TUSKEGEE AIRMEN GROUP BUILD

i have added a 1/72 kit listing 2 the 1st post of this thread...
will add a decals listing asap.

frosty

i found 2 kits of B-25J in 1/72, both Hasegawa...
they have been added 2 the 1/72 kit listing in the 1st post of this thread.
'bump'

frosty

You can take the "?" off as I'm building Capt. Pruitt's "Alice Jo." That is if I can get the decals. Yeah, I know it didn't have'em but, 'build what you like,....

BTW: How do we T/A GB'er get the badge?

El Feo: "Badges, we don need no stinkin' badges."

QUOTE: Originally posted by didfaI You can take the "?" off as I'm building Capt. Pruitt's "Alice Jo." That is if I can get the decals. Yeah, I know it didn't have'em but, 'build what you like,.... BTW: How do we T/A GB'er get the badge? El Feo: "Badges, we don need no stinkin' badges."

didfal:
no more ? 4 u...
looking forward 2 seeing 'Alice Jo' !
i know there was a P-51, did Captain Pruitt also fly a P-47 w/ the same name ?

4 the badge, put ur icon over the badge in the first post, right click on it, then go down 2 'properties', right click again & it will give u the info.... copy this into ur sig area & voila...
LOL re: El Feo quote... always a great line !

frosty

i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again...
i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again....
i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again....
i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again...
(i'm sorry, the correct spelling has been staring me in the face the whole time...)
some GB leader, eh ??

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again... i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again.... i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again.... i will not misspell TUSKEGEE again... (i'm sorry, the correct spelling has been staring me in the face the whole time...) some GB leader, eh ?? frosty

LOL-- that is not a word you can type fast....I have to hit backspace everytime I type it!! You are not alone!

I may do a 1/72 B-25J kit No one has "claimed" that a/c yet & I can get them for a lot less here in Japan! I may wait for a sale at Yuzawaya to pick one up!

After this Mad Komet Day, a B-25 would be nice! Gonna go check the stores after some shuteye!

Wow this thread has certainly taken off
Tweets glad your joining us for this oneHmmmm Tom, Tweets and myself Gb'ing together againthis is gonna be entertaining
Hey Sean if you need a hand with the badge i have a couple of ideas, i like the having a face in the badge idea i think that would be good but maybe have the torso of the airman ( in B/W ) on the left and have the red tail section of a mustang on the right with Tuskegee above and Group 05 underneath with the shadow effect....Just my

Frosty i have the Hasegawa P-51 D/K kit here so i'll be building the D model, i havn't figured out what scheme to do yet but i'll let you know as soon as i do some research

Right Jules, always a good idea for us to stick together.. harder for the staff to do a take down on us when we are together... Just woke up with that old Isopropyl Alcohol hangover from last night Canasta game...

Not sure which one I am doing yet, P-51D and waiting on the decal sheet to arrive before I decide. Stupid Greatmodels holds your order until you have $10.00 worth to ship, so because the Bf110 sheet is on backorder I have to wait. I mean I paid shipping on both items seperately, I should get them when I want them!

Don't know if someone's posted this yet, but Three Guys replicas has a nice set of TA decals... http://www.amtechmodels.com/tgr_view.cfm?Item=TGR48017

all the way from a P-39, P40 to several P-51's, I've been gone for a bit so I am sure someone has covered it but a nice set all the same!

Us together again.
Y'know, stalkers behave like this.
So, who's the stalker hmmmmmmmmm!!!

Jules, you are the badge guru , wanna have a crack at it.
I haven't done anymore to the badge design in a few days, pretty sad huh

I'm still going to do the D model, unless I can find a decent quality B/C, but I really wanna do some NMF work on it.
Now sticking with the theme of trying something different, I was going to have a crack at covering the plane in Bare Metal Foil, instead of Alclad
(the crowd gasps in anticipation!!!!)

Would be interesting, seeing as BMF shows more dust than any Alclad finish!!

hmmm... that is scary... the three of us stalking each other! Wouldn't that make a great B-grade movie!

