GB#27 THOUGHTS.....

[Wayne Little]

Congrats to you aand your Wife...and Happy Birthday as well!

 

[Lucky13]

Many happy whatsits to you and your main squeeze Red 2!
See if I can jump on this one, work as it is now is bl**dy busy and with the Edinburgh Festival about to kick off, that won't help either.....and then holidays!

 

[Airframes]

Happy Birthday to Annemarie, and congrats on your anniversary too Karl !

 

[rochie]

cheers fella's

 

[fubar57]

Little late here but congratulations on the anniversary Karl. 2 days away from starting my Swordfish which will also be my first biplane.



Geo

 

[rochie]

No worries Geo, thanks !

 

[Crimea_River]

Might do a Swordfish too, given time and inclination. I'm waiting on the Tamiya PE set in the snail mail.

 

[fubar57]

Found a photo of the the wee beastie I want to model. The photo shows no aircraft letter but the book of FAA serial numbers said the Canadian aircraft carried single letters, this one was "X" but no indication of color.


Geo

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

My project is a Bf 109F-2 from 7./JG2 based at St Pol/Brias in France during Summer 1941... Is it OK for the GB#27 ?
Cheers

Steph.

 

[rochie]

It sure is Steph, get a thread done !

 

[A4K]

Congratulations Karl and Anne-Marie, and happy birthday to her too!

Had wanted to join in the jet build with a DH Venom, then broke my bloody finger... when it heals and I can use my right hand again I will be in on this build instead. Subject TBD, but definitely something from one of the kiwi squadrons in the RAF (No.75, and Nos. 485-490) - maybe a 486(NZ) Sqn. car door Tiffie?

 

[destrozas]

In my case, the question is very clear two models 1/72 and Vickers MK Ic wellinton coastal command and E4 BF 109 piloted by LT. Erich Schmidt.

Although I want to start with the wellington and I would like to mk VIII DF + O based on rejkiavik with enrollment W5674 but I have a pequeñoproblema in the two books I have paid out photos of the plane and was painted black and instructions out it would blank, but not only that also says that the aircraft is within 221 ° Sqn but on the list of aircraft sqn not aprece nor any DF + O or the W5674, so I'm hesitating to start and then this evil,


someone has information?

 

[fubar57]

Is this your bird, Sergio?

AIRCRAFT ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945 VICKERS WELLINGTON (ATP 10574C)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vickers_Wellington_GR.VIII_conversion_at_Brooklands_1941.jpg
Xtradecal Aircraft decals - X72079 | Hannants

UK1 W5674 Vickers WellingtonMkVIII Reykjavik.jpg - AviationBanter

Geo

 

[Wurger]

An interesting think Geo... your link sends us to a site with her pic that shows the lack of the top antenna masts for the ASV Mk.II radar.
I have looked through a couple of other sites and found this....

 

[fubar57]

W5674 was the first aircraft to be converted so possibly the first photo was before the masts were added. Source about it being the first conversion here...

https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Wellington




Geo

EDIT: I just read the article, the lack of antenna was the work of a war-time censor

 

[Wurger]

I have thought exactly the same about the war censorship. So that's the reason.

OK.. undoubtedly the DF_D serial was W5674. an enlarged pic shows it clearly.

 

[A4K]

Great info guys, nice choice Sergio!

 

[parsifal]

Gosh I miss doing the builds. Tied up until next year, but I will be watching this one with interest.

 

[ozhawk40]

I'm very tempted to get into this too. I've always wanted to do Pat Hughes's Spitfire 1.

 

[Wayne Little]

looks like another Airfix bird for me....Bf109e-3 this time around...probably post it up tomorrow night at this stage...