Thinking about new projects and Campaigns, and why not a Big Cats Campaign Mk II ?

Plenty of subjects, various periods (WWII, Cold War, modern..), tanks, planes...
It should be fun... again.

What do you guys think ?

Here were the available kittens :

Here are the available kittens:

Puma - Sd.Kfz. 234/2
Puma (IFV)
IDF Puma(Combat engineering vehicle )
Helicopters
HMS Puma

Luchs "Lynx" - Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs"
Spähpanzer Luchs
Westland Lynx helicopter
HMS Lynx

Panthers ( All versions )
F9F Panther
Panther motorcycles (UK 1920's)
Panther CLV (british army 4x4)
Isuzu Panther (car)
Panther Westwinds (car)
SMS Panther (ship)
Eurocopter Panther
HMS Panther

Tigers ( I and II, Jagd , Sturm and Berge)
F7F Tigercat
F11F Tiger
F-5 Tiger II
Leyland Tiger bus
Sunbeam Tiger, a muscle car

Gepard - The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer (with Leopard chassis)
Flakpanzer 38(t) )

Leopards (All versions)
HMS Leopard

Jaguar (1 and 2 versions)
Uk - French Fighter
XF10F Jaguar
HMS Jaguar
Jaguar (all car models)

Lion - "Lion of Babylon" tank.
Seat Leon, car
HMS Lion

M18 Hellcat
F6F Hellcat

F-14 Tomcat

F4F Wildcat

F8F Bearcat

F9F/F-9 Cougar
Cougar H (4x4)
Mercury Cougar, an automobile
Ford Cougar a European automobile release
Eurocopter Cougar and Eurocopter Super Puma, helicopter types
AVGP Cougar, a Canadian armored fighting vehicle
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar, a twin-engined light aircraft

Cheetah MMPV

Cessna T-50/AT-8/AT-17/C-78/UC-78B/JRC Bobcat
Canadian Bobcat (LAV version )
Bobcat Bulldozer vehicles

Plasan Sand Cat (IDF )

Martin KIII Kitten (1917 high-altitude fighter )

Well if you decide to run with it count me in I am always up for a good campaign

Thanks,
Jon

Good gawd John! That's quite a list you have compiled there buddy! You must've been thinking about this a long time!

I'm all tapped out as far as Campaigns are concerned BUT, depending on the details and start time???????








~ Jeff

Hi John,

Depending on start time could be keen, im in 4 campaigns that are about to start & a slow builder so would need to see the start / finish time

Cheers Mike

I'm in John, from what I can remember I have at least a Puma, Panther, a Tiger and a King Tiger all in 1/35 scale in the stash

I can be in John!i enjoyed your last one from 08-09 Hopefuuly it won't start till later this year.i would build Tamiya 25142 Early Tiger

This is very attempting proposal. I've got several Tigers and Panthers in my stash waiting and it seems, I wont have time to take part in ongoing "Panther campaign". I'll just wait more info about timetable for this.

Late this year would be ok for you guys ?

September ?
November ?
December ?

runing for about 7 months ?

I have my hands full with Military railroad campaign up to the end of December...

Mid to end of October start I go back to school to finish my Masters in September so I don't know yet how much of my time that will take up havent been in school since May 2004

As I said in your other Cold War proposal, I can scare up a Leopard or two! (Looks like one for each, unless another cat takes my fancy...)

Tom

Hi Guys,

Start December, run for 7 months could work for me but will watch & see what is decided

Mike

Just to add, the ROK K2 goes by the Black Panther name. I don't know of any kits of that tank though.

What about the Iraqi IM-1 Lions? There's an old article about them in an issue of Military Modeler (May 1994). These were basically five M1s that were gifted to Iraq after Iran-Contra went public. They were to be converted for integration in the Iraqui forces with the addition of Soviet features such as a 125mm main gun.

Would the Iraqi Lion work for this campaign?

Thanks Alex I will update the list ASAP.
I couldn't find any info on those M1's, only the Lion of Babylon tank based on the T-72 .

