Another GB commemorating the anniversary of a famous conflict. The war between Argentina and the UK lasted 74 days after Argentinian troops invaded the Falklands on 2 April 1982 and South Georgia on the following day. When Argentina surrendered on 14 June, it spelled the beginning of the end for the ruling junta, leading to democratic elections in October 1983. Everyone knows the drill – whilst aircraft will no doubt dominate the entries, anything related to the war is fair game. A scratchbuilt ARA General Belgrano or HMS Sheffield? More reasonably, an Argentinian LVTP-7 or a British Scorpion CVR(T)?
Runs from 8 May to 20 November 2022 (extended deadline).
TripleNuts Westland Gazelle (small modifications from Aerospatiale ground-attack variant)
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British forces cleaning up after the battle:
Spartan, Bedford truck, Panhard AML and Rh 202 flak from Butler's Printed Models, Land Rover 90 from Oxford and Leightweights from panzershop.nl.
House and accessories from Faller and others.
Plenty of options here. I have a Pucara on its way to me, so that's an idea, but I also have a small pile of Sea Harriers, a Gazelle, a Chinook and others, so there's some options. :D
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Merlin would castigate me for dropping the ball on the end date for this GB. With work and other distractions, I've not only dropped the ball, the damned thing has rolled off the bench and got lost in a parallel dimension! I've noticed a couple of recent starts (one from a new...
Since nobody post..
well these are some old builds.
Minicraft Sea Harrier (the heat and smash canopy got yellow after many years..)
Fox one Mirage IIIEA and Super Etandart (these are 3d printed)
Miniwings Dagger (resin kit)
Cafereo area 88 A-4 skyhawk.
Decals are from Ycraft ..
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Sweet 1/144 Sikorsky S-61D.4 Sea King, Argentine Navy, January 1982
Ok, no Puma then.
So I decided for something different: A little vignette with Army equipment of both sides. Port Stanley was my choice, because there you could find some interesting equipment not present elsewhere due to the terrain restrictions. I know, that the decisive...
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Brilliant. The thing I love about dioramas is you get to put so much imagination into them as you have here - that and realised it superbly.
Having just finished the Mark 1 GR.3 I thought I'd try my hand at a Sea Harrier, inspired by this group build. I managed to pick up the old Revell (Crown) kit second hand. It arrived without a box and with what look like the original (terrible) decals.
Here's my progress so...
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Very nice! Love the paintjob with those subtile color changes!
The first time I saw a picture of a Dassault Super Etendard I thought it was a very ugly plane, especially compared to other Dassault aircraft such as the Mirage. But I have to say it grew on me over the years.
It was developed and used by France but other operators were Iraqi...
When you think of the Falklands and you think of helicopters, I tend to think first of the Wessex or of the Sea King (to the Falklands War what the Huey was to Vietnam). If I scratch my head a bit harder and look thoughtfully into the middle distance, the Lynx and plucky little...
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Thank you all so much for the kind comments. I'm glad I could finally contribute to this GB. :D
Having been around a long time for me the Falklands Malvinas conflict is recent history. I remember thinking, listening to the first debate in the House of Commons that Saturday morning, How did this happen? Later I felt sorrow for the loss of life on the Belgrano and the...
My plan is to build a sea harrier with the markings for Cdr Nigel Sharkey Ward's markings for XZ451 006. These markings are in one of the Minicraft boxings, which I found andnnow have on the way.
I plan to have it armed/loaded with 2 AIM-9L and two fuel tanks, as well as the...
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Yowch- in that event, what I may do for another Argentine aircraft would be to buy a Mirage III from Mark I. But for now, I got other things on the table, then I'll start the Pucara, FRS.1, and Gr.3.
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