Bug Talk
- JohnRatzenberger
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Bug Talk
Welcome to the Insect' GB, a place for models of things carrying insect names.
This is a continuation of the initial Does anyone fancy...Mossie or Insect GB thread from GB Chat.
Here sign-up for the 'Insect' SKGB, state your entry, chat with others who are joining the GB.
Your GB Leaders are Jagewa and SJPONeill, who will post any additional details here shortly ....
This is a continuation of the initial Does anyone fancy...Mossie or Insect GB thread from GB Chat.
Here sign-up for the 'Insect' SKGB, state your entry, chat with others who are joining the GB.
Your GB Leaders are Jagewa and SJPONeill, who will post any additional details here shortly ....
- TomW
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Re: Bug Talk
Right then, I'll be attempting a Skybirds 86 DH Hornet F.Mk.3
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Tom
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We'll call him Dinghy Watts...... - Paul Bradley
2016 A:B = 29:11
2015 A:B = 38:14
2014 A:B = 25:9
2013 A:B = 20:17
2012 A:B = I didn't keep score
2011 A:B = 39:11
2010 A:B = 51:10
- Molly-new
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Re: Bug Talk
I fear I will end up all Bug-Eyed trying to do a Sherman Firefly in 1/72 scale.
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- Jagewa
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Re: Bug Talk
Thanks very much John, appreciate your work.
I see the swarm is gathering, so welcome aboard this "Insect/bug" themed Group build, no repellent required..
Please setup your own build threads, kick back at the bench and enjoy a bit of building, remember this is a shared process, we are eager to see your how you build and any issues you have, plenty of helpful folks here, so post often with plenty of pictures, of course bug jokes will engender more respect, accolades and the adoration of the opposite sex.....
Cheers
Jim
I see the swarm is gathering, so welcome aboard this "Insect/bug" themed Group build, no repellent required..
Please setup your own build threads, kick back at the bench and enjoy a bit of building, remember this is a shared process, we are eager to see your how you build and any issues you have, plenty of helpful folks here, so post often with plenty of pictures, of course bug jokes will engender more respect, accolades and the adoration of the opposite sex.....
Cheers
Jim
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Re: Bug Talk
I will ant-e up a Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly.
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Andrew
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- TimJ
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Re: Bug Talk
Do spiders qualify as I found a T'rantula in the porch this morning.
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Re: Bug Talk
I'm in with a Revell 1:48 Mosquito B Mk IV :-)
- splash
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Re: Bug Talk
Now for a bit of controversy, dose the Spitfire count as there is a “Spitfire sawfly” that lives in Australia?
Here is the link to the wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitfire_sawfly;
I will not be upset in the slightest if you say no .
Here is the link to the wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitfire_sawfly;
I will not be upset in the slightest if you say no .
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- beany
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Re: Bug Talk
Guys, I have a Revell 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf110D in Wespe (Wasp) markings (which is why I bought it - lovely big wasp decal on the front) - is this allowed or too much of a stretch on the insect name theme? I've got other contenders for the GB up my sleeve if this one is out, but I'd really like to build this one.
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Al.
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- Jagewa
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Re: Bug Talk
Hi guys,
We've had a chat, and decided Bond Bug would be in, and as Brews said, there was a discussion in the original thread that Spiders were in..
But "Spitfire Sawfly" and the 110 with Wespe markings are really stretching it a bit and are not in, looking forward to what you do pick Al and Splash.
Cheers
Jim and Simon
We've had a chat, and decided Bond Bug would be in, and as Brews said, there was a discussion in the original thread that Spiders were in..
But "Spitfire Sawfly" and the 110 with Wespe markings are really stretching it a bit and are not in, looking forward to what you do pick Al and Splash.
Cheers
Jim and Simon
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OK...feeling really bad about this (no, not really but being really nosey) I've done some more research into the naming of the Spitfire to determine if the name was drawn from some knowledge of the Australian Spitfire caterpillar which turns into the Mottled Cup Moth (not known to be an aircraft made by any branch of De Havilland). This appeared a reasonable suggest due to the painful spitting action of this caterpillar being possibly close to the effect desired of the Spitfire upon the bad guys. As near as 15 minutes of googling can tell me, the Spitfire was named after a lively young lady and nothing within the bug world...
"Annie Penrose, who died aged 100, gave her childhood nickname “ "Little Spitfire" “ to the world's most celebrated fighter aircraft. Her father, Sir Robert McLean, played a crucial role in the development of the Spitfire as chairman of Vickers (Aviation) in the 1930s, working closely with the gifted design engineer RJ Mitchell. When it came to giving the new single-seater fighter a name, McLean suggested Spitfire, the affectionate term he used for his spirited elder daughter. Initially the Air Ministry had reservations about the name, as did Mitchell, who argued for calling the new aircraft the Shrew; but in the end McLean prevailed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... nrose.html;"
So I have learned something today...and that is that it is probably a good thing that RJ Mitchell didn't always get his own way...
"Annie Penrose, who died aged 100, gave her childhood nickname “ "Little Spitfire" “ to the world's most celebrated fighter aircraft. Her father, Sir Robert McLean, played a crucial role in the development of the Spitfire as chairman of Vickers (Aviation) in the 1930s, working closely with the gifted design engineer RJ Mitchell. When it came to giving the new single-seater fighter a name, McLean suggested Spitfire, the affectionate term he used for his spirited elder daughter. Initially the Air Ministry had reservations about the name, as did Mitchell, who argued for calling the new aircraft the Shrew; but in the end McLean prevailed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... nrose.html;"
So I have learned something today...and that is that it is probably a good thing that RJ Mitchell didn't always get his own way...
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Re: Bug Talk
Hi Guys, good call on the Spitfire, it was a long shot and there was no harm in trying .
What about the Nightkawk, will you accept that, as there is a night kawk moth?
Regards
Splash
What about the Nightkawk, will you accept that, as there is a night kawk moth?
Regards
Splash
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- SJPONeill
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Couldn't find any refs to a Nightkawk but if you are referring to the F-117 Nighthawk, that was named after the bird '...a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae...' as opposed to the night hawk moth, so I'd be a 'no' on this one as well...on the silver lining side, I am expecting to ace the natural history section of this week's pub trivia quiz so keep those questions coming...
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Re: Bug Talk
How about the Airfix "B" type bus?
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