So December 2012 - July 2013 is ok then ?

So far I count 9.. still one more to send it to Gary.

The List: -- feel free to send me some more info on other "kittens", I used this list on the previous Big Cats Campaign, so there could be more cats out there...

Here are the available kittens:

Puma - Sd.Kfz. 234/2
Puma (IFV)
IDF Puma(Combat engineering vehicle )
Helicopters
HMS Puma

Luchs "Lynx" - Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs"
Spähpanzer Luchs
Westland Lynx helicopter
HMS Lynx

Panthers ( All versions )
F9F Panther
Panther motorcycles (UK 1920's)
Panther CLV (british army 4x4)
Isuzu Panther (car)
Panther Westwinds (car)
SMS Panther (ship)
Eurocopter Panther
HMS Panther

Tigers ( I and II, Jagd , Sturm and Berge)
F7F Tigercat
F11F Tiger
F-5 Tiger II
Leyland Tiger bus
Sunbeam Tiger, a muscle car

Gepard - The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer (with Leopard chassis)
Flakpanzer 38(t) )

Leopards (All versions)
HMS Leopard

Jaguar (1 and 2 versions)
Uk - French Fighter
XF10F Jaguar
HMS Jaguar
Jaguar (all car models)

Lion - "Lion of Babylon" tank.
Seat Leon, car
HMS Lion


M18 Hellcat
F6F Hellcat

F-14 Tomcat

F4F Wildcat

F8F Bearcat

F9F/F-9 Cougar
Cougar H (4x4)
Mercury Cougar, an automobile
Ford Cougar a European automobile release
Eurocopter Cougar and Eurocopter Super Puma, helicopter types
AVGP Cougar, a Canadian armored fighting vehicle
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar, a twin-engined light aircraft

Cheetah MMPV

K2 Black Panther

Cessna T-50/AT-8/AT-17/C-78/UC-78B/JRC Bobcat
Canadian Bobcat (LAV version )
Bobcat Bulldozer vehicles

Plasan Sand Cat (IDF )

Martin KIII Kitten (1917 high-altitude fighter )

Hi Guys,

If this cat proposel catches claw's from what i am learning about campaigns they are meant to be an unstarted kit? Just that I have a dragon panther d that i have cleaned the road wheels & torsion bars up on would that be useable or to far gone?

Cheers Mike

If that's the only thing done, I might squeeze you on the BigCats train

Hi John,

Yes that is all, i took so long cleaning them up it got shelved lol, so if is a Dec to July campaign then I would sign up.

Cheers Mike

I'm in maybe a Tamiya Leopard 2A5 in German, or a Hobbyboss 2A4 in Polish colors

Hi John,
just how small can a big cat be? I´d like to do a Bundeswehr Ozelot.

The real cat is little bigger than a house cat, is that ok?
Paul

Welcome Paul P !
It's ok Paul, it's still a cat

Gonna send this one to Gary then

John, The Scale Modeler Magazine article on the IM-1 doesn't have any listed references...or even a real photo of the vehicle. The article says that there are few documents and photos of the vehicles...given how they were acquired that's understandable. They were basically hush money.

Two were converted from M1s to IM-1s. They lacked parts for proper training and maintenance and were relegated to the tank park.

It's a neat twist to the Abrams Family. I've had it on my "to-do" list since I first saw it in the magazine. I'm going to keep looking for references but if you think there'll be any issues to doing this one I can completely understand.

Hi John,
cool I just ordered one, and a Tiger B for the "model a foto
II", a Gloster Meteor for when I need a change, 3 Verlinden
figure sets and ...
Oh bugger, I got carried away again.
Paul

John, remove the Iraqi M1 from the list. It's fake. It would have been nice if they had mentioned that in the magazine.

Link

Thanks Alex !
I was witing for a confirmation first, the Lion from Babylon it's a different tank, T-72 based, a real one

Anyway guys I already sent it to Gary !
Just have to wait a bit.

John ,, I just got my hands on the old Tamiya Gepard AA tank so yup i'm in on this too



Phill