ROSTER:

PFJN2:  Pro Resin 1/72nd Avro 707C

GAF:  Tamiya 1/72nd Bell X-1 Mach Buster (Complete)

          Revell 1/68 D-558-2 Sky Rocket (Complete)

          Hasegawa 1/72 Nakajima G8N1 Renzan "Rita"  

Bobbaily: Monogram 1/24th Olds Aerotech (Complete)

                Hasegawa 1/48 Kyushu J7W1 Shinden               

Gamera: Fujimi 1/144th Nakajima G10N Fuguku

               Amusing Hobby 1/35th FV4005 Stage 2 Self-Propelled Gun

Lostagain: TBD

Real G: Xtrakit 1/72nd Saunders-Roe SRA-1

             Meng 1/72nd Ki-98 Mansyu

Jeaton01: Special Hobby 1/72nd D-558-1 Skystreak (Complete)

               Czech Models 1/48 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet (Complete)

Cwalker3: Takom 1/72nd Krupp Raumer S  (Complete)

                  Takom 1/72nd Minenraumer  (Complete)

Keavdog: Monogram 1/72nd  X-15 (Complete)

                 Revell 1/65 Douglas X-3 Stiletto

Trabi: ELF models 1/72nd DFW T.28 Floh

COMPLETED BUILDS:

GAF:  Tamiya 1/72nd Bell X-1 Mach Buster

Revell 1/68 D-558-2 Sky Rocket

Cwalker3: Takom 1/72nd Krupp Raumer S

Takom 1/72nd Minenraumer

Keavdog: Monogram 1/72nd  X-15

Jeaton01: Special Hobby 1/72nd D-558-1 Skystreak

Czech Models 1/48 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet

Bobbaily: Monogram 1/24th Olds Aerotech

Hi,

Can I enter my Pro Resin AVRO 707C?

Pat

Avro 707C, Pro Resin R72-029 (2007) (scalemates.com)

Pat,

Oooooohh!  I like that!  A small-scale Vulcan.  Sure you can enter it.  I've got you down on the list. 

Gary

Gary,

Please add me to the list-Oldsmobile Aerotech-if it meets the criteria.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-2901-olds-aerotech--129291

Brief history of the vehicle:

https://www.supercars.net/blog/1987-oldsmobile-aerotech-st/

Thanks

Bob,

That's quite the car!  Got you down.  Will love to see that one built.

Gary

Gary would you put me down for the 1/144th Fujimi Nakajima G10N Fuguku please?

Your on the list.  Looks like a fun build.

BTW, Happy After-Birthday! 

Gary

Thanks Gary! 

I had lobster sushi and my mom brought me a homemade chocolate pie. Life is good.... 

I'll skip the lobster sushi, but everyone loves chocolate pie!

You're supposed to boil the bait before you eat it. 

Gary

Lobster sushi! very fancy Cliff.
Mine was a week ago, out for breakfast and roast pork for dinner.

Here is my possible roll call for this GB. Not sure that the Pfiel qualifies as there were 37 made and 11 delivered.

Disappointed I don't have a X-wing...

Lostagain,

Sounds like you and Gamera have birthdays very close together.  Congrats to you!

As for the Do-335, it makes it into "very few" produced, so yeah, it qualifies!

Don't worry!  You have just over a month to decide.  They all look like good models.  As a suggestion, I think the Caudron would be a good choice as it would fit in your planned French GB.  I'll put you on the list. 

Gary

Belated happy birthday Piers! The roast pork sounds delectable! 

And lol I'll have to remember the bait line about sushi Gary. 

I like all of those Piers! 

I'm looking for that perfect X-Plane to pull from the stash.  It HAS to be really weird, yet buildable in a reasonable amount of time.

So the scratchbuilt XF-103 is out.  

Real G,

Well, there's a lot to choose from (depending on the availability of a model).  As a suggestion, here's a list of SOME of the better known types.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_experimental_aircraft

As for experimental tanks, the MBT 70 and the XM-1 come to mind.  And many race cars had prototypes built before they entered production.

You've got may choices!

Gary

Hoping someone does the XB-70.  I poked around for an X-15  but the prices are crazy.  I'll be watching though :)

Gary,

I only need to open the storage boxes labelled "X-Planes" in my closet!  So many (too many) to choose from.

I have a few X-Tanks, like the Maus, the E Series panzers, some oddball Soviet postwar armor, and a PL-01.

I'm still waiting for a good US MBT-70.  The DML "Black Flag" kit is more a West German version.

I have been thinking of maybe swapping out mine for this FV4005. British Cold War tank destroyer with a 182mm gun, the biggest gun EVER mounted on a AFV hull. The British built one and killed the project when every time you fired the gun the recoil almost ripped the turret off the thing's hull...

John (Keavdog)> I found one of the Revell boxings at a local model show for $15.  I'm sure that if you look around you can find one.  Be patient.  Would love to have you for this group build, sir.  I know you do awesome work. 

Real G> Should I put you down as "To Be Determined"?  Sound like you have a lot of choices.

Gamera> Well, I wouldn't want to influence you, but why not do both?  The GB will last a year. 

To everyone else who expressed an interest, please post here for confirmation.  I don't want to put anyone down who doesn't feel up to it or thinks they don't have a model  that fits.

Gary

Gary,

Sure, please put me down as TBD.  Thanks!

Real G>  Okay, your on the list.  Looking forward to your choice!

Gary

K Gary I'll aim at both!!! 

We'll see how it turns out... 

Gamera> That's the spirit!  At least you can say you tried! 

And I didn't realize until I blew up the image that the turret has "April Fool" written on it!

Gary

Okay, I'm officially jumping in!

Here is the current state of play, photo taken last night:

^^^^ Neat-o!

That's great, Real G!  Such an odd aircraft.  Similar to the Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart.  Looks simple enough.  Good choice!

Gary

Here are two I recently finished.  You can put me down for a Special Hobby 1/72 D 558-I Skyrocket.

John,

Those are two beautiful Convair delta wing designs!  Nice!

Got you down.

Gary

If approved, I would like to join in with Mengs Krupp Raumer S and Minenraumer in 1/72. These were prototypes of mine-clearing vehicles produced by the Germans in WW II. A review of the kit be found here:

https://finescale.com/product-info/kit-reviews/2021/01/workbench-review-takom-krupp-raumer-and-vskfz-617