Procopius Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Here, at a missing bunker God knows where, You could drop in, leaving a push-bike propped Against coarse meadow-sweet and stinging nettles To find a summer where the bad light stopped -- Peter Scupham, "Observer Corps: 1940" 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Apologies for my tardiness Edward, I would be up for this, of course. If you become the de facto Group Build Host - which you will - I'd be pleased to be your deputy Cheers, Stew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Count me in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 ... In the sky no one is walking, everyone is a sitting duck, he banks and begins to hunt. He is not afraid of anything now, not even his coffin- hell, he is half English oak already, and if he lost his arms he’d replace them. All he wants is to bag as many as he can, stuff them in the Channel like birds in a sack with their long useless legs trailing out the mouth of it. -- Sharon Olds, "The Legless Fighter Pilot (England, 1940)" 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I am interested in this. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: “To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods" -- Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Lays of Ancient Rome, "Horatius at the Bridge" 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard 24. Arniec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 God knows where I've been the last 10 days to have missed this but "Yes please old chap, a splendid idea among the pantheon of your such notions" I foresee an Alan Deere Spitfire being built, at least. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 "Captain [Helmut] Wick gave the impression that fighting the British Air Force was an extremely simple matter...the flier declared that the present quality of British pilots was 'laughable'." -- "NAZI FLYER LAUGHS AT BRITISH AIRMEN", New York Times, October 13, 1940 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard 24. Arniec 25. stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Goodness Gracious PC ... I think you have a Single type build here. Im seeing 25 signee’s. 👍 Congratulations. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) I’m in, if I may. Wonder if I can set a reminder on my phone for a year and a half in the future. I usually don’t plan that far ahead... Edited November 4, 2018 by Torbjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Do you have a calendar program? I use Google Calendar on my phone, tablet, Linux workstation, and Chromebook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I only wonder does a Battle of Britain GB at Britmodeller really need a vote at all. As it´s quite obvious there´ll be one, why don´t we let Enzo Dominatrix (🤔) just set the dates already and this thread serve as a place for participants to sign in. Oh and I´m in too, of course. V-P 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 That’s a good idea V.P, can we set the dates to what one considers to be the ‘period’ of the BoB. Something like July to October-ish? Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: That’s a good idea V.P, can we set the dates to what one considers to be the ‘period’ of the BoB. Something like July to October-ish? Cheers.. Dave Well, Battle of Britain Group Build III took place from 10th July 2015 to 31 October 2015. But it´s not my decision. V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 ST GEORGE: Here come I, St George, from Britain did I spring, I’ll fight the Dragon bold, my wonders to begin. I’ll clip his wings, he shall not fly; I’ll cut him down, or else I die. -- Christmas Play of St. George and the Dragon, as collected by William Sandys, F.S.A., in Christmas-tide - its History, Festivities and Carols, 1852 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard 24. Arniec 25. stevehnz 26. Torbjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) ( @Procopius stick me down & pencil @nimrod54 in. I’m sure he won’t mind me voluntolding him he’s in Edited November 5, 2018 by Hockeyboy76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, Hockeyboy76 said: ( @Procopius stick me down & pencil @nimrod54 in. I’m sure he won’t mind me voluntolding him he’s in I'll give you a definite maybe. SG Kindly add me to the list Procopius, and I will start having a look for a suitable subject. It will probably take me 18 months to make my mind up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 "The best [fighter] pilots tended to be men who had failed in other spheres and were determined to make a success of it." – Denys ”Kill 'Em” Gillam", 616 (South Yorkshire) and 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadrons 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard 24. Arniec 25. stevehnz 26. Torbjorn 27. Hockeyboy76 28. nimrod54 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Please count me in Procopius. Hoping to have my hands on a shiny new Tamiya Spitfire by then which I plan on building as Geoffrey Wellum's aircraft. Edge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I'll join in if I may please? Thanks Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 "Some lasted only a matter of days; some hours. Some failed to score against the enemy, and some died accidentally but...without their presence while fighting a numerically superior foe, the battle would surely have been lost." -- Winston G Ramsey, The Battle of Britain: Then and Now 1. Procopius 2. Malpaso 3. LDSModeller 4. steveJ60 5. TEMPESTMK5 6. MarkSH 7. Franky boy 8. Corsairfoxfouruncle 9. PhantomBigStu 10. Robert Stuart 11. Grey Beema 12. GREG DESTEC 13. Ozzy 14. Senator C. Harris "Cookie" Cookenbacher III 15. Rabbit Leader 16. dnl42 17. lasermonkey 18. Bonhoff 19. depressed lemur 20. jrlx 21. Colin W 22. Stew Dapple 23. Beard 24. Arniec 25. stevehnz 26. Torbjorn 27. Hockeyboy76 28. nimrod54 29. Edge And, taking us right to... 30. Joss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I am of course up for this, if I am spared until then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I agree with an earlier poster - an appropriate timeslot would be the icing on the cake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Jolly good idea. Stick my name down old chap. Tally Ho! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 YES!!!!! (please) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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