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

QUOTE: Why can't i be normal and like the EASY builds

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Tweety yeah mate 1st, 2nd and 3rd JG54 took part in the battle as a part of Luftflotte2. I can't imagine that they would have changed schemes in that time, the book i have tells me the last sorties made by the Germans was on the 31st Oct.....

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Ahhhh, I tried the 'multiple builds at once' thing, and it really got me down, and nowhere at all. Maybe some people can have 4 or more kits on the go at one time, but I prefer not to have that much clutter in my mind at once, I have trouble remembering my PIN number let alone anything else.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lucien Harpress Just a little info on the Hurricane I might build- As I said, this kit was stared a while ago. The only thing painted on it is the interior (all brushwork. It's not very pretty. I may shut the canopy, it's that bad!) Many of the major components- wings, fuselage, tailplanes- are already glued. I forsee this GB will just be me trying my hand at some RAF camo (first time!) and adding the final bits and pieces like landing gear, antennaes, etc. Call it, if you will, an "experiment in finishing!" Wish me luck!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7 I'm in. I submit my Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane.

QUOTE: Originally posted by jcsloureiro Yeah Harrison, Unfortunantely the RAF´pilot dies in that combat too. I tought your photo was a real plane! By the way I´m looking for the decals of my subject. Nice job. Cheers Julio

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Ok, so would I be safe in assuming not ALL the 109E's got this camo scheme sloshed onto them??? Reason I ask, I plan to finish my E in a 'How the did he do that!' scheme, obviously from the BoB era, and I would be kinda bummed if it didn't happen. Research time!!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 Darson: I figure if nothing else I will win an honorable mention for the ugliest plane of the group build Also, I might check out those masks, reusable you say? might be worth it for the money

