Endgame 1946 GB - 1/1/09-12/31/09

WarHammer25 wrote:

First of all, to the forums ECS. It is great to have you aboard! If you have any questions about this group build, please fell free to ask. Also, is this the 1/35 or 1/72 DML Maus?

Thank you! Oops; it is the 1/35th DML kit. In the box I also found that I had the Verlinden detail set for it, I may have a metal barrel kicking around as well. It's been quite a while since I finished an armor kit, so I am looking foreward to this.

E~

Hi, I have never entred a group build before; I would like to enter with a DML Maus if possible. Thank you.

E~

Looking forward to your usual high level of craftmanship Matt

PS love your year in review thread, cheers 

Here is a teaser -- most of the resin parts for this conversion.

I'm using the spare fuselage and parts from the Dragon He-162/Me-262 Mistel kit. Only thing I'm missing from that is landing gear doors and wheels however CMK does a nice set of replacement wheels and Quickboost does a set of 262 gear doors so with just a few little extras this project is golden. I'm also going to use a Revi gunsight from Quickboost. The Mistel kit does not include a spare rubber but the Antares kit allows for a V tail conversion option so I'm going to take that path.

Yes, you are correct about the M24 Chaffe bufflehead.

It would be really cool if you could join. I would love to see either one of those builds. Just start building faster!

Wow WarHammer, I've love to join but I've got too many GB commitments right now.  Maybe if I can build faster or have more time to build (yeah, right!!).  I've got DML's M4A3E8, T-26E3, and Panther F in the stash, all of which would qualify....just don't know if I'll have the time for them. 

BTW, wouldn't the M24 Chaffee also qualify?  They were deployed in late '44 and saw plenty of action in '45.  It remained the light tank of the U.S. well into the '50s I believe. 

Just to let everyone know, there is now 30 days until this GB gets underway.

Anyone is always welcome to join. It would be nice to get some more people to sign up. Need some more variety.

Also, I will be sending out warning-orders later on this evening to the participants I have on the current roster just to make sure I have all the info correct and to finalize things.

That is proof enough for me.

And I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

WH25- thanks, cheers! I did a bit more research, looks like Panther As were still being used 1945:

"Lieutenant Sotnikov's Guard Company. This unit used captured Panthers as late as spring of 1945, when they had 3 Ausf As, while operating in Prague (Praga) - district of Warsaw. Soviets held Panthers in high regard and considered captured Panther to be a prize"

"When the Panther Ausf A was first introduced, it saw service in Russia and Italy. Most of the Panther detachments deployed to meet the Allied invasion of France in mid 1944 were equipped with Panther Ausf A, and many of them were still in service at the end of the war."

Ill follow up down the road with more info... happy Thanksgiving everyone!

That would be fine JMart. I would think that Panther As would have still been used in 1945 until they ran out. Welcome aboard!

Um, I could never start the Panther A for the Big Cats GB... maybe I can build it here?

Tamiya 1/35 Panther A, kit #35065

Is that Panther too early for 1946??

WarHammer25 wrote:

Sounds good and welcome to your first group build Racedriver. I will put you on the list and have fun! Off topic, with a user name like that and the avatar; Do you go to Williams Grove at all?

Yes I go to Williams Grove every Friday night.

WarHammer25 wrote:

Looks cool amilder. Good luck! Can't wait to see it finished. Everyone, I just got a greatmodels.com flyer and I saw that Hasegawa is making a jet engined Shinden. That would be awesome to see in this GB if someone is going to get it.

I did a 1/48 conversion a few years ago.

Sounds good and welcome to your first group build Racedriver. I will put you on the list and have fun!

Off topic, with a user name like that and the avatar; Do you go to Williams Grove at all?

Looks cool amilder. Good luck! Can't wait to see it finished.

Everyone, I just got a greatmodels.com flyer and I saw that Hasegawa is making a jet engined Shinden. That would be awesome to see in this GB if someone is going to get it.

Well I now have the kit in my grubby hands - Special Hobby Blohm & Voss P.212.03 Strahljager

It's pretty rough, tons of flash, but with a little TLC, I should be able to make something thats not too embarrasing.

-bump

I have posted alternate aircraft and armor badges as well.

I'd like to join this GB. I've always had a thing for the late-war Blohm & Voss flying wing designs. I've got a line on a SPecial Hobby 1/72 B&V P.212.03. That fits the theme, right?

From Luft46:

http://www.luft46.com/bv/bvp212.html

If that falls through my fall-back will be a Planet Models 1/72 B&V P.208. 

 Andy

 Edit: uh, replace "flying wing" with "tailless design"