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Welp, Since I had already done a ZeLL F-84 Launch System, I wanted to do the Luftwaffe's version. One of these days I'll get around to doing he F-100 and make a complete set but that is for another GB. SO here's what I gots... A Basic Revell F-104 and a Hannants F-104 Collection Pt 2 with mid-60's Luftwaffe markings. I'll have to build Print out the launcher, disposable RATO, display base, and ladder. Thankfully The Luftwaffe's launchers were stationary rather than mobile. This should be a straightforward and pleasantly easy build( as you hear in the background an evil disembodied chuckle saying.... "wanna bet?") So let's light this sucker and see how she flies.

Hello! I see that the GB has opened up so to commemorate that I'd like to start off with something to set the mood. Strangely enough Sabaton has yet to make a song about the Erdnagel, but Welle:Erdball has! What's better than to combine banging Chiptunes with german lyrics about the F-104G? Not much! Well, after this there is only one thing to do, and that is to present my little build, and for this GB I will bring out a Kinetic box: In order to satisfy my AMS addiction, but still keep it reasonably sane I "just" added this That should do it! I'll go for the boxart, just because Norm-83 looks nice 😍 I hope this kit goes together a bit more easily than that E-2 Hawkeye that I tried to build last year...

German Ground Staff North Africa (49020) 1:48 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd This new figure set from MiniArt in 1:48 will mesh perfectly with your next North Africa diorama or vignette that incorporates Luftwaffe aviation in that scale. The set arrives in a figure-sized end-opening box with a painting of the figures and their equipment on the front, replicated separately on the rear to act as painting and building instructions, with a paint chart that gives codes for Vallejo, Mr Color, AK RealColor, Mission Models, AMMO, Tamiya, plus colour swatches and generic names for completeness. Inside the box are six sprues of grey styrene, a small fret of Photo-Etch (PE) brass, and a single sheet of instructions for some of the multi-part accessories that are included. The parts for each figure are found in separate areas of the sprues for ease of identification, and parts breakdown is sensibly placed along clothing seams or natural breaks to minimise clean-up of the figures once they are built up. The sculpting is typically excellent, as we’ve come to expect from MiniArt’s artists and tool-makers, with natural poses, drape of clothing and textures appropriate to the parts of the model. They look more impressive for being that much smaller than their usual 1:35 figures. There are four figures, all bar one dressed in hot-weather light-weight clothing to keep cool in the extreme heat of North Africa. One is shirtless with braces holding up his trousers, resting one foot on a chair while he paints something, another is wearing shorts and a Pith helmet bringing a wooden toolbox for some task, retaining his calf-length boots and looking like someone from 70s sitcom ‘It Ain't Half Hot Mum’. The third figure is working at a bench on an engineering task with sleeves rolled up, while the last is sitting consulting a clip-board, comparatively over-dressed in long-sleeved jacket over a shirt, long trousers and calf-length boots. The accessories are spread across four sprues, providing plenty of assemblies to add to your work, consisting of a wheeled compressor with receiver tank, a wooden tool box with a choice of tools, a trestle table, a portable bench vice, wooden step ladder, a pillar drill, hacksaw, two metal toolboxes, one open with PE covers and spread open drawers, the other closed, an anvil, a fixed bench vice, chair, stool, buckets, spades, spray gun and many other small tools. Markings Whilst there are no decals included with the kit, the afore mentioned painting guide on the rear of the box should be sufficient to enable accurate painting with some care and a good quality paint brush. If you use other makes of paint than those given in the chart, those codes should give you a suitable starting point for conversion to your preferred brand. Conclusion Figures lend a human scale to any model for obvious reasons, and with careful painting these ground crew with the tools of their trade should add a lot more than just that. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Hallo I am looking and searching for more information about the nightfighter operation on the Russian frontline and behind. What made me curious was, in literature of testemony of Luftwaffe pilots it occured as a secret topic an acquaintance of our family was a technician for radar systems for the Luftwaffe, traveling throughout the Reich My father was developenig engineer on radar devices The radar installation were on railway cars as well other fixed radar installation from the Luftwaffe. In addition I have a Fw-189 to build as a nightfighter from GWH. Actually I have no picture of nightfighting between the two airforces during WW2. I am not talking about night operations to disturb soldiers with the U-2. I am talking about real heavy attatcks. If you know more about it, so let me know. Happy modelling

I'm still trying to pick out s scheme for my BF110G-4. It'd help to know when they started tilting SN-2 radar dipoles. Thanks Ron

