thierry laurent Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, BradG said: Some good ideas, although experimental aircraft and all resin as GB's I'm not sure would work. Reconnaissance in 1/32 is an interesting idea, again I'm not sure there are enough easily available kits for it to be a viable idea, but I am open to being convinced. Well, many WW2 fighters had a reco capability. Think of the Me109, Mustang or Spitfire. Moreover, most jets used from the eighties are using reco pods. So, the scope can be easily enlarged. And this can also encompass most WW1 two-seaters. Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 minute ago, thierry laurent said: Well, many WW2 fighters had a reco capability. Think of the Me109, Mustang or Spitfire. Moreover, most jets used from the eighties are using reco pods. So, the scope can be easily enlarged. And this can also encompass most WW1 two-seaters. I know, but I work on the basis there has to be enough kits straight from the box available for the GB to run. Not sure there is at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 -Winged weapons; smart weapons. -Engines on stands or exposed (Me-262 for me) aircraft undergoing maintenance. -humorous builds (mine may be a Bf-109 color swatch; a la paint store). -Derelict airplanes (e.g., desert, swamp, farm field, tractors hauling something) -Make the judges laugh (if you have a SOD kit then continue on with numerous faux pas). thierry laurent and BradG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basta Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) * What are you doing here? : captured ac. * Jump the shark: any ac with a shark's mouth nose marking * In the navy: any seaplane, carrier ac, or ac in naval markings. * For sale or rent: export ac or ac in markings other than the country of origin. * Pimp my ride: flamboyant, non-standard and commemorative paint jobs. * It wasn't meant to be this way: repurposed ac. * Golden oldies: the oldest kit or boxing in your stash. Get on with it finally! * Wheels? Amateur! : any ac with skis, drag shoot, pontoons or tailskid. * Zoology: any ac named after an animal or insect (in other words, the RAF) Edited August 5, 2020 by Basta Additions Lothar, RadBaron, thierry laurent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, BradG said: Some good ideas, although experimental aircraft and all resin as GB's I'm not sure would work. Reconnaissance in 1/32 is an interesting idea, again I'm not sure there are enough easily available kits for it to be a viable idea, but I am open to being convinced. maybe not in the timeframe of the GB this year (6 months?) but rather over say 2 or 3 years? Then again, that may be too long a period to keep the mojo flowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hmmm. I could combine zoology, recee and golden oldie and build a P-51A recon bid out of my last Hobby Craft kit. More oldie yet would be Ki-46iii vac by ID Models/Tigger Models in recon configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Family Models - aircraft with all of aircrew under one canopy. Needs to have at least two aircrew Red Skies - Russian/Soviet aircraft, maybe also other air forces with a red star in their national insignia Terrible Twins - Twin engine aircraft only Swingin’ Singles - Single engine, single pilot aircraft. Lone Hunters - Single engine, single pilot, just fighters or interceptors Asian Delights - Aircraft in the markings of Asian countries Forgotten Conflicts - Not the “big” wars (WW1,WW2, Korea, Vietnam), I’m thinking smaller, shorter, more regional conflicts like Gulf War, Arab/Israeli conflicts, Soccer War, etc. thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 7 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Well, many WW2 fighters had a reco capability. Think of the Me109, Mustang or Spitfire. Moreover, most jets used from the eighties are using reco pods. So, the scope can be easily enlarged. And this can also encompass most WW1 two-seaters. For most WW2 options you’ll need a conversion kit, but they are available. I’m not sure how many come straight out of the box, other than the Tamiya F-6D in their D/K boxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/3/2020 at 7:26 PM, mark31 said: high on my list is trying to turn this in sommthing like this then i think 6 months Mark Mark you could use the vas as a conversion set for the trumpeter one...might be easier faster? looking forward to this one Cheers Fred mark31, chrish and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, stusbke said: Mark you could use the vas as a conversion set for the trumpeter one...might be easier faster? looking forward to this one Cheers Fred First trying the hard way Fred Will be a nice training for the other vacs I have Already have spare parts from fellow forum members here like wheelbase,landing gear and intake Mark Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 30 years since Desert Storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 With all of the interesting 'new' Revell kits - i.e. the FW-190(s), BF-109(s), Mustang and ME-262(s), as well as civilian models and helo's, not to mention the iconic kits of our youth like the Wildcat, Corsair, P-40, P-47, etc., do you think there would be any interest in doing a "Revell" build? Anything by Revell, old or new, strictly out of the box except for decals/masks. The idea being to keep it simple, affordable, and fun. I don't know about anybody else, but too often I get bogged down in accuracy and 'perfection' to the point of complete paralysis - no fun in that. When I've just grabbed an inexpensive kit and built it straight out of the box, not worrying about every little detail, I've been amazed at how much fun it was. Cheers! John. Alain Gadbois, chrish, MikeC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Leaning_Dog said: With all of the interesting 'new' Revell kits - i.e. the FW-190(s), BF-109(s), Mustang and ME-262(s), as well as civilian models and helo's, not to mention the iconic kits of our youth like the Wildcat, Corsair, P-40, P-47, etc., do you think there would be any interest in doing a "Revell" build? Anything by Revell, old or new, strictly out of the box except for decals/masks. The idea being to keep it simple, affordable, and fun. I don't know about anybody else, but too often I get bogged down in accuracy and 'perfection' to the point of complete paralysis - no fun in that. When I've just grabbed an inexpensive kit and built it straight out of the box, not worrying about every little detail, I've been amazed at how much fun it was. Cheers! John. Nice idee Mark chrish and mgbooyv8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, Leaning_Dog said: I don't know about anybody else, but too often I get bogged down in accuracy and 'perfection' to the point of complete paralysis - no fun in that. When I've just grabbed an inexpensive kit and built it straight out of the box, not worrying about every little detail, I've been amazed at how much fun it was I agree, doing this regulary and still have a couple of old Revell kits in the stash just for this purpose. Nice idea, John! Cheers, Peter Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 How about a NATO group build ? Rick Griewski and Dragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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