ChesshireCat Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Chesshirecat What kit and decals did you have in mind? early F14A with the Wolf Pack decals (the kit comes with them, but are starting to yellow). I could also be forced into an OV1 Mohawk (Roden), being as I have a couple. Nice thing about Vietnam, is the huge variety of aircraft to pick from. Plus we are finally starting to see a trickle of armor. We saw everything from a generic DC3 to the latest and greatest fighters out there. There should not be much of a reason to say I can't find a kit for the ride I want to do (except for the much needed EB10 Skyknight). Sad thing is that the manufacturers still won't give us an M37 and M54 truck! Somebody has announced the M56 Scorpion after folks begged for it over a fifteen year period. Had the Nazis used them; everybody would be sell one of these kits. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 32 votes already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Guys and Gals Please see first post for updates on rules. I applied for the GB a few minutes ago. As soon as we get the dates we will let you know. As far as prizes go myself and Litvyak will be working on this as soon as we know more. I have some ideas I tossed at her and will be discussing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Monogram F-105D as Polish Glider. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 This is going to be very interesting :) I do have some ideas already :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Lady and Gents Our application for this GB is under review from what I understand and I am still working on getting sponsor's/prizes. If you all know of any companies other than what is on our sponsor page let me know. I also want to hear from you all on this idea regarding prizes. Every completed build gets a entry in the prize list as normal. Here is what I was thinking, instead of picking the prizes for you we do a list starting with the 1st ticket. That individual gets his choice out of the prize list and then to the second. This will eliminate someone from getting something they don't care for. This is just an idea at this point. I want your input on this because this is our GB and we should all be included in the decision making. So let me have it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) early F14A with the Wolf Pack decals (the kit comes with them, but are starting to yellow). I could also be forced into an OV1 Mohawk (Roden), being as I have a couple. Nice thing about Vietnam, is the huge variety of aircraft to pick from. Plus we are finally starting to see a trickle of armor. We saw everything from a generic DC3 to the latest and greatest fighters out there. There should not be much of a reason to say I can't find a kit for the ride I want to do (except for the much needed EB10 Skyknight). Sad thing is that the manufacturers still won't give us an M37 and M54 truck! Somebody has announced the M56 Scorpion after folks begged for it over a fifteen year period. Had the Nazis used them; everybody would be sell one of these kits. gary VF-1 flew air cover over Saigon in April of 1975 so it would count. Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this. Edited February 27, 2015 by tosouthern66 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 i wanted to participate with f6f-5c of france airforces which were based in indo china. they left Vietnam in 1954 (before 55 which is indicated in your rules). may i participate in groupbuild? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 i wanted to participate with f6f-5c of france airforces which were based in indo china. they left Vietnam in 1954 (before 55 which is indicated in your rules). may i participate in groupbuild? :rolleyes:/> Memphis We may be expanding the dates to include the Indo China part as well so don't get discouraged. I will PM you after I receive a reply to my PM to my second in command. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If this is later in the year I would like into this. So many possibilities that I'm overloaded with thoughts! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I'll be in with the A.F. Security Police in I can get my scanner working. Just to give some an idea of who was involved, here's a partial list of countries involved. The war spread into other countries as it progressed, sometimes only with cong units. North Vietnam South Vietnam Australia France United States South Korea Thailand Laos Cambodia Burma (cong) Malaysia (cong) Russia (According to stories, not only supplies) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Don't forget New Zealand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Lady and Gents We have added the Indochina time period in the Group Build! See 1st post for updates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I'm in with a Tamiya Skyraider. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks like the GB has been approved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I am looking forward to this GB ! I will be building Monograms 1/72 EF-105F Wild Weasel in the markings of either "Crown Seven" of the 44th TFS based at Korat in 1968 or "Sneaky Pete" from the 388th TFW also at Korat but in 1966. If time permits I may also build a 1/72 F-100F in Wild Weasel configuration...markings yet to be determined (but I have a few days to decide on that :lol: ). Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Looks like the GB has been approved. Phantom Thanks for the info!!! Did we get the dates we asked for or a different start date? Lady/Gents If the dates are the same that I applied for we start 1 September 2015 Edited February 28, 2015 by tosouthern66 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Really looking forward to this GB, but it's gonna to be difficult to pick a subject. So many choices in the stash, but I guess it's not a bad problem to have. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Not sure but I think so. Neo does the schedule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Here's a couple I'd like to try for: This one is wishful thinking, as far as I know, there is no kit: At least I can try these: Final decisions to follow. By the way, does anyone make of model of the M-715 truck? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Final decisions to follow. By the way, does anyone make of model of the M-715 truck? Sort of, Revell did a 80s Jeep Honcho in 1/25 that with a fair bit of work could probably be turned into an M-715. There is a glaring lack of post war soft skins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 From my perspective I don't think I could call it a post war vehicle. Anyway, here's another one that would make a interesting subject, even though it's not a combat vehicle: It would be a major project though because as far as I know there isn't even a base kit to start from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) This one is wishful thinking, as far as I know, there is no kit: Sharkit released the Air Truk in both 1/72 and 1/48 - there's a 1/48 kit on eBay right now, or you could see if Sharkit themselves have one in stock. Vince Edited March 1, 2015 by vince14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Here's a couple I'd like to try for: This one is wishful thinking, as far as I know, there is no kit: At least I can try these: Final decisions to follow. By the way, does anyone make of model of the M-715 truck? just to add to the pics: The Jeeps were usually M151a1's, but there were a few M38's in country. All I saw were painted battle ship grey and used by the Navy. I would imagine that that Starlight scope was pretty much useless after the first round! Needed to load up on vitamin A instead! Jeeps with the 106mm recoilless rifle were not all that common, and maybe saw two. A Jeep with a fifty caliber on it was a show piece, as it didn't work. Be thinking M60 machine gun. Keep in mind that most all aircraft doing CAS missions south of the 17th Parallel did not carry air to air missiles. But a few that were up near the DMZ and over Laos did. (there was always the rumored MIG sighting up there). We never really saw snakeyes till about mid way thru Tet in 68, but out in Laos they were used daily. Guess they were in short supply. 500 and 750 pounders were the norm, because they were good enough for 90% of the targets encountered. Infantry relied on arty much more than air power, contrary to popular belief. Reason why is that the enemy moved after dark, and in the mountains the big gun is king. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 From my perspective I don't think I could call it a post war vehicle. Anyway, here's another one that would make a interesting subject, even though it's not a combat vehicle: It would be a major project though because as far as I know there isn't even a base kit to start from. I think there is a resin cab available in 1/25 which could get you started, but would entail a fair bit of scratchbuilding. They don't include photos but this vender is highly regarded in the model car world. http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4247 and yes, you are correct the M715 wouldn't be "postwar" in the standard use of late 40s, I just meant after WW2. With only a few exceptions soft skins tend to be either WW2 or 1990s and newer. The soft skins of Korea, Vietnam and even 1980s are poorly represented in kits or even resin. I've seriously considered using a paper model of an M37 as a template to scratchbuild one in plastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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