Battle of the Atlantic Feb. 1 to Aug 1, 2006

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Battle of the Atlantic Feb. 1 to Aug 1, 2006

Posted by razordws on Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:16 PM

As 2006 is rapidly filling up with pre-planned GB's and given the level of interest in this build I decided I better get this thread going sooner rather than later. So without further ado...

The rules (aussie rules: anything goes Wink [;)]

):

Begin February 1st 2006 and End August 1st 2006

1) The Battle of the Atlantic spanned virtually the entire conflict so any Aircraft, Ship or Submarine that was involved in the Atlantic during WWII is included. This includes all coastal ships (such as MTB's) and landbased aircraft that can be shown to have had some roll in the conflict (beaufighters and He 111's etc.)

2) All scales, after market, scratch built etc. is allowed. Go for it!!! Tongue [:P]

3) Have fun!!! (like I need to say that) Big Smile [:D]

Badges: Please download and link to your own site (Hopefully they will still be useful after the change over)

PsychopathsParticipants:

Dave(razordws) - Revell 1/72 Ju 290 A-5 (Completed - Pg.43)
and Tamiya 1/700 O-Class British Destroyers (Completed - Pg. 31)
Bob(bobbaily) - AM 1/48 Avenger (Completed - Pg.42)
Mike(Jeeves) - AM 1/48 Dauntless (Completed - Pg.41)
Jules(j.s.harrison) - Revell 1/72 Uboat VIIC
Chris(panzerWulff) - Ac-4 Catalina
Darren(darson) - Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighter
Daniel(pingtang) - Uboat or battleship?
Karl(KJ200) - Revell 1/72 He 177 (Completed - Pg. 36)
Leon(newtothegame) - Wildcat or Avenger
Jay(jboutin)- Academy 1/72 PBY-5a Catalina/Canso (completed - Pg. 44)
Tanky(tankmaster7) - Com. Series 1/350 SC-497 Subchaser
Tom(tho9900) - Revell 1/72 S100 Schnellboot?
Sean(tweety1) - 1/72 He 219 and/or MPM Uboat XXIII
Kevin(roadkill_275) - ?
Thad(KINGTHAD) - ?
Rick(rjkplasticmod) - Tamiya 1/48 Swordfish (Completed - Pg 40)
Matthew(mpartric) - Revell/Monogram 1/48 He 111
Marc(Wing_nut) - 1/72 He 115 C-1
Imperator-Rex - 1/72 Scnellboat
Marc(superbear) - 1/72 Hasegawa Lancaster
Solid - Propellermodels Lockheed Hudson   (Completed - Pg.20)
Richard(Rsaddlemire) - 1/48 Hobbycraft Seafire XV (Completed - Pg.16)
Scott(espins1) - 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SB2C-4 Helldiver                                                             Michael(hillbilly) - 1/48 Monogram Kingfisher (Completed - Pg.25)

David(frogfoot) - 1/400 u-boat VIIC-T4 (Completed - Pg.24)
hkshooter - AM 1/48 SBD-3 (Completed - Pg.44)

Dave

Reply

bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:16 PM

I'm in-Accurate Minatures 1/48th scale Avenger (or maybe built as a Tarpon-Tom's starting to draw me to the Dark Side.....).

Bob

Reply

Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:07 PM

Me-- I'll build up an AM Dauntless in Atlantic scheme... start and end dates though are when??

Mike

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:22 PM

MIke: Dates are in the topic headline but I will add them to the intro as well.

Bob: Glad to have you aboard

Dave

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:07 PM

Naaaaahhhhh I have no interest in this GB at all........Sorry Kremps was at the keyboard Black Eye [B)]

Cool Dave of course i'm in, go ahead and put me down for the Revell 1/72 TypeVIIc U-boat complete with the Eduard PE set Thumbs Up [tup]

Reply
Edit

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:09 PM

Oh yeah love the badge mate Thumbs Up [tup]

Good one.......

Reply
Edit

PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:09 PM

if i can find the markings i want to try a RAF costal command catalina but i have to find out what cat's are available in what scale Mischief [:-,]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:13 PM

Yah Jules... thought you'd like that one given your build and all. As for Kremps, she just knows how much time you're going to spend on this build so I can see why she's a little jealous and trying to keep you out of it. Wink [;)]

Dave

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:16 PM

Chris I know Academy makes some excellent ones in 1/72. Not sure what's available in 1/48.

Dave

Reply

darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, October 31, 2005 12:05 AM

Dave I'm definitely in with either a Coastal Command Beaufighter Mk.X from Tamiya or US Navy TBF-1C Avenger from AM.

Reply

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, October 31, 2005 1:33 AM

I've gotta enter this one..... Don't know what I'll build, but I'll sort something out before Feb. I'm thinking maybe one of those big U-boats or maybe a battleship.

-Daniel

Reply

KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Monday, October 31, 2005 7:34 AM

Dave Put me down for a Revell He 177.

Only 3 months and a day to go Party [party]

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

Reply

gwaihir

Member since
October 2003
From: Everett, WA

Posted by gwaihir on Monday, October 31, 2005 9:24 AM

I'm in with either a wildcat or avenger. However, I am curious what version of dauntless was used in the atlantic. I have a -1 that I really don't want to do in nmf - probably too early though...

