How would you have won the war? Imagination GB 2011...

deafpanzer

Manny, hope you are not kidding... I AM DEFINITELY planning to paint war paints on his face.  Anything to scare those wussy Germans! 

Originally, I was going for just red only but I recently found this great picture on internet so it looks like they had their faces painted with both red & white too?  I really dig this...

Okay, let me release this trial balloon for advice.  I was going to build a Bf 109, since this is fictional "imagination" GB, I have just received the Academy 1/48 Hispano HA-1112 "Buchon" kit.  It comes with markings for either a Spanish (which might be kind of interesting) or Luftwaffe (fictional I would suppose since the Spanish built this with the Merlin engine and it's doubtful the British would have been keen on this ).  What would you think of a Buchon built with the same color scheme as portrayed in the movie "Battle of Britain" but with a fictional marking for pilot "Lt. Reasoned"?

BTW, nice Texan Scorpio!

I say yes..

ALRIGHT!!!!.....262 ORDERED AND AWAITING DELIVERY.....NOW FOR SOME BLANK DECAL SHEETS.,..

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Hi everyone, reporting my progress so far. The cockpit has been started on the P-36, also working on ideas to make it personalized. While researching the Hawk, I came up with an idea for this GB and if all goes well I'll post some pics soon.

Mike

Reasoned

 I have just received the Academy 1/48 Hispano HA-1112 "Buchon" kit.   What would you think of a Buchon built with the same color scheme as portrayed in the movie "Battle of Britain" but with a fictional marking for pilot "Lt. Reasoned"?

I've got two of those, with one at 90% for the "Hollywood GB" (the other's going to be the CAF's "Yellow 14", an actual Buchon from the movie, and one I worked on many years ago, when it first got to Midland)...

It's a fine kit, although you'll need to do some very minor surgery to make a "BoB" Movie kit... The those nose "guns" are simple pieces of wooden dowel on the CAF's "Hispanoschmitt", without the flash-hiders. However, the gun-troughs are not there, so you'll need to rework that area to get them to fit the aircraft's gun-line. 

The other thing that's odd about it is the lack of a seat-back.. The seat-pan is there, but nothing for the pilot's back but the bulkhead.  A piece of sheet styrene with a rim of strip will fix that, along with an epoxy putty back-cushion. 

Last, but not least, is the chin scoop.. It doesn't fit well, but it's nothing a little filler can't fix...

Also, I'got the Monogram Fw 190A ready to crack open and become Leutnant Jakob Von Hammer's Ost Front Jabo... (Technically, I'll be the son of Oberst Hans von Hammer, the renowned WW1 "Enemy Ace" and my screen namesake.)  Hans Von Hammer is also flying on the Ost Front, although his Geschwader is currently equipped with Bf 109Fs, his being an all-red 109 (with no hakenkreuz-VonHammer refused a direct order from Goering about this matter, BTW), prior to his forming his own Jadgverband of Me 262s for Reich Defense (Reichsverteidigung) later on..

Well... my 262 arrived yesterday.....now I need a blank decal sheet to print out some custom artwork..anyone know where I can get a sheet??? Michaels....craft store etc....I would hate to order a single sheet fron some online store??

(notice how im trying not to use the excuse of ordering the sheet to build up the stash...)

carlos

p38jl

I say yes..

carsanab

....now I need a blank decal sheet to print out some custom artwork..anyone know where I can get a sheet??? Michaels....craft store etc....I would hate to order a single sheet fron some online store??

 

carlos

Dunno about Michael's, but Hobby Lobby carries decal paper, both white and clear-filmed..

Hans von Hammer

Reasoned:

 I have just received the Academy 1/48 Hispano HA-1112 "Buchon" kit.   What would you think of a Buchon built with the same color scheme as portrayed in the movie "Battle of Britain" but with a fictional marking for pilot "Lt. Reasoned"?

 

I've got two of those, with one at 90% for the "Hollywood GB" (the other's going to be the CAF's "Yellow 14", an actual Buchon from the movie, and one I worked on many years ago, when it first got to Midland)...

It's a fine kit, although you'll need to do some very minor surgery to make a "BoB" Movie kit... The those nose "guns" are simple pieces of wooden dowel on the CAF's "Hispanoschmitt", without the flash-hiders. However, the gun-troughs are not there, so you'll need to rework that area to get them to fit the aircraft's gun-line. 

The other thing that's odd about it is the lack of a seat-back.. The seat-pan is there, but nothing for the pilot's back but the bulkhead.  A piece of sheet styrene with a rim of strip will fix that, along with an epoxy putty back-cushion. 

Last, but not least, is the chin scoop.. It doesn't fit well, but it's nothing a little filler can't fix...

Also, I'got the Monogram Fw 190A ready to crack open and become Leutnant Jakob Von Hammer's Ost Front Jabo... (Technically, I'll be the son of Oberst Hans von Hammer, the renowned WW1 "Enemy Ace" and my screen namesake.)  Hans Von Hammer is also flying on the Ost Front, although his Geschwader is currently equipped with Bf 109Fs, his being an all-red 109 (with no hakenkreuz-VonHammer refused a direct order from Goering about this matter, BTW), prior to his forming his own Jadgverband of Me 262s for Reich Defense (Reichsverteidigung) later on..

