Colour recommendations for the horsa glider camo scheme topic. Designed specifically to be able to carry light tanks into battle, the hamilcar was ideal for carrying virtually. If you purchase either horsa glider model, we will include our gp and howitzertrailer model for free. This wellknow english glider was able to transport more than 25 troops or a large amount of war material and supplies in its long fuselage.
An order for 400 aircraft was placed in february 1941, with full production beginning in february 1942. Make the battle for pegasus bridge even more exciting with a horsa glider or two to deploy the daring british forces. Most 6mm gamers would agree how ghq produce a lot of great looking models, typically theyre small bubble packs of five vehicles, however they do produce a series of combat commands, boxed sets for entire regiments and the like but most of these are simply collection of the bubble packs. The horsa was a wooden highwing aircraft, that was used on a large scale in the invasion of sicily, normandy and germany. Dragon model kits for aircraft, ships, tanks, wwii and modern military. See more ideas about gliders, wwii and world war two. The following introduction is provided by bronco models. Sep 12, 2017 a build project for armorama of bronco 1 35 horsa mk. Designated the as51 the horsa was built to a 1940 specification for a 25 seater glider for use by airborne forces. Does anyone know of a kit for either of these gliders in 1 35. We take a look at painting and weathering the immense interiror of this beast. Use terms such as and, or and not to control your search in more detail. I purchased a set of plans for the horsa glider for xlist plans in england. The airspeed horsa was a british transport glider developed by the airspeed limited and produced by the same company and by the austin motor corporation and by harris lebus, in the 40s.
Dragon action figures, dragon wings, warbirds, micro x tech, can. Dragon models north american exclusive distributor, dragon models usa. Scale rc gliders buy a scale rc glider at modelflight. It looks a bit rough in its raw status, but it took very little milliput to smooth the wings, and fill a small gap between the wings on fuselage. I with british paratroops airplane model building kits testorsitalaereiworld war ii as 51 horsa mk 1 glider plastic model kit. Following the same idea as henry fords model t automobiles that came in any color as long as it was black, the j3. Bronco has sent an image of the box art from their forthcoming 1 35 scale horsa glider.
Its in lubbock, where the advanced glider training base was. The schweizer sgs 5 is a united states 15 meter class, singleseat, midwing glider built by schweizer aircraft of elmira, new york the 5 was first flown in 1973 and a total of 101 were completed by the time production was completed in 1982. Large and ungainly looking, the horsa could carry up to 28 troops, a jeep, or an artillery piece. Gliders were of wooden construction, and were intended to be reused if possible.
All members in good standing are free to post here. The horsa consisted of thirty different sub assemblies buily by woodworking sub contractors such as furniture manufacturers. Horsa glider, italeri 172 submitted by lukeadmin on thu, 072520 11. In world war 2, towed transport gliders were built in large numbers to airland troops with their heavier weapons behind enemy lines, without using parachutes, and with far less scattering of the troops. The only glider ive been able to find is a german one in 148. Broncos new horsa glider in 35th scale will swoop in at. The horsa was a troop carrying glider built in wwii by airspeed, a company associated with small trainers and civilian sport aircraft. In part two of my ongoing build project for armorama of bronco models massive horsa model kit. Does anyone have a paint brand colour number suggestion for those colors. A horsa glider near the caen canal bridge at benouville, 8 june 1944.
My research shows the camo scheme is the same as the british night bombers, green and dark earth. Only the root and tip ribs are shown as it was built with a foam wing. Bronco s new horsa glider in 35th scale will swoop in at the end of july so you have you bronco s jeeps, british red berets, 6 pounders and airborne equipment all you need now is a glider to bring em all over the channel in now well bronco models is bringing out a new tool 1 35 th scale horsa glider released at the end of june let. Hi all, we have an interesting bunch of new material on whats new today. The airspeed horsa resulted from an air ministry requirement issued in october 1940 for a troop carrying glider with double the troop carrying capacity of the american waco hadrian. An order for 400 aircraft was placed february 1941, with fuyll production beginning in february 1942. By far the sexiest one is the british horsa glider assault team partly because its british. Gliderrider and gliderpilot casualties were estimated at 40 percent for some missions. Tmp colour recommendations for the horsa glider camo. This week john and justin take a look at a laser cut airspeed horsa glider from. It took part in the main airborne landings of world war two but its name is. Employed in all major allied airborne assaults, the horsa proved maneuverable and robust.
Hamilcar glider 6th airborne armoured reconnaissance. Signed in person by sergeant titch rayner a tribute to the glider crews and airborne troops who participated in the glider operations during dday. This is the british companion piece to my previous american airborne post. The airspeed horsa glider is best known for its participation in the d day invasion of france, operation market garden and operation varsity the crossing of the rhine, this 7000 kg glider could carry 25 fully equipped troops or a small vehicle such as a jeep. I model kit from the plastic tank model kits range accurately recreates the real life wwii era british troop transportation glider. All results related to gliders found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. A third of the infantry landed by glider, and all the stores and vehicles, at arnhem around 700 gliders were used. You can try some variations p51 or p51 or p 51 or mustang.
Bronco models new 35th scale kit of the german tactical assault glider dfs 230 b1 w 4 fallschirmjager landing in april. Considering bronco s obsession with all things airborne lately jeeps, bikes, artillery, figures, accessories there is certainly no shortage of diorama potential. Above is the airfix horsa glider in 172nd scale which breaks the rule of everything being the same scale, but this is gaming and not scale engineering and as a game representation works perfectly its also a damn sight smaller than a 148th ki t so more gaming space on the table, easier to find and only costs around. With the decision to build a heavy gargo glider, requirements were specified, and the hamilcar glider was borne. Broncos new horsa glider in 35th scale will swoop in at the. Hamilcar glider horsa glider other aircraft of the airborne site index general aircraft limited gal49 hamilcar glider. Piper aircraft companys j3 cub was designed to be a light training and utility aircraft that would be built between 1937 and 1947.
About an hour and a half north of you with a fully restored cg4a. Bronco has sent an image of the box art from their forthcoming 5 scale horsa glider. This plastic kit is in 172nd scale we find that anything bigger takes too much of your tabletop up and would be rather pricy. The american 15place, waco cg4a and british 30place, airspeed horsa gliders were first used in a major invasion operation husky on july 9, 1943 the start of the 38day battle for sicily. Glider rider and glider pilot casualties were estimated at 40 percent for some missions. This is a resin and metal kit, which comes in several parts including metal undercarriage and a landing skid. Dec 02, 2017 in part two of my ongoing build project for armorama of bronco models massive horsa model kit. How to make a realistic water splash effect diorama lancia stratos 1977 safari rally diorama duration.
May 04, 2012 british and american glider recovery teams found later that less than 25 percent of the gliders landed unscathed. Specially trained gliderassault regiments were part of the u. Taking a page from hitlers book, america and britain developed their own combat glider programs. It was to be the workhorse of the airborne divisions of both the british and american armies, and as such was continually developed and modified to carry jeeps and small artillery pieces. As51 horsa glider mk i interior for bro painted 5 eduard. The parachute is always seen as the method of landing for a british airborne division, but gliders were heavily involved as well.
Operation varsity is in our sights and with all of the paratroopers and equipment bronco models has produced we are well equipped to refight the airborne war. Highly detailed plastic pieces molded in gray and clear. Painting 15mm airspeed horsa glider part i tales of. It was developed and manufactured by airspeed limited, alongside various subcontractors. Introduction when bronco models released their horsa glider mk i we all knew that another was on the way, well the horsa glider mk ii has landed. Build your static model fleet with the as51 horsa plastic model kit.
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