Go for it Tweets! I am doing Alclad for the first time so we'll see what's up! I am contemplating going all out on this one with PE, not sure about an AM cockpit, guess I better open up the box and see how much detail there is in it. After the F4F and the Zero I was kind of dissapointed... of course now I know why those two were so cheap compared to the N1K1 I did...

Tonight we make a break for it... it's Mrs. Crackjaw's night in the kitchen... her famous Meat ball surprise again...

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Us together again. Y'know, stalkers behave like this. So, who's the stalker hmmmmmmmmm!!!

Nurse Kremp she's the stalker!!!!!!! havn't you seen the way she watches us[:0]
I'll have a crack at the badge if you like Tweets, but you can do the Nth African Tag ( i'm kinda stuck for ideas on that one )

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Tonight we make a break for it...It's Mrs. Crackjaw's night in the kitchen... her famous Meat ball suprise again...

OK Tom i'm with ya I don't wanna find out what the Suprise is this time

Time for some Researchbut i think i'll be doing BUNNIEfor this GB..

haha Jules, you two need to start a grass roots campaign to have AU moved to a time zone closer to mine.... we could have some fun if we were all on at once! (Fun.. like getting banned from the forum haha)

Well I am afraid if my decals don't get shipped soon, my first Alclad II experience will be on the P-47D kit I am doing for the Latin American group build.

Doing one of the "esquadron 201" P-47's from the PTO fame.. (Mexican squadron flying with the US in the Pacific) interesting note they were the only unit of the Mexican AF to play a part in the war (beyond sub patrol in the Gulf of Mexico) ... similar to the Tuskegee airmen they were always the ones to go in when no other squadron would, personally picked to bomb an airfield installation because of their expertise in dive bombing in a P-47.

Here's a link: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FWK/is_n4_v18/ai_19838758

just kind of a parellel story to the Tuskegee Airmen... another minority group breaking through in WWII... there's a few more stories I read on the internet and all of them are pretty fascinating as to what these guys would go up against and not flinch...

If anyone has an inkling to join that GB there is an open end date for it so no need to rush!

I'm about ready to cancel my greatmodels order and see where else I can get this set of decals... anyone have some leads on an internet company that might have them? I checked and squadron.com didn't have any...

Good article Tom!
Might be another build coming up..................................we gotta stop meeting like this!!!

Well, still hunting for a decent D model.
Whats the Tamiya 8th Airforce kit like??????

I also don't need to know what the surprise is.
Last night was Semolina night, I snuk into the kitchen and read the packet, note the spelling, Salmonela!!!
An I thought nappies was due to old age

Tweets - it's the same as the regular Tamiya P-51 D with decals for several 8th AF famous planes.. Looks good in the box, the cockpit is a bit sparse looking though. I might have to get some AM bits to spruce it up a bit... thats the one I picked up before the build with just this theme in mind!

Ok, cool.
So need PE and A/M c/p to make it approach anything decent.

Time to shop again.

ahhh you are on same time as me are ya? (thinking about the "stalker" statement of earlier)

yeah definitely.. nothing but a few plastic knobs and stuff inside on this one, although everything is cast very sharp and no real errors or machine marks...

I missed salmonella night again? It gives me very colorful dreams... Gotta love old Mrs. Kravitt and her "walking spaghetti" you gotta spear it early before it runs off your plate!

Picked up Hasegawa's 1/72 B-25J kit today! Looks sweet! While I was there I HAD to grab an Academy 1/72 Bf-109G-14! Methinks it will look good next to the Komet from MKD! Now to find some info/decal sheets for this Mitchell[:0] - Calvin

Hey if your still looking for a decent P51-d kit Sean i recommend the Hasegawa P51 D/K the detail is of a very high standard for OOB, i only added Eduard coloured seat belts to the one i'm doing now which is not for this GB but for the Ranch GB, i should be finished it by the end of the Month complete with Aussie Markings

Ahhh Old Mrs Kravitt...........How does it go again.................Thats right ..........Come to Kravitts kitchen where you can watch the E Coli grow.......

I picked up the Tamiya 1/48 P-51b this weekend, now I have to pick what decals Im going to use. I will have extras so If your looking for 1/48 scale decales let me know.

