**Sorry you missed us, but this GB has run it's course and is now over. Thus I'd like to give a shoutout to all my fellow modelers who joined up to participate in this GB and make it a success. Thanks guys!

If your wondering when I'll host my next GB.......be on the lookout in fall 2009. Hope to see you then.** 

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Here is the official thread for the Lend-Lease GB which ran from January 1, 2009 to July 1, 2009. Sorry if you missed this GB, but we are no longer accepting any new entries. However their are still modelers finishing up their builds. So still feel free to pop in, ask questions, and check out the great builds.

The purpose of this GB is to model armor, artillery, aircraft, or ships that were actually part of the Lend-Lease Act. Thus the obvious main rule of this GB is that the vehicle you are modeling must have been part of the Lend-Lease Act.

For those who don't know what the Lend-Lease Act was, here's a quick history lesson......The Lend-Lease Act was the name of the program under which the U.S.A. supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and other Allied Nations, with vast amounts of war material between 1941 and 1945. Allowing the president to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" weapons and materials such as non-ferrous metals, petroleum products, and food supplies in order to help defend nations vital to U.S. security.

        GB rules:

• All builds must either be painted in the "receiving" nations paint scheme, or in a paint scheme from the "lending" nation. (For example, if you build a Mk.IV Churchill it can either be painted in a British paint scheme, or a Soviet paint scheme.)
• Reverse Lend-Lease vehicles are also acceptable builds.
• Kit's must be unstarted.
• AM, PE, and scratch building is welcome and encouraged.
• Any scale.
• Multiple entries are welcome, but no crossover builds.

If you don't know if the armor, artillery, aircraft, or ship you want to build was part of the Lend-Lease Act, here's a list of some of the acceptable entries, though not all the Lend-Lease vehicles are on this list. So if you're not sure the vehicle you want to build was part of the Lend-Lease Act, just ask.

        ARMOR

•  Bren Universal Carriers
•  Valentines (Mk IV, Mk VII, MK III, Mk IX)
•  Cromwell
•  Mk.II Matilda Heavy Infantry Tank
•  M3A1 Scout Cars
•  Ford GPA "Seeps" Sea Jeep
•  Jeep
•  Sherman M4A2 75mm
•  Sherman M4A2 76mm
•  M3A3 Lee/Grant
•  M2/ M3 Halftracks
•  M3/M3A1 Stuarts
•  Mk.IV "Churchill"
•  Dodge WC-51
•  GMC CCKW 353
•  Studebaker US6
•  M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer
•  Mk.VII "Tetrarch"
•  M1 Heavy Tractor
•  M5 High Speed Tractor
•  M7 Priest
•  M18 Hellcat
•  M24 Chaffee
•  M26 Pershing
•  M31 ARV
•  T48 GMC Halftrack
•  M15A1 MGMC Halftrack
•  M17 MGMC Halftrack

        Artillery

• M3 37mm Anti-Tank
• M1 57mm Anti-Tank
• M1 37mm Anti-Aircraft
• Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
• M1A1 90mm Anti-Aircraft

         AIRCRAFT

• P-40 Kittyhawk
• P-39 Airacobra
• P-51 Mustang
• P-36 Hawk
• P-47 Thunderbolt
• P-63 Kingcobra
• B-25 Mitchell bombers
• PBY-6A Catalina
• PBN-1 Nomad
• A-20 Boston
• C-47 transport aircraft
• Hurricane
• WACO CG-13
• Lockheed P38 Lightning
• Vought F4U Corsair
• Grumman Avenger (Tarpon)
• Curtiss Cw77 Cleveland (Helldiver)
• Douglas Dauntless
• Brewster Buffalo model 339B
• Vought Sikorsky Chesapeake (Vindicator)
• Brewster Bermuda (model 340)
• Grumman Wildcat (Martlet)
• Curtiss Model 82 Seamew
• Vought Sikorsky Kingfisher
• Grumman Tigercat
• Curtiss Helldiver (model 84 )
• Grumman Hellcat (Gannet)
• Lockheed Electra
• Lockheed Lodestar
• Avro Lancaster Bomber
• de Havilland Mosquito
• Curtiss O-52 Owl

          Ships

• Charger class escort carriers
• HMS Ameer Class escort carriers 
• Wickes Class destroyers 
• Clemson Class destroyers
• Tacoma Class Patrol Frigates
• Admirable Class MineCraft
• SC-497 Class Subchasers(SC)
• Corvette Class Gunboats

Jump in at any time as long as your build is completed by July 1, 2009. Just leave me a post or message, with what you'll be building. (got questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, or compliments? don't hesitate to send me a message)

Participants:

mg.mikael  -  1/35 Zvezda M-3 Scout Car *COMPLETED*Finished pics on page 27.

stikpusher - 1/48 Monogram P-39 Airacobra *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 28.

ruddratt - 1/48 Hasegawa Mk.I Airacobra

bspeed - 1/48 Tamiya M10 Wolverine  & 1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339 

WarHammer25 -  1/35 Dragon M4A1 Sherman 76mm

stick man - 1/35 AFV Club Achilles Mk.IIC

chet - 1/35 Tamiya M16 Halftrack

Aggieman -

1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 16.

