Gunships GB: Completed Physical Models

[Weaver]

When you've finished your model, please post it in this thread in order for it to be included in the voting process.

Posts on this thread should consist of:

1. Up to three photographs

2. A short description (about a paragraph)

3. A link to the build thread


Please DO NOT post comments, questions, critiques or anything else except finished build entries on this thread. If you want to comment on a model, please do so on the relevent build thread.

If you want your efforts to be judged in multiple categories, i.e. a physical build and/or a profile and/or a back story, then please post the relevent material in EACH of the relevent 'finished builds' threads. Work will only be entered into voting for the categories in which it's submitted.

[KiwiZac]

1/72 CASA 352M "Miguel"



In the late 1960s General Franco directed the Ejercito del Aire to develop a gunship in the vein of the American "Spooky" or "Puff", to be used against anti-colonialists in Spanish Sahara. Three CASA 352L aircraft - licence-built Junkers Ju52 transports - were duly converted to carry an array of machineguns, two miniguns and a Bofors 40mm cannon and re-engined with a pair of powerful Rolls-Royce Merlins in place of the original three radials.

[Acree]

"General VandeBoom" was the nickname for a field modification of a Beech JRB completed by a pair of Marine officers (one a junior pilot and the other a mid-level artillery officer) during the difficult days of the Guadalcanal campaign.  The JRB had been the personal transport of Maj Gen AA Vandegrift and was modified by mounting a 75mm M1A1 pack howitzer firing out the doorway on the port side of the aircraft.  A .50 caliber machine gun was also mounted to assist with aiming.

Here is a link to the build thread and backstory:  http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=6169.0

[Weaver]

Okay, it's well past midnight on the 31st, so I hereby declare this GB closed. A poll will follow shortly.