whiskey Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, jackroadkill said: Cough cough *sharkmouth* cough... Don’t threaten me with a good time… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 If I haven't already replied, count me in please! Probably an RAH-66 to boost the rotor entries. Cheers, Dermot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 That sounds great, Dermot James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/2/2024 at 9:09 PM, 81-er said: That sounds great, Dermot James Sorry James @81-er me again! Just wondering is Project Pilot attached to am F4D-1 Skyray eligible? Cheers, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 I think the rocket would, but not attached to the Skyray. Otherwise it'd open up the GB to a whole host of established service machines fitted with experimental ordnance, which isn't what this is supposed to be about. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I think it will be a Short Shetland from me James. Designed as a successor to the Sunderland, but only two prototypes were made. Possibly because it was so ugly! Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 I don't know what you mean, Cliff, it has such beautiful sleek lines... James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Too bad that no manufacturer has produced a kit covering the FARA prototypes that the US Army JUST cancelled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Having set myself off down the route of ugly Shorts, with my Shetland, I'm wondering whether the Seamew would also qualify for this Group Build please? It's history seems slightly convoluted, but to quote Wikipedia: "It first flew on 23 August 1953, but, due to poor performance coupled with shifting defence doctrine, it never reached service and only 24 production aircraft had flown before the project was cancelled". Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Having had a good read of the history of that one, I'd say it counts, Cliff James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Several pages ago I suggested that I might look at scratch building the MEKO A-200 RN that was one of the two offerings for the RN Type 31 frigate programme that didn't make it through, with the award going to the Babcock Arrowhead 140 instead. Well there are a few artists' impressions in open source but probably not enough to scratch build from, and even though I can get access to the actual general arrangement drawings, unfortunately they have not yet been down-classified so I wouldn't be able to take copies. So, would HMS BRISTOL qualify? BRISTOL was the first of the Type 82 destroyer programme, planned to be the first of a class of 8 whose design specification was to provide anti-air warfare escort duty for the projected new aircraft carrier, CVA-01. But when the RAF managed to persuade ministers that they didn't need to invest in a new carrier, because their aircraft could reach every part of the globe in which Britain had an interest (only by moving Australia several thousand miles on a map mind you 😠), Denis Healey, the then Defence Secretary, cancelled CVA-01. De-facto, if there was no CVA-01, there was no need for 8 expensive escorts, and so the Type 82 programme was similarly cancelled. However, BRISTOL, as first of class, was still ordered from Swan Hunters and the decision was taken to continue with her effectively as a trials ship to de-risk future technologies which would eventually find themselves in the smaller and cheaper Type 42s. It would be a fairly extensive conversion from an Airfix County Class but certainly doable. But I'm not sure if it would count because although the programme was cancelled, BRISTOL herself was finished and did enter service. What do people think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 HMS Bristol certainly wouldn't count as she did see service, but one of the others of the class could if built as they would have seen service in their original roles, rather than the trials role of Bristol. I'm assuming that Bristol deviated from the original design/fit-out? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quailane Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I'm thinking of an F-20 Tigershark from Hasegawa. Might be interesting to give it markings and ordnance like an active service F-16. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 7 hours ago, 81-er said: HMS Bristol certainly wouldn't count as she did see service, but one of the others of the class could if built as they would have seen service in their original roles, rather than the trials role of Bristol. I'm assuming that Bristol deviated from the original design/fit-out? James Thanks James. As originally built, she was built to the planned design of the other ships in the class but over the years she was altered as happens with any ship. I did think she wouldn't qualify. I'll think again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 23 hours ago, 81-er said: Having had a good read of the history of that one, I'd say it counts, Cliff James Thanks James. I look forward to milking 'a pair of Shorts', for all it's worth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 4 hours ago, Quailane said: I'm thinking of an F-20 Tigershark from Hasegawa. Might be interesting to give it markings and ordnance like an active service F-16. Sounds great to me 3 hours ago, Chewbacca said: Thanks James. As originally built, she was built to the planned design of the other ships in the class but over the years she was altered as happens with any ship. I did think she wouldn't qualify. I'll think again. I hope you can find a suitable subject, I rather like the idea of a scratch built ship in the GB 2 minutes ago, CliffB said: Thanks James. I look forward to milking 'a pair of Shorts', for all it's worth I'd be disappointed if you didn't, Cliff James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 3/3/2024 at 9:19 AM, CliffB said: Having set myself off down the route of ugly Shorts, with my Shetland, I'm wondering whether the Seamew would also qualify for this Group Build please? It's history seems slightly convoluted, but to quote Wikipedia: "It first flew on 23 August 1953, but, due to poor performance coupled with shifting defence doctrine, it never reached service and only 24 production aircraft had flown before the project was cancelled". Cheers Life Regrets No.17358 - Today I searched Short Shetland and Seamew and know the images will stay with me for ever. One is simply wrong the second looks like it belongs on the opening credits of Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines but not in a good way I feel obliged to come up with something equally visually distressing in the AFV world. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 15/02/2024 at 11:20, Dermo245 said: Just wondering is Project Pilot attached to am F4D-1 Skyray eligible? Wot? Like this? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 A Mistercraft XFY-1 Pogo will be my contribution to this GB. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 A great choice, Steve James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Very sorry to say this but I will be dropping out of this and all subsequent GBs for this year, I just don't have the time available anymore for a year-round GB schedule 😞 good luck with your builds 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Just one word. Valkyrie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Alan P said: Very sorry to say this but I will be dropping out of this and all subsequent GBs for this year, I just don't have the time available anymore for a year-round GB schedule 😞 good luck with your builds 👍 That's a shame, Alan, but understandable 1 hour ago, Pin said: Just one word. Valkyrie Absolutely James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 @Alan Sorry to hear that; we'll look forward to you returning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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