My Stash Grew Again 2020

[The Wooksta!]

On order from ebay in the Ukraine:

Pepelatz Blohm und Voss P207.03, which looks like this:



I've been waiting for one of these for well over twenty years...

It was only afterward I started thinking of a British version using an Attacker with a buried Centaurus and a contraprop on the back.  Must get that Swift nose done...

[Old Wombat]

Quite a nice looking aircraft.

[The Wooksta!]

It's quite restrained for Blohm und Voss...

[chrisonord]

I likenthe look of that Lee , it looks to have  a lot of wiff potential. 
Chris

[AeroplaneDriver]

Bumper day at my COVID Bunker!

From the eBay Fairy:

Tamiya Swordfish on floats
Tamiya Spitfire Mk.1 (the old one)
Tamiya Mosquito FB.VI/NF.II

All in 1/48, all one lot, with the Swordfish and Spitfire including PE, all for $40.

From the nice people at Hannants:

HobbyBoss BAe Hawk 200
MaxDecal Irish Air Corps 1990-2020 collection

The Hawk and Irish decals are earmarked in hopes that the "Small Nations" GB goes ahead this year. 

[nighthunter]

So, a load of kits since my last post.

1/144 Su-27 Naval Flanker
1/144 DML MiG-23 Flogger Luftwaffe ed
1/72 Monogram Curtiss F11C Goshawk
1/72 UM BA-10 Armored Car (×2)
- one for a special project and the other don't know yet.
1/72 Airfix Bristol Beaufighter (Classic mold)

OTW:
1/400 USS Noa Clemson-class DD
- to be turned into USS Walker

Pending:
1/144 Hasegawa F4F Wildcat
1/144 Hasegawa P-38J Lightning
1/144 Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane
1/144 FW-190A Strike
1/144 DML Tornado F3
1/72 Aero L-59 Albatross (Rhodesian Air Force)

There might be one or two more that I've forgotten, not bad considering its been two months, lol

[TheChronicOne]

On order from ebay in the Ukraine:

Pepelatz Blohm und Voss P207.03, which looks like this:



I've been waiting for one of these for well over twenty years...

It was only afterward I started thinking of a British version using an Attacker with a buried Centaurus and a contraprop on the back.  Must get that Swift nose done...

That is cool...... it would be nice to have multiples of that one(well, for me anyway.... in a perfect world). One to build as normal, one or two to put into "captured" or some other whif simple paint swap and then others for making new planes!

[zenrat]

I'm seeing A10 shapes in that Blohm & Voss.  I like the underslung vertical tail.  I'm a sucker for them.

Today I received a Hasegawa 1/72 Mirage F1.C from South Australia.  Thank you Guy.

[The Wooksta!]

On order from ebay in the Ukraine:

Pepelatz Blohm und Voss P207.03, which looks like this:



I've been waiting for one of these for well over twenty years...

It was only afterward I started thinking of a British version using an Attacker with a buried Centaurus and a contraprop on the back.  Must get that Swift nose done...

That is cool...... it would be nice to have multiples of that one(well, for me anyway.... in a perfect world). One to build as normal, one or two to put into "captured" or some other whif simple paint swap and then others for making new planes!

It's not that difficult a shape to scratchbodge.  Back end of a Matchbox Do 335, Novo Attacker wings (solid wheel wells but the wing is in two halves so you can change placement).  Not sure what you could use for the forward fuselage, but some early jet is possible - Airfix Meteor?
Some info here: http://www.luft46.com/bv/bv207-3.html

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I never did it, despite starting it with a load of cut plastic card shapes, due to sheer laziness and then dropping out of Luftwaffe altogether.  I will be doing this one as a captured one in RAF colours and possible with a squadron code.

[Snowtrooper]

The BV also reminds me a lot about some of the LARA concepts from the 1970s...

[chrisonord]

Well, so much for me  getting  rid of the majority of my stash and not buying anything else.  I caved in to temptation and  bought myself  an Airfix  DH Heron mk2. I would have preferred the HS Dominie  but can't find if they are out yet.  This Heron is a lot smaller than I  envisioned as I have not looked at  a model of one before. I am thinking  RAF  transport command, and if I  have  any that will do the job  a set of three or four blade propellers or perhaps  some  alternative  engines  too. I will  look in to what i have it the bits boxes.

[NARSES2]

Must admit I'm a sucker for most things Blohm und Voss 

[zenrat]

Well, so much for me  getting  rid of the majority of my stash and not buying anything else.  I caved in to temptation and  bought myself  an Airfix  DH Heron mk2. I would have preferred the HS Dominie  but can't find if they are out yet.  This Heron is a lot smaller than I  envisioned as I have not looked at  a model of one before. I am thinking  RAF  transport command, and if I  have  any that will do the job  a set of three or four blade propellers or perhaps  some  alternative  engines  too. I will  look in to what i have it the bits boxes.

I've looked at re-engining one.  The standard nacelles are very slim due to having Gypsy Queen inline engines.  Turboprop RW versions have been built.  Details are on the wikipedia page here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Heron#Variants
Don't worry if you forget nose weight as IRL they were prone to tail sitting if they boarded the rear seat passengers first...

[PR19_Kit]

Well, so much for me  getting  rid of the majority of my stash and not buying anything else.  I caved in to temptation and  bought myself  an Airfix  DH Heron mk2. I would have preferred the HS Dominie  but can't find if they are out yet.  This Heron is a lot smaller than I  envisioned as I have not looked at  a model of one before. I am thinking  RAF  transport command, and if I  have  any that will do the job  a set of three or four blade propellers or perhaps  some  alternative  engines  too. I will  look in to what i have it the bits boxes.

The Queen's Flight did fly Heron's in the late 50s or so, but they were bright RED!

[JayBee]

Well, so much for me  getting  rid of the majority of my stash and not buying anything else.  I caved in to temptation and  bought myself  an Airfix  DH Heron mk2. I would have preferred the HS Dominie  but can't find if they are out yet.  This Heron is a lot smaller than I  envisioned as I have not looked at  a model of one before. I am thinking  RAF  transport command, and if I  have  any that will do the job  a set of three or four blade propellers or perhaps  some  alternative  engines  too. I will  look in to what i have it the bits boxes.

The Queen's Flight did fly Heron's in the late 50s or so, but they were bright RED!

...and prior to that they had a standard natural metal with white and blue scheme as featured in the original issue of the Airfix Heron.