Official Ground Attack Group Build

You did great work on that 1/72 model,  when can we see you tackle a larger scale??

Hi all, I have been very quiet lately with this GB. Ordered my AM decal for the 1/72 Hobbyboss Mil 35 in Angolan AF markings, so hopefully it will be done soon.

Theuns

can i enter this with a part built model (i didnt start it untill after the start date though)??

Here is the completed Stuka. I have replaced the fishing line antenna with EZ line and this stuff is great. Also corrected the prop blades which were sticking out to far.

Hope you like it.

 All comments welcome. Wild Child, thanks for the excuse to build this and finally get a completed Stuka on the shelf.

That's a nice vignette, Bish.  Well done!    The new wire looks better too.

One of the best small scale Stukas I've seen Bish. Excellent work on the aircraft and very well displayed.

Cheers

Tony

im in with an atlantian swinger ;)

early pics

im thinking about moving the wings forward a bit im also thinking about increasing the sweep on the main wing what do you reckon?

decision made lol

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decision made lol

its not going to be easy to bury the outer wings in the main wing.

i have moved the wing forward a bit too

1 strip of card on the leading edge gives space for the outerwing to fit nicely and iv made stops inside the wing glove for the outer wing too

mock ups nearly done and it works a treat!
the stops work perfectly and the leading and trailing edge spacers hold the wing with just the right amount of resistance.
 also the rear quarter flap (bit of upper wing that goes unsupported over the top of the swing wing) conforms niceley ie it doesnt stick up it sits on the wing nicely :)





top wing on



il either blend the rear quarter part together or i might even fill it in.
1st il make the assembly fit agianst the fuse properly

im really enjoying this build plenty of fiddling but its coming out really well nothings saggy everything lines up etc etc

That Stuka is awesome!

eatthis, thats looking good. What made you decide to turn it into a swing wing.

68GT, thanks. I am pretty proud of it myself.

all of my tr2s are whifs and there was a plan to look at a swing wing version down the line.

theres an ongoing atlantian theme on another forum which allows imagination free reign iv already done a normal tsr 2 (in splinter camo) for this theme and a single engined heavily modified lightning (again in splinter camo).

atm im building a supersonic vulcan a valkyrie and this tsr2 for them lol (the valkyrie is white but everything else is in splinter camo)

ps your stuka is jaw dropping!

Some collection it sounds like you have there. I did see some what if decals for the tsr2 on Hannants a while back.

Thanks.

iv just finished a vietnam twin build f111 and tsr2 and it looks so right in that camo!

im at it again

So tragic news guys, my a-10 took a tumble off my desk and had to be written off :( . But all hope is not lost, I still have my a-1 coming together nicely, and I've ordered a replacement hobbyboss a-10. Once it's here I'll be back at it.

ouch hope you get it sorted asap

im about to start scratchbuilding 2 8 barrelled 40mm cannons developed by the atlantians spefically for the tsr2

doing lots of filling/sanding but made a bit of progress

early guns progress

sorting the pylons out atm iv got 2 inboard and 3 on each wing so 10 stations total

from inside to out

2x tsr2 drop tank

6x maverick

12x 500lb

6x antipersonel cbu and 6x antitank cbu

not sure what to put on outer station yet thinking sidewinder on 1 dont know about the other

started on the camo (why oh why did i decide to do splinter camo for atlantian builds lol)

Ain't it going to be a real beast to mask those painted sections?

Looks like its going to be an interesting camo scheme.