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                        WWII Carrier Aircraft Design GB (Starts Now -- Ends November 30, 2006)

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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Friday, October 7, 2005 1:32 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by KJ200

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

                        Yeah Karl that makes you, Tom, Jay, Pingy & myself with Rick & Tanky as maybe's, sounds like a "Usual Suspects" takeover doesn't it, just need a few more of the boys in here.......


                        I was thinking the same myself.

                        Has Kremps made her presence felt yet?

                        Karl


                        Don't even.....

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        dragonfly
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: N.E. Ohio
                        Posted by dragonfly on Friday, October 7, 2005 9:39 AM
                        Ok....I'm hooked....I've got all the AM carrier kits in my stash thanks to hobby lobby. I think it's time to do another SBD. I'm in with an SBD 3.

                        Jerry
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                        wooverstone8
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Thursday, October 6, 2005 8:36 PM
                        KJ200 Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the Group Build!


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                        jboutin
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                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Thursday, October 6, 2005 9:45 AM
                        We gotta try to get Dave (razordws) in here too guys...Whistling [:-^]

                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        KJ200
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Thursday, October 6, 2005 5:58 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

                        Yeah Karl that makes you, Tom, Jay, Pingy & myself with Rick & Tanky as maybe's, sounds like a "Usual Suspects" takeover doesn't it, just need a few more of the boys in here.......


                        I was thinking the same myself.

                        Has Kremps made her presence felt yet?

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 6, 2005 4:53 AM
                        Yeah Karl that makes you, Tom, Jay, Pingy & myself with Rick & Tanky as maybe's, sounds like a "Usual Suspects" takeover doesn't it, just need a few more of the boys in here.......

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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:30 AM
                        Wooverstone Seeing as Tom & Jules are already here, as well as Jay, I suppose I'm just going to have to put my name down for this one.

                        Haven't got a clue what I'm going to build, probably decide that about June!

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        wooverstone8
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Thursday, October 6, 2005 12:12 AM
                        Richard- I got you down for a F4F-4 Thumbs Up [tup]

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                        j.s.harrison Sign - Welcome [#welcome]to the group build!

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:07 PM
                        Well i guess i'm gonna have to do it, even though i've resigned myself to not joining any more GB's the timeframe on this one works for me so put me down for a 1/48 Tamiya Fairey Swordfish, i'm not sure which one but frobably one of those that flew of the Ark Royal to attack the Bismark.....
                        I would rather go for the A5M4 Claude but even though they served in the Pacific after Dec 7th i don't beleive they were on the Carrier decks at that time............

                        Soooo Tom does a Fairy Swordfish Qualify for the "Tho9900 Fringe award"Question [?]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:58 PM
                        I have been looking through my stash and find I have at least 10 carrier aircraft from WWII. I am leaning toward the Trumpeter 1/32 F4F-4 with the Waldron cockpit and guns and the Eduard exterior and interior PE and will have Microscale decals for Marine Squadron VMF-233 that left Hawaii on the escort carrier U.S.S Long Island. You can pencil me in for that but I have plenty of time to make a final decision. Thanks.

                        Richard

                        Richard
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 7:03 AM
                        not yet... I just started it... the interior is a bit basic but so it was on the real thing... I'm about to close the fuselage and I'll take pics right before and after.. the thing that is amazing is how small this thing is for being 1/48. it's about as big as a 1/72 P-47..
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Monday, October 3, 2005 9:21 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

                        I've been building an AccMini F3F-2 for the Pearl Harbor GB and might get another for this.. it really is building up nice... and I can't wait to put the metalizer on it!!! a lot of detail and it comes OOB with decals for EVERY F3F-2 that ever flew!!! can't beat that with a stick!!!

                        oh yeah.. I better wait till I get to the PE bracing... I might change my mind. Wink [;)]


                        From what I've heard the PE bracing is really nice. Of course I have never tried it and look forward to hearing your take on it. That is a kit I have always thought long and hard about getting. Are there pictures over in the Pearl Harbor thread?
                        Leon
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, October 3, 2005 8:33 PM
                        I've been building an AccMini F3F-2 for the Pearl Harbor GB and might get another for this.. it really is building up nice... and I can't wait to put the metalizer on it!!! a lot of detail and it comes OOB with decals for EVERY F3F-2 that ever flew!!! can't beat that with a stick!!!

                        oh yeah.. I better wait till I get to the PE bracing... I might change my mind. Wink [;)]
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Monday, October 3, 2005 7:34 PM
                        Bump, for the heck of it.

