Your Chance to sway the 2010 Whiffies.

[Ed S]

Philp hasn't started the 2010 WHIFFIES thread yet.  But we already have a serious contender for best profiler and best alternate history.  Check out GTX's Greater Australia thread.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27180.0.html

Ed

[philp]

Ed,
Was waiting until Feb 1 for the new Sway thread so as not to confuse anybody in where to post for the upcoming event.

Remember all, you only have until Jan. 31st to add to the 2009 Sway thread.

[Brian da Basher]

Gotta nominate Phil's excellent TIE fighter in the Sci-Fi category:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27249.0.html





Brian da Basher

[philp]

It is official, post your 2010 nominees here.

[philp]

Thought I`d add this one..............

`In mid November 1986 a US spy satellite passed over a remote airfield in Russia and captured the following image....



CIA intelligance were shocked by the image and the next day ordered that another satellite be diverted to cover the same area. However, after an intensive search for the next 6 months no sign of the aircraft was found and the search was caled off, but not forgotten.

In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US goverment approached Russia`s secret service and asked about the image. As no B-52 had ever defected to Russia, it was a mystry the US wanted to solve. To their amazement a delegation was invited to a remote airfield in Siberia to view the photo subject. They found this and the following pictures have now been declassified and the story of the Soviets B-52 can now be revealed.

In 1968 the Soviet Union had approached North Vietnam with a view to obtaining wreckage from B-52`s that had been shot down during that conflict so that they could gather any new intelligance regarding the West`s main heavy bomber. In return the Soviets granted civilian and military aid to the North Vietnamese once the conflict had ended. For the next 6 years or so any piece of B-52 found in Vietnam, big or small, was secretly sent to the Soviet union. By 1980 the soviets had enough parts to complete or reverse engineer 6 aircraft over, however due to cost and time restraints only one aircraft was ordered to be `reassembled` to flying condition, If any parts were missing, they were simply replicated based on pictures and scematics the Soviets had `obtained`.

On August 26th 1986, Soviet built B-52 `White 86`, (given the number 86 due to the year), took to the air for it`s first succesful test flight. For the next year this aircraft was used for disimilar air combat manuvores against the fighter regiments in the Soviet Union. This gave a chance for the Soviet fighter pilots to practice interception tactics both in the high level and low level spectrum which would have been used by the USAF in war time.

However, on the 8th May 1987 a major crack had appeared in the main wing spar and all flying was suspended. It seems that putting so many B-52 parts back together again had taken it`s toll.  Considered too costly to repair `White 86` was taken apart, removed by road to Siberia, but back together again and left in open storage under camoflage netting.

At the time of the US delegations visit, `White 86` was found out in the open and obviously rusting away.

This picture shows the front aircraft section with `86` marked on the fusalage. The cockpit was found to be very basic with no ejection seats and basic flight controls. The `pods` under the front section were empty and looked like thay had simply been added on to make it look like a `H` model.



The engines were of Soviet type and looked under powered for this size of aircraft.



The rest of the airframe, other than suffering from the effects of being stored outside and devoid of any other markings other than  a white `86` and red stars, was a perfect copy to the US versions including a Soviet gattling gun for rear defense.





With the US delegation impressed by this copy of one of it`s most iconic aircraft, the US has now given it`s support for the aircraft to be moved to the Soviet Flight Museum near Moscow.`

[COLOR="Red"]Now of course, for those of you who just like pictures and none of the fancy stuff above, heres some more pics in colour.......[/COLOR]

[philp]

I nominate Coops213. More here:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,25486.315.html

Also is there something in the water in Australia that makes great Profilers? Maverick... Gekko.... 

[philp]

Eddie M.'s very wonderful Wellington HG:

[philp]

First ever post for me on here and thought I`d forward my `Luftwaffe 46` builds for consideration.

The build quality isn`t the best but as they are my first builds in 25 years they didn`t come out to bad and you get the idea of what I was trying to achieve. Hope you like.

[GTX]

Also is there something in the water in Australia that makes great Profilers? Maverick... Gekko....

Water??? What is this water stuff you speak of?

Regards,

Greg

[Brian da Basher]

Here's another one for the Sci Fi category, JayBee's "Scarab":

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27306.0.html




Brian da Basher

[nev]

Gorgeous colour scheme on this Mustang from Brother Narses



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27545.0/topicseen.html

[nev]

IHG puts a low cut top, short skirt and a bit of lipstick on what was a plain-jane



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27261.75.html

[nev]

TallEng finally finishes his Privateer MR2 so I can put it in the whiffies thread



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27052.new.html#new

[nev]

Third time pays for all, as Gandalf would say, so here's Baz, doing what only Baz can do



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27683.0.html

[philp]

Nev,
Thanks for posting these 3, they have been on my list to get here.  All definitely deserving.