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GROUP BUILDS => 2015 Group Builds => The Knackers Yard => The 2015 One Week Build => Topic started by: NARSES2 on March 03, 2015, 07:51:11 AM

Poll
Question: So playmates, which of the fantastic, completed 1WGB builds floated your boat?  Which I guess is an odd question as there are no boats.  No spoiled ballot papers - vote wisely as you can't change your mind once you've voted!  
Option 1: Dizzyfugu's Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe Trop votes: 1
Option 2: Librarian's Alternative Komet (Do335/Lightning mashup) votes: 4
Option 3: Nils' Belgian P-51D votes: 1
Option 4: Glenn Gilbertson's Sea Hawk T.103 votes: 8
Option 5: NARSES2's Blohm und Vos BV 247 votes: 4
Option 6: Thorvic's RAF Triton UMR1 votes: 1
Option 7: Dizzyfugu's Spanish FIAT G.91R/2 votes: 2
Option 8: dadlamassu's Jungle Cutter votes: 2
Option 9: Weaver's Weldon Model 32 Snow Cat votes: 19
Option 10: Bungle's SNCASE LéO 459 votes: 9
Option 11: Dartspud's Supermarine Swordfighter votes: 0
Option 12: Caveman's Polish Junkers D.I votes: 0
Option 13: Modelling_Mushi's Japanese Mistel composite votes: 3
Option 14: Jaybee's Blue Angels MQ-47B votes: 13
Option 15: Lenny100's Gloster Seastang votes: 3
Option 16: sandiego89's STOL Jaguar V votes: 10
Option 17: Nick's Irish Gnat votes: 1
Option 18: Ed S's aggressor Draken votes: 2
Title: Finished Builds and Vote
Post by: NARSES2 on March 03, 2015, 07:51:11 AM
Post picture of your finished build here

Comments to go in the original build thread
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Dizzyfugu on April 06, 2015, 09:40:18 AM
Well, I'll start it off with my time-warped 1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe Trop (Type 361); aircraft "١٥٤ ﻞ/L 154" of 2nd Squadron, Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (القوات الجوية اللبنانية‎/Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya); Rayak Air Base, 1951.

More pics and the story behind this machine: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40413.msg679632.html#msg679632

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7692/17029199756_ff18be7680_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rWP6Nm)1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe Trop (Type 361); aircraft "١٥٤ ﻞ/L 154" of 2nd Squadron, Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (القوات الجوية اللبنانية‎/Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya); Rayak Air Base, 1951 (Whif/Heller kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/rWP6Nm) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7691/17053724942_5cc9163393_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rYYNho)1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe Trop (Type 361); aircraft "١٥٤ ﻞ/L 154" of 2nd Squadron, Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (القوات الجوية اللبنانية‎/Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya); Rayak Air Base, 1951 (Whif/Heller kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/rYYNho) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7705/17054401191_27177aa619_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rZ3giR)1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe Trop (Type 361); aircraft "١٥٤ ﻞ/L 154" of 2nd Squadron, Lebanese Air Force (LAF) (القوات الجوية اللبنانية‎/Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya); Rayak Air Base, 1951 (Whif/Heller kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/rZ3giR) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr


Thanks for cleaning up - all comments/replies from here have been moved to the kit's thread (see link above).  :cheers:
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Librarian on April 08, 2015, 11:28:49 AM
Well, she's finished. I've decided not to Matt her as the gloss stays sticky for awhile:

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Spey_Phantom on April 09, 2015, 01:03:16 PM
my Airfix 1/72 P-51D Mustang,
Belgian Air Force, 3 Smaldeel, 2 Wing, Florennes AB, 1949  :thumbsup:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40440.msg680080.html#msg680080

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Glenn Gilbertson on April 10, 2015, 11:49:06 AM
My Hawker Sea Hawk T. Mk.103 from Airfix Sea Hawk plus Matchbox Hunter Trainer nose.
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Flying over the Majestic Class carrier Graf Zeppelin (ex. - HMS Leviathan)
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Or perhaps Graf Zeppelin would have been fitted out like Karel Doorman ...
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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: NARSES2 on April 11, 2015, 06:17:27 AM
Well here's my Blohm und Vos BV 247