 

Thanks for the pointers Hans, I reviewed a little of the movie last night and noticed they were either red or yellow nosed (only the prop hub) with standard RLM 65 on the bottom, not sure of the top color(s) and if it was splintered or something else, maybe you know.  I may have to do some "adjustments" to get it looking okay.

Looking forward to the 190, we can have a JG 0 wing with our two birds!

Hans von Hammer

carsanab:

....now I need a blank decal sheet to print out some custom artwork..anyone know where I can get a sheet??? Michaels....craft store etc....I would hate to order a single sheet fron some online store??

 

carlos

 

Dunno about Michael's, but Hobby Lobby carries decal paper, both white and clear-filmed..

Thanks Hammer....I actually went to Hobby Lobby today....first time in one of those...the closest to me is in Ft Myers about 160 miles away on the Gulf coast....but since I was over there any way for work I made the trip a bit north more...interesting place...not too many kits besides cars....lots of them....nice selection of MM paints though. I found the sheets and got a can of the fixative too...never made my own decals...I dont think theres much too it..we'll see how it goes....Oh an dmy original idea didnt work...walked out of there with 2 kits Tamiya Hanomag and a 755 mm anti tank gun. I built the 75 as a kid...long time ago...and for 7 bucks I couldnt say no ....oh well....thanks again

c

I reviewed a little of the movie last night and noticed they were either red or yellow nosed (only the prop hub) with standard RLM 65 on the bottom, not sure of the top color(s) and if it was splintered or something else, maybe you know. 

They were painted in the standard 1940 Luftwaffe splinter-pattern of Black Green and Dark Green over Light Blue, but I don't know the RLM numbers... I used the Tamiya colors, XF-27 27 Black Green, XF-26 Deep Green with a touch of white added (otherwise the colors are too close), and XF-23 Light Blue for it, painted the spinner and rudder  yellow and used a "Yellow 4" decal with Rottenfuhrer stripe aft of the Balkenkreuze.  Haven't found the right Staffel Badge yet...

Probably woulda been better to use XF-58 Olive Green instead of the XF-26..

Thanks Hammer....I actually went to Hobby Lobby today....first time in one of those...

No sweat..

Reasoned

What would you think of a Buchon built with the same color scheme as portrayed in the movie "Battle of Britain" but with a fictional marking for pilot "Lt. Reasoned"?

BTW, nice Texan Scorpio!

The kit was actually released in the early 1990s with markings for aircraft used in the movie.

http://esm.wikia.com/wiki/Hobbycraft_1/48_Hispano_HA.1112

I'd like to see a Monogram He-111 released with a Merlin engine option for the CASA 2.111.

mmm..grrr.. I'm itchin to start my Haunted Tank...

Ya'll MOJO's need to post pics...

Manstein's revenge

Ya'll MOJO's need to post pics...

OK boss!

Pics to follow....

Manstein's revenge

Ya'll MOJO's need to post pics...

...ok how's this....

Carlos, is that a WIP?

Herr Manstein, what are you building for this epic build? Is it a sub, or did you pick a plane?

Hi, update time. The secret project is almost done, should have pics up in a day or two. After that, assembly line time for the P-36 and the Tomcat I'm building for Don Hammerloni. The F-14 gets priority due a visit from the Don's "associates".

Herr Manstein, You should do a squid boat for this build. Put a couple of 5in guns and a rack of depth charges on her and make it a coastal "Q" ship!

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

The Navigator

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

Doesnt look like a P-36....its .00006501mm off on the left side of the front inside cowling...behind the firewall...

Its just another fraud....

Very nice......how big is it?

lolol.

Hey Nav.. looks good for a firsty .!

it looks like you stole Vance's drawing board tho... this will set his HO back months..

The Navigator

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

Manstein's revenge

 

The Navigator:

 

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

 

Wow...I like this...this is a step further than a HO made from a paper napkin...claim your GB Badge.

 

OK, now you're just showing off!

VanceCrozier

Manstein's revenge:

 

The Navigator:

 

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

 

Wow...I like this...this is a step further than a HO made from a paper napkin...claim your GB Badge.

 

 

OK, now you're just showing off!

Jealous much?

We'll see this MOJO hanging next to the HO in the Smithsonian before too long...

Medicman71

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

The Navigator:

 

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

 

Wow...I like this...this is a step further than a HO made from a paper napkin...claim your GB Badge.

 

 

 

OK, now you're just showing off!

 

 

Jealous much?

NO!

Maybe....

yes.

Hey, your trim tabs are too deep by at least 2 scale inches!!!!

VanceCrozier

Medicman71:

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

The Navigator:

 

While studying the various markings of P-36s, I came across many plans and models of solid wood planes. Them, and the magazines they were featured in, inspired me to build a solid wood plane for the build. After all, scale kits in the early 40's weren't plastic. Here is a P-35 that was made from a block and sheet of balsa. Comments are always welcome, just bear in mind that it's the first plane I did this way. Now back to the P-36!

 

Wow...I like this...this is a step further than a HO made from a paper napkin...claim your GB Badge.

 

 

 

OK, now you're just showing off!

 

 

Jealous much?

 

NO!

Maybe....

yes.

Hey, your trim tabs are too deep by at least 2 scale inches!!!!

Hahahahahah.......FRAUD!!!

Navigator-  Nice work especially for first time!   So cute... makes me want to snuggle with it.