Hallo White 7 from Sturmstaffel 1 Pilot Bacsila Erwin. January 1944 in Salzwedel in Germany The task of the Sturmstaffel 1 was to bring four engined US bombers (B-17 & B-24) down. In daylight attacks. The fight should be undertaken before the bomb run of the bombers. Early January the Staffel was equipped with Fw-190 A-6. This A-6 were armed with 4 MG 151 20mm. The fuselage weapon was omitted due to center of gravity. The aircraft had additional armor. Side armor on the fuselage and bullet-proof glass on the canopy sides and front. The pilots were quite successful, but due to the air-superiority of the US air force the losses were high. Most pilots had dead friends or family members to bemoan, as victims of bomb raids of allied bombers. This was the impetus for them. We can say, they all those Sturm-Pilots really had guts. This pilot was an Austrian, and lived in Vienna. Later in the war he joined the JG 400 and flew the Me 163. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdgeschwader_400 He survived the war and died 1982 in Vienna. Today and yesterday those pilots were well esteemed. The project of Sturmböcke from different units is my counterbalance to the Thunderbolt, Lightning and Mustang series I built before. The kit was an older Hasegawa kit. More or less straight from the box. Just Quintas cockpit added, and decals from Aeroscale, since Hasegawa decals were cream yellow already. So have a look: This is the start of a serie of 7 aircraft of any Sturmabteilung (Sturm-unit). Happy modelling

I'd like to try painting Wellenmuster (squiggly) camouflage for my first time on a 1/48 Bf110G-4. Before I waste a ton of time, paint and CO2, does anyone have a good airbrush technique they'd like to share? I'm inclined to spray the base colors in lacquer and spray the squiggles in enamel so I can wipe the mistakes off with white spirits without harming the underlying base colors. I'm open to any suggestions that involve airbrushes. Thank you. Ron My apologies if this belongs in tools and tips. Moderator please move if so.

Hey gang I have WIP that's had to change directions. I wont drag you through all the details. I'm looking to finish my Promodleler Bf110G-4 with only the kit parts. That means no changes to the exhausts, radar or moving the oblique cannons. Just as the kit depicts. I will cant the aerials if needed. Here's one done OOB to show the what's included. It happens to be done in the markings that were my first choice but the real plane had the underwing exhaust and I couldn't make them work. https://modelingmadness.com/review/axis/luft/lyle110.htm I'm now looking to do the commonly seen almost white looking aircraft seen late in the war. It doesn't have to be from a famous pilot or any well known aircraft. I have a decal set that will provide the necessary small codes. I will cut masks for the larger codes and national insignias. In fact I really just need a plausible set of codes that might fit the model's features. Preferably from NJG 1. I like the emblem. Here is a few photos of planes that might qualify. Most of them only have partial codes at best. If you have a photo or even access to a list of viable codes that I can make a real but otherwise undocumented aircraft it would be most welcome. The above is my best candidate to date. Above is good but partially coded and Scrhage Muzic (sp?) needs relocation. The above fits well but it's partially coded. Nice emblem but no other useable information in the picture. Well you get the idea. I could use some help finding a scheme and or codes that fits the PM model OOB. I do have a 20mm belly cannon belly pack from the Revell 110G-2 kit that should fit if that helps. I'll keep plodding along with the build OOB. I will have to make a decision before it gets to the camouflage paint step. Thanks in advance Ron

Hello, i'm planning to built a specific Bf 109 G6, W.N.r. 160411, theres no photo of this a/c and i need to make it closest possible to the original plane aspect. from my research the 160000 - 161000 series where built by the Messerschmitt AG, Regensburg from 8/1943 to 1/1944, the plane was in the classic 74/75/76 scheme with the "low visibility" Balkenkreuz on the fuselage, no DF loop and possibly the yellow coloured oil radiator cowling. I'm looking for any info to get the visual aspect of the plane to be more realistic as possible, if someone has any additional info it will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

