Learstang Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) I need to update that site, but actual book-writing gets in the way (at least that's my excuse). It looks like the Il-2 Modelling Guide mentioned may never actually see the light of day (pity as it's mostly written), its place taken by my full-blown historical book on the Il-2, as seen on my publisher's site - http://fonthillmedia.com/epages/a72b332e-5c82-4e84-ad34-4c5316ee7a6b.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/a72b332e-5c82-4e84-ad34-4c5316ee7a6b/Products/978-1-62545-042-5 It does describe the kits I think are the best in the three main scales, but does not go into as great a detail as I would have done with my modelling guide. Nonetheless I'm available on this site for all questions Il-2-related. Regards, Jason Edited December 3, 2015 by Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (OT) Thanks Jason, I wasn't aware of that publisher, they have some interesting titles there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Just waiting for our date to be confirmed peeps, 2016 here we come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hi everyone, We have our dates 21st of may till the 24th of september. We have a good 6 months to raid the stashes and do our shopping, a nice amount of preparation time. looking forward to it. Lets see some pictures of your planned kit to build 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) This will be my build, I need to make a dent in my 251 stash. Edited December 6, 2015 by Bish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 I would love to see some more planned builds, or even what peeps are tempted to build, let's start some excitement off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Probably the Trumpeter 1/35 NKL-26 and RF-8 Aerosans Possibly the 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-3 or Eduard Yak-1b or Yak-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Planning on something Russian in 1/35 like a KV or SU of some kind, we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi ladies and gents I want to put this forward to first of all, see if we have any objections to include the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in this GB. Me and my fellow GB mods have been talking about the GB what what to include, this is something that was brought up in discussion, While not officially a part of the Eastern Front operations, we feel we can include here because the commanders and much of the forces used by the Red Army, came from the European Theatre of operations and benefited from the experience gained there, and in many ways this was a 'perfect' operation, delivered with the skill gained during the bitter fighting with the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe over four years. Any objections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hi ladies and gents I want to put this forward to first of all, see if we have any objections to include the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in this GB. Me and my fellow GB mods have been talking about the GB what what to include, this is something that was brought up in discussion, While not officially a part of the Eastern Front operations, we feel we can include here because the commanders and much of the forces used by the Red Army, came from the European Theatre of operations and benefited from the experience gained there, and in many ways this was a 'perfect' operation, delivered with the skill gained during the bitter fighting with the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe over four years. Any objections? No objections from me, Manchuria was a flash in the pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It sure was part of the Great Patriotic War, if not Der Ostfront, so should be ok in my opinion. V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 I've drawn up some rules for the GB on the first post for everyone planning to take part in this GB. These are not currently final and can be tinkered within the next few days, I'm mainly looking for any objections or anything I may have missed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Is it too late to sign up!? I got a nice eastern Tiger? If not a T-34/85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Consider yourself enrolled & welcome aboard.....Just been reading Otto Carius' memoirs, the Tigers were certainly kept pretty busy on the Ostfront! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Eastern Front Tiger I it is then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 This is what I'm thinking 1943 just after success of Stalingrad the push to Kharkov, I've found some pictures of dismounts advancing towards an industrial area. So these are the kits I'm going to use, with lots of homemade rubble a perhaps something German abandoned or I may try to crush somthing with the T34? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Tankdesantniki (correct?) are always nice! How large is the base? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 25cm X 25cm, hopefully it won't look that crowded, I've seen pictures with various tanks on and there seems to be room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Crush something with the T-34! Smert' Fashistikim Okkupantam!* Regards, Jason *'Death to the Fascist Invaders!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 lm in with a P 51 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 lm in with a P 51 . Is that the one you mentioned in a diorama on a Soviet Airfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 This will be my Choice of subject. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Just saw this on one of the Facebook groups i'm on, right up this GB. What I believe to be a Yak-1 pulled from the sea near Murmansk, restoration project for someone 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just wanted to say, the hosts are taking a very broadminded approach to eligibility for this GB, however we can and will remove any build threads that take the proverbial and going on past form it's likely to earn the offender a months posting vacation too, so please play fair folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well, this is what my entry should look like: (Picture from Wings Palette) The kit will be the Airfix Mk.I, enhanced by bits and pieces from the MPM model. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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