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Aaronw

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  1. That looks like a post war conversion "Super Cat" with B-25 engines. From the photo it looks salvageable, water logged maybe but no major damage visible.
  2. Yes they are. Now I kind of want to do an F-105 which is silly since I have a stash full of Vietnam suitable kits, but would have to buy an F-105.
  3. My understanding is the HH-34J was used to free up other CSAR helos for Vietnam. I've never seen any reference to them being used outside the USA. They were retired USN SH-34s, and by that point no other service was flying the H-34 so it seems very unlikely any were deployed.
  4. Proposing the Classic Models GB Models from an earlier time when kits were simpler, and a kid could buy a kit with the money made from mowing a few lawns. The GB will feature kits made in 1980 or earlier. Matchbox, Monogram, Frog, Airfix, Heller, Hasegawa, Guillows, Strombecker, Hubley etc. Build them OOB with tube glue and brush paints or detail them out the wazoo and show off just how great some of these old kits really can be. Many of these old kits were based on prototypes and guesses, and / or included the option to build variants that never were, so what ifs will be allowed. Rule #1
  5. So I guess this Yamato is out then. Well it used to float.
  6. I assume you are referring to the major conversion comment. The idea there is to avoid junking most of the kit and replacing it with aftermarket bits. I wouldn't see an issue with any of the examples you gave. On most of these kits the bulk of the extra detail goes to the engine and cockpit which is largely additional rather than replacement. I was thinking more along the lines of a transkit where someone might use just a handful of original parts with a modern resin or vacform conversion. Of course if that transkit is from '80 or before then it qualifies anyway. So given your last example
  7. Ok, so this is what I'm thinking Cut off date, kit must be made in 1980 or earlier (more recent re-issues of a kit are acceptable). Aftermarket and scratch building ok, but major conversions may require approval if large portions of the kit are being replaced. An exception being if the conversion is similarly ancient. What ifs ok, but must be based heavily on a qualifying kit (75%). Any scale Any brand Any material, but must be a kit (includes metal bodied Hubley kits, wood Strombecker kits, balsa and tissue Guillows kits etc) I'm thinking in the case of wood kits like Strombecker whic
  8. Sorry to see the Seakings going, but it is probably time. As far as the S-92 goes, I'm hoping, but not terribly optimistic about seeing kits.
  9. Williams Bros have some neat kits in 1/32, some interwar aircraft and several early racers. I've got their P35 which can be built as a fighter or a racer. Very odd kit, it has a really nicely detailed engine, but a featureless cockpit. You can often find them on ebay fairly cheap. The company was revived a few years ago so a few of the kits are available in new boxes. They would certainly fit the theme. http://www.williamsbrothersmodelproducts.com/planes.html Hasegawa and Monogram both have some 1/32 kits from the late 60s or early 70s that can be found at reasonable prices.
  10. Poking about it appears Frog croaked in 1976, the end of the Lesney era of Matchbox was 1983. Matchbox only got started in 1973 and since they kind of got this rolling I'd hate to cut them out by ending things too early. I spent some time looking at the first issue for Monogram kits, and really all I can say is they really were way out in front in the 1960s. They seem to have moved away from their earlier more toylike kits (movable landing gear, opening bomb bays and such) by the mid 1960s. The P40B came out in 1964, the P47D and P51B in 1967. I don't recall these being of any less quality
  11. The Matchbox thread got me thinking, it has been awhile since we have had a GB featuring the classic models many of us started off with. Matchbox, Monogram, Frog, Airfix, Revell. Now in the past these have featured rules limiting it to one specific company, or limiting it to tube glue and brushes, no aftermarket etc. These really don't come around enough to focus on a single manufacturer without dismissing some great but seldom seen models. I'd also like to avoid any gimmicky rules like "only how you built models when you were 12" because they discourage seeing what wonderful models some of t
  12. Revell pops one out here and there, the Lysander I posted earlier was Revell, I've got a Heyford in a Revell box, I think I saw the Twin Otter is due to be re-issued sometime this year. They just dribble them out here and there, would be nice to see them dig a little deeper and open the tap a bit faster. When they re-issued the Revell P-26 and Stearman a couple of years ago, I was hoping they would get to the Matchbox and Monogram interwar aircraft, but no luck so far.
