Reich Defenders V: Hunters in the Dark/of the Night/by Moonlight (title as yet undecided!)
Following on from RDIV: Strike From Above, the next proposed Reich Defenders Group Build will be on the theme of nightfighters, the neo-legendary Nachtjaegers of the Luftwaffe. The theme was discussed on the existing GB thread and this topic was the hands-down favourite, incorporating all night hunters used during the period 1942-45, being those responsible for defence of Germany against the gradually increasing Allied bomber offensive.
We have grey owls of all descriptions within this theme, including: Bf 109, Bf 110, Me-262, Fw 190, He-219, Ar-240, Ju-88, plus any of the various other permutations of aircraft into night-flying artillery mounts. Also welcome are nightfighter variants of types which had reached flying status, if not yet mass-production, such as the Do-335 and Ho-229.
Standard rules -- OOB or as much AM as you fancy, any scale, any make.
The only question is the start date. RDIV concluded officially at the end of February and some rest time to devote to our many other projects is always a good idea. In view of this, suggestions for the start-date include September/October, or through to January 1st 2015, with a full year for building.
Those who fancy the looks of this GB, please let me know and I'll work up a roster. Also let me know your preferences on start date, and we'll bring together what promises to be a fun and varied group build!
Cheers, Mike/Thunderbolt379
Interested builders/Nominated startdates/Projects:
- Bish September-October He-219 1:72
- SchattenSpartan As above, or 2015 Zokei-Mura 1:32 He-219
- Bvallot Eduard 1:48 Fw 190 A-6
- Thunderbolt379(host) Any DML 1:48 Me-262B1a/U1
- Tempestjohnny Dragon Ju-88 G-6
- dflu78 ZM or Revell 1:32 He-219
- Rambo Any Dragon Messerschmitt Bf110D Nachtjager
- Blackdog62 TBA
- lawdog114 Pro Modeller 1:48 Ju-88 C-6
- Sanderson_91 TB
- Silentbob33 Tamiya 1:48 He-219 A-7