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Favorite ww2 aircraft
Posted by Dennisd on Sunday, October 5, 2014 10:41 PM
Hands down for me its 190, it just screams to me
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Posted by IL2windhawk on Monday, October 6, 2014 4:38 PM

Allison Mustang

  1/32 Revell Duo Discus
  1/32 Revell ASK-21
  1/48 Ardpol SZD-51 Junior
  1/48 Czech Models Grumman Goose
  1/144 FineMolds Millennium Falcon

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Posted by ww2psycho on Monday, October 6, 2014 5:04 PM

P-38 all the way, But I do love the look of the Allison engine mustangs.

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, October 6, 2014 5:57 PM

F4U Corsair, they just look so elegant.

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

                              Tongue Tied

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Posted by wolfhammer1 on Monday, October 6, 2014 10:13 PM

F4U-1A, specifically.  Like the 3 bladed versions best.  

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Posted by atcDave on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 12:48 AM

SBD Dauntless. Looks perfect to me.  And what an amazing combat record for an obsolescent aircraft!

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  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:32 AM

Mossie.

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    February 2014
  • From: N. MS
Posted by CN Spots on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:00 AM

If I could own just one:   Catalina PBY

The plane that you can fish out of!

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Posted by hypertex on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:21 AM

B-25. It's the only warbird I've had the privilege to catch a ride in.

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Posted by Devil Dawg on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 2:38 PM

Any version of the F4U Corsair, and, running a close second, the Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9. Kurt Tank designed one mean-lookin' plane with that one.

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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  • From: Greenville, TX.
Posted by Raymond G on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 2:50 PM

F4U-1A all the way.  I'm also a fan of the Avenger and the Hurricane...  Raymond

On the Bench:

U.S.S. Arizona (Revell)

P-51D Tribute (Revell)

57 Chevy Bel Air

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:04 PM

You want screaming.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

G-J
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Posted by G-J on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:46 PM

Jug

So powerful, yet so versatile.

On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

On deck: 

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Posted by EmptyPepsiCan on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:15 PM

I like the P-39. It's just a cool looking plane.

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:12 AM

Reginald Mitchell's Spitfire.  The most beautiful thing to every fly.

Joe

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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  • From: USA
Posted by woody0369 on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:56 AM

P-47 Razorback!

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Posted by tates on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 2:23 PM

For me it'll always be the p-51d. My great uncle use have one, and ever since I saw it at an airshow when I was little I was hooked. Second favorite would prolly be the dauntless

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Posted by Chanter on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 9:55 PM

Westland Whirlwind all the way; an absolutely beautiful aircraft.  Oh, and 4 nose mounted 20's - Gadzooks!

Allen

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Posted by echolmberg on Friday, October 10, 2014 7:23 AM

1)  The P-61 Black Widow

2)  There were other planes in WW2?  Devil

Eric

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Posted by Flakeater on Friday, October 10, 2014 9:13 AM

Ever since the old TV show "12 O'clock High" and Col. Gallager flying the P-51D, the Mustang has been my favorite.  Hands down.  That may be a common choice but there it is.  Second has to be the Forked Tail Devil, P-38.  Those big twin engines are just awesome plus that firepower blazing out the nose.

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Posted by Cattech1 on Friday, October 10, 2014 11:07 AM
The best plane of WW2 is by far the B-29. Fighters are cool, but heavy bombers rock.
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Posted by ruddratt on Friday, October 10, 2014 5:16 PM

To look at, it's the P-38.  To model, gotta be the 109.

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Aleksander on Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:42 PM

Definitely Spitfire (in all versions) Smile

Other two (for full podium): Curtiss P-36 Hawk and Hawker Hurricane!

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Posted by Aussie modeller on Sunday, October 12, 2014 9:48 PM

I like the spitfire mk vbs with the tropical radiator in aussie markings! But one of my favourites at the moment is the bristol Blenheim mk 1

There's no such thing as a clean tank!
cml
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  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by cml on Sunday, October 12, 2014 11:08 PM

Bubble Top Jug for me.

Closely followed by the Fw190D

Chris

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Posted by Aussie modeller on Monday, October 13, 2014 5:09 PM

I also like the ta 152h1

There's no such thing as a clean tank!
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Posted by modelsheek91 on Monday, October 13, 2014 7:38 PM

Me262 is my fave, but any type of Corsair is a close second.

On the bench:

Too much

In the hangar:

Again....too much

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Posted by Chris FFZ on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:28 AM

I have 6 favorites in no particular order:

Curtiss P-40. Nothing says WWII quite like it.

Supermarine Spitfire. Most elegant aircraft design of WWII

Messerschmidt BF 109. Willi's lil fighter just looks so damn cool

North American Mustang. The plane just drips victory

Grumman Wildcat. Rolli-polley fighter that was tough when we needed it

Mitsubishi Zero. Japan's wonder fighter that seemed unbeatable.

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Honorable mentions:

Lockheed Lightning

Chance Vought Corsair

Grumman Hellcat

Boeing B 17

Focke wulf FW 190

Junkers Stuka

Lavochkin LA 7

Macchi MC 202 Folgore

Hawker Hurricane

I do so love those WWII planes!

American Scale Model Manufacturer's Forum Honcho

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Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:29 AM

I like the P-38 and the Corsair Bubbletop

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Posted by Vladimir on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:34 AM

i think the most beautiful are A6M Zero and P-51 of course. and probably Me 262 because it's one of the first jet . And one more it's soviet  I-16 (early period of WW2 but there were many in Spain civil war and in Khalkhin Gol

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