Hi, gals and guys. Well, at first I thought I might build my new Fisher F4D for this campaign, but my lady friend (AKA She Who Has More Common Sense Than Me)suggested I might first learn how not to poke my eye out with my airbrush. Hmmmmm.... So instead I'm going to do the 1/48 Tamiya F4D. I have alot of neat stuff to go with it. My only concern is which decals to use. Probably something from Furball. Anyway, here's what I got:

Here is some progress on my DH-60 Moth

Well, I've finally began working on the Skyray. Hope to get more done very soon. Haven't yet decided on a scheme.

I just enlisted, will give me a reason to finally put this together.

Cheers Rob.

Welcome Rob!

Just a little more progress on the F4D

Would the prototype F-16 qualify for this campaign, on the basis that it was the worlds first all Fly-By-Wire aircraft with no mechanical backups?

Hi Neil
No problem, now go and enlist!

It is now Jan 4 and this is the start of my record holder which is to say an He 178 V-2. A special hobby kit in which I need to cut out the wheel wells, tail wheel and wing roots. A very thick molding, dremel all the way. Hopefully I will be able t finish this project within the time limits.

Well done Sal!

Primed and some touch up need before top coating.

My next build for this campaign.

Hi, Richard, JT here. Kit looks interesting- especially with all those really small parts. Hopefully, you're on very good terms with your Carpet Monster. For myself, I need to take some more pics of my F4D.
Happy Gluing, JT

Hi all,

I have a PZL TS-11 Iskra 'Spark' in my stash with an extensive update set. According to some unreferenced sources on the internet, this Polish jet trainer broke a speed record in 1964.

The website http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/pzl-ts-11.htm says this:

TS-11 Iskra bis "-trainer from 1964. two-seater, Built including 400 copies. This version is still the primary aircraft training pilots for the trophies and the Marines-szturmowych. She gained itself the opinion one of the best aircraft trainer-training in the world. "Iskrze bis" established on many records international:-2 SEP 1964-715,7 km/h in a 100 km closed-circuit,-24 SEP 1964-730 km/h in a closed 500 km-26 SEP 1964-839 km/h on the 15/25 km

I wondered if this plane would therefore qualify for this campaign (this campaign is a good reason to build it).



Jelger

Hi Jelger
You have shown proven history so go ahead and enter aircraft into campaign!
Good luck

Thanks Richard, that is good news. I will enlist and I expect to start my build in about 3-4 weeks, due to finishing another build.

This is a good reason to finally build one of my most obscure kits.

I see the campaign had a great start. A lot of interesting projects and also planes I never heard of. I just finished moving into a new appartment and finally set up a improvised working bench so here are a few pictures of the kit I intend to build. I already wrote a few words about this plane in the campaign proposal toppic but at that moment I didnt have the pictures of the kit, so here they are. There is not much information about this short run kit on the net so I will describe the progress with more detail than usual.

Good luck with the build Naseby!

Silver Dope is on!

The Gipsy Moth is still the prettiest one, and the nicest to fly, apparently
Dug out the Comet kit:

Mouldings look cleaner than they used to be, but detail is still poor

and that cockpit
Planning on taking it to London with me this week. Hotel modelling

Hi Andrew.
I have that kit in my stash and plan to open up the cockpit one day.

Looks like I am coming in a lot late to the game, but I'lll see what I can do.
Already have a Wright flier, a Bleriot IX, Spirit of St Louis, DH88 Comet, Lockheed Electra and about 25 more hanging from a timeline of powered flight in my classroom.
I've got a few thoughts..

Mike

Welcome Mike.
Still lots of time left in the campaign.

It's too bad that Amelia Earhart's Vega is already in progress and the Electra is already done.
I've started a Black Magc DH88, but have "The Green One" still unstarted.
Rutan Voyager is done, but Starship one and White Knight are still in the box..

decisions decisions....

Oh! Would you be willing to post a review of that before you start it?