Future Projects

What will we be doing next?

     This section deals largely with the Model Aircraft Projects in the pipeline. However there are also various other pieces of work that might also get a mention. Whilst I am working on these Projects the progress is listed in the "On the Bench" section. When complete they will normally move over to the "Gallery 2000" section.

The VVS GPW Project in 1/48th scale

     The "VVS" is the acronym for the Soviet Airforce during the GPW - 'Great Patriotic War' ('World War Two' to Western historians). "VVS" is actually "BBC" in its original Cyrillic alphabet. This Project started in September 2005 and now extends to over twenty-four (24) model aircraft kits. Sounds a little crazy to collect that many kits in the space of a year but it was 26 - I did actually make the Tupolev I-4 and the Yak-3. So I am trying.

    With the exception of the I-4 this project is all 1/48th scale. Something that would have been very difficult ten years ago but is now much easier thanks to the advent of several new manufacturers. The collection looks like this:

• 3 x Yak-1

  • Accurate Miniatures Yak-1

  • Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 with skis

  • Accurate Miniatures Yak-1b

• 3 x Yak-7

  • ICM Yak-7B

  • ICM Yak-7B with skis

  • ICM Yak-7DI/9 early

• 4 x Yak-9

  • ICM Yak-9M

  • ICM Yak-9T

  • ICM Yak-9DD

  • ICM Yak-9K

• 3 x Il-2 Sturmovik

  • Accurate Miniatures Il-2M3 2 seat (swept wing)

  • Accurate Miniatures Il-2 single seat (straight wing)

  • Accurate Miniatures Il-2 single seat with skis

• 7 x Lavochkin Fighters

  • LTD LaGG-3 (late)

  • SF LaGG-3 (early)

  • Hobbycraft/LTD La-5 hybrid build

  • Gremlin all resin La-5

  • Gavia La-7 (x 2)

  • Gavia La-7 (3 gun)

• 2 x MiG-3 (ICM & Trumpeter)

• 1 x Peshka (MPM Pe-2)

...and, to be collected:

• MPM/Special Hobby Pe-3

• ICM Yak-9B

• ICM Yak-7A

• Zvezda La-5FN

• ICM LaGG-3

1/48th scale WWII Bombers

     This collection probably holds amongst the oldest Kits, and the newest Kits, in the collection. This is the second biggest hobby-related love-of-my-life; big WWII bombers:

• Fonderie Miniatures Halifax

• Monogram D-24J Liberator

• Monogram B-29 Superfortress

• MPM He-177 Greif

• Tamiya Lancaster

• Trumpeter Wellington

• Monogram B-17G Flying Fortress

• Revell B-17F Flying Fortress

• Revell Heinkel He-111 (x2)

     The Revell Dornier Do-217 was on this list but this was finished in June 2006. See it in the Gallery 2000 section.

1/48th scale WWII Luftwaffe

     There is great scope for expansion in this area although I was trying to avoid single engined fighter. The one multi-engined type was actually given to me for free by a neighbour:

• Revell-Monogram ProModeller Bf 110G-4

1/48th scale Vintage Soviet

     There are just two entries in this category. Once again this category only really exists because of Kits that were given to me. I can never turn down a freebie or a bargain! These had some vague compatibility with the VVS GPW project so we have:

• OEZ Su-7 BKL BMK

• OEZ Su-25K

• KP Su-17

1/48th scale Modern Bombers & Transports

     The stuff that doesn't fit elsewhere and because I cannot resist really LARGE 1/48th scale anything:

• Revell B-1B Lancer

• Italeri AC-130U Hercules Spectre

• Italeri C-130 Hercules (for spares)

1/24th scale Museum Piece

     ....and finally - time for something completely different. A special (possibly a "one-off") project:

• Airfix 1/24th scale Mosquito

This is intended to be built to display standard (in "cutaway" showing internal construction) for the High Wycombe museum to demonstrate the wooden construction. The parts for over 5000 Mosquitoes were built in the town.