BACK IN THE SPOTIGHT--THE BOMBER GROUP BUILD (Medium and Heavy bombers from all eras)

fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:59 PM

i see i have a few days left so will i be able to join with the b-17g?

joe

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Saturday, July 3, 2004 8:21 PM

Ok everything has been updated in the members list. ALSO I HAVE MOVED THE COMPLEATION DATE BACK TO JANUARY 1ST SO THAT THE BUILD IS NOT RUSHED.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 8:35 PM

V.A.:

Thx for the extra time, I get real involved & slow and can use every minute ....
A correction; I'm gonna change from North Africa to Pacific & do a "strafer" ....

John

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 9:32 PM

hi i posted earlier but it might not have been caught in the update, but i'd like to join in hte build. I'm working on a 1/72 matchbox b-25 in the RAF.

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:08 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by jratz

V.A.:

Thx for the extra time, I get real involved & slow and can use every minute ....
A correction; I'm gonna change from North Africa to Pacific & do a "strafer" ....

John

Your welcome I know just how you feel, when I built my B-17G from Monogram it took me 15 months of work, so it averaged about a hundred to a hundred fifty hours of work so Im glad the time extension is appreciated.

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:10 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by darkprincexviii

hi i posted earlier but it might not have been caught in the update, but i'd like to join in hte build. I'm working on a 1/72 matchbox b-25 in the RAF.

Hey I am so sorry about that I was gone for a week and apparently missed your post, I will put you on the members list right now. Adn glad to have you on board.

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Monday, July 5, 2004 2:14 PM

OK fightinjoe you are in.

Oh and I am taking progress pics of my 1/48 Lady Be Good project, which until september 11th will be the only thing I am going to work on.

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, July 5, 2004 3:18 PM

Thanks alot for the extra time, since i wasnt planning on building my B-26 until august, thatl give me alot more time. thanks again.

John

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 5, 2004 7:07 PM

Hi all!

If I could I'd like to join this GB, it would be my first ever. The GB seems to be an interesting addition, to this hobby so I had to give it a try. This GB also just happens to fall in line with the next model I was planning on attempting to build. Hopefully this GB will keep the pressure on me to get it done. Smile [:)]

So if possible could I be added to the member list? I will be building Classic Airframe's 1/48 Savoia-Marchetti. Thanks

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Monday, July 5, 2004 7:27 PM

Heck yeah you can join, It is great to get some more variety to this build with that Classic Airframe's 1/48 Savoia-Marchetti, and we are always welcome to add another member to the team.

Ill put you down on the members list right now, and if you havent already please read the information on the first post of this Group Build. It will answer any questions you have about dates and secifications that you might have.

Again good to have you with us and looking forward to your pics.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:15 AM

VintageAircraft:
i posted about joining the build w/ a 1/144 b-17g on 6/24 while u were away...
no big deal, if u don't need yet another Fort in this GB i'll certainly
understand !
just need 2 know if i'm in or not...
thanx,

frosty Smile [:)]

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:54 AM

Oh man I really am behind on updateseven farther than I thought, Im am so sorry about that ill put you down right now.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:56 PM

no worries, Vintage !
it's a heck of a lot of work coordinating one of these
Group Builds (& trying 2 find some build time in there
4 ur self ), so thanx 4 all ur efforts
& thanx 4 letting me join the fun !

frosty Smile [:)]

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Quagmyre

Member since
December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 5:07 PM

I am soooooo tempted to join in and include my 1/48 scale B-25J "Emergency Strip" as a part of this, but I'm not sure I'm gonna have the time to finish it by the first for two reasons.

1) Cannot start until early November due to numerous temporary living circumstances and travel.
2) Gonna be travelling a lot over the holidays.

I guess I could have summed that up by saying my start date would be too close to the deadline and I'm on an airplane a lot between now and the first. Tongue [:P]

Can I give you a tentative yes?

By the way... is there a bomber group build icon for participants signiatures?

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:00 AM

QUOTE: By the way... is there a bomber group build icon for participants signiatures?

I had privatly made one. I never told anyone here about it but I could post it if you want me too, its nothing special . Only Prob is I dont know how to resize.

John

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 9:21 AM

Frosty, it was our pleasyre to let you join in on all of the fun.

Quagmyre, did you use that name from Family Guy, or is it just your name Big Smile [:D]

, After this build is over I might be starting one up that is similar but the content is different, and you could join that. Now I could move the date back further to acomadate you if that is alright with everyone else becasue I just moved it back so if its alright with everyone else?

rebelreenactor, If you could post that badge it would be great. Now I was thinking there could be three different badges one that represents the vintage bomber, one that represents the Korean war to Vietnam war bomber, and one that represents the present day bomber. Now the time period in which your bomber came from will determin what badge you get. EX: a B-17G would get a vintage badge, a B-52would get the Korean Vietname badge, and a B-2 would get a present day badge. So what do you guys think.?

