This is the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, to which this group build is dedicated. It’s largely forgotten today, and thus the misnomer “The Forgotten War”, but it is only forgotten by those who didn’t live in those times. To those who lived and fought in those years, the Korean War is as relevant today as any of today’s headlines.
As such, this group build is dedicated to Msgt. John K. Stewart, my uncle, who served 30 years in the Marine Corps (1947 to 1977) and was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. He’s seen here at age 80, still able to fit in his dress blues. Semper Fi, Uncle Johnny.
Rules for this Group Build
- The GB will run 6 months, from June 20th, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
I’m keeping this short as I’m getting old and forgetful. I may extend the end date depending upon participation, but anything started can be finished up after the end date. There doesn’t seem to be a GB badge to indicate a completion, but I’ll post your builds upon finishing as normal.
- To enter, all you have to do is start building your choice of subject and post it.
There will be no list of people who MIGHT build something, but only those who start a build. Keeps the list tidy, and prevents embarrassment for those who, due to circumstances, may not have time to do a kit.
- Builds should be no more than 10% started. Preferably start from scratch.
The Korean War was a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid. After more than a million combat casualties had been suffered on both sides, the fighting ended in July 1953 with Korea still divided into two hostile states. Negotiations in 1954 produced no further agreement, and the front line has been accepted ever since as the de facto boundary between North and South Korea.
A list of films taking place in or about the Korean War:
The Steel Helmet, 1951
Fixed Bayonets!, 1951 (Features Gene Evans as “Sgt. Rock”)
A Yank in Korea, 1951
Korea Patrol, 1951
I Want You, 1951
Tokyo File 212, 1951
Submarine Command, 1951
Retreat, Hell!, 1952
One Minute to Zero, 1952
Battle Zone, 1952
Flat Top, 1952
Battle Circus, 1953
Flight Nurse, 1953
Combat Squad, 1953
Sabre Jet, 1953
The Glory Brigade, 1953
Mission Over Korea, 1953
Sky Commando, 1953
Take the High Ground!, 1953
Cease Fire, 1953
The Bamboo Prison, 1954
Prisoner of War, 1954
Dragonfly Squadron, 1954
Men of the Fighting Lady, 1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri, 1954
Air Strike, 1955
The McConnell Story, 1955
Hell’s Horizon, 1955
Target Zero, 1955
Hold Back the Night, 1956
The Rack, 1956
Men in War, 1957
Battle Hymn, 1957
Tank Battalion, 1958
The Hunters, 1958
Battle Flame, 1959
Pork Chop Hill, 1959
All the Young Men, 1960
Marines, Let’s Go, 1961
S niper’s Ridge, 1961
War Hunt, 1962
War Is Hell, 1963
The Young and The Brave, 1963
Iron Angel, 1964
MAS*H, 1970
MacArthur, 1977
Inchon 1981 (joint US-ROK production)
Devotion, 2022
