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Donivanp
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I'll seconded that nomination!
All in favor sound like sailors, Aye!
All opposed make horse sounds! Nay
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All in favor sound like sailors, Aye!
All opposed make horse sounds! Nay
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Ahhh, hmmmmm, errrrrrr, Hell no! As I learned in my Air Force days, NEVER volunteer for anything. And I mean NEVER. I nominate Don for that.
N4521U
Colonel
GrauGeist
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Also within that group, you could include the Bazooka armed Grasshopper and the Panzerfaust armed Bü181.
A classic from the British army.
sergeant says
"Right i need two volunteers !"
Sergeant also says
"Put your bloody hands down, I'm picking the volunteers !"
On a more serious note how about conflict group builds ?
we'd have to pick pretty major conflicts like Korea, Vietnam etc or even bunch them up like 50's and 60's conflicts or 70's & 80's that way those with kits that cover minor skirmishes like suez etc have more options ?
we'd have to pick pretty major conflicts like Korea, Vietnam etc or even bunch them up like 50's and 60's conflicts or 70's & 80's that way those with kits that cover minor skirmishes like suez etc have more options ?
Crimea_River
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vikingBerserker
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Perhaps rotary-wing aircraft of WWII?
This could include auto-gyros and wouldn't have to be ones used operationally, though a good number of rotary-wing types were.
This could include auto-gyros and wouldn't have to be ones used operationally, though a good number of rotary-wing types were.
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Oh, I like that idea.
PlasticHero
Senior Airman
How many rotary wing aircraft of WWII are there, and more importantly, how many are kits? See my suggestion for any helicopter or vertical take off aircraft.
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Donivanp
Major
Not to be a party pooper, but, how many kits are out there? How many kits have EVER been done? I think it would possibly have intrest if there were any kits. It might make a side split build but whirrly birds kits start really coming into being for Vietnam. Just one or two Korea. But a helicopter build open season would make more sense. My not so humble opinion.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The Japanese operated an Autogyro, the Kayaba Ka-1 and Ka-2 - both appear available in 1/48 scale.
The Germans operated the Focke-Achgelis Fa223 - it's available in a variety of scales.
Same for the Flettner Fl282, which is available in several scales.
The Fa330 is available in various scales, it was an auotogyro used by the Kreigsmarine.
The WNF342 autogyro only had four prototypes, none were used operationally, but kits are available for it.
The US, Britain, Soviet Union and Canada all had either Autogyros, Helicopters or both - there seems to be quite a few kits available, even for the experimental types.
*edit* Just did a quick check on the Soviet types available and I found kits for the KSKR-2 and the Kamov A-7-3a and A-7bis.
The Germans operated the Focke-Achgelis Fa223 - it's available in a variety of scales.
Same for the Flettner Fl282, which is available in several scales.
The Fa330 is available in various scales, it was an auotogyro used by the Kreigsmarine.
The WNF342 autogyro only had four prototypes, none were used operationally, but kits are available for it.
The US, Britain, Soviet Union and Canada all had either Autogyros, Helicopters or both - there seems to be quite a few kits available, even for the experimental types.
*edit* Just did a quick check on the Soviet types available and I found kits for the KSKR-2 and the Kamov A-7-3a and A-7bis.
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Donivanp
Major
I sit corrected.
N4521U
Colonel
T Bolt
Colonel
Don't forget Prototype/What If
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The US was using the Sikorsky R-4 in the CBI, spring of '44 onward for ferrying parts and wounded.
The Kellet KD-1 was in use in the 1930's, both by the US Army and in the civil sector and was copied by Kayaba as the Ka-GO.
So while these noisey things weren't as prevalent in WWII as they were in Korea (and later), they were there.
The Kellet KD-1 was in use in the 1930's, both by the US Army and in the civil sector and was copied by Kayaba as the Ka-GO.
So while these noisey things weren't as prevalent in WWII as they were in Korea (and later), they were there.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Here'd be a interesting build, "Truly Horrible Aircraft of WW2"
N4521U
Colonel
Sounds really interesting.
But are there kits of the horribilests?
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