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Title: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 26, 2015, 05:47:00 AM
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/97bcaea4-3ed0-45d5-8c9d-445b497b6767_zps02shveii.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on July 27, 2015, 03:26:43 AM
Some Naval designs I made in the past:

US evolution of Scharnhorst
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/USS_Scharnhorst.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/USS_Scharnhorst.jpeg.html)

Possible HMS Lionheart
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/HMS_Lionheart.png) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/HMS_Lionheart.png.html)

US evolution of Bismarck
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/Bismarck-Winsconsin.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/Bismarck-Winsconsin.jpeg.html)

Soviet evolution of Scharnhorst
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/Scharnhorst-Moskva.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/Scharnhorst-Moskva.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on July 27, 2015, 03:36:53 AM
Some Land subjects

M47 with alt turrets
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/M47alturret1.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/M47alturret1.jpeg.html)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/M47alturret.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/M47alturret.jpeg.html)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/M47-amx30-t55.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/M47-amx30-t55.jpeg.html)

Evolution of Churchill
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/ChurchillCenturion.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/ChurchillCenturion.jpg.html)

Centurion soviet turrets
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/centurion_stalin.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/centurion_stalin.jpg.html)

More british stuff
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/centurion_ktiger.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/centurion_ktiger.jpg.html)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/comet-01.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/comet-01.jpg.html)

US heavy steel
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/Sherman-heavy.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/Sherman-heavy.jpg.html)

Soviet-German mixes
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/IS-3-02.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/IS-3-02.jpg.html)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/SuperT34-Panther.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/SuperT34-Panther.jpg.html)

New German tank
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/Panther-leopard.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/Panther-leopard.jpg.html)

US stuff
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/m60_mini.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/m60_mini.jpg.html)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ChernayaAkula on July 29, 2015, 08:31:46 AM
Some screen-shots from the 2009 PC real-time strategy game "Codename: Panzers - Cold War"

Thought I'd repost these as the game seems tailor-made for this GB. 1949. A Soviet fighter collides with an American transport aircraft during the Berlin Airlift - and all hell breaks loose!

In the third mission, I managed to, err, "liberate" this beast from the Soviets (which is why it's sporting US insignia). It looks brutal - because it is!  :wacko:

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_T-54_3.jpg)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_T-54_2.jpg)

M41 equipped with a flame thrower

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_M41_Zippo-1.jpg)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_M41_Zippo-2.jpg)

Resupply by CH-37 Mojave

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_CH-37.jpg)

T-62 (with ERA!) and Projekt 416

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_T-62_Projekt-416.jpg)

Tiger with M26 Pershing

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/GroebelTiger-M26.jpg)

M103 heavy tank with ERA

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/M103-1.jpg)

Combat resupply:
M41 delivered by CH-54 Tarhe

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Combat-Resup.jpg)

Captured Skoda St-1 PA tank hunter

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Skoda-ST-1-PA-1.jpg)

Projekt 461 with standard 100mm gun

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Projekt-461-1.jpg)

Projekt 461 with the same artillery rocket modification as the T-54
The gun (or what's left of it) is apparently a dummy and not a demolition gun as I thought before

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Projekt-461-PB-1.jpg)

Another shot of the T-62 with ERA and what I think is an air defence missile pod on the bustle

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/T-62-ERA.jpg)

Cutscene

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War/Codename_Panzers_Cold_War_cutrscene.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Buzzbomb on July 29, 2015, 07:00:09 PM
Here is one from the vaults,

Post '45 UCAV

(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/SSM/R-38%20UCAV12.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: perttime on July 30, 2015, 02:17:53 PM
hushkit's "TurbospiteS"
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Volkodav on July 31, 2015, 05:57:45 PM
Couldn't help myself after seeing those screen shots, popped onto Steam and bought Codename: Panzers - Cold War  ;D
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Volkodav on July 31, 2015, 09:08:28 PM
How about, so long as the war clouds start gathering before the lend lease Shermans are returned, the British decide to upgrade theirs to a common, much improved, standard.  Say Sherman V (M-4A4) hull, making re-engining easier, HVSS, Jumbo style add on armour and most importantly the larger T23 turret, initially for a superior 17pdr installation but then the 20pdr.

