No. 7 Squadron Short Stirling Mk.III

[A4K]

Yeah, might have to!

 

[Lucky13]

Me think I'll do a Hampden from No. 49 Squadron

They received their first Hampdens in September 1938 and they carried out the attack of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in 12 August 1940.

 

[A4K]

The old release had the markings for EA-P with 'Popeye' nose art, the new ones Pinocchio with a bow and arrow for EA-M.

 

[Lucky13]

See that they were based at Scampton March 1938 to January 1943 and were detached to Kinloss in Jan/Feb 1940 again in Feb/Mar 1940 for ops with
Coastal Command.

They flew the Handley Page Hampden I from late 1935 to April 1942..

First Operational Mission in WWII:

3rd September 1939 : Armed reconnaissance over North Sea as far as Horns
Reef Lightship by 3 Hampdens.

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Jan.

Btw, the Valom kit has markings for EA-F. Don't have this personally, but from review photos I think it may be a reworked Airfix.

 

[Airframes]

Here's the plan of Oakington old bean. Also got some of the well-known series of Brown's colour pics of the Stirlings being bombed-up if you want them?

 

[Lucky13]

Smashing old bean! Much obliged!

Post away old chap, post away! 8)

 

[Airframes]

Will do - just got to collect the various books together old chap.

 

[Lucky13]

As been mentioned elsewhere, she's coming home!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[A4K]

Cool, good on ya Jan!

If you want a quick though inaccurate PE set for it, get the Airwaves fret. For all you'll see in, it still looks the part, though there are some glaring errors (the biggest not making the cut out for the upper window behind the cockpit!)

 

[Lucky13]

Well, we'll have a walk through, when I get it then... Thanks for the offer...

Still waiting for my Short Stirling!

 

[A4K]

Hope you get it soon Jan!

 

[Lucky13]

Well, she finally arrived to day, the wee lass, noticed also that she's a child of '75....so she's 37 years young the girl! 8)
Have to say that I was pleasantly surprised, that everything was still sealed in the factory bag and being reasonably straight and even!
Isn't too bad when it comes to the.....b*ll*cks, meltdown here....overrun with the plastic either, which is good, means that the molds
were still in a good shape when she was born. Tractor looks good and so does the four(!) bomb trollies as well, bombload consist of 16 bombs!
Painting should be fun, especially the crew, everything is so tiny!
Oh, really like the engines! 8)
Now, only wait to recieve my Hampden while in Sweden!

 

[Airframes]

Jolly good old chap! And just in case you need to know, the 'Elsan' toilet was right at the rear end, on the port side, just next to the ladder which went up and over the tail plane spar for access to the rear turret ......

 

[Matt308]

I own the same kit. Assuming you F*ck it up after a night of revelry, I might gladly send you the part you will have certainly abused. Just ask my friend.

Just out of curiosity, what did she cost you?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Airframes]

Don't know what Jan paid Matt, but there are a couple at a dealer in the UK for around £19.(same place I got my Halifax from.)

 

[Matt308]

wow it is a crappy kit.

 

[dirkpitt289]

How long do we have to wait till we start to see some glue put to plastic here fellas??? Any day now...

Just kidding, now bring on the build!!!!