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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

AIRCRAFT - Battle of Britain Group Build (Jan 1st 2005 - May 31st 2005)

Posted by darson on Friday, October 1, 2004 6:55 AM

Battle of Britain Group Build 2005

Ever since I was a kid and saw the Battle of Britain at the movies, I have been fascinated by this period of WWII, so I thought it's time to organise a Group Build based around this battle.

The rules for this are going to be fairly simple:

1. Any aircraft that flew at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Luftwaffe or the Reggia Aeronautica during attempt by Germany's Luftwaffe to gain control of British airspace and destroy the Royal Air Force in the period 10 July to 31 October 1940.
2. Any scale
3. OOB or as much PE & Aftermarket as you want.
4. The completion date for the group build is May 31st 2005. The start date is Jan 1st 2005.
5. This build is open to everyone regardless of modeling skills
6. This current thread will be used for the group build
7. Must have fun Big Smile [:D]

Could everybody who wants to take part declare the model or models they are building in this thread or email me to let me know and I will keep an up to date list that I will post on a regular basis (this is so we don't have to go sorting though all the back pages looking for it).

Group Build Members

darson - Spitfire Mk.II & Bf 109E3 (Warmup Build) - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

j.s.harrison - Bf 109E - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

rjkplasticmod - Bf 109E1 & Hurricane Mk.I - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

razordws - He 111 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

tho9900 - F4F Martlet - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

& (Maybe) Spitfire Mk.I/II
KJ200 - Hurricane Mk.I Night Fighter - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

madmike - Spitfire Mk.IIa - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

KINGTHAD - He 111 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

Cruzr - Spitfire Mk.II & something else
tweety1 - Bf 109E3 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

nicodemus - Hurricane Mk.I - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

jcsloureiro - Bf 109E
Aurora-7 - Hurricane Mk.I
nmayhew - Boulton Paul Defiant
lodni_k - Spitfire Mk.I & Messerschmitt Bf 109E3 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

Ju 87B, Hurricane Mk.II,
pingtang - Spitfire Mk.II - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

wooverstone8 - Bf 109E
cossack - Spitfire Mk.I
mapguy - Westland Lysander & Avro Anson
izzy8990 - Ju 87
JoeRugby - Hurricane Mk.I - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

jboutin - Hurricane Mk.I - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

bobbaily - He 111 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

osher - Spitfire Mk.I & Bf-110
whytwolf - Hurricane Mk.I
Tankmaster7 - Dornier Do 17 Z-1 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

Flyingraptor - Westland Lysander & Hurricane Mk.I
dstrebe - Bf-109E4 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

fightnjoe - Bf-109E4/7 - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

MrBree - Hurricane Mk.I
ddayomaha - Spitfire Mk.I & Hurricane Mk.I
taxtp - Spitfire Mk.I & Bf109E - Completed and Displayed Smile [:)]

& (Maybe) another Bf109E3

Valid Aircraft Types and Marks
RAF Fighter Command / Fleet Air Arm
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, IIa
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia, Ib, II, IIa
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.I
Fairey Fulmar Mk.I
Westland Lysander
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I, II
F4F Martlet Mk.I
Avro Anson
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II
Gloster Sea Gladiator

Luftwaffe
Heinkel He 111 H, H-2, 3, 4, P-2
Heinkel He 59 C-2, D-1
Heinkel 115
Dornier Do 17 P, M, U, Z-1, 2, 3
Dornier Do 215 B
Dornier Do 18 D, G
Dornier Do 24
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1, 3, 4, 7, F-1
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-2, 4, 5, 6, D-0
Junkers Ju 87 B, 1, 2, R
Junkers Ju 88 A-1, 5, C-5
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C
Arado Ar 96

Regia Aeronautica
Fiat Br20 M
Fiat Cr.42
Fiat G.50
Cant Z1007.BIS

If there any changes needed to this list drop me a line and I will fix it up.

Cheers
Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 1, 2004 9:40 AM

Count me in Darson,I don't know what i'll be building yet maybe a bomber................
I'll let you know as soon as i decide................Jules..............

