On page 30 of the book it starts listing the Royal Navy escorts and the Flower class is number two on the list. Don't even have to stretch a point here, you're in!

Welcome to the campaign! Be sure to sign in!

Michael

Son of a gun! And a picture of a Corvette on page 31! Thanks for pointing that out. I've enlisted.

Bump! Here’s the list to date, 30 members!

Rob Storey/29Foxtrot: Camel vs. Dr.1 looking for partner on AeroScale
Remco/4-BO-Green: La-5/7 vs. Fw 190 with Paul, on AeroScale
Aaron/611_sqd, on AeroScale
Michael/ Aurora-7 U-Boats vs Destroyer Escorts on ModelShipwrights
Damien/AusieReg: Seafire vs. A6M Zero with Luciano on AeroScale
Bob/Bigrip74: unknown
Torsten/BlackWidow: P-40 vs. Bf 109, on AeroScale
Emre/emroglan: Open to join a partner, air or armor on AeroScale
Pat/exer: Panther vs. Sherman, on Armorama
Jim/goldenpony: USN Cruiser vs. IJN Cruiser, on ModelShipwrights
Jessica/Jessie C.: SPAD VII vs. Albatros D.III, on AeroScale
Duncan/Klinker: Sherman Firefly vs. Tiger with Jeremy, on AeroScale
Luciano/Littorio: Seafire vs. A6M Zero with Damien on AeroScale
Paul/ludwig113: Hurricane I vs. Bf 110, on AeroScale
Michael/MichaelSatin: Centurion vs. T-55 with Sven and SE5a vs. Albatros D.V, watching all sites
Jan/MrMox: U-Boats vs. Destroyer Escorts on ModelShipwrights
Paul/ppawlak1: La-7 vs. Fw 190 with Remco, on AeroScale
Simon/RedDuster: E-Boat vs. MTB, on ModelShipwrights
Pedro/rochaped: P-47 vs. Bf 109G/K with Trevor or AeroScale
Roman/roman: unknown
Jesper/SGTJKJ: P-51 vs. Fw 190 with Sean, on AeroScale
Sven/SHarjacek: Centurion vs. T-55 with Michael on Armorama
Trevor/Snorri23: P-47 vs. Bf 109G/K, with Pedro on AeroScale
Peter/somtec: unknown
Andras/spongya: unknown
Andy/Torchy: Spitfire vs. Bf 109 with Logan, on AeroScale
Alcatraz Logan/vertigo: Spitfire vs. Bf 109 with Andy on Aeroscale
Jeremy/vonHengest: Sherman Firefly vs. Tiger with Duncan, on Armorama
Phill/WARDUKWNZ: T-34/85 vs. M26 Pershing, on Armorama
Sean/windysean: P-51 vs. Fw 190 with Jesper, on AeroScale
Charlie/Wolfsangel: unknown

Liking the looks of thing so far, but there are a few folks we on the list we haven’t heard from. Do you guys have a plan for what you want to do, or are you just hanging out and waiting to see what’s available? Either way, no problem and welcome all!

By the way, I’m still teamed up with Sven doing an Israeli Centurion to his T-55. Not trying to get out of it, but I have a lot to juggle and if someone unaffiliated would like to do that Centurion instead, I’d be happy to make way.

Looking forward to the builds! Only a month and a half now!

Michael

I am ready yo rock and roll come the start date, kits and book.



I think I even have the WEM etch for the S Boat somewhere up in the loft, if I can find it.

Si

Well, less than a month to go until the start date! Here’s our membership list so far:

