I'm excited...

Good news.

But only one has folding wings.........?

Box-art:

Cool !

One could be posed in components form - packed for travel on a rail car ...................

Very cool news

This is what happened right after the events depicted on the box-art:

The end of a perfectly good Emil, I do like the paint scheme though.

How about you?

Do we REALLY need another Bf109 though?

this is a bit off topic but did the pilot survive?

Yes (this crash at least), fascinating story.

Medicman71

Do we REALLY need another Bf109 though?

Yes!

Medicman71

Do we REALLY need another Bf109 though?

Medicman71

Do we REALLY need another Bf109 though?

I say NO...but they build what people buy

What I find strange is that there are still flying and static Swordfish but the only surviving Cudas are two crashed ones that will be made into one static fullscale aircraft...

I can`t see those "jeweler`s scale" kit`s that well anymore...prolly alot cheaper than the Tamiya floatie Swordfish I picked up a few years back tho`.....

modeler#1

this is a bit off topic but did the pilot survive?

Oh, he didn't have Simba with him.

von Werra did perish a year later, after returning from comfortable captivity in Canada to the hard military life. Sez something about Canada...

Unfortunately during that year of study abroad, a certain Feldmarschall visited the HQ of JG 3, where he was feted with a meal including a course of "andouillettes a la Lyonnaise".

Washed it down with a fine Swiss Eiswein from his personal collection.

troublemaker66

I can`t see those "jeweler`s scale" kit`s that well anymore...prolly alot cheaper than the Tamiya floatie Swordfish I picked up a few years back tho`.....

The new Airfix releases are a great cross of new tooling and affordable pricing. Those two are good news for the Braille Scale crew.

I dunno, I'm still pretty excited...woulda thought it would have worn down by now...

I think Wick had one of the most attractive BoB schemes on the German side...

Is it wrong for me to still be excited about this?

I'm.....underwhelmed.  

Eric

Manstein's revenge

modeler#1:

this is a bit off topic but did the pilot survive?

 

Yes, and he was the only German pilot in British custody (Canadian PoW Camp) to escape back to Germany via the United States to fly again in combat...unfortunately, the lion cub did not survive...

Franz von Werra was a master of the BS tactics. After being shot down over Kent, England, he was captured as a POW but escaped in Dec. 1940. He posed as a Dutch pilot and attempted to "liberate" an aircraft but was captured in the act of taking a British plane. In Jan. 1941 he was sent to Canada as a POW but escaped while enroute to captivity. He walked over to the US side and with the help of the German Consulate, he made it to Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Italy. A few months after rejoining his squadron, his 109 went down over the N. Sea on Oct. 1941. There's a movie that was made in the late 50's  called The One That Got Away and is based on Von Werra's escape.

plastickjunkie

There's a movie that was made in the late 50's  called The One That Got Away and is based on Von Werra's escape.

I'll bet that's also where Katy Perry got the idea for her song......... "The One That Got Away" .

plastickjunkie

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

modeler#1:

this is a bit off topic but did the pilot survive?

 

Yes, and he was the only German pilot in British custody (Canadian PoW Camp) to escape back to Germany via the United States to fly again in combat...unfortunately, the lion cub did not survive...

 

 

 

 

 

Franz von Werra was a master of the BS tactics. After being shot down over Kent, England, he was captured as a POW but escaped in Dec. 1940. He posed as a Dutch pilot and attempted to "liberate" an aircraft but was captured in the act of taking a British plane. In Jan. 1941 he was sent to Canada as a POW but escaped while enroute to captivity. He walked over to the US side and with the help of the German Consulate, he made it to Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Italy. A few months after rejoining his squadron, his 109 went down over the N. Sea on Oct. 1941. There's a movie that was made in the late 50's  called The One That Got Away and is based on Von Werra's escape.

FWIW   After The Battle magazine published an article about the movie  in  ISSUE No. 002 (Code A002):

http://www.afterthebattle.com/osCommerce/product_info.php?products_id=118

plastickjunkie

Manstein's revenge:

modeler#1:

this is a bit off topic but did the pilot survive?

 

Yes, and he was the only German pilot in British custody (Canadian PoW Camp) to escape back to Germany via the United States to fly again in combat...unfortunately, the lion cub did not survive...

 

 

Franz von Werra was a master of the BS tactics. After being shot down over Kent, England, he was captured as a POW but escaped in Dec. 1940. He posed as a Dutch pilot and attempted to "liberate" an aircraft but was captured in the act of taking a British plane. In Jan. 1941 he was sent to Canada as a POW but escaped while enroute to captivity. He walked over to the US side and with the help of the German Consulate, he made it to Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Italy. A few months after rejoining his squadron, his 109 went down over the N. Sea on Oct. 1941. There's a movie that was made in the late 50's  called The One That Got Away and is based on Von Werra's escape.

There's a movie that was made in the late 50's  called The One That Got Away and is based on Von Werra's escape.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050803/

There's also a book under the same title, authored by Kendal Burt and James Leasor, published in 1974...