PARTICIPANTS

Scorpiomikey: 1:48 Hasegawa  A-4K RNZAF, 1:48 Italeri SBD-5

CallSignOWL: 1/72 Academy  F/A-18A (finished)

taxtp: 1/48 ICM  Spitfire VII,  1/48 Eduard Sopwith Pup, Red Roo Models 1/144 McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Helo H-34: 1/72 Italeri's  UH-1D/H Huey, 1/72 High Planes Pilatus PC-6, 1/72 Italeri's UH-1B Huey, 1/72 Hasegawa SH-60B, 1/72 Italeri Wessex HAS-3

checkmateking02: 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk I (finished)

Blitzwing: 1/48 Trumpeter P-40B (finished)

Sparrowhyperion: 1/48 AMT F/A-18A,

1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D (first completed build!)

ruddratt: 1/48 Italeri  TBM-1 Avenger

jgeratic1: 1/700 Tamiya  HMAS Vampire

peterjb: 1/72 Hasegawa UH-1H, 1/48 Academy F-111C

Julez72: 1/48  Hasegawa P-51K

Rattler: 1:48 Tamiya  F2A-2 Buffalo

pyrman64: 1/35  Academy M113 APC

USFDon2012: 1:48 Revell SBD-3 Dauntless (finished)

cossack: Special Hobbies 1/48 Oxford

eatthis:  1/48 F-111

Ill be first entrant then with a Hasegawa 1:48 A-4K RNZAF.

Ill have to see what decals are available that match what I have, but Im in for sure! :)

You usually have a couple kittyhawks or mustangs in your stash dont you? I have decals for a 72nd scale mustang NZ TAF.

Hi Mike,

Bingo ! Yes, with multiple entries.

I have an ICM 1/48 Spitfire  VII intended for 453 Sqn RAAF that is started. Hasn't got as far as having the fuselage joined yet.

Also a 1/48 Sopwith Pup, intended for AFC markings. It's started, the fuselage and lower wing are joined, no paint or upper wing yet.

I have over 100 kits all intended for Aussie subjects, so there will be a few more too, which I'll decide as I go along.

I'll change the marking options on some of my other GBs so that I can have crossovers too.

This is a big one for me, thanks for coming up with it.

Cheers

Tony

Woot, thats 3. OWL should be able to sort you out with that. Im hoping a few more of the ANZAC boys will sign up.

taxtp

Also a 1/48 Sopwith Pup, intended for AFC markings. It's started, the fuselage and lower wing are joined, no paint or upper wing yet

whats the maker of teh pup?

Scorpiomikey

You usually have a couple kittyhawks or mustangs in your stash dont you? I have decals for a 72nd scale mustang NZ TAF.

Im fresh out of mustangs, actually!

Umm, shoot. I'll admit to being completely clueless when it comes to stuff 'down under'. HEY!! How about a little game: You tell me what fits, and I'll build it!! LOL

Ok, clarification please Mikey... stuff built elsewhere, but in service of the ANZACs is a go? Your initial post is stuff built there, or person born there... Yet I see stuff like Skyhawks and Kittyhawks in ANZAC service... I have a P-40N to be done soon that would fit here nicely...

Ok, your defiant can be done in RAAF markings.

Typhoon can be done in 486 sqn markings (486 is a very famous NZ sqn)

I beleive there were some kiwi pilots with the RAF who flew the defiant.

Might be worth doing some research on the fortresses. not sure though.

There were a couple of kiwi pilots who flew P-47's in burma. and another who flew with...the 383rd? i think, dont quote me on that.

4th NZ Armoured brigade was equiped with Shermans and Stewarts in greece, crete, italy and nth africa. More info here en.wikipedia.org/.../4th_New_Zealand_Armoured_Brigade

I think thats about it.

EDIT: The RAAF fly F-18's and F/A-18F's

Stik. You are correct in your assumptions. I was trying to figure out how to include everything in one short sentence lol. Basically if it served with  aussie or NZ forces. Or was operated by a kiwi or an aussie its a goer. For example. A Kittyhawk or Corsair in RNZAF or RAAF markings is good. Or Cobber Kain's Hurricane in RAF Markings is good.

Oh and the RAAF flew P-39's

OK, got ya...  at this point I will be a definate maybe here. I have an AMT 1/48 P-40N with an Aeromaster sheet for either Aussie or Kiwi in the Solomons...

rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/p40_1.html

Some reference stuff for you.

I actually have decals for this bird (and a different photo in one of my books) along with a Kiwi bird...

Is the kiwi bird gloria lyons? Thats what most people end up building.

P-40 A29-629 Cleopatra. P-40N-20 ex 43-22854, 80 Sqn 'BU-B'

Faded forest green with insignia white tail, forest green forward spinner with insignia white ring.

Oh and NG underside. Ive also seen her with a red spinner, but im not sure how much i beleive that.

This is the Kiwi P-40N

Allan 'Skip' Watson's mount. NZ3237 (there's literature out there that refers to NZ3287, theyre wrong)

I am completely ignorant about both birds. But it sounds like you are quite familiar with both Mikey. Can you enlighten me a bit on them please? Who are they and what is their claim to fame?

Claim to fame? Theyre named birds. Kiwis didnt tend to name birds or use nose art. At least not as ostentatiously as the Americans. We had the RAF way of things drummed into us. Gloria from what i understand was used in a few media shoots, but didnt survive the war. Esma Lee, not sure if the aircraft survived, but the pilot certainly did. As far as i know hes still alive and kicking.

rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi

Head over there and have a look.

Sounds more like the USN/USMC. Names and art existed but were not overly common. So neither one of these P-40s was anything out of the ordinary aside from having a name and being photographed? No squadron leader or aces mount?

Possibly. Skip flew 26 sorties in esma lee. Give me a bit and ill do some research.

ok... I was leaning towards Cleopatra because I have photos of her in flight bombed up like the kit, but seeing Esma Lee  makes it a toss up...

Badge is up. Let me know what you think.

EPIC thunderstorm tonight. Sheet lighting, fork lighting, whole kit and caboodle.

Obviously its up to you stik, but i know which way i want you to go, but thats cos im slightly bias lol.

I really should be in on this ; Embarrassingly I only have one build in my display cabinets which has Aussie markings on her , so I really need to pull my socks up and show a bit of "Patriotism" and complete some more builds . Here's the sole UH-1D Huey ....Bushranger

Like Tony (taxtp) , I have a nice stash of Aussie aircraft kits and AM decals , so it's a little difficult trying to settle on something . Perhaps I'll start with three Army birds and follow on with three Navy aircraft .

First up is Italeri's 1/72 UH-1D/H Huey with some resin exhaust update set and a rebuild of a Italeri 1/72 Blackhawk

There's also High Planes 1/72 Pilatus PC-6 with all three aircraft finished in the tan , green and  black camouflage scheme .

Secondly , Italeri's UH-1B Huey , Hasegawa's SH-60B and Italeri's Wessex HAS-3 with Cobra Company's resin update set . All in 1/72 with markings for the Royal Australian Navy "RAN" .

I hope these are acceptable , Scorp and Owl .

John .

Sorry Owl, it's an Eduard kit.

Cheers

Tony

You could probably put me down for  1/72 High Planes Models Mirage IIIO. It's already promised for the French A/C GB.

Cheers

Tony

Mike & Owl: I've got a few subjects that would fit but up to my eyeballs in stuff now. I'll see about maybe tossing something in sometime next year.