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

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

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................

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...

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..............

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:

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!

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

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

OK Darson i'm finished 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.......

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

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

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

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

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..............