Tuesday 31 January 2023

From MattW: Flying High (87 points)

 Flying High

Off to the high challenge. I started work on those chaps a fortnight ago and thought I would get them in last weeks challenge but failed to get the decals on (could not find them, then the drying time for gloss varnish….. weather  mumble, mumble) anyway I present to you Rabens Ravens from Jasta 18. 

The aircraft are a mix of 1/72 plastic kits, Revell, Airfix and Roden, the pilots are a mix of Wartime Miniatures metals and plastic. They are brush painted as I feel it represents the painted fabric better. I had the the molds and sculpting commissioned because I wanted pilots and Wartime Miniatures range could have ww1/SCW/RCW/ early ww2 pilots! The decals are from Pheon models.


Ltn August Raben, October 1918


Ltn Hienz Küstner  June 1918



Ltn Frederick Hess (my wife's great great grandfather)


Ltn Hans Schultz, June 1918


Hanover CII





Points

5 x 1/72 aircraft @ 15 points                     75 points
6 x pilots @ 1/72                                        12 points

Total.                                                            87 points 

Cheers
Matt



After much delay, this post has finally arrived in "ready" form for me to do the minion stuff to. Those planes look superb. Just one small thing - you forgot to claim points for the crew figures; I count 6 of them, so at half points that's an extra 12 points for you.

Tamsin

45 comments:

  1. Lovely job Matt .. Dakka Dakka!

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  2. I remember trying to make these when younger and never managed to get the wings right. These. are great well done impressed

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    1. There are these fancy jigs these days, best purchase I ever made

      Cheers
      Matt

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  3. Tri-planes are sooo cool!
    Lovely painting 😎

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  4. Oh wow, these are just fabulous, Matt. I was just thinking I'd like to do one of these in 1:48 for my Mad Maximillian collection (just as a cool bit of terrain). This is very inspiring.

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    1. Not much available in 1/48th, although some great stuff with paper models if you want

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    2. ...and diecast (cringe)...

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    3. Yes, but possibly more sensible

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  5. They do look great, Matt! I hadn't realized that the planes had such an uniformed look so early on.

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    1. Hence the flying circus name I think as early as 1916 Jasta 6 had green on the aircraft painted the aircraft

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  6. Excellent squadron, the paint work is top notch

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    1. Thanks the decals are still glossy but a Matt varnish will sort that out once it gets warmer

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    1. Cheers Millsy, a big fan of Jasta 18 I have them in both the red and blue and the red and white

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  8. What a gorgeous paintjob Matt!

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  9. Those planes are wonderfully well done, Matt! Plans for some allied French SC to challenge the sky with them?

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    1. Yes I have a follow up build coming of Sopwith triplanes and some French spades for the Americans (which jasta 18 mauled badly)

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  10. Wonderful work, love the red. Also really like the connection to your wife’s family.

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    1. Yes we have a photo of him next to his plane, Frederich left Germany after the war and came to Australia, his cousin went on to become the more famous Hess family member.

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    2. Rudy had some aerial adventures too IIRC.

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  11. Very nice. Who doesn’t like bi-and tri- planes. Well done on these wonderful models.

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  12. Nicely done Matt. I do find the WW1 planes look so charming, fun and civilized (such a contrast to the ferocity, intensity and losses of the actual fighting, I know) - these biplanes just seem like a "nice way to travel"...

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    1. Knights of the air, in our minds I think, all those biggles books had my brother and cousins rigging up play aircraft around the car graveyard on the farm. It also encouraged me to get my pilots licence, and I did think about purchasing a kite at one stage….

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  13. Awesome looking WW1 planes, lovely finish!
    Best Iain

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  14. A great looking Jasta, Matt. I love the red and white squadron colour scheme. They are ready for a remake of 'Dawn Patrol' from 1938, but from the German POV.

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  15. Some great flying death traps here, nice work!
    TomC

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  16. Wonderful planes, Matt, I really like the colour scheme!

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    1. Yes I love it, the previous commander had Blue and Red for the Jasta 18, they are already completed

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    1. Cheers Ray, they were enjoyable. I now need to paint some Allies

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