Welcome one and all to the
Group build to end all group builds
About the
War to end all wars
(yeah, how’d that work out?)
The Great War
The WWI Gb is a reality. It’s all about fun and the exchange of ideas and info. Which is good since I really know so little about this war.
This is open to all scales, categories and media. Out of the box, massive AM goodies or completely scratch built.
May 1, 2011 to EDIT: Extended indefinitely
If your timing has you end a project and you have a gap you can’t fill before the start date… have at.
Like the Captain of the Black Pearl said, “It’s not so much a rule as it is a guideline.”
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| The Combatants | Finished build | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| on… | |||
| wing_nut | Albatros D.Va, Wingnut Wings 1/32 | Page 44 | |
| Roland D.VIa, Wingnut Wings 1/32 | Page 51 | ||
| FE.2b Early, Wingnut Wings 1/32 | |||
| julez72 | Fokker Dr1, Eduard 1/48 | ||
| & son | Fokker Dr1, Eduard 1/48 | ||
| Bondoman | Felixstowe F.2, Roden 1/72 | ||
| SMS Scharnorst | |||
| SMS Dresden, 1/350 | Page 48 | ||
| Hans von Hammer | Fokker D.VII, Revell 1/28 | ||
| Spad XIII, Revell 1/28 | |||
| Ruddratt | SE.5a, Wingnut Wings 1/32 | ||
| Spad XIII, Eduard 1/48 | |||
| Fokker DR.I Eduard 1/48 (a double bagger?) | |||
| Fokker E.V | Page 58 | ||
| Hanriot HD.1, Eduard 1/48 | Page 61 | ||
| SuppressionFire | Trench vingette, ICM/Scrath 1/35 | ||
| BigSmitty | Trench vignette, Verlinden 1/35 | ||
| Taxtp | Albatros Dv, Eduard 1/48 | ||
| ikar01 | Spad XIII, Revell 1/28 | ||
| Jmart | SMS Emden, Dresden class cruiser, Revell 1/350 | ||
| Aaronw | Sopwith Triplane, Revell 1/72 | ||
| Nieuport 17, Academy 1/32 | |||
| PANZERWAFFE | British “Male” Mk.IV, Emhar 1/35 | Page 48 | |
| MrSquid2u | Moraine-Saulnier Type L, Eduard 1/48 | ||
| TD4438 | Mk.I Tank, Airfix 1/72 | Page 9 | |
| HMS Iron Duke/Name-ship in class, Airfix 1/600 | Page 44 | ||
| bobbaily | Albatros D.III, Eduard 1/48 | ||
| Waikong | Fokker Dr1, Eduard 1/48 | Page 43 | |
| Ford Ambulance M1917, Skala 1/48 | |||
| TigerEP1 | TBA but something metal, heavy and noisy | ||
| DoogsATX | Supwith Pup, Wingnut Wings, 1/32 | Page 43 | |
| Supwith Pup, Wingnut Wings, 1/32-Night Trainer | |||
| castlenuovo | Sopwith Camel, Eduard 1/48 | Page 20 | |
| STFD637 | Fokker DR.1, Roden 1/72 | ||
| Albatros D.V, Roden 1/72 | |||
| Sopwith Camel, Roden 1/72 | |||
| bufflehead | Mk. A Whippet, Emhar 1/35 | ||
| Pfalz D/III, Glencoe 1/48 (a treadhead 1st aicraft) | |||
| Ebergeruud | Konig, ICM 1/350 | ||
| Iron Duke | Page 54 | ||
| Sopwith Camel, Academy 1/32 | Page 54 | ||
| Nachtfliger | Roland D.VIa, Wingnut Wings 1/32 | ||
| jgeriatic1 | Austrian Lieutenant, Zebrano 1/35 | Page 23 | |
| Austrian Infantryman, Zebrano 1/35 | Page 41 | ||
| Foker DR1, Eduard 1/72 | |||
| smeagol the vile | Mk. I Female Tank, Airfix 1/79 | Page 9 | |
| Tonka | 120MM figure converted to a Marine | ||
| u-69 | Friedrichshafen FF-33, techmod 1/48 | ||
| The Real Red Baron | Albatros D.Va, Airfix 1/72 | Page 21 | |
| Telsono | R.E.8, Aeroclub 1/48 | ||
| gnsnow | AN7, Tauro 1/35 | ||
| Mk.IV Male, Emhar 1/35 (Time allowing) | |||
| Pfalz D.IIIa, Eduard 148 (Time allowing) | |||
| discordian | Renault FT-17, Matchbox 1/76 | ||
| Heavens Eagle | Hannover CL.IIIa, Eduard 1/48 | ||
I’m in mate with this one[Y]
Hmm I was signed up for a WW1 GB on another forum, but the freaking thing was for 3 months only. I have the kit, but not started-
Roden Felixstowe F.2 in 1/72. The one with the twin Lewis gun position added in the top wing.
Good choice of names. Ensures endless and costly GB’s in the foreseeable future.