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40418.msg680328.html#msg680328 (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40418.msg680328.html#msg680328)

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Thorvic on April 11, 2015, 06:24:49 AM
RAF Triton UMR1 circa 2020 - The UK follows the US and RAAF model for its future MPA using a combination of a small number of Boeing Posiedon MRA1's complmented with Triton UCAV long range maratime recon drones. (75% of RAF/RN personel on Project Seedcorn to retain MPA skills after Nimrods forced retirement are activly involved in the USN P-8 & Triton programmes with the rest with allied legacy Orion aircraft)

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Boy that wingspan is big !!

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Dizzyfugu on April 11, 2015, 06:26:30 AM
Number two for the week (and, no, there won't be a number three, despite obvious speculations...  ;)):

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7595/16901307077_67684b7c6d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rKvBLa)1:72 Fiat G.91R/2; '14-03' of Escuadron 143, Ala de Caza 14; Spanish Air Force (SPAF/Ejército del Aire); Los Llanos/Albacete, 1975 (Whif/Airfix kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/rKvBLa) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8788/17082727766_8de03ff4d7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/s2xrP5)1:72 Fiat G.91R/2; '14-03' of Escuadron 143, Ala de Caza 14; Spanish Air Force (SPAF/Ejército del Aire); Los Llanos/Albacete, 1975 (Whif/Airfix kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/s2xrP5) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7705/16920901288_10687ab7fb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rMf3ro)1:72 Fiat G.91R/2; '14-03' of Escuadron 143, Ala de Caza 14; Spanish Air Force (SPAF/Ejército del Aire); Los Llanos/Albacete, 1975 (Whif/Airfix kit conversion) (https://flic.kr/p/rMf3ro) by dizzyfugu (https://www.flickr.com/people/14802581@N07/), on Flickr


More pics and the Hispanic Gina's story: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40446.msg680333.html#msg680333
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: dadlamassu on April 11, 2015, 09:33:48 AM
The Jungle Cutter.  Airfix & Matchbox T-34 parts, some card, spares box bits and plastic sprue:

The result is a rather rusty vehicle - I wanted it to look well used but not very well maintained:



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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Weaver on April 11, 2015, 03:20:39 PM
Weldon Model 32 Snow Cat in service with the British Antarctic Survey at Halley Research Station:

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Kitbashed from a 1/76th Revellobox T-34/76, a 1/72nd Academy M977 truck, a Roco Minitanks crane and a lot of Evergreen.

Build thread here: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40415.0.html
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Bungle on April 12, 2015, 01:56:22 AM
SNCASE LéO 459.

This is my What If the Loire et Olivier LéO 451 bomber was converted to a medium haul airliner by their new parent company SNCASE. Re-badged as the SNCASE LéO 459 this is operated by the newly formed (1947) Middle East Airlines.

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Full build here http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40411.0.html (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40411.0.html)
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Bungle on April 12, 2015, 01:57:30 AM

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Bungle on April 12, 2015, 01:58:23 AM

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: darthspud on April 12, 2015, 02:32:14 AM
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Supermarine Swordfighter
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Caveman on April 12, 2015, 06:44:40 AM
Junkers D.I polish airforce 1919
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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Modelling_Mushi on April 12, 2015, 06:51:20 AM
Just finished the Japanese Mistel composite, 1/72. Glamour (?) shot below.

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Build thread and more finished pics here:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40427.new.html#new
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: JayBee on April 12, 2015, 12:34:38 PM
Blue Angels MQ-47B

As previously reported in the build thread The Blue Angels re-equiped with pilot-less aircraft in late 2018.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40447.0.html


In early 2019 the first display was performed before Admiral Zook (Wooky) Barakas Johnston of the USN Air Review Board.

The photo's here show Angel1 saluting the reviewing officer as taxies back to it's parking slot.


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..and then returning to the allocated parking spot.


