JOCKNEY Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Now following a suggestion from @Wings unlevel about possible future Group Builds, I thought I would do the decent thing and nominate it. Let's be honest, there are no shortage of subjects and you all have potential kits in the stash. So no excuses, let's get this one in the diary for 2025 and use lots of green, brown and black paint or sky if you're Dave This will include the total time period of Bomber Command so up to the late 1960's List of Fame 1. @JOCKNEY host 2. @Wings unlevel co-host 3. @Rabbit Leader 4. @Marklo 5. @vppelt68 6. @Corsairfoxfouruncle 7. @Tim R-T-C 8. @Rafwaffe 9. @Heather Kay 10. @mackem01 11. @Stefan Buysse 12. @franky boy 13. @RJ-WobblyHands 14. @IanC 15. @modelling minion 16. @Redstaff 17. @R T Fishall 18. @silverfox63 19. @Richard Humm 20. @LorenSharp 21. @Wez 22. @Roland Pulfrew 23. @wimbledon99 24. @wellzy 25. @UberDaveToo 26. @Evil_Toast_RSA 27. @81-er 28. @Angus Tura 29. @rafalbert 30. @Pedro52 🏁 31. 32. 33. 34. Cheers Pat 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 48 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: So no excuses, let's get this one in the diary for 2025 and use lots of green, brown and black paint No excuses for me not to sign up then, Pat! I’m in, Let me know if you need a co-host, I look good in brown. 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 6 minutes ago, Wings unlevel said: No excuses for me not to sign up then, Pat! I’m in, Let me know if you need a co-host, I look good in brown. 🤣 Good man, let's get this party started 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Party hat already on... Please count me in with possibly something from No.2 Group... might substitute Black / Night for Sky undersides though. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 16 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Party hat already on... Please count me in with possibly something from No.2 Group... night substitute Black / Night for Sky undersides though. Cheers.. Dave Top Man ! As its you I'll amend our colour choices Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I’ll give it a go provided If I can get hold of a suitable bomber in 1/144 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Yes. V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Me me please pick me please !!!! I have a 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster that is crying to be built. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 6 hours ago, Marklo said: I’ll give it a go provided If I can get hold of a suitable bomber in 1/144 Yes unfortunately although 144th would seem like an ideal scale for bombers - a Lancaster or similar would come out to the same size as a 72nd scale Spitfire - the Bomber Command possibilities are rather limited, either to very old low quality plastic kits or expensive resin examples. Fortunately Valom have just released a good looking HP Hampden (and the post-war Bristol Brigand), so hopefully more will follow. I will optimistically sign up for this one 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafwaffe Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Yes please. Sign me up! Many eligible kits in the Stash. Maybe Airfix will see this GB and give us the new tool 1/72 Manchester in 2025 we (ok I) want… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Add me! Add me! Sadly, I may have cleared my Bomber Command stash by the time a potential GB comes round, but you have my name to push the proposal over the line. I suppose I could find another one to build, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Put me down too. Now to find a manageable sized kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Buysse Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hi, Yes, I would be interested in a RAF Bomber Command GB. I believe that Bomber Command existed from 1936 to 1968. I would be OK with it if the GB was limited to the 1939-1945 period. But if we allow it to extend to 1968, we could attract more builders who like the V-bombers and there would be some decent kits for the 1/144 scale builders. GWH has announced a Valiant for this year. Cheers, Stefan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I’d be up for an extension of this GB to encompass the complete Bomber Command 1936-68 time period. That would allow some of us to build Airfix’s two 2024 mid year announcements (Avro Lincoln and EE Canberra B.2) and showcase to the world how good these kits are really going to be. Cheers.. Dave (Yes.. I know nothings been announced, however I’m trying my best attempt at subliminal messaging to get the point across.. C”mon Airfix!! ) 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Great idea Pat. I haven’t built a bomber for ages so please sign me up! Thanks James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 add me to the list please . I need the fill to fill my office / modelling room up with more big beasties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I'll sign up too. For space reasons I'll have to build something a bit more compact than a Lanc or Halifax. So 2 Group it is. Or possibly Leonard Cheshire's Mustang? 🤔 Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I have a few kits in the stash that fit the bill Pat and its a subject I haven't given enough attention to over the years so you can add my name to the list. Might go down the 100 group route or might go for something more mainstream. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I was about to write something about my subject options, using the (in this forum section) much maligned word "or". Then I came to my senses, and decided not to 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Now as most of you know, I don't build aircraft anymore as I've concentrated on F1 and rally cars over the last few years. But, in the stash I have a Tamiya dambuster Lanc from the '80s that I kept when I got rid of all my other aircraft kits, as I always wanted to build one (along with the only other aircraft kit being an Airfix 1/24 P51D of a similar vintage) Seems as good a time as any to build the Lanc, so add me to the list please Pat as the GB format will push me along Cheers Ian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Wonderful choice Ian @Redstaff The Tamiya Lancaster is an absolute classic and will be perfect for this GB. We just need to gather up all the usual suspects and some newbies to get this GB over the line. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R T Fishall Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Count me in please Pat! That idea of expanding this to cover the whole of Bomber Command's existence appeals; I'm thinking about a gallery covering everything from a 1930's Silver Hawker Hind to a V Bomber in Anti-flash White. Or even an RAF Thor... Edited January 16 by R T Fishall 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 17/01/2024 at 07:52, JOCKNEY said: We just need to gather up all the usual suspects and some newbies to get this GB over the line. Early sign up numbers look good, Pat. We’ll be doing a thousand bomber raid of the Bunfight in no time. 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox63 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Sign me up, I have plenty of Airfix and Revell victims (Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling) in 1/72. Cheers, Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I keep thinking about doing a 2 Group project, so count me in as well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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