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Hi all
So you will have noticed that there have been some recent arrivals outside of my usual wargaming quickbuild kits and scenery efforts.
This came about because I have decided to branch out after buying a Messerschmitt Bf110 night fighter towards the end of last year. I recently thought it would be nice to have a British 4-engined bomber to go alongside it and then the idea's kept coming......much to the regret of my bank balance!
The end result is that I'm starting to put together a collection of 1/72 models connected, in some way shape or form, to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the current working title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
Below are the things I've collected so far, although it will be some time before I start work on any of them. This is partly because I have other things in the stash I want to clear first but primarily because I need some practice on wingy things and have five cheaper kits I can practice on first (I've only built one in the last 30 years).
I've also bought various resources and some extras to help with the process.
All comments and suggestions for other kits welcome.
All the best!
Andrew
PS apologies if this is not the right place for the post.....
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Airfix Lancaster B III
It may be an obvious choice as one of the 'Hunted' but it will be my first ever four-engined bomber.
![49355874156_0399856dda_c.jpg 49355874156_0399856dda_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238673-feca3ffff637bcfd03b1149cc76d010e.jpg)
Eduard Profipack Messerchmitt Bf110G-4
Very obviously a 'Hunter'. The thing that started it off and a lovely looking kit but of course it also came to be 'Hunted' as the war progressed.
![49169417556_eda1bf46bd_c.jpg 49169417556_eda1bf46bd_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238674-82900cf587fd10d9c187857e4ab41f01.jpg)
![49356850423_2649e8231a_c.jpg 49356850423_2649e8231a_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238675-6fec13fd6a563e0e45d01c4e60b69236.jpg)
Tamiya Mosquitio NFXIII/XVII
I was looking for a 'Hunter' that flew intruder missions or escorted the bomber stream hunting for German night fighters but of course they were also 'Hunted' too. In hindsight not perhaps the best choice. Apparently the squadrons that flew this version did not normally fly those sorts of missions (at least based on my research so far) but I think I have found a way of making it work.
![49356086217_c6508c928f_c.jpg 49356086217_c6508c928f_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238676-c550a6ae24890dd1f8356c1e312e6a35.jpg)
![49400189772_572cbab89f_c.jpg 49400189772_572cbab89f_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238677-59d612a2ab08d4b7e15f313bc83e2846.jpg)
![49399985546_eee6d56ef7_c.jpg 49399985546_eee6d56ef7_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238678-225ba89d1f8c06517ea3b5d881c2a7ef.jpg)
Modelcollect 128mm Flak 40
I decided not to limit the collection to aircraft. I could obviously have got for an 88 as there are plenty around at a cheaper price but thought I'd go for something a little different.
![49355419753_3e627f1c32_c.jpg 49355419753_3e627f1c32_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238679-138c6d33b307ac788d54a352388b0ebb.jpg)
Hauler Wurzburg 62d radar
Of course this is very much a 'Hunter' and not something you see much of. This is the first resin kit I have ever bought and it also comes with a lot of PE, which I've not worked with much before.
![49355420188_38859ece5e_c.jpg 49355420188_38859ece5e_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238680-6fa8052a9544bd8517c01b7008ab5293.jpg)
Wespe Models Flakscheinwerfer 37 - 150 cm searchlight
Again obviously a 'Hunter'. It was hard to find a searchlight and was not cheap especially when postage from Romania was added.
![49421493791_0726872af7_c.jpg 49421493791_0726872af7_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238681-1a6331bbea608f1ba43c4091a07ce955.jpg)
So you will have noticed that there have been some recent arrivals outside of my usual wargaming quickbuild kits and scenery efforts.
This came about because I have decided to branch out after buying a Messerschmitt Bf110 night fighter towards the end of last year. I recently thought it would be nice to have a British 4-engined bomber to go alongside it and then the idea's kept coming......much to the regret of my bank balance!
The end result is that I'm starting to put together a collection of 1/72 models connected, in some way shape or form, to the British WW2 bomber offensive, with the current working title being as above - 'The Hunters and the Hunted'.
Below are the things I've collected so far, although it will be some time before I start work on any of them. This is partly because I have other things in the stash I want to clear first but primarily because I need some practice on wingy things and have five cheaper kits I can practice on first (I've only built one in the last 30 years).
I've also bought various resources and some extras to help with the process.
All comments and suggestions for other kits welcome.
All the best!
Andrew
PS apologies if this is not the right place for the post.....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airfix Lancaster B III
It may be an obvious choice as one of the 'Hunted' but it will be my first ever four-engined bomber.
![49355874156_0399856dda_c.jpg 49355874156_0399856dda_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238673-feca3ffff637bcfd03b1149cc76d010e.jpg)
Eduard Profipack Messerchmitt Bf110G-4
Very obviously a 'Hunter'. The thing that started it off and a lovely looking kit but of course it also came to be 'Hunted' as the war progressed.
![49169417556_eda1bf46bd_c.jpg 49169417556_eda1bf46bd_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238674-82900cf587fd10d9c187857e4ab41f01.jpg)
![49356850423_2649e8231a_c.jpg 49356850423_2649e8231a_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238675-6fec13fd6a563e0e45d01c4e60b69236.jpg)
Tamiya Mosquitio NFXIII/XVII
I was looking for a 'Hunter' that flew intruder missions or escorted the bomber stream hunting for German night fighters but of course they were also 'Hunted' too. In hindsight not perhaps the best choice. Apparently the squadrons that flew this version did not normally fly those sorts of missions (at least based on my research so far) but I think I have found a way of making it work.
![49356086217_c6508c928f_c.jpg 49356086217_c6508c928f_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238676-c550a6ae24890dd1f8356c1e312e6a35.jpg)
![49400189772_572cbab89f_c.jpg 49400189772_572cbab89f_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238677-59d612a2ab08d4b7e15f313bc83e2846.jpg)
![49399985546_eee6d56ef7_c.jpg 49399985546_eee6d56ef7_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238678-225ba89d1f8c06517ea3b5d881c2a7ef.jpg)
Modelcollect 128mm Flak 40
I decided not to limit the collection to aircraft. I could obviously have got for an 88 as there are plenty around at a cheaper price but thought I'd go for something a little different.
![49355419753_3e627f1c32_c.jpg 49355419753_3e627f1c32_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238679-138c6d33b307ac788d54a352388b0ebb.jpg)
Hauler Wurzburg 62d radar
Of course this is very much a 'Hunter' and not something you see much of. This is the first resin kit I have ever bought and it also comes with a lot of PE, which I've not worked with much before.
![49355420188_38859ece5e_c.jpg 49355420188_38859ece5e_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238680-6fa8052a9544bd8517c01b7008ab5293.jpg)
Wespe Models Flakscheinwerfer 37 - 150 cm searchlight
Again obviously a 'Hunter'. It was hard to find a searchlight and was not cheap especially when postage from Romania was added.
![:( :(](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
![49421493791_0726872af7_c.jpg 49421493791_0726872af7_c.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/238/238681-1a6331bbea608f1ba43c4091a07ce955.jpg)
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