Roster

68GT PM 1/72nd Ho 229 (Completed)

Aaronw Pegasus 1/72nd P-40Q

Bish Revell 1/72nd Ar 555  (Completed)

        Trumpeter 1/35th E-100 Jagdpanzer (Completed)

blkhwkmatt Tamiya 1/48th Do-335 converted to B-1 (Completed)

                      Tamiya 1/48th Me 262A-1 (Completed)

BrandonD Eduard 1/48th La-7

                 Tamiya 1/48th He 162 (Completed)

                 Special Hobby 1/48th Seafire (Completed)

Cat Daddy Hobby Boss 1/48th F8F-1 Bearcat Tamiya 1/48th Me 262A-1

cdr6 Revellgram 1/48th P-80A

crown r n7 Hasegawa 1/48th F4U-5N

                  Tamiya 1/48th Meteor F1 & V1

DantheMan85 Academy 1/35th T-34/85  (Completed)

                       Italeri 1/48th P-51D/K (Completed)

                       Eduard 1/48th Bf 110G-4 (Completed)

Eagle90 PM 1/72nd Ta 183  (Completed)

GAF Academy 1/48th F4U-4B

Gamera Fine Molds 1/35th Type Chi-Ri (Completed)

greentracker 1/72nd x/y B-35

                      Tamiya 1/35th deuce and a half (Completed)

GMorrison Sword 1/72nd P-80B

                 Academy 1/72nd B-50

JayW Hobby Boss 1/35th VK 1602 Leopard

Jibber Trumpeter 1/35th Panzertriebwagen  (Completed)

JMart Cyber Hobby 1/35th Panther II

          Dragon 1/35th Panther II

JOE RIX Tamiya 1/72nd F4U-1D

hogfanfs Fine Molds 1/35th Type 4 Chi-To

lostagain Falcon 1/48th MB5 (Completed)

Modelcazy Trumpeter 1/350 USS Prinz Eugen  (Completed)

ModelMan68 AFV Club 1/35th 105mm M2A1

                     Tamiya 1/35th Nashorn

Moff Trumpeter 1/35th Waffentrager 12.8cm

mustang1989 Hasegawa 1/48th Ar 234B-2

qlabs Pro modeller 1/48th Ar 234

RedFZ1 Kitbashed 1/48th Me 264

Stikpusher TBD

tates Dragon 1/35th Maus

taxtp Academy 1/72nd Spitfire Mk XIV (Completed)

tempestjohnny Monogram 1/72nd P-82 (Completed)

Trabi Revell 1/72nd Tiger I in Finnish markings  (Completed)

          Revell 1/48th Ta 154 (Completed)

Completed Builds

Jibber Trumpeter 1/35th Panzertriebwagen

 Bish Revell 1/72nd Ar 555 

 DantheMan85 Academy 1/35th T-34/85 

greentracker Tamiya 1/35th deuce and a half

 BrandonD Special Hobby 1/48th Seafire Mk III

 Modelcazy Trumpeter 1/350 USS Prinz Eugen

BrandonD Tamiya 1/48th He 162

 Trabi Revell 1/72nd Tiger I in Finnish markings

 taxtp Academy 1/72nd Spitfire Mk XIV

 Bish Trumpeter 1/35th E-100 Jagdpanzer

 tempestjohnny Monogram 1/72nd P-82

 Gamera Fine Molds 1/35th Type Chi-Ri

 DantheMan85 Eduard 1/48th Bf 110G-4

 blkhwkmatt Tamiya 1/48th Do-335 converted to B-1

 Eagle90 PM 1/72nd Ta 183

 DantheMan85 Italeri 1/48th P-51D/K

 68GT PM 1/72nd Ho 229

 Trabi Revell 1/48th Ta 154 Finnish markings

 blkhwkmatt Tamiya 1/48th Me 262A-1

 lostagain Falcon 1/48th MB5

I'm in with a 1/72 M-26 Pershing.

I am tempted to make a comment about the scale, but I will resist.

What kit brand is it.

How about a F4U-5N corsair

I am in. A Falcon 1/48 MB5 vacform. Should be fun.

Bish

I am tempted to make a comment about the scale, but I will resist. What kit brand is it.

LOL, it's a Trumpeter

I'm in!
Sounds like we are going to have some great builds and some very neat looking models 

I have an Arado 234 in the stack of "I'll build this some day", time to dig it out.

Would theoretical builds be ok?
What if Germany had a working nuclear weapon in 1946 and the 234 was carrying the payload?
How about a 234 with Schräge Musik, the upward firing autocanons seen on BF-110's?

Would those be valid entries or just keep it to what's in the box?

Also I picked this up a few weeks ago and it seems like a group who will want to track it down, it's full of great info, diagrams and pictures. Very neat stuff.

Hi the F4U-5N is in 1/48 Hasegawa with another kit yet to be determined

Hey Bish, thanks for hosting this!

I assume this would be kosher by rules 2 and 3?

Finemolds 1/35th Type Chi-Ri Japanese Medium Tank. One incomplete prototype was found by US tech services at the end of the war. For more detail see here.

How about actual 1946 builds? I have an La-7 from the boxing below that includes markings for a Czech bird in 1946 that I'm itching to build. I guess the "What if?" aspect of it is would the Soviets have let the Czechs fly under their own flag if the war had continued? Anyway, I'd love to include it if fits within the rules. 

