USAF 60th Anniversary Group Build--(non-aircraft subjects allowed)

This is my finished project, took a while to put her together but her she is.  Canopy, camra window, were dipped in future so they have a nice shine.  I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Heres an update on my BlackBird,  I know I've not posted here in a while.

Hey guys, very sorry I wasn't able to work on my project for this GB.  It's been a tough year for the family health wise so my modeling time has been very sporadic and will continue to be so for at least the forseeable future. 

Thanks for hosting this GB, there was some great work done here!

Avus wrote:

So yesterday was the deadline ... gess that makes me dead! Sorry I didn't manage to work on my helo, guess I severely misjudged my time. Thanks to all for sharing their progress and completed models.

 ......I too am sorry I couldn't get more done on my F15. But some family health problems had priority.  

One of these days I'll get something into a GB!!!

Nice looking F-106 there cdclukey

Another Group Build that I miss the deadline!   My TF-15 is started, but not anywhere near completion.

Very nice looking aircraft you got there, cdclukey!

So yesterday was the deadline ... gess that makes me dead!
Sorry I didn't manage to work on my helo, guess I severely misjudged my time.

Thanks to all for sharing their progress and completed models. 

Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile since I checked in, and more importantly...<P>

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USAF!!!

Avus asked about in progress pics. I took them, but the camera they were in was involved in a gravity-related incident and they were exposed. The good news is, I have completion pics. I hope you like them!

Great work on your B-1 Pruz!

Your progress sounds interesting cdclukey ... any pics are there, perchance? 

My progress went as far as getting Eduard's PE set for the pavehawk and Cobra's MH-60 update and UH-60 correction kits. I won't be using all the aftermarket I got since I have some scratch built part, but there are some tiny details I couldn't deal with.

Hope to get back to my helo late next week ... but since I'm moving it might not work out! 

A further update on my F-106. Most of this work was done last night.

1. Painted the burner can. I had already brush painted the interior with flat black and sprayed the turbine and flame ring; last night I put a black acrylic wash on them.

2. Sanded off the very, very inconveniently located ejection pin marks inside the intakes and brush painted the intake interior.

3. Painted and washed the ram air turbine. Painted the insides of the turbine door, main gear doors, nav door, torsion links, retraction struts and cylinders. Painted the red nav light that foes in the nav door and the clear ones (painted the back silver) that go in the outer main gear doors.

4. Painted the arrestor hook.

5. Painted and assembled all the gear wheels. Put a coat of white on appropriate portions of the gear struts, but it needs at least one more coat to cover.

6. Assembled drop tanks.

7. Painted speed brake actuator cylinder and the interior green portion of the speed brake.

If I can sneak away from the room renovation I'm doing the rest of this weekend, I'll spray the metal parts of the intakes and air ramp, but I definitely won't get anything else done until Tuesday or later. In fact, it will probably be next weekend because I need to get the text of my quarterly magazine over to the designer, and I'll probably need to put in an evening or two on that. The good news is that with the exception of the main aircraft gray paint job, I have almost every part in the kit painted, so once I actually get the fuselage together and spray it I'll probably be able to complete assembly in a single evening and complet the decals the next.

Update on my F-106:

I have finished the wings and aircraft bottome, and will be gluing the tailpipe and upper fuselage on soon--tomorrow night if I get enough work done tomorrow. Lots of putty...but again, I was warned. I've also painted a lot of the parts that will go on after the fuselage is put together.

I definitely want to get this thing moving faster though...I want to finish it by mid-August at the latest, including the display base.

Hi All,

I have started an F15E Strike Eagle, 1/48 scale Revell kit. Kinda stumble upon the group build and would like to join in, if thats OK. Always wanted to join a GB and this one seems like a fun one with a fun bunch of fellow modelers. I'm a long time lurker, and this is my first aircraft kit in a lot of years.

Thanks,

 Chris

Some great work on display here!

Is it too late to join up?

Well, got started on the TF-15, Bicentennial scheme; Hasegawa 1/72 kit.  I decided to build the cockpit first, then paint.

I am considering applying a white primer now with the parts still on the tree.  Is this a good 'train of thought' for the overall Gloss White finish that is called for?

GREAT JOB on the B-1B Pruz!   Did a great job of detail, and you gave it just the right amount of "dirt & weathering".  Swift Justice looks ready to go hand out some serious justice to the bad guys.

Now, where is that bad boy going to live?  That is one big plane.

