phantom Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Here is a new Group Build idea. VIP GB. Any airframe that carries a Prime Minister, Queen, President, Big dude unlike us who are lucky to fly economy. Any beyond fancy plane or political mover. Now some countries like the US have their Air Force and Marine One and support airframes. Special paint schemes and lots of modifactions. Others like Canada, the Prime Minister flies which ever Military airframe is available at that moment. Could be a Airbus, Challenger business jet or a run of the mill Griffen. I once had a photo of Prime Minister Trudeau being flown to Waterloo Ontario in the back of a Chinook back in the 70s. (147003) Would also include a British Sea King in Rescue colours as long as you have the right airframe number of a airframe flown by the future King. Even his little brothers AH-64 Apache as long as you have a airframe you have proof (or resonable guess) that he flew. Also included could be fancy civi airframes as long as you can name some big wig who once flew or was flown in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EX_Birdgunner Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Interesting proposal. Would give me a chance to do "NAVY 1!" Just gotta find the decals... Denis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I have plenty of possibilities for this one, Air Force One, Marine One, various RAAF VIP aircraft, RAF Queens flight BAe-146, the list goes on..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Would dearly love to do Yamamoto's Betty -ideally 1/48 Tamiya, but doubt I'll have time in the foreseeable... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh, it would most likely be a GB starting in January. THe calender is rather full for the rest of 2013. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EX_Birdgunner Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Oh, it would most likely be a GB starting in January. THe calender is rather full for the rest of 2013. That will work good for me with the GBs I am already with and my move this summer I will be able to be properly prepared. Denis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Lequerica Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I've got some decals for Marine One and been itching to build a helo, count me in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Interesting proposal. Would give me a chance to do "NAVY 1!" Just gotta find the decals... Denis Dang it Denis....ya didn't even give me a chance....OK....I'm in looks like there'll be two Hoovers in the GB at least for now. Then there's the Herky Bird from the Movie Air Force 1, well that is if they allow fictional birds to be done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spokane-Modeller Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 AFO 707 or perhaps a DC6 or 7 from Roosevelt or truman era? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Weird I could have sworn I replied to this already. I've had a VH-34 Army-1 on the to build list for awhile, january seem like it would be a decent time to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 :D, Hmm. Would the Australian GG's Avro York and Percival Proctor from the late 1940s be close enough. That's right the GG had his own personal York and Proctor for a time in the late 1940s. Since those times Australian dignitaries such as PMs and GGs have flown in whatever 34 (VIP) Sqn had available at the time. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 A GGs aircraft would qualify, Navy 1, Marine 1, so far everything suggested is good. Just no where near enough yes votes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I would like to take part but I'm not giving a definite 'yes' yet. I like building governmental planes, I built the Dutch royal Fokker 70 quite some time ago: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) ..........I like building governmental planes Me too, every plane I build is government owned, be it Navy, Air Force, Marine....even Army Choppers... :D. Edited April 19, 2013 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 you can add Putin's Su-27UB and Tu-160 'Blackjack' to the list Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 As long as you saw him get in, or a news clpi/photo then yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) I have an Anigrand 1/72 Boeing B-314 Clipper in the stash. It's unlikely I'll ever build it without some motivation like a Group Build, so I would be happy to join this one! Edit: forgot to add that FDR flew a B-314 to the Casablanca conference in 1943, so it fits the theme. Mike Edited April 21, 2013 by mlicari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Going to need a bunch more "Yes" votes before I propose it to the other GB mods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaroz06 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 This would be a great group build, something besides Phantoms! Kidding aside this one would be interesting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 As long as you saw him get in, or a news clpi/photo then yes. Putin Tu-160 Putin Be-200 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Putin Su-27UB I can't find any photos of actual flight, but it happened during the 2000 presidential campaign - the pilot was the famous General Kharchevsky and they flew a Su-27UB Red 17 (Lipetsk colours) from Krasnodar to Grozny in Chechnya. Medvedev Su-34 (also Putin's Tu-160 flight at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6yLOH7QM84 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaroz06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 bump to get this noticed more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yep those Putins would be good to go. Hopefully you can figure the airframe number. Notice is good........Votes is better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaroz06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yep those Putins would be good to go. Hopefully you can figure the airframe number. Notice is good........Votes is better. Already voted, just bumping for more votes! I do love that this is a different group build idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Putin Su-27UB I can't find any photos of actual flight, but it happened during the 2000 presidential campaign - the pilot was the famous General Kharchevsky and they flew a Su-27UB Red 17 (Lipetsk colours) from Krasnodar to Grozny in Chechnya. Medvedev Su-34 (also Putin's Tu-160 flight at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6yLOH7QM84 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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