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Snorri23
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Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 09:22 AM UTC
For more useless information. The B.M.W. engine was further developed by G.E. while the Jumo was done by R.R. I might have the engines referenced to the wrong company. But there is a direct lineage there. Just goes to show that the German engine designers were on the right track.
c4willy
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 08:54 PM UTC
Hiya D! Well we were talking about me doing the 1/32 scale Trumpy Me262A-1a ..... but who knows maybe there'll be time for two? Here are a couple of pics of the kit







Hey who knows maybe there'll be time for three???? Here's another Luft '46 idea!






woltersk
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Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 01:21 AM UTC

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Keith, nice choice there. I've been keeping an eye out for that kit in my travels for a while now, it's one of the few 1/48 scale versions that aren't hiding in my stash. If you are really concerned that you can't hold out until the campaign starts, just send the kit to me and I will take good care of it for you.


@Damian--Sorry, but I think I'll hold onto it. And by that I mean hugging the box to my chest and rocking back and forth as I quietly count down the days until the campaign starts.

So what defines 'starting a build'? When metal hits plastic: i.e. a Swiss file, hobby knife blade, or sprue cutter? In other words--researching the subject and gently fondling the parts on the sprues while murmuring "Me Precious..." is okay, right?

Would it be bad form to revert this kit from an A-1a/U5 back to a regular A-1a? 'Cause that's what I plan on doing.

Thanks,

Keith


AussieReg
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 02:12 AM UTC

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@Damian--Sorry, but I think I'll hold onto it.

Methinks you don't trust me !!



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In other words--researching the subject and gently fondling the parts on the sprues while murmuring "Me Precious..." is okay, right?

I certainly hope so, otherwise I will have to forfeit almost all of my ribbons !

I just happened to pass by one of my regular LHS haunts today in my travels, and found this on the shelf at a very nice price. I picked it up and looked it over, and it seems to have followed me home.



, D
c4willy
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Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 10:15 AM UTC
@Damian: Funny they seem to do that a lot ..... mine I find online and then they suddenly turn up at my door ..... I tell my wife that we talked online and I said if you're ever in my neighbourhood look me up ..... funny though she doesn't seem to believe me. Nice kit D is the barrel metal? And if not will one be following you home before the campaign starts?
AussieReg
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Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 10:36 AM UTC
Hi Chris. This is the same kit as the Cyber Hobby box I posted earlier, just without the extra details. The barrel is plastic, but as you said it just screams out for a nice brass or aluminium after market part. I plan to build one as the actual prototype as pictured on the box, which never flew according to the info at hand, and one as a battle-scarred active duty what-if version.
BTW, are you telling me that your wife never has anything mysteriously appear at the front door that she has discovered online?

Cheers, D
c4willy
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Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:21 AM UTC
LOL no I'd never say that .... I'd say that she's better at "hiding" such things
AussieReg
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Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 01:19 AM UTC


Snorri23
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Posted: Saturday, May 03, 2014 - 03:30 PM UTC
I have a few versions I would like to build if I have the time. One with the cameras in the fuselage just behind the cockpit. Which is a Arba cast resin conversion. It give you 3/4 of the fuselage and the rest is from the doner kit.The other I will try and tackle is a unit which was used for the Lorin engine tests. Which is the pulse engines sitting on top of the wing engine area. I am using a Revel kit for the schnell photo conversion and a dml kit for the lorin conversion. Why use a semi good kit just to throw away half of it. Will get photos up soon.
Snorri23
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Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 - 10:38 AM UTC
I was so ready to start my build that I forgot to look at the commencement date. Next year, darn.
AussieReg
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Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 05:59 PM UTC
Bump time, anybody picked up some goodies for this campaign that they would like to show off, or some reference pics for the library?


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I was so ready to start my build that I forgot to look at the commencement date. Next year, darn.


Yep, getting harder and harder to resist cracking into one of these kits before the start date, but I have 2 other campaign entries to build before this one begins.

Cheers, D
tinbanger
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Posted: Saturday, July 05, 2014 - 10:54 PM UTC
I picked up this a couple of weeks ago:-

AussieReg
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 01:38 AM UTC
Bump time. Actually, well past bump time !

Still sitting on 19 enlisted. Come on folks, this one doesn't start until March next year. Plenty of time to dig one out of the stash or relieve the LHS of some stock.

Campaign page is HERE with all of the important info.

Cheers, D
goodn8
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 04:35 AM UTC
O.K. Damian, now it's 20...
Maybe I'll go also with any Dragon-Kit or a Revell out of my stash. Would be my first 262 since 40 years (a Revell 1:24 early 70's)

Regards, Tom
Harry01
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 06:02 AM UTC
Hi everybody,

I just signed in. I'll buils something by Revell in 1:72 or Hobby Boss in 1:48.
That's my third campaign I signed in today and I'm proud I don't have to buy one single kit because my stash provides me with an ample supply.

Greetz, HP
redcap
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 10:40 AM UTC
Damian.

I'm in! - Trump 1/32 Me 262a.
Gary
AussieReg
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 01:44 PM UTC
Excellent, 3 new players!

Tom, HP, Gary, welcome and thanks for joining. Please don't be shy about posting up pics or comments before we get started, proposed kits, historical pics, any relevant info is valuable to us all.

Cheers, D
noddy927
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Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014 - 12:31 AM UTC
Have a nice Dragon me262 night fighter that just might fit in nicely

Pete
Beauslx
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Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014 - 02:59 PM UTC
Just picked up one of these last weekend

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AussieReg
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Posted: Friday, August 22, 2014 - 05:26 PM UTC
BUMP and random image time folks . . . . .


23 enlisted now, slowly growing our squadron strength !

Peter (noddy927), great to have you along, don't forget to enlist HERE .

Rob (Beauslx), very nice, looking forward to watching that one progress !

Cheers, D
supergrobi
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Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2014 - 03:30 AM UTC
Just enlisted. There are two in 1:48 from Hobby Boss, maybe I'll tackle the 1:32 Trumpeter. We will see...
AussieReg
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Posted: Sunday, August 24, 2014 - 03:43 PM UTC

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Just enlisted. There are two in 1:48 from Hobby Boss, maybe I'll tackle the 1:32 Trumpeter. We will see...


Welcome Stefan, thanks for joining the Schwalbefest !

Beauslx
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 04:39 PM UTC
BTT

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Bigrip74
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Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 02:05 AM UTC
Just found the thread and enlisted..

Bob
AussieReg
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Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 - 10:14 AM UTC
Bob, great to have you on board, thanks for joining.

Robert, nice images, I found a 1/72 resin kit of the tail wheel prototype version in my LHS.

Cheers, D
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