another random idea: "the cliché plane/tank" GB

[Spey_Phantom]

since we already had GB's based on some of the worlds greatest fighter aircraft (I love P40's GB and the Spitfire GB) why not organise another one, same rules only instead of P-40's and Spitfires, we use the P-51 Mustang (or A-36 Apache, since it is a mustang derivative) as a basis.

[ChernayaAkula]

Lots of potential!

[Daryl J.]

All the 'cliche' aircraft make a great base for whiffery and I think the Mustang is one of the top candidates.       Even if it looks a lot like a Mustang when its done.


Daryl J.

[puddingwrestler]

How about making it a yearly occurance; the Cliche plane GB. This year P51, next year BF109, the year after the FW190... and so forth until we run out of planes, and end up on tanks or something...

And we try to get them on at the same time as serious JMN GBs of similar subjects and flood their forums with our insanity 

[Daryl J.]

How about making it a yearly occurance; the Cliche plane GB. This year P51, next year BF109, the year after the FW190... and so forth until we run out of planes, and end up on tanks or something...

Yeah...what he said.   


Daryl J.

[ysi_maniac]

Count me!

[elmayerle]

I reckon my two-seat P-51B nightfighter would fit right in here.  Note, a two-seat Mustang nightfighter is not pure whiffery, if anyone has a copy of the old Squadron book Debden Eagles there's a pic in there of a P-51D with the  andrear canopy split to allow entry to the second seat and dipole radar antennae on the starboard wing.  It's the only pic I've ever seen of such a configuration and I've never seen any write-up.  My nightfighter will, however, use the same radar as the F4U-5N.

[GTX]

Plenty of ideas here.

Regards,

Greg

[GTX]

I reckon my two-seat P-51B nightfighter would fit right in here.  Note, a two-seat Mustang nightfighter is not pure whiffery, if anyone has a copy of the old Squadron book Debden Eagles there's a pic in there of a P-51D with the  andrear canopy split to allow entry to the second seat and dipole radar antennae on the starboard wing.  It's the only pic I've ever seen of such a configuration and I've never seen any write-up.  My nightfighter will, however, use the same radar as the F4U-5N.

Some similar ideas:




Regards,

Greg

[elmayerle]

Actually, that top one with the two standard canopies is the way I intend to go with the addition of the wing-mounted radome.  The radome will be mounted sufficiently far outboard as to be clear of the ammo bay panels; wouldn't do to foul up expeditious re-arming.

I just wish I could find my copy of Debden Eagles and scan that pic in.

[Jschmus]

You could set this up like Starship Modeler's Me-109 build of a couple of years ago, wherein all participants were required to use kits of the -109, but the end result couldn't look anything like one when finished.  There were 109 jets, and 109 spacecraft, and 109 mecha, and one enterprising modeler (the winner, I think) who turned one into a flying pack for an infantry figure.

[philp]

You mean this one from Wonderfest 2006.


The next year they tried the same thing with Shermans but it didn't get the same turnout.  Didn't see anything similar since.

[puddingwrestler]

I think technically, the Sherminator Challenge never really started and has never officially ended over on SSM.

I think it should be up to the individual whiffer as to whether or not they make something unrecognizable; I mean that does float the boat of some of us, but not all. When we did the spitfire GB there where very few unrecognizable entries as I recall. Maybe the GB should be in two categories: Whiff and Unrecognizable Lords of the Kit Thrash Death Match Arena... or something.

[Spey_Phantom]

since there are so many ideas for specific planes/tanks GB's, i renamed my idea after puddingwrestler suggestion to do something annually based on a wel known aircraft/tank.

[Weaver]

I LIKE GTX's top profile with tandem greenhouse canopies!  That looks very "right" somehow - nice one!