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70th Anniversary Battle of Britain GB - 2010

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Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, March 15, 2010 2:45 AM

WOW lots and lots of great work!!!!

LOL thanks Frank!! Really looks good!!!!

Is starting to cool off down under so hopefully I can resist the fishing bug long enough to get some bench time in............THAT IS A STRONG MAYBE I MIGHT ADD!!!!! LOLWhistling

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by sidure on Monday, March 15, 2010 12:38 AM

Heres a few of my BOB stuff

and this one I just completed for a bob build on another site

Steve

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:45 PM

Wow, great stuff guys!

Hope my Tamiya Spit comes out half as well as your two DayWalker.

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Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:01 PM

Outstanding work Karl, love those builds!  Darren should stop by eventually to add you to the GB, and hopefully update page 1 with some of our entries.

Frank 

 

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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:01 PM

Flashback time...

..looking forward to adding my Stuka.

That's if Darren ever updates the front page.Sad

Karl

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Posted by jmabx on Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:58 AM

Wow... you guys do some nice work. Yes Some serious talent in this group build.

Luftwaffle - I really like your Do-17. Beautiful.

Hopefully my 109 will look as sharp as the rest... with or without the paint masks on. Stick out tongue Big Smile

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Posted by Daywalker on Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:20 AM

simpilot34

Frank do you have a pic of the 109 without the canopy masks?Embarrassed

AAACCCKKK!!! Embarrassed  Good catch Richie!

Here's another one LOL...

Another nice 109 Julez, I'll be looking forward to those pics!

Frank 

 

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Posted by Thunderbolt379 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:50 AM

I remember some of these builds very well! I'll try to get a shot of Herr Galland's Emil up in the next day or two, my Tamiya from '08.

I would love to really go to town on this year's projects, finish my Matchbox D0 17 from last time, do a Tamiya E-4, but I'd also like to do a Tamiya Spitfire and Hasegawa's He 111 for my BoB collection -- I know I won't get through them all, I'm already snowed under!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

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Posted by Julez72 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:05 AM

What a great idea, having been away for a while i've missed a whole heap of builds......

Luftwaffe, Daywalker...Great builds guys they look awesome.....

Here is mine from BoB GB06.....Not a very good pic i know but i have a new camera now so hopefully i'll learn to take better shots....I also have a spit 1 from the 07 GB but that got damaged in a house move but during the course of this GB i'll repair it and post up a pic......

 

 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:46 AM

Gamera I know what you mean mate LOL!!!!

Frank do you have a pic of the 109 without the canopy masks?Embarrassed

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by Daywalker on Friday, March 12, 2010 3:22 PM

Great idea Mike, and excellent looking models too!  Here's my 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E from last year's GB

And my 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I

And the 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I from the year before

Frank 

 

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Posted by luftwaffle on Friday, March 12, 2010 8:47 AM

OK, let's see some of your past BoB subjects here are two that I built for the last BoB GB we did here:

1/72 Monogram Do 17Z-2

and a 1/72 Tamiya Bf 109E-3:

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Posted by Gamera on Friday, March 12, 2010 8:02 AM

Simpilot- I'm not totally sure who she is, I did a Google search for pictures and saved a bunch of small ones to use as avatars.

I think though she's Steven Stegal's daughter who was in several of the '00s Gamera films. I don't remember her acting name. Lovely girl but sadly she inherited her acting skill from her dad (little or no acting talent). I wouldn't say it to her face since I'm not sure if she inherited her dad's butt-kicking skills as well.

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Friday, March 12, 2010 4:52 AM

Darren, Put me down as an Academy 1/72 '109 E-4. Thought I had a 48 scale 109 turns out it was an G-14, just a little off in dates, so I picked up this cute little thing instead.

Andrew

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, March 12, 2010 1:02 AM

Darren, Mate your gonna have to change my build as well....Try as i may i can't seem to justify spending that much to SWMBO on on a single model so can you please put me down for the Eduard BF 110 in 48 scale.............

 

 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:28 PM

Gamera

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of you please tell Carsanab that that the pesky turtle is high in the sky preparing to dive out of the sun and administer a colossal bollocking on his radioactive green bum.............

