Aces on the Wrong Side of History GB - 2018

Hello everyone!

My feeler post recieved the minimuim number of interested people or me to watn to do this, so here we go!

This GB focuses on aces, notable pilots, and incredible aircrews who fought and flew for axis powers from 1938-1945.

RULES:

-What is considered notable? As a general rule, if they’ve got a wikipedia page, they are in. If you can read about them in a book, they are in. If they are an ace by their countries standards, they are in. If they complete a long or notable tour of duty or highly specialised mission, they are in. Even if they are not an ace by their nations standards, if they are noteworthy in another aspect, (i.e. Hans Rudel) they are in.

-The person in question must have fought for an Axis power or Axis-allied nation.*

-The aircraft MUST bear the markings of that pilot or aircrew.

-Any front, any time within the alloted period.

-Any scale, any material.

-Already started builds are accepted, as long as you haven’t started painting the main airframe.

-Please, post WIP’s.

-Aftermarket laden or straight out of the box, all that is fine.

  • The build will run from today (April 2, 2018) to December 31, 2018. (If people are not done by that point, I wouldn’t mind stretching it out into 2019)

-EDITED 1pm EASTERN US TIME, April 13, 2018: figures and busts, should they meet the above requirements, are now permitted as well.

BADGES:

*some odd cases could be considered. For example, though the Soviet Union is considered an allied nation, if you can find soviet planes or soviet aces that took part in the joint invasion of Poland, that might be considered an Axis-allied pilot.

Come on in and join the party! Currently, we’ve got 17 modellers participating!

ENTRANTS


-TheWaggishAmerican: Airfix 1/72 Bf-109E-4, (Hans von Hahn), Tamiya 1/32 A6M2 (Fusata Iida)

-Mopar Madness- Eduard 1/48 Bf-109G6 (Alfred Suraus )

-Rambo- Eduard 1/48 Bf 110 (Felix-Maria Brandis)

-Bish- Hasegawa 1/48 Ju-87G-2, (Hans Rudel)

-Taxtp- Hasegawa 1/32 Bf-109G-14 (Eric Hartmann)

-Gregbale- 21st Century 1/32 Bf-109G-14 (Nils Katajainen)

-crown r n7- Tamiya 1/48 A6M5 (Tetsuzo Iwamoto)

Tamiya 1/48 Brewster Buffalo (Hans Wind)

-modelcrazy- Academy 1/72 Fw 190A8 (Hienz Bar)

-aeroplanegripper- AZ Models 1/72 Bf-109F4 (Gunther Rall)

-jgeratic- MJ Miniatures 1/10 Werner Molders

-ExtremeTeam- Eduard 1/48 Fw 190A-4 (Hans Hahn)

-Zvezda1980- Hasegawa 1/48 Bf 109G10 (Heinz Ewald)

-hogfanfs- Hawegawa 1/48 Bf 109G2 (Alfred Grislawski)

-TomcatModelKits- Hobby Boss 1/48 Bf 109G6 (Erich Hartmann), Academy 1/72 Bf109G-14 (Eric Hartmann)

-GMorrison- Hasegawa 1/24 Pkw.K1 Kubelwagen Type 82 (Hans Joachim Marseille)

-kyleSD70MAC- Tamiya 1/48 Me 262A-1a (Franz Stigler)

-ShattenSpartan- Hasegawa 1/32 Fw-190D-9 (Gerhard Barkhorn)

COMPLETED MODELS

BUILDS COMPLETED: 9

TheWaggishAmerican: Airfix 1/72 Bf.109E-4 (Hans von Hahn)

aeroplanegripper: AZ Models 1/72 Bf 109F-4E (Gunther Rall)

crown r n7: Tamiya 1/48 A6M5 (Tetsuzo Iwamoto)

modelcrazy: Academy 1/72 Fw 190 A8 (Heinz Bar)

rambo: Eduard 1/48 Bf-110 (Felix-Maria Brandis)

Bish: Hasegawa 1/48 Ju-87G-2 (Hans Rudel)

Mopar Madness: Eduard 1/48 Bf 109G6 (Alfred Suraus)

Zvezda1980: Hasegawa 1/48 Bf 109G10 (Hienz Ewald)

Gregbale: 21st Century Toys 1/32 Bf 109G14 (Nils Katajainen)

Nice badges. Ok, count me in! I’ll be good for something 1/48 Luftwaffe. Subject is TBD.

Count me in I’ll let you know what ace here the next few days.

Thanks! Added you as TBD.

I’ll keep an eye out! You’re added as TBD

Count me in, i’ll be building the Hasegawa 1/48th Ju 87G-2 as flown by Hans Ulrich Rudel. It was next in line to be built after my current 251, so its perfect timing. I should be able to start it next week with any luck.

Count me in please, I’ll advise a subject in a few days.

Cheers

Tony

I’d like to come in with the 21st Century 1/32 Bf109G-14.

I’ll do a very minor cosmetic ‘conversion’ to depict the tall-tailed and Erla-haubed G-6 that was the last wartime mount of Finnish 35-victory ace (and Mannerheim Cross recipient) Nils ‘Nipa’ Katajainen.

Im in with a tamiya 1/48 A6M5 zero.Lt, JG Tetsuzo Iwamoto with 80 kills. some thing different

Taxtp, gregbale, crown, welcome! I’ve added you the the roster.

Crown, I can’t wait to see someone build that kit! I’ve been eyeing it myself for a while.

Put me down for TBD. I need to see what I have and can do.

added

Hi WA,

Could you count me in on this GB?

I have the AZ Model Me-109F-4 in 1/72 of Gunther Rall I would really like to do.

WA,

OK I got one, if you accept crossovers from another GB.

1/72 Academy Fw-190A8 flown by Heinz Bar.

Steve

I’m interested. No problem finding a subject, finding bench space/time is another matter …

Do have a question, what about an aircraft subject that was flown before reaching the customary ace status of five victories?

regards,

Jack

Modelcrazy, I updated your entry. aeroplanegripper, welcome! I’ve added you to the roster.

Isn’t that the truth!

As long as the pilot went on to meet the criteria, it’s all good.

Ok, I’m going with Eduards 1/48 Bf 109G-6. Specifically, Alfred Suraus chariot with the cool yellow eyes on the gun bulges. He had 45 confirmed kills!

Updated!