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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Axis Aces Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

Posted by espins1 on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:51 PM

Axis Aces GB, officially starts on September 1, 2006 to coincide with the day Germany invaded Poland. Can be out of the box or with as much PE and resin as you can handle. All scales welcome. If you're interested just let me know and I'll add you to the roster. Feel free to add posts with information regarding your chosen Ace and plane as I'd also like to see us learn some more about the history of the pilots etc. If you need some help picking a plane and or an Ace there are some great resources on the web or I'm sure anyone of us can help you track down the information you need.

For those of you officially signed up for the build, feel free to display either one of these badges proudly. Obviously if you end up dropping out remove the badge from your signature. I will also post completion status on the main roster as we finish our projects.

Scott (espins1)	1/32 Hasegawa Bf109G-14 flown by Erich Hartmann	Completed

Chris (PanzerWulff)	1/32 FW190A8 flown by Josef "Pips" Priller "Black 13"

Dave (Dave23)	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G2 flown by Wilhelm Schilling JG54

Bob (bobbaily)	1/48 Hasegawa FW190A-3 flown by "Assi" Hahn	Completed

Darren (darson)	1/48 Tamiya Me262A-1a flown by Heinz Bar "Red 13"	Completed

Tryintomodel	1/32 FW190 or ME109G

Shayne Wright	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-14 flown by Alfred Hammer
	1/32 Hasegawa Bf109G-14 flown by Erich Hartmann

Mike (MikeMkIIC)	1/48 Tamiya Bf109E-3 Adolph Galland III/JG26

Matt (ewc2003)	1/48 Tamiya FW190A-3 flown by "Assi" Hahn

yeti0010	1/48 Tamiya He162 flown by Oberleutnant Emile Demuth	Completed

fockwolf	1/32 Hasegawa Bf109E4 Hauptmann Helmut Wick

balta1	1/48 Tamiya Bf109E3 flown by Adolph Galland JG26

mucker	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109F Max-Hellmuth Osterman JG54	Completed

Chris (Mokulele)	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-6 flown by Erich Hartmann	Completed
	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-14 flown by Erich Hartmann	Completed
	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109F-4 Trop flown by Joachim Marseille

Drew (DrewH)	1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-6 flown by Maj. Aladdar Heppes Hungarian Air Force	Completed

Jay (Jboutin)	Hasegawa 1/72 Bf109G Erich Hartman	Completed

silentmodeler	1/32 21st Century Toys Bf109F-4/B Obl.t Frank Liesendahl

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:15 AM

I was going to call it quits for joining new gb this year but DANGIT I CANNOT PASS THIS UP I'm in I am sooooooooo in

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

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jboutin

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

Posted by jboutin on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:13 AM

Oh Double Crap! yet another "Must Do" GB. First the CBI GB, then the 2006 Midway GB, now this one. I really want to do a Bf109, maybe Marseille's or Hartmann's in 1:72 Smile [:)] .

Way to many good GBs... way to many good GBs.... Banged Head [banghead]

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

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JoeRugby

Member since
November 2003
From: Virginia

Posted by JoeRugby on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:20 AM

ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH! I just placed an order at Squadron! Looks like I will have to call again! Evil [}:)]

The bulk of what I am involved with should be either done or well underway before the start date on this one...no 109's or Zero's for this one...perhaps a Machi witht eh Mike Grant smoke rings...hhhmmmm

Check out the WW I Special Interest Group @ http://swannysmodels.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=WW1SIG

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Jaypack55

Member since
October 2005
From: Tacoma, WA

Posted by Jaypack55 on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:22 PM

I might be in... if I can find a kit to build! I have so many going right now... but this really seems interesting!

-Josh

Current Builds: If I were to list everything I have in progress, it'd take way too long! Some notable inclusions:

Hasegawa 1:48 KI-84

Tamiya 1:48 P-51D (in Iwo Jima long-range escort markings)

4 (yes, four) Tamiya 1:48 F4U-1s (1x -1D, 1x -1A, and 2x -1s)

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:23 PM

I'm interested but not sure I can commit this early. Put me down as a maybe.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 2:40 PM

Cool! I'm glad to see there is some interest here. Cool [8D]

Gunther Rall is one of my favorite pilots, I can't wait to have one of his mounts in my collection. Smile [:)]

This one is still a ways off so we should have plenty of time to get most of our GBs done by then. I have a lot of resource material, especially on the Germans so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask here and I'm sure either myself or our one of our many experts can help out. Approve [^]

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hkshooter

Member since
December 2003
From: Indiana

Posted by hkshooter on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:07 PM

Make me a probable also. The Battle of the Atlantic GB will be over in August so I will be in providing things go well on the home front.

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archangel571

Member since
June 2005
From: NJ 07073

Posted by archangel571 on Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:41 AM

Interested. Probably will be a 1/48 galland's white 3 ME 262 with verlinden detail set. Have yet to get the kit as I got the bomber version being towed by a kettencraftrad.

-=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks

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luftwaffle

Member since
December 2004
From: Yokosuka, Japan

Posted by luftwaffle on Friday, April 21, 2006 11:16 AM

I will definitely participate, a lot of different subjects. Even if you limited it to pilots with 100+ kills you'd still have a huge list to choose from.

Just for fun, I might just take a list and pick a random pilot, half the fun for me is trying to track down detail pictures, decals, etc.

aka Mike, The Mikester My Website

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." -Winston Churchill

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psychoblue23

Member since
April 2006

Posted by psychoblue23 on Friday, April 21, 2006 12:54 PM

Count me in. Should be done with my BF109G-10 by then. I want to do a A6M Zero so I will try to research Hiroyoshi Nishizawa.