 

 Also I am recruiting an army of Japanese school girls to even up his advantage in elves....

http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab85/Tempest977/Gamera/Gamera7.jpg

I'll take the schoolgirls over the elves anyday!!! Who is that in the pic!!?? Toast

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:40 PM

On a slightly more serious note I'm probably going with New Zealand pilot Alan Deere's Spit. Interesting life story, he had NINE spits shot out from under him. Indifferent

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Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:36 PM

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of you please tell Carsanab that that the pesky turtle is high in the sky preparing to dive out of the sun and administer a colossal bollocking on his radioactive green bum.............

 

 Also I am recruiting an army of Japanese school girls to even up his advantage in elves....

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by B17Pilot on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:36 AM

JMart

B17 pilot – great! I need all the help I can get, so you go first lol  I have a few WIPs/GBs to complete before tackling my little 109 squadron, 3 different Emils for 3 different GBs. 

I too have a couple of builds to finish before I start this one so you might start before me, lol.  I have a Kubelwagon in 1/48 that I thought about using with the 109 in a mini-diorama.

  

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Posted by luftwaffle on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:34 AM

Daywalker

Darren- Can you change my build to a 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I?  I can't seem to find my Hurricane anywhere.

It's a sign from the modeling Gods, they want you to build a 109!!! Smile Burger

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Posted by luftwaffle on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:30 AM

darson

Mike I love the banner you've put together but this is actually the fourth BoB GB we've had here.  BTW where did you get that image from it's great?

Cheers

Darren,

As fate would have it I'm actually running a BoB GB over at ARC at the same time we're doing this one, the banner is actually one I made for that one, we're only up to #2 over there.  I think I got the image off of a flight sim screenshot art website (don't remember which one), anytime I see something interesting I grab it for making GB banners.

Mike

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Posted by simpilot34 on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:08 AM

LOL Carlos, everytime you mention that pesky turtle I think of cecil turtle from the Bugs Bunny cartoons with the jet pack under the shell!!!! LMAO put 'Rabbit Transit' in the search on You tube! I love Bugs Bunny, what can I say?Whistling

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by carsanab on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:43 PM

Where's that pesky little turtle....Super Angry

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Posted by Daywalker on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:56 PM

LOL, I really cannot find it!  Guess the stash is a little too big.  'Sides, I have been wanting to build another Spitfire Mk.I from 234 Sqn to match the ones in the print hanging in my workshop.  I built AZ*N last year, gonna build AZ*P this year!

Frank 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:49 PM

Daywalker

 I can't seem to find my Hurricane anywhere.

Surprise Say it ain't so!!!!Oops

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by Daywalker on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:39 PM

Darren- Can you change my build to a 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I?  I can't seem to find my Hurricane anywhere.

Frank 

 

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Posted by darson on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:36 PM

Mike no problemo I will update the roster with your build.  Those Hase He-111s are supposed to be really nice kits although I would probably get myself the Eduard pre-cut masks if I were you.

Buddy great choice that's two Heinz Bar 109s we've got now one in 48th scale and one in "cough" old man "cough" scale Wink

Mike I love the banner you've put together but this is actually the fourth BoB GB we've had here.  BTW where did you get that image from it's great?

Cheers

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Posted by Spike190 on Saturday, March 6, 2010 9:53 AM

Darren, please update me on the roster, I'm gonna build the Hasegawa 1/72 Heinkel He111P. First time building one of these and I'm really looking forward to it, this is going to be a great GB.

Cheers...

Mike  Toast

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, March 6, 2010 4:01 AM

SWEET!!!

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by lewbud on Saturday, March 6, 2010 3:36 AM

Well, I see most of the usual suspects are here.  Darren, I'm officially tossing my hat into the ring with ICM's divine scale (1/72) 109E-3 in Heinz Bar's markings.  A provisional Airfix Defiant Mk. I is also in the wings.  I don't normally build the losers and this will give my Spit and Hurri from the 08 Weekend build something to shoot at.  Was going to add the the Airfix  Fulmar, but the markings are for a later period in the war.  The ICM kit doesn't look too bad.  There's some flash, but not much.

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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