80 Years of the Mighty 8th GB

Glad to have you on board Scott. I am trying to get another B-24D myself and i would prefer the Hase kits, but they are not cheap. I have built one of the assembly ships and have anotehr in the stash, and they are different. They do include everything you need to build an armed bomber so would just need decals if you wanted to take that option.

If the assembly kit comes with the armement, then I can go that route. I have more decal options with the D.  But I did find an interest J to build.  Decisions, decisions.  

Count me in.  I've got a 1/48 scale kit of a P-51D by ICM, depicting an aircraft from the 4th Fighter Group.

I'd like to enter a 1/72 Hasegawa P-47 please Bish. If the decals are ok it will be 'Little Chief' of the 56th F.G., 8th Air Force. There's potentially more entries to come but my new policy is to get on top of one before I add any more.

Cheers

Tony

Welcome aboard guys. I'll be getting the roster updated at the weekend.

Tony, if you have issues with the decals let me know. I have 2 of those kits in the stash and i have AM decals for both. If yours are no good i can send you both my sets over.

Bish, that is very kind of you, I'll be sure to let you know. This is a great place to be.

Regards

Tony

I'm in with Temptation! a P-51D from the 362 FS, 357 FG. The 357th Fighter Group was the first P-51 Mustang Group in the Eighth Air Force, training with P-51D's from November 1943 at Raydon, England and entering combat with them in February of the following year from their new base at Leiston. 

I've got 2 Dragon kits in 1/32 scale. An early and a late tail. If I get ambitious I'll use the other decals in the set and do Passion Wagon with the early tail

and if ambitious...

The Yoxford Boys, good choice Mongoose. I had not realised Dragon did P-51's in that scale, will be fun to watch.

I would like to join in on this one.

Could you put me down for an 1/72 Academy P-51B.

Will do JB.

Bish

Welcome aboard guys. I'll be getting the roster updated at the weekend.

Tony, if you have issues with the decals let me know. I have 2 of those kits in the stash and i have AM decals for both. If yours are no good i can send you both my sets over.

 

 

Hi Bish,

I've checked the decals today and they look OK, not yellowed and nicely in register. Thanks veryu much for your offer though.

Cheers

Tony

thank for sharing!

Thats good news. Any issues give me a shout.

Martin, I'm a definite for the Monogram B-24D, it's the ProModeler issue.

I could have an issue for the start of the build, Bish. I had a slip & fall about 10 days ago. I now have a metal plate and five screws in my right wrist. Doing exercises that hurt like fire. Hopefully I'll be able to hold an X-Acto knife by January 1. I'll keep you posted.

Ouch, Frank!  I took a direct hit on my left index finger yesterday from a 22 ounce framing hammer, so in a sense I do feel your pain.

Yikes!  Careful fellas.

fotofrank

I could have an issue for the start of the build, Bish. I had a slip & fall about 10 days ago. I now have a metal plate and five screws in my right wrist. Doing exercises that hurt like fire. Hopefully I'll be able to hold an X-Acto knife by January 1. I'll keep you posted.

 

Bish.  I'll be building this guy for my contribution.

jeaton01

Ouch, Frank!  I took a direct hit on my left index finger yesterday from a 22 ounce framing hammer, so in a sense I do feel your pain.

 

Probably more so, Jeaton. Just the thought of that hammer hit sends chills down my spine.

My sister, who is four years younger than me at age 71, reminded me that if you're over 70 you don't run. Especially when it's raining.

cbaltrin

Bish.  I'll be building this guy for my contribution.

 

Nice, which of the 2 marking options are you useing.

fotofrank

I could have an issue for the start of the build, Bish. I had a slip & fall about 10 days ago. I now have a metal plate and five screws in my right wrist. Doing exercises that hurt like fire. Hopefully I'll be able to hold an X-Acto knife by January 1. I'll keep you posted.

 

That sounds serious. I have broken both my scaphoids, in fact my left is still broken as it wasn't spotted unitl i broke the right 11 years later and it was to late to fix. But that sounds a lot worse to have the plate and screws in. Well, the GB runs for a year so you have plenty of time to get fixed up.

jeaton01

Ouch, Frank!  I took a direct hit on my left index finger yesterday from a 22 ounce framing hammer, so in a sense I do feel your pain.

 

Another ouch. You know what they say about these things coming in 3's. I better be careful.

Not certain right now bish, although I'm leaning towards Preddy's plane. I also have the eduard d-5 weekend edition, which has several options...

Bish

 

 

cbaltrin

Bish.  I'll be building this guy for my contribution.

 

 

 

 

Nice, which of the 2 marking options are you useing.

 

Here's the box art for my entry, I see a lot of rescribing in my future. 

jeaton01

Here's the box art for my entry, I see a lot of rescribing in my future. 

 

 

Why rescribe? I can understand describing if the B-24 had flush rivets and butt joined panels, but the type did not. Overlapping panels and raised rivets were used, which the kit's raised panel lines do replicate fairly well.

Hey John, You don't have to re-scribe that thing you know. Not planning on entering it in a contest are ya? .  I am working on (well, it's on the shelf but I did actually work on it in the past 10 days) a Monogram B-17G -- Got the fuselage painted and decaled, but it's still in two halves 

jeaton01

Here's the box art for my entry, I see a lot of rescribing in my future. 

 

 

Well, I may relent...

cbaltrin

Hey John, You don't have to re-scribe that thing you know. Not planning on entering it in a contest are ya? .  I am working on (well, it's on the shelf but I did actually work on it in the past 10 days) a Monogram B-17G -- Got the fuselage painted and decaled, but it's still in two halves 

 

 

 

jeaton01

Here's the box art for my entry, I see a lot of rescribing in my future. 

 

 

 

 

 

ok cbaltrin i gotta ask  how do you get that long joint glued now that the 2 halves are painted? Every time I read thru this thread i stop and wonder lol

TheMongoose

k cbaltrin i gotta ask  how do you get that long joint glued now that the 2 halves are painted? Every time I read thru this thread i stop and wonder lol

I think Super Glue Mongoose, Zap-a-Gap to be exact, a new bottle that will set quickly. I'll work in 1 inch sections, put some glue between the two halves, press, and quickly whipe away any excess glue with a Q-tip. A little flat coat shold hide any remaing glue around the joint.