If you’re permitting any scale, any manufacturer, any WW1 subject, then I’m in with the Revell 1/28th Fokker D VII and Revell 1/28th S.P.A.D. XIII.
Can you dig: Ritt. Hans von Hammer, AKA, “The Hammer of Hell” matched up with Lt. Steve Savage, AKA “The Balloon Buster”?
Naturally ,with these guys being comic-book characters, I can use a little “artistic license”, lol…
I figure that since Von Hammer flew a Dr I similar to Von Richtoffen’s red Fokker (he flew an all-red tripe with the “Iron Cross markings like MvRs, but added the"Kaiser face” used by Voss on his tripe’s cowl), he’d simply follow the rest of the Luftstreitkräfte-plan when they started pulling the Dr I from service in late spring of 1918 and replacing the veteran Jasta aircraft with D VIIs…
MvR had already test-flown the D VII a few times before his death in April of '18, said he wanted them for his unit, and “poof”… Jasta 11 was one of the first to be re-equipped with it… As for Savage’s S.P.A.D., I’ve got the original release with Eddie Rickenbacker’s markings, so it’d be better doing Savage’s mount than Hammer’s other arch-enemy, The Hangman",which would need French markings (and be painted a rather disugusting bright yellow)
“Savage” is loosely based on Frank Luke, who was the “real Balloon Buster”… Savage wears a cowboy hat and a brace of Colt Peacemakers while he flies, and has even shot down enemy aircraft with his pistols, lol…
But here’s a little about Luke:
Sorry to have prattled on about this, but I’m a little excited about doing a WW1 Group build… It’ll be a refreshing change from my current projects…
Anything goes Hans. The only limitation… and I am really going to stand firm on this one[8o|]… you can’t be dead. It just drags the build out.
Oh and Hans… your building… er… what?[whstl]
Marc, you know you can count me in with my WnW SE.5a. [Y]
I would have flown out there and chained you to your bench if you had changed your mind.
Hans: Are those kits still available??? I remember my brother building those when we were kids back in the 60’s.
LOL!!! Won’t be necessary my friend! [:D]
Marc,
I’m ashamed to admit that the only thing I know less about WWI is how to paint/detail figures of any type. And since I had this in my stash:
I figure a good way to knock out two birds with the proverbial pebble. So that’s my entry; 1/35 Verlinden WWI Trench Vignette. Got it for cheap (like $8 on super saver last call clearance) a couple of years ago, and it’s the only thing WWI in my stash.
So looking forward to this.
Great to have your on board Matt. I was going to say “welcome” but couldn’t bring myself to do it[:$]
I’ll do an Eduard 1/48 Albatros DV. It’s the Red Baron boxing, and is the old release before they re-did the molds. The only thing is, I have to have it done by June, so I’ll have to be misguided by the guideline and start a little early.
Cheers
Tony
Heh, sorry… Initial post was clear as mud, eh?
One each-Revell 1/28th scale Fokker D VII and S.P.A.D. XIII
The initial release was three kits, the Fokker Dr 1, SPAD XIII, and Sopwith Camel, back in 1957… The D VII came out in the 90s from Revell of Germany. The original three were re-released in the 70s and 80s a couple times too, in sets and with different decals…
As for availability, it appears they pretty tough to find, other than maybe Ebay… . I got these in a single lot off Ebay a couple years ago, two Dr Is, two SPADs, and one each a Camel and D VII…
I’m going to have to be on the fence. Already committed to a lot of GBs, but this looks awesome, and I’ll be lurking if nothing else.
Count me in. And just to prove those kits are still around, I’ll put in a 1/28th Spad too. I might even throw in a couple others.
I thought that I might mention a Lynx helicopter from the movie “Biggles, Adventures in Time” but I figured it might be stretching it a little too far.
Hey Marc - I will join in, and probably even finish this one…
I have been putting materials together to build the Dresden-class light cruiser SMS “Emden” (Revell 1:350 + GMM PE fret ), so that will be my “ship” contribution.
I also have couple Roden & Special Hobby 1:48 a/c (thank you Sprue Brothers Super Specials). Will choose one of them as my first WWI bird build once I look at the boxes.
if anyone wants to read a good intro to WWI, you cannot go wrong with these two old classics:
The Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman: A tad 'old" book but still one of the best dealing with the events leading to the beginning of the war, as well as those fatefull first few weeks.
John Keegan’s The First World War - I am sure most of you are familiar with Keegan’s work, and this is one of his best.
And of course, you can watch or read All is Quiet in the Western Front again. if you never seen Path of Glory (Kubrick), check it out… not as well known but very powerful movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/
Cheers all!
Roster updated.
Doogs… fence sitting and lurking is cool. Jump in if you can.
taxtp… you can start whenever you need to to meet your deadline.
You can count me in, I’m thinking a 1/72 Revell Sopwith Triplane to start with.
I’m actually reading this now, haven’t even made it to the end of 1914 yet, but I’m liking the book and finding out, I don’t know nearly as much about WW1 as I thought.