tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post1587573137562707789..comments2023-10-23T14:09:44.441+00:00Comments on Kampfgruppe 1/144: 1/144 Algernon Dive Bombers - Colour Specials!!!bluedonkey99http://www.blogger.com/profile/09795623201613670031noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-44542251302864922372010-03-15T02:55:03.995+00:002010-03-15T02:55:03.995+00:00We could get a Buffalo, Mk2 Hurricane, Curtis Wrig...We could get a Buffalo, Mk2 Hurricane, Curtis Wright Demon and Falcon captured in NEI. Pretty sure I've seen a couple of other Russian types in IJA livery....certainly a Po-2 and maybe an early Yak-7 from memory.zap123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14722900865628226480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-46335703490566681082010-03-15T02:31:35.751+00:002010-03-15T02:31:35.751+00:00Bruce,
What a fabulous strategy! Get all those Al...Bruce,<br /><br />What a fabulous strategy! Get all those Allied items we want under the banner of "aircraft captured by the IJA/IJN". And we can also add those Luftwaffe types evaluated in Japan. Check out the list at http://www.j-aircraft.com/misc/foreign.htm for some of the aircraft we could then see in the scale. You can add the He119 to this list. Only two VVS aircraft, the LaGG-3 and I-16, though I vaguely recall a Petlyakov Pe-2 in Japanese insignia.smeg1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/12809827025047615501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-89023631812475692532010-03-14T22:08:19.476+00:002010-03-14T22:08:19.476+00:00Yeah, there is still pretty sweeping scope for:
a...Yeah, there is still pretty sweeping scope for:<br /><br />a) Twin engined subjects<br /><br />b) Soviet subjects<br /><br />c) Italian subjects<br /><br />d) British subjects<br /><br />Combining a) with any of the other 3 is also good! Perhaps we should suggest they do a set of Soviet aircraft captured by the Japanese! At least then we'd be a chance of getting some covered....<br /><br />:-)zap123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14722900865628226480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-23242439918898849012010-03-11T16:22:25.343+00:002010-03-11T16:22:25.343+00:00Maybe twin engine medium bombers/attack planes..
...Maybe twin engine medium bombers/attack planes..<br /> -Boston/Havoc(P-70)..so used and many camos (desert,OD/Grey,US/UK,Russian..)<br /> -If the Beaufighter is ready to be released in resin..why not the Blenhein/beaufort?<br /> -ITalian SM-79 or russian Pe-2 or Tu-2<br /> -German Me-210/410<br /> -the japanese Kyushu Q1w Tokairkmasunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-78956241474867660892010-03-10T11:38:29.305+00:002010-03-10T11:38:29.305+00:00I can't find any report of a Wyvern ever being...I can't find any report of a Wyvern ever being used as a dive-bomber. It was a carrier-based strike aircraft, pure and simple. So, yes, a Vultee Vengeance would have been an appropriate choice if Algernon had decided to keep to the theme. And 378 "J" is not special ... just popular with model manufacturers, apparently.<br /><br />Bruce's comment about the Shrike does again raise the issue as to why these manufacturers don't also release the items as unpainted kits. Yes, I know that selected trading minis did start their lives as kits or ended up as kits. Indeed, the He111 from the Big Bird 2 series was released as a pair of kits through RLai Systems - the same corporate entity as Cafe-Reo - albeit initially as a "Japanese conference special". So why not some of these other items? It would make it a helluva lot easier than pulling trading minis apart and using a blend of twenty-three different organic solvents to remove the decals and paint.<br /><br />144hack, you're spot on re: the Skywarrior. It was the "special" in the Big Bird 3 set, which comprised Ki-21 Sally, Do-217E and B-17F. In fact, the only Big Bird set without an offbeat special was the very first set - comprising three B-24's and three G4M2 Betty's. The special was yet another G4M2 with an underbelly parasite Okha. And a few of your suggestions for potential models have been cast in resin by Don Schmenk (http://userpages.bright.net/~dschmenk/Dons_Custom_Models/Welcome.html). Apart from the Staggerwing (a fave of mine after seeing a restored example at several Aussie airshows), he has done a fair number of civil types, most of which he has flown since retiring from the USAF.<br /><br />Russ, some really good ideas there. You've shrewdly included a Japanese representative in two of the three series you proposed, but you'll have to find an oriental option for the Research Flyers set. Suggestions? I really like the Flying Wing theme, although Anigrand have probably stolen a lot of the thunder there. And I reckon you're on the mark regarding the XB-35 fitting in a gashapon box. Who thought we'd see the Emily released this way? Could we see the Sunderland or Coronado appear this way?<br /><br />And what about a "Very Big Bird" set with an Me323 as one of the items? Anything's possible now ...smeg1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/12809827025047615501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-76786114102874851722010-03-10T08:22:48.605+00:002010-03-10T08:22:48.605+00:00Sounds good, 144hack.
