World at War 1939-1940 Group Build

Participants (alphabetical):

ajd3530:  Hobbycraft 1/48 Bf 109E-3 or -4;                                                                                    Lindberg1/48 Hawker Fury (masquerading as a Danish Nimrod) 

Armor86:  Tamiya 1/35 German Field Kitchen 

Bish:  Huma 1/72 DFS Assault Glider (Eben Emael, Belgium, 10 May, 1940)

BrandonD:  1/48 Mirage Lublin R.XIIIter Hydro

checkmateking02:  RPM Bf 109E-1

DantheMan85:  Revell 1/48 Junkers Ju 52/3M Transport

fjs3:  Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hurricane Mk-I

Greentracker98:  TBD

GreySnake:  Tamiya 1/35 French Char B1 bis

Hoggarth:  Airfix Albion AM463 3 point fueller

jgeratic:  Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk I

jibber:  Hobby Boss 1/72 BR86 locomotive 

Jsmyth:  TBD

lostagain:  Mirage 1/35 7TP Polish tank 

MikeyBugs95:  Tom Modellbau 1/35 TKS

modelcrazy:  Tamiya 1/35 Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha; Hasegawa 1/72 He111 H-2 

PanzerCommander:  1/72 Hurricane 

plasticjunkie:  Hasegawa 1/48 Nakajima Ki-27

pyrman64:  Italeri 1/35 Opel Blitz

Rob.H:  Tamiya (ancient) 1/35 Sdkfz. 232

RobS:    Airfix 1/72 HE111 P2 

Sanderson_91:  Monogram 1/48 TBD-1 Devastator

stikpusher:  1/35 Heller Somua S35 tank

Theuns:  Airfix 1/72 Hurricane; Airfix 1/72 Bf-110

Trabi:  Toro Model 1/35 Finnish Voluntary Organization member; Pioneer 2/Frogg 1:72 Fokker D XXI 

ww2psycho:  Tamiiya 1/48 Panzer II A/B/C

ygmodeler4:  1/35 BT-7

Zvezda1980:  Mirage 1/48 PZL-24F/G 

taxtp:  Bronco 1/35 Panzer II Ausf.D 1

waynec:    HobbyBoss BA-10

crown r n7:  Airfix 1/72 Ju-52

SteveCB:  1937 Chevrolet Coupe

Tomcat:  Lindberg 1/64 Heinkel He-111

Armor_Aficio:  Revell 1/35 scale Pzkpfw. 35(t)

68GT:  1/48 Monogram Me 109E; Ventura 1/48 Bf109 B/C

KAYSEE88:  Revell 1/32 HE-111 H6 Bomber

FINISH PHOTOS!

jibber:  Hobby Boss 1/72 BR86 locomotive 

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Theuns:  Airfix 1/72 Hurricane

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 modelcrazy:  Tamiya 1/35 Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha  FIRST BUILD COMPLETED

 Trabi:  Toro Model 1/35 Finnish Voluntary Organization member

Trabi:  Pioneer 2/Frogg 1:72 Fokker D XXI 

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checkmateking02:  RPM 1/72 Bf 109E-1

 plasticjunkie:  Hasegawa 1/48 Nakajima Ki-27

Bish:  Huma 1/72 DFS Assault Glider (Eben Emael, Belgium, 10 May, 1940)

 jgeratic:  Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk I

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 lostagain:  Mirage 1/35 7TP Polish tank 

RobS:    Airfix 1/72 HE111 P2 

DantheMan85:  Revell 1/48 Junkers Ju 52/3M Transport

fjs3:  Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hurricane Mk-I

 fjs3:  Tamiya 1:48 Bf-109E-4

checkmateking02:  Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk I

crown r n7:  Airfix 1/72 Ju-52 

tempestjohnny:  Bf109E-3

Tomcat:  Lindberg 1/64 Heinkel He-111

68GT:  1/48 Monogram Me 109E

stikpusher:  1/35 Heller Somua S35 tank

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The News from the last month of peace, up to 9 August, 1939:

2 August:  the Hatch Act becomes law in the US, prohibiting political activity by federal workers;the Einstein-Szilard letter is signed and sent to US President Roosevelt, concerning the use of uranium in the construction of an atomic bomb

3 August:  Jean Genet's "Ondine" premieres in Paris; Genet was a French criminal who became a political activist and writer

4 August:  in the UK, Prime Minister Chamberlain dismisses parliament until 3 October

6 August:  "The Dinah Shore Show" begins broadcasting on NBC radio

9 August:  the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs met at Wrigley Field in Chicago, to begin a double header; the Reds won the first game (7-5)  as well as the second game (11-3); no luck for "da Cubbies"

There are 22 days left of peace.

