Here is the official thread for The True North Strong and Free Campaign.

The True North Strong and Free Campaign is a group build of Canadian Forces equipment, including tanks, aircraft, ships and infantry from the First World War to the war in Afghanistan. The proposed start date is December 26, 2009 until Canada Day, July 1st, 2010. I last submitted it on October 17th, so hopefully it will be accepted!

Dioramas are welcome as well! If you want to join, just post here or, when it's accepted, enlist on the campaign page. When you finish the campaign you will be awarded this ribbon:.

Have fun, and I'll see you on Dec. 26th!

zaltar

Count me in!

C2 MEXAS and maybe a Coyote


cheers

I'm in, 2 Dieppe Churchills Mk I & Mk III.

Thanks for clarifying guys, it's nice to know that you're still in!

Here's the list of modelers who said that they would join on the old topic:

M4A2Sherman
bulivyf
chrisj
junglejim
Littorio
randyd
csmanning
sauceman
muchachos
TheDiggs
tANK2112
tjbear66
mother
f1matt
talib
peacekeeper
BradM
ppawlak1
wrenchy
stormfront
Zaltar (myself)

Hope this helps everyone at the campaign staff. BTW: Congrats Gary on becoming the new Campaign manager!

zaltar

Ya, I'll come along for the ride. It should be an interesting campaign.

I'm in for this. In the middle of a RM Up Armoured Coyote and the Tamiya 1/16th Lepeord 2A6 I'm converting to a Canadian machine!


Cheers Chris

That makes twenty three of us now! Chris: I'll definitely be excited to see your 1/16th scale Leopard, I've never seen one in that scale before!

zaltar

Hi James,

The build has been a long one, I did put it away until I gathered enough reference to convert it to a Canadian version. Now I'm trying to decide whether to scratch build the slat armour or not. And I guess its time to dig it out again. I'll have to add the belly armour and the upper hull nose armour. I will take photos and post as much as I can with it!

Cheers Chris

Id like to get involved. I have all the bits to build a C1 Mexas so perhaps this is the chance to finally get it all out of the stash!

Im in!i just got the tamiya 2a6 and the storm conversion cdn.all i need is some tim horton cups in 1/35th!

Tim Horton's Cups would rock!!! That's an awesome idea!

Campaign approved! When the campaign starts, I will make this thread sticky and create a gallery.

Groovy!

Well troops, there's no turning back now, woowhoo!



cheers

YES!!!!! And now we play the waiting game...

I'll see you guys here on Boxing Day, and I can't wait to see all of your entries as the completion date nears! Oh, and by the way, if your name is on the list, please go to the True North Strong and Free campaign page and enlist!

zaltar

A PM has been sent to all those who wanted to join notifying them that the campaign enlistment has started.

zaltar

Hey Z the link did'nt work for me where do I sign in?

I'm in too in the dios section,currently working on a dieppe scene

regards
Bruce

Hi everybody, sorry for the mistake, I have no idea what happened with the link.

Here it is: The True North Strong and Free Official Campaign Page

zaltar

Here's a question, if I build a Canadian M-578 recovery vehicle, can it also be entered in the proposed army engineering campaign?

cheers

Not sure what I'll build. Thinking Husky ARV from the BVM kit, an UNMEE Coyote, an M5A1 Late, or a 40mm Bofors! Great days to be a modeller of Canuck AFV's eh!

Certainly, if you want to enter any model feel free to enter it, as long as it is not finished before the start date.




Tough choice! I'm going to build the Dragon Firefly Vc, and I'm debating whether or not to give it a diorama with Dragon's Commonwealth Troops. If I have time, I'll also build Academy's Nieuport 17 and give it Billy Bishop's markings.

zaltar

I have no idea what I signed up to build but I will find something.

@ TheDiggs: I sent you the link because you had showed interest in the campaign on the old topic on the Canadian Armor section, but I hope that you have fun deciding and building your entry! I'm glad that you joined!

zaltar

Does anybody else know what they're going to build for the campaign?

zaltar

Oh it will be fun, I just have to figure out a subject. I will probably do a destroyer or a frigate. I just have to decide what era I want to go for. I don't have a Canadian warship yet but I have been thinking about adding one for some time. This campaign gives me the excuse I needed to do a little bit research and pick something out.

A modern Canadian frigate will go nicely with my British destroyer and US frigate since we seem to cooperate rather well in the north Atlantic.