Would the M4A4 engine bay be large enough for a RR Meteor? 
Would the T23 turret be able to handle a 20pdr?
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 01, 2015, 02:47:19 AM
hushkit's "TurbospiteS"
BEAUTIFUL!!!
 :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Frank3k on August 01, 2015, 05:03:27 AM
My Douglas P-60C (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5236.msg86012#msg86012) is something non-NAZI to do with the AZ Model P-60 kits:

(http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/Images/f60/f60c.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: jcf on August 01, 2015, 07:59:32 AM
In period Meteor and 'Meteor-ish' notions from Gloster.

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/GLOSTER_PXXX_001.png)

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/GLOSTER_P262_P300_01.png)

(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/GLOSTER_P228_P231_01.png)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 02, 2015, 11:59:41 AM
Love these Meteors! :)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 02, 2015, 01:29:10 PM
This GB might also provide the basis for an operational Reaper:

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/reaper001.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Steve Blazo on August 04, 2015, 10:48:49 AM
My Douglas P-60C ([url]http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5236.msg86012#msg86012[/url]) is something non-NAZI to do with the AZ Model P-60 kits:

([url]http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/Images/f60/f60c.jpg[/url])


So sexy !!!!   I like !!!!  Very nice !!!! :P :P
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Steve Blazo on August 04, 2015, 10:50:56 AM
This GB might also provide the basis for an operational Reaper:

([url]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/reaper001.jpg[/url])


If all the rockets were fired at once, would it stall ?? :o
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 05, 2015, 03:53:08 AM
More inspiration:  Turboprop Mustang Design:

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Mustang_turboprop_zpsc7s0t8gd.jpg)

Maybe also do similar with F-82.
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Acree on August 08, 2015, 06:54:11 AM
Something I'm thinking about doing... maybe...

thoughts?
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 09, 2015, 02:20:29 AM
I imagine such a thing having only cockpit on one side and a big honking' gun on the other...
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Acree on August 10, 2015, 06:30:13 AM
Hmmmm... I was thinking night fighter... but a Twin Vampire Tse-tse Fly might be interesting...
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: tsrjoe on August 13, 2015, 05:30:42 PM
of possible interest and inspiration ...

World War 2.5 facebook page ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428504027459346/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428504027459346/)

Finnoscandia alternative modelling group ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/783502938413998/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/783502938413998/)

John Lacey's profiling page ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/424515324344975/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/424515324344975/)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: kitnut617 on August 13, 2015, 06:15:02 PM
Hmmmm... I was thinking night fighter... but a Twin Vampire Tse-tse Fly might be interesting...

In a similar vein to this then, which I might just get on with and join the GB if my work schedule eases up a bit (really busy right now as it's the middle of construction season at the YYC where I work now [6 day weeks working anywhere between 10-14 hours a day])
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 15, 2015, 01:38:53 PM
F-90 with J57 jet engine

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/F-90-j57.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/F-90-j57.jpeg.html)

F-90 with F-100 bits

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/F-90-100.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/F-90-100.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: finsrin on August 15, 2015, 02:09:16 PM
Excellent Ysi Excellent :)
To the F-90 8) and its mods 8)
Dang it,,, no one makes a 1/72 F-90 styrene kit :(
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 16, 2015, 03:27:12 AM

Dang it,,, no one makes a 1/72 F-90 styrene kit :(


Odd - you can get Resin and Vacuform but no injection styrene:

