You're very correct Railfan. The war only "ended" with a cease fire, not a peace treaty. Technically a state of war still exists. Back in the 80s I served with many guys who had served there in the 70s or 80s. Many had told tales of firefights occurring during their patrols in the DMZ. One old time Sgt even received a combat patch and CIB from his experiences there in the late 60s or early 70s, I can no longer recall.

I found this great clip from Bridges At Toko Ri on You Tube. Some great footage of carrier ops of that era and the F9F. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHZ8HrVqrWE&playnext_from=TL&videos=kzKPP2utZ3A 

I would have to say, since this is on the military aspect of the Korean War, as well as the continuing cold war between North and South Korea today, I would like to stick with the original badge.

It would look good if Seoul was ever home to the Olympics.

 On a side note, if you think about it, the Korean war never accually ended. It just went dormant and has been so for the past 60 years, and has been held back by the DMZ on the 38th parallell. Because of this, it can also be said that the Cold War never ended eather. It's just that the stalemate is now between the two Koreas. That's my take on it, but it does hold some merrit.

Well I do love her patriotism! But I dont think she fits the sprit...

BTW great badge Stikpusher but I think it needs more pizazz. 

Can anyone add the proper caption to my contribution?

She's holding a S. Korean flag isn't she? Hmmmmmmmm?????????

Ok, ok forget it............

Ok here's the K1A1:

And here's what I've done so far, with the PE and resin aftermarket that I burned out on I think I'm going to leave some of the smaller PE off...

Hopefully I can get her rolled out before too long. I'm thinking of doing a diorama as well with a US M46 crew and ROK (Republic of Korea- aka South Korean) infantry inspecting a knocked-out North Korean T34/85. Here are some figures I did as an experiment. More pics are posted on the figure area of the forum.

Not to mention that the Army played third fiddle in the post war budget to the Air Force and the Navy. Since both of those were focusing on how to deliver atomic weapons of the time, little money was left, nor thought process devoted ot conventional land warfare by the DoD.

US forces in Korea got a lot of second line equipment for a number of reasons.

There was a fear of escalating the war, so "nuclear" bombers like the B-36 and B-47 were not approved for use.

There was a fear of losing top secret technology which kept aircraft like the F-89 and F-94 from being used because of their radar systems (the F-94 did eventually get approved and sent over late in the war because the F-82 couldn't effectively counter MiG-15s being flown at night).  

There was also a fear of the Soviets making a move on Europe if too many European units were sent to Korea. It was only the loss of large numbers of B-29s that finally allowed a second Sabre unit to be approved for Korea and that was done by transitioning an F-80 or F-84 fighter group to Sabres, not by sending another fighter group from elsewhere.

Almost all the ground equipment used in Korea was WWII vintage on the US part. Even much of the newer stuff had been at least designed or field tested in the closing days of WWII. I just saw a pic recenlty of the M35 but it was post Korea... I cant recall if it was Suez or Indochina/early Vietnam. I was suprised because pics of those are pretty rare since the later style deuce and halfs saw far more service.

Thank you, Stikpusher.

I thought the M-35 was in Korea (mainly because it was seen in M*A*S*H) but I kept seccond-guessing it, and I felt it was time to ask. Now, time to make the M-35 into another scene, and get the figures out of there.

       Mabe I can get a trip to the hobby shop in time for the 65 aniversary build (trips there are very rare. It's been a month since my last visit, but I didn't have any money then) I'll think of something for the M-35. For the figures, I'll have to move the Triogue to the road in front of the Swamp. But first things first: get the evac chopper done, so casualties can accually show up.

The pit looks great Steve.  Cant wait to see more pics of your work.

I think the badge is good Stik.  I say go with it.

I found this site helpful.    www.korean-war.com .  It has a lot of information on the vehicles used during the war.

Beautiful! My first chance to check in since the GB kicked off yesterday. Beautiful work being posted so far! Keep the pics coming!

Is everyone good with the Badge for this GB? If so I will finalize it since it sounds like we may have some quick finishers here.

Railfan, I don't believe the M35 series deuce and a half's saw service in Korea during the war. Development began in 1949, and WWII vintage CCKW deuceand a half's were more than plentiful worldwide.

I have a quick question for future refrence with another kit I may build if there's enough time left in this build:

Did the U.S. Army (or the U.S. Marines) have/use the M-35 duce-and-a-half trucks in the Korean war?

Thanks in advance.

  P.S. I'll try to have photos of my med-evac chopper up as soon as I make accual progress past step 1. It's amazing how dificult a kit can be when you don't have the right paint

Hey Everyone!

Here are a few progress pictures of the cockpit and engines of my Monongram B-26 Invader. The Eduard cockpit set is excellent as are the Quickboost engines.  I am still adding the wiring to the engines. 

Thanks!

Steve

Well I got the Panther started, nice little kit but not a whole lot to it, so I should actually be able to get it finshed in a reasonable time frame. Already have my eye on an MPC / Airfix F-80 as a follow up.

I'll try to get some photos up tonight or tommorow.

'Nother Corsair!!! This is gettin' good!!! Looking forward to your build as well Scorp!

Tonka: looking forward to seeing how she comes together in your dio.

Scorpion: can't go wrong with a Corsair!

Ok, heres what ive got.

Molded in BLUE

Cut out the ejector ports. That was a mission and a half, 2 hours and 2 blades later. hardest effing plastic ive ever come across. 

More of the dio pieces...

OK I got together the kits and parts I will use, most I picked up at either flea markets or discount shelves. My goal is no Aftermarket parts. I will obviously not use all of these, but parts and pieces from each.

My 1st attempt at pics so hope they come out!

The Italeri kit I ordered won't get to me until June 30th.  Heck I ordered it on the 19th.  Oh well.  I guess they shipped via snail mail.  So I won't get to start right away.

In progress pics should be posted here. That is part of the Groub Build aspect wehre we all show off our common madness to one another here. If you also want to have a WIP thread on the proper forum (aircraft, armor, helo, etc.), go for it.

One question before I start putting together all the components tomorrow...

Do we post in progress pics on this thread? Or start a separate one?

I'm ready to go,,soon as I figure out how to post pics!!

Happy Modeling to all!!

I will not be starting on friday. I need to finish two other builds up first, they shouldnt take too long. And some family matters may interfere with how fast I am able to work on it.

tots?

but ya gotta get your own Tots...

Here is a rough draft idea for the GB badge. any help from a more computer savvy person here will be most appreciated.

Scorpio, disregard my question about which kit, I just found your post and added your F4U to the roster. Welcome aboard!

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