Hunting After Dark, 2011-2012 Night Fighter Group Build

Welcome aboard Ernest.  I'll get you down on the roster.

I just got my copy of "Night Fighters Over Korea".  It is about Skynights in action, so I imagine, I will be adding a Skynight to my roster too.

I am looking forward to the kick-off.  The roster is a tremendous selection of A/C.  Great stuff from both Axis and Allies, post-war, and modern!  Thanks to all who have joined.

Cheers,

Greg

Hello, I would like to join the group build.  I will be building Tamiya's 1/48 He 219 "Uhu" with a CMK engine.

Thank You, Ernest

Welcome Mobious, I have got you down on the roster.  Thanks for joining.

Cheers,

Greg

 Count me in on this GB with the Tamiya 1/48 He219.

Dang Mike, sorry I missed that.  Weird, because I have been rather obsessive about Group Builds lately. 

Cheers,

Greg

LOL very funny Vance, i mean i dont know if im gonna go AM overboard like i have been lately.

Scorpiomikey

I cant beleive im doing this. But can you add a Tamiya F-117A 1:48 to my build? Not sure what im doing with it yet. But ill figure something out lol.

I suspect you'll be painting it black...

ummm, hello? did this get forgotten about?

I cant beleive im doing this. But can you add a Tamiya F-117A 1:48 to my build? Not sure what im doing with it yet. But ill figure something out lol.

Jbrady, multiple builds are very welcome!  I've got you down.  I am thinking about buying a Tamiya beaufighter, so I will be real interested to hear your thoughts on it.

Cheers,

Greg

Night Fighter Nut, your Black Widow would be a welcome addition.  The Group Build is more of a common interest, and camaraderie thing than a competition.  You aren't limited to just one build either. 

Cheers,

Greg

Cleaning up my work area waiting for paint to dry and I found a Tamiya Beaufighter MK VI that would be great for this build... can I add one more?

I'm currently in a night fighter group build on another website.  I've already started it but may not finish until January 2011.  Can I post what I've already done?  I'm not sure how to post photos but on my bench currently is a P-61A Monogram/Revell kit with a lot of extras and scratch built mods.  The plane is the "Nocturnal Nemesis."   I don't care about competition but some of the work arounds might be of some help for someone else wanted to do this plane.   :)

Mike, I know what you mean.  With so many cool GBs going on, it is hard not to commit to a few.  Start when you can.

JBrady, a night hellcat sounds great!  I'll put you down.  Thanks for joining.

Hello Night Fighter Nut, and welcome.  To join a GB, just post what your entry will be, and join in on the fun.  This one is going from January 1, 2011 to Jan 2012, so all you have to do is complete a model that falls into this genre during that time frame (or more than one if you want).  Seeing as what your screen name is, I don't think that will be a problem.  So, just let me know what you want to build, and I will add you to the roster.

As for night fighters in action, the latest Flight Journal magazine, has a good story of another yank flying a mosquito for the RCAF.  This time, a non-radar equiped night intruder Mosquito.  It has a couple of good cockpit shots for the NFII, and another Mosquito.  It seems like every couple of issues, they have a good story on night fighters.

Cheers,

Greg

Put me down for this one... Eduard F6F-N... nice easy paint scheme.

Hey guys. I might be a little late for this one. Just did a tally of the GB's ive got going, worked out a build order based on finish dates, this came in at number 7 of 8. Although its really 6 of 7 since 2 are the same kit and 2 are nearly finished. However i will be a tad late starting lol.

I'm new to all this.  How does one join a group build?

Welcome aboard Theuns.  I added you to the roster.  A little over three weeks till kick-off!

Cheers,

Greg

Hi Greg

Sign me up for a 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter Mk6 Night Fighter please. As it is such a long build perior I might just do something else aswell ;-)

Theuns

Thanks for joining Nathan.  I got you added to the roster.

Cheers,

Greg

Hi Greg, please put me down for dragon's 1/48 Ju88 G-6, i just got one off ebay and i think im ready to tackle my first dragon kit...and my first group build.

Nathan

I got it for $45.  Since I got it from my LHS, I didn't even have to pay shipping.

Cheers,

Greg

What did you snag the 110 for?

Well, black Friday sale at the LHS, so I went ahead and splurged.  The 110G-4 was just calling my name.  I'm going to try a night scheme 109G-6 too.  It looks real cool.  Less than a month to go!

Cheers,

Greg

Thanks for joining Dave.  Looking forward to seeing what the Dragon He-219 is like.

Cheers,

Greg

Hey Gregbbear and all.......count me in for this one. I've passed up some cool group builds so I just gotta jump in. My entry's a Dragon 1/72 He 219 A-0. Looking forward to it.

Dave

That looks sweet!  I want one, but I might have to go for the "weekend edition".  I am looking forward to seeing you build that.  It should be awesome.

Cheers,

Greg

Manstein's revenge

Eduard has two boxings of the NF version...one is a weekend edition which is cheaper but has less "goodies" in the box and only one marking option...the more expensive one has all the bells and whistles and 5-6 marking options...I have several of these kits and they just can't get any better, IMO...there is no point for any other company to make a 110 NF in quarter scale, period...

Thanks for the tip!!!  I just got mine in the mail.This kit looks awesome ca'nt wait for the gb to get going

No, he was assembled from the corpses of dead commanding officers. 

His "father" was the surgeon that put him together.

Beatings from your father? A father?? Manny, I thought you were assembled from a kit at Officers' School?...