Here's an update on my F-106. I finished the wheel wells, have finished the filling and sanding on all the upper fuselage gaps and glued the aircraft bottom and wing top together. Looks like more gaps between those two, but that's the way it goes. Despite the good weather, I'm expecting to get a lot done on it Sunday afternoon (during the NASCAR race I watch the TV with one eye and model with the other) and next week. I expect to be laying down fuselage paint before the week is out. From here I think this one will be going much faster than the car I was working on.

BTW, if you're building one of these and you're cheap like me... ...Rust-oleum sells a farm equipment paint that is a dead on match for the yellow on the 1962 bird in the Revell kit. Its formal title is "Yellow 7449" but the can label says it's a match for "Old Caterpillar Yellow." After this project's done I think I'll find another use for it...I can do a Cat model or find a car that would look good in a butterscothish yellow.

Apart from a few small details I think we're about finished! I'll post the final pics at the end of the GB.

Here is my rendition of Revell AG's 1/48 B-1B dressed as 86-0125 "Swift Justice", 34th BS, Ellsworth AB, SD:

I still have to do the various aerials, pitot tubes, static wicks, and the crew ladder needs to be fitted, but I'm just relieved it still fitted together ok and seems to stand reasonably straight on its own legs. I made a small support to relieve the weight on the main gear as I am still not sure it will take the full weight of the plane for long.

I'll be following the progress of this GB, but for now thanks very much to cdclukey for modding it so far.

All the best,

Al 

Hi again,

espins - I managed to fill the gaps using a little miracle called Mr White Putty (from GSI Creos). It doesn't shrink when dry so it is great for filling big gaps and steps - no Revell modeller should be without it!

So here's the big bird primed and with the first coat of Tamiya Med Gray (FS36320) and pre-shading with Gunze Mr Color 337 FS36237 Grayish Blue: 

I also finished the Cutting Edge nozzles so the engine pods are all painted ready for fitting:

The only real challenge ahead for this kit (among the many so far) is to finish all the painting on the exterior and then add all the extras - vanes, antennae, aerials and sensors which are on modern Bones but not in the 1988-vintage kit (not Revell's fault, after all times change).

The final touch is on its way to me from Shawn Hull (shull24.com) - a Sniper XR pod to bring this build right up to date!

Just one observation - am I the only one still building for this GB? Only three months to go people!

All the best,

Al 

It's coming along nicely Al! 

Good luck with those gaps, you going to use putty, strip styrene, a pleasant combination of both? 

Getting a bit quiet in here!

Well I joined the old Bone bits together and .... WOW! it is a big beast!

There are a few "issues" with fit however:

I started painting as well - I used reverse shading for the first time. Start with the lightest colour (Tamiya Med Gray spray can), add details with a darker colour (Gunze FS36237 Grayish Blue) then overspray with a thin coat of the darkest colour (White Ensign FS36118 Gunship Gray)

I reckon after washing and drybrushing this will get the faded look I'm after.

Still need to see a lot of builds - how's everyone doing?

All the best,

Al.

Hi everyone!

Bit more done on the engines:

First shaved off the nasty lumps round the nozzles: 

Then built up the very unsightly intake trunks with plastic card to eliminate the awful big gaps which would have been unworkable with putty and sanding:

Finished the compressor fans (altho they will be invisible with the radar cross-section vanes in place)

And finally the Cutting Edge burner cans and nozzles - which altho fabulously cast, are about 1mm too narrow for the Revell kit they were intended for!

More soon I hope - depends if this lovely weather continues or not!

All the best and keep em coming!

Al 

Guys - thank you very much for your supportive comments, they are highly appreciated and give me the motivation to keep going cos the Bone is getting quite tedious right now (lots of repetitive construction like 6 bomb bay doors each requiring up to 6 ejector pin marks to be cut, sanded, puttied and sanded again, then each door has four struts which need to be filed, ejector pin marks removed, glued into position, jiggled to line up etc etc ).

So - - - - Thanks!

Al

PS. few more pics of the bombs loaded on the launchers! 

Going back to work on Friday so this is probably it for a few weeks,

All the best and thanks again,

Al 

Al,

Great work on both the BONE and the HUN.  The weapons detail on the B-1 is truly awesome to behold.

Darwin, O.F.