Very much interested in this one.  

Sign me on, but will announce my build of choice at some later point.

regards,

Jack

Done, Jack.  Welcome aboard!

You mean the Cubbies got swept in a DH?? Say it ain't so.

Sadly, it seems so.

I would like to participate with a Tamaya 1/35 Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha if I can still get in. I didn't see an end date though.

Steve

Sorry I see it.

I'd like to get in on this build as well.  I have been wanting to build a TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber for quite a while, The TBD went into fleet service in 1937 and the pre-war squadrons were pretty colorful.  

Steve

I know I said in another thread I would join later, but given the time fame and my bench has plenty of time next year, I will jump in now.

I wasn't to sure what I was going to build, thinking I might do a Pz I. But then reading through the rules it suddenly hit me that this is perfect for a dio I have wanted to do for about 10 years, but I only finally got the kit I needed last year.

Put me down for a Huma 1/72nd DFS 230 assault glider. I will go into more detail when I start the build, but I will doing a dio of the assault on Eben Emael in Belgium, May 10th 1940.

given that hobbyboss is coming out with a 1/35 T-35, i'll probably get into this one even if i am building a track thingie.

Ahh I'm with bish, I can prdobably fit this in sooner than I expected.. I need a 109 on my flight line in a BAD way. Pencil me in with a 1/48 Hobbycraft Bf 109E, either a -3 or -4.

Welcome to 1939, Steve.  Glad to have you with us.  Is a Chi Ha a tank?  I'm pretty uninformed about armor.

Glad to have you with the build, Steve (sanderson_91).  Two Steve's; I'll have to be careful to distinguish between you!

Which kit of the Devastator will you use?  I built one last year from Airfix in 1/72.  The wing corrugations were a chore.

Welcome aboard, Bish.  Glad to have you here.  Your dioramas are always interesting and well-conceived.  The Eben Emael attack is an great subject.

Glad you could join, Wayne.  A T-35 is a tank, I assume?  I haven't built any armor in years and years, so I'm kind of out of the loop with AFV's.

Happy to have you with the GB, ajd.  And another Messerschmitt is always welcome.  They were my primary interest a few years ago.  Had to use Pactra paints on them, cuz Model Master hadn't been invented yet.

The participant list has been updated.  Thanks for joining in, y'all!

I'd love to participate could you please TBA. Another great theme.

Thanks, Terry

And we'd love to have ya, Terry!  Welcome aboard.

Lt. going through a few kits, I'd love to build a German Kleiner Panzer I based in Holland 1940 by Dragon in 1/35. Thanks, Terry

It's a sharp-looking little vehicle.  I've seen them running around in the old film footage.  Nice choice.

My Devastator is the 1/48 Monogram kit.Built this kit as a kid - I've been wanting to do this model for quite a while

Steve

Yes, The Chi Ha is a Japanese medium tank which fought in China and believe it or not, against the Russians, in the battles of Khalkhin Gol, July 1939.

Steve

Sounds good, Steve.  I'll add that info to the front page.

Never had the Devastator, but I had some of those other Monogram Navy aircraft, too, as a kid:  the Dauntless that dropped a bomb; the Avenger that launched a torpedo.  Most had retracting landing gear and even folding wings, where applicable.

Best of all, they came with crew figures.

modelcrazy

Yes, The Chi Ha is a Japanese medium tank which fought in China and believe it or not, against the Russians, in the battles of Khalkhin Gol, July 1939.

Steve

I'd like to join with an Italeri Opel Blitz

Glad to have you join, Greg.  Is the Blitz in 1/35?