French a/c group build 2012-13

I suppose I should clarify... The "bargain bin" I refer too is mostly pre-owned kits, sometimes never even taken out of the packaging! I have found a lot of good stuff that way. These were still $20 a piece, which I thought seemed rather steep until I found a couple of regularly priced Mach 2 kits. Holy **** batman! Those French imports are pricey!

Speaking of which, they aren't Heller kits, but they are made in France. So can I get bonus points too? ;)

Oh yeah, and I also picked up an Italian seaplane by some random Italian company. All around a great day! Too bad I can't make it into the Italian GB in time....

Thanks,  -Budd

Jack - would be great to have you on board. Happy to see some pre-WW2 subjects already on the "build list", would love to see the Bleriot as well.

Just lurking for now, will know better towards the end of the year if I will have time to join.  Have a Bleriot XI-2 and several Nieuports  in the stash.

Great looking badge btw.

regards,

Jack

Mon Dieu !

Alive....

ze forum iz alive............!

Updating the front page for you Budd. Nice looking machines, you bargain bin raider!!!

PaperPanzer - you just couldn't wait could you!!!! Post up your start pics for now, just to get the gang interested.

Nice pieces Sub

sub revolution

Heck yeah you know I'm in on this one!!

In fact, look what I JUST HAPPENED to find in the LHS bargain bin...

So put me down for one or both of those.

Oh, and sorry it took so long to get in on this. My internet abilities at the moment are bad at best, as you can see by the fact that the above photo was done in a restaraunt....

BTW I vote for later date too.... I could make it if I had to, but would probably be pushing it.

thanks, -Budd

Nice! 

Bargain bin?
Those MACH kits have an expensive MSRP.

 Great find !

Heck yeah you know I'm in on this one!!

In fact, look what I JUST HAPPENED to find in the LHS bargain bin...

So put me down for one or both of those.

Oh, and sorry it took so long to get in on this. My internet abilities at the moment are bad at best, as you can see by the fact that the above photo was done in a restaraunt....

BTW I vote for later date too.... I could make it if I had to, but would probably be pushing it.

thanks, -Budd

Ah, never mind, got a bit muddled there, thought you meant earlier that we were to talk in this thread and post progress pics sepereatly, sorry for the confusion!

I'll post my pics later, when the start date comes, unless you want me to post them now?

stikpusher

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Modern jet, or modern kit?

(Not that I need it, but I keep walking past a 1/48 Rafale in that 2nd hand shop...)

 

 

Well it certainly is a modern jet and the kit is new generation tooling, although I bought the kit at a LHS that closed roughly 10 years ago... it's not exactly a modern addition to my stash

See - always good to keep a stash, never know when you'll need something! PaperPanzer - pics thread?? In-progress pics I assume?? Keeping all the goodies in here. (Unless I'm not understanding what you are asking about... it is Friday after all  )

VanceCrozier

Modern jet, or modern kit?

(Not that I need it, but I keep walking past a 1/48 Rafale in that 2nd hand shop...)

Well it certainly is a modern jet and the kit is new generation tooling, although I bought the kit at a LHS that closed roughly 10 years ago... it's not exactly a modern addition to my stash

Hey, Vance, I started the kit today, where's the thread for this GB's pics?

Modern jet, or modern kit?

(Not that I need it, but I keep walking past a 1/48 Rafale in that 2nd hand shop...)

VanceCrozier

Is everybody looking for a later finish date than February? If you're all in the same boat for timelines I can push it along a little bit. I just didn't want to extend it out too long & have it too drawn out for a small group.

February sounds good to me for a finish date. Something around the time of Carnivale?

Anyways I am gonna go ultramodern. I have had this kit in my stash for many years tempting me and it looks so damn sweet in the box... the molding detail has to be seen to be believed.

p38jl

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

Sprue-ce Goose:

p38jl:

after eyeballing the stash.. I found 2 more French planes.. , a SPAD, and a Caudron racer..

Caudron racer?

By any chance, the Williams Brother's kit.

Like to see that one, though I also recall a 1/72 Heller? kit from visits via my Wayback Machine

 

 

Hmmm, I only see military versions in my quick-search of the Heller kit. "Caudron Racer" turns up the Williams Brothers kit....

 

  yup ! thats the one I got.. !

 

COOL! 

and a review on the LargescalePlanes website:

Williams Brothers Caudron

http://largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=983

VanceCrozier

Sprue-ce Goose:

 

p38jl:

 

after eyeballing the stash.. I found 2 more French planes.. , a SPAD, and a Caudron racer..

 

 

Caudron racer?

By any chance, the Williams Brother's kit.

Like to see that one, though I also recall a 1/72 Heller? kit from visits via my Wayback Machine

 

Hmmm, I only see military versions in my quick-search of the Heller kit. "Caudron Racer" turns up the Williams Brothers kit....

