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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:11 AM UTC
Jeff wanted a good long list, and who am I to disappoint?

There are a few mainstream things thrown in, and a couple of surprises , but this is mostly short-run stuff - so whatever you choose should make for an interesting build.

Norseman - Modelcraft
Piper Cub - Hobbycraft
Arado 196 - MPM
Kyushu Shinden - Hasegawa
Cessna Bird Dog - Model USA
Buffalo - Tamiya
P38 Lightning - Hasegawa
Lippisch P13 - Revell
Heinkel He 112 - Classic Airframes
Ju 87A - Special Hobby
James Bond Autogiro - Airfix
Hawker Tempest - Eduard
Blomm & Voss BV141 - Hi Pm
F-86 Sabre - Academy
Stormovik - Accurate Miniatures
Macchi 200 - Pacific Coast Models
Polikarpov PO-2 - Gavia
Breguet 693 - Fonderie Miniature
Kugisho Okha - Tsukuda
Lockheed Hudson - Classic Airframes
Siat 223 Flamingo - PM
Dewoitine 520 - Tamiya
Hawker Fury - Airfix
IAR 80 - LTD
Commonwealth Boomerang - Kiwi Wings
Curtiss P-40N - Eduard
Sopwith Tabloid - Special Hobby
Bf 109 G-12 - Falcon
Latecoere 298 - Azur
Loire-Nieuport 411 - Azur
Polikarpov I-15 - Special Hobby
Arado 96 - Special Hobby
Hurricane Mk1 - Classic Airframes
Mitsubishi Shisui - FineMolds
Northrop XP55 Black Bullet - Czech Model
Westland Lysander - Gavia
Gloster Gladiator -Roden
Arsenal VG33 - Azur
Fairey Barracuda - Special Hobby
Reganne 200 - Classic Airframes
Bloch 152 - Classic Airframes
Bell P-63 - MPM
Fokker DVII - Roden
McDonnel Goblin - Special Hobby
Grumman Duck - Classic Airframes
PZL -37 - Mirage
Focke-Wulf Fw56 Stosser - HiPM
Thunderbirds "Mole"
Bell Airacomet - Hobbycraft
Focke-Wulf Fw58 - MPM
Siebel 204 - MPM
M3 Honey - Academy
German Infantryman - Tamiya
Luftwaffe Pilot - Tamiya
Flettner 282 - Huma
Douglas Dauntless - Accurate Miniatures
Messerschmitt Bf110 - Revell
Focke-Wulf Ta 152 - Italerie
Berg D1 - Flashback
Messerschmitt 163A - Flashback
Avia B534 - MPM
PZL -46 - Miniplast
Martin Baker MB5 - Silver Wings
M151A1 - Academy

Still here? Brilliant! What should I build?

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:34 AM UTC
Welcome Aboard!!!!

hehe - EXCELLENT list :-)

ummmmm, what to pick??? hmmmmm

OK - I vote for the.................

Douglas Dauntless - Accurate Miniatures

I've heard good things about Accurate Miniatures... I wanna see that kit built :-)

Later-
Jeff
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:38 AM UTC

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What should I build?


What made its mark at Midway -- Douglas Dauntless - Accurate Miniatures


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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 12:27 PM UTC
The Sturmovik, no doubt about this!!!!
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 12:31 PM UTC
Classic Airframes Grumman Duck for me
all the best
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 12:33 PM UTC
douglas dauntless
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 01:53 PM UTC
Man!!!!! Dauntless for sure!
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 02:35 PM UTC
wow.. looking at the list.. I knew what I wanted to see... an lo and behold.. others want to see it too!!!

Accurate Miniatures Dauntless

my second choice would've been the Tamiya Buffalo

cheers

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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 02:38 PM UTC
I'd have to vote for the Dauntless

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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 12:01 AM UTC
I vote for the Accurate Minitures SBD Dauntless,which # is it?
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 12:34 AM UTC

For Me - PZL -37 Łoś - I like this lightbomber very much

Regardus (++)
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 07:41 AM UTC

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I vote for the Accurate Minitures SBD Dauntless,which # is it?


