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                        U.S. Naval Aviation GB!

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                        tho9900
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                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, February 11, 2005 6:41 AM
                        hmmm Midway... it fits the ironworks GB too... I like Midway better... lots of AC... in fact that AM SDB-2 is marked for Midway Jules...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 11, 2005 7:31 AM
                        Yeah i kinda like the Midway GB idea myself, problem is no Hellcats, but there's a whole range of other A/C to build like the Brewster buffalo for instance as well as B-17's not to mention the Entire Japanese strike force, actually come to think of it Midway may be a little closely related to the Pearl Harbour GB coming up, How about the Battle of the Phillipines i think they called it the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.........
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                        bobbaily
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                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Friday, February 11, 2005 8:18 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        hmmm Midway... it fits the ironworks GB too... I like Midway better... lots of AC... in fact that AM SDB-2 is marked for Midway Jules...


                        just killing some time wondering what to get into next....and lo and behold, talk of a Midway GB...and I have the AM SDB-2 kit waiting in the wings....it was meant to be!

                        It also justifies my waiting for that GB and trying to find another plane for the BoB GB to tide me over till the North Africia GB....

                        Bob

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13, 2005 7:48 AM
                        OK if Tom Posts Midway up as a GB i'll Join it With an Avenger, Hopefully the AM KitThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:19 AM
                        what kind of time frame? let me know and I will post it! Starting MAy or Aug?

                        Bob - that SBD-2 is marked for Marine Corps Squadron VMSB-241, Midway Island, 4 June 1942 so you are already set!!! If you want to start it now be my guest! In fact if no one has any objections it can be an open start date, ending date can be the last day of the Battle of Midway, 7 June 2005.

                        What do yall think?
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        bobbaily
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                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:04 PM
                        Tom,

                        Thanks-I'll monitor and see if the Midway GB comes to be-would be a good transition from the BoB and then schedule the North Africian GB after that. Of course, there is the 'Ironworks' GB and the bf109 GB that have been mentioned. Looks like the rest of '05 is starting to fill-up...but that's a good thing!

                        Bob

                         

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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:19 PM
                        Bob, I believe the ironworks GB migrated to a Midway GB to allow for more subject matter... I should have pics tonight of my SBD, the dullcoat is drying right now and just waiting to add two things and close the canopy..

                        I modeled mine a bit odd as I said int he Battle of Britain GB... canopy closed, no ordnance, and landing flaps open only, no dive brakes... every one I have ever seen has had the things I left off of mine... I just had to be me!!! Propeller [8-]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        bobbaily
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:29 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        Bob, I believe the ironworks GB migrated to a Midway GB to allow for more subject matter... I should have pics tonight of my SBD, the dullcoat is drying right now and just waiting to add two things and close the canopy..

                        I modeled mine a bit odd as I said int he Battle of Britain GB... canopy closed, no ordnance, and landing flaps open only, no dive brakes... every one I have ever seen has had the things I left off of mine... I just had to be me!!! Propeller [8-]


                        That works for me-I was just looking for a reason to build a F4F Wildcat...guess I could build two planes for the Midway GB...

                        Looking forward to seeing your SBD posted.

                        Bob

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13, 2005 5:52 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        what kind of time frame? let me know and I will post it! Starting MAy or Aug?

                        Bob - that SBD-2 is marked for Marine Corps Squadron VMSB-241, Midway Island, 4 June 1942 so you are already set!!! If you want to start it now be my guest! In fact if no one has any objections it can be an open start date, ending date can be the last day of the Battle of Midway, 7 June 2005.

                        What do yall think?

                        Those dates seem OK to me Tom but only if we start now...............
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, February 13, 2005 7:32 PM
                        Hey, this Midway Gb thing has really taken off. I'll definitely be in on that one. I have an AM SBD-3 that I could build, but I want to start it pretty soon, so I might get something else, maybe a TBD or the new AM SBD-2.

                        Jules - Have you got a scheme for that Avenger? I know there were only six of them used at Midway (5 got shot down and one was written off). Just wondering if you have done any research on them. They'd be in the blue-grey over grey scheme, which would look interesting (the only TBF models I've seen were in Tri-colour camo.
                        -Daniel
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, February 13, 2005 7:51 PM
                        ok lads I'll go post it right now... starting now till June 4, 2005 (or whatever date if any to decide on)
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 4:03 AM
                        Yeah Daniel i already have the scheme sussed out, i have a couple of photo's of the A/C crewed by Earnest, Manning and Ferrier from torpedo 8, the camo is as you said and the fues code is B - T - I with standard US national markings for the time......
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, February 14, 2005 6:39 PM
                        That's alright Jules. One thing though, I think that fuselage code should be 8-T-1 because it was from VT-8.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 14, 2005 8:52 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang

                        That's alright Jules. One thing though, I think that fuselage code should be 8-T-1 because it was from VT-8.

                        Yeah your right Daniel i just had another look at the pic and it does appear to be an 8,
                        Thanks for that i would have ended up sticking the B onBlush [:I]
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Friday, March 18, 2005 9:38 PM
                        well, i finally finished one of my GB projects!!LOL ......................hello?.................... hello? .....................................is anybody in here?!!Smile [:)] here is the link to the pics. later.!!
                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38851
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 19, 2005 8:29 AM
                        looks great Chris!!! how did you do the fuselage weathering? I like the sun mottled fading of the paint...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:49 PM
                        thanks Tom, i just explained the weathering process up in the link provided. it was fun and quite effective i must say. it looks more realistic in person than the the pics show, i just couldn't get the pics to show it good enough. i want to try it on an F-14, and an F-18. got me some really cool dirty pics of both of these aircraft, which got the wheels turning on just how i was gonna achieve that splothchy "devil may care" paint jobs that the navy is notorious for. i just kinda "experimented" on the SBD. thanks for the kind words friend. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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