Scratch build Horsa/Hamilcar Glider Question...

[Old Goat]

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

[Silent Invader]

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!

[jtrnka]

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

[6milPhil]

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

[Old Goat]

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...

[Remgain]

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

[Silent Invader]

PM the dimension

PM on its way