AIR RACER GROUP BUILD BECAUSE WE FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED

vetteman42 wrote:

Kg4kpg Your T-6 is in and thanks for joining us Guess I had better start getting a builder list togeather.

Okay, found the kit.  The Revell 1/48 "Miss Behavin" T-6 Reno Air Racer.  I looked for pic of the real plane but no luck and only found one built kit so this must either be sitting on collectors shelves or built with other markings.

 Idea for badge photo, just add text.

lewbud wrote:

For those of you who don't want to do a Mustang, try http://www.redpegasusdecals.com/ and see if they've got something more to your liking.  For kits try http://www.hiplanes.com/  They're kinda rough, but if scratchin ain't your thing, they're the only kits in town.  Is this a Reno only build, or are the seaplanes from the Schneider Cup allowed as well?

Hey Lewbud how ya doin ? Thanks for hating me but I just had to post that link ya know My bad I guess. BTW thanks for posting the sites you did they will I am sure come in handy, cant have too meany sources or refferances ya know. As for the float planes yup they are included, they were after all raced. My referance to Reno was ment because they are allowing jets to race ( started that class in 2005 I believe) so I wanted to include those also. I do think the 262 would fit into that class and think it would be a neat build for a fantasy racer. Oh and dont forget the Red Bull racers either   I didnt really intend a "What If" sorta thing but I found some of the ideas rather intreging, someone wanted to do a turboprop F-82, or an F-104, maybe an F-16 racer, and some others that would look great in race colors. I have been thinking of doing a second catagory that would allow these builds and I think I will do that. I am trying to set things up so I dont exclude any builds and have been asking for feedback. Thank you for yours.

So come on guys if you still want to have What Ifs in the group let me know and it will happen.

vetteman42 wrote:

Jonny Roscoe You are in and thanks for joinin up with us. What do you think you will be building ?

Thanks for the welcome Randy. well I have two racer projects I have on the shelves and its between a 1/32 spirit of texas (fisher fury) and the 1/32 Trumpeter Rare Bear conversion kit Im going to try and build.

For those of you who don't want to do a Mustang, try www.redpegasusdecals.com and see if they've got something more to your liking.  For kits try www.hiplanes.com  They're kinda rough, but if scratchin ain't your thing, they're the only kits in town.  Is this a Reno only build, or are the seaplanes from the Schneider Cup allowed as well?

vetteman42 wrote:

I found this site browsing for good pictures of air racers and thought I would share it here. http://www.taichiunlimiteddrawings.com/ I found it interestin

Randy,

I hate you for posting that site.  I had forgotten about that site, seeing it now has me pondering the possibility of doing a history of Race #5.  That means either a whole lot of scratchbuilding or a whole lot of High Planes kits, which is basically the same thing.   With regards to the rules thingy, someone asked about doing an ME-262, I would think that would be perfect in the what if category jmho.

Kg4kpg Your T-6 is in and thanks for joining us Guess I had better start getting a builder list togeather.

Jonny Roscoe You are in and thanks for joinin up with us. What do you think you will be building ?

Fermis Hey come to think of it a 262 would work I dont ( not a 262 guy here ) think the wings were swept back much if at all and hey didnt have afterburners on it.

I am however quite intregued by your idea, maybe we could do like a sectioned build. The second one being for "WHAT IF" Ulimate Unlimited racers. What if jets were raced on say a 150 mile closed course, Reno style.  Would be too cool seeing a 104 or F-16 in race colors dothcha think. Give me some input guys.

 I was kinda thinkin "fantasy" type, 'round the world type race. How the rules of such a race would go, I dunno, maybe some sort of handicap would be in order. Anyway, what I was looking at doing would be one of; F-104(1/48) ,Mig-15(1/32), F-4(1/48) aint decided. But if the rules stay as they are, a pair of 1/48 Mustangs will suit me fine. I'm not mad.

