The Forgotten War GB (6/25/08 - 2/28/09) - Deadline Extended Yet Again!

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Welcome to the Forgotten War Group Build!

As always, this is about studying our history, camaraderie and having fun enjoying the hobby we share.

The rules are:- Any subject (Aircraft, Armor, Figures, Shipes, etc.) involved in the Korean War (1950 - 1953)

  • Any Country involved in the conflict (USA, USSR, UK, Turkey, Canada, Austrailia, France, Phillipines, South Africa, North Korea, South Korea, China)
  • Any scale
  • PE, AM, etc, welcome
  • Start Date is June 25th, which coincides with the outbreak of the Korean War
  • End Date is February 28th, 2009 - Extended from Original Date
  • Multilple Entries welcome
  • Builds from other GB’s welcome, assuming they fit the other rules

Badge is under development…all ideas welcome.

While it is not a requirement, please share a little bit of historical background about your build when posting your completed entry. I’m always looking to learn a thing or two!

Roster

jeaton01 (John) F-86E Sabre (1/48)

mucker (Charles) T-33 (1/48 Hobbycraft)

Mig-15bis (1/48 Tamiya)

HawkeyeHobbies (Gerald) F-86 Sabre (1/18 scale…checkertail!!)

dirtball (Harv) F-86F-10 (1/32 Hasegawa)

bobbailey (Bob) M4A3E8 Sherman (1/35 Dragon)

Dragonfly (Jerry) F-86F Sabre (1/48 Hasegawa)

Aggieman (Steven) F7F Tigercat (1/48 Italeri)

JMart M41 Walker Bulldog (1/35 Tamiya)

rlawson (Dick) F9F-3 Panther (1/72 Hasegawa)

Aurora-7 (Mike) F2H Banshee (1/48 Testors/Hawk)

Mig-15 (1/48 Monogram)

AJB93 TBD - Birthday Special

sanderson_91 (Steve) A/B-26C (1/48 Monogram)

GAmodelmaker (Robert) Jeep Ambulance (1/35)

deatherattler32 M-40 Big Shot (1/35 AFV Club)

20/20 Bluemax (Jim) AD-3 or-4 (1/48 Revell AG)

F9F-2 (1/48 Revell)

luzn it (Brian) F-84G (1/72 Heller)

Plastic_Cross (Larry)M-46 Patton (1/35 Dragon)

Mg.Mikael M-30 122mm Howitzer (1/35 Zvezda)

Aaronw F-84E Thunderjet (1/72 Academy)

carsanab (Carlos) F9F Panther (1/48 Hobbycraft)

darson A-26B (1/72 Revell)

some assembly required Mig-15bis (1/48 Tamiya)

bspeed (Bryan) F9F Panther (1/48 Trumpeter)

bondoman F-84F Thunderjet (1/72 Tamiya)

Thunderbolt379 (Mike) F-51D Mustang (Tamiya)

Badges? BADGES? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!

Uhhh…yes we do and here it is:

Now off to the GB…

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Mucker, this sounds fantastic! I would love to join, but have one question. How late can you join? I have 2 builds going(slow) and I hate to commit if I cant finish in time…Harv

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It would be great if you could join, Harv…you can sign up any time between now and the end date if you feel you can finish it by the end date. Of course it’s not a rock solid end date, but meant to give a little structure to the group build so we’re all working to the same dates.

I’d love to have your character in this GB.

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Sure this shouldn’t be called the F-86 GB? [(-D]

Love to get in on this one, hoping I can clear out my current GB pile…got a flamethrower Sherman or a pile of a/c that might qualify. Will be keeping tabs on the build, and hopefully I can get in on it! [:D]

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Let me know when you’re ready , Dupes. I’d love to have some Armor mixed in. Who knows…I may even want to build something……without wings!

I know what you mean about the “F-86 GB”!!!

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OK,OK Mucker. You`ve twisted my arm enough!! Sighn me up for(you guessed it!) old 1/32 Hasa, backdated to a F86F-10. I have TONS of AM for it too. Also (thanks to Gerald) lots of his paints and powders!Another checker tail!..Harv

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Alright, Harv!

