discussion RAF Ground Crew set

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

As I am building my 1:48th Lancaster I was wondering if I should put some figures around it, I'm mainly thinking of doing one of the engines open and depicting work been done on it. So I need a ground crew set, I have seen that Revell do one set and was wondering if these figures would be accurate to the setting/period this is the item I have seen

RAF PILOTS & GROUND CREW of WWII 1/48 Scale Revell 2620 | eBay

Any ideas or pointers more than welcome

Adrian

 

[Gern]

These might be worth looking at as well Adrian:

RAF WWII Personnel Review by Brett Green (Eduard 1/48)

Gern

 

[Guest]

Adrian Revel do a set which I have used.

Take a look at my gallery I have used them here.

Laurie

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Adrian Revel do a set which I have used.Take a look at my gallery I have used them here.

Laurie

Is that the set I have linked? By the way that guy with the ladders gets around, lol

Adrian

 

[Guest]

Apologies Adrian I missed your pointer. Yes that is the one.

Torsos heads arms & legs all over the place. Put together the figures in the configuration you want, sitting standing kneeling. Even climbing ladders. Dogs bombs & trestles. Nice set. Great instructions with a very graphic discription of the colours of uniforms & equipment.

Found it makes a lot of difference to a display the main one giving a great idea of the scale of the aircraft compared to a human being.

Obviously Adrian you did not realise that the RAF is teaming with ladders & groundstaff climbing them. They are rampant.

Laurie

 

[rickoshea52]

What would be really cool is if one of the model companies would do modern British liney's in 1/72.

 

[Gern]

What would be really cool is if one of the model companies would do modern British liney's in 1/72.

Did you mean 'limey' as in soldier? If so:

Plastic Soldier Review - Revell British Infantry

Plastic Soldier Review - Caesar SAS

Plastic Soldier Review - Caesar British Army

If 'liney' is slang for RAF technicians/mechanics etc. I'm showing my ignorance again!

Gern

 

[rickoshea52]

Yes, I mean RAF flight line crews. Of course they'd all be in poses with hands in pockets, overalls tied round their waist, smoking fags and playing uckers.

 

[Guest]

Another lot I found Adrian.

RAF WWII Personnel (1/48)

1/48 Scale Eduard Military Model Kit: 8508.

Laurie

 

[Gern]

Of course they'd all be in poses with hands in pockets, overalls tied round their waist, smoking fags and playing uckers.

I thought I might have got it wrong. Understandable though - in the world of civilians these are called supervisors.

Gern

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I've ordered the Revell and Eduard set, on a slight side note I was looking for some 1:48th paratroops from D-day that weren't in combat poses, I need em for a huge diorama I am doing anyone got any pointers?

Adrian

 

[Guest]

I used the Revell RAF ground crew in their original packaging from ICM in my Battle of Britain diorama a couple of years ago (here: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/planes-helicopters/12446-1-48th-scale-battle-britain-diorama.html) and they are very good figures, well sculpted and with excellent detail. I also have the Eduard figures and these are not so good, very ugly moulding, not very good poses, very little sense of detail or dynamism, unlike the ICM figures which zing with life and action. The Red Setter is an added bonus!