Battle of the Atlantic - 2011

Modeling Subjects Group Builds
1

I have a Revell 1/72 Snowberry I’ve been collecting research data for and thought a GB in FSM would be an interesting way to see if there are any other builders out there with a similar desire. Corvettes, U-Boats, destroyers, cruisers, the Hood, the Bismark, even patrol aircraft (PBYs, Sunderlands, etc) all that sailed/flew and fought in/over the Atlantic waters during the second world war (1939-1940).

I’d like the Start Date of 2/24/2010 (the 70th anniversary of the day the Snowberry was laid down).

List of Build Members:

Aurora-7 Revell 1/72 Snowberry

Aggieman Trumpeter 1/48 Condor

satch_ip Wildcat

stikpusher Academy 1/350 Graf Spee

Dirkpitt289 B-17

Konigwolf13 Trumpeter 1/32 Swordfish

Summit TF99 ships (?)

M1 A1 tanker Revell 1/72 S-100 Class Schnellboot

eatthis Multiple 1/350 ships

jay12472 FM-1 Wildcat - Royal Navy Hellct(s)

Gregbbear Revell of Germany 1/72 Junker Ju-290

Silentmodeler Revell Spitfire(Seafire?) MK II

Antipodean Andy Dragon 1/350 USS Buchanan as USS Quick

espins1 Tamiya 1/700 Prinz Eugen

Dariusz Italeri 1/48 Arado 196

Sofaking Tamiya 1/700 British E Class as the Electra

2

I have a SBD Dauntless I was thinking of doing in the Atlantic scheme. I just finished one for the Pacific GB so I might be able to do another and fix the things I didn’t do on the other one.

3

Sure, that’s a good idea and far enough away to be realistic about. I’d probably add to my Coastal Command collection, in particular if you’d allow crossover builds.

4

I have an RAF Coastal Command B-17. Its scheduled for a different build but I like the paint scheme of the RAFCC

5

Crossovers are no problem. I don’t favor exclusive builds. Share your project with as many places as you’d like.

Dirk, I’d love to see a model of a 17 done up in Coastal Command. I’ve toyed with the idea of doing my 1/48 Monogram Liberator as one.

Just no one try sneaking in a tank, please, for this build. [;)]

6

Why no tanks? There should be a few at the bottom of the Atlantic somewhere.

7

Great. Another possibility is the Jeremiah O’Brien.

8

Sure, targets are valid subjects.

I guess in that sense, tanks as cargo (or sunken cargo) would be valid, too.

9

Deck cargo! After all, Liberty ships were the whole point, right?

10

Amazing I just ordered the Trump 1/700 USS Washington, Trump 1/700 HMS Eskimo Tribal Class Destroyer and the Tamiya 1/700 King George V this morning. Anyone see the connection with these three ? I have been wanting to do a Naval Dio for some time. I have several other projects at this time but hope to have them on the shelf by 2010 [tup]

11

Las Vegas likes the GB already. We’ll send a guy to talk terms.

12

Well I did just pick up the new Academy Graf Spee…[:-,]

13

I’m thinking Wildcat…

14

Have you opened up the box yet? What do you think of the kit?

15

Just a guess but, Task Force 99?

16

Of the Graf Spee? I think it looks pretty nice for what I paid. I read plenty of stuff on here about how it stacks up against Trumpeters offering, and how both kits have shortcomings. In the end I could not justify a near $100 for the Trumpeter offering, but $40 for this one was reasonable.

17

Good Guess as you are Correct [tup]

stik - I think that Graf Spee looks like a fantastic kit !

18

Hmmm, FW condor or CAM Hurricane both sound good, depends on what I can locate

19

Put me down for this with, at this point, Trumpeter 1/48 Condor.

20

Could not believe it when I found this site. What a resource for my build:

http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/