GB 14 - Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire Marks

[Vic Balshaw]

Hm - don't know if it would, as it's not exactly 'modern'. As I understand it, the build is for aircraft types currently in service in your home country - which means I'll be stretching it a bit with a RAF Tornado F3, as they were retired late last year, in favour of the Eurofighter Typhoon II.

Shouldn't worry about that too much Terry, our Sea Kings were also given the unexpected chop by the government on 12 Dec last and I got this kit and all the extras especially for this build. So I'm going with it.

Thats great news, though I wanted to do a Se King as well........might be intersting to compare the efforts of a consumate professional versus a bumbling beginner...... Mine is the airfix 1/72 incidentally Vic...

My kit is the Hasegawa 1/48 scale HAS 3H Mike, so I've a lot of mods to do on it to turn it into a Mk.50.

 

[N4521U]

Perhaps we should do three versions of this whirly bird!
I can do my Has 1/48th HS-4, SH-3A as one I crewed in the 60's, before Nam.
Yah think?

I know the photo has HS-3 on it, but ours was the same color scheme before the sea grey and white. These were the first issue of the sea king. You can't believe how many pilots and crew were lost in our training squadron from night accidents at sea.

 

[A4K]

With what I have Andy, it would be a ThunderIISpitXVIe.

And mine an Aerospace C-130 Spitfire Mk. UH-1!

 

[rochie]

crap, for some reason i thought the home country modern was from 1980 onwards so my lightning is out !

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I'm not sure if it was ever clarified as current modern, certainly can't find anything so depending on the others, a EE Lightning could be the go!!

 

[rochie]

Terry suggested 1980 onwards but Igor, who's idea the home country modern build was wanted aircraft currently in service !

no biggie i'll definatly have time for two spitfires now !!!!!!

 

[parsifal]

Shouldn't worry about that too much Terry, our Sea Kings were also given the unexpected chop by the government on 12 Dec last and I got this kit and all the extras especially for this build. So I'm going with it.



My kit is the Hasegawa 1/48 scale HAS 3H Mike, so I've a lot of mods to do on it to turn it into a Mk.50.

Mine is the 1/72 Airfix....not sure which subtype. has a pretty good interior, but i might go for an aftermarket PE cockpit. I already have the RAN decal set by novascale, so would like to do this build.

It might also be cool to do the sea hawks that are still in service

 

[fubar57]

I'm going with this. Photo from airliners.net

I know there are profile issues with the Academy kit but I can live with it.

Geo

 

[rochie]

nice one, been thinking about the Academy MkXIV for a while

 

[Lucky13]

I guess that we'll have to work Igor then....

 

[Airframes]

Academy low back MkXIV isn't too bad, as the faults aren't as apparent - the high back version really shows up though.

 

[jjp_nl]

I just might give a GB another go provided RL sh*t doesn't interfere with hobby activities as it does now . A Spitfire is tempting, but a spitty is also a bit of a 'been there done that' thing ATM fo me. On the other hand Modern home-country aviation just might be the excuse I need to at least get started on a Kinetic 1/48 F-16AM block 15 MLU...possibly in a very tasty scheme

 

[woody]

Okay guys i could do a A-10 thunderbolt or a Harrier or a f-35 what would you all like to see i havent built any modern aircraft so this would be new to me.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Terry, how is the Italeri Mk XVIe kit as far as being accurate?

 

[Crimea_River]

Brooks: Italeri 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I'd go the A-10 Jerry, it's always been a hit with me, what kit do you have. You could also do the F-35, I've one of these kicking round in the stack somewhere (Panda 1/48 scale) and you guys have them flying over there, where as we do not as yet, though were paying through the nose for it's development.

 

[woody]

Thanks Vic i really dont have any of the modern aircraft so off to the LHS.

 

[rochie]

A 10 for me Woody, i did the Italeri 1/48 kit for the Cold War group build

 

[Crimea_River]

Would the F-35 be a what-if?

 

[Rogi]

I'll most likely do a Spitfire Mk.Vb not sure if ill add anything else since I need to finish my previous GB entries