THE UPDATED FUTURE GROUP BUILDS POLL....

The Next 5 Group Builds Should Be???

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I can provide a helicopter and pilot Daniel, no problem. Will an Airfix Sea King do?!!
On a more serious note - do you have 'Google Earth' coverage for the region where the Corsair went in? It might (only might!) give some clues, if you know what to look for.
 


Yup got google earth been on it quite abit ,not yielding much so far...

Been in the area many a time (Got relatives living up and down the west coast)

All going well ,me and a couple mates will start searching later this year
 
Sounds good. Keep us updated. If you get any clues, see if you can get some funding from somewhere to help narrow the search. Maybe a museum, the RNZAF or similar might be able to assist, or a wealthy business man!?
Worth trying, but only when you have something really tangible.
 
Of course ,Will be mostly me walking the land though so may be a while if anything at all does get found

People willing to volunteer their time is the best thing

All in good time
 
Had a couple of Group Build ideas a while back which I'll put forward now while Daniel's subject is at hand:

The first would be called 'After the Battle', the subject being aircraft remains, covering everything from aircraft abandoned at airfields or damaged/ written off in the various campaigns, or scrapyard aircraft after the war, to aircraft wrecks as they are today (pacific wrecks, aircraft recovered from the sea, etc).

The other idea is an 'unusual variant' build covering aircraft converted or adapted to a secondary function (emergency night fighters, armed civil aircraft, engine test beds, test weapon carriers, captured aircraft, etc)

What d'ya's reckon?
 
That could fit in well with the second idea Alex! I've always liked the look of some of the post war Aussie Mustangs in civil colours, for example...

Just need an appropriate name for the build - maybe 'And now for something completely different...!' (-Sorry, Monty Pythons! )
 
Rethought myself- I reckon Alex's idea is a great build subject in itself! Scrub my 'combining the two' comment.
I'd be into doing the P-51D Mustang VH-BOZ for it...
 
Will all that yiddi yadda about GB's, I was thinking.....ooooh shut up!.... There's nothing stopping that a few pals from doing their own thing, on the side from the, well, "official" GB's....
Like you young chickens here, you could always do one of those "wreckage dioramas" as a internal GB...
We're becoming a few here now, tooling around with the plastic, so you'll never know....
 
Sounds good, I'd thought of, and have one planned, builds featuring crashed/wrecked/abandoned/dumped aircraft, I'll be using the 'remains' of a kit that will be donating major parts for a conversion. Also thought of post-war 'warbird' use, either restored airshow birds, civil use etc.
I think Jan's idea is good though, do these as separate, 'unofficial' GB's, as we already have more than two years worth of GB's listed!
Nice idea Evan.
 
Could always do it in parrallel Evan. Have you got anything particular in mind for your build(s)? The one I mentioned is going to be a Spitfire MkXIV, in 1/32nd scale, cobbled together from the Revell (old Matchbox) Spit22/24, and either the Hasegawas MkV or Revell Seafire Mk1B. The 'remains' of the Spit 22 will end up as something else......
 
I've got various such projects in mind Terry, mostly devised as ways of making the most of spare parts or incorrect models (I hate waste!), and aircraft in this condition look much more interesting too!

I've decided I'm not really into competing in the main group builds (sorry!), as my method is much more slower than the time frames allow (landscape painting takes priority too), but if ya's are in on a fun side build based on my idea, that sounds good to me! It could even be an ongoing build if it proves popular.

(Btw,Daniel, nothing is a wreck that can yield good components!! )
 
Yup my thoughts to mate

Its got great interior detail so I'm gonna strip that out and use it in something else

Maybe do a TAF P-51D as it was being stripped to get melted-on second thought no I won't itl just piss me off everytime I see it

Hmmmmm have to give it abit more thought
 
Question..... What will happen to a GB thread when over and done with? Will it be picked up, grouped together, moved and put in an "Old Group Build" kinda thingmabob?
 
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