The Trumpeter Wellington Mk X I am building for James will have KW-K markings (Serial # HE268) to commemorate the only 425 Alouette Squadron Wellington to be downed by a German fighter while on its way to North Africa in 1943.
There is a YouTube review of the Wellington Mk III which is quite similar to the Mk X.
As always there will be more on this story…
Although I was progressing well with the Me 109 E-7…
I had some painting issues and I really need to use my airbrush again.
So I have decided to wait until spring before painting it. I don’t think I could do that outside…
As for the Spitfire Mk Vb I think it’s finally done.
Next time on My Forgotten Hobby III, a tribute to RCAF 425 Alouette Squadron with building a Wellington Mk X for my friend James…
And also this one at the same time.
Jeff is preserving the forgotten past here.
While the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was arguably one of the most important aircraft designs of the Second World War, even the best designs can be improved. Combat experience against the Luftwaffe over Europe identified several potential improvements suggested by the crews. The job of evaluating those changes was given to Major Robert J. Reed. Reed was sent to Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio and given B-17E 41-9112 to experiment on.
Reed replaced much of the B-17E defensive armament with components already in production for the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The most obvious changes were mounting powered turrets in the nose and tail positions. Jagdwaffe pilots had identified the hand-held nose armament as a weak point in the Fortresses defenses, and the tail position had a very restricted field of fire. The Liberator turrets remedied both these problems at a stroke.
With the nose position now occupied by a turret the…
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Last time Jeff, the Inch High Guy, posted his rendition of Tamiya IL-2 in 1/72.
https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/tamiya-il-2-sturmovik-in-1-72-scale/
I was wonderting if Tamiya made a 1/48 version…
Jeff said I was in luck when he replied to a comment I made on his blog.
So I got curious…
I should have stop searching for information on Tamiya IL-2…
This 1/48 version gets rave reviews.
https://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/ilyushin-il-2-shturmovik
http://www.hyperscale.com/2012/reviews/kits/tamiya61113reviewbg_1.htm
https://finescale.com/product-info/kit-reviews/2012/09/tamiya-148-il-2
https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/ussr/michaelsil2.htm
This is last review was the clincher!
Highly recommended. This is another winner from Tamiya. I really enjoyed the build. The fit is fabulous, and detail is fine to boot. I don’t normally build Soviet subjects, but I’m glad I built this one, and I’m very proud of the result.
Review kit courtesy of my wallet. The kit isn’t cheap, but you get what you pay for. (And if you shop around, you can get it for less than MSRP. I got mine at the local shop for 40% off during their end-of-year sale.)
Amazon just keeps on reminding me it’s just a click away for CDN$ 54.89 with free shipping, and I know there is only one way to stop it…
I vividly remember making a 1/72 version of the Sturmovik in the 60s.
Source: Scalemates Website
If I remember correctly I even painted it. This week Jeff’s rendition of Tamiya’s 1/72 IL-2 Sturmovik brought again fond memories from the 60s.
https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/tamiya-il-2-sturmovik-in-1-72-scale/
I know I should be controling those fond memories from the 60s since my stash just keeps on growing. I should have refrained also from looking if a 1/48 scale version was available.
Easier said then done..
Fond memories are often just a click away on Amazon.ca.
Easier said then done isn’t?
I got curious and went looking for who was the pilot of what I will be building.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Müncheberg
He died of wounds following a mid-air collision during combat near Meknassy, Tunisia on 23 March 1943.
Oberleutnant Joachim Müncheberg and I share something in common…our birthdates. It will make this model kit somewhat special and the camouflage also.
While I was adding decals to the Spitfire…
I decided to start the Me 109 E7…
With all the experience gained, and also all the frustration while building the Spitfire Mk Vb, I have read this review very carefully…
https://modelingmadness.com/scott/axis/luft/me/109/48afx109e.htm
His conclusions were…
This really is a nice kit. To its plus, it does three different variants and has loads of weapons. The wing fits snugly and in general, it has very good fit. The wing gun insert is probably the worst fitting item in the kit and I’m not totally jazzed with the decals. It is a real plus having separate flight control surfaces, though I did find the clear bits a bit thick with the definition of the frame lines not as crisp as I’ve found on other kits. Still, it is nothing really major.
Now I did use two Pavla resin sets on this one and they do add a level of detail not found on the kit. The gun barrels and exhaust are particularly well done as are the wheels. However, for most, this set isn’t really necessary, though it is nice. Overall, I’d have to say that this one offers real value for the money and is one I think you’ll enjoy as well.
Now my motivational photos…
Being motivated I have started the cockpit yesterday and found small issues mostly with fragile parts to be detached from the sprues and then to be glued together.
Here I had to add a small piece of sprue to hold the seat level since a pin was cut off.
I also found that the best way to work around some fitting issues was to use two tweezers when I am holding parts to glue them.
Next time I will be painting the cockpit using the paint found in the kit.
Next time decals!
Working only with paintbrushes because it’s winter, I have been experimenting with one of my wife’s make-up sponges to soften the transition between the desert yellow and the dark earth.
You probably can’t see the difference here, but I have also done some weathering using diluted Airfix dark earth acrylic with Flow-Aid.
I still have to paint the spinner which I think is red and do a few touch-ups here and there. After I will add a thin coat of acrylic clear and then…
Decals!
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