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Battle for Europe Approved
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 03:52 AM UTC
Great build, Nige! A nice pair of double trouble for any luftwaffe fighter

Rowan, looking forward to see more about this kit. The Eduard Bf 110 kits need a custom build display case, so I guess this one needs it own display room

Excellent entries in the campaign so far!
Bigrip74
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 11:31 AM UTC
Nigel, intimadating in my case means that you have set the bar so high that rest of us, mainly me will have to put in some hard work to achieve such a beautiful build. Again Nigel this is a great build and cheers to you

ROBERT
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Posted: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 12:55 AM UTC
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1aAirfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1a
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1aAirfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1a
Have not been at the workbench for nearly a month so I thought I'd better finish this one off. I took the props off after my pocket battleship of a son broke them but I think it gives you the idea of the prop spinning. Marked gun smoke and oil from the exhausts with chalks, muddied up the tail a little, and some silver on the wing root. I always feel I could make a better job of these things but as long as I'm making progress and having fun I'll keep it up.

I really appreciate these group builds as an incentive to keep going, thanks Captn A!
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - 09:01 PM UTC
Nice one, JP. It looks good and since you are having fun, that is two out of two

Thanks for sharing
CaptainA
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Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008 - 06:34 AM UTC
Many great builds are showing up here.

Sorry I didnt post anything for the last week or so. I was down south on vacation (wifi was down). Then we came home and found out our home was hit by hurricane force winds.
alpha_tango
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Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008 - 07:45 AM UTC
Hi All

I do not think I can make my PE packed Storch in time ... as I just started the Avia B.534 I hope I can do that one before the dead line.

see thread: Avia B.534

cheers

Steffen
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 03:50 AM UTC
Folks,
Just barely in the nick of time, but my P-40M (Kittyhawk III) is now completed. She is in the colors of #5 Squadron, SAAF, stationed in Italy in early 1945. This was the Academy kit, and a joy to build.

Now I can sit back and clean up my workbench. Any comments, good or bad are welcome.
Take it easy, and keep building............................Bruce





alpha_tango
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 05:06 AM UTC
Hi Bruce

very good P-40 and a nice scene too! Congrats!

all the best

Steffen
CaptainA
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 12:58 PM UTC
Very nice P-40. Great camo and weathering.
LongKnife
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Jönköping, Sweden
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Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 03:27 AM UTC
Bruce: Nice P 40. Love the hubcaps. A bit of hotrod going on there.

Steffen: Your Avia is coming out good too. Thev'e got a nice touch with the revolver in the pit.

Campaignmanager: When is the deadline? I'ts been too much work and army service this autumn, and I'm stuck until next weekend as I see it.
CaptainA
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 05:05 AM UTC
We are scheduled to end October 31. But as always, we accept stragglers
LongKnife
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Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:05 PM UTC
Thanks for that Carl. If I don't make it by then I guess I shouldn't participate in any more campaigns. And that's a future I don't like to come true.

This weekend will be "ruined" by Home guard training = but there are a few more to go.

Tony
Yeti123
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Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:53 AM UTC
Bruce:
Love the P40. I think the base really sets it off.
Leave it to me to change my mind at the last minute. I decided to switch to the pro-modeller ME 410. Found this decal sheet and thought I had to try.
Yeti123
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Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 05:50 AM UTC
Here are some progress shots of the 410. Great kit and excellent detail. Sorry for the lack of photography skill








SGTJKJ
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Posted: Friday, September 26, 2008 - 09:26 PM UTC
Great looking Kittyhawk, Bruce. A very nice small diorama.

Taylor, your ME 410 is coming along nicely. I am looking forward to see it in that attractive camouflage.
CMOT70
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Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 10:20 PM UTC
Good work on the Me410 Taylor. That kit has been number 1 on my "looking for" list for quite some time now, but they all seem to have disapeared. I think it's about time one of the Revells re-released it...

Andrew
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Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 07:14 AM UTC
Here is my campaign entry Revell/Hasegawa Bf-109 K4 in 1/32 scale. Some progress pictures.


















Yeti123
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Posted: Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 04:27 PM UTC
Jesper and Andrew:

Thanks for the comments. If I can keep the canopy together, I might finish the build. I installed the Aires wheel well detail set. I know most cases the 410 gear doors were closed when parked, but I felt these really add to the kit.

Ayhan: That 109 is looking excelent
vanize
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 06:40 PM UTC
As usual, I am starting pretty late in the game with this campaign. I did, however, work on my build for much of the weekend and went from zero to the following a 2.5 days.

It's the Hasagawa Bf-109 G2 in 1/48th with aftermarket exhaust stubs and cockpit (the latter by true details). I found the engine cover worked better if i installed a strip of styrene between the halves.




The weather is perfect for painting here right now, but i am not sure when i can get to it since the next couple weeks are very busy
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 09:27 PM UTC
Great looking 109, Ayhan. Very nice job on the camouflage.

Looking forward to see more.
LongKnife
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Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 - 11:08 PM UTC
Well Ayhan. Suddenly my Badger doesn't feel that much of an airbrush anymore. I might have to get a better one, or find new ways to thin my Tamiya acrylics. Shame on you

But that 109 is going to be fabulous!
CaptainA
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Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 09:23 AM UTC
Super 109, as are all your builds. I might need a new airbrush also.

That 410 is also looking great.
Merlin
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Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 07:40 PM UTC
Hi Carl

I've made a start on Dragon's Bf 110 (some pics, hopefully, at the weekend). Apart from some typos and omissions in the instructions, it's all going well.

That's the good news. The bad news is that I almost certainly won't meet the deadline, because I've promised Eagle Editions that I'll use their forthcoming decals for the build and they aren't due to be available until the end of October. Even if I'm lucky enough to receive one of the first sheets they send out, I can't expect to finish until some time in November.

So, I'll carry on with the Bf 110 as far as I can and then may have to wait for Postie...

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 07:50 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Apart from some typos and omissions in the instructions, it's all going well.



Hi Rowan .. see the Review thread .. I had posted a link to a list of instruction errors (by Brett Green)

cheers

Steffen
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Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 09:54 PM UTC
Hi Steffen

Yes, Brett's list was very useful in alerting me to problems ahead. I've found a couple of points so far to add to or change slightly from what he wrote. I'll start a Blog and highlight things along the way. In fact, most of the errata are obvious as soon as you start preparing the parts and the "I never bother reading instructions anyway!" brigade will wonder what the fuss is about.

All the best

Rowan