Pacific fighters GB

Dave23

Member since
May 2006
From: Oklahoma

Posted by Dave23 on Friday, June 23, 2006 9:11 PM

More progress...slow but steady.

-dave

-d

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Wulf

Member since
February 2006
From: Southeast Louisiana

Posted by Wulf on Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:36 PM

Good work so far Dave. Looks like a nice kit

Andy

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gedenke

Member since
November 2005
From: Southern Oregon, USA

Posted by gedenke on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:57 AM

Hey, Josh, slight change of plans on my Zero. I'm going to get the Hasegawa instead of the Tamiya. I figured for a little more coin I could have a better looking build. I will, however, still be using the Tamiya decals for Saburo Sakai's bird though. As soon as I finish my T-Bolt for the P-47 GB, I'll be ready to devote my energy to this build. Unlike some of you maniacs I can only do one kit at a time! Sigh [sigh]

-Geoff There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy'.

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Dave23

Member since
May 2006
From: Oklahoma

Posted by Dave23 on Saturday, July 1, 2006 6:38 AM

Thanks Andy!

Well, all that's left is finishing up (the hard part!)

Changed my mind on my original idea for paint and markings. Decided to go with RNZAF "Gloria Lyons" (Ondonga, 1943) instead.

-dave

-d

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 10:32 PM

Getting started. I've gotten the basic cockpit together and the wings halves glued together.

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Toother1321

Member since
June 2005

Posted by Toother1321 on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 10:50 AM

If it isnt too late i'd love to get in on this. I was about to start building a 1/72 corsair. not sure whose plain or what model yet but im hoping to find something with an "odd-ball" paint scheme. If anybody has any pictures of Pacific birds with something besides the 2 or 3 tone standard scheme post or PM me.

Thanks
Steve

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 2:56 PM

first off, Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

to the GB! Also, I've seen F4U-1s in the Light blue over light gray(very early -1s), then the 3-Tone scheme (mid/late-1942-1944), and after that, pretty much all corsairs were overall glossy dark sea blue (Most F4U-1Cs, late -1s and -1As, all -1Ds, and all -4s, 5s, AU-1s, and -7s were overall GDSB, too. The 4, 5, AU-1, and -7 were all post WWII models, so don't worry about those.)

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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Toother1321

Member since
June 2005

Posted by Toother1321 on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 10:12 PM

Well I believe I am going to go all out for this build. My new plan is to have a flight of F4u-1 birds from vf-84. Original plan is to have them in formation with the 3 planes peeling off to chase a bandit. With the 3 planes being in different stages of the banked turn. Obviously one of the birds will be flight leader Rodger Hedrick in #167 and i have found some other pictures of planes numberd 107 and 183. It seems i can not find any information as to who these planes belonged to. If anybody knows of any good reference sites for vf-84 please post them or PM me.

Thanks, Steve

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kielers

Member since
February 2003
From: Northeast Bavaria, Burglengenfeld, Germany

Posted by kielers on Friday, July 7, 2006 2:40 AM

Is it too late to get in on this GB? I have an Eduards 1/48 P-40N that I want to put 49th FG markings on.

Steve

"To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." -- Winston Churchill

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Friday, July 7, 2006 2:02 PM

Hey Jaypack, is it too late to get in on this? If not I will post in the next couple of days to let you know what model I will be building. BTW great GB!

Zip

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, July 7, 2006 4:30 PM

Toother1321 wrote:
Well I believe I am going to go all out for this build. My new plan is to have a flight of F4u-1 birds from vf-84. Original plan is to have them in formation with the 3 planes peeling off to chase a bandit. With the 3 planes being in different stages of the banked turn. Obviously one of the birds will be flight leader Rodger Hedrick in #167 and i have found some other pictures of planes numberd 107 and 183. It seems i can not find any information as to who these planes belonged to. If anybody knows of any good reference sites for vf-84 please post them or PM me.

Thanks, Steve

Since VF-84 was on the CV-17 Bunker Hill, I tried a google search on 'USS Bunker Hill' and found this:

http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=200193

It's page you join to post and request information. Maybe you can contact someone their to point you in the right direction.

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Dave23

Member since
May 2006
From: Oklahoma

Posted by Dave23 on Friday, July 7, 2006 6:14 PM

Callin’ this one done! A Hasegawa P-40E impersonating a P-40N named “Gloria Lyons”, No. 4 Servicing Unit, RNZAF, based at Ondonga in 1943.

Not a great build, but I can see significant improvement over my last. Slowly getting back into the swing of things after a 10 + year absence. The Hasegawa P-40E kit certainly has it’s quirks, but a great kit overall. Looking forward to building it again and applying all I’ve learned from this experience.

