The First Gulf War 30th Anniversary Build

Pawel- Thanks for your concern. My hands shake really bad whenever I try to do any fine detail painting. Being an armor modeler that builds mostly 1/35 scale kits, I don't have to worry too much about it. It really makes building ships and figures a pain though.

Hello!

Steve, Robert, John - thanks a lot for your kind words!

Steve - cool, I'm an electronisc man, too - I studied it, and I also worked a few years in elecronics (automotive) testing.

John - that's a very sad thing to read! What's the matter, what's going wrong?

Here's a daytime shot to show you the colours better:

Thanks for lookin' and have a nice day

Paweł

That is a really nice paint job pawel. No matter how hard I tried I wouldn't be able to come close to that.

Pawel, that is top notch work right there! 

Thanks for the pics, Steve.  I'll make a 5th badge option with one of them.  

Pawel, wow, far better than I could achieve. I like your cookie dough paint job.

I was in the Coast Guard in Montana of all places at the time. I was an electronics tech (ET) at a LORAN station which was owned by the FAA. Since the CG ran LORAN stations, there I was. I was in California as an electronics instructor during the second Gulf War. 

Hello Steve! Thanks a lot for your kind words! And those photos - they sure bring back memories.. I was 12 years old then. and those jokes about strike pilots checking out CNN for instant bomb damage assessment on their way back to the carrier...

Anyhow - I tried to do the "cookie dough" or "chocolate chip" or 6-colour desert camouflage and here's what I got:

I'll try to take a better photo in the daylight and I'll work on the shading some more. In the meantime I'd love to have your comments on that - thanks in advance and have a nice day

Paweł

Just a few I found.

I buckled down and cobbled together some badges this evening, I needed a break from the modeling table.  I searched my childhood memories of what was ingrained in my head from the nightly news broadcasts, and I grabbed photos that hit on those memories.  The only thing I could not locate was a decent license free photo of the tracers lighting up the sky over Baghdad.   

Got you down O and 68GT, looking forward to both!

OK FSM, I have decided on a Gulf War subject...

I have been planning on building all the USMC Cobra variants in 1/48. So far I have the -G and the AH-1Z demonstrator (AH-1(4B)W) done. For this GB, I'm going to jump in with a gray camo AH-1J, like one of these, from HMA-773 or 775.

After this, I'll still need a -T, -W, and -Z, which I happen to already have in the stash. But those are stories for another time...

I'm also going to submit this build as a crossover to the Close Air Support GB and build it alongside a second submission to that GB. The other submission will be a kitbash of Fujimi's -J and -S to make an Army -G. The -G will be a little more work, but the -J seems like it will be pretty straight forward.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting started.

Happy modeling and happy New Year!

-O

Right now I have a F-4G planed in 1/72 scale with Spangdahlem (Night Stalker) markings.  I only have an Italrie kit in 1/72 so thats the kit unless I come accross something else thats better.

Pawel, figure painting is just not one of my strengths. Looks good.

Excelent Glamdring!

Kick off is tomorrow already!

Sorry I have been letting this stew for a few days, a bad cold and other GB deadlines have been occupying my time.  What a way to spend a week of vacation.

I have the roster updated, if I missed anything, let me know.

Not a lot going on in this group build, eh?

Robert didn't even add me to the roster :-(

Now in the meantime I found out Verlinden got it very wrong in adding the captain bars to the cover - Marines don't do that. And the EGA (Eagle, Globe & Anchor) is wrong either - it should be "iron on" instead of a metal pin on - so I shaved it off, too. More details in the build thread, here's the painted cover:

So here's how the Captain looks like at the moment:

I think I will now try my hand on the "chocolate chip" on the trousers, let's se how this turns out. Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

Hello!

Robert invited me here (thanks a lot!) and I thught - nice, I'm starting it anyway, and I can always use some additional info, so here I go:

It's 120mm scale Verlinden resin kit 631.

There's also a dedicated WIP thread for it:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/5/p/187241/2144576.aspx#2144576

I've already managed to paint the face:

Now I'm looking for references on the cover - what's the correct name for the cap the captain is wearing? What color would the underside of the visor be?

Thanks for lookin' and have a nice day

Paweł

Keyserj

 

 

modelcrazy

Actually, I have a 1/72 Revell M1A1 (HA) that I think was there. The armor guys would have to concur because I have no clue.

 

 

 

 

Did a quick search and they did serve there.

 

 

modelcrazy

Actually, I have a 1/72 Revell M1A1 (HA) that I think was there. The armor guys would have to concur because I have no clue.

 

I think I am gonna jump in on this one too!  Either with Revell's 1/48 F15C, 1/48th A10, or their 1/48th A6 Intruder....

Justin

Actually, I have a 1/72 Revell M1A1 (HA) that I think was there. The armor guys would have to concur because I have no clue.

I have a lot going on but put me down for TBD. I have a few things that might fit.

Hey gang, I think I'll get in on this one. I don't have a subject yet, but since crossovers are allowed, I'm going to see if I have something in the stash that will kill two birds at the same time. I'll let y'all know as soon as I have a subject.

Cheers!

-O

Got you down, Bish!  Looking forward to it.

I'm in with the AFV Club 1/35th M109A2, still got to get the kit yet, and i will squeeze it in some how next year.

Did a cursory look through the kit and decal stashes to see what's on hand for this build.  Right now, providing I stick to my New Year's resolution of not buying any new kits so I can reduce the stash (hey, it's the thought that counts) I can do the following a USMC OV-10D, an A-6E TRAM, AV-8B Harrier, A-10A, F-14A, and an Italian F-104 that participated in the Kuwait campaign. If I decide to add to the decal stash, then a F-16 and some RAF ac could be added,

Jasper

Thank you Glamdring!

 

I couldn't finding an interesting kit of anything I drove, so I'll go with something that was most certainly a lot more fun to "drive" than anything I touched.

 

Tamiya 1/48 F-16C block 25.

 

I'm looking forward to everyone's progress!

 

Sounds good!  I have you down.

Glamdring

Jasper - Thank you for your service, welcome aboard, and I look forward to your choice!

 

That's a good reminder, I added a web link to the rules of acceptable vehicles.  

This link is a good source to find out if your build was involved in Desert Storm.

https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/menu.html

Keyserj - If you can make a go of retrofitting it, that's cool with me!  I'll mark it down as an A1.

keavdog  - Glad you joined, I have you down!

Welcome to you both!