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                        If you could build only one kit

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        If you could build only one kit
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 6:57 PM
                        Say you were stranded on a desert isle, or iceberg, etc., and you had a limitless supply of only one kit (and it's variants), and all the tools, paint, glue, etc. that you could ever use, which kit would you want ? Here's my choice-Hasegawa's Bf 109 in 1/48th. I love this kit.
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:05 PM
                        For me it would be the Tamia mozzie, you wouldn't run out of conversion subjects for a very long time and it is a great looking plane....Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:14 PM
                        I rather like the Hasegagme 109's too, but I'll go with the Tamiya 190 family.
                        Regardless of the small problems, I love those kits. You could conceivably
                        build almost every variant of the Butcher Bird from these kits, except the
                        early short-nosed variants. And with the number of markings options I have...

                        So little time. Disapprove [V]


                        Fade to Black...

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                        Jeeves
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        Posted by Jeeves on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:17 PM
                        Accurate Miniatures SBD Dauntless.....There weren't many variants-- but it is my favorite plane and I'd never tire of building models of it ;)
                        Mike
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 8:47 PM
                        No question about it ... Monogram 1/48th B-17 (only because they didn't make a 1/32). I loved every minute of it.


                        That's Vivian Leigh on the radio room door.
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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, August 1, 2003 9:24 PM
                        I imagine the answer would almost always be whatever your favorite plane is. For me FW 190's with P-47's a close second.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        Posted by Butz on Friday, August 1, 2003 9:31 PM
                        Hey all,
                        Tough question man!!! I have a few favs so it would be REALLY hard to pick.
                        Lets see, the P-51, P-47, P-39, B-17 and the Hawg???????? Can I get back to ya?? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]
                        Boy could I go for a Blue right about nowTongue [:P][:0]
                        Flaps up, Mike

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 10:19 PM
                        I'd build a fleet of Hasegawa F-14's. Great kit, and at least I would be kept busy for a few years.

                        demono69
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 11:42 PM
                        Hasegawa's 1/48 Phantoms.
                        with 5037 built plus the mitsubishi's I would be occupied for just a little while,
                        but the time would be split between that and frolicking with the native girls on that sunny island !
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 12:42 AM
                        Hey, Oggy ! What if it's the iceberg on which you're stranded ? Are you ready to rub noses with the Eskimos ? (is Eskimo politically correct ? )
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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        Posted by Butz on Saturday, August 2, 2003 12:51 AM
                        Hey oggy and Pix,
                        Nobody mention anything about island babesEvil [}:)][:0]. Who needs a hobby then!!!!!!!!!!!Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]
                        Flaps up, Mike

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        tango35
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Steinwedel, Lower Saxony,Germany
                        Posted by tango35 on Saturday, August 2, 2003 2:36 AM
                        My real wish would be a fine detailed Heinkel He 219 Owl in 1/32.

                        T
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                        Keyworth
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                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Saturday, August 2, 2003 3:14 AM
                        I'd want a Skyraider with all the bells and whistles in 1/32. That would keep me busy just about forever. ;)
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Cobrahistorian
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Saturday, August 2, 2003 3:24 AM
                        wow... I'm tempted to say the Trimaster FW-190D series kits, any of em. BUT, since I've got 21 DML and Trimaster FW-190s just sitting in my parents' basement waiting for the day that I have my own permanent place to display them, I think I'm gonna beg off the 190s for a while.

                        In that case? Cobras.... lots and lots of Revell 1/32nd scale Cobras. WITH Cobra Company cockpit sets of course! You did say we could have aftermarket stuff, right?
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 8:49 AM
                        I would have to go with the Hasegawa 1/72 scale series of F-14's. As a 72nd scale fan these are the best and I am a huge fan of the Tomcat.

                        BullCool [8D]
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Saturday, August 2, 2003 9:46 AM
                        I am torn between Revell's 1/32 scale cobra and like cobrahistorian with Cobra Company's cockpit set ( Lots of real nice nose work) and Mongram's B58 Hustler
                        wit henough materials to do the planned varients and DO's and bomb/Nav cockpits.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 2:27 PM
                        uhmmmm, tough choice, it would be the revell 1/32 F4 or the italieri 1/72 C130
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                        cmtaylor
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: United Kingdom
                        Posted by cmtaylor on Saturday, August 2, 2003 4:10 PM
                        Airfix 1/24 Harrier. I could reverse engineer it into a p1127 or convert it to the VAAC Harrier.
                        If there was only one kit EVER, it would have to be a 1/24 Thunderbird 2. At over 10 feet long, imagine the superdetailing possibilities!
                        Gentlemen! You can't fight in here; this is the WAR ROOM!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 4:29 PM
                        I GO WITH BUTZ STRANDED ON AN ISLAND SCREW THE MODELS WHEN THERES BABYDOLLS ON THE ISLAND [:0][:0]Big Smile [:D]Evil [}:)]


                        NO OFFENSE TO YOU (Pixilater) BUT WHAT THE HELL KIND OF QUESTIONS IS THAT.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 5:32 PM
                        For me I think it would be the Me 109, I love the look of that plane.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 5:47 PM
                        It was a question of passion, and I think we are all expressing ours quite clearly. I didn't say that you would have to be alone. It was only a hypothetical inquiry to find out what kits or planes people really love, without asking the tired, old question, "what's your favorite kit ?" That question lacks imagination, and I think that we, as creative people, can always find a different way of asking or answering questions. Modelkid, you can have as much of whatever you want, but only one kit. Which will it be ?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 6:02 PM
                        Pix
                        If it was an iceberg the last thing I would be worried about would be building kits
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 6:14 PM
                        Point well taken !
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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        Posted by Butz on Saturday, August 2, 2003 6:16 PM
                        Hey Pix,
                        I'm still thinking man!!!!!!! Decisions decisionsWink [;)]Wink [;)].
                        BTW great thread Pix. Its actually hard to pick since there are soo many great a/c ouy there!!
                        Flaps up, Mike

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 9:40 PM
                        I'd probably go with Academy's 1/32nd F/A-18.
                        That kit has enough pieces to keep a guy busy enough...and enough ordnance to where you could build an entire squadron of Hornets without any 2 looking exactly alike.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 12:33 AM
                        a really beautiful 1:48 corsair F4u-1...it's my dream plane...i'm practicing up so that when i buy a really great kit, i wont mess it up too badly
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                        lpolpo22
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                          December 2002
                        Posted by lpolpo22 on Sunday, August 3, 2003 6:53 AM
                        For me it would be the Fi 156 Storch in 1:1 scale - then I'm outa there!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 10:54 AM
                        For me it would be the Revell P-40 since I really like P-40s.
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                        JGUIGNARD
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by JGUIGNARD on Sunday, August 3, 2003 12:06 PM
                        No contest - Tamiya 1/48th P-47 Thunderbolt.

                        Jim
                        Most of us are acquainted with at least one "know-it-all". He may be as close as the mirror. [}:)]
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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        Posted by paulnchamp on Sunday, August 3, 2003 8:35 PM
                        The Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire.
                        Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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