Good evening all
As many of you know, I have been putting together a collection of 1/72 kits and reference material in some way shape or form connected to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
The idea started when, in late 2019, I bought a Messerschmitt Bf110 G-4 nachtjäger (the 110 is one of favourite planes) and I thought it would be nice to have a Lancaster as a 'companion'; queue the arrival of the Lanc in early 2020. Then as so often happens in our world, the the idea mushroomed and went beyond two kits.
Therefore, as well as including a number of the obviously 'hunted' British bombers and a surprisingly large number of German nachtjäger 'hunters', it also includes some of the British 'hunters' in the form of nightfighters and other 'intruders' that went hunting for the nachtjägd....and that of course were also hunted by those same German planes. In addition to the wingy things, there will be some 'ground dwelling' kits e.g. AA guns, radar and searchlights.
Whilst it's impossible to do every single option/variant of the aircraft involved, I am aiming to do at least one version of the main.....and in some cases, minor.....protagonists.
As you can guess from the title, this thread will be used to display the finished kits in their various forms.
A quick word of thanks to Ian M for his support in working out where to put this thread, given the mixed themes.
However, the biggest thanks of all goes to our very own Nachtjäger nut/nerd/experte AlanG for large amounts of night fighter advice provided at the drop of a hat, not to mention providing the inspiration to explore the single engined Wilde Sau concept as part of the collection.
Finally, thanks in advance to all that stop by at some point in the future and provide support and advice.
All the best.
Andrew
As many of you know, I have been putting together a collection of 1/72 kits and reference material in some way shape or form connected to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
The idea started when, in late 2019, I bought a Messerschmitt Bf110 G-4 nachtjäger (the 110 is one of favourite planes) and I thought it would be nice to have a Lancaster as a 'companion'; queue the arrival of the Lanc in early 2020. Then as so often happens in our world, the the idea mushroomed and went beyond two kits.
Therefore, as well as including a number of the obviously 'hunted' British bombers and a surprisingly large number of German nachtjäger 'hunters', it also includes some of the British 'hunters' in the form of nightfighters and other 'intruders' that went hunting for the nachtjägd....and that of course were also hunted by those same German planes. In addition to the wingy things, there will be some 'ground dwelling' kits e.g. AA guns, radar and searchlights.
Whilst it's impossible to do every single option/variant of the aircraft involved, I am aiming to do at least one version of the main.....and in some cases, minor.....protagonists.
As you can guess from the title, this thread will be used to display the finished kits in their various forms.
A quick word of thanks to Ian M for his support in working out where to put this thread, given the mixed themes.
However, the biggest thanks of all goes to our very own Nachtjäger nut/nerd/experte AlanG for large amounts of night fighter advice provided at the drop of a hat, not to mention providing the inspiration to explore the single engined Wilde Sau concept as part of the collection.
Finally, thanks in advance to all that stop by at some point in the future and provide support and advice.
All the best.
Andrew
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