Battle of Britain GB 2006 - 1 May to 31 Oct 06

ah-ha!!!  and that's where you are so wrong Senor Tankmeister!! 

I started my He-111 last night against my better judgement... the 1/72 PE is a challenge but it is coming together and this weekend I should be able to seal up the cockpit and begin on the exterior.. progress pics as I go!!!

Dave you must have missed your welcome to the build message, it's on the page 13 I think.  You are definitely on the roster for the build on Page 1 that's for sure.

Tom, yeah it was me that said I some references on the B-25 and I was going to do some hunting on the 42nd for you but I'm sorry I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Rob & Tanky don't despair over CA kits they make fine models with a little bit of work.  I have built the CA Meteor F.8 and it's a great kit packed with detail.  The thing that I found when reading on-line builds of any CA kit is to dry fit dry fit and dry fit again.  Oh yeah Tanky have a large tube of filler and some sanding sticks on standby for the engine nacelles .

Cheers

Ok Tom after making my last post I went and checked some of my B-25 references and wouldn't you know it

The caption is B-25J-5 of the 42nd BG 'Crusaders' 13th AF revving up its engines April 1945. 

I have quite a few more that I can see so I'll make a package out of them and email them to you.

Cheers

darson wrote:

Dave welcome to the build I hope you have a good time.  Another great modeling tool that you can pick up are nail buffing/filing/polishing sticks which come in various grades and are easily obtainable at the local chemist.  Ahhh the joy of going shopping for modeling supplies and coming home with q-tips, nail polish remover and nail boards .

tho9900 wrote:

So... prepare to be talked senseless as I can devote my time to this now!!!!  And as our benevolent dictator.....::cough::... er.. leader Darren can tell you.. I CAN talk!!

darson wrote:

Ok Tom after making my last post I went and checked some of my B-25 references and wouldn't you know it The caption is B-25J-5 of the 42nd BG 'Crusaders' 13th AF revving up its engines April 1945.  I have quite a few more that I can see so I'll make a package out of them and email them to you. Cheers

Darren-I've been following Tom's updates on his uncles B-25 with interest.  I picked up  the AM B-25C/D and am saving it for the right moment/group build.  Could I impose on you to send me a copy of the info you are forwarding to Tom?

Thanks

Darren - that is most appreciated!  right away I noticed something different about the plane you posted... the Lorraines cross is usually displayed over a sky blue background, this one appears to have a darker blue on the unit markings... I appreciate the help!!!!

Bob - I'll send you some links to the B-25 stuff I have come up with so far... unluckily there are no AM decals or kits with 42nd BG decals contained in them, so tail numbers and the unit insignia will have to be scratched for me... You'll be luckier not being driven to build a specific unit's build. 

An interesting note I picked up was the B-25's using skip bombing to hit japanese shipping... they came in low avoiding some of the AA and would skip their bombs either into the side of, or on top of their targets...  I found an impressive pic of a Japanese destroyer caught right at the moment a 500lb bomb slammed into the bow AND frozen mid frame is a 500lb'r that caught a wave and got enough height to be coming down right on top of the AA gun crew.  You can even make out the faces of the gunners looking upward directly at the bomb as it was coming down on them...  I can't imagine the horror of seeing that...

Tecs wrote:

1/48 Classic Airframes B.P. Defiant MkI Started the prep work tonight on all that resin, its my first experience with a resin set and after razor sawing all the pouring blocks off and then sanding some of the parts my fingers are killing me. I might have to invest in a vice of some description, presuming this is the tool needed, what do you guys use?. I have to say i am impressed with the detail on the resin parts although I do have a blob in one of the wheel wells where the landing gear strut connects, not quite sure how to takle this problem as the resin seem brittle and I dont want to ruin it. The dry fitting of the fusilage has thrown up some problems so I dread to think what will happen when I offer up the wings! How is everyone getting on with their builds? I will update once I start painting the interior.

Bob - usually the Ultracast seats can be cut off with a sprue cutter.  There are four "fins" attaching the seat to the base, just nip each fin individually then sand the left overs down.  Those ultracast seats are the bomb... when done right they really show up the PE belts I think... plus the seats are also much more detailed than kit seats. 

Good luck!!!

It's a...BOY!

I also posted this in the BofA dna Allied aces GBs.  As some may have noticed, I haven't been around lately because on May 22 my wife went into labour and at 1:15am on May 23, little Matthew Nicholas Boutin was born.  So here's a little picture of him a few days after we got home.  The last week has been really crazy so to all the people I am in GB's with, all bets or off as to whether or not I'll finish them in time.  If you want to see more pics, you can go to: http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i107/mattapriljay/

Wow Jay... really nice job on the seams lines!  Awesome post shading too! 

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Jay!

Tom I looked in every He111 book I own and could not find any good pics of the bomb bay. Sorry it took so long I really havent done any model in the past couple weeks

Cheers

Bob & Tom, I haven't forgotten about the B-25 info I am going to send, it's just that there is 125MB of stuff so it's a CD that'll be heading to each of you.  Bob can you shoot me a PM with your mailing address please as I don't think I have it.

Cheers

tho9900 wrote:

I found an impressive pic of a Japanese destroyer caught right at the moment a 500lb bomb slammed into the bow AND frozen mid frame is a 500lb'r that caught a wave and got enough height to be coming down right on top of the AA gun crew.

CONGRATS JAY!!!!

-dave

ghettochild wrote:

Congrats Jay! Tom I looked in every He111 book I own and could not find any good pics of the bomb bay. Sorry it took so long I really havent done any model in the past couple weeks

Josh - it's ok.. I decided against the sky blue as I became this was the color of bombs carried under the wings/fuselage.  I went with the field grey.  It shows them off nicely against the RLM02 for the bomb supports.

Count me in to my first group build! I'll be building a Mess. BF-109e in 1/72. Smaller than I normally work with, but pulled it off eBay for under $4 (and that included shipping!!).

Please let me know how exactly I "enter" my model. Do I post pictures of the project as I build it, or... And what are the steps as far as "entering" my submission?

Sorry for my ignorance, but this IS my frist build and want to enjoy it as much as possible.

I'm gonna try and add the GB patch to my signature, but if anyone could give me a quick run-down on how exactly to do that it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much.   - Scott

TryintoModel wrote:

tho9900 wrote: I found an impressive pic of a Japanese destroyer caught right at the moment a 500lb bomb slammed into the bow AND frozen mid frame is a 500lb'r that caught a wave and got enough height to be coming down right on top of the AA gun crew.   Hey Tom, Any way you can post that picture, I would love to see it! Dave

Dave - check out the South Pacific GB.. I just posted it in there, it's about 15 different pictures of the 5th AAF and 13th AAF B-25's doing what they do best!!!  12 fixed, forward mounted .50 cal machine guns.. imagine the rain of lead!!!  And if that isn't bad enough imagine the parting gift of para-frags left on your doorstep as it zooms over!