(http://helicon.meccahosting.com/~a00083e7/72xf90boxart.jpg)
(http://www.oldmodelkits.com/jpegs/KR%20Models%20XF-90.JPG)
(http://www.toremmodellismo.it/images/MIEI%20KIT/AEREI/PROJECT%20X/124_2477.JPG)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on August 16, 2015, 03:35:41 AM

Dang it,,, no one makes a 1/72 F-90 styrene kit :(

Odd - you can get Resin and Vacuform but no injection styrene:


That's a shame. The F-90 has so much WHIF potential.  Upgrade it with a J57 or a J79? Zoom zoom zoom.
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: kitnut617 on August 16, 2015, 06:22:30 AM

Odd - you can get Resin and Vacuform but no injection styrene:


Hawk did a 1/48 injection kit of the XP-90, it was reboxed by Aurora as a F-90A (and appeared in 13 different boxings)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 16, 2015, 06:51:50 AM

Odd - you can get Resin and Vacuform but no injection styrene:


Hawk did a 1/48 injection kit of the XP-90, it was reboxed by Aurora as a F-90A (and appeared in 13 different boxings)

I'm good in 1/48 - have the Collect-aire one. :)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 16, 2015, 06:58:45 AM
Speaking of F-90s, what about a 332d Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) F-90 in bare metal with red tail/nose carrying on the WWII scheme:

(http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/uploads/2/hsgs0825.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 16, 2015, 06:32:13 PM
^^^^^
Tuskegee: Great idea.

XP-90 is so beautiful !!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on August 16, 2015, 07:14:03 PM
Just added this to my Hannants cart for my next purchase:

Tuskegee Red Tailed Mustangs (7) (http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WB72001)

(https://d26qn1y84zs32g.cloudfront.net/pics/WB72001.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 19, 2015, 03:23:25 AM
Speaking of F-90s, what about a 332d Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) F-90 in bare metal with red tail/nose carrying on the WWII scheme:



Somewhat close to this idea:

(http://helicon.meccahosting.com/~a00083e7/72xf90midlftrear1.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: finsrin on August 19, 2015, 03:37:11 AM
Speaking of F-90s, what about a 332d Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) F-90 in bare metal with red tail/nose carrying on the WWII scheme:



Somewhat close to this idea:

([url]http://helicon.meccahosting.com/~a00083e7/72xf90midlftrear1.jpg[/url])


Oh Oh Oh & awesome  :-*
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 19, 2015, 09:04:13 AM
^^^^^
Love it.
Perfect companion IMO is YB-60. Another beauty.
http://vdpraxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Convair_YB-60_side_top_view_SN_49-2676_061102-F-1234P-002.jpg (http://vdpraxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Convair_YB-60_side_top_view_SN_49-2676_061102-F-1234P-002.jpg)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 20, 2015, 02:15:45 AM
^^^^^
Love it.
Perfect companion IMO is YB-60. Another beauty.
[url]http://vdpraxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Convair_YB-60_side_top_view_SN_49-2676_061102-F-1234P-002.jpg[/url] ([url]http://vdpraxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Convair_YB-60_side_top_view_SN_49-2676_061102-F-1234P-002.jpg[/url])


and if you buy Anigrand's 1/44 kit of the YB-60, you also get a XF-90 (amongst other things):

(http://www.anigrand.com/images/items/AA4003_YB-60/AA4003_YB-60_parts.jpg)

Maybe do a flying diorama of a Red Tailed XF-90 escorting an operation B-60 on a mission... ;)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 26, 2015, 07:18:46 PM
^^^^^^ :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: W.W.III-Between the years of 1946-1955 GB Inspiration
Post by: Volkodav on August 29, 2015, 08:29:20 PM
Just had a thought on the cause of the war.  Japan is very lucky through 1942, perhaps there carriers survive Midway, and a stalemate is reached in the Pacific leading to an armistice in late 42 early 43.  The Allies concentrate on Germany but remain very concerned about Japan and following their liberation the French and Dutch are very agitated about their lost colonies.