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Another candidate for the GB is on its way to me - a Fujimi Ki-55 trainer. The kit dates from 1983. I had one many years ago, from memory it was a simple kit with nice surface detail and good fit. I've got some Dead Design canopy masks and Kora decals for an aircraft in Manchukuo markings. Cheers, Mark. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 9:00 PM, Mjwomack said: This then will be my first entry Who knows how accurate it is, because Scalemates lists a Marui C172 in 1/36 scale as being issued in 1984. This version, being the 1/35 edition dates from 1969; never mind classic, I'm going prehistoric! It's been in my stash since the late 90s. Along the way the electric motor went AWOL, but the wiring is still in the box, so this will be sort of almost OOB. Raised rivets galore, but at least the fuselage seam on the bottom won't be such a problem because that's where the enormous battery cover goes. Meanwhile, I notice that a large vendor of second hand kits in Telford has got a Bandai 1/48 AFV, (un)fortunately my bank account is on a post-Christmas diet. But this GB runs through to Easter, so maybe it'll be an easter Egg later along A brief sprue fondle last night; nothing as serious as measuring what sort of scale it might be other than fits the box. But a brief look says, the tail is wrong and lack the dorsal fillet, the wing tips are too rounded off. Fair to say it's going to be representative rather than definitive- but isn't that part of the joy of the Classic GBs? On the plus side, it's got three wheels and a propellor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I'll join in this one, I'm not sure what I'll be building but I'm sure I'll find something that tickles my fancy - been a while since I've built a Hasegawa or Tamiya kit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Newton Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 My postie delivered the Ki-55 kit this morning, the day after I ordered it. My recollection was correct, it has some nicely rendered surface detail. Even though I have some decals for a Manchuoko scheme, I'm tempted by the livid orange trainer colours. I'd forgotten how dazzling the raw plastic was. Cheers, Mark. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Well I have the big 1/32 Me262 in the stash but looking over the sprue's and the twisted fuselage might hold off till another time,I'm leaning towards a couple of Hasegawa 1/72 offering's especially the Fuji trainer which I've wanted to build for a long time now also in the mix would be the Grumman Panther and Tiger and another two seater Skyhawk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Damn we were in the LMS as Luke was looking at Tamiya kit's fitting the criteria I popped a look in the 1/48 A-10 warthog box and thought it a strong contender for my build sadly it was a 1991 release if only they had been quicker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 08:54, Mark Newton said: My postie delivered the Ki-55 kit this morning, the day after I ordered it. My recollection was correct, it has some nicely rendered surface detail. Even though I have some decals for a Manchuoko scheme, I'm tempted by the livid orange trainer colours. I'd forgotten how dazzling the raw plastic was. Cheers, Mark. Oh you just can't go wrong with Orange Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 This GB has officially joined the current page here on BM. Let's make this another classic. There's a vast selection of kits from different manufacturers available and @JeroenShas kindly volunteered to keep track of the builds. If others would like to assist in co-hosting you would be very welcome. If you haven’t done it before, drop me a PM there's no initiation ceremony to go through Good luck everyone Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) According to Scalemates this dates from 1983. 🤔 DSCF1874 by timothy jones, on Flickr In case you're wondering, it's a character rom the Ultraman TV series. 🙂 Edited February 12, 2023 by TimJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 The first three Hasegawa kits were reissued as a special edition a few years ago. They date from 1963, I think, though they are not shown on Scalemates. I'll have a go at at least one of them. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Richard Humm said: The first three Hasegawa kits were reissued as a special edition a few years ago. They date from 1963, I think, though they are not shown on Scalemates. I'll have a go at at least one of them. Great choice Richard You do realise along with that glow of smugness of finding a kit missing on Scalemates, comes the obligation to add it to the website ! Best of luck mate Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 7 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: comes the obligation to add it to the website ! Which kind of reminds me, how do you upload stuff on Scalemates? I’ve tried in the past and failed on each occasion. Probably not a topic for this forum, however that line just got me thinking. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Crikey, it's almost that time already?! Good thing the B-47 decals showed up last week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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