BomberGruppe GB - 2007 (Luftwaffe Bombers)

Hey All!!

 With this post I revive our great GB..!!

Finally I completed my HE-177...what a struggle!!!! It took more than a year but hat includes moving into a new house and general stoppage in building due to tons of work and life in general...now Im back on track!!

The kit didnt help...lots of fit problems..look closely you can see the gap in the front greenhouse canpoy...they just did line up, the top canopy was warped and I had to heat it with hot water and bend it into place and strong CA to hold it. The fuselage seams were a bit rough too. Need to have patience with this kit

All in all I like the final product. Had lots of fun with the camo job...took lots of patience....this is a BIG plane the wingspan is about 24".

Enjoy and as always your  comments aer more than welcomed.

And again thanks to all for a great GB!!!

Hey All....

Sorry been out of touch for a while...but now I am back...lots of things going on had to put everything on hold.

 Well first Mucker great job on keeping up the GB...hopefully I can post my 177 pics in the next couple of days.

Hows everyone else's build coming along...? I will go back and look at the postings...Philo gotta love those wings!!!

Carlos

Wow!

Now THAT's a lot of work. Not only are you one of the few owners of a Ju-287, but hopefully a PROUD one, too. That's what I call modelling. Great stuff there.

Charles,

From my quick inspection the other night, it appears to have a pretty nice set of engines - not the standard firewall with basically a half engine molded in to the firewall piece, but actual engines.  I was impressed with that.  But from looking at the instructions, it appears that the cockpit detailing is less than stellar.  No rubber tires in this kit as with the older AMT release.  The props are still back wards as someone else has alluded to in the Grumman GB pages.  And they have provided a barrel that you are to use to keep the Cat from being a tail sitter but no instruction as to installing weight in the nose - my preference rather than a barrel.

Steven

That's funny, I have that same Pro-Modeler kit of the 234C.  And it's one I'm considering for the sequel GB, along with the Pro-Modeler Stuka.  I built that Pro-Modeler Ju52 a couple of years ago - it's a real good kit with some great detail.  Perhaps you should consider that it was used to "bomb" paratroopers out that big back door?

As for the Grumman GB, I just acquired the Italeri F7F Tigercat and I'm thinking of adding it to that GB some time next year.  But I won't be able to start until I finish the P-40 GB where I am tackling a monumental effort to build 5 different P-40s and to super detail the old Monogram P-40B.  I must be crazy.

Steven

Thanks, Steven. I though we had some great participation this year, and some phenominal builds.

If we can generate enough interst next year, BomberGruppe II is definately a "go". In my stash I have the ProModeler Ar.234C and I am always looking for a good Hs.129 kit. I wouldn't want to break the rules, but if there was evidence if a Ju-52 in a bombing role, I have that kit, too.

On to your Grumman GB, I'm making some great progress in the cockpit these last few days...hopefully something worth showing over the weekend 

Charles,

Thanks for hosting this GB and thanks for inviting me into it.  This was my first and now I find myself up to my eyeballs in group builds!  If you want to host a sequel GB next year, that will be great and consider me in (and I already have a kit or two in mind, although I think I'll limit myself to just one build next time around).

Steven

Wing_nut, I did kind'a see that.

mucker-I'm going with the "Blitz Geschwader", which is Black Green, Dark Green, and Dark Black Grey on the roto tips.  For the V-1 Black Green with mottled Light Blue Gray.  

With my other projects finished, I got started on my He-111.  Left wing and main body has been glued together, and the top gun turret.  I'll be painting my dark green, and black green.  V-1 with dark green with a mix of somthing else.

Thanks for hosting this GB Mucker, there were some great builds in here!  I hope to be able to work my JU88 into the queue sometime 1st quarter of next year. 

Thanks also to everyone for their moral support while me and my family were dealing with some health issues, I appreciate it! 

mucker,

you did a great job hosting this group build.

had a great time dispite my disaster.

im up for a bomber gruppe build next year.

it's been great building with all you guys.

jason.

Charles, Thanks.  That is a great way to cap off a GB!

By the way, on the F-86 decals, there is a 1/72 Academy kit with markings for El Diablo in 336th/4th markings, I got one to use for laying out all the markings.  It has a slatted short span wing with separate slats, though there are some goofy panel lines.  Nice little kit for $12.00.

OK, gang, Let's officially declare "Time's Up" on the GB. This by no means should stop those who are close from posting their birds...the timeframe is simply meant to give the GB some structure. Same goes for all of the stringent rules!!

Thank you all who participated. This has been a great compilation of both great people and some great builds. I had a blast and learned a lot about some of the kits you guys were working on.

Hopefully we can try a BomberGruppe II next year...I'd like to see some of Espins Luftwaffe magic on a bomber, Jason finally overcome that Condor!, carsanab find enough space to work on his Grief! to name a few. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did.

I'll try to post a tribute to you all over on the Aircraft page so the others can see your fine work.

Thanks again, everyone.

Great job, Dave. That's one of the neatest schemes I've seen on a 234. Excellet job on a bear of a kit. Your build reminds me never to buy the Dragon offering!

Well I'm a few days late but I have pictures of my 1/72 Dragon Ar 234 B.  There are still a few touch ups and I still want to add the RATO pods at some point but I am calling it done.  I was able to pop the front canopy piece without too much trouble and was able to re-glue the pilot's seat and I dusted the inside of the canopy while I was at it.  I am pretty happy with it given all the difficulty I have had with the 234C.  ( I hope to still finish that one in the next week or two)

Anyway, on with the show...