(Yes, I’ll get the remaining little bits put on that you and I both just noticed are missing Wink [;)]

)

-dave

-d

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Friday, July 7, 2006 6:17 PM

Nice clean build Dave, looks very nice! Cool [8D]

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers My Reviews

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Friday, July 7, 2006 9:51 PM

Looks pretty good! I just recently did some more wors on my corsair, but have'nt gotten around to taking any pictures. Basically, I've got most of the painting and decaling done, it's done as an a/c from I believe VMF-211 (not too sure about that though, I'll check later.), coded "276", from a pretty famous picture of two birds warming up for another mission. I'll try to get a few pix posted soon.

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Saturday, July 8, 2006 8:24 PM

BTW, Kielers and Zipmeister, just noticed your posts, and no, it's never too late to join this GB, unless it's over Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] I'll put you both on the list.

Oh, just found out that my F4U is from VMF 224, I knew it wasn't -211 Smile [:)]

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Saturday, July 8, 2006 9:43 PM

Hey Jaypack,

Are these just American planes or can we build Japaneese planes also? If so I have a A6M3 in my stash doing nothing.

Oh and how do we get the badge? I'm new to all of this Blush [:I]

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Saturday, July 8, 2006 11:57 PM

sure, japanese a/c are just fine! toget the badge:

[#####img]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/Jaypack44/Pacificfightersgbbadge.jpg[/img]

just copy and paste this line into your signature in your edit profile page, then delete the # signs in the first [img] bracket. Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the build! Big Smile [:D]

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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Wulf

Member since
February 2006
From: Southeast Louisiana

Posted by Wulf on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:58 PM

Very nice Dave.........that p-40 turned out very well. Great work.

Andy

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Toother1321

Member since
June 2005

Posted by Toother1321 on Friday, July 21, 2006 5:59 PM

figured i'd post some progress of where i am right now with my f4u-1a's. Originally there were going to be 3 carrier based birds made to look like they were flying in formation. This has since changed and it is going to be two Marine corsairs from the blacksheep. The base will be of a pacific island staging and refueling area. Here is what i have so far.

Hope you like em

Steve

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gedenke

Member since
November 2005
From: Southern Oregon, USA

Posted by gedenke on Friday, July 21, 2006 8:14 PM

Dave, nice looking P-40... it's good to see one done up with an "out of the norm" paint scheme!

Toother, I like what you're doing with the multi-plane dirorama. Keep posting pics!

-Geoff There is an art . . . to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams, 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy'.

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Friday, July 21, 2006 9:33 PM

Looks great so far. I love those Corsairs. Great subject too. Keep us posted. Looking forward to future pics. Thumbs Up [tup]

Zip

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minihasek

Member since
April 2005
From: Buffalo NY

Posted by minihasek on Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:44 PM

i was wondering if i might beable to join this gb. I have a 1/32 revell p-38...and i need a kick in the butt to keep this one going.

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Toother1321

Member since
June 2005

more progress

Posted by Toother1321 on Monday, July 24, 2006 5:59 PM

Here are 2 pictures of my progress i have one bird almost decalled and am about to start the other one. I did have a request for some help that you can check out on this post in the aircraft forum.

Tell me what you think,
Steve

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:04 PM

Hey guys,

A little progress report on my Tamiya A6M3. Looks like nice little kit. First time for a Japanese aircraft.

Thanks
Zip

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:09 PM

Hey Toother1321,

Looking good! Great job! Thumbs Up [tup] Boy I really like those Corsairs!

Thanks for sharing

Zip

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:58 PM

Hey guys

Here's a one more before bedtime. Fun kit.

Thanks
Zip

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Toother1321

Member since
June 2005

Posted by Toother1321 on Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:43 AM

Lookin' good, finally some activity in this GB. Unfortonately I am pretty much stuck at my last set of pictures as i need some decals and i have to wait about a month till im back at my other addy where my other computer system and decal printer is at. Till then keep posting pics of all you're builds i love to see them.

Steve

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:54 PM

minihasek wrote:
i was wondering if i might beable to join this gb. I have a 1/32 revell p-38...and i need a kick in the butt to keep this one going.

|Definitely! I'll put you on the list! It's good to see that the thread is livening up! (Sorry for my absence- I've been in Michigan visiting my grandparents/extended family)

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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zipmeister

Member since
May 2006
From: Tampa, Fl

Posted by zipmeister on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 6:06 PM

Thanks Toother.

This looks like a good kit. I can't understand though why the price of this and the Tamiya A6M2 is so cheap ($12.00) compared to there other kits. They seem to be of the same quality as there other kits. Oh well, I really like this it and looks like it will turn out to be a fine little plane. Very interesting researching the Japanese aircraft too.

Zip

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 11:46 AM

Zip,

Now the big question: What color did you use on the cockpit? Sometimes a paralyzing decision for IJN and IJA aircraft modelers. Seems to be more interest in this area. I've studied lots of on-line articles and forums for what to use on my 'George'. In the end, I'm just going to wing-it.

By the way, the cockpit look terrific!

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