Hallo This is my Doblhoff WNF-342 in 1/48 from AMP models. The background of the emergence of this helicopter is a little bit obscure and with a taste of a smile. Doblhoff was a young graduate from the TU (Engineering University) in Vienna just when war broke out. During his studies he developed theoretically the propulsion system for a rotor with using the principle of linear momentum. His subject was hot rotor blades, where at the wing tips hot combustion gases left the nozzle there. The reality played havoc and war broke out. As all qualified engineers he had to show up at Wiener Neustadt at the aircraft factory. This was in the region of Vienna the top address for engineers. He got the task for the repair shop, to analyze broken aircrafts and to minimize the repair man-hours. This job was absolutely not in his mind. So finally he took his idea and made a proposal for a new helicopter. As a private he tried to get a foothold in the huge German aircraft bureaucracy in Berlin. As a nobody it was an ambitious plan. Finally he got through. Got the permit for a prototype. Including staff and material. In September 1943 the first prototype was finished. Shortly afterward this plant was bombed by the US Air force. Most of his achievement was burnt or demolished. He did not give up. His idea was born, when the war is lost, the helicopter maybe worth a passport for the US. So it worked finally. The project shows many design features, which gives any experienced engineer to first look of an enterprise of a newbie. Whatever the idea was, maybe also to win time. Almost nothing is perpendicular! A real horror for anyone who has to build it in the workshop!!! A locksmith would kill you! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doblhoff_WNF_342 The US side was also not so amused about this helicopter, but Doblhoff got his passport. Some of his comrades too. The real social background is, that there is a relationship to our cardinal of church in Vienna. The model to build is a nightmare, I saw the sun afterward! I was lucky! To see the real dimensions my FA 223 Drache is in the background. Have some looks: Happy modelling

Hallo The Flettner 282 Kolibri was one of the most successful German helicopters. In opposition to the FA 223 Drache it did not have structural or dynamic unsolved problems. It was a stable aircraft, easily to fly and even fast to learn to fly properly. It was produced too in small numbers. The limited production capacity was one issue and the jealousy of the Luftwaffe versus Marine was the second issue. So, just successful trials were flown during the war. After the war it was honey for the Allies. The aircraft, or helicopter by itself in this configuration is a stable platform. No need of a counter torque. The build, as the second of the early rotary aircraft from Germany. The next model I will build is the FA 223. The kit is quite well, and there are no issues to remark. Have a look around: happy modelling

This is my 1/48 F-4F by Italeri, in the colours of JBG36 at Rheine Hopsten. It's an old Testors rebox. Not the best in accuracy, but still a fun build. I used Mr. Hobby lacquers and Vallejo acrylics. Decals used were from Caracal (F-4F in Norm 81 camouflage). Kind regards, Gerben

The red gear was for GM or MW boost? Was the red gear a standard for this issue or just a maybe ? Thank you Happy modelling

Hallo The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze from Takom in scale 1/16 This is my first model in my rotary project. This project will show the helicopter development until present time. Which contains the German war designs, the post-war development in the west and east. Until today’s types from the world, including China. The kit is excellent designed. It is a real joy to work with such a kit. Precise and exact. Parts are really small and tiny, but the engineering behind shows a skill level. Takom today is unrivaled by all competitors. The original Bachstelze was a simple design of the new technology of rotary aircraft. Without engine, the rotor driven by the wind caused by the ship in motion. It is auto-gyro without engine, just driven by the drag of rotor blades. It served as an observation platform for ships. Submarines. About 200m altitude increased the sighting radius enormously. The aircraft was always towed. Operational use was not often, firstly it was overseen in importance, and produced in small number. Fighter aircraft had a higher priority in the second half of war. In case of emergency, the pilot could get down on deck with the aircraft fast, or to unhitch the rotor and land by parachute or to unlock the rope and land by his own. When the submarine was on an emergency dive, there was seldom time for taking the pilot onboard. The aircraft was stowed in a few containers onboard. It could be easily dismantled or again erected for a flight. The yellow handles all over shows you this. A perfect design. So have a look: Happy modelling

Hallo This is my A4 (V2) with trailer & truck & crane for loading. The topic of the rocket research in WW2 became personally to me. I had a teacher who was part of the research team around W. von Braun. During this time I got a glimpse about things going on there, at Peenemünde. Also about the institutions in Berlin, like the RLM and the situation what it was like. Of course also about the slave labor. It was quite shocking for us in young years. The A4 became also personally to me, since all over Austria companies built components for the A4 in mass production during the late time of war. Just 5 minutes from my present home in Vienna. The thinking about, what I would have done at this time accompanied me during the build. Since I was eyewitness of war, today my mood changed just for peace. Creativity for peace is better than creativity for weapon design. Decades changed my mind. The modelling military aircraft seems absurd, but it helped me to establish a peaceful mind, for all people of the world. A4 it was called during developement and afterward, V2 was an invented name from Goebbels. Back to the model: To get an idea what the handling was of this V2, or A4 as it was called internally, look at the manual called the A-4 Fibel! https://www.aggregat4.de/A4_Fibel.html This particular A4 (V2) represents a rocket for field tests, away from Peenemünde. The camouflage is exactly for this purpose. The truck was omnipresent during and after the war. I remember quite good from my child’s days. The trailer was a special design and is called Vidalwagen. The crane is the Fries crane, also omnipresent during and after the war. The reloading from the Vidalwagen after transport to the shooting area, to get loaded on a Meillerwagen, for launching the A4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meillerwagen https://www.v2rocket.com/start/makeup/design.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vidalwagen https://www.alamy.de/stockfoto-ein-bild-von-einer-batterie-von-drei-deutschen-v2-raketen-bekannt-als-vergeltung-waffe-nr-2-wahrend-sie-zum-brennen-vorbereitet-wurden-1944-90821747.html?imageid=507328C4-49E8-4A55-9EE6-984B2EFB474B&p=75935&pn=1&searchId=b85a4c6390ac41c93d8da7fe161d4211&searchtype=0 The research and first shooting area: The modeling was quite straight forward. Takom kits are to my opinion excellent! Enjoy the pics: The crane in detail: Happy modelling