Great badge by the way!
Leon

Click the banner to see my builds.

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Monday, October 31, 2005 10:09 AM

Darren, Daniel, Karl and Leon: Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

Dave

Reply

Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Monday, October 31, 2005 10:21 AM

Sorry Dave-- I am blind as a bat!

Mike

Reply

jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Monday, October 31, 2005 12:05 PM

I dunno, well maybe, um, let me figure... well - hey OUCH, that hurts! stop twisting my arm! Okay, Okay I'll join! You say Academy does a 1:72 Catalina? maybe I can do a Canadian Canso operating out of Nova Scotia or Newfoundland... We'll see. Maybe I can do Flt Lt David Hornell's, He recieved the VC for attacking a U-boat and his actions there after which cost him his life.

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

Reply

Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, October 31, 2005 1:01 PM

Of course, where the Aussies the englishman and the texan go, I must inevitably follow. After all, what would a usual suspects group build be without Tanky's tablecloths, eh? Big Smile [:D]

Put me down for a U.S ship in 1/350 that served as a sub hunter- more details when I find the kit amidst my stash and figure out what exactly it is.

-Tanky

Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Monday, October 31, 2005 1:34 PM

Mike No worries, so am I.

Jay Sorry... does your arm still hurt?

Tanky Sub hunter? Cool!!! Cool [8D]

Dave

Reply

Tankmaster7

Member since
August 2004
From: Nowhere. (Long Island)

Posted by Tankmaster7 on Monday, October 31, 2005 2:51 PM

OK it is a 1/350 SC-497 class subchaser serial number /designation is U.S.S. SC1474. It is an all resin/PE ship model by commander series models

-Tanky

Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.

Reply

PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Monday, October 31, 2005 5:09 PM

i just ordered the academy 1/72 PBY-4 Catalina now to hunt up some coastal command markings Big Smile [:D]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

Reply

PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 11:20 PM

WAIT HOLD THE PRESSES i may have a line on a 1/48 pro modeler catalina i need to call a hobby shop tomorrow to double check on if they really do have it i'll get back to you asap

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

Reply

tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:20 PM

Chris - I've seen some reviews on that Monogram kit and it looks pretty good. I'll see if I can dig it up for you.

hmmm... what to do what to do... well by Feb I can have the PE set ready if I dare... I don't want to commit with it until I think about it but I might sacrifice my S100 Schnelloot on this one... thinking about one of the fabulous PE sets for it too... but I may find something else a little more fringe so I'll wait till closer in to commit!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:45 PM

Tom Welcome aboard! I'd love to see that Schnell all done up but I'm sure whatever you decide will have a Fringe factor involved. Smile [:)]

Dave

Reply

tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:50 PM

Dave - the only thing holding back from the Schnellboot is trying to think how I can mount it in a glass or plexiglass case... once I spend $60 on PE I sure don't want to have to dust the thing and have it come off! Wink [;)]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 11:44 PM

Yah I know what you mean Tom. I just finished an old Hasegawa 1/700 Essex with the Eduards PE set for the Pacific GB. I bought it just before they announced the new Dragon kits (figures). However it is the first 1/700 I've built in about 20 yrs and my first experience with a PE set in that scale also so I figured I'd experiment and if I screwed it up I'd have a good excuse to go buy the dragon kit Big Smile [:D]

. It was a ton of work and while it looks great I'm scared to sneeze aroung that thing. I started it in my old house and now I don't have any good storage/display space for it in the new house. I'm keeping the original kit parts handy because I have feeling I'll be needing them in the future. Disapprove [V]

Dave

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:39 AM

Tom i say go the S-Boat, i was reading a little on them last night and i had no idea that they were so succesfull operating in the North sea and Channel sinking 100"s and 1000's OF shipping tonnage not to mention quite a few destroyers and escorts, I have a really cool pic of one with lots of ventilation holes courtesy of a midnight encounter with Vosper MBT's...
As for me i'm definatly in with the U-Boat but i have to tell you fellas that i've already joined the hull and added the deck which i did when i got the kit but there is still a whole heap to do including all that PE in the AA Guns and deck gun not to mention the superdetailed conning tower.....

Reply
Edit

PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Thursday, November 3, 2005 10:48 AM

well the shop i checked out HAD 2 but 1 was sold already and someone had put some $$ down to hold the other well the search goes on
TOM, thanx for helping me try to find one 1 dread trying to build 1/72 esp with the jitters my hands now have
OH BIG NEWS i have posted a pic of myself in my profile the T-Shirt says it all LOL

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

Reply

razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Friday, November 4, 2005 4:48 PM

Nice shirt Chris Thumbs Up [tup]

Good luck with your search for the 1/48 Catalina. I'm sure it shouldn't be too hard to find one. Oh... and if you don't know what to do with that 1/72 Catalina you ordered you can always send it my way. Big Smile [:D]

Jules... BAD BOY If Kremps wasn't hiding out from the bankers who financed her borsch shelving scheme (apparently Wal-mart had a shipment that was fermented ewww Yuck [yuck]

) I'd send her your way. Seriously that's fine, I know that beast is going to take a lot of work and you don't want to rush it so go for it mate! Thumbs Up [tup]

Just make sure you post progress updates for us all.

Dave