Situation.
It's July 1940 and England is alone with the might of the German army, navy and airforce expected across the channel any day, the only thing that stands between the Germans and the British people is the RAF. Hopelessly outnumbered they must fight for the survival of their homeland in one of the most crucial battles of WWII.
Roster
Darren - darson - 1/48 Eduard Bf 110C
Frank - Daywalker - 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Ia & 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E-4 - Completed Page 43
Mike - Ruddratt - 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E-3
Stan - Phoenix7187 - 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E Completed Page 19
Andrew - raptordriver - 1/48 Fujimi Bf 110C
Bill - bondoman - 1/72 Control Tower
Bob - bobbaily
Mike - luftwaffle - 1/48 Monogram Do-17z & 1/72 Bf-109E - Completed Pages 42 & 48
Thad - Kingthad - 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Ia
Rick - rjkplasticmod - 1/72 Tamiya Bf 109E-3
Mike - mikepowers
Chris - chris hall
Steve - sidure - 1/72 Revell Fw 200C-4
Greg - gzt - 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IIa - Completed
Magellan - T-Rex
S_Karrde
Scotty - espins1 - 1/32 Matchbox Bf 109E-3
gusty987 - 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Ia
Mike T. - telsono - 1/48 Classic Airframes Cr.42
Oliver - ollie
Matt - fighterguru - Ju 88
Dave - razordws - 1/72 Tamiya Bf 109E-4
Daniel - raider83
Jon - JWB - 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Ia
Mark - MaxSeridan - 1/48 Airfix Hurricane Mk.I
Jeff - firesmacker - 1/48 Hasegawa Ju 87B
Karl - KJ200 - 1/48 Airfix Huricane Mk.I
Jim - jimf
Aaron - sfcmac - 1/48 Classic Airframes Do 17z & Spitfire Mk.Ia - Completed Pages 25 & 29
Guy - Luftwoller - 1/72 Hasegawa He-1111H-2 & 1/48 Bf-109E - Completed Page 26
Mike - soulcrusher - 1/48 Classic Airframes Hurricane Mk.I & 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.I - Completed Page 42
Mike - Thunderbollt379 - 1/72 Matchbox Do 17z-2 & 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E-3
Tanky - Tankmaster7 - 1/72 Tamiya Bf 109E
Stan - Phoenix7187 - 1/48 Tamiya Bf109E - Completed
Tom - T_Terrific - 1/48 Hobbycraft Do 17z
Mark - mark983 - 1/48 Hasegawa Ju 87B-2
Rules of Engagement.
The rules for this are going to be fairly simple:
1. Any aircraft that flew at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Luftwaffe or the Reggia Aeronautica during attempt by Germany's Luftwaffe to gain control of British airspace and destroy the Royal Air Force in the period 10 July to 31 October 1940.
2. Any scale
3. OOB or as much PE & Aftermarket as you want.
4. Crossover builds with other GBs are allowed.
5. Old builds that have been sitting in the "to finish pile" for the last XX years are allowed. .
6. The start date for the group build is July 1st 2008 with the completion date being Oct 31st 2008.
7. This build is open to everyone regardless of modeling skills
8. This current thread will be used for the group build
9. Must have fun
Badges
I have created the following badges for use during this build so use them as you wish but I'll be going for the Spitfire badge myself even though I'm building a German aircraft as I think it looks hot.
Eligible Aircraft
One of the most common questions in previous BoB GBs was "Is the such and such aircraft eligible", well to short circuit that here is a list of aircraft that are acceptable for the build
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, IIa
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia, Ib, II, IIa
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.I
Fairey Fulmar Mk.I
Westland Lysander
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I, II
F4F Martlet Mk.I
Avro Anson
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II
Gloster Sea Gladiator
Luftwaffe
Heinkel He 111 H, H-2, 3, 4, P-2
Heinkel He 59 C-2, D-1
Heinkel 115
Dornier Do 17 P, M, U, Z-1, 2, 3
Dornier Do 215 B
Dornier Do 18 D, G
Dornier Do 24
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1, 3, 4, 7, F-1
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-2, 4, 5, 6, D-0
Junkers Ju 87 B, 1, 2, R
Junkers Ju 88 A-1, 5, C-5
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C
Arado Ar 96
Regia Aeronautica
Fiat Br20 M
Fiat Cr.42
Fiat G.50
Cant Z1007.BIS