Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) This just took me by surprise, in the form of the F-102 I just ordered. Never in my life have I been even REMOTELY inspired by the -102 or -106. Enter my dad, recently reminiscing about the Vermont ANG 102's always buzzing him when I was a baby in Burlington Vermont, when he worked for GE jet engines. Enter a glance the same week at the Wolfpak sheet with the gorgeous green Vermont ANG markings from the exact same time period, and suddenly I can't get it out of my mind. Obsessed. Suddenly one of my most disinterested subjects becomes a must-buy. Fought the urge for a few weeks. Gave in. Waiting for the Meng kit to arrive now. <_< When I spent 10 years doing the entire Jolly Rogers history I built many "never will" birds because they were part of the required history, and I enjoyed learning about them and gaining new appreciation. But this was different. As if I didn't already have enough in the stash.... Edited February 18, 2016 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I just bought the Trumpeter 1/144 F-14 kit for the sole reason of getting the ejection seats I need for my 1/144 A-6. As the kit includes both early and late seats, I guess I'll be building a F-14D now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hornets. Both Legacy and Super. I was avoiding them for years,,,,,,then when I hit on my "theme build", I realized that if I wanted to include units like VFA-136 and -137, I would have no choice if I wanted to have a complete set of squadrons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yak-38U, all the British Harriers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Jets. Ken (blasphemer) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Roof Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Pretty much anything Russian, Su, MiG, Tu, Mil, etc. The current kits being released are simply too gorgeous to pass up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A 1/72 scale vac form SBU-1...it has everything I am not interested in regarding model building: 1. Scale...I'm a 1/48 kind of guy. 2. Vac Form 3. Biplane 4. White metal parts The "why"? A club project for a museum display of all the aircraft VF-14 Tophatters have ever flown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Anything before WWII and then I saw some Wingnut builds.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How convenient! F-16 has always been one of the least wanted kit on my bench. Yet, I've been reading internet reviews on Tamiya's 1/32 Viper for the whole afternoon! :) Such a gorgeous kit, that's the main reason. Hornet is another example. Still, since it's our AF's main fighter, I bought the 1/72 Academy kit a few years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 An F-8 Crusader or an F-105 Thundechief. Never had any desire to build either plane but kits were given to me by a friend so I have built the Crusader and I am building the F-105 as we speak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Any and all British planes. They bore me to tears. For some reason, however, I've really had the urge to build Monogram's Hawker Typhoon. That plane always did look sorta brutish and mean to my eyes. I have a $10 gift card for Hobby Town so I might stop by tomorrow after work to pick up the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Modern jets. I rarely build modern stuff but recently picked up Trumpeter J-7, and I've been looking at other subjects like the MiG-23 and Su-25. I'm also interested in the Hobby Boss Super Tucano. I also just grabbed an Encore A-37 which is unusual for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MacStingy Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Modelcraft 1/72 Shackleton. The kit was given to me 10 years ago and its been taunting me ever since. Every other kit in the stash looks better. Cheers Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galileo1 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Pretty much all British jets. Never, ever, thought I'd be interested in them at all and the suddendly I'm building the Academy Hawker Hunter and purchased the 1/32 Hawks (both Revell and Kinetic kits) and the Airfix Lightning. Don't know what happened there but I'm finding I like these jets more and more. Rob Edited February 18, 2016 by galileo1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Platycqb Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Just got the F-35A in 1/72 from Hasegawa. I still can't look at myself in a mirror for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Just got the F-35A in 1/72 from Hasegawa. I still can't look at myself in a mirror for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Pretty much anything Russian, Su, MiG, Tu, Mil, etc. The current kits being released are simply too gorgeous to pass up! Thanx Dave, I'm not in a minority of 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Larson Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yup...anything from WWI. Then I built a 1/48 DML Fokker Dr.1 that was a gift from a friend and I was hooked. That was followed by a newly released Wingnut Wings LVG and now I have a stash of over 20 of their kits. :) Cheers, Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Tucano, Prowler, A-7<- Have you seen that thing? BONE. Lots and lots of seaplanes-- SWMBO and I went to Pima and she loved the Martin Mariner, and here I am. really great question OP. I'm sure I'll think of more. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Never expected to built one, but eventually did: Westland Wyvern The one that'll never make it into my stash: F-35 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 The one that'll never make it into my stash: F-35 That's exactly what I've always thought about the F-102 that's enroute to me now, which I can't wait to get. Strange world. Come to think of it, the F-35 is one of those, too....and I intend to keep it that way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) A-6 Intruder. The Prowler had intrigued me when I was a kid but not the Intruder and it wasn't enough to really spark me into purchasing anything or doing any research. Yet that's my thing, I LOVE doing the research on the aircraft, units, time periods, battles, etc. It is also my weakness as I am less able to actually produce a finalized kit. Anyhoo back on subject, one of my favorite movies has always been "Flight of the Intruder" and yet it wasn't until I watched again recently that I said to myself ya know what? Why not? So I started looking at other builds and kits and turns out, they were beautiful! So I bought an older Monogram 1/48 kit (only scale I build so far) and some other tidbits for it. Haven't got to it yet but it's on the "to-do list"! Edited February 19, 2016 by Whiskey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Never had a whole lot of interest in Luftwaffe WWII aircraft. But after a visit to the Udvar Hazy Center, my fiance took my to a hobby shop near by. After asking if I wanted anything, she picked out the Revell of Germany BF-109G-6 for me because she liked the way it was painted. So needless to say I'm building my first Luftwaffe aircraft, and kinda starting to enjoy it. It's been a good "break the modeling funk" I was in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 An ME-109. It seems to be the single most popular aircraft to model based on the shear volume of kits out there, and new kits being released, combined with the number that show up at contests. Personally I've never had any interest whatsoever, but one year I found a Trumpter 1:32 kit at a show for just about nothing, so I built it just to see what all the hubb-hub was about. I think it turned out okay, given my limited references on WWII German aircraft I built it 100% out of box and used the instruction painting guide. But I still don't get the fasination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 ...and you did a darned fine job with it as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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