hi all (especially jean-luc(ski) here is my mount for the duel over spain mini campaign myself and ted mamere have had going for a couple of weeks. also there is a bombers mini campaign starting, and i have a heinkel 111B that will also be finished in condor legion colours, that i think wiil complement this 109.
anyone seen ivan?

What's this mini-campaign?!? Is that outside of the real bombers campaign being planned?

no, i mean the campaign where you are talking about building a caproni in swedish colours, i thought it was sort of a group build mini campaign as opposed to a full blown campaign

Hi guys

i think, to avoid confusion, we need to try to differentiate between Group Builds and official Campaigns.

Group Builds are informal - they are just a joint-build within the Forum - and don't issue a medal at the end.

Campaigns have their own page and have to have a Campaign Leader, definite start and finish dates and a Campaign Medal to be issued to those who complete the build.

There's a moratorium on any new Campaigns until the New Year, but the Bombs Away build is a prime candidate to get the ball rolling again when they re-start.

All the best

Rowan

Hi again

Sorry Phil... after all that, I forgot to say "Nice job!" on your Bf 109!

If you and Jean-Luc ever do a second round of Spanish Civil War combatants I'll try to join in.

All the best

Rowan

im not too sure i can keep my hands off the heinkel until then! but i do have a revell He 177 with full p/e and replacement vacform canpies that will fit the bill, and a next year start means i have time to work up the courage to start what will be probably my biggest modelling build yet.

as long as its condor legion, jean-luc has someone who was building a 1/32 rata on his side. on a serious note this little duel we had, has been a lot of fun both in building the kits, and posting as baron freiherr von almonkenstein. i think its something that could easily be expanded in a campaign format i.e. aircraft that would have fought against each other in any theatre of operations, im thinking of maybe a squadron of spitfires against a staffel of 109s (1940) BUT all participants have to take on the persona of the pilot of their aircraft

Tovaritch Comrads!

Thats a good idea Baron! he! he! more dogfighting in sight...

It was a pleasure to "battle" with you Baron, I hope we will meet again in other skies!
Your short run Messer is very well done... very inspiring... Hmmmm...

To see the outcome of this duel, just look below...

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Sorry Baron, couldn't resist! :-)
I guess you will want to verify the reality of this picture with an IL2 online duel!

Jean-Luc

P.S. I have a CR-32 Freccia (Smer 1/48) in Spanish Civil War markings for further "duels". But I'll have to switch from the reds to the Fascists... Doh!

Excellent compositing Jean-Luc!!!!

All the best

Rowan

but the baron parachutes to safety and lives to fight another day.
in the style of dick dastardly....."i'll get you pesky russians" it has been a pleasure to share the spanish skies with you ivan
on the subject of il2 i dont think my computer can handle it, but ive yet to try forgotten battles

wow verry cool.

Bombs away will be a real group build I hope.

We have the right number of folks atleast 10 right merlin?

Hi Treecat

Yes - I should have mentioned in my explanation of the differences between Group Builds and Campaigns that at least 10 people need to sign up in advance for a proposed Campaign to be considered for inclusion.

Judging by the response to your thread, I don't think we'll have any problems on that score...

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowna,

Not yet read abvout bomb's away, but if it is any WWII bomber of any country, count me in!

Phil, good looking Kondor "Bruno". I wonder if I've got anything suitable for Spain?

Jean-Luc, VERY good! What program do you use?

Hi fred!

I used a copy of Photoshop (Mac version) I received with my Scanner.
One picture of Phil's Wünderbarer Messerschmitt and one of my Rata were used in the same file using layers... Photoshop's select tool and numerous filters were used to blend the two pics together...
The sky was made by using the "clouds filter". The smoke and damage were made with the usual airbrush tool.

Flitzer also did some pics like these... you can find them on he's personal website:
http://www.flitzerart.com/air-montage.htm

Jean-Luc

forgot to say, nice job on the pics, jean-luc, but the baron tells me thats not quite how it happened!

LOL! :-) Great job Phil!!!

I think I deserved it! OK! Baron... let's say it's a tie!

See you around the forums!

Jean-Luc

no worries mate! i only doctored the pic you put together in the first place, and that was the first time ever i'ddone anything like that. i have a feeling that the baron and jean-lucski may settle their differences and make an appearance in my next build! watch this space
cheers,phil
if you look closely the 109 is still on fire! i forgot to airbrush that bit out!

... that's why I said we should consider it a tie! :-)

Jean-Luc(ski)