munnst Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 "What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire." It also depends on me "finishing off this little lot" while crowbarring in as many film references as posible. First up four "Einkels". Three merlin Engined. One CASA in Spanish markings (Airfix Heavy Metal new tool), two Battle of Britain film (One Airfix new tool, one Revell) and one as nature intended (Airfix new tool). I'm using some Lancaster engine nacells and a merlin Beaufighter conversion. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Looking forward to seeing that little lot completed. Particularly the Merlin engined variants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, munnst said: First up four "Einkels". "Dorniers!" 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruskin Air Services Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Always a fan of movie/TV aircraft, quite interested to see how this unfolds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I'm already in a deckchair at blue section dispersal. waiting for the NAAFI wagon to bring tea and wads. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Mein Gott! This looks to be a very interesting build indeed.. and love the prospect of film references ! But " if I have to inspect one more bomber I won't put you forward for your promotion " 😂😂 "Shitehawk to Spring Chicken in one easy lesson. rattta tatta tattta tatta!" An absolute stonker of a film with memorable dialogue and amazing aerial shots! One wonders how much the aircraft used during filming would fetch these days? 2 mil a spitfire easily... welcome to BM and I will settle back at Red Section dispersal with the Polish Hurricane Pilots saying " Repeat Please!" 😂 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I'll be along for this, still the best movie ever to my obviously unbiased view. Steve. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 So that's where all the Airfix 'einkels 's gone! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 5 hours ago, stevehnz said: I'll be along for this, still the best movie ever to my obviously unbiased view. Steve. Don't forget Aces High and Twelve A'clock High as contenders too... The Great Escape .. might have to have a film binge watching sessoin soon! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Col Walter E Kurtz said: Mein Gott! This looks to be a very interesting build indeed.. and love the prospect of film references ! But " if I have to inspect one more bomber I won't put you forward for your promotion " "Give me a staffel of Spitfires!" (which Galland actually did say to Goering at about that time according to his biography). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Paws4thot said: "Give me a staffel of Spitfires!" (which Galland actually did say to Goering at about that time according to his biography). Ha yes he did say that and it's represented in the film! Galland was a very complex character and became very good friends with both Douglas Bader and Robert Stanford Tuck post war. I even think I'm correct in saying that RST became godfather to Adolf Galland's son! Christopher Foxley-Norris had a different view of him he said " Galland was a shi* " lol. I'm prepared to accept he wasn't as I can't believe The uncompromising Bader would have been friends with him otherwise. Adolfo Galland appeared on This Is Your Life in 1974 when DB was the subject. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michou Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) A "Heinkel" on a grey Sunday morning at Bovingdon,1968. Mike Edited May 15, 2021 by Michou Spelling corrected 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 And a "Hispanoschmitt" in the background. Incidentally, did you know that the Spanish Air force were still operating these, and are credited with playing the Luftwaffe in the film? (which also explains the lack of any actual Dorniers.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 34 minutes ago, Paws4thot said: And a "Hispanoschmitt" in the background. Incidentally, did you know that the Spanish Air force were still operating these, and are credited with playing the Luftwaffe in the film? (which also explains the lack of any actual Dorniers.) Yes Indeed! Not surprising as at the time the film was made General Franco was still in power... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Good grief, was it 1968, thought it may have been earlier, 'cos I and my brother were at Bovingdon when the Luftwaffe fleet was assembled and it was well before emigration in 1969. It was indeed a grey and miserable day. From memory [all my photos of the occasion were lost in one of many company moves], there were 3 Heinkels, 6 Bouchons, a Proctor [?] dressed down to resemble a Stuka and the camera ship was a Mitchell. None of the RAF aircraft were part of the assembly on the day we saw them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michou Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I took a couple of photos of the line up at Bovington and have posted them in the Aviation Photography forum. Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Afaik the Proctuka was dropped in favour of a large R/C scale Stuka. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 2 hours ago, roginoz said: the camera ship was a Mitchell. Yep. The Psychedelic Monster is currently in Oz as part of the Reevers' collection, if I'm not mistaken, and now done up as N5-131 'Pulk' in NEIAAF colours 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
621Andy Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 We've got one just down the road if you need any detail pics... https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1302929 Oh and it's on telly on Paramount tonight I anyone's bored😋 Mind you, you're all allowed out to play now over there aren't you🤫 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 11 hours ago, roginoz said: was it 1968 Yes, and one of the first feature films I ever saw in a cinema. I did get up at the intermission, so I could get a closer look at the 1/6 Scale 'einkel (Well CASA 111) model displayed at the front of the cinema. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munnst Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 On 15/05/2021 at 11:19, Paws4thot said: And a "Hispanoschmitt" in the background. Incidentally, did you know that the Spanish Air force were still operating these, and are credited with playing the Luftwaffe in the film? (which also explains the lack of any actual Dorniers.) In the film some of the Spanish roundals can be seen beneath the German splinter camo. Something I'm toying with replicating on the models. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Didn’t some of the aerial footage get recycled into Piece of Cake in the late 80s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michou Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, wombat said: Didn’t some of the aerial footage get recycled into Piece of Cake in the late 80s? Yes, and several other films. Check the Wikipedia "Battle of Britain (film)" for all the details. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 And a discovery 3 part series about the Battle of Britain too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 And a discovery 3 part series about the Battle of Britain too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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