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Spellbinder99
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Australia
Joined: September 16, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 02:39 AM UTC
Hi guys, I have a few Jug kits in various scales but right now I think I will be in with my VFS 1/24 scale one...
If they happen to release their razorback version before the start, even better.

Cheers

Tony
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 09:16 AM UTC
Hi Tony.
I doubt you'll be seeing the VFS Razorback quite just yet, as they have only just recieved the blueprints
Looks like it'll be the Bubbletop
Nige
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 11:50 AM UTC
Still plenty of time before the Cave Tonitrum group build starts and so far there are 31 entrants registered. I wonder if it will reach the magic 47 entries?
Look out for some very interesting developments regarding the P-47 Special Interest Group to coincide with the start of this campaign
Nige
Yeti123
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Michigan, United States
Joined: February 11, 2008
KitMaker: 311 posts
AeroScale: 278 posts
Posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 01:30 PM UTC
I took the plunge. I have several Jugs but non complete. I have to find something colorful, but not as crazy as the spotted cow.
Tomcat31
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England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 05:38 AM UTC

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so far there are 31 entrants registered. I wonder if it will reach the magic 47 entries?
I'm sure with a year to do it in, the 31 of us could manage to get 47 T'bolts built I'm certainly hoping to do at least two.

Cheers

Allen
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
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Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008 - 06:15 AM UTC
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vanize
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Texas, United States
Joined: January 30, 2006
KitMaker: 1,954 posts
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Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008 - 07:38 AM UTC

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so far there are 31 entrants registered. I wonder if it will reach the magic 47 entries?
I'm sure with a year to do it in, the 31 of us could manage to get 47 T'bolts built I'm certainly hoping to do at least two.

Cheers

Allen


Count on only 50% completion rate though... as far as i can tell that is pretty consistant, only about 1/2 the people signed up manage to finish the build.
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 02:09 AM UTC
50% wouldnt be a bad completion rate, and the campaign is also going to be running over a 12 month period which gives me plenty of time to hassle people
Theres the added incentive of a very special Aeroscale P-47.....................whoops,,,cant say too much about that just yet
But for today, as if any further incentive is needed to join the Cave Conitrum group build for 2009, allow me to present ,courtesy of Allen Berry ( Tomcat 31) ,the campaign ribbon!



Thanks Allen!

Nige
calvin2000
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Colorado, United States
Joined: July 25, 2007
KitMaker: 886 posts
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 03:07 AM UTC
cool ribbon.. Now to get 3 more months out of the way
Later,
Kelly
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 03:13 AM UTC

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cool ribbon.. Now to get 3 more months out of the way
Later,
Kelly


Easy,,this tour finishes at the end of October, 2 weeks off then another tour until Xmas.

Oh my poor aching bones

Nige
CMOT70
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: August 23, 2007
KitMaker: 629 posts
AeroScale: 539 posts
Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 06:37 AM UTC
OK i've signed up for this one in memory of my first ever model kit- which was a Revell 1/72 Thunderbolt sometime back in the 70's. I've never built another P-47 since, so i hope to do a better job than the first one.

I just need to buy a kit now, no P-47's in the stash. Sorry but it will probably be a dull OOB build with kit decals...

Andrew
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 07:47 AM UTC

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I just need to buy a kit now, no P-47's in the stash. Sorry but it will probably be a dull OOB build with kit decals...

Andrew


Is there anything dull about an OOB build and kit decals?
No,,I didnt think there was

Welcome aboard Andy.

Nige
Tomcat31
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England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: November 18, 2006
KitMaker: 2,828 posts
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Posted: Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 07:41 AM UTC
I've designed a couple of banners for this campaign. I hope you like them.



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/tomcat31b/Kitmaker%20Stuff/Banner2.jpg



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/tomcat31b/Kitmaker%20Stuff/Banner4.jpg



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/tomcat31b/Kitmaker%20Stuff/Banner3.jpg

Hopefully there will be some more to follow (when I get a few spare minutes).

Cheers

Allen
SGTJKJ
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: July 20, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 11:05 PM UTC

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Jesper,

As a matter of interest just how bad are the decals? Decals are not really my strong point, (I'm just trying to think what my strong points are!) are they poor by the aircraft they depict or poor quality? Anyhoo, Should i go for aftermarket decals?

Thanks,

Victor


Victor, sorry for the late reply. As Nige has already pointed out the quality of the decals are very bad. I think your decision to go for aftermarket decals is the right one.

I am now starting to gear up for this campaign. I just received some of the Kagero books on the P-47. Unfortunently the Vol. I is out of print, but I got vol. II, III, and IV. I also got a Hasegawa P-47 Razorback with very cool decal options.

