AWESOME "When Hell Freezes Over!" Groupbuild...

fermis

Here's A Helldiver, ChuckW did a couple years back, that Smeags was nice enough to put together, without all the replies to wade through....just the WIP posts. No need to buy ref books...Chuck's got us covered!!!

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Used some tips from him on my TBM Avengers. Still picked up the good ol Squadron Signal book for the Helldiver. I have a book for every model I do and then some.

fermis

Here's A Helldiver, ChuckW did a couple years back, that Smeags was nice enough to put together, without all the replies to wade through....just the WIP posts. No need to buy ref books...Chuck's got us covered!!!

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Holy Bandwidth test Batman!!!! I'll have to check that out in the evening.

Oh yeah, I remember coming across that build when I just started back to the hobby.................. it almost made me quit, just looking at all that work, the results and then looking at mine.

Here's A Helldiver, ChuckW did a couple years back, that Smeags was nice enough to put together, without all the replies to wade through....just the WIP posts. No need to buy ref books...Chuck's got us covered!!!

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Ninetalis

I'll (sadly enough) have to wait to see if I'm in till mid july, after my trip to the US, so I can see if I will find a couple of Helldivers here and there...
If I only find one, I want to keep it till my skills are better, I don't wanna screw up my favorite plane.

With regards, Ninetalis. 

Are you not able to order one from the US. I have oredered from SB a few times, usually kits i can't find over here. Even with postage its cheaper than if i could get it here. And they take paypal if you don't have a credit card.

Manstein's revenge

....I wonder if Fermis was bluffin' about throwing in on this one?

When have I ever bluffed?!!!

Definitely in with the 1/72 (on it's way to me now)....maybe....MAYBE...I'll throw in a 1/48 Pro-Mod as well. Starting back to work next week, so I've got 6 months of slow building....even slower than I've been lately.

Manstein's revenge

 

I'm on it...be on the lookout for the thread soon...ya'll M 0 J 0 's just need to worry about building the freakin' things and posting pics....I wonder if Fermis was bluffin' about throwing in on this one?

 

My ProModeler's out for delivery right now. Should have the Victory decal sheet and some Eduard goodies (mask, zoom interior) in the next day or so. 

Bet fermis'll be done before I even crack the instructions.

Manstein's revenge

More folded wing fun on the way!

First the Val, now this!!!

One of these guys showed up on my doorstep yesterday from Sprue Bros. 

The Helldiver has always been one of my sentimental favorites. 

My father was a PO3 Aviation Metalsmith and patched them up when he was in the Navy.

I built my first Monogram 1/48 Helldiver kit when I was in the third grade back in 1962.  I've got a collection of them in my stash, plus a couple of the ProModeler version and some 1/72 Airfix kits, but there's always room for one more...

Mark

pzl66

DoogsATX:

 

pzl66:

 

So who is in on this build??

 

 

I'm in. My Helldiver arrives tomorrow. Decals and a few small details this week. 

Someone should really start an official GB thread though.

...just sayin'...

 

Well since a certain person got people all fired up for a Helldiver I think he might get the ball rolling on it...

*ahem - 

Herr Manstein to your post. Ist Gruppe Lieter für und Helldiver Build!!!

pzl66

There has to be a Helldiver model floating around somewhere in Europe.. You couldnt find one hiding in the UK??

Nope, not really, and going to the UK isn't something that you do on a daily basis you know.
And even so, the only thing that I know so far to get easier to come by in the UK than Belgium are the Great Wall Hobby kits. No monogram's, I saw a Accurate miniatures once, but I didn't realise they were so hard to come by till it was to late that it was gone...

RoG released one many moons ago, and if you're lucky you find 'em on an IPMS Expo, and I won't be going to one of those till after my US trip.... (and even so, you really have to be lucky till you find one for 30euros or less)
I'm willing to pay that, but really.. can't find one...

Only ones you can get are in 1/72, academy or so...
And the only rule I have is , NO NON-1/48's...

I'll see what I will find...

