They Asked No Odds... the Curtiss P-40 Project
Welcome to the new P-40 Group Build!
This is going to be a bit different than most other group builds here on FSM, in that it is intended to be a perpetual 'project'. It will be open-ended... there will be no overall 'start date' or 'end date'.
In addition to the general P-40 group build, there will hopefully be a series of sub-builds with varying themes, with each theme being determined by any interested participants. That is, anyone who just wants to build a P-40 can join the 'main build'. But if a discussion arises, and a number of folks would like to build subjects from a specific theater, unit, battle, or whatever... then a theme can be decided upon and all willing participants will build a model that fits that theme.
Now... the 'rules'...
There's only two 'real' rules, but more may be added if necessary or if agreed upon by general consensus.
1) If it's a P-40 model, post it here. Nothing else, just P-40s.
2) In order to 'qualify' for a GB badge, you must send me a PM to let me know that you're going to participate with a current or future build. Also, you should post here in this thread on a fairly regular basis and/or post photos of a current build. If you would like to post photos of past builds, you may do so, but that will not 'qualify' for a GB badge.
Badges will be personalized with a number. Numbers will be issued in chronological order, first come first served. You must send me a PM requesting to participate in order to be assigned a number.
I'm leaving this project open to future expansion... we'll see how it goes.
As to the name of this project...
The name was inspired by a wartime Curtiss-Wright advertisement titled 'They ask No Odds...', and also by the situation faced by many a P-40 pilot throughout the war, especially in the early days. That situation was simply this... they were flying aircraft which they knew, in most cases, to be inferior to those used by their enemies, and they were quite often outnumbered. Yet they truly asked no odds... they fought with what they had; they used their strengths and exploited the enemy's weaknesses. Many did not live long enough to witness victory. But, in the end, living and dead, they all prevailed...
Keep 'em Flying!
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