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farmroad38

The RNAS/FAA GB finishes in about a month, so time to poll for the next military aircraft GB. As promised, this will be a run off for the four subjects that reached the qualifying level in the last poll, but didn't win.

I've set this up as a multiple selection poll, so you can vote for as many of the subjects as you want. This should allow people's second preferences to be taken into account. All of the subjects are generic ones, allowing any aircraft of any scale to be built, provided it fits the theme.

As we don't have much time, this poll will run for 7 days from 6th March. As ever, once the poll is complete, I'll be looking for a 'volunteer' to act as GB leader.
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AFCBGeorge · Posted: Sun 08 Mar 2009 19:15 pm Post subject:

I'm really excited either way about this one, should be a cracker.
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Tricky one. The 'nightstalkers' and 'Commonwealth aircraft' builds should allow for lots of lesser known colour schemes on well known aircraft, while Pacific theatre offers loads of potential builds in a big range of operators (not just US and Japanese, but British Pacific and East Indies markings, Dutch, Australian, New Zealand etc etc), while Spanish Civil War would suggest lots of conversion potential. And there's undoubtedly crossover there as well - the Do17 could be built as a Legion Kondor aircraft or converted into a Do215 nightfighter. Alternatively a NZ Douglas SBD would fit for both Commonwealth and Pacific.

I'm erring towards Nightstalkers but that might change by lunchtime.

Paula & Dan · Posted: Mon 09 Mar 2009 11:02 am Post subject:

None of these light my fire, I'm afraid...

Dan
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 09 Mar 2009 16:35 pm Post subject:

What none of 'em?

Surely there must be at least one nocturnal predator you are just itching to build?

All the best
Sgt.S
PS - There is an SCW GB starting over on Britmodeler next month IIRC.....I shall mostly be building T-26s!

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Paula & Dan · Posted: Tue 10 Mar 2009 12:42 pm Post subject:

Yes - just not kitted by Airfix!

Dan
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Interesting site with a list of all aircraft participating in the Spanish Civil War

http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/drnash/model/spain/did.html

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

What's the thinking behind 'night stalkers' by the way - night intruders and night fighters? Just the former?

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Tue 10 Mar 2009 16:46 pm Post subject:

Anything that hunts by night, so basically night-fighters, night-intruders nuisance-raiders etc. but not heavy bombers. So you have a pretty free reign.....I think WWII was the period in mind for this GB, as with modern aircraft the distinction becomes a bit irrelevant.

HTH & All the best
Sgt.S
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farmroad38 · Posted: Mon 16 Mar 2009 09:32 am Post subject:

So, nightstalkers it is then!

No hint of anyone volunteering to be GB leader. There were 15 people happy to build them - surely one of you wouldn't mind conducting another poll and setting up a few build threads?
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 16 Mar 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

I'd be willing to nominate someone.....I'm sure they know who they are!

All the best
Sgt.S
AFCBGeorge.....Come on down!
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AFCBGeorge · Posted: Mon 16 Mar 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 16 Mar 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

Good show!

All the best
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farmroad38 · Posted: Wed 18 Mar 2009 10:59 am Post subject: