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

Nice work Marc.  Good looking Hurricane.

Thanks Darren.  The lid is from the Eduard PE fret.

Regards,  Rick

Darren Lives there is much rejoycing  Thanks Darren no it's the Airfix 1/72 Hurricane and I added (made to fit) an Eduards pe cockpit.

Here are the pics of the finished build.  This is Hurricane YO*R flown by PO Hartland de Molson on Aug 26th 1940, he would bail out of this aircraft on Sept 15th 1940 over Hornchurch after tangleing with a Me-109

I liked the look of the pristine build so I did not add any weathering.  I may change my mind later however at this stage I'll leave it like that.

Cheers

Bear

KJ200 wrote:

Darren who? Apologies, it's just that your personality is so all pervading, even when you're not here it feels like you are! Karl

Darren who?

Apologies, it's just that your personality is so all pervading, even when you're not here it feels like you are!

Karl

Hey guys, it's good to see that things have been progressing in my absence. 

Karl thanks for noticing that I haven’t been around as well as Tom & Jules .  As for Jules the last time I spoke to him was about 3-4 months ago and he was dealing with some personal issues that have effectively stoped him from being on-line.  Tom I haven’t heard from since his last post.

Rick nice looking work on the 109, did you replace the lid on the storage compartment behind the pilots head with an AM item or is that part of the kit? 

Marc your Hurricane is looking great, is that the Hasegawa kit?

Sean the camo on your 109 looks excellent, I can't wait to see the finished article.

Progress wise I'm afraid my Hurricane has stalled at the moment as my modeling time is extremely limited due to real life work commitments and my interest has been drawn to another project. Still there's a whole month and a bit to go so I might just finish on time, or I might just pick up a Tamiya Spitfire and do it OOB.

Cheers all

Thanks Karl.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Bob.  It will be White 8 from 7/JG27, flown by Gefreiter Nittman.  Thanks for the offer, but no sponges needed for this one .

Tom hasn't posted in quite a while.  I recall he said his work schedule had become very hectic.  Haven't seen much from Jules either.

Regards,  Rick

Looks good Rick.  Which pilot's plane are you building?  I've got plenty of sponges if you need to borrow one

btw-has anyone heard from Tom lately?

Thanks Bear.

Regards,  Rick

Looks good Rick, definite progress.

I still have to paint the canopy & start putting on the decals.  I'm getting there.  I'll be on vacation next week so hopefully I'll get a day to finish off my Hurricane.

Cheers

Bear

More progress made on the Emil.  Basic airframe assembled, seams filled & prime painted.  Not much to see, but here's a progress pic.

Regards,  Rick

That's OK Jay, being a Dad is a real gooood thing .  At least until it's time to pay for College & Weddings .

Regards,  Rick

Tanky I totally sympathize, school is very important and you do what you have to.  As for me I know I will not be finished in 6 weeks either. 

Sorry all, no Bf-110 for this years BoB build...  On the other side I've been having loads of fun being a dad!  So it is all good...

My Spitfire is on the back burner for about a week so I can finish up my Meditteranean Bf109E7 and my P-51D for the Allied Aces build. 

If time allows I may be able to work on the camo a bit later this week.

Bear, Marc,  Thanks guys.

Regards,  Rick

Rick looks super can't wait to see more.

As for me installed the gears on the Hurricane today not much left to do.  I spent most of my weekend finishing my Spit for the Aces GB.

Cheers

Bear

Tanky, Bob,  Thanks guys.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Karl.

Regards,  Rick

Tanky, sorry to see you bail, but I can understand the reason.

As for me, looking at the calendar on the wall, I figure I better get the lead out.  Got the pit finished on my 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-4.  Nothing fancy, only replaced the kit seat with a resin one from Ultracast & used an Eduard PE Instrument Panel.  All else is box stock.

Comments welcome.

Regards,  Rick

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Tanky-sorry to hear that your schedule is full.  This is one of those "Do as I say, not as I do (did)" type pieces of advice-focus on school & your studies-it will make a difference in the rest of your life.  There will be plenty of time for modeling later.  btw-the Spitfire you posted on the Aircraft forum is a work of art.  Great job.