Here's a quick update on my F-106. While waiting for some body paint to dry on my 427 Cobra, I got the Dart on the bench and made some progress. I've been laying down a lot of interior green and I glued the upper fuselage pieces together. They didn't fit all that well, but I had been warned about that and will just try to enjoy the puttying and sanding. :-) There's some serious gaps in the vertical stab and I've got a lot of extra glue on it (using a new glue and underestimated its flow rate) but I haven't hit any major obstacles yet.

Al, that Hun is 100% gorgeous! Great job on it and on the Bone compnents you showed upthread. Your Hun is retroactively accepted to the build with enthusiasm.

The decals went on with Future but most of them disintegrated in the water so it was a long and painful job. You can't see all the mistakes from my pictures (deliberate "error")!

No big deal, I feel your pain and a little photo trickery is no big deal if you're honest about it.

Now, everybody remember how nice I was to Al when I post my 427 Cobra photos over on the Revell-Monogram thread later this week...I've got the same reason for a "deliberate error" or to in my photography. :-)

Hi again,

Took a short break from the Bone to build an Esci F-100D Hun in USAF Thunderbirds colours. It is not an easy kit to build (Monogram one is better apparently) but I did my best to make it out of the box (using the world's supply of putty and Zap glue!) The paint was various shades of Alclad 2 over a black gloss base:

The decals went on with Future but most of them disintegrated in the water so it was a long and painful job. You can't see all the mistakes from my pictures (deliberate "error")!

Back to the Bone - more to follow!

All the best,

Al 

Wow that's one heck of detail!

Looking forward to see more progress and above all the completed "beast"!

yeah it's all gone a bit quiet in here lately!

We had some bad weather over here so I got some more done on the Bone:

Bombs (all 22 of 'em!) and bomb bays are finished!

I also managed to finish the nose landing gear with some MV lenses and scrap decals:

I can now close up the fuselage and start getting some painting done (yeehaw!) 

The last headachey bit is the engines so I'm psyching up for those.

I might also try and get another kit finished for this build - whaddaya say to a "lovely" 1/48 Esci/Revell F-100D Thunderbirds Hun mr cdclukey?

All the best,

Al 

How's everybody doing? Is anybody finding themselves slowed down by the improving weather?

My F-106 has been on hold, but I will be back to it in a few days and working on it exclusively until it's finished. Then I'm working on two NASCAR models with my kids. I might be able to fit in a second plane for this build, maybe my Chico the Gunfighter F-4.

Further progress with the BOne - i'm getting a real good crack at it now the good weather is here!

Here's the rear fuse with Shawn Hull's (www.shull24.com) excellent ALE-50 decoy launchers and a scratchbuilt defensive avionics blister:

The next two are works in progress - first a Conventional Munitions Dispenser for 10 WCMDs (made from half the kit's internal fuel tank and plastic card)

These are the Conventional Rotary Launchers in the process of being superdetailed - the kit version is just a smooth cone of plastic. I didn't want to go overboard on it as most of it will be invisible when the JDAMs are on:

These are the resin JDAMs - Shawn Hull's bunker buster (GBU-31(V)) and the standard GBU-31. If you want a stock of these as most airplanes carry them now, the standard USAF JDAMs are by Golden Dragon - they come in a set of 4 for about $14 from GreatModels.com BUT beware! They are two-part assemblies - the front ends are OK but the GPS tails and fins are the worst cast bits of resin I've ever worked with - badly formed, lots of bubbles and surface imperfections. Be prepared to make lots of new fins! Shawn Hull's are just magic - accurate and so crisply cast they could be the real thing in monochrome.

These are the WCMDs in the process - they are the M-20 Rockeyes from the Hasegawa F-15E slightly modified as can be seen from the comparison. The WCMD is formed from Milliput and chopped sprue.

Thanks for the kind observations, it keeps me motivated to continue!

To answer nebrnative's question - I cheated. The tires *ARE* cast in rubber - all i needed to do was sand them lightly with a worn piece of 600 grit sandpaper to create the worn look on the treads. These airplanes are normally kept pristine, so the tires on the real thing are true black except the tread pattern - I used a bit of dramatic license to make them look less like a model....!

All the best Guys and gals,

Al.

Just wanted to give a quick update on my 106. Progress is slowly but surely getting made. I've got the fuselage halves together, filled and sanded. The upper and lower wing halves are together and filling and sanding is in progress. Most of my time was spent detailing the wheel wells and then discovering that most of what I had done wasn't going to be visible.