Since this is a long campaign I might go for either setting it in a diorama or building a second entry. If I go for the second entry it should be an unusual camouflage or unusual markings or both. I will start my research

HeyLoad
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Illinois, United States
Joined: December 06, 2005
KitMaker: 64 posts
AeroScale: 33 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 02:00 PM UTC
I have just enlisted. I have the 1/48 Academy P-47N. I hope the decals are not as poor as you all have noted, as I wanted to build this specific aircraft. I guess time will tell. If there are any specific suggestions from those who have used Academy decals successfully, I'd appreciate hearing them.

Tom

Yeti123
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Michigan, United States
Joined: February 11, 2008
KitMaker: 311 posts
AeroScale: 278 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 03:30 PM UTC
Allen:

The banners are superb
CMOT70
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Victoria, Australia
Joined: August 23, 2007
KitMaker: 629 posts
AeroScale: 539 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 10:29 PM UTC
I've decided to amend my planned build for this one. I visited the London Hannants 2 days ago and couldn't help picking up a nice P-47D Eagle Strike decal sheet, American Jabos Pt.IV.

So now i'll be doing an OOB build without kit decals. I'll be doing "Yankee Tarheel" of the 510FS,405 FG if i get get a Razor Back kit, or for a bubble top i'd do "Tallahassee Lassie".

Andrew
lampie
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
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Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008 - 09:03 AM UTC
It'll soon be Jan 1st boys and girls.
They are indeed very cool banners, but just wait and see whats coming up next in P47 world on Aeroscale!
Nige
JollyRoger
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Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
KitMaker: 1,241 posts
AeroScale: 616 posts
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 03:02 AM UTC
Hmmm....too bad I discovered the campaigne this late. I've alredy built one, ok not finished but will be by the next month I hope. We have a national competition next month. Anyways, maybe I will join in and do another one.
If anyone intrested it is here .
staff_Jim
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New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
AeroScale: 510 posts
Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 10:07 AM UTC
Just to remind everyone involved in this campaign, it will be hosted on the new SIG site for the P-47, which is here: http://p47.kitmaker.net

Same login as AeroScale. In fact if you are logged in at 'aeroscale.kitmaker.net' you are logged in on the SIG site.

Blogs and in-progress work can be posted in the Build Blogs & Campaigns forum. There is a special group setup for this campaign as well.

Cheers,
Jim
lampie
#029
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
KitMaker: 6,249 posts
AeroScale: 3,270 posts
Posted: Friday, November 07, 2008 - 11:02 AM UTC
As Jim said, this campaign is now based on the new Aeroscale site dedicated to the P-47.
P.47.KITMAKER.NET
There is a build blog forum to use for recording your builds, and as soon as my Aces High Campaign has finished I will be starting a Cave Tonitrum pre campaign thread.
So far we have 40 entrants in the campaign.
You can add your name to the growing list of P-47 builders HERE
Nige
VonCuda
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: November 28, 2005
KitMaker: 2,216 posts
AeroScale: 1,080 posts
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:04 PM UTC
Hi Nigel
Long time no see pal. I signed up for this campaign a couple of weeks ago but then couldn't find it on the campaign page. I only get time to visit Aeroscale once a week or so, so I'm glad I finally found this thread.
Anyways, I'll be building the Tamiya P-47D in 1/48 (no surprise there). I have the SuperScale decal sheet to go with it. I'll be building Capt. Milt W. Thompsons plane from the 509th FS/ 405th FG. This is the "BALLS OUT" bird with a big black bull on the front fuselage.
Looking forward to getting involved in this campaign, and congrats on your new website!!

Hermon
VonCuda
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 03:40 PM UTC
Here is a pic of the box art of my Jug and also a close up of the "Balls Out" decals.

[img]http://gallery.kitmaker.net/500/thumbs/5773.JPG" BORDER="0">[/img]

[img]http://gallery.kitmaker.net/500/thumbs/5781.JPG" BORDER="0">[/img]
lampie
#029
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: December 23, 2005
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Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 - 03:46 AM UTC
Hermon!
Its been a long time. Hope your well.
I look forward to seeing your build come together. Its all shaping up to be a great campaign.
As soon as Aces High is finished I'll be starting a pre campaign thread over on the p-47 website.
Nige
Lakota
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New Mexico, United States
Joined: November 17, 2008
KitMaker: 1,202 posts
AeroScale: 292 posts
Posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 10:19 AM UTC
Howdy Y'all

I'm in with a Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop I hope to finish in Don Smith's Ol' Cock III markings.

I also would like to a Tamiay 1/72 Razonback. Markings still to be determined but I'm leaning to a camoflauged bird with D-Day stripes. Probably Luft III If I had Wings.

I'm ready for some fun.
Don Smith


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