Cold War GroupBuild 2008 (1/3/08 to 1/3/09).

Chris (Townsy11) I think you may have missed an earlier post of mine with my build for this GB.

If cross builds are allowed then put me down for a 1/48 USMC FJ-4B Fury.  Also, I am scoping out a Tamiya T-72 from my LHS.  Would the T-72 M1 qualify as I'm not really a tank expert but I think it was introduced mid 70's

Cheers

I pulled out the Roden AN-12 last night and put together a paint list. The interior colors are the strangest thing I've ever seen. There's a metallic blue band on the interior along the windows, the decks are gray, the cockpit is black, the loading ramps are green, the ceilings in the load space are yellow, and so forth. Thanks to God the exterior is gray.

My goals are:

preshading which I've never done before.

Paint the interior of the glazing first, from the outside, then the exterior color, which would also be a first.

Weight the wheels OOB, also a first.

Jewel formation lights, a first.

Get the camera in at four feet, new.

And so on.

Bill

Sounds great Bill, I'll be lookign forward to seeing your kit.

Cheers

I also think Townsy should have final say on whether kits fall into the set parameters or not - it's his GB, after all.

Townsy - I'm still in the preliminary planning stages for this one, I'm leaning toward a T-72 (think I can snag the old DML kit) and prooooobably an Academy FB-111E. Lots o' bombs! Will let you know when I square myself away suffiiciently.

Kind of surprised I don't have more that qualifies for this GB in my stash. 

darson wrote:

Would the T-72 M1 qualify as I'm not really a tank expert but I think it was introduced mid 70's

Darson, I'm not willing to speak for Townsy, but I can't see any reason a T-72 wouldn't qualify. NATO guys were looking right across the West/East Germman border at them for years.

Really sorry Darson, I must of missed your earlier post. I'll update the list now.

(and yes a T-72M1 would qualify for this GB)

Townsy,

Townsy11 - excellent! Will take me a month or so to start, waaay behind on other GBs and a deep hand laceration that needed stitches put a damper on my building....

Down the road, can I add a a/c and/or AFV if I have the time? Dont want to make a decision now and then not be able to complete the kits.

Sorry to hear about your hand J-mart, You have an entire year to work on this one so take your time! and if you would like to enter something down the road that would be great! 

10 days till this one gets up and runnin' people!

Townsy our we only allowed to do one kit for this GB? I was going to do a Revell 1/48 F-105D and the F-104.

Ok here is my final, complete list. All 1/700:

USS Orleck 1968-Converted Skywave

USS Laffey 1968-Converted Skywave 

USS Oriskany 1968-Converted Trumpy/scratch

USS America 1968-Italeri

USS John F Kennedy 1971-Converted Italeri 

AJB93 wrote:

Ok here is my final, complete list. All 1/700: USS Orleck 1968-Converted Skywave USS Laffey 1968-Converted Skywave  USS Oriskany 1968-Converted Trumpy/scratch USS America 1968-Italeri USS John F Kennedy 1971-Converted Italeri

THat's pretty aggressive! But they should look great lined up in your own Battleship Row!

Sorry guys I must have misunderstood your posts, I thought that the people who listed builds recently had decided to change their entry from their orginal one. Those who have posted their other submissions I will put them back onto the list.

Sorry bout that one!

(EDIT: If this has happened to anyone else I apologize and please notify me so I can add your other submission(s))

Guys I have a confession to make, I have been very bad .  The Tamiya T72 M1 that has been calling to me for weeks now from my LHS is now safely at home in the too build pile

Wouldn't you know it though, no sooner than I got the kit home I saw it back in stock at Hobby Easy for half the price .  My one consolation is that it's much easier to sneak a kit from the car past SWMBO when I bring it home than it is when the postman delivers it.

Cheers

Townsy11 wrote:

please notify me so I can add your other submission(s)

The scale of the USS Dallas is 1/400, not 1/48 (it would be HUGE in that case!) 

Britain was a founding member. They signed the treaty that is considered NATO's precursor (the Treaty of Brussels) in March, 1949 and signed the NATO pact as a founding member less than a month later.

The Scimitar served in the Fleet Air Arm from '58 to '69 and the Hunter was operational with the RAF from 1954. The fighter and ground attack versions stayed on until 1963 and the mid-70s  respectively, and trainers were in use until the '90s. In addition, Belgium, Denmark and the Dutch all used it. Looks like it's good to go for the group build, and Townsy hasn't limited the number of kits people can build; he's got me down for two ships.

darson wrote:

My one consolation is that it's much easier to sneak a kit from the car past SWMBO when I bring it home than it is when the postman delivers it.

LOL! I try and time my Squadron purchases so delivery is made on the day I get home before my wife ;)  I have also mastered the "double layer" kit stash stacking technique, in which the spouse does not realize there is a whole other layer of kits BEHIND those neatly stacked boxes in the shelves

got my RF4b in the mail today (1/48th Hasegawa). Nice kit but was somewhat dissappointed in the fact that I chose a block of aircraft that had only 12 planes! Kinda wonder what it would take to convert it over to an RF4e? But otherwise looks to be a very nice kit, but no real selection of aircraft (one Marine unit from what I can tell). I also have a Skyraider somewhere in the mail to work with as well (I plan on doing both planes).

gary

I would like to enter with : Tamiya's 1/35 T-72M1 Kit # 35160,it comes with Soviet markings,I believe it would qualify

thanks

Imperator-Rex wrote:

Townsy11 wrote: please notify me so I can add your other submission(s) The scale of the USS Dallas is 1/400, not 1/48 (it would be HUGE in that case!)

DUH! sorry about that one Rex! I'll fix it now. (a 1/48 ship would be pretty sweet though...)

leonidman wrote:

Would support vehicles be included? I'm about ready to start on a M578 VTR conversion or an M88A1?

Yes I believe both would qualify, which one are you building(or both)? manufacturer? scale?

ggatt_2 wrote:

How about Dynavector's 1/48 Supermarine Scimitar? And if I'm allowed 2 entries, throw in Academy's 1/48 Hunter. Great Britain's a NATO member aren't they? I'm assuming yes...

Yes both would qualify, I'll put you on the list.

JMart wrote:

I have also mastered the "double layer" kit stash stacking technique, in which the spouse does not realize there is a whole other layer of kits BEHIND those neatly stacked boxes in the shelves

LOL! nice one JMart! I gotta try that.

M578 : Italeri M107 SPG w/ Verlinden conversion, scale 1/35

                             and/or

M88A1 : AFV Club scale 1/35 

Both will be circa 1984 USAEUR. 

My paint shipped yesterday. Looking good to go and that's a great list of projects.

My AN-12 is the Roden 1/72 and it's a big mother.

Townsy11 wrote:

Oh, and Anthony2779 Sorry, but I must ask that you refrain from putting the badge in your signature until after you complete your entry.

Sorry I was under the impression that the banner only indicated that I was taking part in the build,and that later on you would award some kind of ribbon when it was over.How about the "Modern Armor" badge ? should I remove that untill the date for the build expires ? or is it ok since I already posted my model ?

dupes wrote:

Most GB's require you to complete a build before you throw the badge up. In the case of Modern Armor, you're golden!

Yup! as dupes said, since you've finished your build for the Modern Armor GB you can collect your badge, but you will have to wait to get this one.