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  1. These are a pair of vintage kits, assembled with minimal tweaking. Both represent planes involved in fighting over Casablanca during Operation Torch. The first is a Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat of VF-41 on USS Ranger, piloted by Lt(jg) 'Windy' Shields. The second is a Curtiss Hawk 75 of GCII/5, operating from Cazes aerodrome outside Casablanca in French Morocco, piloted by Lt. Yves Fabre-Garrus. Over Casablanca at the start of Operation Torch, fighters designed for the US Army fought against fighters designed for the US Navy. The Army's Curtiss design was flown by French pilots against Navy pilots in Grumman's design. The Wildcat and Hawk were of roughly the same vintage, being products of the late thirties, with the Hawk coming into service not long before the Wildcat began production. Among the Vichy units at Cazes operating Hawk 75s was GCII/5, which continued the heraldry of the Lafayette Escadrille of American volunteers during the Great War. USS Ranger carried two Wildcat squadrons, VF-9 and VF-41. VF-9 strafed French airfields unopposed. GCII/5 put up the first French fighters, which drove off Navy observation planes spotting for the fleet's bombardment of French warships in harbor. These Hawks returned to Cazes with VF-41 at their heels, even as more French fighters were taking off. The result was a sprawling fight fairly near the ground. Six Wildcats failed to return to USS Ranger, though two pilots survived in French hands. Seven French pilots of GCII/5 were killed, others wounded, and many planes managed landings but could not be repaired. After the first few hours of fighting the French could offer little opposition in the air. The decisive result owes much to VF-41 having such a tactical advantage, but the Wildcat was sturdier and more heavily armed than was the more maneuverable Hawk. Lt(jg) 'Windy' Shields of VF-41 is credited with two French fighters downed. He was then bounced by a Hawk, and bailed out of his burning machine into brief captivity. Lt. Yves Fabre-Garrus of GCII/5 was wounded over Cazes and managed a successful belly landing. The Vichy Hawk scheme is a guestimate, based on descriptions of the usual dark grey on uppersurfaces being repainted in a 'sand' color. There was apparently a French color dubbed 'Sahara Yellow' at the time. Here's the build thread, in the Revell/Monogram Classic group build:
  2. Okay, so here's the background. Having returned to modelling as an adult - a mature/vintage one at that - I have been enjoying learning new techniques (thank you internet) and building various aircraft. WWII aircraft mainly. But with the odd exception. Having not built built a Spit since childhood, I got to thinking increasingly about adding Spit to the collection. One thought quickly led to another, and on searching for a suitable candidate, this 1/48 scale Dogfight Double from Airfix caught my eye (see pic below). Just £25/£26 for two aircraft (newly tooled); the Spitfire Trop Vb and the bf109e. Airfix also throw in a nice wee stand to display the aircraft together 'in flight'. I'll be making use of this, as I am definitely going for an in-flight double piece here. A few words about the display stand. It has two spines, one for each aircraft obviously, and also two small plastic articulators that - in theory - will fit on the top of each spine, allowing you to alter the attitude of your dueling pair as you see fit. After some inspection and trial fitting, I thought that the use of these these was pretty much an accident waiting to happen. It's a shame, because it's a good idea. Anyhow, I have binned the articulaters and will mount the aircraft in a more conventional - and safer IMO - manner. Airfix also throw in some little pots of Humbrol acrylic paints. With all the main exterior colours catered for. I will not using these, because I like to stick with the brands that I do know work for me. But, handy for a starter modeler so well done Airfix! AND...you get a couple of decent paintbrushes into the bargain. Given the 'package' element of this deal. There is one wee limitation. You only get the choice of one insignia/decal option for each aircraft. Fortunately, I loved both of them! See both below. Today, I completed the bf109e and attached it to the stand. Pics to follow. The '109 was a dream fit - a pleasure to build. I'm hoping for the same kind of experience with the Spit. Anyway, enough of my yakkin! here's the pics of the 109. So, onwards and upwards. I'm looking forward to building this 109's sparring partner.
