Military Veterans GB

kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Military Veterans GB

Posted by kenny_conklin on Saturday, August 26, 2006 9:13 AM

If you Flew in or on it, Sailed on it, Drove it or rode in it , maintained it lets build it. Simple rules for this gb.

1. build what you used in the military.

2. go as crazy as you want detailing the subject

3.can be stand alone or in a diorama

4. start date 15sep06 finish 31mar07

5. any scale

6. the most important rule have fun, fun, fun! email me or just add a post and i will add you to the list of builders.

if anyone can design a badge that would be appreciated.

Veteran GB participants

1. kenny_conklin Tamiya 1/35th M1046 Humvee - TOW Missile Carrier (D. Co. 1/187th INF. 101st ABD)

2.zephyr1956 Bradley C Company, 4/41 INF, 2nd Armored Division (FWD)

3.osher A Sh'ot Type D (upgraded Israeli Centurion Mk.V). IDF 188th Lightening brigade

4. Surface_Line USS Independence CV-62

5. ewc2003 DML's 1/350 USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) January 1991-May 1993 Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan.

6. yardbird78 AMT B-52G

7.sidure F-4 or A-4

8. mist086 F-14A from VF-111 Sundowners

9. Dave DeLang Academy 1/48 F-16C - VTANG

10. grandadjohn OH-58A in 1/48th scale

11. R-CMan73 E-3 Awacs

12. Hook Driver 1/35 CH-47D

13. Mark T Gold Coast F111-C

14. usaf ssgt - 1/48 RF-4C Phantom II

"Rakkasans Lead the Way!"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:55 AM

I normally just do aircraft, but yeah, count me in on this. I'd like to do a Bradley

C Company, 4/41 INF, 2nd Armored Division (FWD)

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:09 AM

thanks for joining in hopefully a bunch more do :)

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Sunday, August 27, 2006 9:57 AM

A Sh'ot Type D (upgraded Israeli Centurion Mk.V). IDF 188th Lightening brigade.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:40 PM

thanks for joining osher

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Surface_Line

Member since
August 2005
From: Seattle, WA

Posted by Surface_Line on Monday, August 28, 2006 12:50 AM

Thanks. This may finally be the incentive I need to build USS Independence CV-62.

Rick Heinbaugh

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Monday, August 28, 2006 6:14 AM

thanks for joining surface ! sounds like a big project . if we need to for people building bigger subjects we can extend the end date of the GB.

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ewc2003

Member since
June 2004
From: Minnetonka, MN

Posted by ewc2003 on Monday, August 28, 2006 8:36 AM

Kenny you can put me down for DML's 1/350 USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) January 1991-May 1993 Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan.

Matt ------------------------------------------------- "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Monday, August 28, 2006 4:17 PM

put you down ewc thanks for joining in !

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yardbird78

Member since
January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:06 PM

I would like to add an AMT B-52G, vintage about 1968, NMF with GAM-77 Hound Dogs. This was the configuration of BUFFs at Beale AFB, CA, when I did SIOP nuclear strike mission planning for them. I was assigned to the 9RTS doing mission planning for the SR-71 and did temporary duty at the 456 Bomb Wing during their SIOP revision.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

,,

The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:24 PM

I'm not a veteran but I think that's a really cool idea for a group build and I thought I could try to make a badge. You can use it or not or you can modify it as you whish, this is just a suggestion, I just enjoy making those.

Of course it is very difficult to represent every country or every war but this might be a start for a better one.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:43 PM

yardbird ty for joining in on the gb.

yann solo ty for creating the badge works well for me would be honored to use what you made. now the only thing is how do i put it in my profile lol .

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:17 PM

ordered my kit just waiting on it :) hope you are all still in on the build and maybe a few more will join

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:05 PM

The only people who make a Sh'ot D are Legend, with a resin conversion for the Tamiya kit. I'm going to try and pick up the set in November at the Nationals. From what I understand, not such an easy thing to do, so, a good Christmas holiday project.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:03 PM

glad to hear it osher like i said if we need some extra time to finish things up no problem as long as we are all having fun

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Saturday, September 2, 2006 8:51 AM

ok never put a badge in my signature can anyone tell me how to do it please ? :) thanks guys

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sidure

Member since
July 2003
From: waynesboro va, via Ireland

Posted by sidure on Saturday, September 2, 2006 12:43 PM

hey Kenny, I would like to join this GB and will probably be doing a F-4 or A-4 from my day's with MWSG-17, WES-17 in the 1st Marine Aircraft Group 1980-1984. Iwakuni, Okinawa and Yeachon in Korea.Have a couple of aircraft choices to narrow it down to just one. I also do not know how to post a badge either?.

Steve.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Saturday, September 2, 2006 1:58 PM

thanks for joining steve . i guess we will figure out how to use the badge lol :)

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sidure

Member since
July 2003
From: waynesboro va, via Ireland

Posted by sidure on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 12:30 AM

Hey Kenny, someone out there has to know and help us with the badge. Come on guy's give us a hand. I have tried several times and still no go.

Steve

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 7:14 AM

Ok guys

First, you have to save the image on your computer: right click on the image an "save target as..."

Then you must host that picture online thru a hosting web site such as photobucket.com Once downloaded, you have to copy the link.(from the function "copy & paste") You'll have three choices: url, tag or img. Copy the img.

Then you must paste that link into your signature in your profile. It should be written like that:

[ img ] http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/yannsolo/Badge/ArtilleryGBbadge.jpg [ /img ] but without the spaces around img.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 6:16 PM

thanks yann g onna try been having lots of trouble posting pics

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 6:20 PM

thanks yann got it up there !

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 7:53 PM

thanks yann worked well and thanks again for the badge

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 9:16 PM

It's been an honor.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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sidure

Member since
July 2003
From: waynesboro va, via Ireland

Posted by sidure on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 11:48 PM

Thanks Yann, I think I got the jist of it now. At least this looks more familure to me now. Appriceate all the help.

Steve.

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sidure

Member since
July 2003
From: waynesboro va, via Ireland

Posted by sidure on Thursday, September 7, 2006 12:27 AM

Kenny, look who learnt how to use a computor (thanks to Yann ). I think I have settled on doing a A-4 for the build and hope to have one soon in 1/48. Just have to pick a manufacture.

Steve.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Thursday, September 7, 2006 7:44 PM

cool steve mine is still on order from my local hobby shop i will have it next friday

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:39 PM

pick up my kit tomorrow and then i begin to get eveything else in order hope everyone is still in on the build :)

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sidure

Member since
July 2003
From: waynesboro va, via Ireland

Posted by sidure on Friday, September 15, 2006 12:23 AM

Oh I am still with you old man. I have a few A-4s in my stash but not too crazy about them so I might pick a new one up. I have my folks visiting for a few weeks and then I will be starting.

Steve.

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kenny_conklin

Member since
May 2003
From: Staten Island, New York

Posted by kenny_conklin on Friday, September 15, 2006 8:03 AM

hey steve good to see you glad you are still onboard. cant wait till he opens up so i can go pick up the kit and then start figuring out what else i am going to need for it. letthe building begin :)

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