Nightfighters

I could be persuaded, provided it's not starting anytime before mid-2005! So, if you have some interest now, go ahead without me.. If not, I might at last build that He-219 I bought like 10 years ago!

I would be interested in doing this build. I have the Monogram F-82 Twin Mustang in my stash as well as Superscale decals. So, if it's for later in the year, consider me in.

does this include heloicopters? and what era's of fighters? if its aound march you can count me in

Great idea...count me in! I've got Tamiya's Gekko (Irving) setting on my shelf just screaming to be built.

I have the He 219, and that sounds good, and I would also like it if it was later in the year. Around May would be nice.

Similar thoughts to others ... if it starts mid-year, I could be persuaded to unveil a Ju-88C Pro Modeller 1/48 scale - need an excuse to get into my stash of German aircraft

So, what's the word? Is it on? Do we have a go?

trck69drvr, did you die at your computer a month ago? What's the word? Am I going to have a good excuse to build my He 219? What's going on?!?

Hi from Czech Rep ..

Sorry, my english isn´t good.

Can I be in this GB too ? I´v Interest about Nightfighter from the both Sides of Chanell (Beuafighter, Ju 88, Bf 110 ..)

I would be intersted in building a Night Bf110 but I'm all booked up until mid -yearso I won't be able to start anything before MAY.

I'll probably have some time after or during late summer. I need to get an airbrush, though. Is that aztec airbrush easy to use and/or clean?

modelingmonkey,

I don't have an Aztec airbrush but have read about some people not liking them and also read about QC issues with that product.

The Badger 150 is a great airbrush and I have used one for years with great success, I replaced the needle and head assembly with the XF and can now spray the German nightfighter style mottles and scribble camouflage patterns with ease.

I also have the Badger 100G but rarely use it because the 150 with the XF head and needle can almost perform as well as the 100G.
The 100G would be ideal for spraying the scribble camouflage on 1/72 scale models and for doing post-shading.

I would like to join a nightfighter GB but can't at this time because my work table is full of projects that need to get finished. In a few weeks I should be ready to join this GB.

My list of nightfighter kits are:

Special Hobby 3-seat Me 262
Revell Ar 240
Heller Me 262B
Hobbycraft Ar 234N
DML Me 1101N
Revell He 219
Tamiya He 219
ProModeler Ta 154
ProModeler Bf 110G
Italeri Bf 110G
Revell Bf 110G
Tamiya Gekko
Hasegawa Ar 234N
Revell Me 262B


Matrixone

Hey Matrixone
Whats the Italeri and revell Bf110's like? what scale are they?

stuka_69,

The Italeri and Revell are both in 1/72 scale, the Revell kit that I have is very old and not really that good. It has very sparse detail and not all that accurate. That kit was purchased years before Monogram and Revell merged.
The newer Italeri kit is much better and I remember reading a review of this model and the worst thing that was said about it was the canopy was not correct for the Bf 110G-4 version.
The good news is Italeri will release this kit again this year, I plan to buy at least one more of them (you can never have enough Bf 109s and Bf 110s).


Matrixone

Cheers , might invest in one myself!

Wow, you must have a garage full of kits. You have more nightfighter kits than I have any kits.

regarding the Bf110 kits. the 1/48 Fujimi Bf110 C/D kit is a really good kit. the interior is a little sparse so those who like detail might want to invest in some PE.

There were few if any gaps after cementing the fuselage together, very little sanding required to get it flush (no putty required). All in all I compare the kit to an average Hasegawa kit. I do recommend masking the canopy with BMF or some REALLY thin tape as the brace detail is recessed instead of being protruding on the canopy... BMF fits right into the grooves and you can scribe it with a knife to mask it well...

And for those of you turned off by the box art, the "whale belly" fuel tank is a separate piece in the kit and can be left off totally.

I'd like to join this GB but am strapped at the moment as far as GB's go... if it had an open end to it I might be interested, or at least one far off...

What about the old airfix 1/72 Bf110C/D? anybody built one of those?

just my experience with old Airfix kits.. Run away!!! Run away!!!

