discussion Rich's V1 Flying Bomb (Doodlebug) Tamiya GB

[LeytonO]

Decided to build something simple (hopefully) that might actually get completed.
Also wanted to have a play with my wife's new digital cutting machine making vinyl stencils for airbrushing camo.
Both of my maternal grandparents died in the bombing of London so bit of a personal connection too.

Box Art


Instructions and colour suggestions


Parts, very minimal



Decals, quite surprised there were so many

 

[Jim R]

An unusual subject. Looks straightforward. Good choice.

 

[Neil]

An interesting choice, I like it. No fiddly little parts either so should be straightforward.

 

[pjgtech]

cool, looks good.

 

[stillp]

I've a personal connection too - my mother's sister and her husband were killed by one of these in August 1944. Luckily their daughter (aged 12) was living with my grandparents in Cardiff at the time. She was brought up like an elder sister to me!
Pete

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice choice Rich, a unique model

 

[Darian Frey]

Cool little subject. I remember the stories my M in Law told me about these things, when she was a child living in Gosport during the war. There is a hole in the line of terraced houses she grew up in, where the missing house was taken out by a V-1 but left the house either side still standing.