  3. Good afternoon all! I recently went to the Cosford Cold War hangar 10 year anniversary and while there, I picked up a "Dogfight Doubles" set from Airfix. I stick to Cold War jets usuallyy so this was a step into the unknown. I think, however that they came out not to bad- in my opinion. Both aircraft were very enjoyable to construct and paint (for the first time in a long time I enjoyed this build right from the start right to the very end). So, let's get on with it: Kit: Airfix 1:72 "Dogfight Doubles" Dornier Do17z and Boulton Paul Defiant mk.1 Paints: Vallejo Model Air (most of the main camo colours were created by mixing) Weathering: UMP Dark Dirt wash (superb!), some AK washes for the tires and thinned black paint for the engine stains. Extras: Apart from a length of thread for the Dornier's aerial, all OOB. Conclusions: Well, thanks for having a look! Overall, excellent kits from Airfix, I can heartily recommend them Kind regards, Sam
  4. Dogfight Doubles - Supermarine Spitfire Vb / Messerschmitt Bf109-E Airfix 1:48 The air war over Malta in WWII was a bloody battle with the odds stacked hard against the residents and small Allied presence there. The island posed significant strategic value to the Axis forces to prevent attacks in its shipping lanes interrupting supplies to their forces in North Africa. Initially under assault from the Italians, the Germans reinforced them in early 1941. Malta was under threat not only from military attack on the island itself, but from resource and food starvation as a result of attacks on the ships bringing supplies to the small fortress. In February 1941 Bf109E fighters of Jagdgeschwader 26 led by former Battle of France and Battle of Britain ace Oberleutnant Joachim Munchenberg gained air superiority operating from Sicily when their experienced crews overwhelmed the RAF pilots many who had limited combat experience based on Malta. As well as the RAF crews lacking combat experience, their Hurricanes had seen better days, let alone being already inferior to the 109E in good service condition. German efforts against Malta were strained due to resource distractions elsewhere, namely the Balkan Campaign and the attack on the Soviet Union. In mid 1941 this left the Italians taking the lead in attacks on Malta. With the weakening attacks and the influence of Air Commodore Hugh Lloyd, the RAF were able to get supplies through to the island, both in materials and aircraft. By July 1941 around 120 Hurricanes including some newly delivered Mk.II’s with a heavier punch and 60 bombers were now available to create an offensive from Malta. Despite heavy losses in low level shipping attacks, the RAF offensive continued, however in early 1942 German reinforcements were moved to Sicily where they could defend the shipping lanes using Bf110’s and Ju-88’s with great effect. This impact not only affected the RAF strike capability, but also the defensive capability yet again over Malta. In March 1942 Spitfires began to arrive on Malta from the carrier HMS Eagle as part of Operation ‘Spotter’. Opponents by this time were the more effective Bf109F and Macchi C.202’s which were outclassing the Hurricanes providing the back bone of the defensive operations. Despite the presence of the Spitfires, attacks on Malta severely hindered their ability to be effective, many being destroyed on the ground, however as supplies of new fighters got through as part of Operation Bowery in May ‘42, the tides began to turn in the RAF’s favour as Axis losses steadily increased. Hugh Lloyd was replaced with Keith Park of Battle of Britain fame in July ’42. His experience and abundance of British fighter planes by this time led him to take the enemy on using tactics favourable to the British. By October 1942, it was clear to the Germans that the RAF were too strong to be defeated on Malta, so their efforts were turned to North Africa. After almost 2 years of continual bombing and near starvation, the residents and British forces based on Malta had overcome the odds and defeated their Axis rivals. The kits Two of the iconic aircraft that operated during the air war over Malta were the Messerschmitt Bf109E and the Supermarine Spitfire Vb. First of all, to clear up any confusion, whist this set is sold as a ‘Dogfight Double’, as mentioned above, the Spitfire wasn’t available during Joachim Munchenbergs time when based on Sicily using Bf109E’s, he would have been opposing Hurricanes. The Spitfires of 229 Sqn would more than likely of been opposing the new Bf109F’s and Macchi C.202’s in ’42 onwards. With that out of the way, both kits are the newer toolings supplied by Airfix. The pack comes in an end-opening box with artwork of the two aircraft enclosed. It also comes with a stand to display the two aircraft in combat pose and a set of brushes, paints and glue. Each aircraft is individually wrapped. We have previously reviewed both aircraft kits on Britmodeller, so please see the links below for more information about the plastic: BF109E BF109E Tropical (same plastic as the ‘E’ review above) Spitfire Vb The stand comes in black plastic with a self adhesive label and Airfix moulded emblem to finish it off. Be aware if you decide to display the aircraft on the stand, then you will need to leave the slipper tank and drop tank off the Spitfire and Bf109E respectively and the holes for the stand need to go there. If this set is for a young or novice builder, you have to drill the holes for the stand yourself following the instructions. For this you will need a 2mm drill bit. Materials to build the kit As well as 2 brushes and two tubes of Hornby glue, 10 small pots of Humbrol acrylic paints are included to paint the aircraft. Including a 2mm drill bit would have been a good addition to this pack given the need to use one if you want to use the stand included. Decals Decals for two aircraft are included: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, No. 229 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Qrendi, Malta, December 1942 Messerschmitt Bf109E-7, aircraft flown by Oberleutnant Joachim Muncheberg, 7./JG26 “Schlageter”, Gela, Sicily, Spring 1941 The decals are in excellent register with a semi-matt finish and look superb. Having used some of the recent decals by Airfix, I’ve been very impressed with how they settle down. A good selection of stencils are also included for both aircraft. Conclusion Given that this set includes new tooling for both aircraft and different decals than the single box options, it offers excellent value for money. Both kits build up in to great renditions in their own right and together will form a superb display of history ignoring the reality that they didn’t actually see combat with each other. As a young modeller myself (many, many years ago!!), I was captivated by these heroic periods in aviation warfare and these sets remind me of where my passion for both aviation and modelling came from. As such, I’m sure that these latest efforts by Airfix will have the same impact on today’s budding young modellers or even us older ones on a nostalgic trip! Review sample courtesy of
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