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Title: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 11, 2012, 03:37:45 PM
Hello all !!

This is my first post. Perhaps should I present myself somewhere, but I am not yet familiar with this forum. Then, in case of, I apologize.
As a Frenchman, I will present you a french subject.  ;D

Imagine, general Gamelin decided to take the real command in the night of 15th May 1940. He decided to counter-attack german forces in Belgium with the huge tank forces northern and southern to german disposal.
Imagine it had worked !!!
After tough fights, huge losses, Frenches & Britishes stopped the Germans and, back in late 1914, a trench war began...

The french government puchased a lot of war materials to Americans, among them, many Curtiss Hawk 81. The first serie, like the H-75, had no armour. Here is an exemple of a supposed aircraft serviceing in GC I/7 in november 1940 somewhere in Champagne...

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Bye !!!

Mirage...
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Geoff on November 11, 2012, 03:53:24 PM
Welcome. Nice model and good backstory.
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Tophe on November 11, 2012, 05:18:40 PM
Nice model. Welcome.
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Hotte on November 12, 2012, 12:45:16 PM
Nice Curtiss  :cheers:


Hotte
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 12, 2012, 01:04:41 PM
Thank you gentlemen !
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: kitbasher on November 12, 2012, 01:21:14 PM
Gets my vote, for sure.
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 12, 2012, 01:33:19 PM
Thanks a lot !
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: NARSES2 on November 13, 2012, 02:33:43 AM
Firstly wellcome aboard

Secondly. I have a similar scenario where the Arras counter atttack succeeds and cuts of the advanced German panzers. So France fights on.

Thirdly I was only thinking about a French P-40 myself on the way home yesterday from Telford. Great minds think alike  ;D Really like yours  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 13, 2012, 12:07:43 PM
Thank you very much !!
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Rheged on November 13, 2012, 02:19:15 PM
Bienvenu Mirage!    C'est magnifique! Je ne sais pas le mot Francais pour  "Whiff" but it's a good one.    Welcome aboard,  you belong here.
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 13, 2012, 02:29:21 PM
Thank you very much, mate !!!
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Glenn Gilbertson on November 13, 2012, 03:08:49 PM
Welcome! A very good-looking model and a plausible history. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 13, 2012, 03:20:21 PM
Thank you Glenn !!
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Army of One on November 13, 2012, 03:51:41 PM
Tres Bon...!! I think that's right....cracking model there Monsieur....!!! And welcome to the mad house.... :cheers:
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 13, 2012, 03:56:24 PM
Thank you very much !!

A pretty good welcome here !!!  :drink:
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Slerski on November 14, 2012, 12:02:51 PM
Jolie maquette  ;D I like it very much. With France that's continue to fight, they are lots of modelling possibilities !!
Title: Re: Curtiss H-81 A-1 - French Air Force novembre 1940 [Academy 1/72]
Post by: Mirage on November 14, 2012, 12:44:05 PM
Merci  ;)
That's true and I have some ideas for the future...