As for the Bone, unless you have seen this kit in person, you can not grasp how big this mutha really is. I have one in my stash and had given serious thought to doing a kit for each of the 100 that was made. What was I thinking? It's going to have too wait to be built after I finish building my workshop. In real life, walking underneath the Bone is like walking in a parking garage, wide open spaces with a ceiling 15 or 20 feet over your head.

Al,

OMG is that thing HUGE or is it HUGE?  Nice work on the landing gear and bays.  They look exceptionally well done.

Darwin, O.F. 

Yeh I used a 10:1 Turpenoid and burnt umber/black oil paint wash, laid on with a very fine (5/0) brush along the recesses and areas where i had added rivets. That's my preferred method now - I used to just splash it on with a wide brush and remove the excess with a cotton swab dipped in turpenoid. The thin brush method does the job in one pass and is much more controlled.

Anyway - here's the landing gear awaiting decals and finishing touches:

The nose gear still needs some lenses to complete the taxi lights:

This is the size of this stuff - the BOne's main gear next to a Tornado of the same scale!

I've now put the front and rear fuse halves together, and puttied and sanded and puttied and sanded and... you get the picture! 

If anyone is thinking of doing one of these colossus' then there are things to bear in mind:

1) it is BIG. Put up some new shelves

2) if you don't own one already, get a dremel tool. It will make grinding out all the huge ejector pin marks all over the detail parts a lot easier. (Some of those things are the size of headache tablets) 

Still - the build is going to plan so far. Next step - bombays and bombs - my favourite!!! JDAMs, bunker busters and WCMDs - this must be the most politically incorrect plane you can build. HEH HEH I LOVE IT!!!

Al 

 Hi everyone,

Here is a bit more of the BOne - i have loads of "bits" in various stages of building - here is the main gear well which i have just about finished. Most of the detail is molded on, but I have added some wiring and Eduard photo-etch panels more for interest and fidelity: 

Aft end: 

Front end: 

I should have the landing gear finished by tomorrow, the pointy end by the weekend, and the back end about the same time.

Happy landings,

Al 

Since I have the old AMT 1/72 KC-135A in my stash, I'll be very interested in this answer too.

If nobody comes up with an answer here, you might want to post a separate thread in the Airplane forum.

nebrnative wrote:

I know I am joining a little late, but I would love to join in by building a KC-135R in the markings of the Nebraska ANG 155th ARW. I have the kit and a significant amount of the detail sets, but I am still working on putting together the decals. I may actually be force to attempt to make some of the markings myself. So if anyone has any suggestions on teaching a first timer on the art of making decals please feel free to provide suggestions. BK

Outstanding! I was Asst. Crew Chief on an R model back in the early Nineties and it's great to have one in the build! Welcome aboard.

A bit more of the BOne:

I will get a good crack at this soon as i have some good weather coming (it's pretty cold out in my workshop!) and a few days off work.

BTW - Grandma Texgal - Excellent looking metal finish, real clean. Love it! 

 Al

One word for your F-89 Texgal: GORGEOUS!

Thanks for participating and be sure to stick around, it's been a pleasure!

I just finished my entry for this Group Build.  It is the Revell, 1/72 scale F-89D/J Scorpion.  I built it as a J model from the 119 Fighter Group, 178 Fighter Squadron of the North Dakota Air National Guard at Fargo.  The kit went together rather well with very few problems.  I left the main landing gear doors open even though they are closed in all the pictures I have seen of the plane on ground.  I wanted to be able to see the inside of the gear wells.  I guess the plane was undergoing some last minute maintenance before going on alert with the two Genie missiles.  The decals from the kit were terrible.  The first ones that I tried to use disentegrated into a gazillion pieces when I put them in water.  I sprayed 3 coats of clear decal fixer over them and let it dry for a week.  They only broke into 5 or 6 pieces the next time I tried to use them.  Getting the pieces lined up on the model was a real pain in the you know what.
  I used Model Master's Aero Master aerosol Aluminum Plate for the basic finish and buffed it to a glossy shine.  I sprayed some on several test scraps and then put different clear coats over them.  Every one of them took away most of the shine, so I didn't use a clear overcoat on the plane.  That is why the clear part of the decal shows up in some pictures.  Comments welcome.

more photos available at: http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/te...89J%20ND%20ANG/

Grandma L

Texgal45, I like the silver finish on your F-89J.  I need that kind of finsh on my B-47E.