Thad

QUOTE: Originally posted by lodni_k I may do a 1/72 B-25J kit No one has "claimed" that a/c yet & I can get them for a lot less here in Japan! I may wait for a sale at Yuzawaya to pick one up! After this Mad Komet Day, a B-25 would be nice! Gonna go check the stores after some shuteye!

lodni_k:
cool, i was hoping someone would do the B-25J !
i haven't done any hasegawa 1/72 a/c yet , but i do have the HE-111 H6 kit 2 do...
eventually.
did u have fun building ur Komet 4 Mad Komet Day ?

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Wow this thread has certainly taken off Frosty i have the Hasegawa P-51 D/K kit here so i'll be building the D model, i havn't figured out what scheme to do yet but i'll let you know as soon as i do some research

j.s. :
yep... we're even 'sticky' now, & have been moved 2 the Group Build section...
thanx 4 ur update, the hasegawa kit is 1/72, rite ?
some D models flown by TA pilots :
Duchess Arlene / Creamer's Dream / Bunnie / Miss-Pelt ii
good luck w/ ur research & w/ picking a scheme...
2 weeks 2 go !

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Not sure which one I am doing yet, P-51D and waiting on the decal sheet to arrive before I decide. Stupid Greatmodels holds your order until you have $10.00 worth to ship, so because the Bf110 sheet is on backorder I have to wait.

tho9900:
no prob, tho...
i really don't like that Greatmodels policy either, i have been trying 2 get
a couple of books from them 4 months & have had builds delayed because i didn't realize that they wouldn't ship anything until the whole order was filled & ready 2 ship...


frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Not sure which one I am doing yet, P-51D and waiting on the decal sheet to arrive before I decide. Stupid Greatmodels holds your order until you have $10.00 worth to ship, so because the Bf110 sheet is on backorder I have to wait. tho9900: no prob, tho... i really don't like that Greatmodels policy either, i have been trying 2 get a couple of books from them 4 months & have had builds delayed because i didn't realize that they wouldn't ship anything until the whole order was filled & ready 2 ship... frosty

Frosty, if the amount of what is in stock is over $10.00 you can go to some order history page and pull just the items in stock and have it shipped, then they can ship the rest when it comes in. It's kind of convoluted how to get there but if you are waiting on stuff and haven't seen that function yet I will post where it is...

QUOTE: did u have fun building ur Komet 4 Mad Komet Day ? frosty

It was fun but a little frustrating. I didn't finsh mine do to too many fit problems But it was a learning experience!!
I kinda doubt that I'll find any Tuskegee sheets for my Mitchell. Probably end up Mix & Matching! LOL - Calvin

Hey all,

If I was looking to join this litlle group, does anybody know where I could get some Tuskegee decals for either a 1/48 P-51 B/C or D?

Cheers
Darren

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OK I'm an idiot I should have looked up a couple of posts. So I can pick up the decals from GM, but who manufactures them?

Also, is there a badge for this GB.

Hey, Darren I have 1 for a P-51B,C and 2 for a P-51D I think..... If your interested their yours.

Thad

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson [br So I can pick up the decals from GM, but who manufactures them? Also, is there a badge for this GB.

THREE GUYS REPLICAS makes 2 different Tuskegee Airmen sets,
one w/ just the P-51s (markings 4 four a/c)
& another w/ the same 4 p-51 a/c & a p-40 & p-39 added...
there is a tentative badge at the end of my first post, but there r rumors
afoot of work being done on another design...
in the meantime, feel free 2 use the one posted if u like it...

frosty

QUOTE: Originally posted by KINGTHAD Hey, Darren I have 1 for a P-51B,C and 2 for a P-51D I think..... If your interested their yours. Thad

Thad, thanks a lot mate and I'd be interested in the P-51D if that's OK because I've already got the Tamiya kit. Also, if there are any decals you are looking for that I might be able to send back in return, ask away as I've got a pretty good collection.

I'll send you an email with my details.

Thanks again
Darren

Darren, I forgot to mention in the other GB thread... if you are interested in building a Martlet let me know, I can forward the set of the decals I have to ya... I think I am building the desert version so if you want the other two versions in the pic you are welcome to them... reason I mentioned it is I can send it with the Future...