Guadalcanal Campaign Group Build updated with new end date

Carlos, I'm intrigued. I'd correct your subject line to "campaign".

I would be pleased to participate, with the USS San Francisco CA-38 which I've got all the PE and resin guns for, started but haven't gotten too far. I have all the paint too. Count me in.

Bondo, thanks for the heads up on my typo... now corrected!

OK, then if we can get a few more folks to join this GB will be a go! If so, I'll put you down for the USS San Francisco- a perfect subject for the build with her significance to the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Hey Stikpusher Sounds interesting. I will have to do a bit of research and see if I have an aircraft kit that will fit in and wouldnt be able to start the build until November.

Stik I would suggest that you set a start date of August 7. I also see where Dragon has a set of USMC with one each M1, Springfield , BAR and Reising gun (?). Pardon my non-knowledge of the marks.

I'll start the CA-38 on 11/13/09.

Yes Crossovers will be allowed... they are more than welcome. I think it will overlap with the Pacific War GB, but that has an even broader subject base possibilities. I am gonna be doing the Tamiya 1/300 IJN Yugumo, so it looks like the ships have the majority here so far of all possible commitments.

Start date will be August 7, 2009 and I will have to check my library for the end date in February 2010.

Yes I just wanted to look up what date that the Canal was officially declared secure for the end date. But it will be sometime around thatt date in early February.

BTW, this wil be the first GB I have ramroded (sp?) so I am very much looking foerward to seeing this one come to be.

Is there a list of Japanesse ships?

Jason

You're best bet is to research idividual ships here

http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm

A major prtion of the Combined Fleet was involved at one point in the campaign or another.

Stikpusher will a 700th Tone be good?

Jason

Welcome aboard Summit, That will be I will watch with intrest

Jason

Stikpusher Quote:

Hans von Hammer: P-39, SBD, or P-38 (guessing Monogram 1/48?)

You know of any other kind???

I know the boxes read "Revell", but we know the truth...

Just a little CAF trivia..

When I first joined the CAF back in '84, the P-39 was based outta San Marcos, TX and really DID have Soviet markings...  It had gone to Russia via the Northern route, came back via the same route 35 years later, and was still placarded in Cyrillic script when I did the cockpit checkout in it.. Decals are wrong though... The CAF 'Cobra had yellow-outlined stars, not white..

No I dont... 'cept for some of those foreign jobs.... but if ya look at the copyight stamp in the moldings the speak the truth.

I must say though, that variant of P-38 did not appear until after the Guadalcanal Campaign concluded.

stikpusher wrote:

No I dont... 'cept for some of those foreign jobs.... but if ya look at the copyight stamp in the moldings the speak the truth. I must say though, that variant of P-38 did not appear until after the Guadalcanal Campaign concluded.

Whoopsie.. Yer right... So scratch the Lightning.. In fact, lock me in with the P-39 (P-400, actually.. You know the old joke, right? P-400 = A P-40 with a Zero behind it, lol..)

LOL! Ok P-400 it is... I am building that same kit now, but in Russian markings for the Lend Lease GB. It even comes with two sets of decals for Guadalcanal Airacobras, the P40 with the Zero behind it, and a P-39D. Nice choice!

List updated.

No need for this to be on pg 2

I am very much looking forward to the start date on this one. I ordered some P/E railings and looking into maybe some new barrels for the 16 inchers

I have a friend at work whose father was a seebee in the Pacific. He brought in some of his old photos one day and there was a pics of 2 ki-43s. He is going to try and copy it for me. and if they are approtriate I will add that too.

Jason

OK, about three weeks to go until this Group Build kicks off.

Here is my rough draft of what I have in mind for the GB badge. I dont have Photo Shop so I can't tweak it enough to get the flags matched in size and such, but if anyone here does and would be willing to do that (and any other fine tuning), it would help greatly.

I like the protype badge! Unfortantly I don't have photoshop so can't help you with that

Jason

"August 7th 1942. Exactly eight months after Pearl Harbor, the United States of America takes the offensive against the Empire of Japan..."

Victory at Sea

And as of today, this GB is officailly ON! Happy Modeling!