I made some more progress on my BlackBird,

I have started a second kit for this group build to go along with my Fort Wayne F-84F Thunderstreak.  This is the Revell F-89C Scorpion and will have the Michigan ANG markings at Detroit IAP.  The Radar Operator's panel is on the left and the Pilot's on the right.

Darwin, O.F.

I finally tore myself away from my grandson for a little while and got work done on my Revell 1/72 F-89J Scorpion.  I used Model Master Silver Plate aerosol paint and then buffed it to a shine.  I just hope the shine isn't ruined by the clear coat yet to come.

Grandma L

Components: RIO panel on the left, pilot on the right.

Fuselage.

Top of right side wing.

Bottom of right side wing.

I am anxious to see how you progress on that kit.  Take good care of my "baby"!

Darwin, O.F.   

Will I would like to enter in a Testors 1/48 SR-71A BlackBird, I read some stuff about the kits cockpits.  Parts of the airplane remained a secret and their product is just  an "educated guess", I heard this about the some of the part.

It wasn't made in China

As I said in the SAC thread, great build!

Here's an F-106 update. Finished the pit the other night, but the instrument panel decal didn't lay down completely, even after some decal set. I'm going to test fit it withthe canpy on and see how visible it will be, then decide whether to strip it off an use paint.

Next step is to put the fuselage together. 

The finished result of the crane and support teams done last night. I hope that you all like it. As always comments good and bad welcome.

Thanks for allowing me to come out and play with you all. I had fun with this build. Thanks.

Some progress to report just waiting for the suport teams and the CRANE to show up.

I hope to have this thing done today.The size is 26 inches long and 25 inches wide. Not for sure how tall yet.

Wow, there's some action going on.

I still haven't dug out my model yet, because I have to complete another model first. But I promise I WILL FINISH my Pavehawk for this build!

Well, I have the basic shape of the Twin, still along way to go.

Leon

Some progress pix for ya'll

and with this one I had to widen the fuse for it was 3/4 of an inch to small

hope that you like.

texgal45 wrote:

The Twin Mustang is looking good.  Keep us posted.  Grandma L

Thanks grandma, I guess its too late to turn back now!

I really hope it has something to offer, the further I go with it.

Time and alot of superglue will tell!

The Twin Mustang is looking good.  Keep us posted.

 Grandma L

For better of worse, heres the F-82.

Please believe all the bad reviews of these kits.

The flash is very heavy, throughout.

The overall molding is VERY thick.

The parts don't lineup very well, and the gaps were custom made for superglue.

And the whole exterior needs to be sanded smooth, because of the terrible molds that leave unusual patterns in the plastic. I only hope it will start to look like somewthing with some primer on it.

Leon

Here is some progress of the E-3

The Radom

The engines

The Trucks

The tail

The underside of the main wing

The top of the wing

And the office

I am sorry for some of the pix my cam is not the best in the world

Update...last night I did some touchup work on the 'pit, but most of my time was spent taking 8 or 10 parts off the sprue and prepping them. This includes the refueling receptacle, from which I removed the vanes. The bird I'm building is the 1962 Castle AFB bird with the bright yellow vertical stab, and they didn't have air-to-air refuel capability back then. I'm going to build up putty on it until it matches the contour of the fuselage. I'll admit that my bird will not be quite authentic because some of the necessary mods (like taking the Infrared sight out of the cockpit) are a little dicey at my skill level, but I'm following the mods Pat Hawkey made to his 1963 speed record jet in the October '05 FSM as closely as I can while still feeling confident that I'll have a nice looking bird when I'm done.

This one's going to be given as a gift when she's finished (and the recipient is not exactly a rivet-counter), so cosmetics will have to win out anytime there's a conflict.

Now that I've won my ebay auction, and the decals have arrived I can announce that my Deuce will be in the markings of the 64th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, based at Paine Field, Everett, WA around 1961.

If I screw up those decals (I give it 3 in 7 odds!) I'll do the other set: 460th FIS, Portland, OR., c. 1958-66.

Should have some in-progress pics soon.

Flynavy1958 

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't responded here for a while. My A-10 is coming along quite slowly. I've been trying to AB my F-106 but I keep running into trouble with my airbrush. First the paint wasn't thin enough, then it was too thin, then I have no idea what happened and almost smashed the thing against a wall. I must hone my paint thinning skills.

I'm almost done sanding the A-10's subassemblies. There's just a few small huge gaps. i'll definitely work on it tomorrow if we have a snow day. (Yes, I am a minor in 8th grade ) We're pretty much getting snowed in here so I think i can count on it. Woot!

cdclukey wrote:

Well, thanks very much for serving. You and I joined in the same year, BTW.

