The Battle for the Mediterranean

Chris:  Wing-nut (marc) posted a build not too long ago using the smoke ring decals.  You might want to check it out

http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/544256/ShowPost.aspx

Gera & Chris looks like your making some good progress

Thad

Gera great looking progress.

Chris awesome looking build, what kit is that, Hasegawa?

Cheers

razordws.....Thank you...

Chris:....if you need camo and squadrons markings let me know, there are a bunch of Italian sites with great photos and info!!!!! the 202 was like the Mustang in Italy, so there are tons of sites....

Very nice Job!!!!!!.................OH!!!! yes!.....Digital cameras are like microscopes they show you "everything".....I use it to find faults that the eye passes by!!!!!

Buon Volo Pilota!!!!!

Gera

Heres my C.202 with the basecoats of sandelgreb and leichtblau  the weird thing is i can see the upper and lower fuselage seams in the photos but not on the model otherwise something to do woth the flash maybe??? I also popped the windscreen of becaise like a NIT i forgot the danged gunsight  i am also adding the exaust stacks after painting ENJOY

Ok......Signori!!!!!! andiamo presto!!!!!!! here is the S-85 from start to where I am now. Get your guns ready for once the bombs are loaded "The Bananna with wings" as the S-85 was called will dive bomb all British Instalations in the Mediterranean!!!!! Mare Nostrum!!!!!!....Ships watch out!!!!

Ciao!!!!!

Well lads it’s the 28th here in Aus (actually it's the 1st now because it's 12:02am) and I've spent a happy evening assembling the upper hull and turret of my Sherman.  There's really not much to it and I should have the whole kit assembled for painting in a day or so.  Most of the time will be spent on cleaning up the road wheels and assembling the bogies.  I'll post some pics soon.

Cheers

The Italians are preparing their C.202's to defend their supply lines bring on the RAF !!!

If my OOB C.202 Folgore is completed quickly the Luftwaffe may send a Ju88-C-6 into the fray

Hey Solid, I came up with those same site, however you did have one I did not have. That intell did help me with my color choice. A big thanks from Texas.

Thad

That's some awesome research you've done there Gera, nice job.  I should have remembered that the Tamiya Mk.VI comes in a Med camo OOB, oh well nice pickup anyway.

Well only a couple of days to go and the Sherman is already to rock and roll.  This is going to be straight out of the box so I'm hoping I should be able to turn it around pretty quickly, fingers crossed.

Cheers

For Thad....................

Captain Pilot...Intelligence reports the following sites wich can possible aid you in providing secret information on "Mediterranean" Beaufighter....Good luck and good hunting.

http://www.marinefoundation.org/wrecksbristolbeaufighter.htm
note: these guys must have a lot of info....drop them a note!!!

http://www.compass.dircon.co.uk/Beaufighter.htm

http://www.vflintham.demon.co.uk/aircraft/beau/beau.htm

http://www.europa1939.com/aviones/cazas/beaufighter.html
This is a Spanish site.it particularly gives a picture of:
Beaufighter Mk VIC del Escuadron No 272 basado en Ta Kail y Luga, Malta, Noviembre 1942 ( Beaufighter Mk VIC No 272 Squadron based at Tai Kail and Luga, MALTA, November 1942)  it also has a color profile.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/British/beaufighter_at_malta
COLOR PIC...BUT NOT GOOD...:(

http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Malta%20WWII/Beaufighter.htm
Great DIRECT info on Malta Beaufighters.

http://www.valka.cz/newdesign/v900/clanek_11434.html
Check.....Allied data

http://www.trentoincina.it/mg/mgtrento.htm
Actual pictures of the Beaufighter that torpedoed the Italian Cruiser "Trento"

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Cockpit/3873/beau.html
HERE!!!! is a Kit...Tamiya?....painted in Mediterranean colors....

Should you require more intelligence on the subject.....we will try to get info directly from our agents
that were dropped a few nights ago......sorry to say no transmissions from them have been received yet...

Yours truly
Intelligence Office of the Mediterranean Command.

If I could find more Ref pic's on my Beaufighter I will join in the attack

Thad

solid wrote:

..........................4 days to go!!!!!!!! time to start checking ..tyres, flying wires, controls, instruments....... ............................ ................................Inteligence reports much shipping toward Malta and N.Africa!!!!                                                                          MedHdqs

Preparing Beaufighters to launch an attack on shipping that has been spotted attempting to bring fuel and ammo to Rommel's Afrika Corps.  We must not let the supplies get through! 

Gera, can you add me to the list.

I'm still one of the undecided!

Karl

Ok.........I think I have the participant's list updated so please check the first page and verify I got you in OK....

• Well I have changed my mind...first I am going in with a strange looking  Regia Aeronautica's "Savoia Marchetti SM-85 Dive Bomber", only 36 built.....this is a strange "ugly" ... which did not cause any danger except to "Bibi" (as Mussolini was called by his lover...Clara). ciao, ciao Bibi!!!!!..
• 
  This is it..................................

Gera, put me down for a Beaufighter but Im have a hard time finding ref pics of one in the Mediterranean. Any hepl is welcome

Thad

Gera, I seem to have been forgotten from the list

My build is a Tamiya 1/48 M4A1 Sherman from the 2nd AD Operation Husky.

Cheers

Dave.....

Thank you for the tip, I just did place the list on the first page.....

Everyone. Please notice that I changed the badge of the GB, the prevous one was to large
sorry for the inconvinience...

I am right now in between the Fiat BR-20 or the Savoia Machetti SM-85. This last one was a Flop!!!!.It was an Italian dive bomber. Only 36 of them were built and flew in only one mission to bomb a convoy. They did not find it and all aircraft were grounded for the rest of the war!!!!...strange looking twin........interesting!!...Hummm, Hummmm.

Gera

Gera:  it would be best if the participant list went on the first post with the group build's discription and rules so that someone interested in the GB can see what else is being built and who is participating all in the same place.  This is easily done by clicking on the edit button on the bar above that particular post.

Great badge by the way!