Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Battle of the Atlantic - 2011

Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:49 AM

I have a Revell 1/72 Snowberry I've been collecting research data for and thought a GB in FSM would be an interesting way to see if there are any other builders out there with a similar desire. Corvettes, U-Boats, destroyers, cruisers, the Hood, the Bismark, even patrol aircraft (PBYs, Sunderlands, etc) all that sailed/flew and fought in/over the Atlantic waters during the second world war (1939-1940).

I'd like the Start Date of 2/24/2010 (the 70th anniversary of the day the Snowberry was laid down).

List of Build Members:

Aurora-7 Revell 1/72 Snowberry

Aggieman Trumpeter 1/48 Condor

satch_ip Wildcat

stikpusher Academy 1/350 Graf Spee

Dirkpitt289 B-17

Konigwolf13 Trumpeter 1/32 Swordfish

Summit TF99 ships (?)

M1 A1 tanker Revell 1/72 S-100 Class Schnellboot

eatthis Multiple 1/350 ships

jay12472 FM-1 Wildcat - Royal Navy Hellct(s)

Gregbbear Revell of Germany 1/72 Junker Ju-290

Silentmodeler Revell Spitfire(Seafire?) MK II

Antipodean Andy Dragon 1/350 USS Buchanan as USS Quick

espins1 Tamiya 1/700 Prinz Eugen

Dariusz Italeri 1/48 Arado 196

Sofaking Tamiya 1/700 British E Class as the Electra

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Dirkpitt289

Member since
March 2008
From: New Jersey

Posted by Dirkpitt289 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:03 PM

I have a SBD Dauntless I was thinking of doing in the Atlantic scheme. I just finished one for the Pacific GB so I might be able to do another and fix the things I didn't do on the other one.

Dirk

On The Bench:

B-17F "Old 666" [1/72]

JU-52/53 Minesweeper [1/72]

Twin Me 262's [1/72] Nightfighter and Big Cannon

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:15 PM

Sure, that's a good idea and far enough away to be realistic about. I'd probably add to my Coastal Command collection, in particular if you'd allow crossover builds.

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Dirkpitt289

Member since
March 2008
From: New Jersey

Posted by Dirkpitt289 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:34 PM

bondoman wrote:
Sure, that's a good idea and far enough away to be realistic about. I'd probably add to my Coastal Command collection, in particular if you'd allow crossover builds.

I have an RAF Coastal Command B-17. Its scheduled for a different build but I like the paint scheme of the RAFCC

Dirk

On The Bench:

B-17F "Old 666" [1/72]

JU-52/53 Minesweeper [1/72]

Twin Me 262's [1/72] Nightfighter and Big Cannon

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:44 PM

Crossovers are no problem. I don't favor exclusive builds. Share your project with as many places as you'd like.

Dirk, I'd love to see a model of a 17 done up in Coastal Command. I've toyed with the idea of doing my 1/48 Monogram Liberator as one.

Just no one try sneaking in a tank, please, for this build.

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Dirkpitt289

Member since
March 2008
From: New Jersey

Posted by Dirkpitt289 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:58 PM

Why no tanks? There should be a few at the bottom of the Atlantic somewhere.

Dirk

On The Bench:

B-17F "Old 666" [1/72]

JU-52/53 Minesweeper [1/72]

Twin Me 262's [1/72] Nightfighter and Big Cannon

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:17 PM

Great. Another possibility is the Jeremiah O'Brien.

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:16 PM

Sure, targets are valid subjects.

I guess in that sense, tanks as cargo (or sunken cargo) would be valid, too.

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:30 PM

Aurora-7 wrote:
Sure, targets are valid subjects.

I guess in that sense, tanks as cargo (or sunken cargo) would be valid, too.

Deck cargo! After all, Liberty ships were the whole point, right?

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Summit

Member since
October 2007
From: Inland Northwest

Posted by Summit on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:22 PM

Amazing I just ordered the Trump 1/700 USS Washington, Trump 1/700 HMS Eskimo Tribal Class Destroyer and the Tamiya 1/700 King George V this morning. Anyone see the connection with these three ? I have been wanting to do a Naval Dio for some time. I have several other projects at this time but hope to have them on the shelf by 2010

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:39 PM

Las Vegas likes the GB already. We'll send a guy to talk terms.

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:51 AM

Well I did just pick up the new Academy Graf Spee...

