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                        WW2 BATTLES--PEARL HARBOR 2005 (aug 7 - - december 7 07:55am) finished

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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, May 29, 2005 4:06 PM
                        patrick welcome. you are in. however you might wish to check some of the lists and urls on the first few pages. corsairs were not involved.


                        joe

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                        roadkill_275
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                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:40 PM
                        Joe, go ahead and put me down for a Monogram P-40B. If I can find decals for it, I've got the 1/72 Monogram P-36 that could also be done for this, but let me see about the decals first.
                        Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:09 PM
                        I may just yet do the NMF P-26, I'll decide when I get some more references together... it would look striking as that in 1/32...
                        ---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 Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:30 PM
                        Hmmm does any manufacturer make the Peashooter in 1/48Question [?]
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, May 30, 2005 4:56 AM
                        Jules as far as I know, both Academy and Hobbycraft make a 1/48 P-26

                        http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/interwar/p-26c.htm

                        http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/acy/acy2179.htm

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:15 AM
                        Jules - if you decide to do one, several reviews I ran across in research listed the HobbyCraft kit as the better of the two... (even better than my 1/32 Hasa kit)
                        ---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 Wednesday, June 1, 2005 2:32 AM
                        Thanks for the Info guysThumbs Up [tup] I'm definatly gonna add one to the short list but no right now cause at the moment i'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into the Tamiya Wildcat, from the looks of the sprues i reckon i'm gonna have fun with itThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, June 3, 2005 6:33 PM
                        Jules : the Wildcat will be that shake and bake kit you talked about recently... it really goes together with very little effort!
                        ---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, June 3, 2005 6:43 PM
                        Yeah Tom a Shake and Bake with a very simple camo scheme, thats why i'm going for the PE set, for that little bit extraThumbs Up [tup]
                        BTW what sort of condition were these EWA Wildcats in at the time of the attackQuestion [?]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, June 3, 2005 8:19 PM
                        Jules - I imagine the would be in fairly clean shape with normal wear (exhaust stains etc) ... America was preparing for an attack, we just didn't know where. I remember in the Navy even for ops the crew chiefs would be up all night checking and checking everything on the aircraft until 0-dark-thirty. Everything was clean, oiled and ready to go way in advance...

                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, June 4, 2005 1:32 AM
                        i would also say very clean and ready for combat.


                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 4, 2005 3:24 AM
                        Yeah i figured that they would be fairly clean thanks fellasThumbs Up [tup] I'll still do a preshade to break the monotone but apart from that i'll just give ot some stains around the guns and exausts...........
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 5, 2005 10:08 AM
                        fightnjoe,

                        I'd like to get into this GB with a 1/48th Hasegawa D3A1 Val (Kit No. Jt172). I'm just coming back to modeling after maaaany years. I've started back up with my 12 yr old son who is currently building an Italeri Elefant, and I'm finishing up an SBD3. We're having a blast together.

                        I assume by an August 7 start we cannot begin modeling till then? (Please excuse the new guy..)

                        Could someone point me in the right direction for paint and decals? I'm sure there is someone else with a Val in mind, and I wouldn't mind complimenting whatever they wanted to build to avoid duplication.


                        Looking forward to this....

                        Colonel Joe
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                        roadkill_275
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                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Sunday, June 5, 2005 10:35 AM
                        Sorry to say all I could manage was a photo of the page on the P-26. My scanner is still on strike and this will have to do until then:

                        Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 5, 2005 11:16 PM
                        Colonel_Joe Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the GB and to the FSM ForumsThumbs Up [tup]
                        I can't help you with the decals but i'm sure someone around here canThumbs Up [tup]

                        Hey Roadkill is that pic from the flying colours bookQuestion [?]
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 5, 2005 11:55 PM
                        joe you are welcome to join. glad to have you. yes this build begins in aug therefore no starting early.



                        joe

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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, June 6, 2005 12:54 AM
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forum and the group build, nice to have you along.

                        I've had a quick look for some Val decals and drawn a big zip I'm afraid. I'm not familiar with the Hase kit jt172, if you can get kit #09055 it comes with Pearl Harbor markings. As for paint, check out our local hobby shop (LHS) and ask what they have, Gunze seem to make a good range of IJN colors if they are available to you.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 6, 2005 10:00 PM
                        Thanks for the nice welcome folks!

