Marklo Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) There was a Helicopter/VSTOL GB in 2020 so next year would be three years and I reckon this would be a fun GB to revisit. Personally it’ll be an excuse to dust off my Hawk Lysander and the sole helicopter in my stash oh and of course a Fieseler Storch if the Reconnaissance GB doesn’t fly (so to speak) So the proposal: anything short or vertical takeoff from catapult launched Sopwith Camels through to F35s ( there’s a version with VTOL capability, isn’t there ?) with anything in between. This one gets in on a technicality.it’s a Sopwith Camel modified to be dropped from an airship. Takeoffs don’t get any shorter than that…. Yes VTOL F35 Any takers? 1. me (of course) 2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 3. @Mig Eater 4. @ArnoldAmbrose 5. @helios16v 6. @theplasticsurgeon 7. @zebra 8. @Rob S 9. @JOCKNEY 10. @CliffB 11. @desert falcon 12. @Dermo245 13. @Col. 14. @Mr T 15. @Jabba 16. @Tim R-T-C 17. @Evil_Toast_RSA 18. @Hewy 19. @Jb65rams 20. @Bobby No Mac 21. @Arniec 22. @Prenton 23. @Scargsy 24. @Dansk 25. @Andwil 26. @exdraken 27. @DaveJL 28. @arfa1983 29. @John Masters 30. @bianfuxia 31. @Colin W 32. @Hockeyboy76 Edited August 10, 2022 by Marklo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Would Trapeze launch & recovery be ok ? If so I have a Curtiss F9C Sparrow-hawk thats aching to get built. They operated off of the Dirigible carriers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Akron https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_(ZRS-5) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Would Trapeze launch & recovery be ok ? Can’t see why not. The sparrow hawk is a great choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Would Trapeze launch & recovery be ok ? If so I have a Curtiss F9C Sparrow-hawk thats aching to get built. They operated off of the Dirigible carriers. Only if you build a 1/72(?) airship to launch it too 🤣 The world of VTOL is full of interesting prototypes & concepts so I'm sure I could find something to join in with. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 35 minutes ago, Mig Eater said: Only if you build a 1/72(?) airship to launch it too 🤣 Actually if I was any good at soldering I did contemplate building the trapeze snd overhead hanger door section. Though the plane is in 1/32 so it would be a large piece either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Gidday, how about missiles? Launching rails weren't all that long. I'd consider a Bristol Bloodhound, which to me looks like an aircraft anyway. Regards, Jeff. PS - I know missiles don't often 'land' as such, they have a tendency to blow up instead. So if on that criteria they don't qualify I quite understand and will bow out gracefully. Regards, again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Actually if I was any good at soldering I did contemplate building the trapeze snd overhead hanger door section. Though the plane is in 1/32 so it would be a large piece either way. Oh that would be a a sight to behold, you'd need a few miles of brass tube & a steady hand to make all the structure around the hanger! Scratch building the USS Macon in 1/144 scale is one of my bucket list projects, I've been thinking of suggesting an Aircraft Carrier GB so I'd have an excuse to build it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Mig Eater said: Oh that would be a a sight to behold, you'd need a few miles of brass tube & a steady hand to make all the structure around the hanger! Scratch building the USS Macon in 1/144 scale is one of my bucket list projects, I've been thinking of suggesting an Aircraft Carrier GB so I'd have an excuse to build it Yeah Im not that crazy, someone else already has though. http://www.flyian.net/aircraft/museum/nasmanx/fsc2.htm What I had in mind was this but from underneath the airship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, Mig Eater said: I've been thinking of suggesting an Aircraft Carrier GB so I'd have an excuse to build it Gidday, I'm into 1/600 scale ships mainly, and wish to do some carriers in the future as to date I've only done Airfix's HMS Ark Royal. So I'd be interested in such a GB. It never occurred to me that airships would be included but of course they would. 🙂 Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I forgot that there is already the salty sea dog GB proposal, which covers aircraft carriers & carrier aircraft. Anyway... VTOL aircraft Pondering some ideas, the Germans made some funky VTOL prototypes in the 1960's that would be interesting. EWR VJ 101 Dornier Do 31 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 3 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday, how about missiles? Hmm missilery rockets, why not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Rocket launched Starfighters? Who's gonna do it? http://mechtraveller.com/2021/01/rocket-assisted-f-104-starfighter/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Remember the Helicopter / Autogyro / STOVL GB well, building this Italeri 1/72 F-35 Lightning an Italieri 1/72 Apache Longbow and comparison builds of an Xtrakit 1/72 Sea Harrier alongside it's Airfix equivalent. And these kits in my stash, are nodding at me Count me in for at least one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Count me in. There are a few STOL types in the stash to choose from - maybe a Do 27 or the YC-14 - and some interesting helicopters such as the AMP Huskie and HUP Retriever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Caribou for me seeing I’ve got no chance of doing one this year in the Canadian GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 If Helicopters are in, I've a few German WW2 ones I'd like an excuse to build, if that's OK? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Yes please Mark, with a helicopter of some sort. Cheers Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Any excuse for building a helicopter is a good excuse, so please if you could add me to the list. Cheers Johnny b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Count me in please @Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Got Harrier aplenty in the stash along with a Yak-36 and -38 plus a few 'copters in the stash so sign me up please If you need a co-host consider me willing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Col. said: If you need a co-host consider me willing. You get #12a if that isn’t portentous I don’t know what is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 43 minutes ago, Marklo said: You get #12a if that isn’t portentous I don’t know what is I'm not superstitious so feel free to put me in at 13th place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Count me in, I have a few Helicopters and VTOL aircraft, and somewhere I think I still have a Yak 141 'Freestyle' kit as I always fancied building one after seeing it at Farnborough in 1992. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Count me in please as I have a few things in the stash that fit this GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I recently came across a nice resin Yak-141 VTOL prototype for a late-Soviet carrier vignette. Sounds ideal for this GB. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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