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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: lenny100 on April 12, 2015, 12:46:04 PM
not the best photos but here is my entry
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build at http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40412.msg680212.html#msg680212
Title: Jump Jet Jag
Post by: sandiego89 on April 12, 2015, 02:04:19 PM
STOL Jaguar V, French Air force.  

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40422.msg680565/topicseen.html#new

1/72

Realizing that the VTOL Mirage VIII would never make it to production, France still desired a largely French product to allow operations from dispersed strips and roadways.  France asked SEPECAT to come up with a STOL version of the Jaguar, with a single lift jet replacing the rear crew member in the two seat version.  A single non- after burning Adour eased maintenance commonality with the main engines. The lift jet also provided bleed air for blown flaps.

Lift was also augmented with thrust deflecting paddles behind the main engines. These were nicknamed "boules de sucre" (sugar scoops) by ground crews.

Although the aircraft could not operate in VTOL flight mode, it had outstanding short field capability.    

Development of the Jaguar V went surprising quickly by using a early pre-prodcution two seater for trials.  The type saw use with one training and three front line squadrons, and chalked up some interesting export orders as well.  

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Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Nick on April 12, 2015, 03:05:11 PM
Irish Gnats

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50794624778_712c6abdd3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2koxJhJ)

In the early 1970s the Irish Air Corps started looking to replace the now elderly De Havilland Vampire trainers they'd been flying since 1956. Several contenders were available ranging from the US-built F-5 or T-38, the French Fouga Magister, the Dornier Alpha Jet and the HS Hawk. They'd rejected the possibility of having the Vampires rebuilt and zero-hour rated as not being a suitable long-term solution.
The Hawk and Alpha Jet were still undergoing trials and would not be available soon enough plus the costs were deemed too high. The US option was just too much for Irish needs and even with the offer of a low cost loan the price was too high.

The Gnat was an outside runner in this race but ironically the Troubles in Northern Ireland gave it a winning chance. The British wanted to keep the Irish Government on side following several unfortunate shooting incidents across the border and elsewhere. The RAF were phasing the HS Gnat out of service in readiness for the new Hawk and had many surplus well-looked after machines. So, the deal was made. Ireland would receive 10 ex-RAF Gnats fully rebuilt to zero-hour standard and a huge pile of spare parts.

In 1974 six pilots from the Irish Air Corps attended the Gnat training course at RAF Central Flying School, six more would do the same in 1975. After the end of each course they each flew home in a new Gnat painted with the Irish tricolour.
Given that the Gnat was the star of the RAF's Aerobatic Display Team it didn't take long to create an airshow display with 4 Gnats under the banner of The Silver Swallows  :thumbsup:

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This is the modern Airfix 1/72 Folland Gnat with Irish markings from the Airfix Fouga Magister kit.
Title: Re: Finished Builds
Post by: Ed S on April 12, 2015, 07:15:23 PM
In the late 60's and early 70's, the USAF and USN were starting dedicated dissimilar air combat training programs (Aggressors and Top Gun). The USAF wanted a small, supersonic fighter that had the size, performance and appearance that could simulate the Mig-21. At the time, the USAF fighters were big powerful long range fighters (F-105, F-4...) so they went off shore looking for options. They eventually leased a squadron of SAAB J-35 Drakens.  These became the first Aggressor Squadron.

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Title: Re: Finished Builds and Vote
Post by: perttime on April 15, 2015, 11:23:51 PM
Hey!
My favourites are falling behind. Do something!

:lol:
Title: Re: Finished Builds and Vote
Post by: PR19_Kit on April 16, 2015, 12:43:40 AM
Mine are the two leaders.  ;D :lol: :thumbsup: :bow:
Title: Re: Finished Builds and Vote
Post by: NARSES2 on April 16, 2015, 07:09:44 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 16, 2015, 12:43:40 AM
Mine are the two leaders.  ;D :lol: :thumbsup: :bow:

Well statistically there's a good chance of that - I'll get my hat  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Finished Builds and Vote
Post by: Supertom on April 17, 2015, 09:27:18 AM
Well, one of mine are finally done. The JA-37ST will have to go back to the paint shop  :banghead:

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