With regards, Ninetalis. 

There has to be a Helldiver model floating around somewhere in Europe.. You couldnt find one hiding in the UK??

I'll (sadly enough) have to wait to see if I'm in till mid july, after my trip to the US, so I can see if I will find a couple of Helldivers here and there...
If I only find one, I want to keep it till my skills are better, I don't wanna screw up my favorite plane.

With regards, Ninetalis. 

Hans von Hammer

 

pzl66:

 

 

Hans was a lucky one who got to fly in the last flying Helldiver... 

 

 

Betcher Azz... 

The pilot didn't like it when I lowered the turtleback though... There was a fair amount of tail-buffeting when it was down and the guns out..   But it made for a helluva "Hero-shot", lol... Too bad we couldn't do a dive-bomb run though.. The bird is limited to a max 3-Gs...  Normal pull-out at "Bombs Away" was about 7-8 Gs, so we didn't, couldn't  do one.. 

The only CAF aircraft that are allowed to exceed the 3-G max are the "Val" replicas in the Tora Squadron...   I dunno what their max is, but from watching them do their bomb-runs, I'd SWAG it at 5 Gs..

 

Now it sounds like your trying to make some of us jealous... 

pzl66

 

Hans was a lucky one who got to fly in the last flying Helldiver... 

Betcher Azz... 

The pilot didn't like it when I lowered the turtleback though... There was a fair amount of tail-buffeting when it was down and the guns out..   But it made for a helluva "Hero-shot", lol... Too bad we couldn't do a dive-bomb run though.. The bird is limited to a max 3-Gs...  Normal pull-out at "Bombs Away" was about 7-8 Gs, so we didn't, couldn't  do one.. 

The only CAF aircraft that are allowed to exceed the 3-G max are the "Val" replicas in the Tora Squadron...   I dunno what their max is, but from watching them do their bomb-runs, I'd SWAG it at 5 Gs..

DoogsATX

 

pzl66:

 

So who is in on this build??

 

 

I'm in. My Helldiver arrives tomorrow. Decals and a few small details this week. 

Someone should really start an official GB thread though.

...just sayin'...

Well since a certain person got people all fired up for a Helldiver I think he might get the ball rolling on it...

*ahem - 

Herr Manstein to your post. Ist Gruppe Lieter für und Helldiver Build!!!

pzl66

So who is in on this build??

I'm in. My Helldiver arrives tomorrow. Decals and a few small details this week. 

Someone should really start an official GB thread though.

...just sayin'...

So who is in on this build??

Just ordered a 1/48 Monogram SB2C for a whopping $10!

FYI for those building in the true 1/48 scale...

yeah that's what I wanted to know.

With regards, Ninetalis.

Lets go May 1st to Dec 1...

I think he meant start and end date

Manstein's revenge

All scales, makes, models welcomed of the Helldiver...

One question though, what time scale do we have to build?

Let the badge voting begin...dates are fine with me--unless Fermis joins, in which he will be given just a week and a half to complete his...

All scales, makes, models welcomed of the Helldiver...

My Dragon 72nd Helldiver kit arrived today and all I have to say about that is this:

CHERRY !!![Y

Full engine and cockpit, full bomb-bay and wheel wells, PE flaps w/ folding wing option and three markings options!

Here ya go,
don't mind the date btw, I just wrote something.

With regards, Ninetalis.

Reasoned

...... Got the 1/48 AM SB2C-4 in the stash, has anybody built that, will it work?

Same as Pro-Modeler.....great kit!

Ninetalis

Here ya go Manny,

As they would appear in the Sig's


With regards, Ninetalis.

Then we can vote on the two submissions... 

I'm with Doogs on 1/72 (save the Peacemaker, wished that was 1/144 or 0!) Got the 1/48 AM SB2C-4 in the stash, has anybody built that, will it work?

I don't do 1/72, but I just ordered a the Pro-Modeler release of the butt-ugly SB2C-4 Helldiver. So I may have to get in on the GB, timing dependent and all that.