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So where is everybody?
Prior to the build, there was a lot of enthusiasm...or so it seemed from the postings.
A lot or you have even signed up to build and it's still quiet...too quiet...
On the up, Postie delivered my copy of Bill Gunston's "Aircraft of the Vietnam War" this morning. Predomininantly black and white photos, the book is much enhanced by Mr. Gunston's writing on each subject.
Regards,
Bruce
Prior to the build, there was a lot of enthusiasm...or so it seemed from the postings.
A lot or you have even signed up to build and it's still quiet...too quiet...
On the up, Postie delivered my copy of Bill Gunston's "Aircraft of the Vietnam War" this morning. Predomininantly black and white photos, the book is much enhanced by Mr. Gunston's writing on each subject.
Regards,
Bruce
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...And another thing!
The Kamen Huskie was a very active little beastie and the only 1/72 kit I can find is from Mach 2. Do I really have to part with the best part of £20, (from Hannants), to get a 1/72 Huskie in my shelf?
Regards,
Bruce
The Kamen Huskie was a very active little beastie and the only 1/72 kit I can find is from Mach 2. Do I really have to part with the best part of £20, (from Hannants), to get a 1/72 Huskie in my shelf?
Regards,
Bruce
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I pass by this fetish every working day. near the metro station "Academicheskaya" in Moscow
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of course this monument (fetish is joke) for a socialist Vietnam on Ho Shi Minh square. But now nobody don't remember who was Ho Shi Minh and war in Indo-China, except some modellers and history enthusiast
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As my Providers and B-57 make fianl approach, I'm looking as to what to do next.
Something that'll result in a relatively small model, so 1/144 is an obvious choice, but I have some smaller 1/72's, including helicopters, which seem under-represented in the Build, given the huge contribution they made to the conflict.
The Huey is already taken and I've already got Cobras. I'm leaning towards a Kiowa, although the Sea Knight's a nice kit...but there's already been one recently in the Forum. A Chinook's too big at the moment, as is the Flying Banana and my Revell Skycrane, although the latter's working features and added extras are tempting.
I've already got a Loach and Sea Sprite and Sea Kings and Super/Green Giants are too big again...
Something that'll result in a relatively small model, so 1/144 is an obvious choice, but I have some smaller 1/72's, including helicopters, which seem under-represented in the Build, given the huge contribution they made to the conflict.
The Huey is already taken and I've already got Cobras. I'm leaning towards a Kiowa, although the Sea Knight's a nice kit...but there's already been one recently in the Forum. A Chinook's too big at the moment, as is the Flying Banana and my Revell Skycrane, although the latter's working features and added extras are tempting.
I've already got a Loach and Sea Sprite and Sea Kings and Super/Green Giants are too big again...
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Kamen Huskie it is...with a Matchbox Kiowa, for light relief.
Regards,
Bruce
Regards,
Bruce
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The Italeri H-21 Flying Banana for the early 60's part of the war.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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That will learn me to read the fine print. I thought that this GB was ending on the 30th of June and now I see it is the 31st of July. I was getting all worked up over nothing. I can go back to bed now.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
- HangarHound
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Hmmmm - at least it doesn't have to be an Airfix kit..... 3 weeks too short for a SPAD (A-1)?
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You asking me?!?HangarHound wrote:Hmmmm - at least it doesn't have to be an Airfix kit..... 3 weeks too short for a SPAD (A-1)?
Go on...you can do it...you know you want to.
Regards,
Bruce
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Might not be such a good idea, well over 200 parts (and counting) looks like a fair bit of work with details, not that I mind just timewise, surprisingly this isn't some modern Tamiya thing, found it's made in 1966!
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Looks like it's a wrap, good GB ...
Take a few days to get final pix and thoughts up, then let me know and I'll archive it ....
Take a few days to get final pix and thoughts up, then let me know and I'll archive it ....
John Ratzenberger
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
It's my model and I'll do what I want with it.
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I would just like to thank everyone who took part or commented. It was a great GB to moderate with an excellent & varied subject group. I must confess that I expected to be inundated with Phantoms & Thunderchiefs - how wrong can one be?
Thanks again to you all.
Thanks again to you all.
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Current Projects:
East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)
Current Projects:
East German Air Force (1956-90)
South African Air Force (1958-93)