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        jboutin
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:14 AM
                        Oh good Lord, only 158 days till we start, and I don't have a kit yet! Shock [:O]

                        At least this gives me plenty of time to plug away at the missus and family for Christmas ideas! Wink [;)]Big Smile [:D]

                        I think it will be the Hobby Craft British Corsair as Lt Hammy Gray's Corsair from when he recieved the VC.
                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:23 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8


                        I don’t consider it as building, but when you start cleaning and filling ejection holes then your starting the entry before the original date. There shouldn’t be any rush—so if we need extra time will extend the ending date. Wink [;)]



                        Thanks. No problem, just thought it would be nice to get that dreaded part of the model out of the way, so the actual build would be all fun. Oh well...excitedly waiting then.
                        Leon
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                        wooverstone8
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 7:55 PM

                        I don’t consider it as building, but when you start cleaning and filling ejection holes then your starting the entry before the original date. There shouldn’t be any rush—so if we need extra time will extend the ending date. Wink [;)]
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                        arki30
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Second City
                        Posted by arki30 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 7:42 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by newtothegame

                        ....or would it be ok to pre-clean the parts in a nice leisurely manner up until March??

                        Thanks,
                        Leon


                        Confused [%-)] Are you serious? Dude, get a hobby. Oh, wait.....

                        Mischief [:-,]

                        Building Now:

                        1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%

                        1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%

                        Upcoming:

                        1/48 Revell F-14D

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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Thursday, September 22, 2005 5:15 PM
                        I have a quick question about the starting date. To me the absolutely most time consuming (and dreaded) part of a model is part clean up (removing mold lines, filling ejection holes, etc.) Is this considered building and should wait until the start date, or would it be ok to pre-clean the parts in a nice leisurely manner up until March??

                        Thanks,
                        Leon
                        Click the banner to see my builds.
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                        wooverstone8
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:28 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by roadkill_275

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8



                        QUOTE: Bumb?? Are you insinuating something here?? Meet me out back in 10 minutes and we'l settle this like men!!

                        10 minutes?!?! Let’s go right NOW!




                        As old as I feel right now it'll be more like 10 hours. Stupid arthritis is acting up again in both of my knees.


                        I don’t know about that. Older people are wiser and knowledgeable. As for young people (like myself), we would probably get ecstatic and go out and start swinging wildly and get crap knock out of us, easily...
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                        roadkill_275
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                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:26 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8



                        QUOTE: Bumb?? Are you insinuating something here?? Meet me out back in 10 minutes and we'l settle this like men!!

                        10 minutes?!?! Let’s go right NOW!




                        As old as I feel right now it'll be more like 10 hours. Stupid arthritis is acting up again in both of my knees.
                        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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                        wooverstone8
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:24 PM


                        QUOTE: Bumb?? Are you insinuating something here?? Meet me out back in 10 minutes and we'l settle this like men!!

                        10 minutes?!?! Let’s go right NOW!



                        Excellent! Got you down for a F4U-1 Wink [;)]

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                        roadkill_275
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                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:09 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by wooverstone8

                        Bumb! Wink [;)]


                        Bumb?? Are you insinuating something here?? Meet me out back in 10 minutes and we'l settle this like men!!

                        Put me on the list for a 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1. I purchased one off of e-bay here recently and this'll give me an excuse too build it.
                        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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                        wooverstone8
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:28 PM
                        Bump Wink [;)]
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                        jboutin
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83
                        Posted by jboutin on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:36 PM
                        Bob, Thanks! I never even saw it and I read the mag from front to back this weekend. I'll have to check once I get home tonight! You know, I think I sent that tip way back in March or April!

                        JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -
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                        wooverstone8
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Olympia, WA
                        Posted by wooverstone8 on Monday, September 5, 2005 3:50 PM
                        I’m sorry all for being completely absent for a weekSad [:(]. For the last two weeks I’ve been busy with sports and doing research for grad project, so I couldn’t give a full reply only a brief one to some. It looks like we got some good discussions going on here though.


                        Jay: Looks like you got a tough choice there between Bill Atkinson and Hammy Gray . If you can’t decide, you can always do both for this build.Wink [;)]



                        Kevin: It would be really interesting to see a P –51 done as a carrier aircraft. Hope you include it in this build. Cool [8D]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, September 5, 2005 3:39 PM
                        cool, I look forward to seeing it!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        roadkill_275
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                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        Posted by roadkill_275 on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:52 PM
                        thanks Tom. If (and thats going to be a big if) I can get enough references together for it, I may try to do this plane and include it in here along with my Helldiver and possibly one other.
                        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, September 4, 2005 7:22 PM
                        I figured it out... it was Roadkill and the title was "One frustrated puppy" ... he should be happy with this as the pic even had a tail number...
                        ---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, September 4, 2005 5:05 PM
                        Jay-never know where to find you, so-congrats on the "Readers Tips' in the latest FSM.
                        I remember you discussing your techinique of using the cake cover as a 'wet paint' protector last year (maybe) and then saw it & your name as I was scanning the tips yesterday.

                        Again-congrats!

                        Bob

                         

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