 Right back, 'atcha, bud.  I was all set to do something up for the vet's GB, and realized I didn't actually drive or maintain anything that was model-able!  I could give shots with the best of 'em though... and if a 1/48 nursing cart or a scanning electron microscope should come out, I'll be right on top of those!

Should have some clarity on the markings for my F-102 soon, depending on how I do at an ebay decal auction.  Stay tuned.

Flynavy1958 

cdclukey wrote:

Is your screen name a reference to your misspent youuth? ;-)

Ha!  If only!  My mispent youth was spent in green as a reserve Army Reserve med-tech, 1989-99!  My screenname is only a general synopsis of my interest in modeling...

Flynavy1958

Welcome to the group build and to the fSM forums! Is your screen name a reference to your misspent youuth? ;-)

I've got an F-102A I'd love to see in this one.  Have not decided on what markings to throw on her, looks like there's a few more choices now than there used to be.

 flynavy1958

My dio will be representing a scene that I saw on a picture: the "aftermath" of a successful rescue in 2003 of a downed A-10 pilot over Baghdad. It shows a Pavehawk in the background and two PJs accompanying the rescued pilot.

Here's the status I promised: 

The bulkheads 

The modified central ammo can

Modified flare dispender (in progress)

FRIES bar (in progress)

Modified wheel supports

Some "office" details

The crewchief and the pilot ...

... and the Parajumpers that go with the dio.

cdclukey wrote:

Let's bring your half-finished F-89 aboard. The more models the merrier. Maybe you can build another kit sometime during the build period. I'm hoping to do that, I have decals for an F-15A and a Vietnam F-4, both in 1/72, and I hope to include them in this build.

Cool, thanks!  Hmmm.. now that you mention it, I also have a half finished F-84E 

Let's bring your half-finished F-89 aboard. The more models the merrier. Maybe you can build another kit sometime during the build period. I'm hoping to do that, I have decals for an F-15A and a Vietnam F-4, both in 1/72, and I hope to include them in this build.

Finally got started on the BONE - all I've done is the front pit so far, but progressing well on the rear one. I've added some PE detail, but most of it is straight out of the box:

It's a bit LARGE in 1/48th - I have no clue where i'm going to keep it when its finished....

Al

R-CMan73 wrote:

So Texgal45 what part of North Texas are you from. I was born in Dallas. I have done the same as Texgal 45. I have started a game plan on how I will attack this large bird.

Henrietta, about 25 miles east of Wichita Falls.  I went to school at TWU in Denton and that's where I met Hubby when he was stationed at Sheppard AFB.

Grandma L

So Texgal45 what part of North Texas are you from. I was born in Dallas.

I have done the same as Texgal 45. I have started a game plan on how I will attack this large bird.

I have started my entry for this GB, by spreading out the parts, matching them to the instructions and developing a plan of attack for the building.

Grandma L

cdclukey wrote:

Twin Mustangs got some of the first kills in the Korean War, so they are well within the time period. Would love to see one in the build!

Hey, that's really cool of ya, man!

I just hope the kit is worth the effort...ModelCraft

I'll give it my best shot, though! Wish me luck!

Leon

usaf ssgt wrote:

Would a P-82 Twin Mustang be too old to qualify for this build? I have one I have  been wanting to build for a long time, and thought this would be my chance to do something with it. If not, thats cool, as I do have others I can pick from, that I know will fit into the year guidelines. Just let me know, then I can tell you my second pick. Thanks, Leon

It served in the Korean War as I remember.  I'd vote YES, but my don't count as I am not the GB leader........

It would make a great build, you don't see many built.  Much like the actual aircraft, a short history in a few numbers.  Great aircraft, but came at the same time that the jet age began to take over.

Would a P-82 Twin Mustang be too old to qualify for this build?

I have one I have  been wanting to build for a long time, and thought this would be my chance to do something with it.

If not, thats cool, as I do have others I can pick from, that I know will fit into the year guidelines.

Just let me know, then I can tell you my second pick.

Thanks,

Leon

You're accepted gladly. Welcome aboard!

Will you accept a lady into your Group Build?  I raided hubby's stash and found a Revell, 1/72 F-89 Scorpion that can be built as a D or J model.  I like the J model with the markings for the ANG unit at Fargo, North Dakota.  I will have to do some research and find out the unit number and designation.  I think that their nickname is the "Happy Hooligans"!

