Forward Air Controller / Observation / Recon Aircraft GB for Later Thoughts?

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I know that there are quite a few Group Builds going on right now [;)]
However I thought I would post this to see if there was any interest [tup][tdn] (at some point) for a Group Build dedicated to
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Forward Air Controllers & Observation Aircraft And quite possibly adding in Reconnaissance Aircraft too [?]

Thanks

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Some interest-depending on start-stop dates. I have a Testors Cessna 210(?) (plane from the movie BAT 21) setting in storage gathering dust. Will monitor the interest-if all works out, I will consider. However, I have an He111 that is in the early stages for the Battle of Britian GB and a SBD-2 for the Pacific GB that hasn’t been started yet.

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Would be game for it if it’s not too early… Mid-2005 would be fine. A BV-141 has been on my mind for quite a while…

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Well thanks for your Replies
If I had to guess on a time frame I would say like 2nd or 3rd Quarter 2005

Also an FYI – One of the reasons I thought about this GB is after learning more about the Danger & Sacrifice that the FAC’s put themselves into during the Vietnam War. You had to have some… fortitude (you know [;)] ) to get in a tiny Cessna and fly around at low altitude looking for the bad guys then shooting markers at them.

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I may be in if an OV-10 Bronco would be acceptable, if not maybe an A-1 Skyraider?

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I’ve been interested in building a Bronco, Mohawk, or a Uhu, or a while now. Something quite nice about observation aircraft. Built busy with existing GB. How about a March or April start?

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I’ve got a Hasegawa OV-1A that I’d be interested in putting together. I also want to get ahold of a kit to build the OV-10D’s that I seen when I was in the Marines at MCAS Futemna, Okinawa:)

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The Bronco you work out perfectly for this and that is even one of the kits I have too, I was also thinking about Cessna Skymaster, or heck even a U-2 variant would be cool. Also now that I am thinking about it even new unmanned A/C would fit in this, like the Predator or the Global Hawk … interesting might have to think about those too [;)]

As for a start date I think April (give or take a month) sounds good due to the number of other builds going on. So perhaps at the End of feb. or march we dust this thread off and firm something up

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For me the later the better… I just got back home and having trouble getting motivated to finish the builds Im comitted to.

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I’ve got a 0-1, Bird Dog from Model USA that I’d like to get done. Also have an O-2 and OV-10. Decisions, decisons…[:D]

Let me know if this works out and a start date.

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I’ll Noisy Duck you!
O2-A, also in the “Eye in the Sky” build
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