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French-built with foreign markings is fine. Using a Heller kit gets you bonus points. The builder doesn't have to be a BIG FRENCH GROUPIE, but a slight accent when ordering at a French restaurant may help.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
M E R D E .........
Vance:.you are making these GBs very tempting.
Somewhere I have an old 1/48 Testors SPAD 13 with AEF markings...............
I'd be a late entry as I gotta finish that SAAB first, though.
Must the French aircraft need to wear French insignia?
Must the builder be a BIG FRENCH GROUPIE?
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ruddratt - hey, I hadn't even been thinking of WW1 subjects, but yes, there are a good bunch to choose from there as well. Come on in!DoogsATX - I hadn't nailed down the official dates yet, pending what everyone is up for. I know I won't be able to touch anything French until the fall, but there were a couple of folks making noise about starting shortly. I'll need to have a look at some French history, pull a couple significant dates for us.Helo H-34 - well, not French designed, but I suppose if they built them at Sud-Est they must be using metric nuts & bolts. (I also suspect you have good info on H-34s… ) I'm using my status as "Benevolent Dictator" and giving it a green light. (Noratlas & Alouette are good options too!)
I didn't think I had any aircraft kits in my stash which were designed exclusively in France but I just checked the Israeli IDF stash and saw I have a few Nord Noratlas 2501 and a couple of Alouette III .
If you don't think that the HSS-1 (H-34) would be suitable , I can easierly go with either the Noratlas or Alouette
John .
Hi Vance ;
I'm not 100% sure if my idea for a build fits into the French a/c GB but I was thinking of building the 1/72 Hobby Boss H-34A Choctaw which comes with French Naval markings ...
According to my Sikorsky H-34 reference book by Len Lundh , Sud Est were building Sikorsky H-34's under license for the French Air Force and Navy ...
So would the the Hobby Boss H-34 be acceptable as a French Naval , Jeanne d'Arc HSS-1...
Dates?
I'm likely in with a Tamiya D.520
On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2
On Deck: 1/350 HMS Dreadnought
Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com
Hmmmmm, SPADs, Nieuports, Hanriots, man, I'd be nuts not to get in on this one Vance.
Mike
"We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."
Yes PaperPanzer - bring all that french aviation talk over here!taxtp - As much as I love building a Bf109, I really enjoy the stuff that only a few others are building as well.Bondoman! I think I can officially say that I have yet to be involved in a GB that has an airliner! Bring it on!Stik - moving from the Italian job to something with a French Connection?!?!?
Oh you would have to tempt me with this....
Perhaps after my Italian job is done something French would be in order... I have lots of D'assault jets...
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
I'll build a Caravelle. A later date is good for me, too.
Definitely in Vance, at this stage it's a Mirage but it could well change. Just let me get some of these other GBs under control.
I like these off beat topics, keep up the good work.
Cheers
Tony
I'm just taking it one GB at a time.
VanceCrozier Separate page for the builders....
Separate page for the builders....
- Count me in for later on, I have a 1/72 Smer Amiot 143 and a 1/72 Heller Dewoitine d.510.
Auctung! Panzer!
- "And now for something completely different..."- Monty Python's Flying Circus
Alright, there has been enough rumbling about this one that it's starting to run into other threads... Time to give it a home of its own!
The French aviation industry has been quite prolific over the years, from early designs from Voison and Blériot to recent warplanes from the Dassault corporation. The designs range from very attractive to, well, bag-over-its-head ugly. There have also been a wide range of operators over the years, seeing combat in various parts of the world - all kinds of modeling opportunities!
I won't be able to start my contribution until the fall, but there seems to be some early interest so we will be starting up shortly.
Special thanks to Ninetalis for the Badge work on this one:
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