Hi all
So you will have noticed that there have been some recent arrivals outside of my usual wargaming quickbuild kits and scenery efforts.
This came about because I have decided to branch out after buying a Messerschmitt Bf110 night fighter towards the end of last year. I recently thought it would be nice to have a British 4-engined bomber to go alongside it and then the idea's kept coming......much to the regret of my bank balance!
The end result is that I'm starting to put together a collection of 1/72 models connected, in some way shape or form, to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the current working title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
Below are the things I've collected so far, although it will be some time before I start work on any of them. This is partly because I have other things in the stash I want to clear first but primarily because I need some practice on wingy things and have five cheaper kits I can practice on first (I've only built one in the last 30 years).
I've also bought various resources and some extras to help with the process.
All comments and suggestions for other kits welcome.
All the best!
Andrew
PS apologies if this is not the right place for the post.....
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Airfix Lancaster B III
It may be an obvious choice as one of the 'Hunted' but it will be my first ever four-engined bomber.
Eduard Profipack Messerchmitt Bf110G-4
Very obviously a 'Hunter'. The thing that started it off and a lovely looking kit but of course it also came to be 'Hunted' as the war progressed.
Tamiya Mosquitio NFXIII/XVII
I was looking for a 'Hunter' that flew intruder missions or escorted the bomber stream hunting for German night fighters but of course they were also 'Hunted' too. In hindsight not perhaps the best choice. Apparently the squadrons that flew this version did not normally fly those sorts of missions (at least based on my research so far) but I think I have found a way of making it work.
Modelcollect 128mm Flak 40
I decided not to limit the collection to aircraft. I could obviously have got for an 88 as there are plenty around at a cheaper price but thought I'd go for something a little different.
Hauler Wurzburg 62d radar
Of course this is very much a 'Hunter' and not something you see much of. This is the first resin kit I have ever bought and it also comes with a lot of PE, which I've not worked with much before.
Wespe Models Flakscheinwerfer 37 - 150 cm searchlight
Again obviously a 'Hunter'. It was hard to find a searchlight and was not cheap especially when postage from Romania was added.
So you will have noticed that there have been some recent arrivals outside of my usual wargaming quickbuild kits and scenery efforts.
This came about because I have decided to branch out after buying a Messerschmitt Bf110 night fighter towards the end of last year. I recently thought it would be nice to have a British 4-engined bomber to go alongside it and then the idea's kept coming......much to the regret of my bank balance!
The end result is that I'm starting to put together a collection of 1/72 models connected, in some way shape or form, to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the current working title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
Below are the things I've collected so far, although it will be some time before I start work on any of them. This is partly because I have other things in the stash I want to clear first but primarily because I need some practice on wingy things and have five cheaper kits I can practice on first (I've only built one in the last 30 years).
I've also bought various resources and some extras to help with the process.
All comments and suggestions for other kits welcome.
All the best!
Andrew
PS apologies if this is not the right place for the post.....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airfix Lancaster B III
It may be an obvious choice as one of the 'Hunted' but it will be my first ever four-engined bomber.
Eduard Profipack Messerchmitt Bf110G-4
Very obviously a 'Hunter'. The thing that started it off and a lovely looking kit but of course it also came to be 'Hunted' as the war progressed.
Tamiya Mosquitio NFXIII/XVII
I was looking for a 'Hunter' that flew intruder missions or escorted the bomber stream hunting for German night fighters but of course they were also 'Hunted' too. In hindsight not perhaps the best choice. Apparently the squadrons that flew this version did not normally fly those sorts of missions (at least based on my research so far) but I think I have found a way of making it work.
Modelcollect 128mm Flak 40
I decided not to limit the collection to aircraft. I could obviously have got for an 88 as there are plenty around at a cheaper price but thought I'd go for something a little different.
Hauler Wurzburg 62d radar
Of course this is very much a 'Hunter' and not something you see much of. This is the first resin kit I have ever bought and it also comes with a lot of PE, which I've not worked with much before.
Wespe Models Flakscheinwerfer 37 - 150 cm searchlight
Again obviously a 'Hunter'. It was hard to find a searchlight and was not cheap especially when postage from Romania was added.
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