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chriswil42

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #585 on: May 28, 2020, 07:57:27 PM »
Another great model from Dave.
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #586 on: May 29, 2020, 03:02:54 PM »
Not quite finished yet, I added some plug leads and wires as well, not that easy in this scale.
The last photo is a Revell Packard.
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #587 on: May 29, 2020, 04:56:25 PM »
Hi Red Lancer,
The Italian Corpo Aereo Italiano (CAI) – a task force sent by Mussolini to "help" the Luftwaffe in October/November 1940 had
Fiat BR.20s as their main bomber.
I foolishly decided that it would be good to build 'something different', but the kit isn't very good and is fighting me all the way, as some kits sometime do...

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #588 on: May 29, 2020, 06:40:33 PM »
Hi Red Lancer,
The Italian Corpo Aereo Italiano (CAI) – a task force sent by Mussolini to "help" the Luftwaffe in October/November 1940 had
Fiat BR.20s as their main bomber.
I foolishly decided that it would be good to build 'something different', but the kit isn't very good and is fighting me all the way, as some kits sometime do...

Biggles   

Thanks Biggles. I never knew about that. I bet the Luftwaffe was really chuffed!

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #589 on: May 31, 2020, 01:49:45 PM »
Hi Red Lancer,
The Luftwaffe was SO pleased they sidetracked the Italians to airfields in Belgium to try and keep them out of the way...
As you might have guessed they didn't do very well and suffered quite badly at the hands of RAF fighters...

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #590 on: June 05, 2020, 10:38:22 AM »
NAAFI Van again.
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #591 on: June 06, 2020, 03:31:47 PM »
Bacon butty anyone...
Is that Armstrong and Miller sat there.
Great work Dave.
Andy.
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #592 on: June 06, 2020, 05:39:08 PM »
Bacon butty anyone...
Is that Armstrong and Miller sat there.
Great work Dave.
Andy.

Got my tummy rumbling.....
Did they call Bacon Sandwiches  'Bacon Wads' then??
Seem to have read it somewhere.
Maybe wrong.
Kevin
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #593 on: June 06, 2020, 06:25:10 PM »

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #594 on: June 27, 2020, 11:43:31 AM »
There is a Bit in this months Scale Aviation Mag  informing WW11 diorama builders that ICONICAIR
are about to release a resin David Brown Tugmaster Tractor, which was used to haul the bomb trolleys.
 Apparently they do bomb trolleys as well.
There is no mention of scale, which is pretty unbelievable for a Model Mag!

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #595 on: June 29, 2020, 12:15:17 PM »
It's also in SAMI with no scale given but a quick online search says it's 1/32 scale.

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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #596 on: August 28, 2022, 12:34:09 PM »
Hi all, this diorama and models are sitting on my back bedroom wardrobe and it looks like time to move them on.
I will probably try EBay.
They are mostly 1:48.
If you are interested then e mail me.
They did appear in the IPMS magazine over two issues.

I may consider posting my e mail address later for non members.
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Re: 1:48 Battle of Britain Diorama
« Reply #597 on: September 02, 2022, 11:14:43 AM »
For anyone interested in any of the models, you can contact me at
dj.smith14@btinternet.com
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