**Sorry you missed us, but this GB has run it's course and is now over. Thus I'd like to give a shoutout to all my fellow modelers who joined up to participate in this GB and make it a success. Thanks guys!
If your wondering when I'll host my next GB.......be on the lookout in fall 2009. Hope to see you then.![Wink [;)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif)
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Here is the official thread for the Lend-Lease GB which ran from January 1, 2009 to July 1, 2009. Sorry if you missed this GB, but we are no longer accepting any new entries. However their are still modelers finishing up their builds. So still feel free to pop in, ask questions, and check out the great builds.
The purpose of this GB is to model armor, artillery, aircraft, or ships that were actually part of the Lend-Lease Act. Thus the obvious main rule of this GB is that the vehicle you are modeling must have been part of the Lend-Lease Act.
For those who don't know what the Lend-Lease Act was, here's a quick history lesson......The Lend-Lease Act was the name of the program under which the U.S.A. supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and other Allied Nations, with vast amounts of war material between 1941 and 1945. Allowing the president to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of" weapons and materials such as non-ferrous metals, petroleum products, and food supplies in order to help defend nations vital to U.S. security.
GB rules:
- All builds must either be painted in the "receiving" nations paint scheme, or in a paint scheme from the "lending" nation. (For example, if you build a Mk.IV Churchill it can either be painted in a British paint scheme, or a Soviet paint scheme.)
- Reverse Lend-Lease vehicles are also acceptable builds.
- Kit's must be unstarted.
- AM, PE, and scratch building is welcome and encouraged.
- Any scale.
- Multiple entries are welcome, but no crossover builds.
If you don't know if the armor, artillery, aircraft, or ship you want to build was part of the Lend-Lease Act, here's a list of some of the acceptable entries, though not all the Lend-Lease vehicles are on this list. So if you're not sure the vehicle you want to build was part of the Lend-Lease Act, just ask.
ARMOR
- Bren Universal Carriers
- Valentines (Mk IV, Mk VII, MK III, Mk IX)
- Cromwell
- Mk.II Matilda Heavy Infantry Tank
- M3A1 Scout Cars
- Ford GPA "Seeps" Sea Jeep
- Jeep
- Sherman M4A2 75mm
- Sherman M4A2 76mm
- M3A3 Lee/Grant
- M2/ M3 Halftracks
- M3/M3A1 Stuarts
- Mk.IV "Churchill"
- Dodge WC-51
- GMC CCKW 353
- Studebaker US6
- M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer
- Mk.VII "Tetrarch"
- M1 Heavy Tractor
- M5 High Speed Tractor
- M7 Priest
- M18 Hellcat
- M24 Chaffee
- M26 Pershing
- M31 ARV
- T48 GMC Halftrack
- M15A1 MGMC Halftrack
- M17 MGMC Halftrack
Artillery
- M3 37mm Anti-Tank
- M1 57mm Anti-Tank
- M1 37mm Anti-Aircraft
- Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
- M1A1 90mm Anti-Aircraft
AIRCRAFT
- P-40 Kittyhawk
- P-39 Airacobra
- P-51 Mustang
- P-36 Hawk
- P-47 Thunderbolt
- P-63 Kingcobra
- B-25 Mitchell bombers
- PBY-6A Catalina
- PBN-1 Nomad
- A-20 Boston
- C-47 transport aircraft
- Hurricane
- WACO CG-13
- Lockheed P38 Lightning
- Vought F4U Corsair
- Grumman Avenger (Tarpon)
- Curtiss Cw77 Cleveland (Helldiver)
- Douglas Dauntless
- Brewster Buffalo model 339B
- Vought Sikorsky Chesapeake (Vindicator)
- Brewster Bermuda (model 340)
- Grumman Wildcat (Martlet)
- Curtiss Model 82 Seamew
- Vought Sikorsky Kingfisher
- Grumman Tigercat
- Curtiss Helldiver (model 84 )
- Grumman Hellcat (Gannet)
- Lockheed Electra
- Lockheed Lodestar
- Avro Lancaster Bomber
- de Havilland Mosquito
- Curtiss O-52 Owl
Ships
- Charger class escort carriers
- HMS Ameer Class escort carriers
- Wickes Class destroyers
- Clemson Class destroyers
- Tacoma Class Patrol Frigates
- Admirable Class MineCraft
- SC-497 Class Subchasers(SC)
- Corvette Class Gunboats
Jump in at any time as long as your build is completed by July 1, 2009. Just leave me a post or message, with what you'll be building. (got questions, comments, suggestions, complaints, or compliments?![Question [?]](/emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif)
don't hesitate to send me a message)
Participants:
mg.mikael - 1/35 Zvezda M-3 Scout Car *COMPLETED*Finished pics on page 27.
stikpusher - 1/48 Monogram P-39 Airacobra *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 28.
ruddratt - 1/48 Hasegawa Mk.I Airacobra
bspeed - 1/48 Tamiya M10 Wolverine & 1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339
WarHammer25 - 1/35 Dragon M4A1 Sherman 76mm
stick man - 1/35 AFV Club Achilles Mk.IIC
chet - 1/35 Tamiya M16 Halftrack
Aggieman -
1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 16.
GA.modelmaker - 1/35 Dragon M4A4 Sherman w/60lb rockets "Tulip"
jthurston - 1/35 Tamiya M3A1 Halftrack
gregers - 1/76 Matchbox Sherman Firefly
swingr1121 - 1/48 Revellogram P-40B
Bushi - 1/48 Tamiya M10 Wolverine *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 22.
Lofweir - 1/35 DML M4A4 Sherman
White_R34 - 1/35 Italeri BM 13 "Katyusha" *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 25.
frangkly - 1/48 Revell Spitfire Mk9
Mobious - 1/35 Italeri GMC DUKW 353 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 17.
1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo B339 *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 14. 
dupes - 1/35 Academy M4A2 Sherman
BigSmitty - 1/48 AMT P-40K Warhawk
lewbud - 1/72 Hobby Boss P-51C
modlvr - 1/48 Academy P-38 Lightning
JMart - 1/48 Hasegawa Mk.I Airacobra
wingform84 - 1/35 Tamiya Mk.IV Churchill
Pavlvs - 1/700 Tamiya USS Bogue & 1/72 Dragon DeHavilland Dragon Rapides
firesmacker - 1/48 Eduard Hellcat Mk.I/ Mk.II
mpkev31b - 1/35 DML M4A4 Sherman *COMPLETED* Finished pics on page 15.
Glamdring - 1/48 Academy F4U-4B Corsair
Winged Sword - 1/48 Spitfire
bobbaily - 1/48 Monogram P-40B
Badge is claimable upon completion of model:
Armor:
Aircraft:
Artillery:
Ships:
*please host the badge on you own photobucket account so you are using your own bandwidth
Lend-Lease Links:
A collection of links for modelers who want to learn more about Lend-Lease or to find info/reference pics about certain vehicles.
The Russian Battlefield
WW2 Armor
Engines of the Red Army in WW2
American Weapons in Russian Army
Lend Lease Ship Names
Lend-Lease on Airforce
US Lend-Lease and GB aid.
The Story of Lend-Lease