Here would be my dream s...Sounds good, 144hack. <br /><br /> Here would be my dream series.<br /><br /> Flying Wing 1 series++++<br /> <br /> XP-56 Black Bullet<br /> Armstrong Whitworth 52<br /> Gotha 229<br /> Katsudori<br /> <br /> Secret Item: XB-35 Northrop<br /> (it could fit in a regular box for Gashapon , if you segment the wing panels)<br /><br /> Research Flyers Series 1<br /> <br /> Bell X2<br /> Bristol 188<br /> Tsybin RR1<br /> Nord Griffon<br /> <br /> Secret plane: Avro (Canada) Arrow<br /><br /> 1930's Twin Engine Series 1<br /> <br /> Boeing B-9<br /> Dornier-17<br /> Martin B-10 <br /> Mitsubishi KI-1<br /> <br /> Secret plane: Bristol Blenhiem<br /><br />RussRChmelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-33466385146195977962010-03-10T02:57:34.384+00:002010-03-10T02:57:34.384+00:00Thanks for asking, BD!!
Bi-plane II
S...Thanks for asking, BD!!<br /> Bi-plane II<br /> Stearman<br /> Jenny<br /> Staggerwing<br /> ????<br /><br /> Private Jets I<br /> Lear<br /> Sabreliner<br /> Jetstar<br /> ????<br /><br /> Civilian Twin Prop<br /> (where to begin!!)<br /><br />I like the Wyvern. Has a place for those of us that will never see the kit completed.<br /><br />Wasn't the Skywarrior part of a WWII Big Bird set? The off-theme specials hold a certain appeal, to me.144hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750276903753077079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-39862566354086518672010-03-09T19:31:15.669+00:002010-03-09T19:31:15.669+00:00@Anon
Your always welcome to submit a themes and ...@Anon<br /><br />Your always welcome to submit a themes and candidates for a survey!!<br /><br />Regards<br />BD99bluedonkey99https://www.blogger.com/profile/09795623201613670031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-3974527200185885892010-03-09T13:49:22.918+00:002010-03-09T13:49:22.918+00:00Was the Wyvern a dive bomber? An A-36 Apache woul...Was the Wyvern a dive bomber? An A-36 Apache would have been a cooler choice....or the Vengeance :-) <br /><br />I was hoping to do a repaint to an Aussie Shrike. They don't look that good though....might stick to the Anigrand one. The Wyvern looks pretty crook too.zap123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14722900865628226480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-68529678283591786102010-03-09T13:43:08.711+00:002010-03-09T13:43:08.711+00:00Eh...pity they didn't do an RAAF Shrike.
BTW,...Eh...pity they didn't do an RAAF Shrike.<br /><br />BTW, you need a "none of the above" option for your surveys too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-42499988802897431462010-03-09T10:53:38.125+00:002010-03-09T10:53:38.125+00:00It's another of those unusual selections that ...It's another of those unusual selections that this company has come up with. Remember that Algernon Product when still in its Cafe-Reo guise gave us the TSR-2 in the Big Bird 2 series. What was the link was between this experimental Cold War strike aircraft and the three "standard" items - the He111, G3M Nell and P-61 Black Widow?<br /><br />Not complaining though. Whilst I'm not a big post-WW2 fan, I do like the Wyvern. Now comes the question. How much will this "special" fetch on evilBay?smeg1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/12809827025047615501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-18769441988434428072010-03-09T06:37:33.524+00:002010-03-09T06:37:33.524+00:00whilst the iarcraft is notable as one that recurrs...whilst the iarcraft is notable as one that recurrs from many manufacturers in many scales, it doesnt appear to have a pilot assocaited with it? (maybe more research is required?).<br /><br />maybe somewhere it is the only example of its type in a museum to get measurements from?<br /><br />I think the only example in the uk is actually one of the early prototyps at teh "Fleet Air Arm" museum at Yeovilton,UK <br /><br />http://www.fleetairarm.com/bluedonkey99https://www.blogger.com/profile/09795623201613670031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-82512161851119946822010-03-08T23:00:29.025+00:002010-03-08T23:00:29.025+00:00bd99, it must've been a significant plane for ...bd99, it must've been a significant plane for it to be modeled frequently. Must've had some success in the Suez Crisis.<br /><br />Anyway, if I may peer into my crystal ball, I foresee a Dive Bomber vol. 2 with Vals, more Stukas (albeit with a different mark) and perhaps the Wyvern would be part of the regular release. One can only hope.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857867738686471025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-61245209469519550472010-03-08T20:56:33.532+00:002010-03-08T20:56:33.532+00:00its the one of the same options that figures in th...its the one of the same options that figures in the Miniwing kit decals!!?<br /><br />(go figure!?)bluedonkey99https://www.blogger.com/profile/09795623201613670031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20128243.post-83054746205059865402010-03-08T19:54:44.657+00:002010-03-08T19:54:44.657+00:00Wow, I never knew Algernon would throw us collecto...Wow, I never knew Algernon would throw us collectors a curve ball like that. I've always liked the Wyvern for its odd looks, and this is definitely a welcome addition for the *erm* right price. :-)<br /><br />I wish the livery was much cleaner tho, like in the ff. pic:<br /><br />http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/westland_wyvern/Wyvern_831NAS_1.png<br /><br />I guess the plane modeled has some sort of history?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857867738686471025noreply@blogger.com