EDIT: I Know he flew like 5 diff planes.. now I jsut need to decide which I want to build and if we have it at my store.

James

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Friday, April 21, 2006 1:50 PM

Hey gang heres a link to a website with a rather complete list of aces of bolth sides

http://www.acesofww2.com/

Happy Hunting Wink [;)] Thumbs Up [tup]

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

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jboutin

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

Posted by jboutin on Friday, April 21, 2006 2:15 PM

I love that website, unfortunately it is blocked at work. Sad [:(]

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

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Friday, April 21, 2006 4:24 PM

PanzerWulff wrote:

Hey gang heres a link to a website with a rather complete list of aces of bolth sides

http://www.acesofww2.com/

Happy Hunting

That is a great website! Thanks for posting that PanzerWulff! Thumbs Up [tup]

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psychoblue23

Member since
April 2006

Posted by psychoblue23 on Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:49 AM

So change of plans. I found a A6M2 Zero at my work that has decals for Tetsuzo Iwamoto. He had an estimated 80 kills and survived the entire war only to die afterwards because of illness.. so i read. Its a Tamiya 1/48 kit.

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Monday, June 26, 2006 3:44 PM

Hey all, getting excited about this build yet? It's only few more months away! Anyone else interested in hopping on board? Cool [8D] Smile [:)]

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Monday, June 26, 2006 5:38 PM

I'm still tryin to figure out who's what to build Wink [;)]

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

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Dave23

Member since
May 2006
From: Oklahoma

Posted by Dave23 on Monday, June 26, 2006 7:44 PM

Since I already have it tucked away in the stash - I'll give a Messerschmitt BF109G-2 a shot. Will most likely be OOTB with paint and markings representing Wilhelm Schilling, JG54 1942.

-dave

-d

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Monday, June 26, 2006 11:01 PM

Dave23 wrote:
Since I already have it tucked away in the stash - I'll give a Messerschmitt BF109G-2 a shot. Will most likely be OOTB with paint and markings representing Wilhelm Schilling, JG54 1942.

-dave

k, I added you to the list. Which manufacturer and scale? Smile [:)]

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Dave23

Member since
May 2006
From: Oklahoma

Posted by Dave23 on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:17 AM

It's the Hasegawa kit in 1:48.

-dave

-d

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:02 PM

Dave23 wrote:
It's the Hasegawa kit in 1:48.

-dave

k, got it. Thanks Dave.

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Monday, July 3, 2006 12:34 PM

Ok Scott I figured what to build I am going to do Josef"Pips" Priller's Fw 190/A-5 "Black-13" .He was the german ace with the most Spitfire kills 68 spits out of his 101 total, another historical note he and his wingman were the only german aircraft to strafe the normandy beaches on D-day more info to come Big Smile [:D]

TTFN

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

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Monday, July 3, 2006 12:54 PM

PanzerWulff wrote:
Ok Scott I figured what to build I am going to do Josef"Pips" Priller's Fw 190/A-5 "Black-13" .He was the german ace with the most Spitfire kills 68 spits out of his 101 total, another historical note he and his wingman were the only german aircraft to strafe the normandy beaches on D-day more info to come TTFN

Cool deal, I updated the front page. Is that the Tamiya or Hasegawa kit and safe to assume 1/48? Smile [:)]

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, July 3, 2006 11:15 PM

Scott I thought I'd better start post here rather than in the Allied Aces GB, so in answer to your question yes my build is the Tamiya 1/48 Me 262 A-1a.

Having not opened the box on the kit for quite a while now I have no idea what decals are in there but I think I will probably try and do Bar's red 13.

Cheers

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shayne wright

Member since
December 2002

Posted by shayne wright on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 5:40 AM

Ah just thing to settle my nerves count me in if you can put up with an intruder over to this side of the model world
Used to do the planes years ,and years ago then made the move to the dark side (motorbikes) Love speed.
Start dte allows me to do a bit of research on a pilot and choose a plane ,but will 1/48,Can't afford 1/32 and 1/72 to small for my clumsy fingers.
shayne
Black Eye [B)]

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 3:18 PM

Darren-excellent choice. I built the same plane (Bar's Red 13) for the Battle of Germany GB. A lot of detail there. Are you going to do yours in the grey scheme (per instructions) or the later green version?

Bob

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 4:23 PM

Ok Shayne and Darren, I have you two added/updated. Welcome aboard! Cool [8D]

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 6:26 PM

Bob I think I'll do mine in the grey scheme as I've got two other Luftwaffe builds on the go at the moment both of which are RLM 81/82 over 76 so something a bit different is order of the day. Also I think the grey scheme looks really cool Thumbs Up [tup] .

Cheers

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 7:05 PM

Scott at least 1/48 scale and I'm not sure on which one Tamiya/Hasegawa I guess it will come down to cost and which is the better kit any help on info for the latter question would be helpfull

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

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 7:16 PM

PanzerWulff wrote:
Scott at least 1/48 scale and I'm not sure on which one Tamiya/Hasegawa I guess it will come down to cost and which is the better kit any help on info for the latter question would be helpfull

I built a Tamiya FW190A8 which was an absolute gem to build. So if their A5 is anything like it, you'll be pleased. I'm not sure about the Hasegawa kits, although I'm sure you can't go wrong theirs either.

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