Any more NMF and I’ll have to add “sunglasses” to the requirements!

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I am seconding my own motion that this needs to be an F-86 GB. We can do a different Korean war build later, right? [swg]

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OK, something screwy is going on here. I`ve tried posting 3 times now and it wont work

I vote to leave the GB as is. There is lots of other stuff like MIGS, figures, FLAME THROWING TANKS, jeeps , mustangs…you know…Harv

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I am going to keep this as a Korean War GB…I’ve done some research on the air war in Korea, and would love to see some Migs, F-84’s, Shooting Stars, Corsairs…and then there’s the whole realm of the ground war of which I know very little. I’m hoping to learn quite a bit through this GB.

I think some Dupes armor (and a Sabre?) would fit in nicely here.

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I can’t believe this, but I’ve been shopping around online for a Sabre. That Academy F seems to get pretty high marks…[:D]

I was only joking about changing the GB, btw. [;)]

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Being the eternal optimist that I am, I’ll go ahead and throw my hat in…probably won’t get started until mid build at the earliest, but I’ll give it a try.

Tamiya F-51 Mustang 1/48

There goes the F-86 neighborhood…

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Dupes, have you considered the KINETICS 1/32 F86? I`ve only seen one built and its supposed to be the best to date. I would love to see someone build one here. There is an AM cocpit out for it also…Harv

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Charles…hope to finish the Academy Hornet soon and was planning on a Dog Sabre next. If that doesn’t qualify, I also have an F-86F in the stash. Haven’t joined a GB in a long time…sounds like a gas.

Jerry

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Way to break up the party, Bob![;)]

The Korean War Mustang is a great addition. As popular as the Mustang is, I rarely see them built as the F-51. I’ll be looking for yours when you get around to it. Glad to have you on board, Bob.

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Dupes:

I’ve built the Academy F-86F this year and found it to be a great kit. THe cockpit suffers from bareness and you’ll help yourself out by starting with aftermarket decals, but the rest of the kit was nice…especially for the price.

I’ve just ordered the Hasegawa Sabre today so I can do a comparison with the Academy kit. Even if the Hasegawa kit turns out to be a “nicer” kit, it will be hard to beat Academy dollar for dollar.

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Jerry: It would be an honor to have you in the build. From what I’ve seen, the Sabre Dog never made it into the Korean War (I’d love to be shown otherwise…I have a "D’ in my stash as well), but the F-86F would be welcome. What scale and kit do you have?

I plan on doing something a little special. I’ve had some custom decals made for Robbie Risner’s mount and this being the 35th anniversary of his book “The Passing of the Night” (highly recommended), along with the airing of the Dogfights Season One episode “Mig Alley”, I thought I would build it as a tribute.

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Hey Mucker, thats my build!. I plan on using those decals for my build(1/32). Not to be too nit picy, you have the wrong wing for that bird. It should be the slatted short wing. I have to do some sugery to my wings to make it right. But a very nice build!!

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Harv, where’d you ever come up with decals for 1/32? It took me forever to find references on-line. I know what you mean about the wing. I don’t think I’m up for major surgery (assuming I can even find the Cutting Edge kit), so I may just leave it as is. I also have the 1/48 Italeri kit, but the wing isn’t correct here, either.

By chance, have you read his book? It really humbles you when you think you have it rough. I can’t even fathom the things he and his fellow servicemen went through in Hanoi.

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Mucker, they are EAGLE STRIKE #32046. It has CAPT Fishers “PAPER TIGER” FU-958 and MAJ. HAGERSTROMs "MIG POISON/ NORINE" FU-341. I know there still available, but off hand couldnt tell where, but I have seen them. I got mine about 8 months ago.

And no, I havent read his book but sounds good. I may just get it!

With the HASEGAWA kit you just have to cut about a 1/4 in out between the wing tip and pannel line by the outer flap. As a matter of fact, the decal sheet has the instuctsions on how to do it included!..Harv