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Quagmyre

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December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 12:51 PM

The name is not influenced by Family Guy even though I think Seth MacFarland is a comic genius! Funniest show ever on TV. Absolute crime it's not still on TV.

A Quagmyre is a Canadian drink my bartender roomate in undergrad taught me one year. The other Canadian drink he taught me was a Duck Fart. Not a tough choice. You can find the recipes for these rather readily on the Internet.

As for inclusion into the group build, I'll pass... getting a note from each and everyone might be a little much. Besides, I'm really not sure how much time I'm gonna be able to spend on "Emergency Strip". Would like to do some due dilligence on this one and put it in a diorama. Two months of a couple of hours here, a couple of hours a few weeks latter there, ain't gonna get it done. Quality will suffer. Thanks anyway.

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 7:14 PM

O.K. THis is the patch I designed and altered. But this is as small as I could get it with the words still, barely visible.

If somebody knows how to rezize these thing correctly let me know and i can give you a regular size version to work with.

here is the correct GB patch size. 60 pixels by (i think 79)

John

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Quagmyre

Member since
December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Thursday, July 8, 2004 1:06 PM

Based on the group build icon in your signiature rebel, the dimensions are 65 x 65.

Can't use fancy fonts with small letters. Use simple fonts like Arial or better yet, Amarillo USAF or some other stencil font.

Use acronym and abbreviations where possible like the following...
____________
Medium &
Heavy Bomber

<B-24 pic here>

FSMF GB 2004
-----------------------

FSMF = Fine Scale Modeler Forum
GB = Group Build
2004 = duh!

Or maybe go acro-crazy and use M&HB up top. Tongue [:P]

That's my constructive criticism. I think it's perfect other than that.

In fact. Email (quagmyre@speakeasy.net) me the Photoshop file (full size). Graphic design is a hobby of mine. I'll gem it up for ya if you'd like. Wink [;)]

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 2:47 PM

I emailed the patch to you.

John

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Quagmyre

Member since
December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Thursday, July 8, 2004 7:38 PM

That you did and here it is... First the full size...

...and now the actual icon/avatar to be used in the signiatures.

These are always fun to make. And yes I used FS 595b Colors. Big Smile [:D]

Lemme know what ya'll think.

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:15 PM

I don't know how you do it but that is Awsome! Great job.

John

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:49 PM

Holy cow I love that, It is so cool, now we just have to make two more, for the other generation bombers.

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scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Friday, July 9, 2004 6:39 AM

Nice badge, I like it.
Scott

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Quagmyre

Member since
December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Friday, July 9, 2004 7:20 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft

Holy cow I love that, It is so cool, now we just have to make two more, for the other generation bombers.

Other generation bombers? As they say in Latin America; "Que?"

Just send me the specifications (ideas on what you want) Vintage and I'll deliver!

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, July 9, 2004 6:49 PM

ok Here I have some pics that I thought would make nace badges I could Email them to you. On the Botom of each bade it sould say, Vintage , Korea to Vietnam, or Presant Day.

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Aaronw

Member since
September 2015
From: The Redwood Empire

Posted by Aaronw on Friday, July 9, 2004 10:30 PM

Well since the end date is Jan 1 I think I'd like to get in on this, but before I choose an aircraft I have a question. It says any era, any country, would this include post military use? I'm building a series of air tankers (fire bombers)which was a second career for many heavy bombers, would such a conversion be within the guidelines for the build assuming the aircraft started life as a medium or heavy bomber?

If not I have several that are well within the guidelines, a Lancaster has been staring at me every time I go to the model shop but I've always liked the B58, then again I've never buit a tri-motor, maybe something Italian, so put me down as a yes I'm in but uncommitted to a particular kit at this time.

Thanks

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Quagmyre

Member since
December 2003
From: and just won't go away.

Posted by Quagmyre on Friday, July 9, 2004 11:44 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft

ok Here I have some pics that I thought would make nace badges I could Email them to you. On the Botom of each bade it sould say, Vintage , Korea to Vietnam, or Presant Day.

Ready and waiting. Send them on over (quagmyre@speakeasy.net)

Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:59 AM

Hey sorry about being so far behind on updateing things but I have been really busy. All of your posts have not gone unoticed and I am hopeing to update everything on monday because tommarrow I am going gliding. So hopefully monoday. Ok

See Ya

Vintage Aircraft Big Smile [:D]

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Monday, July 12, 2004 8:07 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft
4.) Obiwan Kit?
5.) Shrikes 1/72 B-17B
6.) rebelreenactor B-26 Start in August

Hey, V.A.! Just saw this now... I'm actually building the G variant in Natural Metal... You know, I did get another kit, but it was the old Hasegawa B-17F in 1/72... I just can't get enough of these bombers! Wink [;)]

Hey, what're the guildlines for the use of the GB badge? Do we have to complete the model before we but the badge in our sigs?

QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft
30.) Frostygirl 1/144 B-17G

Hehehe.... It's about time that we see that fort! Tongue [:P]

Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning

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