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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 9:51 AM

falconmod

Here's my TR-1A.

 

Humm!  I usually think of 1:144 kits of single engine aircraft as being tiny.  But the TR-1 (and even the U2) is a pretty big aircraft.  What is the wingspan of the kit?

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:01 AM

Don Stauffer

 

 
falconmod

Here's my TR-1A.

 

 

 

Humm!  I usually think of 1:144 kits of single engine aircraft as being tiny.  But the TR-1 (and even the U2) is a pretty big aircraft.  What is the wingspan of the kit?

 

 

Real wingspan is 103' so about 8.5" in 144th scale

 

  • Member since
    September 2011
  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:49 PM

Don Stauffer

 

 
falconmod

Here's my TR-1A.

 

 

 

Humm!  I usually think of 1:144 kits of single engine aircraft as being tiny.  But the TR-1 (and even the U2) is a pretty big aircraft.  What is the wingspan of the kit?

 

 

about 8.2 inches

On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

  • Member since
    February 2005
  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 6:00 PM

I might be interested in joining. I’ve got an F-6B I could contribute. 

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 6:43 PM
I'd be glad to have you RadMax! It looks like this will be a go, I'll get the actual thread posted in the Group Build section in a few weeks.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    April 2015
Posted by Mopar Madness on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 8:50 PM

SB - Can I contribute this fella? It was a radar equipped bloodhound for night fighter units.  It was a night fighter that can be categorized as a spotter.

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, April 5, 2018 8:07 AM
Hi Chad, yeah the Fw 189 would count. With all that glass, how could I argue that it wouldn't classify as a spotter? Glad to have you along!

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: NYC, USA
Posted by waikong on Monday, April 9, 2018 10:27 PM

I am in, I was going to do the 189, but looks like its already taken. I have the Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi ki46 Dinah sitting in my stash, so maybe I will go with that.

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:55 PM
Glad to have you aboard! Either plane is good with me

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: Brisbane Australia
Posted by ChrisJH666 on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:21 PM

Does my current Boomerang build count? They were used not only for ground support and strike spotting, often as strike leader for NZ Corsairs, but also for photo recce with a big camera mount behind the fuel tank in the rear fuselage (see the access panel below the roundel?)

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

 

Chris

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 8:18 AM
Hi Chris, if the plane you're building served in a spotter role, or if you're building the recce version then it certainly does count

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:05 PM
OK everyone, I let this get by me, but I finally posted the thread in the Group Build section. I did my best to fill in the roster, but if I missed you just let me know. Also, some of you didn't tell me scale and manufacturer, so I'll update that as soon as I can. Thanks!

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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