Grandma L

Ok, so count me in with my 1/35 Pavehawk-Dio.
I'll post pics of my status in the next days.

I'm embarassed to admit that you've finished yours before I even started mine! And what a beautiful bird!

If you feel like doing another one (or ten) for this build, feel free. I'll get the badge done soon so you can add it to your trophy case. :-)

I just finished my second 1/48 Monogram F-84F Thunderstreak.  This one has the markings of the 122 Fighter Interceptor Wing, 163 Fighter Interceptor Squadron, The Blacksnakes based at Ft Wayne, Indiana.  The decals are by Aeromaster and the paint is Model Master Aluminum Plate.

More photos can be viewed at: http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b209/yardbird78/Plastic%20Models/Jet%20Models/F-84F%20Ft%20Wayne/ .  Click on each thumbnail for a larger view or click on one and then step through the larger views.

Darwin, O.F.

I have been working on a pair of 1/48 Monogram F-84F's, one for the Rev-Mono GB and another one for this GB.  I got the Rev-Mono one done for the Illinois ANG and have the second one in the decal stage for the Indiana ANG at Ft Wayne.  I have to add the red bars to the national insignia along with a few other of the smaller decals.  Decals are from Aeromaster and the paint is Model Master enamel.  A couple of progress shots.

Darwin, O.F.

Rember what I said a while ago:

Avus wrote:

Don't count me in yet, but I'm thinking of joining with a PJ vignette from "Airborne Miniatures".

Now I'm recosidering: is it allowed to join with a build from another GB?
I'm "working" ona a Pavehawk-Dio for the H-60 GB. I could join with this model; maybe two GBs for the same build will be a bigger kick in the ...

Toother1321 wrote:

Hope I can still join. I am in the process of building an RC-135M that my dad flew recon missions on for many years.  Steve CustomHobbyDecals.com

Yes, welcome aboard! I'm really glad to see a -135 in the build, I was a crew chief on KC-135A, Q and R models.

Hope I can still join. I am in the process of building an RC-135M that my dad flew recon missions on for many years.

 Steve

CustomHobbyDecals.com 

cdclukey wrote:

usaf ssgt wrote: Please count me in for this one!! I'll get back to you when I pick which bird I'll make.   Leon Great! What do you do in the AF? I was a KC-135 chief from '89 to '94.

Thanks, glad to be here!

I was in maintainance from 83-87.

I was a 42751 Corrosion Control Specialist.

Fancy AF way of saying I worked in the paint shop, painting airplanes.

I know the outside of an RF-4C PhantomII, like the back of my hand.

Leon

usaf ssgt wrote:

Please count me in for this one!! I'll get back to you when I pick which bird I'll make.   Leon

Great! What do you do in the AF? I was a KC-135 chief from '89 to '94.

williamsfw28 wrote:

I just got a F16 for X-Mas I know its a little plain but may I join??

Nothing wrong with plain! Welcome aboard!

What kind of AF group build would turn away someone who wore the blue suit for 21 years? Welcome aboard!

BTW, what did you do? I was a KC-135 crew chief from Sept. '89-Jan. '94.

Please count me in for this one!!

I'll get back to you when I pick which bird I'll make.

Leon

   I just got a F16 for X-Mas I know its a little plain but may I join??

Can I join with a Monogram 1/48 F-84F from the 122 FIG/ 113 FIS, Ft Wayne IN ANG?  I was active duty USAF Jan 1963-May 1984.

Darwin, O.F.

Pruz wrote:

Hi Alan P (aka Pruz) here I would like to contribute a Revell 1/48 B-1B BOne. The kit will be finished by 9/18/07. The garage extension to keep it in will take a bit longer!! Cheers, Al

Hi Alan P (aka Pruz) here

I would like to contribute a Revell 1/48 B-1B BOne.

The kit will be finished by 9/18/07. The garage extension to keep it in will take a bit longer!!

Cheers,

Al

Ordered my F-106 today, should be here next week. Planning to build it out of the box. Yes, I'm sure this post is really exciting reading for all of you...:-)

mr.chex wrote:

WOULD PLANES THAT ARE IN OTHER GROUP BUILDS BE OK?

 It would be OK by me. What are you thinking of bringing in?

Don't count me in yet, but I'm thinking of joining with a PJ vignette from "Airborne Miniatures".