Historical WWII Models Gallery

[FOZ_1983]

As a kid i always used to love making (more like watching actually) the old airfix models with my dad. Used watch in awe as they went from a simple half fuselage to a complete aircraft. Used to let my imagination go wild when they were hanging from the ceiling.

Back in the good old days.....

Nowadays i have the corgi diecast ones, no fun in making them but damn expensive. Worth every penny though as they look superb, many of them that i have are limited edition and the one i have the most of are naturally the hawker hurricane heres a couple of pics of some of them -

[bobbysocks]

Foz...those are awesome!! dont let anything happen to them!! as the years go by those will be real keepsakes ( let alone worth some serious cash). I had a truckload of matchbox, corgi, ect....my mother gave to my @#$%ing cousin!!! i loved airfix....and there was another company that made ww1 fighters with plastic frames and you glued rice paper on and after you shrank it...looked so cool. wish i couls find those ( or even remember the name of the company).
Panther...yes indeed, there is a ton of great models there...oldies. got my eye on several...and they are reasonably priced too...only problem almost feels like a shame to build a kit that has lasted that long....but i think i would get over it...

[bobbysocks]

go to the bottom of the page...they make it look so easy.

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-product...ge=&sortorder=

[Gilly]

Not so much a model but a trip down memory lane. I've been at the design company I utilise today and have for weeks been trying to get their MD to by BoP and come flying as we're both big WWII geeks and spend most of our time swapping books, dvd's and stories.
I was due to go to Le Mans this year with him as a guest of his company but family wedding has meant I can't.

[Davedog74]

what year was that made gilly?looks 70s,

[Gilly]

1970!
Also got me a Commando comics book 'True Brit- the toughest 12 commando comic books ever'. What a read!!

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by Gilly

Not so much a model but a trip down memory lane. I've been at the design company I utilise today and have for weeks been trying to get their MD to by BoP and come flying as we're both big WWII geeks and spend most of our time swapping books, dvd's and stories.
I was due to go to Le Mans this year with him as a guest of his company but family wedding has meant I can't. He has instead bought the game below for me as I can't.......how cool is this!

how you play that?

[Gilly]

It's a bit battleships-esque is that you set off on the airfield and then move up into the sky. You take turns to dogfight each other, you can 'hide' in the sun or clouds and you also have ground based flak guns which can both fire as well as be destroyed. Pretty simple yet great fun, especially after a few drinks with both sides adopting stereotypes of each nation.
I'll post some pics of the spits and 109's when I get a minute

[bobbysocks]

ok..dont know how long it will take me but here is my first project. havent done a model in a very very long time. but this will be me 109 g10 yellow 7 from JG 301...lost 3/2/45. i hope to do it justice.

[PantherAttack2]

Looks like a nice model. That'll be fun to build.

Have confidence!