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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satch_ip

Member since
September 2009
From: Spring Branch, TX

Posted by satch_ip on Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:46 AM

I'm thinking Wildcat...

how to make a gif

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:59 AM

Have you opened up the box yet? What do you think of the kit?

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:05 PM

Summit wrote:
Amazing I just ordered the Trump 1/700 USS Washington, Trump 1/700 HMS Eskimo Tribal Class Destroyer and the Tamiya 1/700 King George V this morning. Anyone see the connection with these three ?

Just a guess but, Task Force 99?

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:23 PM

Aurora-7 wrote:
Have you opened up the box yet? What do you think of the kit?

Of the Graf Spee? I think it looks pretty nice for what I paid. I read plenty of stuff on here about how it stacks up against Trumpeters offering, and how both kits have shortcomings. In the end I could not justify a near $100 for the Trumpeter offering, but $40 for this one was reasonable.

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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Summit

Member since
October 2007
From: Inland Northwest

Posted by Summit on Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:04 PM

Aurora-7 wrote:
Summit wrote:
Amazing I just ordered the Trump 1/700 USS Washington, Trump 1/700 HMS Eskimo Tribal Class Destroyer and the Tamiya 1/700 King George V this morning. Anyone see the connection with these three ?

Just a guess but, Task Force 99?

Good Guess as you are Correct

stik - I think that Graf Spee looks like a fantastic kit !

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."

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Konigwolf13

Member since
May 2009
From: Hobart, Tasmania

Posted by Konigwolf13 on Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:07 PM

Hmmm, FW condor or CAM Hurricane both sound good, depends on what I can locate

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Aggieman

Member since
January 2015
From: Katy, TX

Posted by Aggieman on Friday, October 30, 2009 3:50 PM

Put me down for this with, at this point, Trumpeter 1/48 Condor.

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:54 PM

Could not believe it when I found this site. What a resource for my build:

http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:39 PM

Michael, I too am working on a Corvette, basically I only have the hull painted at this point. I would love to take a look at that link but I only get the error page. Could you please check it and post it again. Thanks.

I may join you for this GB later after I seehow far along I get on some other builds.

Dave

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:24 PM

Dave,

Try cutting and pasting the text below into your browser's address field. The link works fine for my Firefox browser:

http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/

Good luck with your corvette. Hope you can join the build next year.

Anyone, else having trouble with the link?

I also have this link to Flower Class Corvette data:

http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/Flower/

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Summit

Member since
October 2007
From: Inland Northwest

Posted by Summit on Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:50 PM

Both links worked fine for me.... Fantastic information. I need to get one of those monsters myself...

Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:24 PM

Thanks Michael, the original link now works for me. A server somewhere along the line must have been down. Thanks. I've seen the second link before, good stuff there too.

Dave

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, November 2, 2009 10:17 AM

For those who have cable/satellite TV and the Military Channel, here's a link of airing dates to their 3-part series of 'Battle of the Atlantic'.

http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=52.15906.127814.37794.2

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PaPa-John

Member since
January 2007
From: Regina, Saskatchewan Canada

Posted by PaPa-John on Monday, November 2, 2009 8:33 PM

Here's a link on the Battle of The Atlantic Enjoy the read and hope it encourages you in your buildings

http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsAtlanticBattles.htm

John

On the bench: 1:72 Hobbycraft CF-105 Avro Arrow. 1:24 Revell Dodge Superbee 2n1.

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M1 A1 A2 Tanker

Member since
August 2006
From: Amherst, MA

Posted by M1 A1 A2 Tanker on Monday, November 2, 2009 8:42 PM

Can I join with Revell's 1/72 S-100 Class Schnellboot?

See ya

Scott

“Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.” ~ Joseph Campbell

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 7:17 AM

Sure. They didn't serve in the Pacific.

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Aurora-7

Member since
December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Saturday, November 7, 2009 3:01 PM

Thanks for the link, Papa-J.

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Konigwolf13

Member since
May 2009
From: Hobart, Tasmania

Posted by Konigwolf13 on Saturday, November 7, 2009 6:11 PM

Please confirm me for a Sea Hurricane. If I can get it, I'll do the 1/48 hasegawa sea hurricane as a cam launch, if I cant locate the kit (its discontinued) I'll have to mod a normal MK1, so either way, a CAM Hurricane

Andrew

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