Pacific Carrier/Aircraft chat thread.

[KarlW]

Now we can start getting excited.

Just a reminder, "Any carrier or carrier based aircraft from the war in the Pacific."
Starting 1st May and ending 31st July '23

I will allow the Doolittle raids as well as those 4 Jugs that flew CAP off the Manilla Bay. As those were active combat missions flown off carriers. Also figures, suitably based, in case anyone has a wedgie, and not the school bully kind.

Believe it or not I haven't decided which kit I will do yet, only it'll be a 1/48 wingy thing, but I do know I'll have to buy at least paint, time to give AK Real a proper go.....

[Guest]

What about sections of a carrier? I’m half entertaining the idea of a quad Bofors anti-aircraft gun, but don’t hold me to it

[KarlW]

What about sections of a carrier? I’m half entertaining the idea of a quad Bofors anti-aircraft gun, but don’t hold me to it :smiling3:

Crew it and it'll fit with the figures bit......

[Ian M]

Just for fun I was looking at carriers today why are Japanese carriers so expensive. £250 is for a 1/350 ! I could get a 1/200 USS XXX for less!
So I be looking at an aircraft me thinks.

[Mark1]

Just for fun I was looking at carriers today why are Japanese carriers so expensive. £250 is for a 1/350 ! I could get a 1/200 USS XXX for less!
So I be looking at an aircraft me thinks.

Japan plaza is worth a look Ian, i bought the new tool tamiya yamoto,hasegawa nagato in 1/350 and wood decks for both, £350 delivered. Saved about 150 quid at least.

[spanner570]

Postie arrived this morning and left me this.....

I'm now good to go Houston! Well,1st. May anyway.



Cheers.
Ron

[KarlW]

Postie arrived this morning and left me this.....

I'm now good to go Houston! Well,1st. May anyway.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1190551[/ATTACH]

Cheers.
Ron

I'm still deciding, my FAA subjects will require some AM decals, so that leaves some USN planes or a brace of Zeros. (Though a few carriers are in my eBay watch list, if I get an offer I may bite )

[PaulTRose]

Postie arrived this morning and left me this.....

I'm now good to go Houston! Well,1st. May anyway.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1190551[/ATTACH]

Cheers.
Ron

you have got time to get the aftermarket pe set for it

its the reason i havnt started the one in my stash.......you get to replace the undercarriage and add a prop on all of the 1/700 scale aircraft! :flushed:

[KarlW]

you get to replace the undercarriage and add a prop on all of the 1/700 scale aircraft! :flushed:

Of course you don't have to......but we'll talk about you if you don't.....

[spanner570]

Na, sorry chaps. I have little or no time for wasting my pennies on aftermarket stuff, which would cost a darn sight more than I paid for the kit.

I get all the fun I need building O.O.B. ( or I might have extra fun and add a bit of home made scratchery.) Not to this vessel though.

None the less, thanks for the suggestion, Paul. :thumb2:

Ebenezer Scrooge II

[Ian M]

Keep having good ideas, that aren't so good anyway. Still loads of time to find something.

[spanner570]

When Karl first kicked this idea off, it looked like, and was mentioned, that 99% of folks interested in this G.B. were thinking of building an aircraft. Even the original title was under threat.

Thinks me- I'll be different and build a carrier. Now it looks like we could well have a fleet of the things....

All good stuff and potentially a more varied type of 'Entry' :thumb2:

Merry Christmas.
Chester William 'Chet' Nimitz Jr.

[peterairfix]

I am going to join the ranks with this
(sorry chaps who voted for it) you will have to wait a little longer.

[KarlW]

I am going to join the ranks with this
(sorry chaps who voted for it) you will have to wait a little longer. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1190571[/ATTACH]

Oh, I can wait......

[Lee Drennen]

Still on the fence with about three kits.