They sound like words of wisdom to me ! I was just asking because I saw it in a new box and had a slight hope that it could be a new mold?

stuka_69,

What tho9900 said about the Airfix Bf 110 1/72 scale kits also could be said about the old Bf 110G 1/72 scale kit.
I have more of those old Revell kits in my stash and will build them someday but not anytime soon, I want to try the Italeri kit first.

My three current models are almost finished and in a couple weeks I will be starting a couple more kits, I hope this nightfighter GB is underway by then as I am very interested in joining.

Here is a pic of the Revell 1/72 scale Bf 110G-4 I built a couple years ago, notice the lack of any panel line detail on this model.



Here is a pic of a Ju 88G-6 that was taken after the war ended, notice the very cool looking camouflage on this a/c and the missing prop blades.



Matrixone

Here's a few pics of the Fujimi Bf110 kit in 1/48, I have heard their 1/72 is nice too.

Cockpit - a bit spare but some PE could fix it up bearable... maybe some scrat pipes etc on the fuselage walls.



Showing the fuselage seam... or lack of!!! no sanding no filler yet:





the canopy - a bit thick overall, but nice lines along the braces etc... when painted up it will look good!



The ProModeler Ju88 is a fun build as well, nice detail in the cockpit... it did require a bit of filler but nothing outrageous... when finished it really does look good though!!!

That Fujimi kit looks and sounds nice I think I'll have a look for one in the LHS next time I'm there!

tho9900,
I have built that Fujimi 110 kit years ago and it turned out well, looks like you are off to a very good start on yours.

stuka_69,
The Italeri kit of the Bf 110G-4 is now avaiable from Roll Models, next time I order modeling supplies from them I will place my order for that kit.


Matrixone

yeah if I can ever get around to starting it again Matrix... it started as a filler build between GB's and now I am so caught up in other builds it sits in the exact same shape as the pics as we speak...

tho9900,
I remember that Fujimi Bf 110 kit that I built years ago, it was painted and marked as a 3./ZG 26 aircraft with white painted spinners and nose.

I also am working on a number of models at the same time, the Tamiya Do 335B, Monogram Me 262, and Revell Li P-13a are nearly done the 1/32 scale Hasegawa Fw 190A-8 being built as an A-9 is about half finished. Also working on 1/48 scale kits of Verlinden Luftwaffe start carts and a Kettenkraftrad.
A few weeks ago I was also building the Tamiya Me 262, Hasegawa 1/32 scale Bf 109K, and 1/48 scale Bf 109G-14 but wisely put them aside when I realized I was not having fun, my modeling time was turning into a second full time job and little real progress was being on any of the models. From now on no more than two models at a time will be on the work bench.
That 1/32 scale Hasegawa Fw 190A-8 is so much fun to build that I only planned to dry fit a few parts when that kit arrived but one thing lead to another and I started building it. This is one of those kits that is you just can't put down after starting it.

Matrixone

I know what you mean!
I've got three kits on my work bench at the moment which are all so close to finishing but I never quite have the time to do it , I've got Minicrafts 1/72 B24D which needs the landing gear , guns and clear parts glued on and she'll be finished , I also have a 1/72 typhoon which needs the same work done as my Liberator does , and I've got a Tiger 1 which needs it 's tracks and wheels and then it'll be finished.
You can see the pattern in all my models as I get closer to the end It starts to get tedious in away and I always get dragged into starting another model but hopefully I'll try to sit down and finish these all before I start another kit .......? I hope......?

stuka_69,

A few weeks ago my work table looked like a German a/c factory that was just bombed by the 8th AF, I had parts everywhere!
I could have had my Do 335B, Me 262, and Li P-13a finished last weekend but was busy working on the 1/32 Fw 190A.
The Do 335B just needs some light weathering and the landing gear added and a final flat clear coat and its done. I hope to have pics of it posted in the forum by next Sunday.
My other two models are also close to being finished and when they are my full attention will be on that big Fw 190, a fun kit with a few minor fit problems that I am not quite sure if they are my fault or the models.

If and when this GB gets going I decided my model will be the 1/72 scale Arado 240, it is a kit that I have had for years and this GB will be a good reason as any to get to work on it.

Matrixone

Are Airfix kits are really that bad? I built one kit, but, considering the fact that I'm really just a novice modeler, I thought I just messed it up.