Hi all iv been toying with posting this idea for a campaign for a while and have decided to see what everyone thinks ..
As the title suggests this campaign would be about building any aircraft named after a bird of prey civil or military , from WW1 to the present there are quite a few once you get thinking about it . F-15 , F-16 , Bae Hawk , V-22 Osprey , F-22 raptor even the martinsyde Buzzard from WW1 .. anyway i thought maybe this would be a fun build and really get us researching birds of prey and would turn out some interesting builds... any takers ??

Dave, does this include the Romulans? ha ha ha Just kidding. Russell

Dave,
This would give me a reason to build one of my F-15's I'm in.

Cheers Rob.

other suggestions for this campaign:

- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger ('Shrike')
- Heinkel He.219 Uhu ('Owl')
- Curtiss Hawk P-6E
- Curtiss Hawk 75/P-36
- Fiat Cr.42 Falco ('Falcon')
- Reggiane Re.2000 Falco ('Falcon')
- Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ('Peregrine')
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier
- Boeing V-22 Osprey
- Lockheed-Martin VH-71 Kestrel
- Breguet Vultur ('Vulture')
- McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
- Swearingen Merlin
- Hawker Sea Hawk
- Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
- Fisher P-75 Eagle
- Focke-Wulf Fw.187 Falke ('Falcon')


...and many more i am sure

anyway, i am in regardless.

oh, do legendary birds of prey count - e.g. the Blackburn B-25 Roc?

a few more:

- Curtiss O-52 Owl
- Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu ('Owl')
- Chengdu J-20 Black Eagle
- Shenyang J-21 White Owl
- Curtiss A-25 Shrike
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero ('Sparrowhawk')
- Blackburn B-24 Skua
- Curtiss-Wright F8C/O-1/D-12 Falcon
- Curtiss-Wright F6C/P-1 Hawk
- Curtiss-Wright F7C Seahawk
- Curtiss-Wright F9C Sparrowhawk
- Curtiss-Wright Hawk II/III/Goshawk
- Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
- Gloster Sparrowhawk
- Hawker Osprey
- Martinsyde F.4/ADC.1 Buzzard
- Svenska Aero SA-11/J5/J6 Jaktfalken ('Gyrfalcon')
- Austin AFT.3 Osprey
- Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk
- Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
- Lockheed F-22 Raptor
- Curtiss A-8/10/12 Shrike
- Curtiss XA-14/A-18 Shrike II
- Curtiss T-32/BT-32 Condor II
- Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor

If the timing is right, I'm in and if Ospreys count then do sea birds? They both catch fish.
Albatros DIII or V
Curtis Seagull
Vought Kingfisher
any kits of Gossamer Albatross or Condor?
Christan Eagle
Fairey Gannet
Miles Hobby, Falcon 6, Hawk.
I think this game could go on for some time

I would be up for this one, Vance seems to have done some research so I may be a little lazy and just pick from his and Dave's list. Oops just ssw Andrews post so more to pick from.

Bob

thanks for the great responses guys i guess any bird that hunts prey such as small mammals or fish would be allowed i did have the vision of something with talons when i had the idea so i think we should draw the line at insect catch birds .. anyway theres plenty to go at

I think id be interested in this, have a few kits that would qualify already on hand

i think february would be the best time to start this one . that gives plenty of notice and gives everyone time to finish there winter projects .

Howdy Y'all,

I'm interested. Might build a Blackhawk or P-36 Hawk. I hope small scales will be included. Sounds fun.

Don "Lakota"

yup all scales would be allowed

I guess a Sopwith Dove would be out then.

im afraid so ... sorry .

Note that Blackhawk's would not qualify, as they are not birds of prey but rather an Indian tribe, all US Army Helicopters are named for tribes, the exceptions are all derivative designs, ie the SeaHawk, from Sea BlackHawk or the Cobra (from Huey Cobra, derived from the snake slang for armed UH-1 Iroquois's which the AH-1 was derived from).

Note as such, the Hawker Sea Hawk qualifies but the Sikorsky SeaHawk does not (yep, one named for a bird, the other is a contraction of a Sea Blackhawk)

Howdy Y'all
The Blackhawk will be off the table. I think I would go with the P-36 Hawk or a F-16 Falcon. I hope there's more interest and this campaign becomes official.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"

I'm in guys with a Ki43 Peregrine falcon by Hasegawa in Braille scale! Or I might do the old 1/32 scale Hasegawa kit decisions decisions! Then again I might do the Italeri 1/48 Cr42 Falco? No matter count me in!

Howdy Y'all
Any more interest? We're almost there.
Don "Lakota"

Hi
Count me in!

I should note I'm most definitely in. Not sure what I'll do, but I've got more than a few options in the stash. Probably do either a Hawk 81-A-2 or a Hawker Sea Hawk, or maybe that Uhu I've been putting off.

If I wont be busy i'm in with my Hasegawa 1/48 F-16D Hellenic AF.


kind regards.

I am in. Sounds great.

Ok guys well thats 11 of us so far by my count so how do we get it to be official ??

Dave,
On the Campaigns page there is a button to propose a campaign.

Cheers Rob.