Armed Forces in Exile

Any Government-in-exile (not just WW2 ones) that did/could have formed their own military forces integrated/alongeside their host nation

Quote from: kerick on March 22, 2025, 03:56:21 PM

Quote from: Pellson on March 21, 2025, 02:00:11 PMI'll take the opportunity to suggest a theme I'm almost constantly adhering to, one way or another while whiffing, the Will it never die? theme.

The general idea is to build and modernise any equipment to make it serve long past it's real out-of-service date. It can be as easy as my 1960's J35A Draken gaining the IRST from a later version, more modern armament and a modern grey air-to-air paint scheme, but it could also be a Mosquito with a targeting pod and Maverick missiles. Or a Spad VII armed with Sidewinders. Or anything in that general direction.

Being a very sporadic GB participant, often due to my current mojo not matching the current GB, this would definitely suit me as it's allowing most of what I build as entries.

Yes, it's a selfish suggestion. So bite me. 

This would definitely include the M60 Patton tank. Glue lots of sheet plastic to the outside for bolt on armor and ERA panels.

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Ya know Ken that's at least 3 M60 versions the Israelis had in actual service right there .

Imagine all the different engineering, bridge laying, mine clearing and infantry assault vehicles they could use them for!

Quote from: kitbasher on March 22, 2025, 10:59:12 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 22, 2025, 06:51:18 AMRight I have a suggestion :-

Versailles to Molotov/Riibbentrop. Build anything - air/sea/land - military or civil - that was used/built/thought about in the period between the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the end of the Great War 1919 and the signing of the Moltov-Ribbentrop pact and the begining of WWII in 1939.

Is this anywhere in the world or just Europe, Chris?

Global Dave

Quote from: sandiego89 on March 22, 2025, 03:51:25 PM.....or a Croydon street sweeper.....     

I used to drink in the Blacksmith's with a guy who did that during his break from Uni many, many moons ago 

Defence Scheme No. 1 GB

French GB

A couple more, hopefully self explanatory:

Battle of Britain 1936

VE/VJ Day 1946

Quote from: zenrat on March 23, 2025, 04:43:53 AMDefence Scheme No. 1 GB

Maybe time to dust those plans off again? 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 23, 2025, 06:17:56 AM

Quote from: zenrat on March 23, 2025, 04:43:53 AMDefence Scheme No. 1 GB

Maybe time to dust those plans off again? 

Borderline political statement there, Kit - be careful!

Quote from: kitbasher on March 23, 2025, 07:18:36 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 23, 2025, 06:17:56 AM

Quote from: zenrat on March 23, 2025, 04:43:53 AMDefence Scheme No. 1 GB

Maybe time to dust those plans off again? 

Borderline political statement there, Kit - be careful!

I was thinking that as I pressed the 'Post' button too...................

Sounds like both Defense Scheme #1 and War Plan Red were Bad Ideas if not downright stupid.

Okay, I'll give it another go:

The James Bond GB.

Make a vehicle, diorama or piece of hardware that features in a James Bond movie, the latter being notorious for their improbable gadgets and amazing vehicles. This has scope for everyone: aircraft, cars, boats, warships, airships, armoured vehicles, motorbikes, spacecraft and hovercraft have all featured in the real movies, as well as the villain's lair sets and the endless gadgets. The build has to be a what-if: it could be an alternative for a piece of hardware that appeared in a real James Bond movie (what-if the Aston Martin DB5 had been a Jaguar E-type, or the Bede BD-5J had been a Rutan job instead?), it could be something from an entire fictional movie of your own devising, or it could even be from a "Bond adjacent" parody movie like the Our Man Flint films, again, either real or imagined. Whatever it is, the backstory must make clear how it fits into the movie and what "special" features it has.

Bert Rutan did do the flight testing of the BD-5.

Timewarp GB: HP42 in contemporary BA colours, Pendolino trains in Flying Scotsman colours.  C'mon, you know the drill!

Quote from: kitbasher on March 23, 2025, 02:57:31 PMTimewarp GB: HP42 in contemporary BA colours, Pendolino trains in Flying Scotsman colours.  C'mon, you know the drill!

TSR2s with gun turrets?   

Give me time on the first of your choices Dave.