Interesting, very interesting. That's Steve/Patrick.
Build's looking great so far can't be much left to do now!
Build's looking great so far can't be much left to do now!
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I'd just add that Oberst Ritter von Schleich, who commanded JG 26 at the period I'm representing had joined the Nazi party in 1931. He was also a member of a para-military flying organisation called the SS-Fliegerstaffel. He joined the Luftwaffe at its inception in 1935.
There can be no doubt to whose mast he had nailed his colours!
He would go on to command German forces of occupation in Denmark and Norway before retiring in 1944. Unsurprisingly he was arrested by the British at the end of the war and died in custody a couple of years later.
Here's an interesting factoid. Von Schleich's successor at JG 26, in November 1939, was none other than Hans Hugo Witt, one of the survivors of the Hindenburg disaster.
The list of subsequent 'Geschwaderkommodoren' of JG 26 reads like a whose who of the Luftwaffe. Gotthardt Handrick, Adolph Galland, Gerhardt Schopfel, Josef 'Pips' Priller and finally Franz Gotz.
History can be fun
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SteveComment
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The 109 is looking great Steve, very nice paint work as usual from you. Good background information too, particularly how JG26 got it's namesake.Comment
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Back to the model
Here's the camouflage, finished and matted down.
The varnish is dry, but not hard. Once it has gone off I'll be removing the canopy masking, always a bit of a pucker moment!
There is a little weathering already applied and there won't be much more. I'm considering doing a few re-touches in areas that might normally be chipped or worn as this seems more likely for the immediate pre-war Luftwaffe.
Cheers
SteveComment
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That looks crisp and clean Steve, lovely work. Hope the canopy mask has done it's job!Comment
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Hi Steve
Just catching up with a few builds and news.
The 109 looks great and the paint work is very crisp indeed. Masking the canopy area around the MGs must have been fun!
It's great to see a 109E in a less ordinary scheme and I'm really looking forward to seeing this finished.
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PaulComment
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So am I! Unfortunately work and Xmas keep getting in the way. I'm determined to finish it before Xmas....failing that, then this yearOriginally posted by \
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SteveComment
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Yeah, I'm hoping to have my 3 Spits finished by the Xmas and on their respective base/dio by the new year. The aircraft models themselves are nearly there and I should really update the build thread.
Pesky work and Xmas have that effect don't they?!
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Nearly there!
The undercarriage and other dangly bits are attached. The model is resting on the foam whilst it all dries off. As you can probably tell by the awful photograph I have run out of light for the day. I will make all the antenna bits and fix the 'wire' tomorrow, in daylight. Twisting fine wire and drilling very small holes is not something I fancy in even bright artificial light
After tomorrow I'm away again until the 22nd, so it's tomorrow or after the festivities...fingers crossed.
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SteveComment
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Looks great Steve, nearly there
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Looking very nice indeed Steve.
Re the swastika issue. I think that our dear friend in the EU have a finger in the soup here. Read some place that EU laws forbid the use of swastikas on toys...
I to agree that if its a WWII luftwaffe machine it should have them on the model as well.
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Get working! We want to see the completed pics!Comment
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I've got this as done as it will be for now! There are a couple of things I might alter before it goes on the shelf (I'll fix the starboard side of the engine cowling to the tabs I fitted in lieu of the engine at the very least) but I've posted a few piccies in a completed thread.
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SteveComment
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Great build Steve, as usual.
Are you going to drill hole in the antenna mast?Comment
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