B-17engineer
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And thats why beds were made... so people wouldn't do just that.
Revell 1/72 Heinkel He 111H of Kampfgeschwader 26 Battle of Britain Group Build
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Benevolens Magister
Beds are great when you can get to sleep ! Been too uncomfortable though, then it got noisy outside, so I gave up, then got embroiled sorting out a load of pesonal cr*p, then finished the BoB Bits installment, then got interupted by vistors, then got past the point of no return, and now I'm b*ll*xed and off to bed !
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice choice Igor, lots of fiddly little bits..........great fun.
Lucky13
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Beds?
We're all here to learn Terry, old boy....
This is confusing and yet educational.
We're all here to learn Terry, old boy....
This is confusing and yet educational. 
What? Terry is making a model of a bed now??
B-17engineer
Colonel
nice choice Igor
Lucky13
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Parts of KG30 was based at Gilze Rijen at the time of BoB, they flew '88's though.
II. Gruppe:
15.6.40 - 18.6.40 Le Culot
18.6.40 - 7.40 Perleberg
7.40 - 2.9.40 Grove*
2.9.40 - 20.9.40 Chievres
20.9.40 - 22.5.41 Gilze Rijen
22.5.41 - 23.5.41 Aalborg-West
23.5.41 - 12.6.41 Stavanger-Sola**
12.6.41 - 16.8.41 Banak** Ju 88A
16.8.41 - 30.9.41 Stavanger-Sola**
30.9.41 - 8.12.41 Gilze Rijen
* 4./KG30 at Aalborg-West, 7.8.40 - 11.8.40.
** 4./KG30 at Stavanger ( 23.5.41 - 16.8.41), and at Banak (16.8.41 - 30.9.41); 6./KG30 to Banak 12.6.41, to Kirkenes 22.6.41, and returned to Stavanger 16.8.41.
II. Gruppe:
15.6.40 - 18.6.40 Le Culot
18.6.40 - 7.40 Perleberg
7.40 - 2.9.40 Grove*
2.9.40 - 20.9.40 Chievres
20.9.40 - 22.5.41 Gilze Rijen
22.5.41 - 23.5.41 Aalborg-West
23.5.41 - 12.6.41 Stavanger-Sola**
12.6.41 - 16.8.41 Banak** Ju 88A
16.8.41 - 30.9.41 Stavanger-Sola**
30.9.41 - 8.12.41 Gilze Rijen
* 4./KG30 at Aalborg-West, 7.8.40 - 11.8.40.
** 4./KG30 at Stavanger ( 23.5.41 - 16.8.41), and at Banak (16.8.41 - 30.9.41); 6./KG30 to Banak 12.6.41, to Kirkenes 22.6.41, and returned to Stavanger 16.8.41.
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Benevolens Magister
Yep, that's correct. I had to sort out all that about 20 years ago, when building the 1/48th Ju88A-5, as it was from KG30. It took ages to determine who was where for the particular date I needed !
Lucky13
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Gives me a headache old boy! Who was where and when.....
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Benevolens Magister
And it's as bad with the RAF during the BoB, especially on the occassions when one squadron was using another squadron's aircraft during rotation !
Yep, it happened, 56 Sqn / 249 Sqn being an example. And in at least this case, at least one victory was claimed by a 249 Sqn pilot, whilst flying a 56 sqn Hurricane !
Yep, it happened, 56 Sqn / 249 Sqn being an example. And in at least this case, at least one victory was claimed by a 249 Sqn pilot, whilst flying a 56 sqn Hurricane !
Lucky13
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I found the similar in the No. 74 Squadron book, where they were flying Hurricanes before handing them the to the No. 111 Squadron!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Excellent!!! Im glad somebody is doing an He111!
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imalko
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After a long while I regained some of my motivation for modeling again, which coupled with a bit of spare time means I've finally started to work on this model. Not much time for this Group build left, so I'll try to finish this model by the end of November but won't be rushing things to meet the GB deadline at all costs.
Anyway, here are a few photos of progress so far; work on the cockpit and interior done and fuselage halfs glued together. At this point the wings and horizontal tail surfaces are not glued to the fuselage, I only put them in position to see how they fit.
With this model I'm trying the acrylic colors for the first time. Is there something I should especially pay attention to with this type of colors or is it all similar as with enamels (penciling panel lines, weathering, etc)? Looking forward to input from all who have experience in working with acrylics.
Anyway, here are a few photos of progress so far; work on the cockpit and interior done and fuselage halfs glued together. At this point the wings and horizontal tail surfaces are not glued to the fuselage, I only put them in position to see how they fit.
With this model I'm trying the acrylic colors for the first time. Is there something I should especially pay attention to with this type of colors or is it all similar as with enamels (penciling panel lines, weathering, etc)? Looking forward to input from all who have experience in working with acrylics.
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I agree, she's looking pretty sweet.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I vary between enamels and acrylics. Acryics dry very fast - a plus and minus. Acrylics are good for the water wash-up and thinning, low odour etc but not as good if you are hand-brushing large areas. I find air brushing is more of a challenge with acrylics as they dry in the nozzle and need to be cleaned up a lot if doing large areas. Tougher fro mottling as well.
For flexibility, I like enamels, but hate the stinky thinners and clean-up.
For flexibility, I like enamels, but hate the stinky thinners and clean-up.
ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Good to see some progress Igor, well done!8)
Cheers
Peter
Cheers
Peter
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Benevolens Magister
Looking great so far Igor. I like the interior detail. Although I rarely use acrylics, I agree with Andy's comments. Each to their own, but I prefer the wider versatility and durability of enamels. As far as the smell goes, I'd rather put up with that than have plasticised lungs from the acrylic vapour !
Looking Good Igor....Tamiya Acrylics user here....prefer them myself....especially for the simplicity of clean up....