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Tweety Tweety Tweety you of all people should know not to mention Cats around mei'll just pretend i didn't hear that Lucky iv'e just taken my MEDS mate or it'll be Kitty Pic time..................................... I knew that would get a bite!!!!![:0] Tweets this is the Oversea camo scheme, sorry about the pic quality but i just can't seem to get a good pic of this model, it's from 3rd JG 26 based at Caffiers France summer 1940,and it was the first model i made since rejoining the hobby..... Ok, so would I be safe in assuming not ALL the 109E's got this camo scheme sloshed onto them??? Reason I ask, I plan to finish my E in a 'How the did he do that!' scheme, obviously from the BoB era, and I would be kinda bummed if it didn't happen. Research time!!!!! --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens??? Reply tho9900 Member since July 2004 From: SETX. USA Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:24 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Darson now youv'e made me curious, gonna have to do some reading but i think it was StG 77 which attacked the FAA airfeild but i'm not sure which staffel it was.... Tom i just watched the BoB special features disc last night and they mentioned the Stuka problem, problem being there was no stukas left at the time of filming... All the JU87's in the movie are R/C aircraft..... Actually in ref to his Stuka bombing my Fulmar.. this is a recent idea I hit on for a group build, thinking about just that.. a dio of his stuka bombing my fulmar... ... it would have to have like a 6 month to a one year deadline. an international group build! Each person does one step of the instructions and then mails the kit to the next guy who does the next step etc... It'd be interesting to see... or course it would limit us to smaller kits with the cost of shipping and all... but if it only cost me 11 dollars US to ship an airbrush complete with bottles etc to Singapore it should be less for a single kit... a price I would be willing to pay! either that one person builds one part of a dio, the other the other part etc.. then everything goes to the last person who finds a way to put it all into the dio... I just think it would be fun to see what it looked like at the end... if it even makes it through the postal system alive! I guess if a piece got broken or something we would have to improvise and scratch build, or go AM for it... each person would build, take pics then send it to the next... or as I mentioned in the post, two kits passed around the world could finally make it to a good dio person who could build it into a dio! This would be a ways off before I could start something like this as we all have so many GB's going at present but you guys mull it around and see what you think! ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it! Reply tho9900 Member since July 2004 From: SETX. USA Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:14 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Tweets this is the Oversea camo scheme, sorry about the pic quality but i just can't seem to get a good pic of this model, it's from 3rd JG 26 based at Caffiers France summer 1940,and it was the first model i made since rejoining the hobby..... your first since returning to the Hobby? hmmm... actually... ummmm... well they called and said my kit got lost... yeah, that's it... can't build my plane... sorry guys! haha kidding... that is AWESOME!!! great looking plane! I'm doing pretty good but you're a natural!!! Don't worry, as my buddies used to tell me when went clubbing... I have no shame and will post whatever I have here! that's a real looker Jules! ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it! Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:13 AM Tweety Tweety Tweety you of all people should know not to mention Cats around mei'll just pretend i didn't hear that Lucky iv'e just taken my MEDS mate or it'll be Kitty Pic time..................................... Tweets this is the Oversea camo scheme, sorry about the pic quality but i just can't seem to get a good pic of this model, it's from 3rd JG 26 based at Caffiers France summer 1940,and it was the first model i made since rejoining the hobby..... Darson now youv'e made me curious, gonna have to do some reading but i think it was StG 77 which attacked the FAA airfeild but i'm not sure which staffel it was.... Tom i just watched the BoB special features disc last night and they mentioned the Stuka problem, problem being there was no stukas left at the time of filming... All the JU87's in the movie are R/C aircraft..... Julio Good subject choice buddy Helmut Wick was the highest scoring Luftwaffe pilot of the BoB..Ironicly he fell to the Guns of Seargent Ginger Lacey one of the Raf's highest scoring pilots of the battle......... BTW there are no DO 17's or JU 88's in the movie either......... Reply Edit jcsloureiro Member since October 2004 From: Brazil Posted by jcsloureiro on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:05 AM Hello guys! Thanks for the welcome! I´m glad to be here. Sorry Tweety1, I like cats, I had a siamese a few years ago... I´m thinking to paint the 109E-4 as the 5344, of the Major Helmut Wick, Kommodore JG2, nov 1940. I found a draw of it at a web site and I thing it was interesting. There are draws, the history and photos of Wick´s 109 in the link: http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/wick.htm Thanks again! Read you soon. Julio Reply Cruzr Member since October 2004 From: Fort St John B.C. Canada Posted by Cruzr on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:04 AM Originally posted by darson Cruzr, I am making the assumption you meant the Bf 110 not 100. ya i did it was a long Monday Reply tweety1 Member since August 2003 From: Alice Springs Australia Posted by tweety1 on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:43 AM Ok Jules, you got me. What camo scheme did the 109's get????? Julio, , your with a good crowd here mate. You don't happen to like cats do you? The decal set I have coming from the US didn't mention anything about alternate camo schemes, but haven't done a bucket of research on this yet. --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens??? Reply tho9900 Member since July 2004 From: SETX. USA Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:31 AM yeah I was on the BOB website last night and looked through the day to day diary of the war... the highest losses, especially mid way through the battle were Me109's and Me110's. Sometimes as many as 15 or more of each per day... Darson: I figure if nothing else I will win an honorable mention for the ugliest plane of the group build Also, I might check out those masks, reusable you say? might be worth it for the moeny... Jules: I seem to remember seeing some good resources on the subject.. it's a shame they don't show a little more of the Ju87 in the movie BoB. Just for a little reference. I'll post it when I can remember where they are. ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it! Reply darson Member since February 2003 From: Melbourne, Australia Posted by darson on Monday, October 18, 2004 11:45 PM Cruzr, I am making the assumption you meant the Bf 110 not 100. jcsloureiro, to the group build. Nice to see some Brazilian modelers on the forum. Tweety, Don’t forget with your weathering that these aircraft were turned over at a pretty rapid pace. All the photos that I have seen show them dirty and grungy, but the paint is not that faded because they are still reasonably new. tho9900, MMMMMMMM, Fairy Fulmar J.S, I wonder if your Stuka managed to destroy tho9900's Fulmar??? Also, the Cutting Edge masks are available for the A & B scheme for Spitfire Mk.I & Mk.V. They are basically reusable versions of the canopy masks you can buy. As I build the odd Spitfire or two I figured I could save myself some time in applying camo in the future. Cheers Darren Reply « First«80818283848586 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. 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