Is everybody looking for a later finish date than February? If you're all in the same boat for timelines I can push it along a little bit. I just didn't want to extend it out too long & have it too drawn out for a small group.

VanceCrozier

Well try to shoot for the February date if you can, we'll see where you are when we get that close. Rumour is that the Benevolent Group Build Dictator can sometimes be swayed by certain tributes!

uh.. mh.. i can't distract euros for now then for febraury i can put the little nieuport :D

heres the baby

if some miracle will come i'll put one between the leo-451 or the breguet 693 from smer :)

scale 72 as ever 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

p38jl:

 

after eyeballing the stash.. I found 2 more French planes.. , a SPAD, and a Caudron racer..

 

 

Caudron racer?

By any chance, the Williams Brother's kit.

Like to see that one, though I also recall a 1/72 Heller? kit from visits via my Wayback Machine

Hmmm, I only see military versions in my quick-search of the Heller kit. "Caudron Racer" turns up the Williams Brothers kit....

p38jl

after eyeballing the stash.. I found 2 more French planes.. , a SPAD, and a Caudron racer..

Caudron racer?

By any chance, the Williams Brother's kit.

Like to see that one, though I also recall a 1/72 Heller? kit from visits via my Wayback Machine

Seems to be a few SPADs already, would love to see that Caudron - got a pic??

after eyeballing the stash.. I found 2 more French planes.. , a SPAD, and a Caudron racer..

I chose the Testors SPAD because:
1- I have it

2- It is a simple kit.

Tribute?

Maybe a cigarette lighter autographed by Manny?

Will aim for the February completion date 

Well try to shoot for the February date if you can, we'll see where you are when we get that close. Rumour is that the Benevolent Group Build Dictator can sometimes be swayed by certain tributes!

VanceCrozier

Goose - Curtiss Cleveland?!?! Now that is an odd looking machine! Heller was great for kitting stuff like that.  Are you throwing June 25 as a start because you are so anxious, or as a finish because you are so overloaded?!?! lol

Ahhh - success!!! Adding your SPAD now, you BIG FRENCH GROUPIE, you....

Merci beaucoup ..!

Heller did, indeed, produce interesting stuff !

Bastille Day OK as a start.

Whimsically suggesting June 25th next as a finish because I'm overloaded.........lol.........

Dates still up to you, Oh benevolent Group Build Dictator.

You keep tempting me with interesting BIG GROUPIE Builds...........

Goose - Curtiss Cleveland?!?! Now that is an odd looking machine! Heller was great for kitting stuff like that.  Are you throwing June 25 as a start because you are so anxious, or as a finish because you are so overloaded?!?! lol

Ahhh - success!!! Adding your SPAD now, you BIG FRENCH GROUPIE, you....

Vance:
I'm in.

Found the kit. Not AEF but post war.

Considering the squadron insignia, now I want a Lindberg Curtis P6E Hawk......

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BTW....note the BIG FRENCH GROUPIE related Popular Tags now associated with this thread.

bsyamato

Sprue-ce Goose:

 

VanceCrozier:

 

bsyamato:

VanceCrozier:

A-ha!!! Dates!!!!

Thanks to taxtp, noted French Historian that he is, for pointing out that July 14th is Bastille day. Closing date is February 28, anniversary of the MD450 Ouragan's first flight.

mmmh need to corrupt you about the finish date 

entirely possible, but don't tell anyone!

Vance,

Pensez vous.......... le 25 Juin (1940) ?

Too late Vance someone read about :) the date sound like liberation? 

The Tunnan Sprue-ce Goose !!!! you find it for this... this GB?

Still looking for that Testors SPAD 13 kit; know I have it 'kuzz I saw it inside a non-Testors box during a 1/48 armor kit search a few months ago - before this heat wave hit. 

June 25, 1940 was the date the French armistice (surrender to Manny's armies  )went into effect .

I heard that part of the war reparations the French had to pay included a lifetime supply of cigarette lighters for Manny..... 

Sprue-ce Goose

 

VanceCrozier:

 

bsyamato:

VanceCrozier:

A-ha!!! Dates!!!!

Thanks to taxtp, noted French Historian that he is, for pointing out that July 14th is Bastille day. Closing date is February 28, anniversary of the MD450 Ouragan's first flight.

mmmh need to corrupt you about the finish date 

entirely possible, but don't tell anyone!

 

 

Vance,

Pensez vous.......... le 25 Juin (1940) ?

Too late Vance someone read about :) the date sound like liberation? 

The Tunnan Sprue-ce Goose !!!! you find it for this... this GB?

Still no joy searching thru my stash for a French aircraft as kits are in my garage and temps around Chicago area have been in the mid to upper 90s for a week.

Too hot for anything more than short searches.

OTOH, I did find a 1/72 Matchbox Tunnan- with decals

and

Heller 1/72 Curtis Cleveland !!!