  13. Ok, that opens up my options. Here is one in resin http://www.anigrand.com/AA2021_YA-9.htm
  14. Always nice to see a Wellesley, particularly an unusual one (like there is any other kind :D ).
  15. dnl, neat photos thanks. Greg, Sikorsky used S-55 and S-58 as their company name for the two helicopters. Pre-1962 each service had their own naming conventions, post 1962 two letters were used along with a number, a prefix (U for Utility, C for Cargo, H for Rescue etc) and H for helicopter. As these helicopters span both sides of the change most people simply refer to the two helicopters by the simpler pre-1962 US Army designation of H-19 (S55) and H-34 (S58) which became the base for the post 1962 system. The H-19 was an earlier, smaller, and less capable helicopter, the H-34 came lat
  16. Actually there are more kits out there than you might think. Just a quick look and I've got several in the stash, a Bell XHSL-1 anti-sub helicopter, Vought F6U-1 Pirate, discontinued shortly after adoption, Curtis XP-40Q, the bubble topped P-40 intended to compete with the P-51, North American F-107 "Super Super Sabre", Boeing X-32 which lost to the F-35, and General Dynamics / Grumman F-111B the not adopted version of the F-111 intended for the USN. If prototypes meet the requirements I might even break one out for the group build. I'm pretty sure the Bell is a contender even if prototypes
  17. These are both (H19 and H34) helos I'd love to see in 1/35 full detail kits. I'm a 1/72 builder so quite happy with my options for these helos in that scale, but think they would be fun to go detail crazy with in a large scale. The H34 finally got revisited in 1/48, not once but twice so maybe there is hope for 1/48 builders. I'm rather enamored with the H-19 having built 4 with 6 more in the stash.
  18. They really aren't bad kits, particularly when you consider the era they were being made, most can be made into nice models with a little detail work. They were also willing to take on subjects nobody else was or has even with the increase in small manufacturers. Interwar builders would be much poorer without Matchbox and their Vickers Wellesley, Handley Page Heyford, Armstrong Whitworth Siskin, Fairey Seafox and the mentioned Boeing P-12. Revell does occasionally reissue some of the kits although lacking the colorful multi tone plastic. I've done a few in recent years, so it is not all no
  19. That is one of the mysteries. An iconic helo of the Vietnam war, with a decent service life post war. Used by the USCG and Italy in slightly modified form. It seems like a no brainer for Italeri who have a good history of doing helicopter kits, particularly those with ties to the Italian military.
  20. Would have been nice to see it from one of the better regarded companies, but I'll take it. The sprue shots don't look bad except for the clear bits and I bet those could be polished out for better clarity. These are very popular helicopters for medevac and firefighting so I'm sure to pick up at least one or two.
  21. I don't know that an "odd" color would throw you eye for color off, but I can't see it being a help. My hobby room is light brown faux wood paneling with off white ceiling and trim (it came this way don't judge me :P ). Personally if I repainted it I'd probably stick to a traditional off white to beige, it is good for light and not much worry about color shifting. Although if you hang models from the ceiling, a sky blue ceiling with white cloud blotches would be kind of neat. You could conceal the room lights as hot air balloons (standard round) or zeppelins (fluorescent tube). I agree
  22. Lorraine Gary, was Ned Beatty's Wife in 1941, she was also Chief Brody's wife in Jaws. I think she and Susan Backlinie (skinny dipping girl) is the extent of it though.
  23. Actually yes, according to Wikipedia they filmed a sunset with a filter to make it appear to be a sunrise.
  24. It has been a long time, but I remember that movie being funny. Of course having Carl Reiner in it odds are pretty good that would be the case. Although it is set in New England, it was actually filmed about an hour from me in Northern California. Russian fur traders were some of the first Europeans to set foot in this part of the country, and we even have a Russian River, so it seems kind of appropriate that they filmed it here. :) and I like 1941 too.
  25. Hey now, they did a pretty good job on that moon landing thing. Most people still think we really put guys up there...
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