DeHavilland Vampire GB ***Complete & Archived***

[PaulBradley]

Taking my own advice, here's an idea for a GB for later on next year. September 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the first flight of the deHavilland Vampire, the RAF (and Britain's) second jet fighter after the Meteor. I was thinking of late September to the end of October - Halloween is a Tuesday next year.....

While we've done a deHavilland GB and we've done an Airfix 1/72 T.11 single kit GB, we've not done one of the Vampire in all it's forms.

This is as good a reason as any for those of us with the new Airfix 1/48 F.3 to build it, but there have been a number of new kits of the Vampire released in recent years, so this would be a GB for all kits of the DH Vampire, any scale any markings (except WHIFS, please)

Some examples of possible kits to use:

Airfix 1/48 Vampire F.3 (which can also be built as an FB.5)

Airfix 1/72 T.11

Heller and Airfix 1/72 FB.9

Frog 1/72 FB.9

AModel's range of 1/72 Vampires

CzechMaster Resin's series of 1/72 Vampires

Mark 1 Models range of 1/144 Vampires

Special Hobby's range of 1/72 Vampires

Classic Airframes' range of 1/48 Vampires

(If you must, Trumpeter and Hobbycraft also did approximations of the Vampire in 1/48.....)

So who's up for this?

List of participants:

1. Paul B
2. David Womby
3. Fred K
4. iggie
5. lancfan
6. Stuart
7. H-Bomb
8. Mil24 Dave
9. Beany

[DavidWomby]

Me!

David

[PaulBradley]

Lol! Love the eagerness!

[fredk]

most definatutily; I have the the Airfix 1/48 and the 1/72 T.II and a couple of the Heller FB.5
And that time schedule suits me as well
In case any one asks; what about the Heller Mistral ?

[iggie]

Yep!

[lancfan]

I'm a definite for this one, I have a selection of suitable kits in the stash from the mk.1 to the NF.12.

[PaulBradley]

Well, that's 5 already! Any more?

[PaulBradley]

In case any one asks; what about the Heller Mistral ?

Yes - it was a license built Vampire, so we can allow that.

[Stuart]

It's hard to say 100% this far out as I know that's going to be a busy time for me, but put me down as a yes - After seeing Mike Grants wonderful Swiss SH Vampire build in AFM a few months back I really fancy building that kit - and I NEVER thought I'd say that about a special hobby kit!

[PaulBradley]

Will do, Stuart! Mike's build certainly is inspirational! That's one I plan on doing, too.

[H-bomb]

Oh go on then as long as it doesn't conflict with my annual bath
Cheers HowdirtyamI

[PaulBradley]

TMI, Howwideisthetubring?!

[mil 24]

hi
i would like to put my name for built i have several ideas about what plane to built

dave

[PaulBradley]

Will add you to the list when I get home, Dave!

[beany]

The last Vampire I built was a Blitzbau and I have another 1/72 ALDI special in the stash. I will take more time over this build so count me in.