Greetings!
Welcome to the First Annual USAF Vietnam Group Build!
The “Official” start will be August 7th, to coincide with the infamous “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution” of August 7, 1964. But we will have an early start that we will call the “Advisory Period” starting now until then. The build will end on August 6th, 2014 at which time we will carry over to the “Second Annual USAF Vietnam Group Build”.
The rules of this build are pretty simple:
- You MUST participate, and post pictures to show your work in progress.
- Crossovers are allowed (participating in other builds with the same project).
- You may enter partially started projects as long as they are less than 50% completed.
- You may enter more than one project.
- The aircraft must be on the list (at the bottom of this post). If you think that you have an aircraft that should be on the list, please let me know! (REMEMBER, this is USAF only.)
- And the most important rule, HAVE FUN!
To join, simply post the kit you are going to build (including the scale), note whether you are converting it to a different version and any aftermarket or scratch building that will be added.
All finished builds will be entered on the first page of the build.
Here is the badge, feel free to pick one up if you are participating. You do not have to wait until you have completed your build.
Roster:
Son Of Medicine Man: Hasegawa 1/48 F-4E Phantom II - with every conceivable aftermarket made and scratch building for what has not! Update, this is on hold while I build instead a Testors 1/48 SR-71A Blackbird.
Striker8241: Italeri 1/72 C-130E(CT) "Clamp" Combat Talon
Buffirn: Monogram B-52D Stratofortress
Taxtp: Academy 1/72 A-37B Dragonfly
MAgather: Trumpeter 1/48 F-100C Super Sabre
GMorrison: Trumpeter 1/72 F-100F Super Sabre "Misty"
Bockscar: Revell 1/72 B-52D Stratofortress
Dogfish_7: ESCI ERTL 1/48 A-1H Skyraider
GreySnake: Monogram 1/48 F-105G Wild Weasel Thunderchief
PeteG: ProModeler 1/48 F-102A Delta Dagger (Case X)
Jbell30: Esci 1/72 KC-135A Stratotanker
Kiwi: Monogram 1/48 A-1H Skyraider, Hasegawa 1/48 F-104C Starfighter, Monogram 1/48 A-37 Dragonfly
TarnShip: Hasegawa 1/72 RF-4C Phantom II
Tal Afar Dave: Monogram 1/48 F-4C Phantom II, Testors 1/48 O-2A Skymaster, Monogram 1/48 A-1H Skyraider
Beckyhead: Academy 1/48 F-4C Phantom II flown by Col. Robin Olds during Operation Bolo
Tcepilot: Hobby Boss 1/48 F-105G Wild Weasel
Honor Wall
GreySnake's Monogram 1/48 F-105G Wild Weasel Thunderchief
Kiwi's Hasegawa 1/48 F-104C Starfighter
You may enter any aircraft that was used by the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. I have several years of research compiled the following list:
| A-1E Skyraider |
| A-1H Skyraider |
| A-1J Skyraider |
| A-26A (B-26K) Counter Invader |
| A-37A Dragonfly |
| A-37B Dragonfly |
| A-7D Corsair II |
| AC-119G Shadow |
| AC-119K Stinger |
| AC-130A Spectre |
| AC-130E Spectre |
| AC-47D Spooky |
| AT-28D Trojan |
| AU-23A Peacemaker (Turbo-Porter) |
| B-26B Invader |
| B-26C Invader |
| B-52D Stratofortress |
| B-52F Stratofortress |
| B-52G Stratofortress |
| B-57B Canberra |
| B-57C Canberra |
| B-57E Canberra |
| B-57G Canberra |
| C-118A Liftmaster (DC-6) |
| C-123B Provider |
| C-123K Provider |
| C-124C Globemaster II |
| C-130A Hercules |
| C-130B Hercules |
| C-130E Hercules |
| C-130E(CT) "Clamp" Combat Talon |
| C-130E(I) "Rivet Clamps" Combat Talon |
| C-130E(S) "Swap" Combat Talon |
| C-130E(Y) "Yank" (formerly "Yard") Combat Talon |
| C-130H Hercules |
| C-133 Cargomaster |
| C-141A Starlifter |
| C-46 Commando |
| C-47 Skytrain |
| C-5A Galaxy |
| C-7 (CV-2) Caribou |
| C-97 Stratofreighter (ANG transport) |
| C-9A Nightingale |
| CH-3A |
| DC-130A Hercules |
| DC-130E Hercules |
| EB-66B Destroyer |
| EB-66C Destroyer |
| EB-66E Destroyer |
| EC-121D Warning Star |
| EC-121M Warning Star |
| EC-121R Warning Star |
| EC-47N Skytrain |
| EC-47P Skytrain |
| EC-47Q Skytrain |
| EF-105F Wild Weasel |
| EF-4C Phantom II |
| F-100C Super Sabre |
| F-100D Super Sabre |
| F-100F Super Sabre |
| F-102A Delta Dagger |
| F-104C Starfighter |
| F-104D Starfighter |
| F-105D Thunderchief |
| F-105F "Wild Weasel" |
| F-105G "Wild Weasel" |
| F-111A Aardvark |
| F-4C Phantom II |
| F-4D Phantom II |
| F-4E Phantom II |
| F-5A "Skoshi Tiger" |
| F-5B "Skoshi Tiger" |
| F-5C "Skoshi Tiger" |
| HC-130H Hercules |
| HC-130P Hercules |
| HH-3E "Jolly Green" |
| HH-43B Huskie |
| HH-43F Huskie |
| HH-53B "Super Jolly Green" |
| HH-53C "Super Jolly Green" |
| HU-16B Albatross |
| KB-50J Superfortress |
| KC-135A Stratotanker |
| KC-135Q Stratotanker |
| NC-123K Black Spot |
| O-1D Bird Dog |
| O-1E Bird Dog |
| O-1F Bird Dog |
| O-1G Bird Dog |
| O-2A Skymaster |
| O-2B Skymaster |
| OA-37B Dragonfly |
| OV-10A Bronco |
| QU-22B Bonanza |
| RB-26C Invader |
| RB-47H Stratojet |
| RB-57E Canberra "Patricia Lynn" |
| RB-57F Canberra |
| RB-66B Destroyer |
| RC-135C Big Team |
| RC-135D Rivet Brass |
| RC-135M Rivet Card |
| RC-135U Combat Sent |
| RF-101C Voodoo |
| RF-4C Phantom II |
| SC-47D Skytrain |
| SC-54D Skymaster (DC-4) |
| SR-71A Blackbird |
| T-28B Trojan |
| T-28D Nomad |
| TF-102A Delta Dagger |
| U-10A Courier |
| U-10B Courier |
| U-10D Courier |
| U-2C Dragon Lady |
| U-2F Dragon Lady |
| U-2R Dragon Lady |
| U-3A Administrator "Blue Canoe" (Cessna 310) |
| UC-123B Provider |
| UC-123K Provider |
| UH-1F Huey |
| UH-1P Huey |