Can I get a show of hands for anyone interested ? Military or civilian, it doesnt matter !
Everybody probably has a lot on at the moment, so I wasnt thinking of a start date until the latter half of the year. If you’ve got a C-130, An-124, or a Super Guppy lying around in he stash- let me know and we’ll see if this thing will fly or not.
I was thinking about this for a badge _ can anyone do something with it ?
Wirraway… Italeri 1/72 Me323 Gigant DONE
Bondoman… Roden AN-12
cdclukey… Minicraft 1/144 707 351-B
Cardshark14…Italeri 1/72 Me323 Gigant
BushyFromOz… RAAF 1/48 Hercules
Dahut… Italeri 1/72 C-47
dmod…C-133 Cargomaster 1/144
grhornet… Heller C-121 M.A.T.S.
crewdog…C5 Galaxy + KC10 1/144
acmodeler01…C17 1/72
bablenw… Hobbycraft DHC-4 Caribou
telsono…1/72 Italeri Savoia Marchetti SM 82 Marsupiale
ec130CrewChief… 1/72 C130-H Hercules
Does this have to be modern, US cargo planes? I’ve got a Gigant that I’d like to get to soon…
I have a Roden An-12 that wants to be a part of this. Count me in but I can’t start until March.
I would be an active member of this GB.
I think we should troll a line for the Anigrand C-124. Maybe offer an incentive… oh wait… I’ll start a new subject.
Cardshark, you read my mind. So if this ever gets off the ground, we will be be doing Gigants. I like to think of the Me-321 as the Granddaddy of all cargo planes, so a significant aircraft for sure.
My hand is up! And great minds think alike.
I was planning to put up a thread just like this sometime in the next few days, since next year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. I hadn’t seen yours before. My rules were even going to be the same as yours: Any airlifter, military or civilian.
I can’t say 100% for sure that I would be a participant, but I’m already eyeing the C-47 decals I bought from Leading Edge about this time last year, and it’s time they went on something, so the Minicraft 1/144 C-47 is going on my Christmas list. If I get it, I’m in, and I’ll be an active participant who gets at least one model finished during the build. I suggest that you do the build and that the build period should be 1 January 2008-31 December 2008. Just my 2 cents.
This is quite disturbing but im keen to do a 1/48 RAAF hercules! Only problem is that i have to move to wangaratta early next year and im not sure when yet.
We’ll keep our irons in the fire for the moment and see if we get any more interest ?
If you go with a January 1, 2008 start date, I am in with at least an Me 323, and possibly a few german gliders, if they’ll work…I’m thinkin a 1/72 Italeri Go 242/244 and a 1/48 Special Hobby DFS 230, if you’ll let them in…
Let me know, and good luck! This one sounds interesting!
Do we have a start/end date yet? Just wonderin’…
What the hell, why not ? OK, January 1 to December 31 2008. I’m sure we’ll pick up a few stragglers between now and then…
I’m in with the Roden AN-12
Beauty! I might be in on Day One, might be in in late January (birthday time) or I might be in by spring, but I will be in, baby!
Is anyone computer-savvy enough to do something with that picture for a GB logo ?
I didn’t think I was, but I made one for my IJA/IJN Rare WWII GB, and people seem to like it. I’ll see what I can do tomorrow evening. Any ideas, other than the picture?
Nothing other than the picture for me ! It really blew me away, the idea of reversing a semi into the cargo bay ! Is that a c-5 ?
I’ll see what I can do in the next few days. If anyone has more ideas, feel free to post, or to make a badge too…the more the merrier! [:)]
Here it is so far. Whaddya’ll think?
I’m not much liking that font. How about all-caps, bold stencil?
I was trying for something solid and heavy looking. I tried a few different stencils, but nothing really popped out at me. It all looked too generic for my taste. Most of the other ‘heavy’ fonts were also very childish, or didn’t have sharp edges, so they were hard to read. So, I started messing around, and found this font. Its kinda lava lampish, but it has mass, and isn’t boring. You should see the tie-dye version I made while experimenting. [;)]
Cardshark,
Good work on the badge. I have so much to do, got to get my finger out…F14A for the Tomcat GB, Skyhawk for the Aussie GB, Then on to the Gigant !
Here is what I am going to try and replicate with my Me323 Diorama. I picked up the Sd Kfz 7 Tractor towing an 88mm (Old Airfix Kit) and I still have some Airfix German Infantry/Afrika Korps/Mountain Troops from 30 years ago that should provide me with some figures.
