I’ve always had a keen interest in the fighting that took place in North Africa during the Second World War but have no models to show for that interest, so here we go…
Rules are simple, any Aircraft, Armoured Vehicle, Ship Boat Artillery piece or figure that took part in the actions in North Africa From the time the first shots were fired on the 11th of June 1940 until the last shots on the 11th of May 1943…
BTW Malta will also be included in this Group Build…
The List
J.S.Harrison 1/48 Hasegawa ME 109 G2/R1 Trop JG 77 +1/48 Tamiya Vichy French Dewoitine D-520) Jeeves 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane “Tankbuster” rjkplasticmod 1/48 Hasegawa BF 109 E4 Trop Black 3 II/JG27 (possible Hasegawa 1/48 Henschel 129 B/1 razordws (possible 1/32 BF 109 E) Scer16 1/35 Dragon Panzer III Ausf H “Libya” Darson Tamiya 1/48 BF 109 E4/7 Black 8 JG27 (possible Tamiya 1/48 Kubelwagen JG 27) Rebelreenactor 1/35 Italeria Panzer VI Tiger MK1 bobbaily Accurate Minatures F6-A Mustang USAAF, Algeria tho9900 1/48 Martlet III K for “KREMPS” + JU 87 Stuka… Tankmaster 1/48 Revell BF 109 E4/7 Trop JG27 “Marsielle” Pingtang 1/48 BF 109 E4/7 Trop JG27 tweety1 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109 E4/7 Trop ( possible Hasegawa 1/48 Henschel 129 B/1) pmm736 1/35 Academy Stuart Honey KJ200 1/48 Hobbycraft Morane Saulnier 406C-1 “Lou Ou Moi” Haifa 1940 ( possible Tamiya 1/48 Semovente) ygmodeler4 1/35 Tamiya Matilda II Duesmex 1/35 Italeria Crusader nmayhew UNDECIDED cossack 1/48 Classic Airframes Macchi C/200 Saetta ( possible Promodeler JU 87 B2 ) blkhwkmatt 1/32 ME 109 G4 Trop JG 27 “Marsielle” Stipp 1/35 Tamiya SDKFZ VII ddayomaha UNDECIDED QpH1029 1/16 Figure of Erwin Rommel… Sharpspade Messerscmitt ME 109… Tankergeoff UNDECIDED g.a.retread M-3 Lee taxtp Tamiya Daimler “Dingo” Frostygirl Italeria 1/72 BF 109 Trop panzer67 Sdkfz 222
The Finished List
Pingtang Model finished and dispalyed 2nd of May, Page 24[tup] Blkhwkmatt Model finished and displayed 26th of May, Page 35[tup] j.s.harrison Model finished and displayed 2nd of June, Page 38 QpH1029 Model finished and displayed 7th of June, Page 40[tup] rjkplasticmod Model finished and displayed 7th of June, Page 40[tup] tho9900 Model finished and displayed 8th of July, Page 55[tup] Tankmaster7 Model finished and displayed 9th of July, Page 56[tup] Jeeves Model finished and displayed 11th of July, Page 58[tup] KG200 Model finished and displayed 5th of Aug, Page 64[tup] Rebelreenactor Model finished and displayed 16th of Aug, page 67[tup] razordws Model finished and displayed 10th of September, page 74[tup] bobbaily Model finished and displayed 16th of September, page 77[tup] tweety1 Model finished and displayed 30th of September, page 80[tup] taxtp Model finished and displayed 14 October, page 84[tup] KG200 Model finished and displayed 18th of October, page 85[tup] rjkplasticmod Model finished and displayed 23rd of October, page 87[tup] Darson Model finished and displayed 31st of October, page 88[tup] Darson Model finished and displayed 31st of October, page 88[tup]
OK, count me in. I’ll have 2 other GB’s going on at the same time, but I’ll fit it in somehow. I’ll do a Hasegawa 1/48 Bf-109E-4 Trop, Black 3 from 2/JG27. That will be a pretty quick build, so I’ll put a “maybe” on a second build, Hasegawa 1/48 Henschel Hs-129B-1. Should be fun, looking forward to it.
Hiya Jules,
Yahoo, the Not Applicable GB is here, I’ve been waiting for this one. Put me down for a Tamiya 1/48 Bf109E-7Black 8 from JG 27 and maybe a Tamiya 1/35 Matilda II
Cheers
Darren
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Sorry Dave I forgot to say congrats on your star [8-][party][:)]
Jules-been looking forward to this one. Purchased the 1/48th Accurate Minatures F-6A Mustang today (@ Hobby Lobby-40% off-worth the hour drive each way!). Two options-RAF 225 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Fouse, Algeria or USAAF version flying out of Berteaux Areodrome, Algeria, 1943. Not sure if the USAAF version will qualify. Your thoughts?
Thanks and also many thanks for leading this GB-should be fun.
Cool! it’s here!!! hmmm… what to build… I have a 1/72 Fieseler Storch… but that’s in 1/72 and too small for my brutish hands… hmmm will get back with ya on this one… going to Hobby Lobby tomorrow for thier last day of the 40% off plastic models sale…
hmmm ok on second take I may do eithere my He-111 of Bf110D for this one… saw some interesting markings out there for these and some very interesting paint schemes… I’ll let ya know tomorrow!
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here’s a list I found of aircraft involved in the conflict…
oooh yeah Dave! I was so excited about the GB starting I forgot to congratulate you myself!!! One day I’ll look back and say "I knew him when he was only “Multimedia” …
SWEET!!! It finally started. Nizhniy Krempsville!!![;)] I am in!!! Revell bf-109 e-4/7. Reissue hasegawa. Flown by none other than the famous Hans Joachim Marseille.
EDIT: The end date is wayyyyyyyy too early for me. Can we please fix it a bit? How aboutsy septembery?
OK, after a little more research (more detailed reading of the instructions), the US version of this F-6A(111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron) flew recon missions over the Tunisian front for the 12th Air Support Command and then flew missions for the Seventh Army’s invasion of Sicily (July 1943). The RAF version, 225th Squadron, is a definate fit. Decisions, decisions. Guess I can wait till it’s buttoned up before I have to committ.
I have to say that I’m still impressed with the detail of the Accurate Minature’s product . However, there are a couple of ‘undocumented steps’ that aren’t covered in the instructions. Oh well, can’t wait till May.
Tom-thanks for posting the link-will come in handy for research purposes.
Oh she hasnt posted yet Bob? Well she plans to be in on this too… she hasnt said anything to Jules or Sean … but she is actually going to be building a kit for this one and I will post the pics for her…
She mumbled something about a rare Nigerian cropduster/biplane fighter that fought against the Germans… dunno… we’ll have to wait and see!
OK fellas i have your details and will add them to the list[tup]
Good to see some of the Usual subjects in on this one, now i know for sure that old Kremps will be making an apperance sooner or later[:-,][(-D][(-D][(-D]
Ygmodeler4 sorry you won’t be joining us on this one, i was hopeing to attract a few of the armour boys with this one[tup] Rebel Been a while mate, good to have you with us…[8D] Tanky No Problems freind i’ll adjust the dates[^]i was thinking of adding a little extra time for myself anyhows… Dave Congrats on your new star buddy[party][party][party] Tom I have something that may interest you…An FAA Martlett cross dressed in desert Camo…Interested[?]
I’ll do a Bf109-E3. I might try a camo scheme like this one:
Maybe not that exact aircraft, but that style of camo. Now…can one of you more knowledgable people tell me what RLM colours would be involved in that scheme?
