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Bombs Away campaign preposed
TreeCat
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 12:17 PM UTC
Hi fellow bombs away folks, I decided to go ahead and prepose bombs Away to the campaign central command last evening. I hope that there is still intrest in the idea.

Due to a cat related cat-as-trophe the list of intrested members was lost prior to the proposal.

For thouse whom do not know of what I am rambling on about :

The mission is to build multi engine purpose built bombers.

Pre WW II to present
any Nation
1/72 scale and up
X factor # 1 Bomb bay doors must be opened.if the aircraft has internal storage of bombs.
X factor# 2 If the bomber you are modeling has pylons, crutches, braces
or other external storage a full weapons load must be present.

X factor is modelers choice .

ground vehicle such as bomb carts, fuel trucks and follow me jeeps are
okay as long as the are marked for a bomber squadron, staffel, or airdrome ( ig : 91 st bomb group 305 th bomber squadron )

dioramas and figures are welcome as well.

one medal to be given per member whom completes campaign.

thanks for your intrest Treecat
TreeCat
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 01:42 PM UTC
we aren't approved yet. I forgot to state the start date as January 15,2006 and end date as Augest 8, 2006.

tree
TedMamere
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 06:14 PM UTC
Hi Treecat!

I would join in with a SM 79 Sparviero... but I have other bombers in my stash as well.

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 06:25 PM UTC
Nice one Treecat

I've been meaning to check with you whether you'd submitted the campaign idea officially.

Count me in to try to contribute something - I've not decided what to build yet but, suffice to say, I've plenty to choose between.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 12:33 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Whoops! I just completed my Do-17Z that I was building for this! Can I still submit it?
Red4
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 02:54 AM UTC
I'm in once we get approval. "Q"
betheyn
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:11 AM UTC
Count me in with a Japanese bomber of some kind.
Thanks Andy
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:36 AM UTC
Count me in for a RAF Boston Havoc.

Just some question about the X factors-thing...
Are they a 'must' or a 'plus'??
The Havoc kit has bomb doors, but no interior. If the bomb doors are open I have to make an interior than, I guess?

Paul
TedMamere
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 04:00 AM UTC
Hi Paul!

Are you talking of the 1/48 Italeri Boston?

Jean-Luc
almonkey
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 04:29 AM UTC
i notice that its for WW2 stuff onward, any chance of including first world war aircraft ( the one im thinking of building from my stash is a multi engined, three gunner position, built-as -a-bomber machine)
rvman
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 05:51 AM UTC
This sounds like fun, count me in....

Got a Lancaster on the bench right now. Going to arm it with with a 4000lb. cookie and some SBC's from Belcher Bits.
Puma112
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 06:14 AM UTC
I will give it a try. Have not been very successful at getting time to do these, so lets hope my luck changes!

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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 06:19 AM UTC
I'm up for this, my entry will be a Monogram 1/48 B-24, if I can get it re-scribed before January. If not then it will probably be a "Betty" If torpedo bombers are included?
Mal
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 07:16 AM UTC

Quoted Text

...first world war aircraft ( the one im thinking of building from my stash is a multi engined, three gunner position, built-as -a-bomber machine)


Yeah! I want you to build that! Mr. Moderator, please please please???
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 07:19 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I'm up for this, my entry will be a Monogram 1/48 B-24, if I can get it re-scribed before January.


Hi Mal

Surely the idea is to start re-scribing in January?! That's when the campaign will start... :-)

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 07:26 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Are you talking of the 1/48 Italeri Boston?


Hi Jean-Luc!
Nope, I have an old Matchbox 1:72...
TedMamere
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 07:51 AM UTC
Aaaah! Matchbox!
Littorio
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 08:15 AM UTC
Hi all,

Although I'm in the carriers campaign which starts in January I would also like to partake in this campaign.

Hopefully either a Mosquito, Mitchell, Blenheim or FIAT Br.20 all of which are in my stash already just begging to be made.

