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Offline The Big Gimper

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USN Black Gang
« on: April 02, 2021, 08:42:37 PM »
After I posted the photo of the Black Cats PBY I thought maybe an extended war would have resulted in additional USN Black units being stood up.

So taking that thought process through to plastic, I am proposing the following additional Black assets:
  • F4J-1B "Black Ponies". This is a P-82 designed to carry early flying bombs similar to the ASM-N-2 Bat
  • F3K-6 "Black Birds". This is an alt-timeline Fairchild "Falcon" built Seafire MK. XVII in USN service.
  • SOB-1B "Black Fishes". This is a Brewster build Fairey Swordfish on floats. This was used to transport Special Ops troops to and from the many Pacific islands.
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I am giving up listing them. They all end up on the shelf of procrastination anyways.

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Offline Sport25ing

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2021, 05:51:45 AM »
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Offline Kerick

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2021, 12:58:48 PM »
I was going to build this but I couldn’t find decent Mk 13 torpedoes. Any thoughts?
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2021, 07:48:29 PM »
Quote from: Kerick on April 03, 2021, 12:58:48 PM
I was going to build this but I couldn’t find decent Mk 13 torpedoes. Any thoughts?

I buy most of my niggly bits from Hannants. Even though they are in the UK, I have had no issues (touch wood) with them shipping to Canada.

They are listing three 1/72 aftermarket MK XIII torpedo options

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BRL72204?result-token=0XqGk

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ED672245?result-token=XraJ7

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PAVW72038?result-token=XraJ7

HTH
« Last Edit: April 03, 2021, 11:58:08 PM by The Big Gimper »
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2021, 03:16:05 AM »
Here we have about 200 parts in a very loose formation. Hopefully they will soon be recognizable.


USN Black Gang by Big Gimper, on Flickr
« Last Edit: April 04, 2021, 03:31:14 AM by The Big Gimper »
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Offline Buzzbomb

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2021, 04:46:12 AM »
Orderly boxes of intrigue
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Offline kitnut617

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2021, 05:38:00 AM »
Is that opposite to a RUD Carl   ;D  (I'll get m' coat --- [runs for cover])
« Last Edit: April 04, 2021, 05:43:13 AM by kitnut617 »
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Offline Geoff

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Re: USN Black Gang
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2021, 04:06:31 AM »
Number 3 for me - got a started (almost) Swordfish floatplane ooohhh


Assuming that's ok with you guys
« Last Edit: April 08, 2021, 04:14:40 AM by Geoff »
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