Pacific Carrier War GB

[KarlW]

Someone planted this idea in my head on the latest acquisitions page after I posted a Corsair, well the suggestion was just a straight up Corsair GB but it got me thinking.
We missed the opportunity to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway this year, I think the Falklands conflict overshadows it now as they both ended in June only 40 years (And one week.) apart.
So my idea is simple, any carrier or carrier based aircraft involved in the War in the Pacific 1941-1945, Battle of the Coral Sea was in May 1942 so I'm going to suggest May-July 2023. (Battle of Miday was in June.)

[Tim Marlow]

Someone planted this idea in my head on the latest acquisitions page after I posted a Corsair, well the suggestion was just a straight up Corsair GB but it got me thinking.
We missed the opportunity to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway this year, I think the Falklands conflict overshadows it now as they both ended in June only 40 years (And one week.) apart.
So my idea is simple, any carrier or carrier based aircraft involved in the War in the Pacific 1941-1945, Battle of the Coral Sea was in May 1942 so I'm going to suggest May-July 2023. (Battle of Miday was in June.)

Sounds good to me. I have a FAA Tarpon in the stash that may suit…….

[The Smythe Meister]

I'm definitely in ....
Got a few candidates in the stash,just gotta make my mind up which one to do for this GB.(My Corsair was going to be next plane build anyway. )

[The Smythe Meister]

Sounds good to me. I have a FAA Tarpon in the stash that may suit…….

Tim... Is that the same as the Avenger?....

[KarlW]

Tim... Is that the same as the Avenger?....

Sort of, no stars on it though.......

[Tim Marlow]

Tim... Is that the same as the Avenger?....

Pretty much, yes……says Tarpon on the box though….

[KarlW]

Not to be confused with the Tarpon in the Biggles books........

[Tim Marlow]

Not to be confused with the Tarpon in the Biggles books........

Got me on that one…….haven’t read biggles for well over fifty years….

[The Smythe Meister]

Got me on that one…….haven’t read biggles for well over fifty years….

Never read one at all myself :rolling:!

[Geoffers]

Yep, I’d be in for this one :thumb2:

Geoff.

[adt70hk]

Will sit this one out but will follow with interest.

[Valeron]

I'd be up for this GB

Mike

[KarlW]

Well it's been a week since suggesting this and have ganered the interest of:
Myself
Tim Marlow
The Smythe Meister
Geoffers
Valeron

So far short of the ten needed to get going Ian M

[langy71]

oooo I might be tempted to jump in on this as GB as well, always wanted to build an Avenger or an SBD-5

[Lee Drennen]

Karl I have several candidates and aftermarket decals for Midway I was going to use one of these days so count me in.