Rob Storey/29Foxtrot: Camel vs. Dr.1 looking for partner on AeroScale
Remco/4-BO-Green: La-5/7 vs. Fw 190 with Paul, on AeroScale
Aaron/611_sqd, on AeroScale
Michael/ Aurora-7 U-Boats vs Destroyer Escorts on ModelShipwrights
Damien/AusieReg: Seafire vs. A6M Zero with Luciano on AeroScale
Bob/Bigrip74: unknown
Torsten/BlackWidow: P-40 vs. Bf 109, on AeroScale
Emre/emroglan: Open to join a partner, air or armor on AeroScale
Pat/exer: Panther vs. Sherman, on Armorama
Jim/goldenpony: USN Cruiser vs. IJN Cruiser, on ModelShipwrights
Jessica/Jessie C.: SPAD VII vs. Albatros D.III, on AeroScale
Duncan/Klinker: Sherman Firefly vs. Tiger with Jeremy, on AeroScale
Don/Lakota: E-Boat vs. MTB on Armorama
Luciano/Littorio: Seafire vs. A6M Zero with Damien on AeroScale
Paul/ludwig113: Hurricane I vs. Bf 110, on AeroScale
Michael/MichaelSatin: Centurion vs. T-55 with Sven and SE5a vs. Albatros D.V, watching all sites
Jan/MrMox: U-Boats vs. Destroyer Escorts on ModelShipwrights
Paul/ppawlak1: La-7 vs. Fw 190 with Remco, on AeroScale
Simon/RedDuster: E-Boat vs. MTB, on ModelShipwrights
Pedro/rochaped: P-47 vs. Bf 109G/K with Trevor or AeroScale
Roman/roman: unknown
Jesper/SGTJKJ: P-51 vs. Fw 190 with Sean, on AeroScale
Sven/SHarjacek: Centurion vs. T-55 with Michael on Armorama
Trevor/Snorri23: P-47 vs. Bf 109G/K, with Pedro on AeroScale
Peter/somtec: unknown
Andras/spongya: unknown
Andy/Torchy: Spitfire vs. Bf 109 with Logan, on AeroScale
Alcatraz Logan/vertigo: Spitfire vs. Bf 109 with Andy on Aeroscale
Jeremy/vonHengest: Sherman Firefly vs. Tiger with Duncan, on Armorama
Phill/WARDUKWNZ: T-34/85 vs. M26 Pershing, on Armorama
Sean/windysean: P-51 vs. Fw 190 with Jesper, on AeroScale
Charlie/Wolfsangel: unknown

If your name isn’t on the list, go here to sign in. Looking forward to all the great builds!

Michael

Just a few days until start now on the Osprey Duel Campaign. Plenty of room for new members! It's going to be a great time for all!

Michael

Crud...I need to get some kits!!!

Since we’re getting so close to the start, I figured it was time to decide where the official campaign thread should reside. We have participants from three sites, AeroScale, Armorama and ModelShipwrights and right now, of course, we’re running threads in all three places, which is kind of a pain to keep up with. I think it would be a lot easier if, come Jan. 1st, we close off all the “proposal” threads and concentrate the actual campaign thread in one place. It has also been suggested to me by the Lords of KitMaker (may their electronic impulses always run fast and clean!) that this is the best plan, three official campaign threads on three different sites just gets unmanageable. And besides, keeping the thread in one place makes it easier for all of us to see everyone else’s’ builds!

At this point, of the 33 official enlistees ( always room for more, by the way!) a little over half are from AeroScale, so I’m proposing that AeroScale forums host our thread and our gallery. Let us all know what you think over the next couple of days and I’ll ask to have it set up. Once that happens, I’ll close off these threads with a link to the new, official one.

By the way, there are still a few enlistees who haven’t indicated a choice of build or indeed introduced themselves. While I again reiterate that there’s no huge hurry (it’s a year long campaign), we’d love to hear who you are and what you’re thinking! There are also still some folks looking for partners, specifically:

Rob Storey/29Foxtrot: Camel vs. Dr.1 looking for partner on AeroScale
Emre/emroglan: Open to join a partner, air or armor on AeroScale
Sven/SHarjacek: T-55 looking for Centurion on Armorama
(right now I’m partnered with Sven but, since I’m doing my own pair as well, I’d be happy to step aside if someone else was interested.)

Anyway, it’s shaping up to be a great campaign, and I’m looking forward to getting started!

Michael

For the main thread I would use a network forum where everyone can see it with all the work of doing multiple threads. Maybe "Network Talk"

Jim,

I was under the impression that any campaign thread had to be on a recognized campaign forum, which the "network" doesn't have.

Michael

And we’re poised to start! I haven’t heard any particular preference from many of you as to where the official campaign thread should reside. Jim at ModelWarships suggests doing it in a KitMaker Network forum but I think we’re supposed to use an actual Campaign forum and the Network doesn’t have one of its own. So, since Pat agreed that AeroScale makes the most sense given that’s were the majority of participants are from, that’s where I’m going to put it (and yes, I’m aware I spelled “campaign” wrong. D’oh!). To go to the official thread, click here .

Don’t let what site it’s on limit your choice though! If you want to sign on with an armor or ship build, please do so, we welcome all!

So this is the last post in the individual proposal threads. Tomorrow, we begin!

Michael

OK, slight change of plans! It has now been suggested to me by Tomcat31 (Allen) of AeroScale that Jim was right (of course!) and the official campaign thread should be on a KitMaker forum. So the official official Osprey Duel Campaign thread will be on the KitMaker Network forum “Modeling In General”. Click here to go there. Please ignore my previous posting about the thread being on AeroScale.

I’m liking the network wide appeal of this campaign and hope we pick up even more enlistees to show what we can do. Hopefully, this will be the actual final post on this thread and we will move forward together on the new Official thread!

Michael