Pearl Harbour 70th Anniversary GB

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CallSignOWL

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As of right now I will only be building one of the models from that set. Cant decide which one yet, both seem to have their challanges.

ok, fair enough!

Count me in for sure! My Grandpa was a naval engineer at Pearl when it was attacked. His first assignment before the attack? Requisitioning Bowling Balls. He was put in command of the demolition operation in case of an Invasion. After the attack he was one of the men in charge of getting survivors out of the water. 

I'm not sure what I'm going to build yet, I'm typically an armor and dio guy, so we'll see what I come up with.

GeneralDodonna

Count me in for sure! My Grandpa was a naval engineer at Pearl when it was attacked. His first assignment before the attack? Requisitioning Bowling Balls. He was put in command of the demolition operation in case of an Invasion. After the attack he was one of the men in charge of getting survivors out of the water. 

I'm not sure what I'm going to build yet, I'm typically an armor and dio guy, so we'll see what I come up with.

I did join a few days ago, but was a member way back when, but thanks for the reminder on the badges!

Ok, no worries!

Ive just finished a Hannover biplane, and a p39, if you wanna see some of my work!

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Hey, those are really good! Look forward to seeing waht you build for this

Thanks, have you got any samples of your work?

Not as of yet, I just moved across the country so once I get settled Ill post some, I'll be sure to let you know

ok

jdice1980

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the real red baron

 

 

what are you talking about ?!?

 

You missed the fiasco this weekend, RRB. What ever you do, DO NOT respond to this guy. He's trying to stir up trouble.

Ok?, whats his problem then?

does not matter

hmm... I'll just leave it ok then....

I am really lloking foward to this build. I keep looking at the kits and thinking about the paint, weapons, etc!!! December can't come fast enough!!

STFD637

I am really lloking foward to this build. I keep looking at the kits and thinking about the paint, weapons, etc!!! December can't come fast enough!!

I know how you feel! I've never built a 1:48 plane before, and with all that detail!

its been really quiet here, probably becuase the build hasn't started yet?

the real red baron

its been really quiet here, probably becuase the build hasn't started yet?

May I disturb the quiet a little, then, and join the build with a Trumpeter 1/700 USS New Orleans, CA-32?  She was at Pearl during the attack, and survived the war. 

she's a boat?

ok! ill put you down! welcome!

the real red baron

she's a boat?

ok! ill put you down! welcome!

Aye, aye!  Technically, she's a ship; a boat is something small enough to be carried on a ship--I think.  Primarily, I build aircraft, so my naval terminology is weak.

Thanks for the welcome. 

your welcome for the welcome!

a battleship, destroyer? if i ever made a naval thing it would be a submarine.

ive got to finish a hurricane and a p-40b flying tiger before this Zero!

Nice to see the navy represented!

If I can find this photo of my Grandpa standing in front of his Pearl beach house, I think I may do a dio based on it. Which would mean a lot of scratch building...

the real red baron

your welcome for the welcome!

a battleship, destroyer? if i ever made a naval thing it would be a submarine.

ive got to finish a hurricane and a p-40b flying tiger before this Zero!

USS New Orleans was a heavy cruiser.  She had been a light cruiser, but was redesignated at some point.  I haven't found out which one the Navy considered her at Pearl.  Because of this, her designation changed from CL-32 (light cruiser) to CA-32 (heavy cruiser). 

Her after-action report from 7 December, 1941 can be found here:

http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/pearl/ph60.htm

And maybe she was a boat after all.  Appears her nickname was "the NO boat!"  She was scrapped in 1961.

On another issue, who manufactured the P-40B you're building?  Academy had one out years ago, but It wasn't real good.  I built it, but didn't keep it.  I've heard Airfix is releasing a new mold.  Is that what you got?

Always liked the Flying Tigers, too.

Did you solve the camouflage problem for your Hurricane?  I found the original jpgs I used for mine, if they'd be of any help to you. 

GeneralDodonna

Nice to see the navy represented!

If I can find this photo of my Grandpa standing in front of his Pearl beach house, I think I may do a dio based on it. Which would mean a lot of scratch building...

Thanks, General; I did notice that Navy vessels were in short supply for the build so far. 

Did your Grandpa have his beach house there at the time of the attack?  That would make a cool diorama.

checkmateking02

GeneralDodonna:

Nice to see the navy represented!

If I can find this photo of my Grandpa standing in front of his Pearl beach house, I think I may do a dio based on it. Which would mean a lot of scratch building...

 

Thanks, General; I did notice that Navy vessels were in short supply for the build so far. 

Did your Grandpa have his beach house there at the time of the attack?  That would make a cool diorama.

Question - what about the other locales attacked simultaneously? Specifically Wake?

I'm planning to build Trumpy's 1/32 F4F-3 as one of the four Wake Island Wildcats that survived the initial Japanese strike on Dec. 7. 

Or is this strictly Pearl?

any plane that was in the hangers (eg. SBD) or flying (eg. p40b, p36) will be accepted. If the wildcats were not at pearl harbour or on thier way like those B-17's, then its a no-go. sorry.