                        I've found some profile artwork of Vals from 4 carriers, and some coloring direction, but it looks like I could be in for a tough time on the decal side of things. I'm continuing the search... Eagle Strike had a Pearl Harbor series, but it looks like it's out of print.

                        I'm reading where some make print their own... I'm pretty good with Photoshop, but what has been people's experience with printing their own decals?

                        Colonel Joe

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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, June 6, 2005 11:40 PM
                        joe shoot me an email.



                        joe

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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:37 AM
                        Hey Joe do you know what kind of birds the two U.S. airman flew in the attack. I beleive one of their names was Taylor (not for sure ) but they were credited for 6 or 7 kills that day. If so are there any photos of the planes??

                        Thad
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                        jboutin
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                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 11:56 AM
                        Colonel Joe, welcome to the forums! Making your own decals can be good. I just did that for my BoB Hurricane as I couldn't find any Canadian Sqdn Codes, I used the Testors clear and white decal paper. Both worked decently (I have an HP PSC 1315 all-in-one) but images that have lots of colours can be tricky. The best is single colour decals, like aircraft codes. And make sure you put on a sealer! or else as soon as you put it into water the colours will run.

                        fightnjoe, I still haven't got my kit yet but I my birthday is in July so I'm dropping really big hints with the wife!Wink [;)]Smile [:)]
                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 1:24 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe

                        joe shoot me an email.



                        joe



                        Email sent....



                        Colonel Joe
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 9:18 PM
                        Joe (Colonel_Joe) I've had a bit more of a look for those Val decals, have a look at

                        http://www.justplanehobbies.com/desc.ydev?prod_id=2151

                        http://www.justplanehobbies.com/desc.ydev?prod_id=2150

                        I don't know if they are actually carrying stock, but it won't hurt to ask.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 11:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

                        Joe (Colonel_Joe) I've had a bit more of a look for those Val decals, have a look at

                        http://www.justplanehobbies.com/desc.ydev?prod_id=2151

                        http://www.justplanehobbies.com/desc.ydev?prod_id=2150

                        I don't know if they are actually carrying stock, but it won't hurt to ask.

                        Cheers
                        Darren



                        darson,

                        Thanks for the heads up, and the research!

                        I'm going to check and see if they still have them in stock. As far as I can tell both of these are out of print so they'd be great to have. These decals are from sets 3 and 4 which detail the Shokaku and Kaga, sets 1 and 2 cover the Hiryu, Akagi, and Zuikaku. Eventually, I'd like to have them all. Cool [8D]


                        Col Joe

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                        mpartric
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                          March 2005
                        • From: Seeing Eye Dog Central
                        Posted by mpartric on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 12:12 AM
                        I am literally chewing my nails to the quick waiting to start this build....that Kate just keeps staring at me from the corner of the room....
                        Matthew Morristown, NJ Mediocrity--- it takes a lot less time and most people won't notice until it's too late.
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 1:14 AM
                        me also. of course it is my favorite subject to study so .........................



                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:18 AM

                        Although this is my first GB, I'm actually enjoying the wait time to get the planning completed and things like paints, decals etc all lined up. Plus get my newbie questions answered. Smile [:)]

                        What's the paints of choice for Japanese aircraft? My LHS only stock Modelmaster, Polly S and Tamiya.. no Gunze (but I suppose I could mail order it.).


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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 12:13 PM
                        Colonel Joe I use a mix of those paints all the time. It is just personal preference to what a modeler wants to use.

                        Thad
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 12:26 PM
                        Colonel Joe,

                        White Ensign Models (A UK company) sells many varities of IJN and IJA colors. Even the "pale green'" Pearl Harbor Zero color. I've bought several of the paints from their website.

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:05 PM
                        Thad from memory i think those two airmen were flying P-40's........

                        Colonel i use Gunze almost exclusivly because my LHS has a large range of Gunze paints, but pollyscale is a fantastic paint to use so that would be my choice.....
                        BTW if you do go for pollyscale don't mix the paints with any other brands, i tried to lighten the polly earth brown with gunze white and it just doesn't mix.........
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