I found the kit in a storage bin tucked away in the furnace room.
Monogram Pro Modeller 1/48 Arado Ar234C-3/4

This kit is setup with recon cameras and optional 2205lbs bomb.

The crazy thought of this being used as a possible nuclear bomber might not be far off.
Looking through the variants and proposed variants it is possible it could have carried something with a lesser blast yeild than "Little Boy"(15KT @9700lbs) or "Thin Man" (??KT @8000lbs).
A stripped down single seat version, with no guns and landing ski as found on earlier versions instead of the tricycle gears, could probably get close to carrying something in the the 10KT and under range.

Well, you know what I'm building....Trumpeter's 1/35 12.8cm Waffentrager. BTW, I'm having trouble with getting the static URL for Flickr photos, but hopefully I can upload some pics of the JS-3 for the '45 GB soon.

I use tiny pic for image hosting. Works well, free and easy to get links.

If flickr is giving you a hassle give tiny pic a shot, I've got no complaints with it 

Moff

Well, you know what I'm building....Trumpeter's 1/35 12.8cm Waffentrager. BTW, I'm having trouble with getting the static URL for Flickr photos, but hopefully I can upload some pics of the JS-3 for the '45 GB soon.

 

Hi Bish

That's the one. The last aircraft the Martin Baker company made before concentrating on ejection seats.

Grats Bish on getting this one going.  Still looking at ideas, but strongly considering a Seafire in Canadian markings as Canada was given some carriers at war's end. 

Now I was thinking of building a mark 46 that had the contra-rotating props (very important fix to carrier take offs as torque would pull the aircraft to one side), but from what I read this was introduced only April 1947... but perhaps more duress to get this designed earlier if the war was still going on in '46? 

btw historically, Canada never received Seafires beyond the mark XV type, so another what if there.

regards,

Jack

modelcrazy

 

Bish

I am tempted to make a comment about the scale, but I will resist. What kit brand is it.

 

 

LOL, it's a Trumpeter

 

Sorted. I didn't know Trrump did 72nd armour, will be interesting to see that.

qlabs

I'm in!
Sounds like we are going to have some great builds and some very neat looking models 

I have an Arado 234 in the stack of "I'll build this some day", time to dig it out.

Would theoretical builds be ok?
What if Germany had a working nuclear weapon in 1946 and the 234 was carrying the payload?
How about a 234 with Schräge Musik, the upward firing autocanons seen on BF-110's?

Would those be valid entries or just keep it to what's in the box?

Also I picked this up a few weeks ago and it seems like a group who will want to track it down, it's full of great info, diagrams and pictures. Very neat stuff.

 

Ye, what if's are fine. I do all my Luft 46 builds in What If operatinal schemes and i am adding a nuclear load to my 555. I take it you have the Anigrad set.

Have added you to the roster. Welcome aboard.

BrandonD

How about actual 1946 builds? I have an La-7 from the boxing below that includes markings for a Czech bird in 1946 that I'm itching to build. I guess the "What if?" aspect of it is would the Soviets have let the Czechs fly under their own flag if the war had continued? Anyway, I'd love to include it if fits within the rules. 

 

 

Ye, thats fine as it fits either way. I was going to add actual 1946 builds as well but for some reason i didn't. I think i will change that tonight.

Bish

 

 

BrandonD

How about actual 1946 builds? I have an La-7 from the boxing below that includes markings for a Czech bird in 1946 that I'm itching to build. I guess the "What if?" aspect of it is would the Soviets have let the Czechs fly under their own flag if the war had continued? Anyway, I'd love to include it if fits within the rules. 

 

 

 

 

 

Ye, thats fine as it fits eitehr way.

 

Awesome, then I am in for sure. Can't wait to get started (but will, of course).

-BD-

TBD for me Bish, wouldn't miss it thanks. Terry

I have always wondered how cool a P-80 would have looked with the blue/red diamond nose of the 356 FG...

Bish,

Wanting to see how things are going by January, but would be interested.  The only thing I seem to have in my stash (and in my financial situation, I can't run out and buy something) is a Revell P-47N, which would certainly fit the bill.  I just wonder who would have been using the P-47N by that time.   At a guess, probably stationed in Okinawa or a forward base, making ground attack missions on the Japanese home islands.

Gary

Bish,

I have several of the Trumpeter paper panzers and the Fine Molds Type 1-5 Japanese tanks. I believe any of these would fit.

I will let you know if I decide to join, I still have two GB's to finish before the end of this year. One being your Star Wars GB. Granted there will be time in 2016, but I still want these two GB's finished before I make the commitment.

Thanks,

Right, I've got a question on the first category for meeting requirements:

Bish

1) Anything that was in service at the end of the war and could in theory have still been in use a year later. But it should have some sort of What If element to it. A B-29 in 8th AAF markings or a late war German fighter in a new scheme. If somthign went on to serve during the Korean war, it could look as it did then, such as ships with up grades.

 

As I understand it, any equipment used in 1945, but also appeared in the Korean war is fair game.  Now, what if it is an improved or upgraded version that historically appeared in 1947-48 which is well before the Korean conflict?

regards,

Jack

I'm in. I've been eyeballing Corsairs lately, so that's a possibility. Another option, assuming it fits within your parameters, is a B-17G with IAF markings - they were used in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. (Aside: I love how this hobby so nicely dovetails into my interest in history.)