hello all,
Would anyone be interested in a Sea Plane Campaign,to start in November of 2009.the area is a Sea Plane, Civilian or Military is allowed.
the campaign would run ten months.i think that Mark over at Model Shipwights would help in the cross over.the scale would be from 1/32-1/144.
let me know if your interested.
cheers,
Bruce

Hi Bruce,

I thought of proposing a "flying boat" campaign a while ago, but I recently decided to try and get a photo-reconnaissance campaign going (see http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=112060&page=1 )

I would love to join sea plane campaign. In my mind, the Short Sunderland III is one of the coolest aircraft (or is it a boat?) ever built! There are so many beatiful sea boats around!



If I decide to build something from the Swedish Air Force (my ususal subjects) it would be either a Catalina or a Dornier Do 24T (I take it that the aircraft should have a full hull).

You must mean 2008?

Cheers!

Polarbear

2008 or 2009?
I have couple Zero/Rufes for another GB to build in 2 months, can save one for this one..all depends on time frame.. cheers! jim

Sounds like fun. I'm in!

-Mark

hello Bjorn,James and Mark,
in am involved in 7 or 8 campaigns this year including running one plus being co-leader for another campaign.i think a 2009 campaign will work for me,i am also running one in 1009
this is my schedule for 2008:
1)no guns allowered,model shipwright
2)forgotten sisiters,model shipwright
3)cold war tin cans,model shipwright
4)blitzkrieg,armorama
5)battle for europe,aeroscale
6)hollywood at sea,model shipwright
7)pre-dreadnought,model shipwright
iam helping Matt run blitzkrieg and i am the campaign leader for pre-dreadnought.
in 2009 i am running the ww1 campaign.so i thought that a sea plane campaignin late 2009 would be right for me,if was to run it.
any one of you who would like to take this idea and run it as a campaign,has my blessing for i have a lot to do 2008 and a very slow builder. i hope this helps to explain why i want to start it in 2009.if anyone does take this to start in 2008,i would suggest to make it atleast a 10 month campaign
cheers,
Bruce

I have never done a seaplane, and would like to. Count me in.

hello all,
i will put a campaign proposal together on Tuesday.
cheers,
Bruce

Hi!

Wow, these Campaigns are filling up, late 2009!

Well, by then I perhaps have the money for this baby;


http://pacmodelscatalog.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PCM&Product_Code=AF+48017&Category_Code=alph

Yes, A Sunderland in 1/48, that would be something to build!

Did i forget to mention I´m in on this Campaign?

Cheers!

Stefan E

I'm in - all that needs to be decided is what scale Catalina to do?? and 4, 5 or 5A??

decisions,decisions,decisions

Andy

Hi Bruce

This sounds a good one - and far enough off to make it safe even for me to want to join in! I think I'd finally(!) build Signifer's lovely Grumman Widgeon .

All the best

Rowan

hello all,
well it looks like there is enough interest to propose this campaign.
cheers,
Bruce

EDIT:campaign summited

I think maybe that Roden Felixstowe could be just right for this campaign, though there is plenty of time to change my mind a lot between now and when this one would start.

Andrew

hello Andrew,
which Felixstowe do you mean.the F.1 fighter reconnaissance flying boat (1910) or the F.2 reconnaissance flying boat (1917) or F.3 anti-submarine flying boat (1917) or F.5 reconnaissance flying boat (1918) or the Fury long range patrol flying boat (1920's)
or the Porte Baby patrol flying boat (1916). if you mean any of them,it is o.k. by me.or any other Sea Plane or Flying Boat that is or was used by the military or civilians.
cheers,
Bruce
Andrew,
sorry, it is not often in know what i am talking about.
cheers

It's the Felixstowe F2.A late version, Saunders built. That's the Roden description on the box anyway.

When the time comes i may just whimp out and do something simpler, depending on the time available to me then.

Andrew

Wow! November 2009! Sure puts perspective on things! I usually can't plan more than about two weeks ahead...

I will, however, save my Dornier Do 24T for this campaign!

Cheers!

hello Bjorn,
i check what campaigns i am involved with,look at my calender,and at any campaigns i might want to do before i join or propose a campaign.this way i do not get in over my head.
i have a 3 year calender for campaigns,a 5 year calender for my planing ahead,and a 10 year calender for models ,paints and anything else i might want to get.the 10 year calender gets updated every 7 days,so i can plan out money.it is also great when i buy multiple kits from the same place to save on shipping.
i was in the retail business for 30 years,so i had to plan ahead for up to 10 years.and i works for me.plus i am a very slow builder.
cheers
Bruce

hi Bruce, I also have a "10 year plan", its called my ever growing stash! I am sure I will have a seaplane in my stash by next year, with all the monthly Squadron sales...cheers Jim

Wow. I plan out about 10 weeks. I can't even imagine a ten year plan

hello Carl,
my 10 year plan is where i want to be in my modeling skills. i want to do Dio's and learn to use an airbrush.i want to build a plank on wood ship.i want to scratch build a B-52 in 1/8 scale.all this is what i am working toward's in 10 years.who knows i even might know what i am talking about in 10 years.
thanks for the kind words.
cheers,
Bruce

I will definitely be in on this build. I'm guessing a Kingfisher would be appropriate? It's been sitting for a long time staring at me to do it. If not, my mother loves float planes, so I never had a problem getting her to buy me one back in the day. needless to say i have a few waiting for me. I really wanna build that kingfisher though

LOL !! Good one.
I've picked up some nice Japanese float bi-planes recently. I guess I can hold off on one or two of them for a bit. Heck, it might even give me a chance to figure out how to rig the beasts. Count me in.

Mike

hello all,
i counted 10 people interested in the campaign.i have summited it to the campaign commitee.maybe i canget some of the ship builders involved in it also. i think this will make a great cross over campaign,just like the Pearl Harbor campaign here.
cheers,
Bruce

hello All,
i talked to Chuck about the Campaign,and he said it was up for enlistment.i sign up through a PM,and i did not see it on the campaign page.i think that here at Aeroscale the campaign sign up is differant then from either Armorama or Model Shipwright,
so i do not know where to tell you were to sign up.HELP!!
we need just 9 more to sign up,to get this going.
cheers,
Bruce

Should show up on the right side of this page ? Campaign Page If not something is terribly wrong with the Campaign Area that needs to be fixed.

Sign up / Enlistment is no different on AeroScale than it is on any of the other Communities.

Great idea!

I've got all kind of floating/flying French oddities from Azur and I might as well build one or a few of them in this context!

I am on!

:-H

Magnus

hello all,
well 4 have signed up so far.looking though the thread i know that 10 builders were interested in this campaign.so lets get it approved.
cheers,
Bruce

Woops, I had not seen this was open for enlistment. I have signed up - will probably be something German from WWII, but I have not decided yet. I will see what is in my stash when we get closer to the starting date.

Good initiative

hello Jesper,
welcome aboard the campaign. we have about 19 months to get ready for this campaign.
i now need some one to help me with this campaign,any volunteers?
cheers,
Bruce

So how does one get to that page otherwise?

I have yet to find a way to navigate to the enlistment page of a campaign that hasn't been fully approved and listed on this page , which shows only "active campaigns" and "debarkation zone" - no sign of proposed campaigns that need people to sign up at all.

Sorry, but software and end-user testing is my job, and the lack of an obvious way to navigate to a page containing a list of proposed campaigns is something I would definitely log a bug over.

Hi Bruce

I've added my name to the list.

All the best

Rowan