US CARRIER AVIATION GROUP BUILD 2013

List of Entries:

Bish: Fujimi E-2C Hawkeye (1/72nd scale) with folded wings

checkmateking02: Trumpeter Wildcats (1/700th scale)

DiscoStu: Hasegawa A-4 (1/48th scale), Eduard F6F-5N (1/48th scale)

Dre: Trumpeter F-14D (1/32nd scale) with lots of AM goodies!

Eagle90: MPC Dauntless (1/72nd scale)

falconmod: Hasegawa  S-3A Viking (1/72nd scale)

Ghostrider114: Academy TBM-3 Avenger (1/48th scale)

Greg: Academy TBM-3 Avenger (1/48th scale)

gregbale: Hasegawa EA-6B (1/72nd scale)

Helo H-34: Revell AD-5W (1/72nd scale)

hogfanfs: Hasegawa F-4S Phantom (1/48th scale)

jbell30: Trumpeter RA-5C Vigilante (1/48th scale)

lewbud: Academy F4F-4 (1/72th scale)

MAgather: Hasegawa A3-D1 Skywarrior (1/72nd scale)

magnum278: Accurate Miniatures TBF-1C (1/48th scale) 

MrT: Tamiya Skyraider (1/48th scale)

mustang1989 (Joe & Joseph): Revell SBD Dauntless (1/48th scale)

Rob.H: Mongram Devastator (1/48th scale)

SchattenSpartan: Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat with Quickboost engine, Accurate Miniatures F3F-1 (all in 1/48th scale)

shivinigh: Fujimi F7U-3M Cutlass (1/72nd scale)

sisco: HobbyBoss F3H-2 Demon (1/48th scale)

smith248: Academy F4F-4 Wildcat, Hasegawa A-6E Intruder (both 1/72nd scale), Revell TBF Avenger (1/48th scale)

stikpusher: Hasegawa A-4E (1/32nd scale), Monogram SBD-3 (1/48th scale)

Tal Afar Dave: Revell F-4B (1/72nd scale)

Taps88: Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat (1/48th scale)

TarnShip: Skyhawk (1/72nd scale)

tates: Trumpeter SBD-3 Dauntless (1/32rd scale)

taxtp: Eduard F6F-5N (1/72nd scale)

68GT: Fujimi F-4B (1/72nd scale)

Finished Builds:

checkmateking02: 12 Wildcats "VF-3" (Trumpeter 1/700)

Greg: TBM-3 Avenger (Academy 1/48)

Eagle90: Dauntless (MPC 1/72)

shivinigh: F7U-3M Cutlass (Fujimi 1/72)

falconmod: S-3A Viking (Hasegawa 1/72nd)

mustang1989: SBD Dauntless (Revell 1/48th)

DiscoStu: A-4 Skyhawk (Hasegawa 1/48th)

F6F-5N (Eduard 1/48th)

Badges:

One for WWII and before:

One for modern planes:

 And one that is slightly,...different:

Thank you, Bish, for helping me decide on the pics.

Clemens

Right, i must be totally out of my skull with what i am already commited to. But i have a couple of US carrier aircraft and i don't have any modern US aircraft built on the shelf. So i will squeeze this in if it kills someone.

Put me down for the Fujimi 1/72nd E-2C Hawkeye. This is the original release and i will be adding some nice folded wings to it.

OK, ya got me!  I have some Wildcats, Dauntlesses and Devastators, and will commit with one of them, though I'll have to think about which.

I'm doing a an Airfix Devastator for the 1/72 O'Mania GB, and the wing corrugations are enough to make a person manic.  Haven't posted any progress pictures yet over there.

Welcome on board, guys! That was a lot faster than I would have expcted!

I'll build Tamiya's F4F-4 Wildcat with a Quickboost engine set. Maybe some other stuff too...

Clemens

I would absolutely love to join this GB, and while I have the kits, I don't know if I have the time (Already have a Tiger 1, Jaguar and a pair of Aircobras on the bench at the moment).  Let me mull this one over.  

Shall I put you in as undecided, Stu?

*Sigh*  Yeah.  Go ahead and put me in.  I'll either shelve the Jaguar and bust out an F-14, or shelve the Aircobras and do an Avenger, or a Hellcat, or a Dauntless, or a Devastator....*UGH*.  This is a GB I just can't resist.

I'll think about which one I want to do on the ride home..........

Ok, you're in too!

Thank you for joining!

Clemens

Ok I'm in with Tamiya Skyraider.  If that's ok?

MrT(Terry)

Sure, it is!

Is it in 1/48th scale?

It's great to have you in here too!

Wow, this GB is growing fast!

Clemens

Will you make a midnight blue one?

