The Cold War was a period of global tension that extended from March 1947 to December 1991. Whilst it never escalated to an all-out confrontation between East and West, the 45 years it lasted encompassed many conflicts around the globe. Plenty of wars to choose from … Korean, Vietnam, Six Day, India-Pakistan, right up to and including the Gulf War … as well as numerous smaller but no less significant incidents. Feel free to explore all the options … aircraft, AFVs, naval vessels, rockets and missiles, troops, etc.
Runs from 1 February to 31 July 2019.
We'll be off and running on 1 February. And here's that neatly lists all of the conflicts generally attributed to the Cold War. If you find anything not on the list that still ticks the box, feel free to run with it. 45 years certainly gives you plenty of scope. ;)
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I’m not going to get the missiles finished I’m afraid. I’ve finished all the Russian ones now but hit the sand on the US land-based ones.
My sincerest condolences. I had this fear when I first attached my trio of Ikea Bertby cabinets to the Man Cave wall when I resided with SWMBO. Needless to say, my usual over-engineering protected my models BUT came back to bite me on the nethers when the cabinets had to be...
I lack a man cave at the moment. Which is frustrating. But also means that I can't have a shelf of shame if I don't have a shelf, right? But when I do get a window to set up shop, I get a burst of modelling energy. I am progressing with other things in the GB, but I got an...
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Nice choice of a Starfighter, the missile with a man in it
David
I've already decided on my next kit, also for this Group Build and I'll risk posting this place-holder!
As already pointed with Cowleyi's RF-4E, reconnaissance was an important aspect in the Cold War. I have been giving thought over this project for a week now and today I did...
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Thank you very much to you all.
I really like these early jets. It's a shame this is the only kit of the B-45 in 1:144. It would be nice if someone came round to releasing a (better) kit. I would like to build the B-45A bomber variant.
As free time is definitely not in abundance at present, I pondered the intelligence behind starting another build in the GB, at least until life settles down a tad. And, having mentioned in the IAF S-199 thread that I’d be following up with at least one IAF Spitfire Mk IXc, it...
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Looking good Smeg. I’d be interested in your thoughts on the two green shades in that set. Mine are very similar in colour and I’m considering darkening one but not 100% sure if the two shades were indeed very similar. Photos are mixed.
I will start with a favourite of mine. Mig-25!!!
I have built the Arii kit few years ago and I believe Revell used the same mold. I will have to scratch build a cockpit, as the kit doesn't have anything.
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Hehehe, you've got me there...
In my defence, the dorsal fins were not glued yet. And I think the other issues are not so visible by the naked eye (but it could just be my aging eyes). :D :D
This time I want to participate in the group build but the expiring day is close (two months are not a long period for my modeling time). Now I need to build an institutional model for the presentation of the new models of Heroes Models. I thought that could be a good idea to...
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Don't worry, Fabio. I think there will be a number of us struggling to meet the July 31 deadline.
In the middle of May 2019 I started with my Mi-6 from Eastern Express. Unfortunately, I did not manage to post the pictures. To expand the rudimentary cockpit, the cockpit section sawed off.
Mit selbtsgedruckten panels wurde das Cockpit aufgewertet und mit Hellgrau...
When I saw that the Cold War was pulling away from Between the Wars , my preferred option for GB9, my brow at first furrowed but then it dawned on me that the limited number of options in my stash would actually be a blessing. My current financial situation eliminated the...
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As usual I'm late in but that looks really nice. Well done. Great build. Good to see another interesting cold war build completed.
Last year my life was in a complete upheaval. Ended up moving to a new house because my neighbor decided to set our duplex on fire, then I was trying to find a job in Ohio all year. Yes, I did find a job and moved again across the USofA to take a new job and help take care of my...
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No pictures, my apologies, but I've been trying to fit the Eduard MiG-15 cockpit and splitter plate into the MiG-17. Lots of sanding and scraping to the inside fuselage halves and I'm still nowhere near. I will prevail! Yes, I have the Brengun photoetch (but picked up the one...
Now I have become death itself, the destroyer of worlds!
For I am Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and...
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Such a good read. And well illustrated.
Do continue please.
:)
I have been contemplating scratchbuilding a model of a British aircraft carrier to 1:144 scale for at least ten years and thought I had better do something about it now.
I plan to construct this frame-by-frame and as a waterline version. The main reason for an...
It has been a long time since my last modeling efforts, but I think I'm back. I bought a lamp and left the man cave en headed for the living room. 3 evenings of cutting, sanding and gluing in a row!
This will be the plan:
The German army in the '70s and '80s is...
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Really difficult to scribe in 1/144. Finding the right tool is very difficult. I haven't found a decent scriber that does good work for our small models.
In April 1970 Steve Gyles was part of the QRA for 11 Squadron. Steve was scrambled to intercept a soviet incursion. The full story is told in the excellent book 'Lightning Boys Vol 2'
The gist of the story is that in his Lightning F6 with just two missiles he picked up 60...
Despite the fact that there were many conflicts and hot wars during the Cold War, I've decided to make my first entries in this Group Build more related to one of the major cold fronts of this period, that of Europe. Large amounts of weapons were developed, deployed and kept in...
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That is very much what I imagined. Thank you Jiri.
The safeste bet for a nuke-armed machine would have been the Soviet option of the kit but... I didn't want two Soviet Su-7s and the Czech machine at least had an emblem in the nose to make a difference ;) !
I managed to extract most of an Eduard MiG-15 from the man cupboard yesterday. Not sure where the instructions went, but at least I've got the decals. I hope to do this one in a North Korean scheme if possible. Last night I was...
As you may have seen from the Sunderland thread I was little young to remember the Berlin Airlift but in 1962 I was 14 and very aware of the tensions of that October.
My Sunderland will need acres of white paint so how about doing a Victor B2 at the same time. Deep in the...
What could possibly be more Coldwarry than a flying saucer?!
The Avro Canada (Avrocar) VZ-9 was the most closest humanity has come to actually piloting crockery. As endearingly quaint as this seems now, there was in the early-1950s real enthusiasm for exploring how the...
On the 23 June 1948 Lucie and Frank were blessed with the arrival of a baby boy, David. The following day the crisis leading to the Berlin Airlift started.
The Sunderland performed vital tasks during the airlift bringing salt and other corrosive substances that would do...
Sorry. I'm being very predictable, though I do feel I'm mining quite a rich seam of Brengun kits at the moment. They are a good fit for the level of complexity I can handle in my current setup. With my A4 on the cusp of completion I decided to get stuck into its baby brother the...
The space race was a big part of the Cold War. What's fascinating is that it really was a race, in the sense that there were clear finish lines (or perhaps checkpoints) like 'first in satellite space', 'first canine/chimp/human in space',...
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