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Airframes · 01-31-2009, 04:30 PM

Me too Dan! I'll just keep plodding on with my old, coal-fired airbrush! I have seen a reasonably good one at less than hald price though (£32), just waiting for some details to be e-mailed.

Wayne Little · 02-01-2009, 02:03 AM

Lookin' forward to your builds slaterat...

A4K · 02-21-2009, 02:04 PM

This is late, but I'm at a crossroads.

Due to the nature of my Fw 190 build, I don't think anything will be finished by the deadline.
I've decided to put it on slow-build, and enter something else for the GB.

Just to be completely different, would anyone have a problem with me entering a Henschel Hs 123B-1 of II/SG 2, as serving on the Eastern Front late '43 - mid '44?

lesofprimus · 02-21-2009, 03:24 PM

Thats not quite within the scope of this build man... We will be having an Eastern Front Group Build within the next year or so tho....

I will be, most likely, putting up my 1/32 Ju87G-2 for that one....

A4K · 02-21-2009, 04:02 PM

Alright, cheers Dan.
As I understood it, the build was about the Defence of the Reich on all fronts, from late '43 to '45.
I wanted to show that just as the Battle of Britain wasn't fought just by Spitfires, there were more than Focke-wulfs and Messerschmitts involved in the Reichs verteidigung...

Airframes · 02-21-2009, 05:11 PM

I can see your point Evan, and I do sympathise, but the Henschel was an attack aircraft, not a defence aircraft. Sorry mate, but it'll be great to see it in the East front GB.

A4K · 02-21-2009, 07:34 PM

Ok, thanks Terry.

Not sure what I'll do then. What counts as a 'defence' aircraft? He 162? Ta 152? Ar 234?

Airframes · 02-21-2009, 08:57 PM

Basically, anything that was countering the allied bomber, fighter bomber, or fighter offensive Evan. That is, acting as a fighter, or perhaps in the case of certain types, in support of fighters. For example, the Bf110's that dropped flares to assist the NJG's in their task. So, you'll be mainly looking a JG's, ErpGp's, and NJG's, plus, of course, specialised units such as JV44 etc.

A4K · 02-22-2009, 04:02 AM

Ok, thanks mate.

I think we need to clear up the build definition better in future, I completely misunderstood this one.

109ROAMING · 02-22-2009, 12:07 PM

I agree Evan ,I too was under the impression of "Defence of the Reich" Didn't know it was only one front

lesofprimus · 02-22-2009, 02:11 PM

I do believe Jan wrote up accuratly enough in the beginning.... In most cases, its about having a fuselage band...

Reichsverteidigung

Quote:

Also, this is what Wikipedia have to say..."The Defense of the Reich (German: Reichsverteidigung) was the Nazi Germany campaign to "gain air superiority"in the European Theatre of Operations, particularly against the Allied strategic bombing during World War II. The campaign generally began with the Luftwaffe retreat from France and ended with the defeat of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of the Bulge."

They have the dates as from September 1944-January 1, 1945, so I think that we'll do it from September '43 to VE-Day, May 7th '45...how does that sound chaps?

A4K · 02-22-2009, 03:22 PM

He also mentioned 'on all fronts' in the last version of the build plan I read, Dan... guess ya's changed it in between.

Lucky13 · 03-04-2009, 03:31 PM

Would this be a good buy gentlemen?

A4K · 03-04-2009, 07:18 PM

Should be pretty well informed if Donald Caldwell's in on it, Jan.

Lucky13 · 03-05-2009, 05:54 AM

Cheers Evan, mate!

02-01-2009, 02:03 AM	#167
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Lookin' forward to your builds slaterat... __________________

02-21-2009, 02:04 PM	#168
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	This is late, but I'm at a crossroads. Due to the nature of my Fw 190 build, I don't think anything will be finished by the deadline. I've decided to put it on slow-build, and enter something else for the GB. Just to be completely different, would anyone have a problem with me entering a Henschel Hs 123B-1 of II/SG 2, as serving on the Eastern Front late '43 - mid '44? Last edited by A4K; 02-21-2009 at 02:29 PM.

02-21-2009, 03:24 PM	#169
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,501	Thats not quite within the scope of this build man... We will be having an Eastern Front Group Build within the next year or so tho.... I will be, most likely, putting up my 1/32 Ju87G-2 for that one.... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

02-21-2009, 05:11 PM	#171
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	I can see your point Evan, and I do sympathise, but the Henschel was an attack aircraft, not a defence aircraft. Sorry mate, but it'll be great to see it in the East front GB. __________________

02-21-2009, 08:57 PM	#173
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Basically, anything that was countering the allied bomber, fighter bomber, or fighter offensive Evan. That is, acting as a fighter, or perhaps in the case of certain types, in support of fighters. For example, the Bf110's that dropped flares to assist the NJG's in their task. So, you'll be mainly looking a JG's, ErpGp's, and NJG's, plus, of course, specialised units such as JV44 etc. __________________

01-31-2009, 04:30 PM	#166
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Me too Dan! I'll just keep plodding on with my old, coal-fired airbrush! I have seen a reasonably good one at less than hald price though (£32), just waiting for some details to be e-mailed.

02-21-2009, 04:02 PM	#170
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Alright, cheers Dan. As I understood it, the build was about the Defence of the Reich on all fronts, from late '43 to '45. I wanted to show that just as the Battle of Britain wasn't fought just by Spitfires, there were more than Focke-wulfs and Messerschmitts involved in the Reichs verteidigung...

02-21-2009, 07:34 PM	#172
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Ok, thanks Terry. Not sure what I'll do then. What counts as a 'defence' aircraft? He 162? Ta 152? Ar 234?

02-22-2009, 04:02 AM	#174
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Ok, thanks mate. I think we need to clear up the build definition better in future, I completely misunderstood this one.

02-22-2009, 12:07 PM	#175
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,998	I agree Evan ,I too was under the impression of "Defence of the Reich" Didn't know it was only one front __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

02-22-2009, 03:22 PM	#177
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	He also mentioned 'on all fronts' in the last version of the build plan I read, Dan... guess ya's changed it in between.

03-04-2009, 07:18 PM	#179
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Should be pretty well informed if Donald Caldwell's in on it, Jan.

03-05-2009, 05:54 AM	#180
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Cheers Evan, mate! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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