Group Builds 2021 to 2023 Call for Input

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I did want to do the MOH/highest medal idea and just forgot about it. The 60's is second gen jets as fare as what came in, first gen's were still the bulk at the turn of the decade. I'd bee cool with combining them or going with the Jets 40-50 or 60. I just want to do some JETSSSS!!!!!!!!. I specified CBI and all as I wanted to be sure it was included in a Pacific build. You said define, I tried to be Devine, you see where that got me. The MOH does intrigue me though, I don't know how to define Germanys highest medal, they kept adding to it. Technically I guess only Ruddell received their highest medal, I DON'T KNOW! I am thinking like you Andy, that there should be a separate build for fighter bombers. Typhoons and Thunderbolts!
 
There's alot in that post Don and I'm not sure if you want me to do something. Sounds like you're ok with combing CBI and jets but I'll wait to see what input others have. Same with Heavy Hitters.

Are you saying you want to change one of your choices and replace it with medal holders? You have three that no-one else has voted for - 1942, 1960s jets, and Vietnam. Let me know.
 
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Ok let me make some suggestions. I like a lot already mentioned and have one or 2 new ones.
1. Sharkmouth - any aircraft any era with a shark mouth painted on it, could be a Nieuport 28, Bf 110, P-40, F-8 or anything in between.
2. Medal of Honor / VC / Knights Cross winners WW2, aircraft flown by highest award winners, not sure name of Soviet and Japanese medals but we could add them all.
3. Carrier and Maratime patrol aircraft WW2
4. Cactus Air Force Guadalcanal 1942-43, can be any of the US land and sea based aircraft along with the Japanese that fought here.
5. Zombie build, would be able to finish some stuff started years ago. Not sure if we should limit it to WW2 or open to all eras.
6. WW2 foreign service, could cover lend lease US planes, Americans flying British planes, Hungarians flying German, any country flying another country's aircraft would work.
7. Thunderbolts and Lightnings, two of my favorites
8. X-planes, any experimental aircraft any era would be fun from WW1 triplanes to jet and rocket powered X planes would work.
 
Thanks Dave. I can see your number 4 ultimately being captured within a larger PTO/CBI theme but it's early days yet.

Results so far with nothing combined:



All other ideas so far have just one vote.
 
Just thinking.........................DOH.
The BIG 50 should be a bit of a cell-abration.....
Like the Zombie!
Never to be repeated again, well in My lifetime, GB100 is just too far away for this old builder! By then my hands will be shaking, my eyes will be badd and I probably won't know where I am!
Just a thought!
 
I think GB 100 will see most of us 6 feet under Bill. Zombie is looking good for a spot and I sure have plenty of candidates. I haven't thought about how we would select an order once we pick our 8 so am open to suggestions.
 
  • Thunderbolt & Lightning, very, very frightening...everyone sing: P-38s & P-47s. The P-38 dogged out at the end of WW2 but the P-47 served on with ANG units and in Latin American until the mid-50s... love, Love, LOVE this idea.
  • "Zombie Build" - Back from the dead. Resume and finish any aircraft model that was started and abandoned whether in a previous GB or not. Must be an aircraft but can be any type, any time frame.
  • Pacific 1937-1945 Military aircraft anyone in the CBI/Pacific including Indian Ocean Bering sea South Pacific and SW Pac areas. Dutch East Indies New Guinea Guadalcanal etc...
  • I really like the idea of an MoH / VC / Knights Cross / Russian / Japanese build as well.
  • I really like Geo's Mustangs. BTW, one of the Eduard later P-51s includes the BBD markings.
  • Heavy Hitters, any bomber aircraft from attack/dive bombers and torpedo to the monsters.
  • 1960's Any military in use or under development in the 1960's
  • Vietnam to the Desert Storms. I just love the A-10 and the F-15E. Both Desert Storms proved the effectiveness of these and so many more birds. Yeah, this is a damned broad idea. But, I really love the birds from about 1975 and onwards.
 
OK. I did a recon of my stash and I think I have the top eight of Andy's list. The sketchy one will be 5) Night Fighters. I have this kit and it has a bunch of the Ta 154 listed as not for use


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I'm hoping it's a rebox of this kit and can use the instructions from the web


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My only other possible Night Fighter option is to use this but will take an powerful lot of work I believe as there are some issues with the landing gear.


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Now here me out. The above kit can be built as a FB Mk.VI, a Mk. II and a Mk. IV. It's gonna take a lot of leg work but my initial understanding is that the Mk.II beget the NF Mk.II which in turn, with suitable nose modifications, maybe others, beget the NF. Mk.XIII with its "centimetric" radar sets mounted in a solid "thimble". I do have the resin thimble nose as a conversion
Going further down the list, #3 might be sketchy, #8 might be iffy and #14 maybe
 
Build it doing a kill! that Kills the landing gear. and if all else let me know. I have night fighters coming out me backside.
 
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