Hallo Here are my models from Sturmgruppe Udet in 1/48 from Eduard kits. The aircraft shown are from the timeline later ones from summer 1944. The former Rammjäger from the early spring 1944 changed to get fitted with the Krebsgerät (WGr.21) in May 1944 and to get changed again in summer 1944 with the MK 108. During spring until summer the concept of battle changed totally. The weapons also, the four MG 151 were replaced at the beginning of summer with the mix of 2 MG 151 and 2 MK 108. The armor was the same as at the beginning of the Sturmgruppen. Fuselage sides, canopy (some) and the front glass, oil cooler, etc. A common tactic was: To get on the bomber fleet with high cover of Bf-109 Gustavs, and concentrate in a Schwarm in Keilformation on the tail of the bombers. B-17 or B-24. Get on level with the bomber! Concentrate on the tail gunner with MG 151, knock him out and further concentrate on the wing root with MK 108. 3 hits are necessary for a kill that means usually the bomber breaks apart. A second turn can be done, ramming with this aircraft configuration is a no go. The airscrews of these Fw-190 is made from wood! We had two airfields of operations: Dreux in France and Schongau in southern Germany. The aircraft of my interest were those of Maximowitz, Moritz, Unger and Weik. Modelling: I used Eduard kits in 1/48. The older branch, when this kit was brand-new. Aftermarket products as pitot-tube, as decals from EagleCals. And some other items more. You will see here now: · << of Wilhelm Moritz · Black 8 of Willi Maximowitz · Yellow 17 of Willi Unger · White 1 of Hans Weik So have a look: Black 8 of Willi Maximowitz Yellow 17 of Willi Unger White 1 of Hans Weik Happy modelling

Hallo This aircraft I built together with my Sturm project. Nothing of interest is here to say. Just enjoy the photos: Happy modelling

Hallo This thread will become a chronology about the FW 190 A-6 and A-8. Most kits from Eduard. The decals will be from Eagle Calls. Code letters from Fantasy Printshop. In summery there will be 4 aircraft A-8 and two A-6. https://www.1001hobbies.de/decals-fuer-flugzeuge/9093-eagle-cal-eag48022-decal-focke-wulf-fw-190a-8-rs-ii-jg4-sturm-4-.html https://www.1001hobbies.de/decals-fuer-flugzeuge/9085-eagle-cal-eag48007-decal-focke-wulf-fw-190a-sturmjager-pt-1-4-white-.html Aftermarket products I do have a lot. 2 boxes! One version will be a A-5 converted to a G-3. In US service! How accurate the conversion will become, I do not know yet. https://www.pinterest.at/pin/57561701470917414/ One will be a D-9 from Eduard and one Ta-152 from Zoukei Mura. All in scale 1/48. However, some basic questions for this build are solved. One was concerning the gear. The others of the Sturmstaffel are solved due to the book: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=581894545&rlz=1C1SXXQ_deAT915AT915&hl=de&q=fw-190+sturmstaffel+1+book&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy-Z6h-cCCAxWbhf0HHdJJBzMQ0pQJegQIDRAB&biw=1920&bih=931&dpr=1#imgrc=xN0-fmKlfiTnIM&imgdii=3363IQ7Cmdn-RM So far for today. The building will start at Christmas or in 2024 after New Year! Happy modelling

Hallo Since I intend to build a helicopter project on the developement of such during WW2, I started this topic. I found several kits of these. 4 of them I have. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_223_Drache#:~:text=The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223,(40 ft) cylindrical fuselage. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_330#:~:text=The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330,were built by Weser Flugzeugbau Also the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flettner_Fl_282#:~:text=The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri,world's first series production helicopter. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doblhoff_WNF_342#:~:text=The Doblhoff%2FWNF 342 was,jets to drive the rotor What do I need? Any pictures, any sort of information. Whatever, links,...building reports... As you may understand, literature is seldom on this subject. Thanks in forward. Happy modelling