 Oh wait! What about a 262!!!    SSSSSHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW

fermis wrote:

Man, that's throws out all my ideas. That's OK, I'll come up with somethin.

Well what did you have in mind Fermis ???? Rules arent final ya know

Modelfreak123 and Simpilot34 Welcome and glad to have you in the group.

Modelfreak123 Yeah I think the Moonbat would work, there is a F7F that races :) or at least qualifyed for Reno

Guys I posted a draft of the group rules on the front page so please take a peek at them and if you have any feedback to offer please let me know. Any ideas for group badges would be great too. I am also thinking I should leave this thread here in the aircraft section for a couple more weeks so it will be seen by more people. Oh and feel free to PM  or email me if you dont wish to post in the forum.

vetteman42 wrote:

Borg R3-MCO Crossovers will be allowed and welcome to our group. Model Freak 123 glad to have you :) Red 13 Bar Glad you are going to join us :) Daddy1 Very nice Gee Bees you have there and love your flight crew too :) I would truly love to see an F-82 air racer and would like very much to have you in the group build. I dont think a turbo prop would fit in though, to my knowlage they were never raced, I only know of piston powered aircraft being raced until they came up with the reletively new jet class at Reno. I could be wrong though. What about a Griffion powered F-82 ? That would be too cool looking. Ok guys I think we have a build so I will finalize the rules over the weekend and ask to get the thread moved to the group build section Monday. If you have any complaints or sugestions for the rules let me know, this is OUR group you know. The build will officially start on September 18, 2009 and finish on the closing day of Reno 2010. I will post when I have a good draft of the rules so you all can take a look and give me some feedback.

 Turbos out, thats ok. Griffon power, hmmmmm. Count me in . I don't think they ever raced an F-82 , but within the realm of possibility. Would allow me to apply some of my hot rod car experience in this build.

Borg R3-MCO Crossovers will be allowed and welcome to our group.

Model Freak 123 glad to have you :)

Red 13 Bar Glad you are going to join us :)

Daddy1 Very nice Gee Bees you have there and love your flight crew too :) I would truly love to see an F-82 air racer and would like very much to have you in the group build. I dont think a turbo prop would fit in though, to my knowlage they were never raced, I only know of piston powered aircraft being raced until they came up with the reletively new jet class at Reno. I could be wrong though. What about a Griffion powered F-82 ? That would be too cool looking.

Ok guys I think we have a build so I will finalize the rules over the weekend and ask to get the thread moved to the group build section Monday. If you have any complaints or sugestions for the rules let me know, this is OUR group you know. The build will officially start on September 18, 2009 and finish on the closing day of Reno 2010. I will post when I have a good draft of the rules so you all can take a look and give me some feedback.

  I'm pretty much involved in my Witchcraft build for a while yet, but with this GB being a 1yr build and allowing for some "what if , fantasy racer", I'd be interested.

 Have some ideas for the Modelcraft 1/48 F-82. Maybe turboprop engines? Who knows? The unlimiteds are pretty much limited by thier imaginations. Sounds like fun.

 Here are my Williams Bro.s Gee Bees . I've got good aircrew for them too, don't you think?

vetteman42 wrote:

I found this site browsing for good pictures of air racers and thought I would share it here. http://www.taichiunlimiteddrawings.com/ I found it interestin

Nice link, I bookmarked that! Still interested in this one - just haven't decided what to build.

Kevin

This looks good.  I think you can count me in on this one...definetly!

Cheers,

-Chris

I am intrested, I have one of those 1/48 Testors (Hawk?) kits in the stash, I think it is the Laird Super Solution.

And I have an idea for a whiff, a racer P-26.

 Are cross-overs allowed? (because I already participate in the Whiff GB and I kinda wanted to build the P-26 racer in that GB to)

I found this site browsing for good pictures of air racers and thought I would share it here.

http://www.taichiunlimiteddrawings.com/

I found it interestin