Battle of Britain GB 2008 - 21 June to 31 Oct 08

Dave,

That is awesome looking, pretty scary. What's the unit- sorry if I missed a previous post!

BC

Finally got the camo on the BR 20.  Had to start over a couple of times as this is the first time I've attempted something like this.  I didn't end up with what I add started out for but I'm okay with what it is.  I used enamels, usually use acrylics, and had a hard time getting a consistant flow.  Anyway, here's a couple of pics.  I'll let it dry a few days and put the decals on next weekend.

Hey Mark, nice job on the Hurricane. You did a great job on it and it turned out well. I too like a lot of the old Airfix kits and this one looks right on.

Steve

Thanks for all the kind words guys!

It does build up pretty nice for a sub-$10 kit.....I may have to do another for next year. I'll just build a teeny bit quicker next time!

Mark, great job on the Airfix Hurri.

For such an old kit it's not so bad, and as some have already pointed out, is more accurate than the Hase kit in some areas.

Dave, keep plugging away at that Br.20, I'm sure you'll make it a stunner.

SC, nice vic of Hurris.

No more builds on my bech for this GB, but looking forward to doing it all again next year.

Karl

Smashing job Mark. She came out a beauty. Still need another 100 or so to turn the tide, oh too late, the GB's coming to an end LOL....and Boo of course due to the end bit

...Guy

Been away on work and I'm just amazed at all the beautiful work you guys have cranked out!

Thanks to Darren for putting this thing together and all the participants, had a lot of fun and a lot of great modeling!

Hi Mark,

Very good! I agree, the Tamiya paints have a really nice finish, and the decals went on a treat. Old Airfix has a fascination -- I have a Mk IX Spit I must brave one day...

I reckon you made your badge!

Cheers,

Mike

Whew! Talk about squeaking in under the gun! I just finished up my Airfix Hurricane Mk.I

There are many innaccuracies and mistakes on this one, but it looks pretty good to my eyes.

Not much detail in the pit, so I used the kit pilot......not much detail there either. It looks Ok with the closed canopy, though. Trying to finish this build 5 minutes at a time was the hardest part. I had to squeeze in bench time in wherever I could to get this one done.

This is my first camo scheme using Tamiya paint and tape, and let me say that they are both awesome! No tip drying and not a bit of paint lifting. I used Sky for the undersides and Khaki and Dark Green for the upper. The Airfix decals went down really great.....too bad they were slightly out of register. The red around the guns is actually decals, and the letters and roundels on the fuse are all one big decal per side....kinda tricky, but they turned out well.

Here she is......be gentle

All comments welcome!

Well, guys, it's November 2nd here in Aus, and the BoB GB 2008 has officially entered Extra Time! This might be a good moment to do a quick head-count -- who is still working on projects?

I'll lead off -- Matchbox Do 17 Z-2, about half done and on the back burner a) because it's a pain in the afterburner, and b) because I have four other main projects on deadlines. I do fully intent to finish it, though!

Cheers,

Mike

I will be around until you guys get em done. I have really enjoyed the quality and skills in this build and looking forward to seeing the rest finished.

Steve

I'm also running out of time to complete my Stuka...is anyone going to be checking this thread after the 31st...don't want to rush my build just to get it in...

Mark

Nice work so far scott. I need another 109, I cant look at a semi built one without wanting to do another.lol

...Guy

Freddie -- sweet Spit! The freehand camo looks great -- maybe not technically correct but it's so much easier than masking the topside colors that I feel the impulse to do the same!

Scott -- I'm having flashbacks, man! It's a great kit, she falls together. There's plenty of work in her but the result is very worthwhile. Looking forward to seeing her done,

Mike/TB379

Way to go Scott. Nice progress on the 109. Is it the Tamiya kit, if so you may just make it by the end of the week.

Steve

Excellent work going on here gents.  I decided in a mad moment of motivation to attempt to crank out my Bf109E-3 for this build in pretty much one week.  Tonight I'm going to wrap up the assembly and maybe even get the undersides and sides painted.  I used Eduard PE seatbelts from an excellent misc. Luftwaffe seatbelt set.

SC, very nice indeed. All three are nice builds and well done. I also like all three displayed together. Despite your best efforts the RAF are still outnumbered. Valient try though. JK. Great participation in the GB SC.

Steve

Thanks Guy! I though it would look cool if I put them all in one pic.

Dave thanks for the compliment!

Aaron I do not think I can handle another RAF camo job! Though I did learn alot about early WWII RAF camo! If I did the Pegasus kit then I would have to do the old Monogram kit also!!

                                                                                     Soulcrusher

sfcmac wrote:

Outstanding SoulCrusher! Now all you need is the Pegasus one!

Then you'll have your finger four display, or was it a four in line formation during The Battle?

 Outstanding SoulCrusher! Now all you need is the Pegasus one!

Great looking Spit! Right on time as the RAF needs its numbers!

Gorgeous looking Spit, Freddie from LI? The cocpit looks especially nice. Really superb.

Soulcrusher, that is an exceptional looking 'Rotte' you have there. Great work.

...Guy

Hey guys just finished the Airfix 1/48 Hurricane and thought taking a pic of all three of them together would be cool. So here they are My Airfix, Classic Airframes and Hasegawa MkI Hurricanes.

                                                                            Soulcrusher

Sorry to be such a late comer to this build.  I hope this will be Okay with the rest of you guys and gals.  I had started on a Tamiya Spitfire Mk-I late last year, but lost interest in the build.  I have been on a campaign to build all the "halfbuilt" models I have about.  Last month I took down the old "Spit" and finished her off, not knowing about this group build.  If i would have found out about it, I would have taken pictures during the build.  Anyhow, here she is, my 1:48 scale Tamiya Spitfire. 

The markings are for an aircraft flown by Plt. Off S. Nigel Rose of number 602 squadron.  The build was an OOB project.  Paint was Floquil Military Enamels with the "B" scheme of DE/DG over Sky.  

Thanks for looking and as always, comments are welcome.

Regards,

Freddie from LI