GB.19 Aircraft Nose Art Introduction

[Catch22]

If I am unable to 100% complete a kit due to transport reasons, can it still be judged? Reason I ask is that I'll be building the Airfix Lanc in 1/72, and it'll be finished long before this GB is over since I have to have it done by Christmas since it's a gift, but I only have so much time left to paint. I have to get it to Toronto, so I'd like to leave the guns and propellers off so they don't bust during transport, and I can just glue them on in TO.

 

[prem895]

I don't make the rules,but I would say sure what the hell. Give me a blast when you get to T.O.

 

[Crimea_River]

Work for me Cory. As Terry observed, guns were normally removed and cleaned after missions so aren`t an essential feature of a completed build. As for the props, just press them on the shafts without glue, take your pics and take them off again.

Hope it survives the trip!

 

[Catch22]

Excellent, thanks Andy. Hopefully I'll get a start on it next week.

 

[T Bolt]

Well, I went to start my GB 19 entry last might and could not find it! I searched everywhere, went through my entire stash and it was nowhere to be found. I have another P-40F in the stash but the decals I bought for this build were in the box of the missing model. I'm sure it will turn up, and as I do not intend to do any extra detailing in the cockpit on this one (I have enough open cockpit P-40s on the display shelves already) I can still make it as long as it turns up in the next month. For now I think I'll concentrate on the long line of unfinished builds I have laying around.

 

[N4521U]

A whole Box????????????
Holey Moley!

 

[T Bolt]

Yep, a whole box. It has me scratching my head let me tell you. The last time something like this happened I lost a P-40 model from my display shelf. Turned out my wife accidentally knocked it off and stepped on it then got rid of the evidence. I eventually found the broken prop and spinner and she came clean about it. She insists she knows nothing about this disappearance though.
I've ordered a 1/72nd P-40N to go with some decals I have and will make a start on it instead of the missing P-40F, but I really wanted to do that one for this GB. Maybe it will still turn up in time.

 

[Crimea_River]

Colour pics of a model I'm building.........

 

[meatloaf109]

As I am of a suspicious mind, I would question her a bit more,.....
If you do it right, it could be fun.
Just sayin'!

 

[N4521U]

You can be an instigator Paul..........

 

[Wurger]

The picture source - " An interrogation " - Polish movie, 1982.

 

[imalko]

I was wondering if something like this meets the GB requirements?

 

[Lucky13]

Could be worth keeping eye on, sure isn't an eye sore, been eyeing up this '109 for a while, or?

 

[Rogi]

Great to see you again Igor I think it would fit? but we have to wait for the Judges

 

[Lucky13]

Well....

 

[imalko]

I got my eye on you...

 

[Lucky13]

Not the evil eye I hope!

 

[Crimea_River]

To be verified by the LW Experten but I do believe the eye is a personal marking though used by a couple of pilots, Alfred Surau being another. I would allow it unless it was used by the whole staffel.

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm aware of 3 differing "eye" type markings off the top of my head, 2 from JG 3 and 1 above from JG51 each being completely different from the others, so I think it would fit.

 

[imalko]

All right then. Thanks!