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, October 1, 2004 10:20 AM

Blackwolf had proposed a BOB GB, but since his sudden departure I guess the host role is fair game. I would be interested, so count me in. Not sure which aircraft I want to build, but I'll make up my mind before the start date.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Friday, October 1, 2004 10:41 AM

Count me in too.... just have to decide what to do...

Mike

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Friday, October 1, 2004 1:51 PM

This sounds like a good topic to jump in on my first Group Build. Sign me up Big Smile [:D]

but be patient with me. A 1/72 He 111 will be my model of choice.

Dave

Dave

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Friday, October 1, 2004 6:16 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod

Blackwolf had proposed a BOB GB, but since his sudden departure I guess the host role is fair game. I would be interested, so count me in. Not sure which aircraft I want to build, but I'll make up my mind before the start date.

Regards, Rick

Hi Rick, you are right about Blackwolf originally proposing this GB, as well a MiG Alley one (and a few others). I wanted to do the Battle of Britain one and since I couldn't edit any of his original posts I thought it would be easier to do post a new thread.

Cheers
Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 2, 2004 4:48 AM

OK Darson i'm finished Thumbs Up [tup]

Here it is..................

Just joking........I picked up a P/E detail set for a JU87 pit today for $8, Photo film instuments and all,so thats my choice a Junkers JU87 Stuka........Jules.......

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Saturday, October 2, 2004 5:12 AM

That's a really nice looking 109 you’ve got there Jules. BTW, what happened to the tail wheel.

Myself, I'm thinking of either a Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Ia converted to a Mk.II or the Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.1.

Oh well, plenty of time to decide.

Cheers
Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 2, 2004 5:20 AM

Darson iv'e got the tailwheel in a box after i rescued it from my 3 year old............

BTW the tamiya spit is a good one i'm making it for the Old Guns GB in the markings of Aussie ace Pat Hughes..............
Hey Darson if it's OK with you i'd like to add a Black border to the GB badge..............

Pat Hughes's Spit

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, October 2, 2004 8:21 AM

I'm in... haven't quiet got my build decided yet... it might be a Halifax, and if I can find them markings done as a certain Aussie pilot I just read about, or..... ?

I am trying to find something besides Sptifires/Hurricanes/Me-109/Me-110 and Stukas... just feel like something different... maybe a Boulton Paul Defiant.

I'll let ya'll know!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, October 2, 2004 8:38 AM

ok tentatively this is my build: Boulton Paul defiant of 151 Sq. Night Fighters... hope to find an individual AC to model but might just use the example pic below:

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 7:14 AM

tho9900 i've got a couple of pics of Defiants if your interested......Just give me a couple of days to dig through all the books............
BTW good luck on finding the model, iv'e never come across one before.........
................J.S..............

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, October 3, 2004 8:44 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

tho9900 i've got a couple of pics of Defiants if your interested......Just give me a couple of days to dig through all the books............
BTW good luck on finding the model, iv'e never come across one before.........
................J.S..............

it was in my squadron supplement this month, I'll dig it out and tell ya which company makes it...

and thanks for any pics ya might come across!

the 151 Sq. helped pioneer night fighting in WWI, flying the Camel.... just prior to WWII they were given Gladiators, then Hurricanes, but for some reason were switched over to the Defiant... then they were called on to perfect their night fighting skills at the beginning of the BOB. (their first daylight battle of the BOB they lost 6 of 9 planes in that fight, they pulled them back deeper into England and set them to night fighting) they would loiter over the coastal fields and wait for the German bombers to approach then they would pounce on them...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 3, 2004 9:39 PM

Tho9900 i'll dig a few pics up for you, but i'll have to take pics of the books cause my scanner is broken........
I did read in some book that the Defiants had one good daylight mission shooting down a couple of 109's only because the 109's mistook them for Hurricanes and attacked from astern...................J.S................

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, October 4, 2004 1:14 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by razordws

This sounds like a good topic to jump in on my first Group Build. Sign me up but be patient with me. A 1/72 He 111 will be my model of choice.

Dave

A little belated perhaps, but welcome to FSM and welcome to the group build Dave.

Cheers
Darren

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, October 4, 2004 1:35 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Hey Darson if it's OK with you i'd like to add a Black border to the GB badge..............

