Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Airfix Luftwaffe Ground Crew

Airfix launched the Luftwaffe set in 1977.  Moulded (thankfully) in the same blue-grey plastic as most of the other German figures (infantry, Mountain Troops etc), these chaps were mostly clad in overalls and side caps.  As such my set has been extensively plundered over the years, mostly to provide artillery crews.  At least it is entirely historically appropriate that surplus Luftwaffe units were combed for personnel to reinforce the Ostfront!  Some of the survivors were finally painted as God and Airfix intended and are pictured below.

Fire extinguisher(?) and oil can.  Or are they just watering the flowers?
All four LW crew stands readying a Ju-52 Staffel.  The '52 is an Eduard kit.
"Is that a bomb in your hand or are you just pleased to see me?"
Spannerman and the chap I refer to as '1970s wargamer' with his metal cantilever toolbox.
Refuelling Tante Ju.
Still to come - the RAF.
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12 comments:

  1. Don M12 January 2011 at 16:48

    Nice black birds! I actually have these guys in a box somewhere...)

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  2. Paul´s Bods12 January 2011 at 17:24

    Another Airfix set :-) Great little dios here Tim. My favourite from thid set is the Pilot running...a very heroic and virtually impossible pose if ever there was one.
    Cheers
    Paul

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  3. Tim Gow12 January 2011 at 22:13

    Don
    Happily I've just found an untouched set in my 'stock' of kits.

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  4. Tim Gow12 January 2011 at 22:14

    Paul
    Ah yes - the running pilot - one of the classic crap toy soldier poses.

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  5. Bill13 January 2011 at 01:37

    Great idea with the air crews Tim!

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  6. Tim Gow13 January 2011 at 09:17

    Thanks Bill - they're such nice figures it's good to use them.

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  7. Bartender13 January 2011 at 13:57

    Very sweet! It reminds me of the old Nazi Berlin Airport-Tempelhof? That's massive. They ought to turn it into a museum.

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  8. Tim Gow13 January 2011 at 15:14

    Bartender
    Templehof in 6mm? Now that would fill a table!

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  9. Wg Cdr Luddite14 January 2011 at 12:08

    Templehof in 6mm! I found a website with free downloadable Nazi hangars for printing on card. Shall we have a go ?

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  10. Tim Gow14 January 2011 at 17:00

    Wg Cdr
    Hell, why not!

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  11. Chris Kemp5 May 2011 at 20:46

    Ahem!.. If I might correct you on the 1970's wargamer's tool box. Surely "Hammerite Blue" is the authentic colour? I still have mine with an AK47 army in it :O)

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  12. Tim Gow6 May 2011 at 07:59

    Chris Kemp
    You are quite right in that most such tool boxes were that fetching shade of blue - I still have one with, er, tools in it (don't tell anyone!) However, they did show up from time to time in different colours. including red, grey and the pale green sported my by LW chap.

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