VTOL, STOL, STOVL GB 2020

Roster and finished builds

Bish  1/72 Airfix Sea Harrier FA.2

crown r n7  1/48 Monogram AV-8 Harrier II

Completed, finished pics on page 4

Drums01  Hopes to be able to build something once he clears his bench

falconmod  1/72 Airfix Fiesler Storch

Completed pics page 10

Jacknewblll  1/48 Italeri V-22 Osprey

Jeaton01  1/48 Aurora XFV-1 Pogo

Justinryan215  1/72 Hasegawa AV8B plus II

First to finish! Completed pics page 3

Keavdog  1/48 Italeri V-22 Osprey

Knox  Is in once he finds a posting site that fits his needs

Lewbud  1/72 Hasegawa AV-8B

Lostagain  Williams Brothers Pitcairn Autogyro

Modelcrazy 1/48 Kitty Hawk F-35B

Mopar Madness  1/72 Airfix GR.1 Harrier

Oortiz10   1/48 Italeri AH-1Z Viper

1/48 Fujimi AH-1G Cobra (kitbash)

Finished pics page 11

1/48 Fujimi USMC AH-1J Cobra

Finished pics page 10

Real G  Has lots of wacky stuff to pick from

Stikpusher  1/32 Revell OH-6A

tempestjohnny   1/72 Airfix SHAR FRS.1.

Completed pics page 5

Tomcat    1/48 Monogram UH1 Huey Hog

Thenus   1/48 MRC H34

Completed pics page 10

SilentBob33   1/35 Academy UH-60L Black Hawk

Nice. I have had a thought and my options are 5 Harriers and an Fa 223. But seeing as i am already doing a GR.9, put me down for the Airfix 1/72nd Sea Harrier FA.2. I can build the 2 together.

I like the badges, especially how you replaced the Harriers with the F-35's.

Bish

I like the badges, especially how you replaced the Harriers with the F-35's.

I got you down mate.

LOL, I didn't do that but whoever did it did a good job.

I guess I'm in with an Aurora XFV-1, 1/48.  Here's an XFY-1 from my display cases that was done by a friend who has passed.

Awesome John, a Pogo. I got you down.

BTW, is that an Aurora kit that your friend did, that's great looking!

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235070245-amusing-hobby-148-weserflug-p1003i/

Augh, stop trying to take all my money!!!

The XFY-1 is a Lindberg kit but I have always thought they were the same plastic though I have no proof of that.

Now that is cool G,

John, that kit turned out well, maybe I should look for one. 

Steve, I'm in on this one.  Will most likely be the 1/72 Airfix US Marine AV-8A Harrier.  I'm going through Airfix withdrawals from Bish's GB last year so I need a fix! 

I got you down Chad  Harriers are awesome!

OK every one, it's Apr first. Time for lift off.

Mopar Madness

Steve, I'm in on this one.  Will most likely be the 1/72 Airfix US Marine AV-8A Harrier.  I'm going through Airfix withdrawals from Bish's GB last year so I need a fix! 

 

modelcrazy

I got you down Chad  Harriers are awesome!

OK every one, it's Apr first. Time for lift off.

 

tempestjohnny

 

 

Mopar Madness

Steve, I'm in on this one.  Will most likely be the 1/72 Airfix US Marine AV-8A Harrier.  I'm going through Airfix withdrawals from Bish's GB last year so I need a fix! 

 

 

 

 

Chad I built the GR.1 a couple of years ago. Great kit.

 

 

Harriers are tight!

I started the F-35 and of course the pit is first. The kit does not have any paint call outs so I did a little research. It looks like I need a little more yellow to the ejection handle

Nice pit there MC.

here is my up dated pics.

You guys are off to great starts there!

John, that cockpit looks excellent!

Nick, i can add one bit of advice on that Monogram AV-8B, watch out for the fit of the landing gear. You might have to adjust the outrigger gears because of the way that they hold the rear main gear just off of the ground. At least that was what happened when I built mine years ago.

Wow, Nick, you're smoken on that thing. Nice 

Nice start there guys.

Here's the status of the Aurora XFV-1.  I am deconstructing a kit probably made by a 10 year old that looks like the cruciform tail has had numerous hard landings.  Two of the little castering wheels are missing, but everything else is there.  I have a complete kit as well, but I will only use it to reconstruct the decals.  Don't think the instructions are going to be needed.  I have separated all the parts using big fingers and a JLC saw where appropriate and sanded off all the raised detail.  The fuselage and canopy are reassembled with tape and white glue in preparation for making a mold for a new canopy.  I can't just make the mold from the canopy itself because the aft section is molded on the fuselage halves.

Here's the model as it's been for 60? years.

The parts in the unbuilt kit, except that someone painted them silver before I got it.

The instructions.

WhereImat:

Nice that brings back some memories even the math involved! Lol 

Stik . thanks for the tip. Test fitted the landing gear the port outrigger was a brown hair off,but managed to adjust with the wing

I dug into the Deep Stash, and pulled out a Comet Hiller X-18!

It was kindly given to me by a model buddy with the hope that it would get built someday.  Thanks Weldon, I will do my best to get this one across the finish line!

Decals look shot though.  I am thinking of purchasing decals from Anigrand.  Are they still in operation?  Their website is still up, but I noticed no new products for a time now.

Steve,

I'd like to join in.  Since Chad is doing the A, put me down for Hasegawa's divine scale AV-8B.  Nice work on the F-35!

You got it Buddy.

I believe I have that kit in the stash so I'll be intrested to see how it buils up.

Hey Steve, while not something I could use to participate in this GB, I did complete an Airfix 1/24 AV-8 Harrier 2 years ago.... If I can get my USS Alrizona moving along faster perhaps I will find something in my stash to add to the GB? 

1/24 Harrier

As Arnold once said, "I'll be back"...

Ben

Sound great Ben, I'll be looking forward to it.

Bama? what Bama? 350 or 700?

Ok, my selection is made. I’m gonna go with a Revell 1/32 OH-6A.