GA.modelmaker - 1/35 Dragon M4A4 Sherman w/60lb rockets "Tulip"

jthurston - 1/35 Tamiya M3A1 Halftrack

gregers - 1/76 Matchbox Sherman Firefly

swingr1121 - 1/48 Revellogram P-40B 

Bushi - 1/48 Tamiya M10 Wolverine *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 22.

Lofweir - 1/35 DML M4A4 Sherman

White_R34 - 1/35 Italeri BM 13 "Katyusha" *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 25.

frangkly - 1/48 Revell Spitfire Mk9

Mobious - 1/35 Italeri GMC DUKW 353 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 17.

1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 14. 

dupes - 1/35 Academy M4A2 Sherman

BigSmitty - 1/48 AMT P-40K Warhawk

lewbud - 1/72 Hobby Boss P-51C

modlvr - 1/48 Academy P-38 Lightning

JMart - 1/48 Hasegawa Mk.I Airacobra

wingform84 - 1/35 Tamiya  Mk.IV Churchill

Pavlvs -  1/700 Tamiya USS Bogue & 1/72 Dragon DeHavilland Dragon Rapides

firesmacker - 1/48 Eduard Hellcat Mk.I/ Mk.II

mpkev31b -  1/35 DML M4A4 Sherman *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 15.

Glamdring - 1/48 Academy F4U-4B Corsair

Winged Sword - 1/48 Spitfire  

bobbaily - 1/48 Monogram P-40B

Badge is claimable upon completion of model:

Armor:

Aircraft:    

Artillery:

Ships:

     *please host the badge on you own photobucket account so you are using your own bandwidth

Lend-Lease Links:

A collection of links for modelers who want to learn more about Lend-Lease or to find info/reference pics about certain vehicles.

The Russian Battlefield    

WW2 Armor   

Engines of the Red Army in WW2    

American Weapons in Russian Army

Lend Lease Ship Names

Lend-Lease on Airforce

US Lend-Lease and GB aid.

The Story of Lend-Lease 

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"There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight."- Lon Chaney

Neet idea..... I only have one kit that might work but I'm not shure the AFV club "Achilles mark 2c" (but if I make it I would put it in Canadian markings) the Achilles is am M10 Wolverine with a british 17 pound gun..... soooo would one in Canadian markings work in this GB??

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I'm 15 and I model I sk8board and I drum what could be better.

Im definatly in for this one, not sure what with at the moment. Im seriously tempted by a Grumman Avenger in 1:48th scale though. Im also tempted to attempt my first major converison for this build. It will be building a Pitcair PC2 autogyro from another autogyro kit.

By the way your list of aeroplanes is not extensive, i could post a complete list later if you want.

I am IN

Please put me down for:

Tamiya M10 Wolverine, 1/48.

and a Tamiya 1/48 Brewster Buffalo, B339

thanks and good building to all!

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Cool. Better dig it out.

By the way, it is 1/35. Didn't specify that earlier.

mg.mikael wrote:

stick man wrote: Neet idea..... I only have one kit that might work but I'm not shure the AFV club "Achilles mark 2c" (but if I make it I would put it in Canadian markings) the Achilles is am M10 Wolverine with a british 17 pound gun..... soooo would one in Canadian markings work in this GB?? Stickman you gave me a good brain scratcher, and here's what I found: "Initially seeing much action in France and Italy under the control of British armed forces, the Wolverines (Achilles when in the British inventory) were upgraded to use the British 17-pounder main gun (becoming the Achilles Mk IC).It was used by the British, Canadian and Polish armies in Italy and North-West Europe." So..........because the British got the Wolverine through the Lend-Lease Act, and then they upgraded it to the Achilles. With the Canadians then getting some from the British, to use in the fighting. That means you're Achilles in Canadian markings is in!

Swwwweeeeeeeeeeeet

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I'm 15 and I model I sk8board and I drum what could be better.