Jules,

Go for it. Big Smile [:D]

Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 4, 2004 3:05 AM

Thanks Darson i'll post up a pic of it to see if you fellas like it...........Jules.............

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 4, 2004 3:40 AM

OK Darson sooooooooo Whaddya think Question [?]

Original

And the original with a border

Cheers .......Jules......

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, October 4, 2004 4:37 AM

What do I think. I think we have a new badge Cool [8D]

Thanks Jules

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, October 4, 2004 6:00 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Tho9900 i'll dig a few pics up for you, but i'll have to take pics of the books cause my scanner is broken........
I did read in some book that the Defiants had one good daylight mission shooting down a couple of 109's only because the 109's mistook them for Hurricanes and attacked from astern...................J.S................

oh! no don't go to all THAT trouble... I have some pics already, but if it means cutting or something then I think I am ok... and I like that Defiant story... imagine their surprise then those Hurricanes start shooting at them from behind!

haha... probably felt like I do on Saturday night when all the rednecks are throwing their beer cans out of the window driving down the highway...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 7, 2004 10:43 PM

Is it FEB yet..............no.. Sad [:(]

I'll probably take all of FEB just to mask the canopy...........

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Friday, October 8, 2004 2:29 AM

Count me in.

Not sure what I'll build, or even what scale yet.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, October 8, 2004 2:29 AM

Darren

Count me in. I think this might be the excuse I need to have a Spitfire MkIIa in my cabinet!

I have the Tamiya and Monogram offerings in 1:48 and the BIG Airfix one in 1:24...

Please put me down for a Spitfire MkIIa, I will let you know scale a little later if that is ok?

Oh, can I enter my Hobbycraft 1:48 Civilschmitt at all? It is the Buchon Ha1112 they used in the Battle of Britain movie.

cheers and thanks

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, October 8, 2004 2:40 AM

Here is a previous build I did of a BoB theatre Luftwaffe "Emil"

Hasegawa 1:48 Bf109E-4

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Friday, October 8, 2004 8:35 AM

Darren, add me to the list not sure what to build yet but I will let you know.

Thad

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, October 8, 2004 9:31 AM

that looks good mike.. real sharp!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Cruzr

Member since
October 2004
From: Fort St John B.C. Canada

Posted by Cruzr on Friday, October 8, 2004 3:59 PM

Hey all, since i'm new to the board and WWII aircraft are my model's of choice, this sound like a good way to jump in to the crowd ( if you don't mind). i'll let you know Tuesday Oct 12 which one.
The names Cliff by the way, i'm from Halifax, Nova Scotia

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Friday, October 8, 2004 7:12 PM

Firstly,

to the FSM forum Cliff and thanks for joining us on this GB.

I have updated who is building what (as far as they know so far) on the first page. Just remember this is definitely not set in stone, if anybody has a change of preference just let me know.

As far as I am concerned, I have definitely made up my mind. I will be building a Spitfire Mk.II of 91 Sqdn No P8194.
P8194 was a 'presentation' aircraft, which was marked with the town or city that that raised money for its construction, which in this case was the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. I will be using Aeromasters lovely Battle of Britain Pt.II for the decals.

Cheers
Darren

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, October 8, 2004 9:18 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Cruzr

Hey all, since i'm new to the board and WWII aircraft are my model's of choice, this sound like a good way to jump in to the crowd ( if you don't mind). i'll let you know Tuesday Oct 12 which one.
The names Cliff by the way, i'm from Halifax, Nova Scotia

Welcome Cliff!!! glad to have you aboard!

And how about you build a Halifax? Wink [;)]

no rush on letting us know... I have put myself in for the Boulton Paul Defiant but i just found out the 1/48 kit is not out yet and that's all I have built in since I got back to modelling... I guess I will do the 1/72.. Sad [:(]

I wish my 1/24 Spitfire Mk V was a Mk II so I could build it.... I am getting anxious to get into it but keep getting wrapped up in Group Builds...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:36 AM

Hey Cliff

to the GB

Madmike love the Emil mate Cool [8D]

I wish i could take pics like that.. Sigh [sigh]

Tho9900 I know what you mean i'm wrapprd up in the same GB's you areLOL

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