Hello everyone Im in with my build #1. It will be Airfix’s re-issue of the 1/72 Henschel Hs.123 in Luftwaffe markings from the Spanish Civil war. I will add photo’s of the sprues tomight. Dennis

Hallo There is a modelling issue, since ever. When we look on a real aircraft, like a Bf-109 or FW-190: In reality: The holes in the wing are larger in diameter as the gun barrel. The gun camera on a Fw-190 is a quite vissible object, which stands out from the leading edge. In model-world: In most kits and aftermarket products, this holes are the same and barrels to glue in the wing tightly. For the gun camera on the Fw-190, here in the best case, we have some round plastic there. Nothing else. I would need some suggestions, how do you manage this matter? Happy modelling

White 2 from Sturmstaffel 1 Pilot Vivroux Gerhard. January 1944 in Salzwedel in Germany The task of the Sturmstaffel 1 was to bring four engined US bombers down. In daylight attacks. The fight should be undertaken before the bomb run of the bombers. Early January the Staffel was equipped with Fw-190 A-6. This A-6 were armed with 4 MG 151 20mm. The fuselage weapon was omitted due to center of gravity. The aircraft had additional armor. Side armor on the fuselage and bullet-proof glass on the canopy sides and front. The pilots were quite successful, but due to the air-superiority of the US air force the losses were high. Most pilots had dead friends or family members to bemoan, as victims of bomb raids of allied bombers. This was the impetus for them. We can say, they all those Sturm-Pilots really had guts. This pilot was an German. Later in the war he joined the IV/ JG 3 and was WIA and died October 25th 1944. The project of Sturmböcke from different units is my counterbalance to the Thunderbolt, Lightning and Mustang series I built before. The kit was an older Eduard kit. More or less straight from the box. Just Quickboost Revi 12C added, and decals from Aeroscale and Eduard. The Eduard kit has a few subjects: Weapon bay hatch open for wing root gun, and open for fuselage gun. All three of them I had to close. The engine seemed too long, the cooling fan too much forward. The canopy tubing in the rear is omitted. Some holes too short, firewall gluing without any orientation by kit parts. Should be a lot better. So have a look: Happy modelling

Hallo After reading this book: https://www.amazon.de/Jagdgeschwader-301-302-Wilde-Sau/dp/3613018985 There are some interesting news for modeller. The Bf-109 from JG 302 stationed in Götzendorf in Austria in 1944 were fighting against bombers from the 15th Airforce. To be succesfull the aircrafts had the Mk 108 in the wing gondola. The pilot and author of this book describes many sorties. And effects of this weapon. Even in Germany later on. In literature we will not find photos of aircraft with this equipment. Even the 109 specialist Vogt denies photos. So we can learn: Aircraft from JG 302 from 1944 were equiped with the Mk 108. The question for me: Why do photos not exists? To blure the american intelligence? Maybe. The fact is: Bf 109 for daylight sorties from JG 302 were equiped with Mk 108 on the wings! Happy modelling

A Luftwaffe F-104F Starfighter with a student pilot practicing some instrument flying under the hood in the rear seat. Drawn in Procreate on a iPad with an Apple Pencil.

And that’s a wrap! This 1/48 Luftwaffe maintenance diorama was by far my largest undertaking to date. It has assets from roughly 17 different kits and various components that I made from scratch. The following brands and kits were used: •Eduard Fw 190 A-7 Kit •Eduard Brassin Fw 190A-7 Engine and Guns •Eduard Brassin Fw 190A landing flaps •Eduard Brassin Fw 190A Wingroot Gun Bays •Eduard Look Fw 190 A-7 •Eduard Fw 190 D-9 Kit •Eduard Brassin Fw 190 A-4 engine •Tamiya Kubelwagen Type 82 •Tamiya German aircraft power supply unit & Kettenkraftrad •Tamiya German tank crew & field maintenance set •Tamiya brick wall, sandbag, & barricade set •ICM Luftwaffe ground personnel •ICM Luftwaffe pilots & ground personnel •MiniArt German fuel drums •MiniArt German Jerry cans •MiniArt Field workshop •MiniArt Wooden barrels Thank you to everyone that followed and supported the build along the way! The WIP thread can be found here - Completed thread for Fw 190A-7 - Completed thread for Fw 190D-9 -