I bought this set of weapons some time ago with the intention of building them as the occaission arose, the small Uranium bomb will go with the recent Me. P 1100 build. Made by Antares it consists of four resin bomb bodies plus some smaller pieces for fuses, plastic card fins which have to be cut out and a length of wire.
A little background to them as per the insert. By the end of WWII Germany had reached some success in developing nuclear weapons but due to various factors ranging from wrong decisions by it's leaders, inside quarrelling and sabotage the weapons were never used in anger. Four main types were to be develpoed: A small Uranium bomb 'Kleiner Behalter', with and without parachute, SA 4000 isotopic radioactive load with conventional explosives or 'other' substances, the 4 tonne Uranium 'Grosser Behalter and the 4.5 tonne 'Innsbruch' Uranium bomb.
Kora released resin kits of the 4 and 4.5 tonne bombs complete with trailers in the past and these will be used as reference for building my own trailers.

This is the 2012 boxing of the 1965 Lindbergh kit which was issued with 'new decals' and box art which I was kindly given at a Club Meeting a couple of years back. The kit has 18 parts in white plastic, 1 clear canopy, 2 other parts for the stand and no cockpit detail apart from a representation of the ejector seat. Another 'Classic Plastic' which will need some TLC, I'm starting to enjoy these!!!

In 1943 the Messerschmitt design department was working on a further development of the Me 262 known as the Me P.1099 two seat all weather fighter to operate against Allied bomber formations. It utilised the wings and tail surfaces of the Me 262 with a new body and undercarriage which resulted in a change in the centre of gravity so the engines had to be moved back slightly. Further proposals were for an even heavier armed a/c (see my P.1099B build) and an un-armed bomber, P.1100.
The Revell kit, moulded in dark green plastic, dates from 1996 and is of the P.1099A four 30mm cannon version, the biggest omission in the kit is the rearward facing seat for the navigator, this is rectified using the Airwaves etch set. As Zak has kindly given me one of these already it will be finished as an Aufklarer version. Work has started on the cockpit adding the etch, which is nowhere near up to Haddock and Kev's standard.

And now for something completely different.....
This is the Takom 1/72 scale 1+1 boxing of the Krupp Raumer S and the Alkett Vs.Kfz.617 both of which never got beyond the prototype stage. Both were designed to the same specification for a mine clearing device with the Raumer S weighing in at 130 tons and with a crew of 8. It was anticipated to be ready for testing at Kummersdorf by November 1944 after several delays. The 4 wheels didn't give the 'lane' clearance required by the spec and it is believed that it would have been deployed with a front mounted roller system. The Americans took possession of it when they occupied the Hillersleben test site in 1945.
The Alkett Vs.Kfz.617 was designed with 3 heavy shoed wheels which were to detonate the mines and was steered by power take offs and clutches which operated two chains to turn the rear wheel. Testing was completed in 1942 but the method of steering was found to be unsatisfactory as the rear wheel dug in, the vehicle was slow to handle and it's weight meant it bogged down easily making it an easy target for artillery. The Russians captured it in 1945 and it is now in the Kubinka Museum.
The kit is moulded in grey plastic and comes with a 14 page instruction booklet, an etched brass fret and decals and paint schemes for 3 markings for each vehicle, but we'll see......

This is the 1/72nd scale RS Models kit of the Me P.1107 high speed, long range bomber. Whilst the box only says Me P. 1107 it is in fact of the P.1107/II (2). There are two sprues of softish bluey/grey plastic, one clear sprue and a decal sheet with four options, a further release will give four more.
In January 1945 a specification was issued for a fast jet bomber with a crew of our capable of carrying a 4000kg bomb load and a range of 7000km. Messerschmitt proposed the P.1107/1 which had the fuselage from the Me 264, swept wooden wings, four BMW or Heinkel turbojets slung under the wings and a T form tail. The design was later modified to the /II, subject of the kit, which would be of all metal construction and had the engines relocated to the wing roots and a V tail fitted. The prototype of this design was in the early stages of construction when the war ended.
From the instructions you'll see that detail in the cockpit is sparse so I busied it up with etch seat belts and various items from the spares box, with the bomb aiming sight being scratch built.

Whilst Bob is on his Cromwell Crusade I've started the Fujimi 1/76 scale Matilda or to give it it's full name Infantry Tank Mk.II (Matilda Senior). The name Matilda deriving from the Mk.I which was likened to Matilda the Duck, who was Donald Duck's Aunty!! You can tell how long this has been in my stash as the price tag says £1.75p.
Consisting of 59 tan coloured parts, one of which the carpet monster ate, and soft, silver tracks. The markings are for four tanks, 3 in Desert camo; Phantom 42 RTR, Glenorchy 7 RTR and Grampus 4 RTR plus an Austrailian one used in New Guinea. I, however, am going to finish it as Glanton which served with 7 RTR at Arras, which did not carry the usual WD serial. After fitting the sides to the floor I deviated from the instructions and fitted the hull top. This need some adjusting to get it to fit at the front. I'd spent some time researching the tank as profiles show the side skirts above the bogies but the kit has them lower and is also missing the plates on the bogies. I'd found photos which seemed to show them lower so will go with that. As stated above the carpet monster got one of the bogie wheels so I'll find a replacement (or hide the gap!!!).
Once the running gear was in place I started on the 7 piece exhaust system which doesn't quite join together on one side so will use Evergreen strip to fill the gap. Some parts had already been painted using Vallejo Bronze Green Primer which is a match for G4 in the camo scheme and I bought Vallejo US Dark Green as an online source said this is a match for G3.

If anyone is wondering what the noises in the dark are it's not MSeas zombies on the rampage or Zaks loft groaning under the weight of all the models!!!
The Swiss AF have 3 Staffel of F-18s flying out of RAF Leeming on night exercises. Apparently they can't do it in Switzerland as the locals don't like them flying at night plus there's the risk of flying into mountains and causing avalanches. So we get to improve our ID of a/c flying in the dark. Bonus?