Ciao
Luciano
Red4
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 09:27 AM UTC
Is it strictly two engine bombers or are we going to allow single engine planes as well? Only reason I ask is I have a Japanese B7A2 Grace and B5N2 Kate that I would like to enter. They were topedo bombers so I figured I'd ask. Thanks. "Q"
betheyn
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 10:06 AM UTC

Quoted Text

. If not then it will probably be a "Betty" If torpedo bombers are included?
Mal

Hi Mal,
Just pointing out the obvious but the "Betty" could carry conventional bombs as well, but you probably knew that already . I will be building the 1/48 Tamiya kit, which make have you got Mal.
Andy
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 01:42 PM UTC
Howdy Treecat,

Congrat's on taking the plunge and proposing this Campaign....best of luck with it!

I also agree with both Phil and Fred on this query tho'........

....."i notice that its for WW2 stuff onward, any chance of including first world war aircraft"........

Even tho I already have both a 1/48th scale B-17 {it's being built for a veteran I met who crashed his into an Italian mountainside during a late-war clandestine mission}, and a 1/32nd scale Mosquito {from Mexico} in the works, I would dearly love to entertain the idea of building a World War I bomber......
Especially since my personal tastes have run to much earlier stuff as of late........maybe something Russian....and in 1/48th scale?........any suggestions anybody?....

Tread.
old-dragon
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 02:10 PM UTC
I'm new to this site still and the concept of a group build, but I seem to see that the aircraft in question has to be "on" a diarama/base...kinda hard to see the good bits isn't it? Long ago{and that's no lie} I built a B-24 that hung from the ceiling and had the bombbay doors open and bombs "dropping" via fishing line. While I doubt I'm even close to this sites member's caliber of detailing and finishing, can my method be done, or would it be breaking the rules? ...I also used margarine container tops, cut to proper diameter, in place of the blades to simulate spinning props....but always seemed to have one engine down and blackened from being shot up.
TreeCat
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 03:10 PM UTC
Hello Bombers

I gotta do this fast as it's bed time.

TedMamere : One spicy italian sounds great !
Merlin : ready when you are !
JPTRR : orginal date included WW I if you and Treadhead can find purpose built WW 1 multi engine aircraft I'll gladly allow them when I seached GMW for these I couldnt find them so that was why the dates changed.
Red 4 : Just multi engined this time hope your still with us.
rvman : welcome
Puma112 : welcome
holdfast : I think that would come under exteral bomb load.
Littorio: Welcome and that's the spirt !
Olddragon: method of display is your choice.

I know there are a few others out there whom have intrest as well.

Too all I am deply honored by your willingness to undertake this mission.


Treecat
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 06:48 PM UTC
Rowan

Quoted Text

Surely the idea is to start re-scribing in January?! That's when the campaign will start...

Yep, but I have already started re-scribing it and I know that if I wait until January to continue, even using my eezee method, then it very likely wont get finished, even with the long build time.

Andy

Quoted Text

Hi Mal,
Just pointing out the obvious but the "Betty" could carry conventional bombs as well, but you probably knew that already . I will be building the 1/48 Tamiya kit, which make have you got Mal.

I have always intended that when I build the Betty it should be as a torpedo bomber.

Treecat

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holdfast : I think that would come under external bomb load.

No, the Betty carried it's torpedo internally.

Quoted Text

X factor # 1 Bomb bay doors must be opened.if the aircraft has internal storage of bombs.
X factor# 2 If the bomber you are modeling has pylons, crutches, braces
or other external storage a full weapons load must be present.

Sorry Treecat I'm confused by this. Are you saying that with an internal bombload then the bomb bay doors must be shown open?
This is the part that makes it confusing:

Quoted Text

X factor is modelers choice .

As it suggests I have an option?

Phil

Quoted Text

i notice that its for WW2 stuff onward, any chance of including first world war aircraft


The phrase is actually Pre WW II to present.
So this could be taken as from the "Wright Flyer",
Treecat?

So, If I can't start re-scribing before January then the B-24 is out, If a Torpedo bomber is out, then it will have to be a Mosquito Mk IV
Mal
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Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 08:02 PM UTC
Hi guys. Is Sci-fi or Luft 46 accepted. If so I am wishing to joint too. I will build an Arado E555 if accepted...
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