Bish

Right, i must be totally out of my skull with what i am already commited to. But i have a couple of US carrier aircraft and i don't have any modern US aircraft built on the shelf. So i will squeeze this in if it kills someone.

Put me down for the Fujimi 1/72nd E-2C Hawkeye. This is the original release and i will be adding some nice folded wings to it.

Remember Bish we are all mad!!!!. My lack of $$$ is a blessing in disguise now I'm going to stick with one hosted GB(Hooray for Hollywood) and the few others I enlisted for LOL

Alright pen me in for the Hobbyboss 1/48 F-14D (VF-31) and the Eduard 1/48 hellcat night fighter.

Nope the Skyraider will be the light grey kind with the bumble bee on the tail.

Terry

What a cool GB!  Permission to join up with an MPC Dauntless...1/72......BISH, stop laughing! 

I'm off to research color schemes!  Thanks Spartan for the cool GB!

Eagle90

Glad you're in, Eagle! I've added you to the list.

I'll look forward to your builds, Stu! Especially the Hellcat (I have The F6F-3 on the bench, but It's already completery built up)

Ah, I see, I like that scheme too, Terry! looking forward to it!

Clemens

Ill try to mock up some badges today. Any Tipps on image editing programs for this task?

Eagle90

What a cool GB!  Permission to join up with an MPC Dauntless...1/72......BISH, stop laughing! 

Nothing to do with me guv, honest.

Well i am in for this one. I have Fujimi's 1/72  scale F-4D Skyray to add to the flattop. 

I blame Bish for my GB addiction.

Bish

Eagle90

What a cool GB!  Permission to join up with an MPC Dauntless...1/72......BISH, stop laughing! 

Nothing to do with me guv, honest.

Move along.....these are not the scales we are looking for.  Move along, move along!

Hey! What?! Wait a minute.....BISH!!!!!!!!!   

Hi folks!

Nice picture, Bish!

I am so glad all of you have joined so fast (seems like this one was really missing)

I think this will be a lot of fun!

shivinigh: I'll update the entry list as soon as i get home (in about 30mins)

eagle: Yep, it's Bish! He helped me a lot on picking a theme and setting this one up for you all. I'm happy he has joined.

Clemens

SchattenSpartan

Hi folks!

Nice picture, Bish!

I am so glad all of you have joined so fast (seems like this one was really missing)

I think this will be a lot of fun!

shivinig: I'll update the entry list as soon as i get home (in about 30mins)

eagle: yep, it's bish he helped me a lot on picking a theme and setting this one up for you all. I'm happy he has joined.

Clemens

Clemens, yeah, BISH is first rate.  More than willing to help, and can take a joke! He has helped me bring out my inner 1/72 self!   This a great GB Clemens, I am really looking forward to seeing everyone's builds.  I have felt improvements from the 1/72 GB I'm in already.  I think it is a great idea for newbies to jump in and have fun.  Especially when everyone has positive attitudes and comments/suggestions.  It really does help improve ones skill level.  Thanks Clemens!

Eagle90

No problem at all, Eagle!

I'm happy to host this one.

I'll put some Text on the badges and put them up. (I will post the links to the pics too, so one of you guys can make some that look probably better than mine)

Clemens

Cool Group build Clemens. You sure only American planes allowed? Not arguing, just checking, as I'd like to do a Seafire at some point, but I also have a few Grumman Cats as well.

Yes, I'm sure.

Sorry, but only murican planes in this GB.

Maybe I'll host another one for brits and/or other nations if this one goes well.

Clemens

You are on the list, Shivinigh!

I've added the badges too.

Clemens

I'd like to join in this GB

I am having a devil of a time picking an aircraft to model for it, though (and NO, tossing a coin would not help, I would be at that for a week, lol)

right now I have it narrowed down to the F6C on Langley (CV-1) or the Super Hornet on Reagan (76),,,,,,,,,or somewhere in between,,,,,and tail codes between AA and NP

anyway, easy jokes aside, I would like to join, but, will have to decide what to build later on

Rex

Welcome to the GB, Rex

I put your name on the list.

Just tell me your project when you have decided... Is the first one the F6C Hawk? Because that would be really interesting.

Cheers, Clemens

Clemens, I was thinking:  would you consider allowing kits of the carriers themselves?

Of course, it's entirely up to you, and I'll be in it for the airplanes, but it just seemed that if someone wanted to build the carrier itself with the aircraft on the deck--that might be nifty. 

There are quite a few carrier models around in 1/350 and 1/700, as well as some odd scales.

I didn't do it for any GB, but here's USS Lexington (1/700) with Devastators I did for the 1942 GB.

Anyway, merely a suggestion.  I think the naval carrier aviation GB is a good idea, and I'm glad to take part in it.