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Author Topic: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...  (Read 6046 times)

Offline Old Goat

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Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« on: September 09, 2010, 03:00:57 PM »
Afternoon,

I'me currently working through a few squads of Artizan British Paras, Fallshirmjagers, Recce Jeeps, etc.  And would really really like to get hold some scratchbuild ideas for sorting out Horsa and Hamilcar gliders?

Found Airfix 1/72 no problem but the only 1/48 I can find is £76 and Mrs Goat would, not unreasonably remove the tackle with two bricks...

Any ideas, links, advice please?

Thanks, Goat

Online Silent Invader

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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2010, 03:42:39 PM »
Had the same dilemma myself once and did a 1/56 scratchbuild of a crash-landed (minus tail and wings as they take up so much space) Horsa Mk1.







More on this LAF thread here:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=9078.30

And on my blog here:

http://silent-invasion.blogspot.com/2009/05/coup-de-main-horsa-glider.html

Am still interested in the glider pilot regiment but never got round to* painting up the platoon of airlanding troops that I put together and so she just sits on the shelf looking pretty.


*having succumbed to the delights of the 18thC!
My LAF Gallery is HERE
Minis (foot & mounted) finished in 2024 = 0
(2023 = 151; 2022 = 204; 2021 = 123; 2020 = ???)

Offline jtrnka

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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 04:00:09 PM »
There's a company out of Russia that has scale drawings. I have a set here for a 1/56 scale Horsa we're planning on doing. The Name escapes me ATM but I'll dig up the drawings and try to post a link for them.

Cheers

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2010, 11:00:16 PM »
Horsa is a pretty simple scratchbuild, but why not just hack a few 1/72? You typically only really use them for the run-in and the landing.

Or try this paper-kit https://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Airspeed-Horsa.html

Offline Old Goat

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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2010, 09:43:35 AM »
Brilliant, Many thanks to all...

Silent Invader, I am a man inspired would you be so god as to PM the dimension as I may well have a crack at outraageously plagarising your wonderful model...

6Mil any news on the SE Kent Big game?

Best as always, Goat...

Offline Remgain

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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2010, 09:52:42 AM »
Old Goat,

Fiddrelrs Green has what you need:

https://www.fiddlersgreen.net/shop/category/name/Gliders.html

As they are card models you can resize than up to whatever scale you need.
Hope this helps...

Marco


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Re: Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2010, 12:38:36 PM »

 

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