Small Scale Military Headquarters

I voted for Boulton-Paul Defiant, but why not a P.11c?
Wieslaw

Hyguy,

could you tell us how much "cold steel" the vehicle has and which parts are plastic?

Thanks
Wieslaw

Tko, thanks for your (and whole 21st CT's) kindness!!! And now, if the Polish Mustang is done ( ), hm..., there were Polish Spitfires and Hurricanes, too. Maybe, some day...

Wieslaw

tko211 wrote:a B model in 07 or 08. It just makes good sense! I know I want one!!!!!

Yes, yes, yes. And I suppose, the first series will be an American "B", but the second or third... a Mustang Mk. III from one of the Polish squadrons (they were beautiful!), am I right*?

Wieslaw

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* Yes, I am!

Similarly, it was not clear, how were painted Polish tanks and armored vehicles in September 1939. First, the dominating opinion was they were only green; I saw such schemes in earlier books. And now there's no doubt that they had three color camouflage (there could be exceptions). So, the later, th...

If any of you guys have the Squadron/Signal Panzer colors (red book) it show the camouflage you speak of as a pre-war pattern. It says late in 1939 in order to save paint supplies, the order was given to paint all vehicles dark grey. Mark So is it in all Polish books I have got! All illustrations a...

Very interesting informations, which change my picture of the September Campaign (of course only it's visual aspect)! I verified all (?) my books and brochures which could contain the photos from 1939. The recognizing of the German armored vehicles from that time is easy: the national markings in th...

As a point of interest, some allied aircraft, particularily British fighters and fighter bombers (most often Typhoons due to their similarity in apperance to the FW-190) had stripes similar to DDay stripes painted on their aircraft in 1943. They were usually more narrow in appearance and greater in...

Lightning, the stripes were painted just before D-day both on the fuselage and wings, on all surfaces. In the progress of invasion, the color (which was easy to clear out) was removed from upper surfaces of wings and fuselage and stayed only on the bottom surfaces of the wings and the fuselage (or o...

Actually, German tanks during the Polish, low countries, and the battle of France campaigns were painted in dark grey/dark brown camo. Only after the battle of France ended did the order of painting armored in dark grey only to save paint were issued. If so, it would be a revolution in my knowledge...

Metalwar,

I'm sure, that at least since the September Campaign in Poland (1939) the German tanks and armored vehicles were in tank grey only, without any brown or other stains. So, in Greece they should be gray, too.

Wieslaw

Tko, what I'd like to see is the 1/32 P-51B. For two reasons: 1) it's an opportunity to make the new molds of Mustang (first P-51B, than D!); 2) four Polish squadrons were equipped with the Mustangs Mk. III (P-51B). They looked great with British markings and camouflage, with Polish "chessboards", s...

It's 1/48. First planes are the same I suggested to produce in 1/32, (Bf-109G-10 and P-51B) so maybe we see them a little bigger, too?

Wieslaw

If I'm not mistaken, I think the Russians had stuffed it with Type XXI submarine sections and other war booty before they attempted to tow it home. I would rather raise this ship than the Titanic. Do you know if it is in one piece. Mark If I good understood, yes, it is in one piece. Wieslaw

From this point of view, for example, the Polish Shermans Mk. III (M4A2) used by our 2nd Corps in Italy would be "both exciting to the collector and commercially viable". At least about 50 tanks had the own names painted on the hull in various colors and with various letter styles. The colorful badg...

theToyFederation wrote:pretty cool if true

It's true. It was confirmed today in our TV. I wonder, if it is really impossible to pull it out of the water The ship could be one of the greatest military attraction in Poland (but not Polish ).

It's interesting to compare the quantities of any produced scale model and the really tank. What would be this relation in case of Shermans or T-34s, and what in case of Porsche King Tiger or... Maus?

Well, we are all grandchildren of ancient Rome (rather the Republic, than the Empire ). The Eagles in the coats of arms of our two countries (US and Poland) have such provenience, too...

nooker21 wrote:i know the blue circle on the fuselage with the axe is the fascist sign, but are the wing logos a variation of this?

Yes, they are. That is the simplified sign of three lictors' bundles.

The Italian sign came from the ancient lictors' bundles (Italian: "fasci". The word "fascism" has the same source) with the axes. It was the old etruscan and roman symbol of the authority.

I totally agree! 100% the older molds really are a dog in comparrison to the newer stuff. I just talked to 21st tonight. the stuka and corsair are just about finished. They are really going to ignite this line I think. If all goes as planned there sould be some really big news in this scale for 07....

Normandy, yes, the propeller is correct now and the model looks very, very good!
Wieslaw

Tman, of course, I know, what Walmart is :wink: (yes, it is probably going to come to Poland, but it is not the first great company, which has it's - as we call them "in Polish" - "hipermarkets" in our country. So, the problem: they vs. smaller businesses isn't new. But I'm afraid, the assortment of...

Pardon, where do you buy the 1/32 21st CT planes for $14,99???
I pay 20 - 25 dollars!

Wieslaw

Speaking only for my self, I'd rather pay $20 for a set of 12 unpainted and paint them than pay $360 for the same 12 painted metal figures. If you can afford them, it certainly does save a lot of time. I thought over this: if I were a r e a l l y rich man, I would rather buy the painted metal figur...