discussion Desperate measures in the skies over Germany. April 1945.

[spanner570]

In early April 1945, The German Luftwaffe formed a special unit, The Sonderkommando 'Elbe'. Using Bf. 109 G fighters stripped of everything except a single M.G., the pilots had a simple order....

"Ram the enemy bombers out of the sky!"

I've brush painted the 109 in the wacky colours of the unit involved. No, I didn't believe the story or the cammo, but all is true and makes for fascinating reading........





Please be kind. It was very hard to even attempt to get a scale 200mph closing impact speed on camera. My wife did her best to chuck the bits summat like, and I did my best too with capturing the hurtling stuff using multi-shots on the camera.

Canopy ejected earlier, the pilot has flung himself from the aircraft.......


















The already badly damaged B-17 has no chance.......


Cheers all and thanks for all your great support during the actual build.

Igor A. Duffcaanopee

 

[Tim Marlow]

Great work as always Ron. Love your camera work especially.

 

[Peter Gillson]

Excellent, always nice to see something completely different and so well executed.
Peter

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Impressive stuff as always. Third photo is my personal favourite.
Jim

 

[JayCee]

Excellent as always. You really are good at these. A pleasure to see.
John.

 

[Mini Me]

A very dramatic moment in time.........well captured Mr. Ron!! My compliments to Mrs. Chukemup for her efforts as well. :thumb2: :thumb2: Rick H.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks everyone. I'm pleased you all approve of this bit of 'fun' For that's what it was whilst trying to come up with summat passable.

Rick. I'll pass on your compliments to the chucker! Thank you. :thumb2:

Ron

 

[yak face]

Amazing job mate , a true snapshot of a moment in time . First class build and subsequent destruction and olympic standard chuckuppery . Compliments to the chef ,
yours Hiram .A. Boeing

 

[minitnkr]

Truly amazing.

 

[Airborne01]

Formidable! Museum quality visualisation and execution, superb!
Steve

 

[adt70hk]

O U T S T A N D I N G!!!

Yet again Ron, modelling imagination at its very very best.

Well done.

Andrew

 

[Guest]

Is this all carried out with mirrors 570, because this throwing all those pieces up into the air must have taken many " Takes "
I've a feeling you are using some kind of catapult to enable this . Beautiful photos as usual .
Yours Arthur Catchpole.
Inventor of the Catchpole Hurling Machine .
Available at all cheap corner shops .

 

[Gern]

Superb stuff!

 

[GerryW]

Great work, as usual! Well visualised and glad that I wasn't the tail gunner on the B-17! :thumb2:

 

[scottie3158]

Great imagination and skills again mate.

 

[Andy Belsey]

Excellent again Ron!!!
Andy

 

[David Lovell]

Just fantastic Ron not much else to say all the previous comments gave spoken for all us im sure. Dave

 

[Andy Belsey]

Please thank Mrs Ron again. She's very good at throwing the bits in the air while you take snaps of them!
Andy

 

[Lee Drennen]

Ron. Absolutely amazing pics. You and your Mrs efforts are not in vain very well done and executed I love all the pics. I am a little disappointed that Mr. Race did not showed up with the “Dogs” award well I think it deserves it well done Sir and Mrs.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks ever so much for all the most excellent and flattering comments chaps.
All much appreciated.

Also, Mr's Ron has asked me to pass on her thanks for the compliments regarding her chucking ability! Especially from such an esteemed gathering as is to be found on S.M.

Cheers all and thanks again.

Kit Throwers Inc.