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North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st May

Posted: December 28th, 2017, 2:13 am
by planecrazyman61
Hi here's the North African campaign shared build thread it's for any aviation /military or maritime equipment that took part in the campaign ,both unbuilt and part built entries are welcome so please put up your chosen builds
thanks craig

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: December 29th, 2017, 8:16 pm
by The Great Auk
Many thanks for getting this up and running and for your leadership, Craig.

Will definitely be playing along! I've got grand plans for a P-36/Hawk 75, Wildcat and possibly a Hurricane and/or P-40.

The Great Auk

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: December 29th, 2017, 10:15 pm
by planecrazyman61
oh i do like what you do with your P36's Auk, this will be my initial build 1/35 tamiya QUAD & 25PDR FIELD GUN

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along with this a have a few part builds that fit the bill and i will try to get them finished aswell,
this is one of them
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cheers craig

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: December 31st, 2017, 6:47 am
by Softscience
I'd like to play along with my Takom M3 Lee. The kit represents an early M3, so I'll have to see if I can lift a few components from a stalled Academy Grant to update the kit to Operation Torch era configuration.

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: December 31st, 2017, 4:08 pm
by Softscience
I may have spoken too soon. The academy Grant also has pepper pot exhausts. Not sure I have anything else to rob.

Stay tuned, I guess.

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 2nd, 2018, 6:24 pm
by The Great Auk
I had everything sorted out for my French N African Hawk 75/P-36 but then I discovered I needed that unusual French bluish/gray. I've got some paint on order that might fit the bill, but until then I think I'll start with this:

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I sent one as a gift to a friend but after doing so, I added it to my list. This is a little gem as the sprues show.

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Not only do you get two sets of wings but also two cowlings...

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..and two canopies, one open, one closed.

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The decals look great too.

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The painting guides are excellent.


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You really can't go wrong unless you intend to completely disregard it as I do since I have a different scheme in mind.

The Great Auk

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 3rd, 2018, 6:48 pm
by TimJ
In an effort to reduce my pile (mountain?) of shame I'll be joining in with this.

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Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 4th, 2018, 3:07 pm
by planecrazyman61
hi i have made a start on the Quad gun tractor first as i would like to pose the 25PDR gun in action if i can find a suitable gun crew

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craig

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 9th, 2018, 1:32 am
by TimJ
The first thing I had to do with the Hs 129 was paint the cockpit interior the correct colour as the instructions say the equivalent of RLM02. After that the fuselage was closed up and the wings and tailplanes added.

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The engines have been painted and the undercarriage assembled.

ImageDSCF9230 by timothy jones, on Flickr

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 22nd, 2018, 11:30 pm
by planecrazyman61
hi this is a kit i was going to sell having read the thread about stash sizes(in small talk) ,until i found out there were no decals or instructions in the kit plus what i thought were a few parts missing ,so instead of the bin i started putting it together
1/72 old airfix Ju-87B-2 Stuka
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i then realized when i got to gluing the wheel spats that this was the simplified version kit-which did not have IP,grill or separate wheels included in this version of the kit
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it now needs the fuselage seams and wing joints cleaning up and a little filler
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btw i'm hoping to finish it in Italian markings in North Africa that's why i have placed the build thread here

cheers craig

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 26th, 2018, 1:34 am
by TimJ
Quick work.

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: January 26th, 2018, 3:42 pm
by MarkyM607
Hi, I think I signed up to this but things have gotten in the way a bit. If all goes well with my operation on the 31st, I'll try and join in when I'm back with it!. :grin:

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: February 2nd, 2018, 2:12 am
by planecrazyman61
the Tamiya Quad has had some attention over the past week and is ready for some primer along with the Limbar that got built last night,i have started to build up the gun frame today but i'm waiting to see if i get an artillery crew before completing it

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cheers craig

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: February 5th, 2018, 11:37 am
by MarkyM607
MarkyM607 wrote:Hi, I think I signed up to this but things have gotten in the way a bit. If all goes well with my operation on the 31st, I'll try and join in when I'm back with it!. :grin:
Hi, I'm back from hospital. All went well so the docs say. I'm refraining from modelling due to the op being done through my nose. Don't usually worry about smells from paint and glue but on this occasion I will. Will try and get something sorted later this month. Sorry chaps. :grin: ;-)

Re: North African Campaign Shared Build 1st January- 31st Ma

Posted: February 6th, 2018, 6:05 am
by Clashcityrocker
Wasn't the fumes from the hobby that brought on the need for the operation was it?

Nigel