Paul, this is an excellent choice for the Group build, in both man and machine. From what I have read, this Tamiya kit is really nice.

If you run into any problems along the way would you mind posting them ? I have one in the stash that is still sealed, and it's been working it's way closer to the top of the build pile... Thanks. 🙂

Great choice Paul. I saw one of these aircraft at Duxford a few years ago. It took off in a strong wind. The commentator at the air display said, it was airborne in 40 feet!

Here is the Storch at Duxford - perhaps the year you refer to Julian. The take off is incredible! And then it looks more like a glider than a powered aircraft.

So, seeing all of the fantastic activity in the group, and knowing that the estimable Louis Gardner will have presented at least 4 brilliant bits of armour before I have even dusted off my airbrush, I thought I'd post my very modest start!

Here are some shots of the kit - Tamiya's 100th. The box has a cardboard sleeve. Upon opening it there is an envelope of metal parts including wing strut, landing gear supports, side panels and armour plates. There are 8 sprues (2 full-sized and 6 half-sized). These include a miniature Rommel or two - and I may have to grasp the nettle and make a figure given the relevance to the group build. There are masks included in the kit for the acres of glass, and I picked up a quick-boost set for the radio apparatus.

The first sub-build I have started is the engine (the Argus As10 air-cooled inverted V8 engine, 180 kW (240 hp)) - much smaller than others I have built in heavier, faster planes. When built it will probably be significantly less than 1.5cm in length! Anyway the parts have been dry fitted and are sitting in a plastic cup waiting for painting and construction!

6 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Man, that is a daunting kit by all appearances, but also a good one.

I want one !
N.

Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement gentlemen. After the U-boat it is nice to be back in the airplane business!

The Argus 10 engine is now done. Very small but a wonderful Tamiya style fit. Tamiya acrylics - mostly as per instructions - with some alcad lacquers.

A little research shows that it is an air-cooled 90° cylinder bank-angle inverted V8 first built in 1928; a low powered engine generally used in trainers and recon planes.

Thank you Louis - it was a nice little mini-build. And it is funny you should say that, because it had its own decals, which I added this morning!