Sonderkommando 'Elbe' in the skies over Germany. 7th April 1945.

[boatman]

I think we should mount perimeter patrols (RAF Regt please note), in-depth defence (all of us Pongos), Booty can corrall the RAF in their hotel and the Navy can regale us with tuneful ditties such as 'And then he'd row, row row ...' Meanwhile, back at the ranch we will consider our options and try to get Gerry some counselling. What say you Oh Voice of Sanity?

SPOT on says the voice says of sanity lol but we will have to leave gerry to his fate BUT

i think we should let 570 get on with his excellent build Steve lol
chris

 

[Airborne01]

What bild.....is there a bild?? I was about to break in with the refrain......"Away Away with the fife and drum, here we come full of rum......Looking for women to paddle their b*m we're the North Atlantic Squadron"!

GO NAVY!~!!

Is our Navy that large that we have squadrons - Oh yes! The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes!

 

[spanner570]

.......i think we should let 570 get on with his excellent build Steve lol
chris

Thanks Chris, as you know, I'm the first in line for a bit of crack, but sadly it looks like it's now taken over....

But for now, I will quietly persevere with the build.

In my mind's eye , after the grinder (prop) had chewed it's way into the B-17, the fighter's wing impacted the bomber with its leading edge and with such force that it parted company with the fighter's fuselage at it's anchor points.

I used the same destruction method as the fuselage. I have kept the aileron just hanging on.....

Here is the wing fluttering in the breeze.





Cheers,
Ron

 

[Airborne01]

Thanks Chris, as you know, I'm the first in line for a bit of crack, but sadly it looks like it's now taken over....

But for now, I will quietly persevere with the build.

In my mind's eye , after the grinder (prop) had chewed it's way into the B-17, the fighter's wing impacted the bomber with its leading edge and with such force that it parted company with the fuselage at it's anchor points.

I used the same destruction method as the fuselage. I have kept the aileron just hanging on.....

Here is the wing fluttering in the breeze.

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Cheers,
Ron

Apologies Ron
Steve

 

[Mark1]

That looks like very realistic destruction to me, fancy a go myself now

 

[spanner570]

No need to apologize Steve. As folks on here know, I'm usually one of the first to get carried away and type myself into the realms of god knows what........

Thanks Mark. I'm glad you like the 'Bending'!

Ron

 

[boatman]

That looks like very realistic destruction to me, fancy a go myself now

HI Mark if you fancy doin some realistic destruction like 570 has then you'll need to get your SWMBO to pratice at bein a good chuckerupper lol AN 570 really very realistic bit of modeling brilliant work as i really enjoyed your dornier an hurry thread brilliant
chris

 

[spanner570]

Chris, I'm chuffed you are liking this build, and it's nice to read you also enjoyed my Dornier/ Hurricane thread. It was great fun to do.....

To hopefully add a bit more 'drama' to this build, I've decided to leave the stbd. undercarriage still attached. So I stuck it on sort of 'dingly dangly'







I'm hoping the addition passes muster, chaps.

Nearly time to turn my attention to the B-17

Cheers.
Ron

 

[GerryW]

Looking forward to seeing this coming together!

 

[papa 695]

Very impressive work so far Ron,

 

[boatman]

WOW WOW WOW 570 what a thread in realisim an we are dying to see the B-17 comin into this thread an me an the missus have been talking about how this will all come togeather as the B-17 even in 1/72 scale is quite big so how you an justin will get this into pics is beyond us but really lookin forward to seein this build
keep it comin 570
chris an jen

 

[adt70hk]

Love it!!!

 

[JayCee]

Fantastic Ron ! The dangly undercart is spot on. They were fastened to the fuselage unlike British planes which were usually fastened to the wings.
John.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Super Convincing Ron my hats off to

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
The wrecking/damage does look very realistic. The suspended in mid air photos add to the realism.
Jim

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for your input boys....

John, yes, the u/c was indeed fastened to the fuselage. Hence the very splayed look to the legs when on the ground, to try and widen the main undercarriage

........ as the B-17 even in 1/72 scale is quite big so how you an justin will get this into pics is beyond us....
chris an jen

Chris. Me too!
.

 

[Mini Me]

She's looking good there 570........landing gear looks just right. Should be great fun when things start to "come together"....in mid air, that is. Rick H.

 

[boatman]

She's looking good there 570........landing gear looks just right. Should be great fun when things start to "come together"....in mid air, that is. Rick H.

Rick dont you mean apart lol
chris

 

[stona]

John, yes, the u/c was indeed fastened to the fuselage. Hence the very splayed look to the legs when on the ground, to try and widen the main undercarriage

It was allegedly a transport requirement in the original specification. You could take the wings off and still be able to roll the fuselage onto a train for transport. Fuselage and disassembled wings could fit a standard railcar. To do that with most British aircraft required a crane. Nobody has found that specification, but it has come down by word of mouth from people who were there. I first read it in Radinger and Schick's old history of the A-E models.

I'm looking forward to the B-17. Even at 1/72 it will be a decent size, so plenty of scope for damage!

 

[minitnkr]

Top Marks.