Hi there Carl

It's the SBD-5 - the kit decals are for 2 aircraft aboard the USS Lexington at Tarawa, Nov 1943.

I must say I'm surprised by the overwhelming vote for the Dauntless, but GREAT!! It's a wonderful kit I've always meant to build, but never got 'round to... which is what this build is all about... .

The only "dodgy" area looks to be the perforated dive-flaps, which aren't well moulded at all, so I may get a get a photo-etched set to replace them ( or drill an awful lot of holes in plastic card )

Still... there's plenty of time for one of the other kits to overtake the Dauntless in the vote...

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 08:34 AM UTC
Dauntless
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 08:57 AM UTC
Well at this point in the Primaries, the voting is as follows:

Douglas Dauntless - 9 votes ... (jrnelson, WeWillHold, Pnzr-Cmdr, SS-74, TUNA, ladymodelbuilder, TankCarl, generalzod & zer0_co0l)

Sturmovik - Bus

Grumman Duck - Stormbringer

PZL 37 - TOMCAT14

YEAH!! - M3 Honey - Airwarrior

Lippisch P13 - Flitzer

This is a really fun to organize a build. and full marks for wading through the list...

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 09:03 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 09:39 AM UTC
M3 honey!!! lets seeya do some armor!!!
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 10:53 PM UTC
Hi Rowan,
you know it would have to be a Luft 46 from me......
I propose the Revell Li P13.
Cheers
Peter
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 05:50 AM UTC
Hi Rowan,

Thanks for the long list. I was typing in my list late Tuesday night when I hit a wrong key, and off to cyberspace it went. I had a TDY trip on Wednesday and just returned, so my long list will go in later today.

I'd like to see the XP-55. Now there's one cool looking plane
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 05:54 AM UTC
:-) Well now Rowan, It has to be a toss up between the Arado Ar 196 and Blohm & Voss Bv 141.....................................................................Ar 196. You will have fun with this, I have it half built :-)
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 06:13 AM UTC
Hmmm, some great choices! :-) It's getting interesting... but the Dauntless is still way out in the lead.

So far the voting is as follows:

Douglas Dauntless - 9 votes ... (jrnelson, WeWillHold, Pnzr-Cmdr, SS-74, TUNA, ladymodelbuilder, TankCarl, generalzod & zer0_co0l)

with 1 vote for each of the following:

Sturmovik - Bus

Grumman Duck - Stormbringer

PZL 37 - TOMCAT14

M3 Honey - Airwarrior

Lippisch P13 - Flitzer

Northrop XP-55 - Ranger74

Arado 196 - Holdfast

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 10:00 AM UTC
hey rowan,

for me its most definately got to be the fairey barracuda! now thats one cool looking aircraft!

cheers

joe
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Posted: Friday, March 05, 2004 - 03:04 PM UTC
Greetings lord Merlin, I'm going to have to say go with the Classic airframes Hurricane MK1. Just love them Hurricanes!

Oinking regards,

Garry
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Posted: Friday, March 05, 2004 - 09:20 PM UTC
Hi there

The Dauntless is still winning by a country mile, but two late starters have joined the chase... it's still anyone's guess what will come second! :-)

Douglas Dauntless - 9 votes ... (jrnelson, WeWillHold, Pnzr-Cmdr, SS-74, TUNA, ladymodelbuilder, TankCarl, generalzod & zer0_co0l)

with 1 vote for each of the following:

Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik - Bus

Grumman Duck - Stormbringer

PZL 37 - TOMCAT14

M3 Honey - Airwarrior

Lippisch P13 - Flitzer

Northrop XP-55 - Ranger74

Arado Ar 196 - Holdfast

Fairey Barracuda - greatbrit

Hawker Hurricane Mk1(fabric wings) - garrybeebe

All the best

Rowan
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