Airfix 80th Anniversary GB feeler

Count me in Bish! Let me see what I have in stash, I know there are several! And I too look forward to Bish GBs. I try never to miss a Bish or Japanese GB !

Bish

be interesting to see how they compare.

LOL, I know how they compare. 

I think I'll start off with the old mold 1/72 Bv 141

modelcrazy

 

 

Bish

be interesting to see how they compare.

 

 

LOL, I know how they compare. 

I think I'll start off with the old mold 1/72 Bv 141

 

I was being polite . I am planning on starting with the old Sm.79 and following that with the new He 111P-2. Should be interesting.

Always nice to have you on board good. Seems we have a good crowd already, so look for the build thread start of Dec.

In a way, I'm  glad this has a Dec. Start date... I'm  completely  reorganizing my work area and it's going kinda slowly. Coming along though...

I haven't been very active on the forums at all for far too long. Let alone having participated in a GB. This may be just the ticket I need to get reacquainted with the group. I certainly have a few of the newer molds in my stash now that I would love to build. Chalk me up as tentative Bish. 

Well, with such a great subject area, GB host, and plenty of kits in my stash to choose from, I’ll give it a go myself.   

Bish,

You know I'm in. I have no idea with what. Maybe I'll get ambitious and build the MPC issue 1/24 P-51D. Don't know where I'd put it when I was done, but it would be cool. All I know is it probably won't be a plane which shall remain nameless.

Cheers guys, always nice to see such a high level of interest.

Count me in, not sure what yet.  I did just pick up the 1/72 swift,  maybe that one.

John

I would also like to join in .

I have the 1/72 Kaman SH-2F Seasprite in the stash .

Its been a while since I posted any model builds , so I'm looking forward to getting back into it .

John .

Helo, you are very welcome to join. If thats the kit i think, i built that many many moons ago, will be nice to see one of those.

falcon, be great to have you on board.

Y'all, I've never participated in a group build. This would be a first for me. I had thought about Keyda's C-47/DC-3 group build, but I really need to build something that is in my stash rather than go out and buy a new kit. I'm running out of room to store these unbuilt kits, you see. Right now I have two very old Airfix kits in my stash. I have a partially assembled 1/72 scale B-29 and a 1/144 Boeing 314 kit. The B-29 is/was to commemorate my dad training as a flight engineer back in 1945. The Boeing 314 just because it's just a beautiful airplane. What I'm getting around to, Bish, is pencil me in. I just need to decide which kit to build/finish, for the group build. If I decide on the 314, it just might be a "what if" if that's OK. The B-29, hopefully, would be from the training group my dad was assigned to.

frank, would be great to have you on board for your first GB. I was not familiar with the 314, but after just looking it up, would be great to have that in the GB but the B-29 sounds nice as well and a nice tribute to your dad. There is plenty of time and you are welcome to do both if you wish.

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

Thanks, Bish. I'm going to start with the Boeing 314. I've chosen a livery that's not included on the decals sheet in the kit. Those decals are long past yellow and are now brown! The copyright on the box is 1980, but I know the kit is much older than that. Since I have to get new decals is the build still OOB?

Start date in December 1, right?

Frank, nice one. Start date is Jan 1st but the build thread will go up at the start of Dec. The build can be OOB or as much AM as you like, including decals. I am useing AM decals on most of the ones i have planned for the GB.

Will be great to have you along PJ.

plasticjunkie

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

 

You must have one, everybody has and Airfix kit in the stash if you've been in the hobby for as long as we have.

Bish, I bought the 1/72 BF-109E yesterday and was looking at the Dakota Mk.IV or the C-47 as well. Both have been on my want list for a while.

Will be great to have you on board Steve. I believe that Dak Mk IV comes with BOAC markings. I have the old Airfix Mosquito i hope to do with am AM set of decals for BOAC, very interesting looking markings.

I mentioned its been a while since I posted anything , so I've been trying to remember how to post images . This is the kit I will be building , I'm not sure how the kit decals will hold uo , they look okay but just in case the don't work I have the Wolfpak decals for a SH-2F Seasprite of HSL-35 .

John

John, glad to see you figured out the pics again John. Good idea haveing a spare set of decals, look forward to seeing that one.

Geez! The waiting.

Hi,

While messing around at home last night I spotted my Airfix Autogyro model in a stack in the corner of one of my rooms.  I think this Group Build is a good excuse to build that kit

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plasticjunkie

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

 

 

 

 

You must have one, everybody has and Airfix kit in the stash if you've been in the hobby for as long as we have.

 

Steve you are right! I’m still not home but remembered the old Airfix 1/72 E Boat I have tucked away in a corner of my man cave closet.

So Bish I’m in with the 1/72 E Boat kit then. I will post a picture shortly.

I’m thinking this one... but I won’t use the crew figures with it. They are the old multi pose British Infantry set and not quite right for gunners.

plasticjunkie

 

 

modelcrazy

 

 

plasticjunkie

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

 

 

 

 

You must have one, everybody has and Airfix kit in the stash if you've been in the hobby for as long as we have.

 

 

 

 

Steve you are right! I’m still not home but remembered the old Airfix 1/72 E Boat I have tucked away in a corner of my man cave closet.

So Bish I’m in with the 1/72 E Boat kit then. I will post a picture shortly.

 

 

 

 

 

Glad you found somthing PJ, and looking forward to seeing that one.

stikpusher

I’m thinking this one... but I won’t use the crew figures with it. They are the old multi pose British Infantry set and not quite right for gunners.

 

Not seen that one before Stik, look forward to seeing that.

Glad to have you guys on board.

Bish

 

 

stikpusher

I’m thinking this one... but I won’t use the crew figures with it. They are the old multi pose British Infantry set and not quite right for gunners.

 

 

 

 

Not seen that one before Stik, look forward to seeing that.

 

Glad to have you guys on board.

 

The original 17 Pdr release is an older kit and pretty hard to find. Airfix re issued it not too long ago, and added their multi pose figures as crew. And I am very happy to be part of this one.