Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => 46' GB => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on April 02, 2021, 08:42:37 PM

Title: USN Black Gang
Post by: The Big Gimper 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.

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: Sport25ing on April 03, 2021, 05:51:45 AM

1.

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: 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?

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: The Big Gimper 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 (https://www.hannants.co.uk/). 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/BRL72204?result-token=0XqGk)

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

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

HTH

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: The Big Gimper 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.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51093236665_bdea13d02a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kQWccx)
USN Black Gang (https://flic.kr/p/2kQWccx) by Big Gimper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/21812089@N02/), on Flickr

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 04, 2021, 04:46:12 AM

Orderly boxes of intrigue

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: kitnut617 on April 04, 2021, 05:38:00 AM

Is that opposite to a RUD Carl   ;D  (I'll get m' coat --- [runs for cover])

Title: Re: USN Black Gang
Post by: Geoff 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