D * RF Jan Zumbach sept. 1942 303 sq. Kirton-in-Lindsey

[Ian M]

Well it was a fight to the bitter end but I got there in the end. The delay caused buy the start of the summer GB. A welcome break at that.

Her she is; a conglobulation of old (fusalage) and new airfix (wings) with a sprinkle of Tamiya (pilot, codes, special markings).

All that remains is to hang it from the ceiling over my desk, and then find a suited adversary. Any good ideas on that last one?

Ian M

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[Fenlander]

That looks really nice Ian, the adversary has to be a yellow nosed ME109.

 

[bikerbart]

Now this is nice Ian...very very nice, congratulations

 

[garethm]

Hi Ian, really nice finished kit, I am inspired to build a 1/48 spit that I have in the pile. Just a little mention but I live a few miles from Kirton in Lindsey, I also live in the middle of Lincolnshires Bomber command, and have the Faldingworth airfield about 1/2 mile behind my back garden ( manned by the Polish who flew Lancs` from `43 to `46. small world eh! congratulations on the kit.

Gareth.

 

[PJP]

Maybe an early Fw 190, if you haven't seen/heard enough of them yet....

Peter

 

[Caledonia]

Ian, well done a very striking Spit. Cheers Derek

p.s. have posted the Firebirds decals yesterday with a photocopy of the Decal plan,

 

[Ian M]

Not a bad idea Peter, maybe I'll get one done in luftwaffe farben this time.

Derek; you are a star! Looking forwards to seing them in the flesh ( oh er misses!)

Thanks for the kind comments Chaps. Still got two Spits in the stach, but might take a break and do some thing else for a while (yer right!) Been looking at the Edward mk 22/24. The review of it I read the other day was outstanding!!

Ian M

 

[Gern]

That's a beauty Ian!

Gern

 

[Ian M]

Been looking at some of Zumbachs' victims:

Bf109s, A couple of FW190's Ju17's and Me110....The last two as interesting as they are, are a bit big for what I had in mind, so I might go for the Bf 109. Althoug easy enough to find What where and when he shot them down, it is proving rather hard to fine a specific aircraft number of any of them!!!! Zumbach was apperantly one of if not the first RAF pilots to bag a 190.

Ian M