Anyone here know if the 1/72 Revell/Germany Ju88 A4 is marked for the BoB?

Yep, it's the Matchbox kit, now in a Revell box so no funny colored plastic. I got the decals on last night, and they went down very easily, much less trouble than 20 year old Matchbox decals.

I don't recall seeing a kit from Eduard but for such an odd plane it certainly has had a good deal of attention from kit makers, I've seen multiple kits in 1/72 and 1/48, and there was at least one done in 1/32.  

Aaron, looking good there, very nice i'll have to add a Lysander to my to do list...I think Eduard do a 1/48 version...

B-17- wow the Bf-109 is perfect! I love the weathering on her undersides, looking for to seeing her in the diorama.

Aaron- sharp looking work on the Lysander! 

Looking good Aaron!!! Is that the old Matchbox kit? I had that one once and from what I remember of it yes it did fit rather well.

Well I got some more work done on the Lysander. The kit shows aluminum under the wings but everything I found shows a Sky underside on Lysanders by mid 1940 so that is what I did. The wings are supported by the canopy which made for an interesting assembly. I'll finish the gloss coat then on to the decals. Although a little fussy due to the wing assembly this has gone together well. 

Sorry B17 I missed you down the bottom of the page. Well done, she came out a real stunner, great stuff

Cheers...

B17Pilot

Got my 109 E-3 all done!  Its my first Luftwaffe aircraft in over two years.  Now that the plane's done, need to work on the small diorama I have planned for it, hence all the oil streaks and such.

First two are shots from the top the last one is the bottom showing some of the weathering for the diorama

 

a thing of beauty

Nice builds going on here chaps, keep up the great work.

Cheers...

Thanks Hugh!

I came across a number of different profiles of this 109 when I was researching it, some with the yellow wingtips/lower rudder and some without. One source said that the inconsistencies in markings on the rudder were down to it being replaced a number of times during his career..

I suppose I just settled on one and went with that. The rudder on the kit is yellow, but I went a little too heavy on the stippling there!

Thanks for looking and appreciate the feedback!

Cheers,

Dermot

WOW excellent work all round fellas!!!!!

Buddy, thanks for the link!!! Excellent lil read!!!

Got my 109 E-3 all done!  Its my first Luftwaffe aircraft in over two years.  Now that the plane's done, need to work on the small diorama I have planned for it, hence all the oil streaks and such.

First two are shots from the top the last one is the bottom showing some of the weathering for the diorama

Dermo--My reference (Caruana) shows the Wick 109 with yellow wingtips and lower rudder.  Love the stippling!  IMG]http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af320/kmbode/Emoticons/Shrugging.gif[/IMG]

The Few are getting fewer.  Here's an interesting article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313354/The-glorious-Few-70-years-In-1940-planes-courage-stood-Britain-Nazi-domination.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Aaron- loving the Lysander! Nice to see something different!

Dermot- 1/72nd was always too small for me - am impressed with the great camo you've done on those tiny birds!

Yeah the Defiant does look like a bit of a pig to build, would love to see Tamiya, Hasegawa or Italeri kit it in 1/48 scale....

Thanks Julez72 and am on a bit of a nostalgia build at the moment! They all go together quite well for old kits (except the Defiant).

Cheers,

Dermot

Thanks! Just taking my time and enjoying myself!

Cheers,

Dermot

Man those Airfix kits bring back some memories....I even remember building that Lysander as a kid but it was boxed as Matchbox...Very cool seeing them built here

Very nice looking results you are achieving. 

On the eve of "Battle of Britain" Day which marks the turning point in the battle, here's where I'm at with my current builds..(all Airfix and 1/72).

The group shot...

First, the pride of Supermarine. Codes are for 65 Squadron, aircraft serial is fictitious. Just needs weathering, flat coat and small extras to finish (this is the older mold Airfix Spitfire)

Next, the 109 in the markings of Helmut Wick, I/JG2. Decals are from a Hasegawa 109 in the stash and the mottling was done with my wife's surplus eye blusher! Again, needs some weathering, flat coat, canopy...

And the suitably named Defiant. Did some serious plastic surgery on this one, replacing the nose with one from a Revell Hurricane. Much sanding and filling to go!! Decided against fixing the undersize tail but added some detail to the cockpit.

Turret ended up ok, framed with strips of black electrical tape..

And also hoping to get this one done if possible...

Best wishes,

Thanks, I decided to ignore the instructions and build it a bit out of order which will make painting easier. I'll leave the canopy and wings for the last step.

Unusual subject Aaron and coming along very nicely!

Looking forward to how you tackle that big canopy...

Best wishes,

Dermot

After a long delay, I'm finally getting started on the Lysander. It is the 1/72 Matchbox kit now being sold by Revell.

The Lysander was best known for its use later in the war supporting resistance movements, but during the Battle of Britain they were first used to fly anti-invasion missions. If they had found a German invasion fleet they would have attacked with straffing and bombing runs.

Since Germany never attempted a cross channel invasion that mission didn't surface, but by August 1940 the Lysanders were flying a more practical mission, air sea rescue. Formal ASR squadrons were not formed until 1941, but the slow flying Lysander was soon found to be a good search platform and were in great demand with RAF squadrons. It was used to locate downed pilots after an action then direct flying boats or surface vessels to their location. When local rescue was not immediately available Lysanders could drop a life raft and supplies to a pilot in the water which greatly improved their chances for survival. Eventually survival packs became available that could be fitted to the Lysanders bomb racks, but the usual method during 1940 was simply to have the back seater throw these kits out of an open window.

This is the old Matchbox kit in Revell's classic series so there really are not any surprises, it is a fairly simple kit with decent external detail and a minimal interior.

So far everything is going together well, but painting is going to be interesting due to the huge greenhouse canopy that supports the wings.

Hi there,

For the interior, I just used styrene strip, card and some scrap sprue cut to give a represenation of a cockpit. To be honest, it's kinda hard to see any detail in there when it's all closed up! The pilot got belts from thin strips of food foil (like you get on cream cheese tubs) and I extended belts behind his seat to give an idea of the Sutton harness they wore.

On the the gear bays, that was a goof on my part as any references I've found show them as either Sky or Duck Egg Blue (same as whatever the lower paint scheme was in).

Thanks for your comments!

Der

ozzman

Hey, are you still accepting members, i might be able to build something, but I'm not sure.

Just keep in mind that this GB ends in six weeks so if you want to join you better jump in and start building. Not alot of time left.

Soulcrusher

Hey, are you still accepting members, i might be able to build something, but I'm not sure.

I think I have an old bottle of MM's Duck Egg Blue.  I'll try spraying a swatch to compare it to their "Sky Type S," and see what they've done.  Thanks for the information, Mike.

As far as I know, it should be. The colour filmstocks of the time may have generated rather different hues depending on lighting conditions, so the variety of names may have aquired the idea they applied to different shades in later years, but according to Ian Huntley there was only one manufactured shade to which all the names applied. Of course, model paint manufacturers may have taken their inspiration from the variety of textual sources that grew up in later decades, and may be fulfilling the expectation that there was more than one shade... Whether there was or not!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Great discussion, thanks for the information.  Model Master has a shade called "Duck Egg Blue."  Is this the same color we're talking about here?

On the build front, I sprayed a gloss coating on my two Hurricanes today (I used Floquil Crystal Cote) and hope to be decaling yet this weekend.  And of course, decaling is where many disasters can still happen.

I also attached the wings to the Spitfire, and the sanding will commence.