Way back in GB2, we were winging our way Over the Wet Stuff. More recently in GB19, we had Boats that Flew. So it seems logical to cast a wider net and take in all things naval aviation. Any type that flew with any navy or Fleet Air Arm is fair game here – fixed wing, helicopter, glider, whatever. So, dip those floats into the water and retract those arrestor hooks. Your Navy Needs You!
Runs from 15 April to 4 October 2023.
On scope, my own view is that this could involve anything from the naval aviation arms of any country, whether land based or sea based. I don’t have strong views on coastal command but sort of feel that if people want to include a coastal command...
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Both would be viable for RetroWings as both kits are readily available. Hint, hint. ;)
This forum’s worst-kept secret … Smeg is building a second Insignia Red Hellcat drone. Firstly, younger daughter jumped on the bandwagon following Black 14 “Jane”, demanding pink-tail have a sibling. Secondly, you’ve gotta have a pair of Bikinis, don’t you? :roll:
As I said in...
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My Game Color bottle is clear of any warnings, so I'd say we are OK. Indeed, I suspect the Australian authorities would have banned the range's importation if they knew cadmium was present. And, remembering back to the Buffalo build, I just added a few drops of Vallejo's own...
With I will revisit an old plan to try and turn a Revell F6F-3 kit into another member of the fleet of brightly colored F6F Hellcat drones.
According to these drones were stationed at Naval Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey in March of 1946, before being used for Operation...
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The prop has come up very convincingly. Now it looks like the Platz version and not the Revell one. :D
I also leave props off until near the end of the build. Yes, they get glued into place so, if you visit, please don't use your fingers to spin my props or there will be...
Here we go with a Sweet Hurricane with an arester hook purloined from a Sea Gladiator. I have six of the 'Ghost' Hurricanes in the stash. My answer to deal with the clear plastic is to stick the big bits together first followed by a quick spray of Halfords grey primer....
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I'm battling with one model on the forum at a time. You are sailing along with 3 in a single thread! :mrgreen:
The Revell kit has 9 cylinders on display, you should see 7 and the underfuselage windows are solid so they need work. Don't forget the wings didn't fold so out with the filler....
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No matter. At least, the evidence of a healthy production line is there for all to see. ;)
Let's go, I entered the GB with one , I think clasic, and probably it will be XE365, No804 Squadron, HMS Bulwark, Operation Musketeer 1956, as the colorfull one from decal options, dark sea gray and sky with yelow and black stripes , simmilar to invasion stripes. (kit indicated...
It has been a while since I have been able to take part in a GB, so I'm very pleased to be able to jump back in now. This is the 3D-printed kit of the WWI Macchi M.5 seaplane fighter which was operated by...
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I have seen many superb models here, but this is just out of this world. :shock: This would be an ugly blob of putty, glue and inaccuracies if I were to try the same.
Now I'm thinking about the best method to forget that I have seen these pictures so I will not just quit and...
I thought I'd join in the fun with some marine air action. I had originally planned to try making larger multi-aircraft scene, but despite my endlessly growing collection, I couldn't find suitable aircraft without resorting to WW2 IJN or USN Wildcats which I have covered several...
After some pretty gruelling work travel in the past few months, I needed a quick fix. So I took the plunge with one of the F-Toys Sea Furies.
This is one of the finest F-Toys models. Beautifully done, with delicate panel detail and a superbly detailed (even if almost...
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To sidetrack the thread a bit, when the Scottish licensing legislation changed in 2005/2008 every licensed premises in Scotland was required to submit an application for a liquor licence in compliance with the new legislation. By a combination of circumstances and as a sideline...
With the Cat clawing its way towards completion, one final build for GB23 from the House of Smeg.
Platz released their Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat kit in 2008. An F6F-5 with new decals followed two years later. In 2019, Eduard added the latter to their short-lived Super 44 range....
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Fantastic stuff, Eric. Will come in handy when Revell’s Hellcat gets droned! :D
Oh and a late addendum. I came across which lists the number pairings and the corresponding tail colours. Very useful if you want something other than aircraft 10, 14 or 15 (the Platz options)....
Something about twin boom carrier aircraft is very cool - and distinctly British.
I've only seen one of these Sea Venoms built up so I thought I'd have a go as nobody else has entered one yet. I bought several of this kit when it came out and it strikes me as one of Mark1's...
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Great bunch! Nice to see these little gems you make.
Despite my now ongoing Fw 190 production run, which will be a long one with the various options I would like to make, I've decided that at some point I'll take a break and make one contribution to this GB. With lots of options in my stash, I...
Oh I'm late, but I'll see how we go. Suddenly realised I have not built one of these Platz/Eduard F6F's so I thought I'd have a go at a bog standard USN late war F6F-5. Haven't exactly decided which one as all the schemes with the Carrier ID markings from late 44 mid 45 look...
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Hellcats a-plenty in this GB! That has come up a treat, Ian. And the prop looks fine to me. :mrgreen:
I am intrigued by the decal situation. I have constructed several Eduard Spitfires and a couple of their Me262s and the decals behaved themselves quite well. I'm also not...
Not long ago, I was talking with some friends (also scale modellers) and we remembered a movie from the early 80's, where the USS Nimitz and it's aircraft were (in our opinion) the main stars! The movie's title is Final Countdown and if you like US Navy aircraft from that era,...
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Correct, those are the FoxOne, ex Crown and f-toys Ju-88 kits. All of them have their flaws and none of them represents the A-17 torpedo bomber version.
So the plan is to make:
a) a Ju-88 A-17 for this GB.
This version doesn't have...
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Wow congratulations! I missed the middle bit of this build and just caught up. What a fantastic result for a very challenging build. 🏆🏆🏆
As opposed to the Takara “quickie”, this is more of a placeholder at the moment.
When tossing up as to what my major build should be for GB23, I looked at my stash and the Catalina – which was going to be my focus for the Flying Boat GB but never materialised – again purred,...
Let's see if I can cram an extra model into this group build.
I figure proabably 70% of my stash is naval related, and this one looked like a fairly straighforward build. I've not built a Brengun model before and I was pretty pleased with how easily it went together. Fit is...
Not sure why. But I discovered an F-Toys Spitfire V at the bottom of a drawer and it got me thinking. I remembered that Printscale do a decal sheet for Spitfires and Seafires. Some conversion work required but that's fine. How hard can it be?
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A very nice Seafire and, I have to admit, I'm most impressed by the Navy personnel, too! They are superb!
Well, with the Intruder and Tomcat in the rear view, and technically the F-35B I did being some form of naval aviation, I decided to do another jet, and go for a more retro idea. I don't know that I'm doing anything historically accurate, especially since Sea Harrier decals in...
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Most (Or all) of the pix I ever seen of the FRS.1 during the Falklands War didn't have anything on the center-line hard point. Granted a couple of those pix are after the conflict...
Spoiler alert: This one would have been destined for the workbench irrespective of the topic chosen for GB23, and I am including it as a “quickie” (famous last words) to keep my modelling wheels in motion.
This is a model I’ve...
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Despite the issues, I reckon she looks pretty darn good. Once again, a captive that looks so markedly different to the aircraft in its usual colours, you'd think it was a completely new type. The Seiran has nice flowing lines and, if anything, the US scheme actually enhances...
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